PRORODEO Sports News - July 26, 2024

PRCA announces wealth management partner The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership.

BY THE NUMBERS $14K The amount of money ($14,923) earned by Clayton Sellars by winning the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Xtreme Bulls July 20. Sellars claimed the victory with his 85.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Gladiator’s Hammer. $16K The amount of money ($16,368) earned by Luke Mast on the way to winning the California Rodeo Salinas Big Week Bull Riding Xtreme Bulls on July 18. $1.85M The payout of the 2024 Calgary Stampede, which ran from July 5-14 at GMC Stadium, making it one of the richest PRCA regular season rodeos during the 2024 season and a key stop on the NFR Playoff Series.

has announced Cedar Gap Wealth Management as ‘An Official Wealth Management’ partner of the PRCA and National Finals Rodeo for a three-year term. This collaboration is to promote the sport of rodeo and help guide athletes down the right financial path now and in the future. “We are incredibly excited about this sponsorship because it allows us to support the hardworking cowboys and cowgirls who dedicate their lives to this sport,” said Michael Hull, founding partner and senior wealth advisor at Cedar Gap Wealth Management. PRCA Chief Marketing Officer Paul Woody Nominations are now being accepted for the Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Donita Barnes Contract Personnel Lifetime Achievement Award. This award was created to recognize PRCA members who have dedicated their lives to the rodeo industry for their commitment, work and contributions. Any active member (or active life member) of the PRCA may nominate eligible contract personnel members for the award. In recognition of the support that PRCA-sanctioned rodeos contribute to local, regional, and national charities, Hesston by Massey Ferguson presents the Sowing Good Deeds contest. The contest is a chance to recognize and share the stories of rodeo teams across the country who are doing good in their communities. Five finalists are selected from the nominations and one rodeo committee will win a Massey Ferguson tractor. The winner is announced during the Wrangler

“We are happy to welcome Cedar Gap Wealth Management into the fold. Their expertise in wealth management will be invaluable to our athletes, helping them navigate their financial journeys both during and after their rodeo careers.” Cedar Gap Wealth Management is an independent private wealth management team, concentrating on helping clients pursue and achieve the financial objectives needed to fulfill their life goals. CGWM clients range from self-made business owners to corporate executives and entrepreneurs to retirees, encompassing industries such as oil & gas, farming & ranching, healthcare, and more. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on July 31. Nominees must have been a PRCA member for 15 years and may not have won a yearly contract personnel award within 15 years of the date of nomination (life members may be nominated even if they are not actively renewed). Nomination letters of 500 words or less can be mailed to the PRCA, 101 ProRodeo Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 or emailed to sgibson@prorodeo.com.

Donita Barnes Award nominations sought

Sowing Good Deeds contest open

NFR gala in December.

The contest is open to all PRCA sanctioned rodeo committees, regardless of size. Participating rodeo committees must apply for the Sowing Good Deeds program and meet certain criteria. Participating rodeos will receive a Hesston by Massey Ferguson Sowing

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Good Deeds banner to hang in their arena. Entries are due Sept. 1, 2024. Go to this link to enter https://www. masseyferguson.com/en_us/discover-mf/mf community/community/sowinggooddeeds.html

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