ProRodeo Sports News 2023 Year-End Edition

WRANGLER NFR RESULTS 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev., Dec. 8-16 Pope and Cole Reiner, 85.5, $15,601 each; 5. (tie) Kade Sonnier and Orin Larsen, 85, $6,438 each; 7. (tie) Jacob Lees and Richmond Champion, 84.5 each; 9. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Tanner Aus, 83.5; 11. Dean Thompson, 83; 12. Leighton Berry, 82; 13. Mason Clements, 81.5; 14. Jayco Roper, 77; 15. Clayton Biglow, 75.

Cody Devers and Jacob Talley, NT. Eighth round: 1. Bridger Anderson, 3.3 seconds, $30,706; 2. Jacob Talley, 3.5, $24,268; 3. (tie) Ty Erickson and Dakota Eldridge, 3.8, $15,601 each; 5. Stephen Culling, 3.9, $7,924; 6. (tie) Dirk Tavenner and Don Payne, 4.0, $2,476 each; 8. (tie) Jesse Brown, Tyler Waguespack, J.D. Struxness, Cody Devers, Balko, Okla., 4.2 each; 12. Stan Branco, 4.6; 13. Nick Guy, 5.4; 14. Dalton Massey, 10.0; 15. Will Lummus, 14.1. Ninth round: 1. Cody Devers, 3.5 seconds, $30,706; 2. J.D. Struxness, 3.7, $24,268; 3. Bridger Anderson, 3.8, $18,325; 4. (tie) Jesse Brown and Dirk Tavenner, 3.9, $10,401; 6. Stephen Culling, 4.0, $4,953; 7. (tie) Tyler Waguespack and Will Lummus, 4.1 each; 9. Don Payne, 4.4; 10. Dalton Massey, 4.6; 11. Ty Erickson, 4.9; 12. Nick Guy, 5.6; 13. Stan Branco, 10.2; 14. Jacob Talley, 14.5; 15. Dakota Eldridge, NT. Tenth round: 1. (tie) Tyler Waguespack and Will Lummus, 3.8 seconds, $27,487 each; 3. Bridger Anderson, 3.9, $18,325; 4. Dirk Tavenner, 4.0, $12,877; 5. (tie) Jesse Brown, J.D. Struxness and Don Payne, 4.2, $4,292 each; 8. Jacob Talley, 4.3; 9. Dakota Eldridge, 4.8; 10. Stephen Culling, 5.0; 11. Ty Erickson, 5.5; 12. Cody Devers, 5.8; 13. Stan Branco, 6.6; 14. Dalton Massey, 13.3; 15. Nick Guy, NT. Average: 1. Don Payne, 44.9 seconds on ten head, $78,747; 2. Jesse Brown, 46.2, $63,889; 3. Tyler Waguespack, 50.3, $50,517; 4. Stephen Culling, 53.0, $37,145; 5. Stan Branco, 62.4, $26,744; 6. Dalton Massey, 68.6, $19,315; 7. Dakota Eldridge, 40.9 seconds on nine head, $13,372; 8. Nick Guy, 43.5, $7,429; 9. J.D. Struxness, 46.7; 10. Ty Erickson, 58.2; 11. Dirk Tavenner, 43.2 seconds on eight head; 12. Jacob Talley, 54.1; 13. Bridger Anderson, 28.6 seconds on seven head; 14. Cody Devers, 36.3; 15. Will Lummus, 51.0. World Standings: 1. Tyler Waguespack, $303,576; 2. Dalton Massey, $283,993; 3. Jesse Brown, $276,444; 4. Stan Branco, $254,393; 5. J.D. Struxness, $239,704; 6. Don Payne, $218,180; 7. Bridger Anderson, $206,450; 8. Dirk Tavenner, $205,501; 9. Stephen Culling, $197,726; 10. Will Lummus, $196,003; 11. Ty Erickson, $194,120; 12. Dakota Eldridge, $175,162; 13. Nick Guy, $167,895; 14. Jacob Talley, $164,282; 15. Cody Devers, $144,839. TEAM ROPING First round: 1. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 4.2 seconds, $30,706 each; 2. Jake Cooper Clay/Tyler Worley, 4.3, $24,268; 3. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nunes Nogueira and Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 4.6, $15,601 each; 5. Clay Smith/Paden Bray, 4.8, $7,924; 6. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 5.2, $4,953; 7. Tyler Wade/ Wesley Thorp, 6.2; 8. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 6.3; 9. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 9.5; 10. Andrew Ward/ Buddy Hawkins II, 10.1; 11. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 10.3; 12. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves and Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, NT. Second round: 1. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 3.8 seconds, $30,706 each; 2. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 3.9, $24,268; 3. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.0, $18,325; 4. Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 4.3, $12,877; 5. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 4.4, $7,924; 6. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nunes Nogueira and Marcus Theriot/ Cole Curry, 4.5, $2,476 each; 8. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 4.8; 9. Clay Smith/Paden Bray, 4.9; 10. Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, 5.1; 11. (tie) Tanner Tomlinson/ Patrick Smith and Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 9.1 each; 13. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 13.5; 14. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin and Jake Cooper Clay/Tyler Worley, NT. Third round: 1. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 3.7 seconds, $30,706 each; 2. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 3.8, $24,268; 3. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 3.9, $18,325; 4. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 4.0, $12,877; 5. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 4.1, $7,924; 6. Nelson Wyatt/ Jonathan Torres, 9.2, $4,953; 7. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 14.2; 8. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 14.6; 9. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 18.9; 10. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nunes Nogueira, Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, Jake Cooper Clay/Tyler Worley, Clay Smith/ Paden Bray, Clint Summers/Jake Long and Luke Brown/ Hunter Koch, NT. Fourth round: 1. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 3.7 seconds, $30,706; 2. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 3.9, $24,268; 3. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 4.0, $18,325; 4. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.3, $12,877; 5. Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 4.8, $7,924; 6. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 5.4, $4,953; 7. Jake Cooper Clay/Tyler Worley, 8.9; 8. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nunes Nogueira, 9.3; 9. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 10.2; 10.

All-Around: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, $479,621; 2. Caleb Smidt, $296,461; 3. Nelson Wyatt, $250,463; 4. Paden Bray, $189,973; 5. Coleman Proctor, $167,193; 6. Jake Clay Cooper Clay, $150,770; 7. Brushton Minton, $150,612; 8. Marcus Theriot, $143,600; 9. Taylor Santos, $128,504; 10. Paul David Tierney, $118,342. BAREBACK RIDING First round: 1. Rocker Shane Steiner, 87 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’s Risky Business, $30,706; 2. Clayton Biglow, 85.5, $24,268; 3. Jess Pope, 85, $18,325; 4. (tie) Keenan Hayes, Leighton Berry, Jayco Roper and Richmond Champion, 83.5, $6,438 each; 8. Mason Clements, 83; 9. Jacob Lees, 82.5; 10. Tanner Aus, 82; 11. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Cole Reiner, 80.5; 13. Kade Sonnier, 79.5; 14. Orin Larsen, 78.5; 15. Dean Thompson, 77.5. Second round: 1. Rocker Shane Steiner, 88.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Mustard, $30,706; 2. Cole Reiner, 86.5, $24,268; 3. Jess Pope, 84.5, $18,325; 4. (tie) Tanner Aus and Richmond Champion, 84, $10,401 each; 6. (tie) Kade Sonnier, Clayton Biglow, and Leighton Berry, 83.5, $1,651 each; 9. Mason Clements, 83; 10. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Tim O’Connell, 82.5 each; 12. (tie) Orin Larsen and Jayco Roper, 79 each; 14. Dean Thompson, 77.5; 15. Jacob Lees, 74. Third round: 1. Mason Clements, 88.5 points on Frontier Rodeo Co.’s Breaking News, $30,706; 2. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Cole Reiner, 87.5, $21,296 each; 4. Jacob Lees, 86.5, $12,877; 5. Kade Sonnier, 85, $7,924; 6. Jess Pope, 84.5, $4,953; 7. Tanner Aus, 84; 8. Jayco Roper, 80; 9. Richmond Champion, 79; 10. Leighton Berry, 78; 11. Clayton Biglow, 75.5; 12. Orin Larsen, 74; 13. Rocker Shane Steiner, 73.5; 14. Tim O’Connell, 73; 15. Dean Thompson, NS. Fourth round: 1. Leighton Berry, 87.5 points on Frontier Rodeo Co.’s Painted Smoke, $30,706; 2. (tie) Keenan Hayes, Jayco Roper, and Mason Clements, 85.5, $18,490 each; 5. Kade Sonnier, 85, $7,924; 6. Dean Thompson, 83.5, $4,953; 7. (tie) Tim O’Connell, Orin Larsen and Cole Reiner, 83 each; 10. (tie) Jacob Lees and Richmond Champion, 82 each; 12. Jess Pope, 81; 13. Clayton Biglow, 80.5; 14. Tanner Aus, 77; 15. Rocker Shane Steiner, 75. Fifth round: 1. (tie) Clayton Biglow, on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler and Jayco Roper, on C5 Rodeo Company’s Virgil, 89.5 points, $27,487 each; 3. Jess Pope, 88.5, $18,325; 4. Mason Clements, 87.5, $12,877; 5. (tie) Jacob Lees and Cole Reiner, 87, $6,438 each; 7. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Leighton Berry, 86.5 each; 9. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Rocker Shane Steiner, 86 each; 11. Richmond Champion, 85.5; 12. Tanner Aus, 85; 13. (tie) Kade Sonnier and Dean Thompson, 81.5 each; 15. Orin Larsen, 74. Sixth round: 1. (tie) Jacob Lees, on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’s Bronc Riding Nation and Tanner Aus, on Flying U Rodeo’s Lil Red Hawk, 87 points, $27,487 each; 3. (tie) Clayton Biglow, Jayco Roper and Mason Clements, 86, $13,042 each; 6. Leighton Berry, 85.5, $4,953; 7. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Jess Pope, 85 each; 9. Kade Sonnier, 84.5; 10. Richmond Champion, 84; 11. (tie) Rocker Shane Steiner and Cole Reiner, 82.5 each; 13. Tim O’Connell, 81.5; 14. (tie) Orin Larsen and Dean Thompson, 80.5 each. Seventh round: 1. Clayton Biglow, 88.0 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s South Point’s Happy Hour, $30,706; 2. (tie) Kade Sonnier and Tim O’Connell, 87, $21,296 each; 4. Tanner Aus, 86.5, $12,877; 5. Jess Pope, 84.5, $7,924; 6. (tie) Rocker Shane Steiner, Jayco Roper and Cole Reiner, 84, $1,651 each; 9. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Leighton Berry, 82.5 each; 11. Orin Larsen, 81.5; 12. Jacob Lees, 81; 13. Mason Clements, 77.5; 14. Richmond Champion, 76; 15. Dean Thompson, NS. Eighth round: 1. Jess Pope, 88.5 points on Championship Pro Rodeo’s The Crow, $30,706; 2. Jacob Lees, 87, $24,268; 3. Rocker Shane Steiner, 86, $18,325; 4. Richmond Champion, 85.5, $12,877; 5. Kade Sonnier, 84.5, $7,924; 6. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Leighton Berry, 83.5, $2,476 each; 8. Dean Thompson, 81; 9. (tie) Clayton Biglow and Tanner Aus, 80.5 each; 11. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Mason Clements, 79.5 each; 13. Cole Reiner, 79; 14. (tie) Orin Larsen and Jayco Roper, NS. Ninth round: 1. Rocker Shane Steiner, 87 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Land Of Fancy, $30,706; 2. Tim O’Connell, 86.5, $24,268; 3. (tie) Jess

Tenth round: 1. Keenan Hayes, 90 points on J Bar J’s Straight Ringer, $30,706; 2. Dean Thompson, 89, $24,268; 3. Leighton Berry, 88.5, $18,325; 4. (tie) Tanner Aus and Cole Reiner, 87.5, $10,401 each; 6. Kade Sonnier, 87, $4,953; 7. Tim O’Connell, 86.5; 8. Richmond Champion, 85; 9. (tie) Clayton Biglow, Orin Larsen and Jayco Roper, 84.5 each; 12. Mason Clements, 84; 13. (tie) Jess Pope and Jacob Lees, 78.5 each; 15. Rocker Shane Steiner, 74. Average: 1. Keenan Hayes, 850 points on ten head, $78,747; 2. Jess Pope, 845.5, $63,889; 3. (tie) Kade Sonnier and Cole Reiner, 843, $43,831 each; 5. Leighton Berry, 841, $26,744; 6. Tanner Aus, 837, $19,315; 7. Mason Clements, 836, $13,372; 8. Jacob Lees, 830, $7,429; 9. Richmond Champion, 829; 10. Clayton Biglow, 828.5; 11. Tim O’Connell, 826; 12. Rocker Shane Steiner, 823.5; 13. Jayco Roper, 749 points on nine head; 14. Orin Larsen, 720; 15. Dean Thompson, 653.5 points on eight head. World Standings: 1. Keenan Hayes, $434,050; 2. Jess Pope, $315,095; 3. Kade Sonnier, $272,411; 4. Clayton Biglow, $269,892; 5. Rocker Shane Steiner, $265,218; 6. Leighton Berry, $259,249; 7. Cole Reiner, $251,706; 8. Mason Clements, $224,653; 9. Tim O’Connell, $214,891; 10. Tanner Aus, $210,377; 11. Jacob Lees, $206,307; 12. Jayco Roper, $205,076; 13. Dean Thompson, $170,672; 14. Orin Larsen, $163,675; 15. Richmond Champion, $151,404. STEER WRESTLING First round: 1. Dalton Massey, 3.5 seconds, $30,706; 2. Tyler Waguespack, 3.8, $24,268; 3. (tie) Ty Erickson and Don Payne, 4.3, $15,601 each; 5. Dakota Eldridge, 4.5, $7,924; 6. (tie) J.D. Struxness and Nick Guy, 4.6, $2,476 each; 8. (tie) Jesse Brown and Stephen Culling, 4.9; 10. Dirk Tavenner, 5.5; 11. Will Lummus, 6.3; 12. Stan Branco, 8.1; 13. Jacob Talley, 11.3; 14. (tie) Cody Devers and Bridger Anderson, NT. Second round: 1. Stan Branco, 3.9 seconds, $30,706; 2. (tie) Jesse Brown and J.D. Struxness, 4.1, $21,296 each; 4. Dirk Tavenner, 4.2, $12,877; 5. Nick Guy, 4.3, $7,924; 6. (tie) Tyler Waguespack and Stephen Culling, 4.4, $2,476 each; 8. (tie) Dalton Massey, Dakota Eldridge and Don Payne, 4.5 each; 11. Cody Devers, 4.7; 12. Jacob Talley, 7.5; 13. Ty Erickson, 8.3; 14. Will Lummus, 13.8; 15. Bridger Anderson, NT. Third round: 1. Nick Guy, 4.2 seconds, $30,706; 2. (tie) Stephen Culling and Stan Branco, 4.3, $21,296 each; 4. Bridger Anderson, 4.7, $12,877; 5. Dakota Eldridge, 4.8, $7,924; 6. (tie) Tyler Waguespack, Will Lummus and Don Payne, 4.9, $1,651 each; 9. Dalton Massey, 5.0; 10. Jesse Brown, 6.7; 11. J.D. Struxness, 14.1; 12. (tie) Ty Erickson, Dirk Tavenner, Cody Devers and Jacob Talley, NT. Fourth round: 1. Bridger Anderson, 3.5 seconds, $30,706; 2. J.D. Struxness, 3.9, $24,268; 3. Dirk Tavenner, 4.1, $18,325; 4. Don Payne, 4.3, $12,877; 5. (tie) Dalton Massey, Dakota Eldridge and Jacob Talley, 4.6, $4,292 each; 8. Jesse Brown, 4.8; 9. Ty Erickson, 5.3; 10. Nick Guy, 6.0; 11. Cody Devers, 7.3; 12. Tyler Waguespack, 7.9; 13. Stephen Culling, 13.3; 14. Stan Branco, 13.4; 15. Will Lummus, NT . Fifth round: 1. J.D. Struxness, 3.3 seconds, $30,706; 2. Jacob Talley, 3.6, $24,268; 3. (tie) Ty Erickson and Stan Branco, 3.7, $15,601 each; 5. Dalton Massey, 4.0, $7,924; 6. Jesse Brown, 4.1, $4,953; 7. (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Stephen Culling and Bridger Anderson, 4.6 each; 10. Nick Guy, 4.7; 11. Don Payne, 5.5; 12. Cody Devers, 6.2; 13. Tyler Waguespack, 9.4; 14. (tie) Will Lummus and Dirk Tavenner, NT. Sixth round: 1. Dirk Tavenner, 3.6 seconds, $30,706; 2. Stan Branco, 3.8, $24,268; 3. (tie) Tyler Waguespack, Ty Erickson and Nick Guy, 4.0, $13,042 each; 6. Stephen Culling, 4.1, $4,953; 7. (tie) Jesse Brown and Don Payne, 4.4 each; 9. (tie) J.D. Struxness and Cody Devers, 4.6 each; 11. Dakota Eldridge, 4.7; 12. Jacob Talley, 4.8; 13. Dalton Massey, 15.2; 14. (tie) Will Lummus and Bridger Anderson, NT. Seventh round: 1. (tie) Tyler Waguespack and Stan Branco, 3.8 seconds, $27,487 each; 3. Dalton Massey, 3.9, $18,325; 4. Will Lummus, 4.0, $12,877; 5. Don Payne, 4.4, $7,924; 6. Stephen Culling, 4.5, $4,953; 7. Dakota Eldridge, 4.6; 8. Nick Guy, 4.7; 9. Bridger Anderson, 4.8; 10. Jesse Brown, 4.9; 11. Dirk Tavenner, 13.9; 12. Ty Erickson, 18.4; 13. (tie) J.D. Struxness,

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