ProRodeo Sports News - August 7, 2020

DAYS OF ’76 RODEO DEADWOOD, S.D.

Deadwood win keeps wheels turning for Orman, Crites In the Running BY MATT NABER A win in Deadwood, S.D., breathed new life into the summer run for team ropers Jake Orman and Brye Crites. The duo hadn’t won a rodeo until the end of June and Cowboy Christmas didn’t go how they’d hoped. But they second round, the pair didn’t expect to win. But when the rodeo ended July 25, their two-head time of 10.6 seconds was still atop the pack. Their 0.2-second lead meant the difference between packing it in or shooting for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Their Deadwood win was worth $5,815. They also tied for fourth at Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell that weekend. The earnings from both helped move Orman to 26th in the world standings for team roping heading, while Crites moved to 29th in heeling.

turned it around with a win at the Crossett (Ark.) Riding Club 72nd Annual PRCA Rodeo, June 27 and another at the July 11 edition of the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo. As the end of July loomed, Orman and Crites remained outside the Top 50 in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. After tying for third in the first round with a 4.9-second time at the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo and being out of the money in the

“We were about to quit and stay close to the house, but with this a guy needs to keep going,” Crites said. “It (winning Deadwood) allowed us to keep entering. We have a reasonable chance to make the Finals, so we need to stay after them.” Their Deadwood win combined with the money they earned in

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Trenten Montero .......87 pts. 2. Orin Larsen ...................86.5 3. Jake Brown ......................86

STEER WRESTLING 1. S. Jorgensen .. 8.3 sec. on 2 2. Mike McGinn ..................8.8 3. Gary Gilbert ....................8.9

TEAM ROPING 1. Orman/Crites .10.6 sec. on 2 2. B. Hall/C. Tryan .............10.8 3. T. Harris/J. Nelson ........10.9

SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Taos Muncy ...........87.5 pts. 2. Stetson Wright .............86.5 3. Two tied at .......................86

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