ProRodeo Sports News - Feb. 4, 2022

DENVER

NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW & RODEO

BY TANNER BARTH & TRACY RENCK

Fresh off making their debuts at the 2021Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented Teton Ridge, team ropers Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich were in top form at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo. The duo won the finals in Denver with a 4.4-second run. “It was awesome (to do this) coming off our first Finals and keeping our momentum rolling,” Rahlmann said. “I’m just glad I have a really good heeler.” Rich said he and Rahlmann had a simple plan for the finals, which consisted of 12 teams. “(In the finals), being first out, we were trying to being as fast as we could without messing up,” Rich said. “We had a great steer and Coy did a good job and we made a good run and it held up and worked out in our favor.” Rahlmann and Rich each earned $7,292 for their performance in the Mile High City. “We didn’t do any good in Odessa (Texas), but a big rodeo like this pays good, and it feels good to do good,” Rahlmann said. “This gets the ball rolling a little bit. We are going to Fort Worth and hopefully we can keep up the momentum and do good down there and finish the season strong.” Rahlmann and Rich finished 11th in the 2021 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings in the header and heeler standings, respectively. Rahlmann earned $138,153 and Rich earned $138,076. At the NFR, they each pocketed $74,227 after placing in four rounds, including winning Round 6 with a 3.6-second run. Team ropers Rahlmann/Rich capture crown

Ric Andersen photo Coming off their first trip to the Wrangler NFR, Coy Rahlmann and Douglas Rich won the team roping in Denver, earning $7,292 each.

Bull rider Josh Frost is on a heater. In the span of five days, the Frost stays hot, takes bull riding title Josh Frost earned $10,193 at the National Western Stock

Steiner gets biggest win of young career It hasn’t taken bareback rider Rocker Steiner long to turn heads in the PRCA. Steiner, who turned 18 in December, won his biggest rodeo to date when he took the crown in Denver. Steiner grabbed top honors with his 87.5-point ride on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Ain’t No Angel Jan. 23 in the Denver Coliseum. Steiner tied Cole Franks in the finals, but won the rodeo based on his higher semifinal ride of 88 points on Cervi Brothers’ DreamMachine. “That was a huge accomplishment and that was definitely one of my goals for the year to come here (to Denver),” Steiner said. “This by far is the biggest rodeo I have been to. I drew good all week and you can’t do it without these great stock contractors and their great horses. Ain’t No Angel is one of the best horses out there and a lot of greats have been on that horse and won a lot on that horse. I was so thankful to see my name next to it. “We went out there and it was definitely a fist fight, and I will fight a good one there for eight seconds. I grew up on nice practice horses and just getting my fundamentals. I just trust myself now and know I can do it. One thing my dad (PRCAWorld Champion Steer Wrestler Sid Steiner) taught me is don’t celebrate too long and I’m going to forget about this (in a day) and go on to the next one.” Steiner earned $9,686 in Denver.

Utah bull rider earned $13,072 at the Division 1 Xtreme Bulls in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 19, and then added a $10,193 payday in Denver. Frost won in Denver with a 92-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Predator. “I was just gritting it out,” Frost said. “I knew that bull. He was unridden and he was probably the biggest bull in the pen. Everybody who has had him, he has made pretty short work of them. “I was really focused on starting the ride good. That first jump is super important on a big strong bull like that, and he had me a little on the end of my arm and I was really having to gas through it, but 6.5, 7 (seconds) I got him covered up and finished him off strong and even stuck the landing.”

Show and Rodeo. He wrapped up the bull riding title with a 92-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Predator. Ric Andersen photo

Ric Andersen photo Rocker Steiner didn’t slow down in Denver, he won the rodeo with an 87.5-point ride on The Cervi Brothers’ Ain’t No Angel in the finals.

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