ProRodeo Sports News | 2020 Year-End Edition | Dec.18, 2020
STEER WRESTLING WORLD CHAMPION
Jacob Edler was all smiles reacting to the crowd during the gold buckle ceremony. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Alaina Stangle
Underdog No More
Jacob Edler wins first world title
BY TRACY RENCK W hen steer wrestler Jacob Edler arrived at the 2020Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he wasn’t considered one of the favorites to win.
The State Center, Iowa, cowboy who entered the Wrangler NFR in ninth place in the PRCA | RAM World Standings finished with $200,510 in the world standings to edge Stetson Jorgensen by $1,680. “I’m still trying to make everything come to
reality right now,” Edler said. “I don’t know whether to cheer, laugh, cry, what I’m supposed to do. I’ve wanted this so badly and I’ve worked so hard the last
Edler didn’t get that memo.
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