PRORODEO Sports News - March 7, 2025

2025 SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO TOP SCORES TOP MONEY EARNER Stetson Wright, $37,662 (bull riding and saddle bronc) BAREBACK RIDING 1. Bradlee Miller, $22,584 2. Sage Allen, $21,817 3. Garret Shadholt, $11,817.50 STEER WRESTLING 1. Brandon Harrison, $19,979 2. Will Lummus, $17,857 3. Tyler Waguespack, $11,555 TEAM ROPING 1. D. Egusquiza/L. Lord, $42,260 2. C. Smith/C. Payne, $39,915 3. N. Wyatt/J. Torres, $29,937 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Dawson Hay, $23,908 2. Coleman Shallbetter, $22,857 3. Ryder Wright, $14,706 2. Seth Hall, $19,958 3. Ty Harris, $11,554 BARREL RACING 1. Megan Mcleod-Sprague, $41,512 2. Kassie Mowry, $30,987 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $30,464 BULL RIDING 1. Wacey Schalla, 90 pts. 2. Stetson Wright, 88 3. T.J. Gray, 87 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Tuf Cooper, $22,080

moment was on Sunday when I got to bring that buckle back to my grand pa. We had it right there on Meme’s casket the entire service. Grandpa got to take the buckle home with him.” Cooper’s nerves and grief over the loss of his grandmother had to quickly be put to the side. He led off the final round, setting the bar for other ropers. He said it was difficult to focus but was able to do so for a few seconds before the run began. Instincts took over, as well as what he described as the presence of God. Cooper’s grandmother’s love for Jesus was widely known among her friends and loved ones. It extended to her grandchildren and other family mem bers, Cooper included. He wore Jesus on his collar during competition, something he says his grandmother loved. Perhaps just short of her love for Je sus was Meme’s love for watching her family compete in rodeo. And she had plenty of opportunities to do so. The Coopers have accumulated count less rodeo titles in their history in the sport. They’ve also qualified numer ous times for the National Finals Ro deo. Cooper’s father is ProRodeo Hall

of Famer Roy “Super Looper” Cooper. His uncle, Stran Smith, is a World Champion Tie-Down Roper. In 2010, he and his brothers, Clif and Clint, made history as the only set of three brothers to compete at the NFR in the same year. His sister, Shada, has also competed at NFR. Her husband, Trevor Brazile, is the winningest rodeo cowboy of all time. Even with all the accolades for Cooper and his family through out the course of their time in PRORODEO, San Antonio now holds a special place in his heart. It was the first buckle he’s won there since 2022. But most im portantly, he was able to honor his grandmother on one of the grandest stages. “For me and my family, that night, to win San Antonio was like winning the gold buckle,” Cooper said. “There were a lot of guys who were fast, but my grandma … sorry, guys. They never had a chance. It was mine to win that night.”

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