ProRodeo Sports News - Feb. 17, 2023

FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Steer wrestler Will Lummus snares crown Strong Willed BY TRACY RENCK T his wasn’t steer wrestler Will Lummus’ fastest run but it got the job done. The veteran cowboy clocked a 4.1-second in the finals to win the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. “Oh man, it is a huge rodeo,” Lummus said. “I Lummus FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO

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TOP MONEY EARNERS $27,080 – Rocker Steiner (bareback riding) and Will Lummus (steer wrestling) BAREBACK RIDING 1. Rocker Steiner......................... 90 pts. 2. Three tied at.................................... 89 STEER WRESTLING 1. Will Lummus.......................... 4.1 sec. 2. Ty Erickson.................................... 4.3 3. Stockton Graves . .......................... 4.5 TEAM ROPING 1. A. Ward/B. Hawkins II............. 3.9 sec. 2. J. Cooper/B. Saebens. ................... 4.6 3. C. Snow/W. Thorp ........................ 5.4 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Stetson Wright. .................... 90.5 pts. (Tie) Dawson Hay........................ 90.5 3. Two tied at .................................. 88.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Westyn Hughes. ..................... 7.4 sec. 2. Tuf Cooper..................................... 7.9 3. Trevor Hale. ................................... 8.9 BARREL RACING 1. Jackie Ganter...................... 16.30 sec. 2. Hailey Kinsel.............................. 16.35 3. Sissy Winn. ............................... 16.47 BULL RIDING 1. Josh Frost............................. 90.5 pts. 2. Stetson Wright. ........................... 87.5 No other qualified rides

won $7,000 coming into the steer I had (in the finals) so I won $27,000 here and man honestly, $27,000 is a good winter to have going into Reno (Nev., in June). So, we are just getting started. We have a lot of big rodeos coming up and hopefully I can keep it rolling. “I get to ride great horses and I have great hazers. There were a lot of good bulldoggers behind me (to go in the finals) but I felt like I did my job. Win, lose or draw, it is what it is. If I won first that was great but if not, I felt like I did what I needed to do to give myself a chance. I didn’t beat myself.” Lummus earned $27,080 in Fort Worth. It moved him up to first in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $30,028. In Fort Worth, Lummus won the first round of Bracket 7 with a 4.1-second run, and he was second in round two at 3.8 seconds. He followed that up by winning the semifinals with a 3.7-second time. Lummus was riding Benz, a standout horse, which finished second in the steer wrestling Nutrena Horse of the Year presented by AQHA awards in 2022. The horse is owned by Clayton Hass. Hass was hazing for Lummus on his run. “It was awesome,” Lummus said. “Ty Erickson was also riding Benz and he finished second. This is a cool win. I never had a lot of luck until they moved here to Dickies Arena and hope it continues to be good for me in years to come. This buckle is going to go right in that new house we built.” Lummus, a five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, finished second in the 2022 world standings a year ago. He lost the world title by a mere $2,693 to Tyler Waguespack. Lummus was right in the mix in Round 10 only to break the barrier and settle for a 14.60-second time and slip to fourth in the average. “Everybody wants to win a gold buckle, but at the end of the day it’s about winning as much money as you can and supporting your family,” said Lummus, who earned $146,408 at the NFR.

James Phifer photo Steer wrestler Will Lummus clocked a solid 4.1-second run to win the finals at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and earn $20,000.

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