PRORODEO Sports News - August 23, 2024

COWBOY GRILLE WITH TANNER BARTH

How’d you get your start in rodeo? Brayze: My dad rodeoed, and I just grew up around the sport most of my life. It made sense for me to do it as well. It started with youth rodeoing and it only grew from there. When did you know you could make a career out of rodeo? Brayze: In high school, Kash Martin and I were always toward the top and competing with each other at every big rodeo. I think that’s about the time when I realized that if I worked at it harder, that I could possibly have a career doing it. Why did you decide bareback riding would be your event? Brayze: I really do love it. I love the dogfight that goes along with it. You have to get out there and give it everything you got every single time. If not, you won’t win a thing. Did you do any other rodeo events growing up? Brayze: I tried to rope a little bit back in junior high, but I wasn’t very good at it. Then, I rode broncs a little bit early in high school. Bareback riding just ended up being my event. Why did you decide to get your PRCA card this season? Brayze: I was in college last year, but then I decided you know what I think I want to go for it. So, I bought my card and decided to give it a go this summer. What have you learned during your Resistol Rookie season? Brayze: There is so much that I’ve learned this year. One of the biggest things I’ve learned is how much money it actually takes to rodeo and rodeo hard. I honestly can’t even begin to list all the things I’ve learned this first year out here. Who’s someone you look up to in the rodeo business right now? Brayze: Kaycee Feild is for sure one of the guys I look up to, I’m pretty sure every bareback rider looks up to him. Jake Brown has also helped me out a lot since I was a young kid. What’s one rodeo you want to win before your career is over? Brayze: I don’t think I can name just one. Cheyenne (Wyo.), Pendleton (Ore.) or Salinas (Calif.) would be at the top of the list for me. What’s your favorite movie? Brayze: I would have to go with either Lonesome Dove or Forrest Gump. Those are both great movies. What’s your go-to restaurant before or after a rodeo? Brayze: There’s no doubt that it’s Buffalo Wild Wings. I usually just get some boneless wings there. What’s the first vehicle you drove? Brayze: It was a 2011 Chevy Silverado. That thing is still sitting in my parent’s driveway with over 300 thousand miles on it. Do you have a favorite candy? Brayze: Lets go with a Butterfinger candy bar. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not rodeoing? Brayze: I mainly just rodeo and work it seems like. I do like to go fishing and spend time outdoors though when I get the chance. What’s your favorite holiday? Brayze: It would probably have to be Thanksgiving. It’s good to spend time with the family, the food is always good, and my mom makes some great pies. What type of music do you like listening to? Brayze: I like a lot of old country music, but I guess I could say right now that my favorite artist is probably Zach Top. Brayze Schill, 19, is gaining traction at the tail end of his Resistol Rookie season. The West Columbia, Texas, bareback rider finds himself inside the top 50 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $33,754 earned as of Aug. 22. His biggest payday of the 2024 PRORODEO season came at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, where he qualified for the finals and pocketed $8,500 in February. Schill is sixth in the race for the Resistol Rookie of the Year title.

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