ProRodeo Sports News 2022 Wrangler NFR Preview Issue

NATIONAL FINALS STEER ROPING

Mission Accomplished PRCA ProRodeo photo by Rod Connor J. Tom Fisher, riding Gump, 20, was able to rise to the occasion and win his first career gold buckle at the 2022 National Finals Steer Roping on Nov. 5 in Mulvane, Kan. J. Tom Fisher wins first career steer roping gold buckle

BY TRACY RENCK T his is a moment J. Tom Fisher replayed in his head thousands of times – having a chance to be the PRCA Steer Roping World Champion in Round 10. Well, the stage wasn’t too big for the Andrews, Texas cowboy at the National Finals Steer Roping, Nov. 5 at the Kansas Star Arena. Fisher won Round 10 with an electric 9.5-second run, which set things in motion for him to win his first career gold buckle. Fisher earned $10,160 for the round victory and more importantly it

allowed him to finish third in the average with a 111.2-second time on nine head and collect another $19,884. J. Tom finished atop the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $123,477. Reigning world champ Cole Patterson was second with $117,036. “This is a lifelong dream,” said Fisher, 37, fighting back tears. “This is the best day of my life. Vin (Fisher Jr., J. Tom’s brother) is an amateur mathematician and he had it figured that I needed to win like third in (Round 10) and Cole not place and I had to stay third in the average. I knew I had a great steer because Cash Myers tied him in 9.7 (in Round 5). I just wanted to be a little off the barrier and just blast him on the ground and

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