PRORODEO Sports News - June 1, 2026

ceiling in a room in her home. She jokes that she’s a hoarder, but it’s memorabilia she says she will never let get away. Janet and her sons share the same

various bullfighting championship events that were once held in the small Oklahoma town. He looked up to them, wanting to be like them one day. This past

A COWBOY’S PARADISE Beyond the NFL and country music, Ada is also home to some of the most notable names in the PRCA. Cord and Jet McCoy, former ath letes turned stock contractors and Amazing Race contestants, called Ada home. They grew up just outside of the town, learning the ropes of rodeo and ranching that eventually turned into a full-time career. Jet still lives in Ada. The McCoy Ranch, run by Cord, is just 30 min utes outside of town. Their mother, Janet, still lives in the home they grew up in, often showcasing the stacks of memorabilia from her two sons’ rodeo careers. Saddles, buckles and everything in between are piled high near the

passion for Ada. She grew up watching the Western way of life and rodeo envelop the town several years ago in the form of the Firemen’s Rodeo, later taken over by Ken Lance where it flourished. Some of those early memories of the rodeo were often passed down to bullfighter Austin Ashley from his dad and stepdad. The Ada native found a love for bull fighting early on in his childhood, watching the likes of Cody Webster and Dusty Tuckness at

Ada native and 2025 Wrangler NFR bullfighter Austin Ashley takes pride in his hometown. PRCA file photo

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