PRORODEO Sports News - August 8, 2025

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y Hamilton, the 2023 PRCA World Champion, set the bar for the final day of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Xtreme Bulls on July 22. Eight-time champ Stetson Wright raised it on the penultimate trip. But Wacey Schalla, the No. 1 bull rider in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings, earned the walk-off win in front of a frenzied crowd at Frontier Park. The second-year PRORODEO cowboy climbed in the chute as the last out of the night and needed a 91-point ride to earn the average championship at the storied rodeo's first Rank 45 Xtreme Bulls event. Schalla paired with United Pro Rodeo's Debo for 91.5 points, to top Wright by a half point in the average at 182 points on two head and win the second go-round. "This is probably one of the best bull ridings we've had so far this year, if not ever," Schalla told the PRORODEO Sports News after the fireworks concluded. "I'm just excited to come out on top and continue staying healthy and riding to the best of my ability." Schalla outlasted the runner-up Wright's 181.5 points on two head, third-place finisher Ky Hamilton at 180 points and Clayton Sellars at 174.5 points to collect $28,607 in total earnings. Wright, Sellars and Schalla competed in the final section, and Hamilton upped the ante in the third section. The crowd responded appropriately as the stakes continued to raise. "Stetson and I were talking about (the atmosphere) in the locker room yesterday," Schalla said. "You don't get tired. I mean, you do get tired. But there was no possible way (to be tired) tonight or yes terday. There's no way." Schalla knew he had a chance to leave with the big payday when he saw Debo's name next to his on the daysheet. "That bull actually came from Oklahoma," the Okie said. "Sean Runyon raised him, so I did know that bull, but didn't expect him to be that hard to ride. Like I said, I was just excited to step off and 91.5 made it a little bit better."

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