PRORODEO Sports News - October 4, 2024

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

CINCH PLAYOFFS GOVERNOR’S CUP

Breaking Through

Dalton Massey breaks season-earnings record BY TANNER BARTH D alton Massey knows a thing or two about having a strong PRORODEO regular season. A year ago, he went into the NFR as the No. 1 ranked man in the world after breaking the PRCA regular season earnings record. 2024 was nearly a carbon copy for the Hermiston, Ore., steer wrestler. He capped it off with a memorable run at the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup Sept. 26-28 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Massey barely squeezed into the eight-man semifinals after clocking a 5.8-second run in the second round. He was able to advance with his two-head time of 10.4 seconds in the No. 8 spot. It was a clean slate on Championship Saturday. Massey made the most of the opportunity. He tied for the round win in the semifinals with a 4.1-second time. That set the stage for the Final-Four shootout round. Stetson Jorgensen set the pace with a strong 4.0-second run. Massey followed suit, putting together a nearly identical run. The duo was tied atop the leaderboard when all was said and done. Massey and Jorgensen split the first-place check of $26,250, but Massey was crowned the Governor’s Cup champion due to a faster time in the semifinals. “It’s an awesome feeling to come out with this win,” said Massey, 31. “What a great rodeo and what a great setup. It really gives guys on the bubble a huge opportunity and guys like me a chance to put some money away here at the end of the year. It’s pretty special.” The substantial late-season payday did more for Massey than cement his spot as the season leader. It pushed his 2024 total to $195,513, which breaks his own regular season earnings record of $193,430 from a year ago. “I got to ride great horses all year long and drew the right steers at the right rodeos,” Massey said. “The key was to capitalize when I had them, and I think I was able to do that.” He will return to Las Vegas in the No. 1 spot for the second straight season. Last year, he just missed out on a world title in Round 10, finishing second in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. He’s put that disappointment behind him and has his eyes squarely on a gold buckle this December. “Last year was my first NFR and I had a few hiccups out there. I was able to get over that and set a new goal to get back there and do it again,” Massey said. “I’m going to be ready to go when I get out there to Vegas this year.”

TOP MONEY EARNER TOP SCORES

Damian Brennan ($41,750, saddle bronc riding) BAREBACK RIDING

Brennan

1. Jess Pope .......................... 88.5 pts. 2. Rocker Steiner ............................. 88 3. Waylon Bourgeois ........................ 85 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dalton Massey ..................... 4.0 sec. 2. Stetson Jorgensen ...................... 4.0 3. Cash Robb .................................. 4.2 TEAM ROPING 1. A. Ward/K. VonAhn .............. 3.9 sec. 2. C. Summers/J. Long ................... 4.1 3. T. Wade/W. Thorp ..................... 14.0 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Ryder Wright ........................ 88 pts. 2. Damian Brennan ....................... 85.5 3. Logan Cook ................................. 85 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield ...................... 6.9 sec. 2. Hunter Herrin .............................. 7.1 3. Zack Jongbloed ........................ 20.4 BARREL RACING 1. Hailey Kinsel .................... 13.52 sec. 2. Ashley Castleberry .................. 13.78 3. LaTricia Duke .......................... 13.86 BULL RIDING 1. Clayton Sellars ...................... 88 pts. 2. Hayes Weight ............................ 86.5 3. Jeter Lawrence ............................ 85

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Dalton Massey clocked a 4.0-second run in the Final-Four round to walk away with the victory at the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup.

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