PRORODEO Sports News - August 8, 2025

SHAY CARROLL/LEVI LORD SET NEW ARENA RECORD IN SALT LAKE By Zach Alvira T he team roping duo of Shay Carroll/Levi Lord wasted little TeamRopers

steer," Lord told the PRORODEO Sports News. "They ran him that morning and it was a 4.1 but slipped a leg on him. We knew there was a great chance. They kind of put us in that spot. They took the top two on two (head) over there and there were a couple of good times on the board, so we had to beat 4 (seconds) flat to make it back. You're just kind of let ting it hang out and go as fast as you can. It's one of those things that came together." The record comes just two weeks after Lord teamed up with his old roping partner, Dustin Egusquiza, to win the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo. The former teammates were multiple

time qualifiers for the National Finals Rodeo and entered Las Vegas as the top-ranked header and heeler last season. The two split before the summer run after an opportunity arose for Egus quiza to team up with his brother-in law J.C. Flake. Lord is currently the No. 3 heeler in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings with just more than $114,000 in season earnings. Carroll, who has just over $59,000 in season earnings, is currently No. 18. A run of that caliber will undoubtedly build momentum, especially as Carroll is seeking his fourth NFR qualification and first as a header.

time July 23 boosting themselves to the top of the aggregate leaderboard at the Days of '47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ropers, who teamed up ahead of the summer run, finished their second run in Salt Lake City in a blazing 3.5 seconds, setting the top mark for the round and a new Days of '47 Arena record. The run helped move Carroll/ Lord to No. 2 in the aggregate stand ings with 9.7 seconds on two head, just two-tenths of a second behind the leaders, Lightning Aguilera/Wyatt Cox. Carroll/Lord went on to win the championship. "It was a good run, it was a great

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