PRORODEO Sports News - July 2, 2026

John Crimber competes in San Antonio earlier this season. PRCA photo by Hailey Rae

time, bull for bull.” As of July 1, Crimber is sixth in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings with $109,400. Crimber has won nearly a dozen rodeo titles this season, including two recently at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days Xtreme Bulls in Weatherford, Texas (June 9) and the Gladewater (Texas)

Round-Up Xtreme Bulls (June 10). On June 11, Crimber also won the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo with a 92.5-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Kippers Ripper. The Wood ward Playoff Series Rodeo concluded on June 13. “I have basically a two-month win dow to go to as many (PRCA) rodeos as I can before the PBR Teams thing gets going in August,”

been Stetson (Wright) and Ky (Ham ilton),” said Crimber, who also is aim ing to win the Resistol Rookie of the Year. “They kept telling me I could do this and make it work to do both (PBR and PRCA) and I think it is cool that I’m doing it. It would be awesome if I could be a (PBR and PRCA) World Champion this year.” John Crimber was a phenom at a young age and he caught the eye of ProRodeo Hall of Famer and nine time PRCA World Champion Ty Murray years ago. “John was a prodigy. He’s one of those guys that you could tell when he was 16 that he was going to set the world on fire,” Murray said. The opportunity to possibly com pete for the unofficial unified bull riding world championship – assum ing he and reigning PRCA Bull Riding World Champion Stetson Wright qualify for the 2026 Wrangler Na tional Finals Rodeo, Dec. 3-12 in Las Vegas – intrigues Crimber. “I do not see it as me going against Stetson because we are just going against bulls,” Crimber said. “But it would be great to compete against Stetson. I think we would light a fire underneath each other. It would be a cool story to see unfold.”

Winckler, and we are entered up deep and my goal is to get to the NFR, and I just want to keep having fun. Riding for 8 seconds is the best feeling in the world.” Bull rider Luke “Colorado Kid” Mackey was the No. 15 qualifier for the 2025 NFR with $138,918. The Crimber name is no stranger to the PRCA. John’s father, Paulo Crimber, qualified for the 2004 NFR and he won the average with 500.5 points on six head. He won Round 3 with a 93.5-point ride on Diamond G Rodeo’s Mr. Smoke less USA and Round 4 with a 92.5-ride on Burns Rodeo’s Black Sabbath; and Round 10 (89.5 points on Bad Company’s Smokeless Hammertime) and placed in three other rounds. As the younger Crimber rose to stardom, culminating with his

Crimber said. “I’m traveling with Hudson Bolton and Ethan

inaugural PBR World Cham pionship in May, it begs the question why he’s making a run at a PRCA World Cham pionship. “I think the biggest influenc es on me (to do this) have

JOHN CRIMBER

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