ProRodeo Sports News - April 29, 2022

SAN ANGELO RODEO SAN ANGELO, TEXAS

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Keenan Hayes secured the biggest win of his career in San Angelo with a 90-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler.

Keenan Hayes gets biggest win of career

Just a year ago, Keenan Hayes was getting his feet wet in the PRCA as an 18-year-old. Now, he’s tackling the biggest and best bareback horses ProRodeo has to offer. Every rodeo he competes in provides him with another opportunity to prove he belongs. Hayes added another impressive accolade to his resume at the San Angelo Rodeo. “It is definitely the biggest win of my career, there’s no doubt about that,” Hayes said, 19. He took home the title with 176 points on two head. His win didn’t come without stiff competition. The Hayden, Colo., cowboy, matched up with Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler, a horse that has earned its fair share of accolades. “I’ve seen the horse a few times and everybody had been quite a few

points on him,” he said. “I was excited to have him and go out and do my thing on him. If you see any of those horses at the NFR it usually means you’re going to have to cock your hammer.” Hayes had to wait around for his final round matchup. He watched the likes of world champion TimO’Connell and NFR qualifiers Caleb Bennett and Tanner Aus put up big scores before him. But it didn’t faze the young cowboy one bit. “I just kept hearing big numbers coming at me and it just kept getting me hyped up and had me in the zone,” Hayes said. “I had the chance to watch a few of them and they were really salty. “I was waiting there ready to have my turn at it and it worked out in my favor. This win is going to help out a lot this year and help me keep on going down the road the rest of the summer.”

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