ProRodeo Sports News - Feb. 4, 2022

COWBOYS ON THE RISE

Rookies Rocker Steiner, Statler Wright, Riley Webb turning heads in PRCA The Young Guns Jake Link photo Tie-down roper Riley Webb competes in San Angelo, Texas, in 2020. The soft-spoken Webb’s results have spoke volumes in his brief career.

BY JOLEE JORDAN Special to the ProRodeo Sports News O ne is a flamboyant bareback rider with a

wins in his first four ProRodeos back in August. Steiner’s debut was similar, winning major rodeos in Odessa and Denver in his first weeks as a professional. Wright turned 18 back in September but put ProRodeo on hold long enough to finish his senior year on the football team at home in Beaver, Utah, where he played running back, outside linebacker and punter. With football done, and his remaining courses available online for a May graduation, Wright hit the road with brother Stetson, the reigning

rockstar persona. One is a quiet tie-down roper who prefers to let his roping do the talking. And the third is a bronc rider, following his famous family into the sport but born to stand

out. They may have different styles but Rocker Steiner, Riley Webb and Statler Wright all share a common theme: they represent one of the most exciting rookie classes in recent ProRodeo history. Webb is the oldest, by just a bit, and kicked things off with three

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