PRORODEO Sports News - November 22, 2024

“I knew I was behind quite a bit going into this deal and my mindset is always the same where I’m going to try and get as much out of here as I can,” Snedecor said. “Just run every steer I get and do my best job on it. It was fun. I made a big mistake in (Round 6, a no time). I put a wrap and a hooey on him, and he kicked loose, but it didn’t affect me, and it came down to the wire. “I like it. Somebody backs you in the corner, you have to come out swinging. Cole’s done a good job of roping all year long and it is fun. It used to be me and Trevor (Brazile) and now it seems like Cole has stepped in there and he does an outstanding job roping and he makes things fun.” Snedecor won the average with 109.6 seconds on nine head and earned a $32,016 check. He beat out John E. Bland (109.8); J. Tom Fisher (114.5); and Patterson. Snedecor has now won four NFSR average titles in 2005, 2011, 2017 and 2024. Snedecor earned the most of any cowboy at the 2024 NFSR with $82,322. That’s the second most money ever won at the NFSR behind only Cole Patterson’s record $85,726 when he won his first gold buckle in 2021. When Cole won his first world title, he and his father Rocky became the third father and son to win steer roping world championships. They joined John McEntire (1934) and Clark McEntire (1956-57); Charles Good (1975) and Gary Good (1979). The Pattersons are the winningest father/son duo in PRORODEO steer roping history as they have combined to collect seven world championships. Rocky has four world titles in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2016.

“These are memories I will share for a long time and having my little boy (Pruitt) with me makes it even better,” Patterson said. Cole came to the NFSR as the season leader by $18,516 over second-place Wood and he extended that to a $23,875 advantage through the first five rounds. Patterson earned $30,122 on Day 1, highlighted by winning Round 2 with a 9.2-second run. On the second day, Patterson didn’t collect a check until Round 10, but still earned $23,402 on the day, thanks to his average payday. “It has been a hard-fought year with ups and downs, and it felt like a grind some of the time,” Patterson said. “I was lucky enough to borrow a good horse here for Mulvane and it worked out this year.” Patterson praised his horsepower as he was riding a borrowed horse, Max, owned by Travis Sheets. “I’m super blessed, and I have so many people in my corner that I need to thank and if I started thanking (all of them) we would be here for the rest of the night. I can’t thank them enough,” Patterson said. Patterson roped eight consecutive steers but made his life more stressful when he received a no time in Round 9. “J. Tom goes out in the average right ahead of me and I needed to go into a catch mode, and I had been in attack mode all weekend,” Patterson said. “When you switch up your gameplan here it makes it hard. I just took an extra swing and hit him in the back of the head and made it interesting, but I was able to get the job done.” Indeed, he did.

LEGACY STEER ROPING CROWNS WINNERS AT NFSR The Legacy Steer Roping also took place in Mulvane in conjunction with the NFSR and a pair of champions were crowned.Chad Mathis earned $3,225 at the Kansas Star to claim the year end Legacy Steer Roping title. Will McBride won the average at the event with 38.1 seconds on three head. He earned $3,599 for his performance. Also, in the NFSR Permit Section event, Frank Pohlmann took home top honors with a 34.1-second time on two head. Jett Fisher was second after winning the second round with a 13.1-second time.

Cole Patterson, middle, shares a moment with his wife, Natalie, left, their son, Pruitt and Lee Lee, who donated the bits to Patterson for winning the world title. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Ryan Jae

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