PRORODEO Sports News - July 11, 2025

TOP 10 ROUGHSTOCK COWBOY CHRISTMAS 1. Hayes Weight $52,133 2. Rocker Steiner $39,738 3. Stetson Wright $37,265 4. Damian Brennan $36,065 5. Zeke Thurston $33,142 6. Kade Sonnier $30,800 7. Jordan Spears $30,179 8. Nicolas Patterson $23,208 9. Jess Pope $20,054 10. Cash Wilson $19,906

"It's very crucial, but I've just got to thank God," Weight said. "I definitely wouldn't be here without Him and wouldn't have been able to do it without His help."

Hayes Weight’s ride at Panoka helped him set a new record for earnings during Cowboy Christmas. PRCA photo by Billie-Jean Duff

event as the only rider to hold on in the go-round. "It honestly turned everything around for me," Weight said. "I went from feeling like maybe I wasn't even going to make the (National Finals Rodeo) this year, to giving me a real chance that I could have a fighting chance at

a world title." A trip to the St. Paul Rodeo in Oregon also paid off in a big way for Weight. He finished second with an 87-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics' Off Radar to take home $10,767.

Weight's big week gave him a much-needed boost in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings just when he needed it. "If you're going to ride bulls, you'll have your back against the wall and that's when you've got to be able to perform," Weight said.

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