PRORODEO Sports News - August 8, 2025

SCOTT SNEDECOR CAPTURES HIS SECOND NATIONAL CIRCUIT FINALS STEER ROPING TITLE

By Tracy Renck

T hrough the first six rounds of the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping, veteran steer rop er Scott Snedecor wasn't at his best as he didn't collect a single check. However, the Fredricksburg, Texas, cowboy kept himself in the title hunt and then seized the moment when it mattered the most.

Snedecor clocked a 9.4-second time in the Final Four sudden-death round to claim his second NCFSR title in three years Thursday at the Goshen County Pavilion. "Once you see the opportunity you can't back off," Snedecor said. "Like I tell my daughter, you can't win being scared of losing. I just try to go at

them as best as I can and stay in my zone. If I tie them down as fast as I can and if they beat me, they beat me. I know this feels great to win this again." Snedecor, who won the NCFSR in 2023, now joins Rocky Patterson (2012, 2019) and Rocky's son, Cole Patterson (2021, 2022) as the only

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