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APRIL 26, 2024 VOLUME 72, NO. 9

Roman Reyes, a PRCA saddle bronc rider, competes as Paul Stanley of the legendary rock band Kiss, during the Red Bluff Round-Up Wild Ride. The event allows contestants to dress up in costumes for prizes.

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Red Bluff Riches The spring run is in full gear and contestants tried to add money to their bank ac counts at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up. The Playoff Series rodeo had a purse of more than $351,141. 40

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6 Manager’s Message 8 Grille 10 Hot Takes 16 Social Media 20 World Standings 22 Short Round 30 San Angelo, Texas 38 San Angelo, Texas Chute-Out 40 Red Bluff, Calif. 42 Clovis, Calif. Xtreme Bulls 44 San Angelo, Texas Xtreme Bulls 46 Logandale, Nev. RODEOS

Hailey Rae photo Marty Yates captured the tie-down roping title at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., with a 17.2-sec ond time on two head. Heating Up at Logandale The Clark Couny Fair & Rodeo saw contestants compete for their share of the $290,000 purse in Logandale, Nev. Tie-down roper Marty Yates continued his climb up the PRCA | RAM World Standings, earning a rodeo best $8,477 for his two runs at the PRCA Playoff Series stop. 46

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Cooke-ing Cooper stays red hot with San Angelo title

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Cooper Cooke was the top money earner at the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo after winning the bareback riding title and earning $17,070 at the Foster Communications Coliseum. Ric Andersen photo

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MANAGER’S MESSAGE TRACY RENCK

Tracy Renck is the Manager of Communications and Media. He previously served three years as the editor of the ProRodeo Sports News, and before that he spent seven years as a media coordinator at the PRCA. He has three decades of experience in sports journalism

with the last decade-plus consumed by ProRodeo.

Ric Andersen photo The champions from the San Angelo (Texas) Cinch-Out, left to right, bareback rider Keenan Hayes, steer wrestler Stephen Culling, tie-down roper John Douch, saddle bronc rider Ryder Wright, team ropers Jake Long and Clint Summers, barrel racer Jackie Ganter and bull rider Hayes Weight show off the crystals they received for winning. Culling won via a tiebreaker over Ty Erickson.

San Angelo Rodeo, Chute-Out full of excitement R odeo is a huge part of the community of San Angelo, Texas. The first San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo took place in1932. The San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo has grown by leaps and bounds over the years – especially in the last several years. It has gone from being one of the top 25 paying PRCA rodeos to inside the top 10. The contestants were not only appreciative of the payout but also the knowledgeable fans at Foster Communications Coliseum, which consistently had sell-out crowds of 5,000-plus spectators. “It’s awesome here in (San) Angelo, it is kind of a smaller little dome, and they love rodeo, and they know rodeo,” said Newman, a three-time NFR qualifier in 2021-23. “It’s electrifying out in that arena it is like a mini NFR.”

In 2023, the San Angelo Rodeo had a total payout of $699,710 – making it the eighth-highest paying regular season PRCA rodeo. The 2024 San Angelo Rodeo paid out essentially the same amount and as such it can be a gamechanger in a cowboy’s season. Take bareback rider Cooper Cooke. The young Idaho cowboy swept the competition to earn $17,070, which pushed him into first in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. With some quick math, all the San Angelo Rodeo winners won at least $8,000. The remaining list of champs consisted of co-champion steer wrestlers Matt Reeves ($10,154) and Cole Walker ($16,547); team ropers Shay Dixon Carroll/Jace Helton ($9,692 each); saddle bronc riders Sage Newman ($12,966) and Tanner Butner ($8,110); tie-down roper Dylan Hancock ($12,472); breakaway roper Brooke Eddy ($9,908) barrel racer Wenda Johnson ($20,983) and bull rider Scott Wells ($12,217). Paydays like these push contestants closer to coveted Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bids – and at the very least give contestants funds to keep going down the PRCA trail to continue to chase their gold buckle dreams.

The PRCA rodeo festivities concluded in San Angelo on April 20 with the Cinch-Chute – and that was essentially a mini NFR. Two of the Chute-Out winners were reigning PRCA Bareback Riding World Champion Keenan Hayes and two-time PRCA Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion Ryder Wright. The Chute-Out champs earned $7,500 each – except for co-champion steer wrestlers Stephen Culling and Ty Erickson, who pocketed $5,250 each and bull rider Hayes Weight, who collected a $12,500 check as he was the only cowboy to ride for eight seconds in the three-man finals. Of course, there was another sell-out crowd for the Cinch Chute-Out and celebrity/professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin, a true-blue Texas phenomenon, was even sitting in the stands taking in the action. From a personal standpoint, covering both the rodeo and the Cinch Chute-Out was a treat. The San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo Association and rodeo manager Josh “Hambone” Hilton deserve high praise and I can’t wait for a return visit.

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COWBOY GRILLE WITH TANNER BARTH

How’d you get your start in rodeo? Zac: I didn’t come from a rodeo background. I had watched bronc riding a couple of times when I was in high school in New Mexico. It wasn’t until I was living in Jackson Hole, Wyo., that I decided to try it. I reached out to Jason Wheeldon, who picked up at the night rodeo out there and asked him if he would coach me. He said ‘yes’ and from that point on I decided I was going to stick with it until I learned how to do it. I got on 12 horses up there that summer. When did you know you could make a career out of rodeo? Zac: Once I committed and knew that this was something I was going to do I never thought I wasn’t going to make it. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but I had that work ethic to get it done after having success in high school sports. I knew I just needed to trust the process. Why did you decide saddle bronc riding would be your event? Zac: It was a pretty easy decision for me because in my opinion saddle bronc riding is the most cowboy classic event. The classiness of it and the cowboy part of it is what really drew me to it. Did you do any other rodeo events growing up? Zac: In my immediate family, we were always outdoors hunting and fishing. So, rodeo was never really a part of my life. I had some buddies in high school that their families had ranches, so I’d go help out there every now and then. This is the kind of life I always wanted to live, but I just wasn’t exposed to it until later. Why did you decide to get your PRCA card this season? Zac: I bought my permit two years ago. Last year, I bought my permit again and rodeoed the full year on it. I went to 104 rodeos in 2023 on my permit and that allowed me to get into some pretty big rodeos this year. After rodeoing that hard last year, I told myself that there was no way I was going to do that again and not try to make the NFR. So, that’s my reasoning. What have your learned during your Resistol Rookie season? Zac: One thing that I’ve learned is just how patient you have to be in this sport. You have to be patient with your rodeo count and try to stay as consistent as you can out there. Who’s someone you look up to in the rodeo business right now? Zac: Jason Wheeldon got things started for me in bronc riding up Zac Dallas, 22, didn’t grow up in the sport of rodeo, but he’s making his presence felt in 2024. The Las Cruces, N.M., saddle bronc rider started off his year with a bang by winning the 152nd Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. As of April 25, Dallas sits 37th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings and currently leads the Resistol Rookie of the Year race with $18,047 earned this season.

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in Wyoming. Taos Muncy has also helped me out quite a bit. I can’t forget about the Dewitts and Robert Carizales as well. There’s a lot of people I look up to and who have helped me. What’s one rodeo you want to win before your career is over? Zac: I’d love to win the Calgary Stampede. The Stampede always has the best bucking horses in my opinion and it’s kind of the epitome of bronc riding up there. What’s your favorite movie? Zac: I’d definitely have to go with Lonesome Dove. What’s your go-to restaurant before or after a rodeo? Zac: I would say a good café or diner that has good breakfast food is usually my go to.

What’s the first vehicle you drove? Zac: It was a 2001 GMC Sierra, I think.

What do you enjoy doing when you’re not rodeoing? Zac: I like day working and cowboying when I’m not rodeoing. I really like riding and working with young horses. What’s your favorite holiday? Zac: I like Thanksgiving quite a bit because you get to be around a lot of family and the food is always good too. What type of music do you like listening to? Zac: Country music and Rock ‘n’ Roll are probably my top two. My favorite band is probably the Turnpike Troubadors.

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“I’ve seen that horse a bunch and it has been really good, and I knew if I went out and did my job it would be good. I have been riding like crap here lately and that was a good one to turn it around

A year ago, Keenan Hayes had a season for the ages – becoming the first PRCA Resistol Rookie Bareback Riding World Champion. The Hayden, Colo., cowboy added another slice of history to his career by becoming the first bareback rider to win the San Angelo Cinch Chute-Out two years in a row in the 12-year history of the event after his 91.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s New Scarlet.

on. That’s one of the best feelings you can get as a bareback rider.”

NEXT ON TAP PIONEER DAYS RODEO Where: Guymon, Okla. When: May 3-5

Broadcast Schedule: The Pioneer Days Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 3-5.

COLORAMA RODEO Where: Grand Coulee, Wash. When: May 10-11

HOT TAKES

Broadcast Schedule: The Colorama Rodeo will stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, May 10-11.

Chuck Miner photo Josh Frost tied for the Williston (N.D.) Xtreme Bulls win after his 85.5-point ride on Burch Rodeo’s Spirit World.

On the Move Josh Frost missed a month of the 2024

REDDING RODEO Where: Redding, Calif. When: May 16-18

ProRodeo season due to injury. Since his return in mid-March, he has been on a heater. Since March 13, he has added $35,831 to his season earnings. His latest victory came on April 20 at the Willison Xtreme Bulls, where he pocketed $6,402 for splitting the win. His recent hot streak has moved him up to 14th in the latest PRCA | RAM World Standings.

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180 $18,593,841 MONEY WON BY COWBOYS IN THE 2024 SEASON NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2024 SEASON AS OF APRIL 25

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2024 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Official as of April 25, 2024. For the 2024 season (Oct. 1, 2023-Sept. 30, 2024), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 80; team roping, 80; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 80; barrel racing, 100; breakaway roping,100; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss. .................. $43,550 2. Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif. ............. 35,466 3. Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas ........................ 23,260 4. Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla. .......................... 20,293 5. Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. ................................. 17,800 6. Bodie Mattson, Sturgis, S.D. ............................. 17,451 7. Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas ............................. 16,740 8. Chet Weitz, London, Texas ................................ 16,580 9. Zane Kilgus, Pyror, Okla. ................................... 16,031 10. Luke Gee, Stanford, Mont. .............................. 15,863 11. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas .......................... 14,791 12. Cole Eiguren, Fruitland, Idaho ......................... 11,402 13. Zmann Zamora, Okeechobee, Fla. .................... 10,518 14. Paul Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla. .................. 10,378 15. Seth Peterson, Wellington, Colo. ..................... 10,347 16. Scot Brown, Mount Joy, Pa. ............................ 10,155 17. Clay Clayman, Highlandville, Mo. .................... 10,122 18. Stetson Wright, Beaver, Utah ............................ 9,984 19. Cody Stewart, Janesville, Calif. ......................... 7,919 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho ........................... $78,111 2. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas .................. 77,139 3. Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo. ........................... 67,645 4. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. ....................... 65,583 5. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. ..................... 61,764 6. Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas ................... 57,696 7. Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah ...................... 54,175 8. Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La. .................... 53,840 9. Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas ....................... 46,708 10. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif. .................. 40,589 11. Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas ......................... 38,184 12. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif. ..................... 37,098 13. Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho ............................ 36,221 14. Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont. .......................... 34,276 15. Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo. ............................... 33,788 16. Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis. ............................... 32,503 17. Bronc Marriott, Woods Cross, Utah ................ 31,836 18. Weston Timberman, Columbus, Mont. ............ 30,590 19. Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta ........................... 27,808 20. Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La. ............................ 26,031 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. .............................. $63,567 2. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore. ........................ 57,322 3. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho ................ 55,879 4. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. ................................ 53,598 5. Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss. ............................. 43,766 6. J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn. ............................. 41,758 7. Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, B.C. ................. 39,970 8. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La. ................................. 38,844 9. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan. .......................... 38,603 10. Tyler Pearson, Atoka, Okla. ............................. 37,065 11. Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas ........................... 33,799 12. Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas ....................... 33,571 13. Tucker Allen, Ventura, Calif. ............................ 33,418 14. Jacob Edler, Alva, Okla. ................................... 26,506 15. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. ........................... 25,377 16. Travis Munro, Townsville, Australia ................. 25,018 17. Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas ....................... 24,623 18. Cole Walker, Springtown, Texas ...................... 23,622 19. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. .................... 23,075 20. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla. ........................... 20,172 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. ......................... $66,572 2. J.C. Yeahquo, Mandaree, N.D. ........................... 66,558 3. Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla. ...................... 61,320 4. Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla. ........................... 47,984 5. Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. ......................... 46,222 6. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga. ........................... 46,107 7. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. ....................... 44,484 8. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas .................................. 38,580 9. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss. .................... 37,416 10. Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla. ................................. 35,552 11. Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla. .................................... 35,496 12. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. ........................ 35,318 13. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. .......................... 30,384 14. Cash Duty, Weimar, Texas ............................... 29,463

15. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. ......................... 28,546 16. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C. .......................... 28,015 17. Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas ................... 27,025 18. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C. ............................ 25,980 19. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. ....................... 25,470 20. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. ............................ 24,012 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas ............ $71,124 2. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. .............................. 70,009 3. Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. .................................... 61,320 4. Douglas Rich, Herrick, Ill. ................................. 46,222 5. Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas .................... 45,318 6. Colter Todd, Willcox, Ariz. ................................. 44,484 7. Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas ...................... 40,159 8. Junior Nogueira, Pres. Prudente, Brazil ............ 39,241 9. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas ................. 38,580 10. Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss. ................................ 37,416 11. Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo. ................................ 35,552 12. Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas ............................... 33,619 13. Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas ............................ 32,395 14. Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. ........................... 30,390 15. Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif. ..................... 29,092 16. Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M. ............................. 28,546 17. Clay Futrell, Union Grove, N.C. ........................ 26,593 18. Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo. ................................... 23,606 19. Zack Mabry, Piedmont, Ala. ............................ 23,459 20. Clay Green, Pine Grove, La. ............................. 21,946 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Damian Brennan, Injune, Australia ................ $123,894 2. Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif. .............................. 69,981 3. Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah .............................. 69,028 4. Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas ............................... 68,355 5. Logan Hay, Wildwood, Alberta ........................... 57,003 6. Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont. ........................ 52,676 7. Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah ............................... 51,489 8. Logan Cook, Alto, Texas .................................... 48,670 9. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. .................................... 48,002 10. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo. ........................... 46,422 11. Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La. ............................ 43,528 12. Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho .............................. 41,273 13. Parker Fleet, Axtell, Texas ................................ 40,042 14. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta ................... 39,089 15. Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo. .............................. 37,031 16. Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta ........ 32,129 17. Ben Andersen, Eckville, Alberta ....................... 31,740 18. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas ........................ 30,929 19. Riggin Smith, Winterset, Iowa ........................ 30,864 20. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas .............. 29,194 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. .......................... $116,808 2. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas ............................. 85,490 3. Riley Webb, Denton, Texas ............................... 78,670 4. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas .......................... 55,645 5. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas ....................... 49,452 6. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas ................................ 46,587 7. Joel Harris, San Angelo, Texas .......................... 46,244 8. Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif. ............. 39,266 9. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont. ........................ 38,171 10. Chance Thiessen, Elk City, Okla. ...................... 35,526 11. Tom Crouse, Gallatin, Mo. .............................. 32,068 12. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas ..................... 30,421 13. Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas .................. 29,193 14. Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La. .......................... 29,083 15. Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas ............................. 27,820 16. Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas ............ 26,913 17. Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M. ............................ 26,857 18. Blane Cox, Stephenville, Texas ........................ 23,329 19. Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla. ....................... 23,020 20. Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas ............................ 21,832 STEER ROPING 1. Cole Patterson, Pawnee, Okla. ......................... $34,859 2. John Bland, Okarche, Okla. ............................... 28,096 3. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas .......................... 26,966 4. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas ........................... 25,076 5. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas .............. 24,977 6. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas ............................... 21,875 7. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas .......................... 19,344

8. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. ............................. 18,419 9. Kyle Cauthorn, Poetry, Texas ............................. 18,101 10. Clay Long, Stephenville, Texas ........................ 17,475 11. Cooper Mills, Saint John, Wash. ...................... 15,588 12. Duck Benson, Colfax, Wash. ........................... 15,372 13. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. .................... 14,785 14. Dalton Walker, Clyde, Texas ............................. 12,945 15. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. ........................... 12,445 16. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas ............................. 12,132 17. Blake Deckard, Eufaula, Okla. .......................... 11,743 18. Ryan Willberg, Lott, Texas ............................... 11,500 19. Chad Mathis, Morristown, Ariz. ....................... 11,010 20. Logan Currie, Wharton, Texas ......................... 10,375 BULL RIDING 1. Creek Walker Young, Rogersville, Mo. ........... $100,149 2. Clayton Sellars, Wildwood, Fla. ......................... 87,911 3. Hayes Weight, Goshen, Utah ............................. 65,498 4. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho .............. 61,633 5. Luke Mast, Hutchinson, Kan. ............................. 58,592 6. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La. ................................. 56,663 7. Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La. ............................... 51,413 8. JR Stratford, Byers, Kan. ................................... 51,193 9. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah ................................. 50,674 10. Cody Teel, Bryan, Texas ................................... 48,336 11. T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore. ........................................ 46,435 12. Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore. ......................... 46,330 13. Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas ..................... 45,389 14. Jake Lockwood, Volborg, Mont. ...................... 44,902 15. Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho .............. 44,742 16. Jeter Lawrence, Council Hill, Okla. .................. 39,473 17. Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas .............................. 38,292 18. Maverick Smith, Mountain. Grove, Mo. ........... 37,766 19. Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. ........................ 37,630 20. Mason Moody, Letcher, S.D. ........................... 37,108 BARREL RACING 1. Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. ...................... $68,398 2. Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla. .................... 64,286 3. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas ............................. 55,660 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. ............................ 51,617 5. Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas ........................... 50,219 6. Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas ............ 47,662 7. Sara Winkelman, Big Lake, Minn. ...................... 44,614 8. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Texas ...................... 40,620 9. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas ........................ 39,936 10. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas ............................ 39,242 11. Sissy Winn, Chapman, Texas .......................... 35,080 12. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas ........................... 33,054 13. Taylor Carver, Broxton, Ga. ............................. 31,566 14. Jymmy Kay Cox, Ruidosa Downs, N.M. ......... 29,990 15. Preslie Reid, San Angelo, Texas ...................... 29,498 16. Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D. ........................... 28,086 17. Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho ....... 27,943 18. Ilyssa Riley, Hico, Texas .................................. 27,940 19. Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas ........................ 27,827 20. Jodee Miller, Bellville, Texas ............................ 25,869 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1. Jackie Crawford, Stephenville, Texas .............. $79,364 2. Danielle Lowman, Gilbert, Ariz. ........................ 59,513 3. Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla. ................................ 52,350 4. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont. .......... 45,349 5. Rickie Fanning, Spearfish, S.D. ......................... 37,729 6. Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz. ............................ 32,412 7. Maddy Deerman, Hope, N.M. ............................ 31,456 8. Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas ................................ 29,893 9. Willow Wilson, Baggs, Wyo. ............................. 28,561 10. TiAda Gray, Portales, N.M. .............................. 25,727 11. Addie Weil, Commerce, Texas ........................ 25,368 12. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Springtown, Texas ...... 25,215 13. Tacy Webb, Midway, Texas ............................. 24,924 14. Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas ......................... 23,319 15. Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas ............................ 23,157 16. J.J. Hampton, Stephenville, Texas ................... 22,748 17. Josie Conner, Iowa, La. .................................... 21,401 18. Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas ...................... 20,418 19. Cassidy Boggs, Stephenville, Texas ................. 19,875 20. Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas .............. 19,496

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Star Burch Rodeo horse passes away at age 16 Passing On

B urch Rodeo’s Lunatic From Hell, the 2018 PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year, passed away April 22. He was 16. Chad Burch of Burch Rodeo told ProRodeo Sports News Lunatic From Hell passed away from colic on the way from the stock contractor’s ranch in Gillette, Wyo., to Clovis, Calif. “We did everything we could and tried our hardest and he just ended up passing away,” Burch said. “This (him passing) dang sure makes a guy blue just because he was more like family than anything and not being able to do something for him was really tough. “He was the second horse we ever had that won (PRCA) Bucking Horse of the Year and a guy

PRCA ProRodeo file photo Burch Rodeo’s standout horse Lunatic From Hell made 10 trips to the NFR. He was named the PRCA Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year in 2018.

problems that cause colic symptoms, which range from mild to severe (life-threatening) in nature. Lunatic From Hell competed at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo from 2014-23. The highlight of the horse’s Wrangler NFR appearances was Jake Watson winning Round 5 aboard Lunatic From Hell in 2019 with a 92-point ride.

doesn’t come across those kinds of horses but once in a lifetime,” Burch said. “He was fun to be around all the time and was just a great horse.” Colic is a term used to describe a symptom of abdominal (belly) pain, which in horses is usually caused by problems in the gastrointestinal tract. There are over 70 different types of intestinal

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World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O’Connell sidelined

BY THE NUMBERS $11K The amount of money ($11,784) earned by Roscoe Jarboe in winning the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo Division 1 Xtreme Bulls event on April 24. The win and payday vaulted Jarboe to the top spot in the Xtreme Bulls Tour standings. $12K The amount of money ($12,500) earned by bull rider Hayes Weight for his 90.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Time Bomb to win the San Angelo Cinch-Chute April 20 at the Foster Communications Coliseum. He was the only cowboy to make the whistle in the three-man finals. $130K The amount of money ($130,119) earned by the champions of the Playoff Series San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo. The list consists of bareback rider Cooper Cooke ($17,070); co-champion steer wrestlers Matt Reeves ($10,154) and Cole Walker ($16,547); team ropers Shay Dixon Carroll/Jace Helton ($9,692); saddle bronc riders Sage Newman ($12,966) and Tanner Butner ($8,110); tie-down roper Dylan Hancock ($12,472); barrel racer Wenda Johnson ($20,983); breakaway roper Brooke Eddy ($9,908) and bull rider Scott Wells ($12,217).

Three-time PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O’Connell’s 2024 season is officially over before it ever began. O’Connell, who won consecutive world championships from 2016-18, had not competed since the conclusion of the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Dec. 16, while recovering from a tear in his left groin. O’Connell planned to come back this season, but those plans changed abruptly when he got on his first practice horse since his injury over Easter weekend at the end of March. “It was my first horse I got on and it pulled (the left groin) all apart,” said O’Connell, 32. “That was a horse you would put a beginner on. I have to have the same surgery done again. We are still working on a date to do that. I was cleared by three weeks before I got on a horse, and I was just making sure everything else was ready as well. I felt good. I felt healthy. Everything that they asked me to do as far as (physical therapy) I did, and I had a lot of faith that everything was going to go according to plan and it just didn’t.” Now, O’Connell is making a new plan. “We are trying to figure out, No. 1 ‘Why it all came apart so easily?’ and No. 2, instead of trying it again in another 12 weeks because I would still have some rodeo season left, there’s really no point. I’m going to let it sit four to six months and make sure it is really stuck and if we’re going to sit that long, I’m just going to have my ACL fixed on my right knee as well. I hurt that knee in 2017. I haven’t had an ACL in my right knee since Cheyenne of 2017.” The ultra-competitive O’Connell doesn’t want to miss the season, but he knows that’s his best alternative at this point in his career. “I’m going to come back in 2025 fully healthy for the first time in six or seven years,” O’Connell said. “This is a setback, but I’m not done by any means. The injury bug has definitely been a factor for me over the last five years. This is a mean game that we play, and it is physically demanding and sometimes there’s

a domino effect. “I have not had a break since I started making the NFR in 2014, and I made 10 straight Finals. I never really had a recovery time at all. My mentality is that I pushed through a lot of stuff but where I want to be at the end of the year has not been a factor since 2018. This is God’s timing to take the time and be with my family and get fully healed up and rejuvenate my hunger for this game and comeback fully healthy in 2025 ready to compete and go after a world title.” O’Connell, and his wife, Sami, and their two boys, Hazen, 6, and Stratten, 2, live in Cascade, Iowa. “The positives of missing the season outweigh the negatives by so much more,” O’Connell said. “This groin has been the most frustrating injury I have ever dealt with.” O’Connell said he initially suffered the groin injury in January of 2023 at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver. O’Connell, a 10-time Wrangler NFR qualifier (2014-23), finished ninth in last year’s PRCA | RAM World Standings with $214,891. PRCA ProRodeo file photo Tim O’Connell, shown competing at the 2023 Wran gler NFR, will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after reinjuring his groin in late March.

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Saddle bronc rider Sage Newman had an 86.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Midnite Train in the finals of the San Angelo Rodeo. The ride powered him to tie for the two-head average win with Tanner Butner. Ric Andersen photo

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Bareback rider Cooper Cooke celebrates with big win

BY TRACY RENCK T he rise to prominence of Cooper Cooke in PRCA’s bareback riding ranks continued at full speed at the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo. The Victor, Idaho, cowboy claimed the average title at the Playoff Series Rodeo with 177 points on two head. Cooke secured the win with his 88.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Gazer in the finals on April 19 at the Foster Communications Coliseum. “This is the biggest rodeo I have won in my career, the biggest win of my life,” said Cooke, 21, moments after he was crowned the champion. “The atmosphere out there was awesome. I didn’t really know what to think when I got off, but they liked it, and I was pumped. “That horse came out with big, strong jumps and made me work for it and I’m happy the outcome was what it was.” Cooke was dominate at the San Angelo Rodeo as he also won the first round with an 88.5-point trip on Korkow Rodeos’ Buffalo Soldier. When Cooke departed town, he had earned $17,070. That total vaulted him to the top of the April 22 PRCA | RAM World Standing with $78,111. “This has been crazy,” Cooke said. “I have been working my whole life for this to payoff and this pretty is awesome. The key for me has been doing the same thing I do every time I nod my head from chute procedure to being out in the arena. If you keep doing things in the same rhythm and keep your head how you’re supposed to things will pay off.” Being a PRCA cowboy was always the dream for Cooke since he was a little boy, and it might have been as a bull rider before he broke his jaw in 2022, while competing in that event in college. “I think what has got me to this point in my career is being mentally strong and just sticking with it, and being a cowboy,” Cooke said. “Cowboying up when you need to and never quit.” Cooke nearly made the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo a year ago, finishing 21st in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $82,718. “It would mean the world to me to qualify for the NFR,” Cooke said. “That’s what I have worked my whole life for and I’m pretty much in awe that I’m here right now. It is pretty cool. I like bareback riding because it is the most challenging from my perspective. Someone else might tell you different but I have got on broncs and bulls and when a horse comes up into you in bareback riding there’s no other feeling like it. It feels so good.”

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Bareback rider Cooper Cooke had an 88.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Gazer to secure the average title, April 19.

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Cooper Cooke......177 pts. on 2 2. Jacob Lees.................173.5 3. Ethan Mazurenko..........172

STEER WRESTLING 1. Matt Reeves..12.8 sec. on 3 (Tie) Cole Walker.........12.8 3. Don Payne...................13.2

TEAM ROPING 1. Dixon/Helton.13.9 sec. on 3 2. T. Wade/W. Thorp.........14.2 3. C. Duty/R. Ashford.......14.3

SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Sage Newman.....174 pts. 2 (Tie) Tanner Butner.......174 3. Wyatt Casper.............173.5

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. D. Hancock...24.9 sec. on 3 2. Cole Clemons...............25.3 3. Tom Crouse..................25.4

BARREL RACING 1. W. Johnson.44.00 sec. on 3 2. Tiany Schuster...........44.35 3. Donna Kay Rule.........44.48

BULL RIDING 1. Scott Wells...171.5 pts. on 2 2. Jeff Askey...............88 on 1 (Tie) Dustin Boquet.........88

TOP MONEY EARNER Cooper Cooke ($17,070, bareback riding)

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SAN ANGELO, TEXAS

SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW & RODEO

BY TANNER BARTH & TRACY RENCK

Carroll/ Helton capture team roping Shay Dixon Carroll has been on the biggest stage of rodeo – qualifying as a team roping heeler three times to the Wrangler NFR in 2014, 2016 and 2020. Carroll also has worked as a team roping header in his PRCA career, which began in 2010. Well, he proved he can rope with the best team roping headers around as he and heeler Jace Helton won the title at the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo with a 13.9-second time on three head. Carroll/Helton topped a star studded field, including reigning world champions – Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, who finished second in the average with 14.2 seconds. What’s incredible about Carroll/Helton accomplishing this feat is how little they have roped together. The duo only roped two times together before the San Angelo Rodeo and San Angelo was their first PRCA-sanctioned rodeo competing as a team. “Jace and I had only roped a couple of times recently (before the San Angelo Rodeo),” said Carroll, 33. “He has come over for help in the heeling because I heeled forever. We got to know each other through a horse named HK that I made the NFR on a long time ago. We developed a friendship from that and he’s quite a bit younger than me (Helton is 21).” Carroll would love to join the select group of ropers who have qualified for the NFR in both heading and heeling. “Most of my success has been in the heeling, but I have been working at the heading for a long time,” Carroll said. “I enjoy it and I hope that I can make the NFR, but if I don’t it has been enjoyable to work at it.” After the San Angelo win, it begs the question whether the duo will keep going down the PRCA trail this season. “It always fun when you’re winning, but who knows what’s going to happen,” Carroll said.

The list of saddle bronc riders competing in the short round at the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo was loaded with talent. Nine of the 12 contestants had qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Sage Newman and Tanner Butner were the two cowboys standing at the top once the dust settled inside the Foster Communications Coliseum, April 19. The duo posted identical scores in the average with 174 points on two head. “It was pretty dang Newman and Tanner Butner share victory

cool to split the win there,” said Butner. “Sage and I are actually traveling partners. This win will help out a lot. We have all of our spring events starting to roll and then we will be getting into summer. So, it’s always nice to pick up a check and get ready for that.” Butner reached the San Angelo mountain top by putting together an 88.5-point trip on J Bar J’s In The Lu in the finals, while Newman accomplished the feat by registering an 86.5-point ride on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Little Bill. Newman had little intel on the horse before climbing over the bucking chutes.

Team roping heeler Jace Helton, left, swings his rope as he watches his partner/ header Shay Dixon Carroll make a catch. The unlikely duo won the average with a 13.9-second time on three head. Ric Andersen photo

Newman

Scott Wells grew up dreaming of competing on rodeo’s biggest stage. As an Australian teenager he was around the sport in Queensland, but always had the dream of taking his talents to the next level. Then came along Western Texas College rodeo coach Greg Rhodes. Wells and Rhodes hatched out a plan for him to come to the United States to compete at the school. Two years later he’s not only making his name known in the college ranks but as a professional. “I got in touch with Greg when I was probably 19 years old or so and got it started for me to come over here,” said Wells, 21. “He gave me an opportunity to come here and compete. It’s been really good so far.” He added a line to his resume at the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo, April 19. Wells was the only cowboy to cover his bull during the 12-man short round. He put together an 85.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Twilight Zone. The eight-second ride put $5,000 in his pocket and also secured him the average title with 171.5 point on two head. “This is definitely the biggest win of my rodeo career so far,” Wells said. “It’s always good to win big money and do it riding bulls.” In total, Wells added $12,217 to his docket in 2024 from his performance in San Angelo. The win bumped him inside the top 40 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings. He has his eyes set on making his first trip to Las Vegas this December. “Me and my traveling partner Cooper Jacobs are going to go out there and hit the road hard this summer,” he said. “My goal is to try and make the NFR this year. I’m going to try my best out there.” Scott Wells captures career defining win

Butner

“I had never been on that horse before,” said Newman, 26. “I had seen some people get on him before. Damian Brennan got on him at the Finals, so I asked him about the horse. He told me that he was a pretty good horse and where the rein needed to be. He worked out good here and I was lucky to have him.” Newman has captured many rodeo victories throughout his eight-year ProRodeo career but a win in San Angelo had always evaded him. “It was one of my goals to win this rodeo,” Newman said. “I have made it back to the finals a few times and never had got it done. So, that was my main goal to come back here in the short round and get the title finally.” A shot at the coveted gold buckle is what keeps the Melstone, Mont., cowboy motivated. “The hunger is what keeps me going. My drive to win a gold buckle is what keeps me going,” Newman said. “I’ve gone into the Finals with the lead before, but in this sport, you can be on top one day and be nothing the next. That’s what I love about it. I love the sport and I love the atmosphere. I don’t want any other job, I’m blessed this is what I get to do.”

Ric Andersen photo Scott Wells, a 21-year-old Australian, turned heads by capturing the title at the San Angelo Rodeo and earning $12,217. He clinched the win, above, with his 85.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Twilight Zone.

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