PRORODEO Sports News - March 27, 2026 Digital Edition

good those years, but the calf roping just wasn’t. I didn’t feel like I was competing at the level that I was capable of, so I had the hips done in ’24 and then my knee in January of 2025.” Over that stretch, he married the for mer Jordan Teirney, the 2020-21 Miss Rodeo America, and they have welcomed a son, Beau. Those were the blessings that came from his time away from work that he loves. “I’m going to rope some calves, but I’m still pretty far set back from taking those two years off,” Santos said. “Because I didn’t want all the horses to sit there for two years – they’re worth too much money – I sold out pretty much before the surgeries and during the surgeries. I’m riding a borrowed steer horse right now. I’ve got a green horse at the house that I’m making, but he’s just not ready year. “The steer horse that I rode at the Timed Event is one that Chisum Allen owns, and I rode him again this week end. I’ve also got a green calf horse at the house, so I’m a long way off on the calf roping. I did enter San Angelo, so I’ll go over there and rope calves, but I’m still rebuilding as far as calf roping goes.” With his win in Andrews, Santos has jumped to eighth in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford Steer Roping World Standings. Can he get back to Mulvane this season? “It’s a process,” he said. “Every win, like the Timed Event and this weekend, sure helps the process.”

OTHER RESISTOL ROOKIE ROUNDUP WINNERS

STEER WRESTLER • Jace Mayfield (9.7 seconds on two head) TEAM ROPERS • Conley Kleinhans/Kyler Kanady (17.0 seconds on two head) SADDLE BRONC RIDER • Coleman Shallbetter (165 points on two head) TIE-DOWN ROPER • Brodey Clemons (18.5 seconds on two head) BARREL RACER • Brooke Krolczyk (27.06 seconds on two rides) BULL RIDER • Cooper Jacobs (168 points on two head)

Tucker Carricato’s consistency helped him claim the Resistol Rookie Roundup title in Fort Worth. PRCA photo by Kay Miller

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