PRORODEO Sports News - August 23, 2024

Eyeing Vegas

“It would be awesome. It’s something I have dreamed about forever. To come out and have a great rookie year so far and have a chance to make the Finals, it would be huge. I think a rookie has made it in bareback the last five or six years, so I would love to continue that streak.”

Weston Timberman left nothing on the table in college, winning the bareback title on his PRCA permit. It made it an easy decision to turn pro. His stellar Resistol Rookie year continued at the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo as he delivered a 90-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s

Yukon Rambler to net the $4,900 top prize. Inside the top 10, he is in position to reach the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge.

NEXT ON TAP CINCH PLAYOFFS AT THE WASHINGTON STATE

FAIR PRO RODEO Where: Puyallup, Wash. When: Sept. 5-8

Broadcast Schedule: The Cinch Playoffs at the Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 5-8. NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR & RODEO Where: Albuquerque, N.M. When: Sept. 11-15 Broadcast Schedule: The New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 11-15. PENDLETON ROUND-UP Where: Pendleton, Ore. When: Sept. 11-14 Broadcast Schedule: The Pendleton Round-Up will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 11-14. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bitly. ws/3hK9m

HOT TAKES Amanda Dilworth photo Veteran steer wrestler Tyler Pearson came out on top at the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo in Burley, Idaho, after clocking a 3.6-second run.

One Goal Tyler Pearson has made five trips to the Thomas & Mack Center for the NFR, which included winning a PRCA World Championship in 2017. Making it to Las Vegas has always been his goal, but it’s been three years since his last trip to Sin City. He’s hoping to flip that script in 2024 and a recent win at the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo will help his cause, earning $3,356. At the tail end of August, Pearson finds himself 11th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

704 $52,606,444 MONEY WON BY COWBOYS IN THE 2024 SEASON NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2024 SEASON AS OF AUG. 22

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