ProRodeo Sports News - April 6, 2018

Durfey Dominates at Rodeo Austin to Tune of More Than $19K For the Brand

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Deep in the Heart Big money, big prizes at Rodeo Austin

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APRIL 6, 2018 – VOLUME 66, NO. 7

CONTENTS

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FAMILY MAN Texas Circuit steer wrestler Brandon Harrison takes care of family. 30 MOVIE MAGIC Rodeo movie “The Rider” drawing high praise at film festivals. 34

Caleb Bennett rode Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Black Kat for 87 points to win the bareback riding at Rodeo Austin, March 24. Bennett took home $14,416 for the two-week rodeo. Kirt Steinke photo

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INSIDE

6 in his own words 8 cowboy grille 12 he said, she said 14 brain teasers 16 short round 38 results 50 prca notes 51 prca business

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STANDINGS

Walt Garrison used his fame as an NFL player and a cowboy to raise millions of dollars for research into multiple sclerosis. PRCA ProRodeo file photo 32

10 2018 PRCA world 44 all american 46 circuits

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Durfey Dominates at RodeoAustin toTune of more than $19K For the Brand

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Tie-down roper Tyson Durfey won the first round, tied for first in the semifinals and won the final round at Rodeo

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IN HIS OWNWORDS: JOSEPH HARRISON

MORE RODEOS LEAD HEELER TO MORE MONEY Team roping heeler Joseph Harrison upped his rodeo count in 2017 and it paid off when he qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Before 2017, Harrison had never won more than $10,000 in a ProRodeo season. But last year, the 30-year-old, Oklahoma cowboy won $160,793 ($82,346 at the NFR) to finish ninth in the PRCA World Standings. This year, he was sitting in second in the April 2 world standings with $33,391. mind. You’ve still got to go to the same places, you’re still going to go to the same rodeos and work hard at it, but you don’t seem to fret about it as much. My biggest score of the year came in my first trip to the San Antonio Stock Show&Rodeo, where I won more than $21,000. It was an awesome, awesome rodeo. I’d never rodeoed enough to have enough won to go to San Antonio. My partner at the time (Bubba Buckaloo) did a good job every time. I’m looking forward to going

I went to a whole lot more rodeos last year. I think the most rodeos I had been to in the regular season before 2017 was 18. Last year, the limit was 75 and I went to 73. I decided I wanted to try and make the NFR. You’ve got to go to the same rodeos everybody does and show up and try to win something to make the NFR. I waited until I had my horses set up like I wanted. I had the money rounded up to where if I didn’t do well it wasn’t going to break me. Then I got a good partner, Charly Crawford. I got to go to a lot of rodeos I never went to. Obviously, winning like we did was fun. It was a great experience and I’d tell anybody thinking of trying it to do it. I had said that once you’ve been to one rodeo you’ve been to all of them, all the rodeos are the same. That is not a true statement. That particular rodeo (NFR) is by far the best rodeo they have. At the NFR, we didn’t kill them, but we did good. We won a little over $80,000. I’ve been team roping my entire life, and that’s by far the best week of team roping I’ve ever had. Having as much money as I have won right now sure makes it easier. I think this time last year I had $8,000-$10,000 won, and obviously wasn’t as comfortable. Having the start that I’ve got right nowmakes it a lot easier on the

back there next year. I just started roping with two-time PRCAWorld Champion Team Roping Header ChadMasters. The Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show& Rodeo inMercedes, Texas, was our first competition together. We took fifth place in 4.6 seconds, winning nearly $2,000. We’ve roped around each other for a long while. He called me the other day and we just decided to start doing it. In addition to rodeoing, I show AQHA team roping horses for Bobby Lewis. I’ve been doing that off and on since I was 15 years old. I’ve been at it solidly since Jan. 1, 2010. He’s a great guy, made it possible for me to rodeo and still have a job. The horses I ride at the rodeos, he either owns or we’re partners on. He’s been really good to me since I was a kid. He’s one of my favorite people. Working full time and rodeoing full time has its trials and tribulations. Sometimes you have to be at a horse show three days and go somewhere every night to a rodeo. When we get done at a horse show, we haul tail to the rodeo and half the night back to the horse show. A lot of guys wouldn’t want to go through that trouble, but I don’t mind. I’m a young man and my body is still in good shape. While I can do it to myself I don’t mind the work. I want to be everywhere there’s money involved and fun. I don’t mind having to work a little harder to have a little fun.

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GRILLE COWBOY

Saddle bronc rider ROSS GRIFFIN debuted in 2017 on his permit, finishing second in the RAM Rodeo Permit Standings with $14,492. A junior at Western Texas College, Griffin rides for the Westerners’ rodeo teamwhile also juggling time as a rookie in the PRCA. As of April 2, the 21-year-old had accrued $5,283 in 2018, good for third most among rookies.

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Last year you finished second in the permit standings. How much fun did you have hitting the road for the first time as a professional? Ross: It was awesome. I had a blast. It was fun, but it was good to get out there and get the feel for it. I learned a lot, too. One of my buddies got hurt and I had to travel by myself for a little while. That was tough, but it was an obstacle I had to figure out. What was it like to compete at the PRCA Permit Members Challenge in Las Vegas in December? Ross: It was pretty cool. They treated us really well, and theymade us feel like we accomplished something by being there, so it was a pretty neat deal to go to. I wish I would have done a lot better. Of all the new cities and towns you went to, which was the coolest, in your opinion?

Ross: I really liked when we were up inMinnesota, at Waconia and Isanti. Going up there, that was pretty neat. It’s a lot different up there compared to anything I’ve ever really seen. We’re just young guys that didn’t know anybody and everybody was really friendly to us. We just had a blast. Did you grow up in New Mexico? Ross: Yes, sir, born and raised in Tularosa. We run some cows down there. There’s not a whole lot going on in Tularosa, so you have to entertain yourself, but it’s a close-knit community. How did you get into riding broncs? Ross: I’ma third-generation cowboy. I’ve been around it since I was little bitty. I made the decision I was always going to be a bronc rider for as long as I can remember. Having been on the circuit for a little while now, is there any bronc you’ve ridden that stood out the most? Ross: I’ve been on a lot of really good ones. I’ve been on some really nice horses, some really fun ones. There aren’t any particular horses I can think of, but I do like to ride Frontier Rodeo horses. I’ve had a lot of good luck with them. How’s life at Western Texas College? Ross: It’s pretty good. It’s kind of likemy hometown, there isn’t really a lot to do or much that goes on, but it’s a good place to learn how to ride broncs. My roommate, Clayton Sellars, and I have a couple colts around and we ride themwhen we’re home. We’ve been rodeoing quite a bit, but when we’re back we ride them. There are quite a few places to fish around here, too. That’s our entertainment around here – riding horses and fishing. What’s your major? Ross: I got a degree last semester in animal science. I didn’t knowwhat to do or if I’d stay in school. I decided I’d finish the year and try to make the College National Finals Rodeo onemore time. I’m just taking a welding course now. What do you want to do with that degree? Ross: Man, I really don’t have any idea right now. I have a one-trackmind. I want to hit the road and try that. Do you watch any sports outside of rodeo?

Ross: I used to be pretty into football, but ever since I moved to college…we have an old VCR TV, so we’re kind of out of the loop. I don’t watch asmuch as I used to. Do you have a favorite football team? Ross: The Indianapolis Colts. I don’t knowwhy I like them, I just always have. I think I started liking themas a kid just because of what they were called. Is there anyone in rodeo that you would consider your hero or role model? Ross: Probably Billy Etbauer. He’s the greatest. He’s the standard for saddle bronc riding. Your first name is Garrett, but officially you go by Ross. Why is that? Ross: To be honest with you, I’ve never been called Garrett since the

time I was born. I have no idea whymy birth certificate is that way. They’ve never calledme Garrett, I’ve always been Ross since I hit the ground. My uncle’s name is Garrett andmy grandpa’s is too, but neither of themgo by Garrett, either. I don’t knowwhat the deal is. What would it mean to you to eventually qualify for the NFR?

Ross: That would be a dreamcome true. That’s everything I’ve been trying to do for forever. That’s all I’ve thought about for quite a few years now, so it would be awesome.

ROSS GRIFFIN

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ALL-AROUND 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas........................... $65,667 2. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif.............................. 40,799 3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas......................... 40,092 4. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah...................... 28,084 5. Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas.................. 27,283 6. Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss................... 25,174 7. Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss............................... 25,138 8. Wesley Brunson, Terry, Miss.......................... 24,279 9. Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla........ 17,289 10. Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla.............. 16,587 11. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash............... 15,012 12. McCoy Profili, Okeechobee, Fla...................... 11,278 13. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D..................................... 11,264 14. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La............................... 11,171 15. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif................... 10,906 16. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D.................................... 8,668 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah................... $56,966 2. Mason Clements, Springville, Utah................ 42,520 3. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas............................ 38,318 4. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas........................ 33,589 5. Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D................... 31,752 6. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas...................... 29,865 7. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo............................... 28,769 8. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba......................... 27,501 9. Luke Creasy, Hobbs, N.M............................... 27,218 10. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D................................. 27,171 11. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah................... 23,199 12. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn...................... 22,412 13. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa......................... 22,001 14. Blade Elliott, Centreville, Ala........................... 21,531 15. Clint Laye, Pocatello, Idaho............................ 21,307 16. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France ....................... 20,959 17. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore......................... 19,778 18. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb............................... 19,355 19. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont.............................. 19,096 20. Logan Corbett, Las Cruces, N.M.................... 19,012 STEERWRESTLING 1. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla............................... $47,102 2. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta.................... 35,679 3. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev............................. 34,307 4. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La.................... 33,327 5. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La............................... 32,268 6. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss....................... 30,644 7. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla........................... 26,522 8. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan........................ 22,604 9. Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta.................. 22,121 10. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas................... 21,975 11. Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas.................. 21,879 12. Jacob Shofner, Huntsville, Texas.................... 21,608 13. Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif........................... 20,246 14. Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D................. 19,979 15. Taz Olson, Prairie City, S.D............................. 19,825 16. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss..................... 19,543 17. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala........................... 18,703 18. Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D............................. 16,888 19. Josh Clark, Warner, Okla................................ 16,427 20. Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii............................... 13,873 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla...................... $40,437 2. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla.................... 37,756 3. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C............................ 33,254 4. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif.......................... 29,823 5. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla......................... 29,101 6. Travis Dorman, Dade City, Fla......................... 21,810 7. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C........................... 20,779 8. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala............................. 20,308 9. Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla...................... 20,212 10. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas............................... 19,555 11. John Alley, Adams, Tenn................................ 18,861

20. Wesley Brunson, Terry, Miss.......................... 15,546 STEER ROPING 1. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas......... $35,642 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas............................. 31,088 3. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan........................... 24,773 4. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo...................... 22,075 5. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas............................ 19,522 6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas......................... 15,268 7. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas.................... 14,665 8. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas........................... 12,641 9. Shay Good, Midland, Texas............................ 12,489 10. Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo............................. 12,178 11. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas............................ 12,155 12. Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas...................... 12,145 13. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla..................... 11,265 14. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas.............................. 10,320 15. Chad Mathis, Morristown, Ariz....................... 10,256 16. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla......................... 9,651 17. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas.......................... 9,298 18. Brian Garr, Belle Fourche, S.D.......................... 8,686 19. Jim Locke, Miami, Texas.................................. 7,918 20. Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M.................................. 7,749 BULL RIDING 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.................... $98,010 2. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas................ 58,548 3. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla.............................. 57,241 4. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La............................... 53,494 5. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont.......................... 52,241 6. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla................. 47,626 7. Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla......................... 41,998 8. Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas.............................. 40,165 9. Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah..................... 34,156 10. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah.............................. 33,597 11. Lane Nobles, Gatesville, Texas....................... 30,541 12. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho............ 27,767 13. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas............ 26,468 14. Eli Vastbinder, Athens, Texas.......................... 25,338 15. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif........................ 25,125 16. Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore......................... 24,557 17. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas............... 23,533 18. Koby Radley, Montpelier, La........................... 22,386 19. Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho.............................. 21,895 20. Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M............................. 19,525 *2018 BARREL RACING (Through April 2, 2018) Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings. 1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas............................$85,332 2. Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore....................... 71,186 3. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif....................... 64,910 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D............................ 55,834 5. Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas......................... 48,567 6. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas................... 42,172 7. Kylie Weast, Comanche, Okla.......................... 35,991 8. Kelly Bruner, Millsap, Texas............................ 33,899 9. Tiana Schuster, Krum, Texas........................... 33,834 10. Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas........................ 33,736 11. Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo................... 30,530 12. Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn.............................. 23,834 13. Carman Pozzobon, Aldergrove, B.C.............. 23,143 14. Ericka Nelson, Century, Fla........................... 23,125 15. Lucinda Rose, Willard, Mo............................ 21,638 16. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas........... 19,671 17. Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas.................... 19,499 18. Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas.................... 19,094 19. Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo........................... 18,767 20. Lori Todd, Willcox, Ariz................................. 18,759

12. Steven Duby, Melba, Idaho............................. 17,867 13. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M........................ 17,670 14. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore..................... 16,919 15. Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas................................... 15,809 16. Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss.............................. 15,775 17. Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss............................... 15,480 18. Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D.......................... 15,232 19. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas......................... 13,943 20. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz............................. 13,866 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo............................. $40,437 2. Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla.................. 33,391 3. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan............................ 33,254 4. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.................. 29,101 5. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas.............. 26,133 6. Trace Porter, Leesville, La.............................. 25,865 7. Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M............................. 24,955 8. Bradley Massey, Perry, Fla............................. 21,810 9. Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas.................... 20,212 10. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla......................... 18,879 11. Clark Adcock, Smithville, Tenn....................... 18,861 12. Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo................................. 18,721 13. Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore...................... 18,345 14. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan................. 17,836 15. Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb.................................. 16,162 16. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas.................... 15,416 17. Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas.................. 14,429 18. Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas........................ 13,982 19. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas............................ 13,943 20. Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga........................ 13,842 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas.................... $71,499 2. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo........................... 43,081 3. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas....................... 38,478 4. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas............. 34,648 5. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah..................... 34,414 6. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah........................... 33,332 7. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa........................ 33,106 8. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta............................ 29,479 9. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta.................. 27,400 10. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb.............................. 23,155 11. Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla........................ 22,906 12. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La........................... 19,270 13. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M.............................. 18,439 14. Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah........................... 18,273 15. Joey Sonnier, New Iberia, La.......................... 17,995 16. Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla............................... 17,811 17. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D............................. 17,795 18. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La................................ 16,641 19. Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D...................... 16,558 20. Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla............................. 15,838 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas.......................... $43,735 2. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas...................... 41,628 3. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La........................... 37,253 4. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash.......................... 35,591 5. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas............................. 34,964 6. Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas.................. 32,888 7. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas.................... 32,058 8. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas................. 31,627 9. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas................ 31,049 10. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif.............................. 28,920 11. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas......................... 26,413 12. Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan............................. 23,172 13. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho................... 21,296 14. Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M............................. 18,871 15. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla........................ 18,055 16. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas.................... 16,758 17. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif.............. 16,311 18. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah...................... 16,199 19. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb................................ 15,853

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10QUESTIONS

HE SAID – SHE SAID

Who knows team roping heeler Will Woodfin better, his wife, Savannah, or his traveling partner Jake Orman?

WILL

WIFE SAVANNAH

PARTNER JAKE

SAVANNAH

JAKE

WILL

WHO IS HIS RODEO IDOL?

Clay O’Brien Cooper

Clay O’Brien Cooper

Clay O’Brien Cooper

WHAT HAS BEEN HIS BIGGEST CAREER RODEO WIN?

St. Paul, Ore.

St. Paul, Ore.

St. Paul, Ore.

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT?

Lambert’s Cafe

Lambert’s Cafe

Lambert’s Cafe

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE MOVIE?

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE?

Sweet tea

Sweet tea

Sweet tea

WHAT WAS HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT IN HIGH SCHOOL?

History

Science

P.E.

WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY?

Will

Will

Me

WHAT IS THE NAME OF HIS FAVORITE HORSE?

Salt

Salt

Salt

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE THING TO HUNT?

Ducks

Ducks

Ducks

12 WHAT WAS HIS FAVORITE CARTOON?

Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry

Tom and Jerry

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BRAIN TEASERS

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THEN & NOW Can you match these adorable future rodeo stars’ photos with the current PRCA contestants? Some don’t look quite the same.

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WORD SEARCH Logandale Launch Find the cowboys in the puzzle. Words may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and/or backward. Find the average winners from the 2017 Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev.

I R E H S O M T T A M B Z M W C I F S P W U J N O I E E O H V I D T Y T X S D P H W D T T Y L E R M A G N U S Z S F A R R S C K I J N P G W S W P I D N K E K N R E F B E N F A T K E L I Z A R B R O V E R T M F D E Y G S X Y G S C C V W T N G Q N N J M R S J N O O J L J O M K A Y W F C Z A B J R N L M R X N U E X R E M L T U A T G Z R L E G U F U O M W C L M B P L S Y S E Q O F T U J N X V C C D A G E R V E U O I K L B R D R O F W A R C Y L R A H C Y R K I W V O Y P S C Y I F D L A L T Q R N F C S P P M X K A F D X O V H A E A Z P R E A F V G N M T J G T B M P P Y I X W F B N J I U G A R R E T T S M I T H G N R A X A H P R B D O X A J M I B C P O H S P Y Y L I D G J Z R Q N P T S C W N A M P A H C F F E J X B T C W Y A T T B L O O M W I F S C X G Y V Q M Y S K O R Y K O O N T Z L Y E P Q H W O Q O F I G F F U B R A D L A R U E Q E I U Z K X D U S T I N E G U S Q U I Z A

AA: Trevor Brazile BB: Wyatt Bloom SW : Dakota Eldridge TR: Dustin Egusquiza/Kory Koontz SB: Rusty Wright TD: Tim Pharr GB: Amberleigh Moore BR : Garrett Smith

Find the arena record holders since 1988 BB : Matt Mosher, 90 points SW: Brad Larue, Jason Frost, Kyle Callaway, 3.4 sec. TR: Charly Crawford/Tyler Magnus, 3.8 sec.

SB: Dan Mortensen, 89 pts. TD: Jeff Chapman, 7.1 sec. GB: Jackie Ganter, 16.91 sec. BR: Jason McClain, 91 pts. Bonus Questions

1. Which legendary bull rider won the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in 1988, the first year the event was held in Logandale? 2. Before being renamed the Clark County Fair in 1986, the annual fair was known as what?

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The number of venues that have hosted the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo. The venues are: Pocatello, Idaho (1987-2010); Oklahoma City, Okla., Jim Norick Arena (2011-13); Guthrie, Okla., Lazy E Arena (2014); Kissimmee, Fla., Silver Spurs Arena (2015-present). The number of RNCFR team victories earned by Texas (1994-96, 1998, 2000-01, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015-16). The Prairie Circuit is the defending team champion at the RNCFR. The Prairie Circuit team earned $117,073 a year ago to defeat the Wilderness Circuit ($112,010) and Texas ($106,449). The Prairie Circuit has captured four RNCFR team titles, the others coming in 2002, 2013- 14. The amount bull rider Sage Kimzey earned during his four career Wrangler National Finals Rodeo appearances – 2014-17 – which led The 2018 RNCFR began April 5 and concludes April 8.

Bad Break for Bull Rider

Jarboe out indefinitely with back injury Bull rider Roscoe Jarboe, who qualified for the last two Wrangler National Finals Rodeos, is sidelined indefinitely with a back injury. Jarboe suffered the injury following his 87-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s F1 in the first round at Rodeo Austin (Texas), March 21. Moments after Jarboe made the whistle, he came off the bull and was on the ground on his hands and knees when the bull came back around and stepped on Jarboe’s back with its back feet. “What I know is I broke my L3 vertebra and I had a CT scan (April 2 in Meridian, Idaho),” said Jarboe, who didn’t experience any paralysis. “I’m going to see if doctors

recommend surgery or if it can heal on its own. I think I’m also going to send a CD down to Dr. Tandy Freeman and see what his guys think after I get word with what my doctors (in Idaho) think. I had a good get-off after my ride, the bull just stepped on me and squished me. At first, I thought I broke some ribs because it was a sharp pain up high. Once the adrenaline started wearing off it eventually came lower, it felt like it was in my hip. When I had X-rays, it was determined I broke that part of my back.” Jarboe was 12th in the April 2 PRCA World Standings with $27,767. Jarboe, 21, is back at home in New Plymouth, Idaho, and was scheduled to go to the doctor April 4 for a follow-up visit. Jarboe tied for fifth with Boudreaux Campbell in the first round in Austin and earned $2,566, but had to opt out of the semifinals because of the injury. “When I was younger, coming out of my freshman year in high school, I had a slight fracture of my L4 (vertebra), but nothing this serious,” Jarboe said. “This was a freak accident. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Jarboe was the 2016 PRCA Resistol Bull Riding Rookie of the Year and placed ninth in the world standings with $149,765. He won Round 2 at that year’s NFR with an 88.5-point ride on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Cooper’s Comet. Last year, Jarboe also finished ninth in the world standings with $156,855 after placing in three rounds at the NFR, highlighted by his second-place effort in Round 1 with an 87-point ride on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Braggin Rights.

Tie-down roper Hughes sidelined with broken arm Westyn Hughes’ primary PRCA event is tie-down roping. However, the Caldwell, Texas, cowboy wanted to compete in two events and wanted to try his hand as a bareback rider. After receiving some coaching from Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bareback riders Jake Brown and Bill Tutor, Hughes ran into some trouble on his second practice ride March 28 at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas.

“I was riding the horse really good and I covered him, and after I got done riding him I went down to double grab and somehow the horse just jerked me forward and I just got whipped down,” Hughes said. “We went two full laps around the arena, and she was drag- ging me. My buddy tried to get my hand out of the riggin’ and he didn’t have any luck. She mashed me up against the fence for about 20 yards. Then she just stomped me out of the rigging, and I believe that’s when my arm broke. I fractured both bones in my right, roping arm from my wrist to my elbow. I’m in a full cast right now.” Hughes is 16th in the April 2 tie-down roping PRCA World Standings with $16,758. He was the 2016 PRCA Resistol Tie-Down Roping Rookie of the Year and finished 25th in the world standings with $49,804. A year ago, Hughes was 20th in the world standings with $70,016. Hughes said he will be out of action from tie-down roping for up to two months and possibly three months before he can do anymore bareback riding. “I plan on getting back on as soon as they will let me,” said Hughes, 20. “I was fortunate, this wreck could have been a lot worse.”

to him winning four consecutive world championships.

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Saddle bronc rider Roper Kiesner loses a boot while getting bucked off Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Full Glass at Rodeo Austin, March 17. Booted Off

Six-time NFR bareback rider Harris perishes in Texas building fire Former Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Texas Rangers and the Texas Fire Marshal’s Office are leading the investi- gation, assisting Bosque County authorities. An investigator from the fire marshal’s office said the cause of the fire might never be determined. Harris, a Fort Worth native, attended Hill College in Hillsboro before joining the PRCA. His father, Chris Harris Sr., died Dec. 19, 2015, at the age of 67. The elder Harris was an attorney specializing in family and business law and served in the Texas House of Representatives for three sessions – starting in 1985 – before winning a spot in the state Senate, where he served from 1991 to 2013. Harris Jr. also was a breeder of bucking horses and operator of High Court Breeders, a deer-breeding operation. He was preceded in death by his father and his brother, Courtney Johnson-Harris. He is survived by his daughters, Halley (Pistol) Preece (and soon-to-be born granddaughter Parker Jane Preece), Jesse James Harris (and her mother, Stephanie Harris); mother, Tammy Allred Harris; brothers, Don (Adriane) Harris, Justin (Amy) Harris; and sister, Heather (Jerry) Harris Heftler. PRCA executive council members elected The following PRCA executive council members have been elected (or re-elected) and will serve two-year terms, which started April 1: rodeo committee representative at large – George Combs, of Reno, Nev.; rodeo committee representa- tive for rodeos with added money $50,000.01 or greater – James Miller, of Red Bluff, Calif.; rodeo committee representative for rodeos with added money of $10,000 or less – Steve Gander; contract personnel, clown/bullfighter – Robert Blue Jeanes; contract personnel, announcer/music director – Jesse Knudsen; contestant event representative, saddle bronc riding – Jacobs Crawley; contestant event representa- tive, steer wrestling – Matt Reeves; contestant event representative, steer roping – JP Wickett; stock contractor representatives – Mike Corey and TJ Korkow.

contestant Chris Harris Jr., 41, died in Laguna Park, Texas, in a fire that destroyed the large building in which he lived and housed his collection of classic cars, authorities confirmed March 23. Investigators found his body March 22 in the

rubble of a burned-out building in Laguna Park that formerly housed a carpet business. American Forensics in Mesquite confirmed the identity, the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release March 23. When contacted by ProRodeo Sports News March 26, the Bosque County Sheriff’s Office in Meridian, Texas, also confirmed Harris’ death.

The building is owned by Harris, who dabbled in antique and classic cars. Harris joined the PRCA in 1995 and qualified for the NFR in 1998-2000 and 2006-08. He finished third in the world standings in 1998 and 2000 and placed a career-best second in the NFR average in 1998. He had $870,953 in career earn- ings. The last time he earned any money during a PRCA season was 2014, when he earned $12,701. Firefighters from more than a half-dozen departments battled the blaze March 21 in the large, metal Salvage Carpet building at the intersection of State Highway 22 and FM 56 in Laguna Park. Mike Parker, the shop foreman at Rankin Automotive, reported the fire about 11:15 a.m. (CT) March 21. He said he saw smoke that he first thought was from a brush fire, and then flames burst through the roof of the building and shot 15 feet into the air.

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Saddle bronc rider Call Marr, of Twin Butte, Alberta, was thrown for a loop by Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Indian Burn at the High Desert Stampede in Redmond, Ore., March 30. “I went a ways,” said Marr, who was uninjured. “… Two days later now, it’s starting to kick in. … He bucked about as hard as everyone told me he was going to buck.” W.T. Bruce photo

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Bull rider Sage Kimzey took home $17,860 from Rodeo Austin after winning the finals with a 90-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Rug Rat, March 24. Kimzey, who has won the last four world titles, also won the semifinals at Austin. Kirt Steinke photo

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Teaming Up

BY MATT NABER A s one of the 10 highest-paying rodeos of the year, the impact of Rodeo Austin (Texas) can set the course for the season for many cowboys. For team ropers Marcus Theriot and Cody Doescher, winning Austin was a much-needed change of pace after a dry winter run. “I was thinking the other day, I’ve won a lot in my career and I’ve won a lot of rodeos, but I’ve never won a prestigious rodeo like that and it’s great,” Theriot said. “It means a lot to win Austin.” Doescher competed at Rodeo Austin several times before in steer wrestling and team roping, but this was his first time winning the rodeo. Theriot and Doescher win Austin one year after partnering together

“I’d wanted to win that rodeo a long time,” said Doescher, 27. “It’s pretty awesome, really. With the timing of it, it really puts us back in the running and caught back up.” Theriot and Doescher initially teamed up at Rodeo Austin one year ago and went on to have a successful summer, so they’ve roped together for the majority of the 2018 season. “We have good chemistry, and he ropes fast and my heel horse catches up, so our styles match well,” Doescher said. Theriot and Doescher tied for 10th in the first round with a 5.2-second run and placed fifth in the semifinals in 5.6. They won the final round with a 4.8-second run and left Austin with $10,846 each. “It was all or nothing for us because we hadn’t had a good winter and wanted to make up for it,” saidTheriot, 20. Although they hadn’t roped together the entire season, both ropers had won only one rodeo each before Austin. Theriot won at the Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo in mid-March, while Doescher’s win was in his home state, at the Tulsa (Okla.) State Fair PRCA Rodeo in early October.

TOPS AT AUSTIN — March 11-25

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Caleb Bennett ........................... 87 pts. 2. Tilden Hooper ............................... 86.5 3. Orin Larsen ...................................... 86 4. Mason Clements ........................... 85.5

STEER WRESTLING 1. (tie) Cole Edge ........................ 4.0 sec. Josh Garner ............................. 4.0 3. Taz Olson ........................................ 4.1 4. Two tied at ...................................... 4.2

TEAM ROPING 1. M. Theriot/C. Doescher ........... 4.8 sec. 2. C. Crawford/C. Summers ................ 5.0 3. B. Buckaloo/T. Woodard ................. 5.1 4. J. Austin/D. Rampy ......................... 6.4

SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Clay Elliott ............................. 89.5 pts. 2. Isaac Diaz ..................................... 85.5 3. Peter White II .................................. 85 4. Dawson Hay .................................... 84

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Team ropers Marcus Theriot, right, and Cody Doescher won $10,846 each at Rodeo Austin, which bumped them up to 29th and 30th in the world standings, respectively. Kirt Steinke photo

“This winter was terrible,” Doescher said. “Until Austin, we had won hardly anything at all.” Theriot agreed. “It bothers you with the long drives,” the Mississippi cowboy said. “It gets old, and I think it messes with us, mentally.” Now, the tide has turned in their favor. “Getting it turned around, that helps us,” Theriot said. “We have confidence now and we are back to rolling.” Of course, prize money is what keeps the wheels turning on the rodeo road. “Before then, we had no money won and needed to win,” Theriot said. “When you need to win, it makes it that much harder to win. But this puts us up there with the rest of them and makes it a lot easier.” “It makes it easier on our pocketbooks,” Doescher said. “The ultimate goal is to make the Finals and get the gold buckles, it (winning Austin) makes it easier to pay the bills.” Theriot and Doescher didn’t let the stiff competition faze them. “We compete against those guys every day, so we tried to stick to our

game,” Doescher said. “My partner is more of a fast-style header, and that fits him in that arena.” “They are the best in the world and people I’ve looked up to since I was little bitty,” saidTheriot, whose father, Herbert, was the 1994 PRCA Tie- down Roping World Champion. Theriot and Doescher ranked 19th and 20th, respectively, in the heading and heeling world standings in 2017. They’re aiming to make the jump into the Top 15 to qualify for their first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “I had a late start last year and wasn’t sure if I would even rodeo,” Theriot said, noting summer went well enough that he came close to qualifying for the NFR. “We almost pulled it off, but we didn’t. There were some things I learned last year that will help me make the Finals this year, like not to panic. There are plenty of rodeos left and you don’t have to win every rodeo.” Theriot’s been competing in ProRodeo since 2015, and Doescher’s been in the race since 2008. “It actually makes us want to rodeo this summer,” Doescher said. “This gave us a reason to rodeo all summer and try to make the Finals.”

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Tyson Durfey .......................... 9.4 sec. 2. Sterling Smith ................................ 9.8 3. Seth Cooke ................................... 18.5 4. Marcos Costa ............................... 22.7

BARREL RACING 1. Lisa Lockhart ...................... 14.97 sec. 2. Jessi Fish .................................... 15.08 3. Carman Pozzobon ...................... 15.13 4. Kathy Petska ............................... 15.31

BULL RIDING 1. Sage Kimzey ............................. 90 pts. 2. Tyler Bingham ................................. 82 (No other qualified rides)

Complete results on Page 38

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BY MATT NABER T he steer wrestling competition was tied up in more ways than one at Rodeo Austin (Texas). Cole Edge tied the arena record of 3.2 seconds in the first round, then he and Josh Garner tied for the win in the final round with 4.0-second runs. Before Edge, the other bulldoggers to make a 3.2-second run at Rodeo Austin were Levi Wisness (2007), Matt Reeves (2009) and Casey Martin (2014). “Those are great bulldoggers that I tied with, and to be a low-three, a lot of things have to go right,” Edge said. “Cole was hot, he won everything at that rodeo,” Garner said. Winning the first two rounds and splitting the win in the finals was worth $18,357 for Edge. “There are tons of guys that bulldog good, so if you draw good and have a good hazer, it makes life a lot easier,” Edge said. Edge won the first round and went on to win the semifinals in 3.9. Edge rode Sean Mulligan’s horse, Miss Kitty, as Mulligan hazed for him. Miss Kitty hales from the Dash Ta Fame bloodline through Lion’s Share of Fame, which all spurs from American Quarter Horse Hall of Famer Dash For Cash. “That makes it more special,” Edge said. “Sean’s one of the best hazers in the business. I’ve rodeoed with him a long time.” Edge won Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas) with Miss Kitty. He has a good feel for the 12-year-old mare’s style. “She gets across the line really fast, and I’m aggressive on my starts anyway,” Edge said. Garner also credited horsepower to winning in Austin. He competed on Sterling Lambert’s horse, Buzz. “I was lucky enough to get on a good horse, that’s the main deal in Austin,” Garner said. Edge was 25th in the 2017 world standings, but now he’s leading the pack by $11,423 thanks in part to entering more winter rodeos than in the past. Garner was ranked 13th as of April 2. “It’s the best winter I’ve ever had and makes it easier on me as far as how I plan out my schedule for the rest of the year,” Edge said, adding that horses can use breaks, too. “When you’re behind in money won, you feel like you have to get your best horse everywhere to catch up. But now I can ride a different horse somewhere – this keeps her fresh for the end of the year.” Garner, Edge all square in bulldogging

Cole Edge (above) and Josh Garner (below) tied for the win at Rodeo Austin. In the first round, Edge also tied the Rodeo Austin arena record of 3.2 seconds. Kirt Steinke photos

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BY MATT NABER S addle bronc rider Clay Elliott went ride on Beutler & Son’s Four Aces and followed it with an 89.5-point ride on Beutler & Son’s Nutrena’s Wound Up. But it wasn’t just good draws that made the difference for Elliott. He recently acquired a new saddle. “I’d been having some trouble with a saddle to ride and I got the right saddle under me and drew the right horse and I couldn’t go wrong,” Elliott said. “For sure it gives me confidence. To get on the best horse in the world and get a good ride, if that isn’t a confidence-booster I don’t know what is.” Elliott entered Rodeo Austin withWade Sundell, who rode Four Aces before Elliott’s turn on him, which gave Elliott an idea of what he was in for. But Wound Up – the 2017 Pendleton Whisky “Let ’er Buck” Saddle Bronc of the Year – was a different story. “I tried to treat her as if she was any other horse and simply have a good markout and lift on the rein, but it was tricky to think that, knowing that she is the best horse in the world,” Elliott said. “Everyone says how good she rides, and she looks like a bucking son of a gun, and she is. But if you do it right and set your feet and lift the rein, she does outstanding. She’s everything you want a bucking horse to be and doesn’t cover much ground either. What everyone told me she was, she was.” This is Elliott’s first time winning Rodeo Austin, but he’s no stranger to success. He’s qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo the last two years. “It (winning Austin) is something you want to do your whole career, and to have my name by that title is pretty special,” Elliott said, comparing Rodeo Austin’s notoriety to Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Pendleton (Ore.) Round- Up. Bronc rider Clay Elliott doubles up home with $14,335 thanks to winning the semifinals and the finals at Rodeo Austin in Texas. The 24-year-old Canadian made an 87-point

Nailing an 89.5-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Wound Up in the final round of Rodeo Austin helped Clay Elliott cash in for a total of $14,335. Kirt Steinke photo

“It dang sure capped off my winter run.” As of April 2, Elliott was eighth in the PRCAWorld Standings, but he’s not putting much stock in that just yet. “Every horse has a value, and every rodeo has value and I’ve been to 11 rodeos now,” Elliott said.“I’ve only been to a tenth of the rodeos I will go to, the season has barely even begun. Lots of people talk about the standings but they don’t matter until Oct. 1.”

Elliott took a short break after Austin before heading to the High Desert Stampede in Redmond, Ore., March 30. “Then it’s Logandale (Nev.), and then the California rodeos kick off, like Clovis, and I’m anxious to get going,” Elliott said.

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