PRORODEO Sports News - February 7, 2025

Brown said pairing up with Yates made sense because they share common values, and both want to be at their best. “We just talked about how our goals are the same, our work ethics are the same and we’re both open-minded and willing to get bet ter,” Brown said. “We determine our own future. We’re going to try hard and whatever happens, happens.”

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo winners lift up their buckles during the closing ceremony on the dirt in Denver.

PRCA Photo by Ric Andersen

TOP SCORES BAREBACK RIDING 1. Kooper Heimburg, 87 pts.

2. Roedy Farrell, 86 3. Orin Larsen, 85.5 (Tie) Jayco Roper, 85.5

STEER WRESTLING 1. Gavin Soileau, 4.0 sec. 2. Grant Peterson, 4.2 3. Talon Sterkel, 4.6 (Tie) Slate Wiseman TEAM ROPING 1. L. Brown/T. Yates, 4.2 sec. 2. J. Smith/D. Rich, 4.4 3. K. Schmidt/L. Glenn, 4.6 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Zac Dallas, 87.5 pts. 2. Logan Hay, 86 (Tie) Ryder Wright, 86 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Bruston Minton, 7.3 sec. (Tie) Trevor Hale, 7.3 3. Riley Pruitt, 7.5 BULL RIDING 1. Wacey Schalla, 90 pts. 2. Stetson Wright, 88 3. T.J. Gray, 87

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