ProRodeo Sports News - February 3, 2023

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Riley Webb wins Denver crown for first time A Mile High BY TRACY RENCK T here’s no question Riley Webb had a stellar rookie year in 2022 in the PRCA. The Denton, Texas, cowboy was the Resistol All-Around and Tie-Down Wright NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW & RODEO

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Stetson Wright ($8,853, saddle bronc riding) BAREBACK RIDING

1. Garrett Shadbolt. .................. 89.5 pts. 2. Waylon Bourgeois. ......................... 88 3. Two tied at .................................. 86.5 STEER WRESTLING 1. Jace Melvin............................. 4.2 sec. 2. Jaret Whitman............................... 4.6 (Tie) Curtis Cassidy. ...................... 4.6 TEAM ROPING 1. C. Smith/J. Long..................... 3.9 sec. 2. K. Driggers/J. Nogueira. ................ 4.1 3. L. Aguilera/C. Payne. ..................... 4.3 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Stetson Wright. ....................... 90 pts. 2. Tanner Butner ................................ 88 3. Layton Green............................... 87.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Riley Webb. ............................ 7.2 sec. 2. Kincade Henry. .............................. 7.4 3. Shad Mayfield................................ 7.5 BARREL RACING 1. Jimmie Smith-Tew ............ 14.83 sec. 2. Kalli McCall .............................. 14.95 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi .............. 14.96 BULL RIDING 1. Bryce Burnell........................... 91 pts. 2. Stetson Wright. ........................... 90.5 3. Tyler Taylor..................................... 87

Roping Rookie of the Year. Webb also qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge, finishing 10th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $188,597. Well, Webb is on a gold buckle mission in 2023 and he took a small step toward reaching that ultimate goal by winning the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver on Jan. 22. Webb, the first cowboy out in the 12-man finals, clocked a blistering 7.2-second time to capture the victory at the Denver Coliseum. “I knew I had 11 guys after me and it was a sudden-death on one head, so you have to go as fast as you can and hopefully it sticks and it did for me,” saidWebb, 19. “I had a really good calf and you just let your hair hang down and let it all happen and it worked out for me.” Webb was making his second career appearance in Denver and left town after earning $6,937. “It was great to get a win like this in Denver,” Webb said. “In my set, I split or won first every time I ran one in Denver, which was huge.” Webb was riding Boots, 13. “I just bought Boots right after the NFR (In December), from calf roper Ryan Belew,” Webb said. “I took him to Lafayette (La.) and Denver, and I won both so he’s doing pretty good.” Webb said he plans to ride Boots and Titus, a horse he bought in the spring of 2020, during the 2023 campaign. “I learned a lot last year,” Webb said. “My goal last year was just to make the NFR and this year my goal is to be No. 1. I don’t think I had my goals set high enough last year. This year I’m off to good start and I’m looking forward to the rest of the winter run and the rest of the year. I had $20,000 when I got to Reno (Nev.) in June last year and I already have $19,000 won after Denver. That’s huge. It gives me a lot of confidence and I want to keep the hammer down and keep going at them.” In 2022, at the NFR in Las Vegas, Webb placed in five rounds and earned $71,092.

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Tie-down roper Riley Webb, riding his new horse Boots, bested the competition at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver.

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