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Congratulations on your impressiveWrangler NFR victories.

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CONTENTS

JANUARY 24, 2020 VOLUME 68, NO. 2

Ky Hamilton, who rode two bulls on the first day at the SWELS – Xtreme Bulls in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 21, finished second in the average. James Phifer photo

Xtreme Beginning The 2020 Division 1 Xtreme Bulls Tour kicked off in Dickies Arena at the SWELS – Xtreme Bulls in Fort Worth, Texas. 36

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INSIDE 6 editor’s letter 8 hot takes 10 cowboy grille 12 brain teasers 14 he said-she said 16 social media 20 short round 44 results 51 prca notes

Cash flow in Odessa The Sand- hills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas, kicked off the ProRo- deo winter run and the 2020 ProRodeo Tour, paying out valu- able points and plenty of cash. 26 40 years of rules for Gibbs Veteran judge George Gibbs has been offi- ciating in Pro- Rodeo for 40 years. 42

RODEOS

26 Odessa, Texas 28 Great Falls, Mont. RAMMontana Circuit Finals Rodeo 30 Harrisburg, Pa. RAM First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo 32 Yakima, Wash. RAM Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo 36 Fort Worth, Texas Xtreme Bulls 18 2020 prca world 48 2019 circuits STANDINGS

Dudley Barker photo Jake Brown rides Beutler & Son Rodeo’s On Tap With Nutrena in Odessa, Texas.

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Bareback rider Wyatt Bloom won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo in Great Falls. Kirt Steinke photo

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Cowboys can book for Vegas with big winter wins EDITOR’S LETTER SCOTT KANIEWSKI S ummertime might be the best time for rodeo, but the winter and spring months are when cowboys can really make some money and all but clinch a spot in theWrangler National Finals Rodeo thanks to Antonio Stock Show&Rodeo. Between the two, the lanky Canadian earned $79,500 that counted toward the world standings. That was enough to qualify for theWrangler NFR. (It even topped the No. 15 spot by $229.) Of course, Larsen won plenty more, entering the Finals with $173,442. He also won another $50,000 in Arlington that did not count toward the standings. Team ropers Coleman Proctor and RyanMotes won

several rodeos with significant paydays. Frommid-January until the end of March, PRCA rodeos including Denver and a half-dozen Texas-sized rodeos – Fort Worth, San Angelo, San Antonio, Houston, Arlington and Austin – can set up competitors for the rest of the season. Last year, those seven combined rodeos paid out $6,339,125, or an average of $905,589 per rodeo. Call it ProRodeoWin-terfest. This year should be bigger, richer, better. Denver, which ends Jan. 26 with the finals airing onThe Cowboy Channel at 4 p.m. (ET), will pay out nearly 20% more in 2020 than it did in 2019. The FortWorth Stock Show and Rodeo has altered its format – as several rodeos have – in order to pay out its winners $20,000 apiece, plus whatever they win in the earlier rounds. The total payout in FortWorth will exceed $900,000. BothThe American in Arlington, Texas, and RodeoHouston will again see $50,000 count toward the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings for the winners as happened last season. If a cowboy can win two of those three rodeos – FortWorth, Arlington andHouston – go ahead and book his room in Las Vegas in December. In 2019, of the 14 cowboys who won at either Arlington or Houston (including headers and heelers), only two did not make theWrangler NFR. Bareback rider Orin Larsen won bothThe American and the San

Scott Kaniewski has been the editor of ProRodeo Sports News since August 2017. He has nearly two decades of experience in sports journalism,

$433,333 each in Arlington after winning as qualifiers. And while only $50,000 of that counted toward the world standings, that extra $383,333 made a difference to Proctor. “For an opportunity for my rope to make a living for me and put me in position where I could change my life and my family’s life moving forward is the biggest goal you can have when you start roping a goat, chasing him around in the yard as a little kid,” Proctor said after winning in Arlington. San Angelo paid out winners in 2019 a total of $451,203. And Rodeo Austin, which caps the big run when it ends March 28, last year paid out cowboy winners an average of $11,270. Bareback rider Caleb Bennett won both San Angelo and Austin in 2019 to earn $21,649 combined. That proved to be nearly 20% of his regular-season earnings, helping him book passage to Vegas. Needless to say, there’s significant money to be won before the summer months hit and the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo

with the last several being consumed by ProRodeo.

kicks off June 18. A bad winter doesn’t mean missing out on the Finals, but a great winter can mean a guy can start counting down the days until the Wrangler NFR.

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Out front in Denver

“Last year was cool, don’t get me wrong. I’ll look back on that someday as, ‘You competed for three months and finished third in the world.’ But right now, that’s just another year I didn’t win a gold buckle, and I’m hungry.” – TIM O’CONNELL NEXT ON TAP NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW AND RODEO When: Jan. 16-26 Where: Denver Coverage: The Cowboy Channel will air live coverage of the finals Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. (ET).

Midway through the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, three- time world champion (2016-18) and 2017 Denver winner Tim O’Connell held the top scores

in bareback riding in the first two rounds. O’Connell, who missed much of last season with injury, is hunting title No. 4.

FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO When: Jan. 24- Feb. 8

HOT TAKES Ric Andersen photo Tie-down roper Shad Mayfield made a 6.9-second run in Denver.

Where: Fort Worth, Texas Coverage: The finals will air live on The Cowboy Channel at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

Mayfield quick in Denver Shad Mayfield posted a tie-down roping time of 6.9 seconds at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, Jan. 17. As of Jan. 19, that was the second-fastest time of the 2020 season. Only Riley Pruitt’s 6.7-second time posted Oct. 9 at the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo in Waco has been faster. Mayfield qualified for the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as a rookie. The Clovis, N.M., cowboy finished 12th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $127,075.

SAN ANGELO RODEO When: Jan. 30-Feb. 14 Where: San Angelo, Texas

Coverage: Catch the finals on The Cowboy Channel at 8:30 p.m. (ET), Feb. 14. * The Cowboy Channel also will provide look-ins from these rodeos on “ProRodeo Tonight.” Check out TheCowboyChannel.com for schedule.

68 NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2020 SEASON AS OF JAN. 21

$4,776,294

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2020 SEASON

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COWBOY GRILLE WITH TRACY RENCK

What was your rookie season like? Cade: I would have liked to have won rookie of the year, but I came up a little short. I finished 60th in the (world standings) and I wanted to be in the top 50. But just going out and rodeoing for the whole summer was an experience, and I really liked it. It was fun getting to go and do everything because I stayed out the whole year. Was competing full time harder than you thought? Cade: Well, I learned a lot about entering and what rodeos to go to and how to go to them. I learned a lot about the different setups, like what you have to do different at certain rodeos. What horse are you riding this year? Cade: I have a bay horse called Moon. He is 11. That’s the only one I’m taking out on the road. My traveling partner, Heath Thomas, has his bulldogging horse and hazing horse. I used Moon last year, and he’s perfect. I got him as a hazing horse when I was in college. I hazed on him for about five years and switched him over to a bulldogging horse two years ago. Ever since I switched him over, he has been great. What are your 2020 PRCA goals? Cade: I want to make the (Wrangler) NFR. I get to get into Houston, San Antonio and Denver. I get a chance to go to a lot more rodeos. Last year, I didn’t go to California, and this year I will. I want to be smart and place and win every time I can. Are you in college? Cade: No. I did college rodeo and I graduated in 2018. I started out at Wharton County (Texas) Junior College, and I won the College National Finals Rodeo my freshman year in 2014. I stayed at Wharton for two years, then I went to Texas A&M in College Station. I rodeoed for two years and I went to school there for three years to get my degree in 2018 in agricultural economics. What was it like winning a national championship as a freshman? Cade: It was amazing. It was a surprise. What’s your favorite restaurant? Cade: Fuego Tortilla Grill. I get the Dr Pepper Cowboy. (The Dr Pepper Cowboy has smoked brisket, grilled onions, Dr Pepper BBQ sauce, chipotle cream corn and jack cheese in a homemade tortilla.) I get water or pink lemonade to drink. What’s your favorite holiday? Cade: The Fourth of July. That’s the best time to go to rodeos and travel. What’s your go-to movie? Cade: Wyatt Earp . I think I have seen that movie 100 times. Do you have a TV show you binge watch? Cade: I have watched about 13 Netflix series just being on the road. My favorite is The Punisher . Do you have a favorite sports team? Cade: The Houston Texans. My favorite player is J.J. Watt. What would your life be like if cellphones didn’t have GPS programs? Cade: My life would be very, very difficult. I would have to get a fold-out map like my dad did when I was going with him. Do you have family members that rodeoed? Cade: My dad rodeoed through college and was a (tie-down) roper, and I was a (tie-down) roper. The only reason I got started steer wrestling is my dad asked if I wanted to start a new event in high school rodeos and I said, yes. He told me to try steer wrestling. I told him he was crazy, but I ended up liking it and it clicked with me. What was your favorite cartoon to watch as a kid? Cade: Tom and Jerry . I loved the fact that they were always picking on each other. What type of music do you enjoy listening to? Cade: I listen to different types of music, but when I’m in charge of the music in the truck I listen to old-school country music from 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. I like Marty Robbins, George Jones, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Steer wrestler Cade Goodman, 24, of Waelder, Texas, is off to a strong start to the 2020 season, leading the Jan. 23 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $8,159. A year ago, he earned $25,297, finishing second in the PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings. With a season under his belt, the 6-foot-1, 200-pound Goodman has high hopes for 2020 as he chases his first berth to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

CADE GOODMAN

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BRAIN TEASERS TAKE YOUR SHOT

ANSWERS ON PAGE 54

Then & Now

Can you match these adorable kids’ photos with the current PRCA contestants? Some don’t look quite the same.

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Find the winners from the 2019 Homestead (Fla.) Championship Rodeo and the winners from the 2019 Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo. Cowboys who won more than one event at both rodeos appear once for each win. Names may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

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1. Homestead, Fla., winners. AA: Ivan Bruised Head BB: Craig Wisehart SW: Ivan Bruised Head TR: Cody Gornto/Troy Weekley Jr. GB: Sabra O’Quinn BR: Lucas Manning 2. Winners from Fort Worth. AA: Marcus Theriot BB: Ty Breuer SW: Stephen Culling Josh Clark TR: Adam Rose Jett Hillman SB: Sterling Crawley SB: Joey Sonnier TD: Pat Carlton

TD: Marty Yates GB: Hailey Kinsel BR: Foster McCraw

BONUS QUESTIONS 1. Who was the announcer at Homestead in 2019? 2. Who was the clown/barrelman at Fort Worth in 2019?

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10 QUESTIONS He Said – She Said Who knows PRCA Executive Council Bull Riding Representative Cody Rostockyj better, his wife, Tomile, or fellow bull rider Pistol Robinson?

Cody

Tomile

Pistol

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WHAT IS HIS BIGGEST CAREER RODEO WIN?

Round 7 2016 NFR

Round 7 2016 NFR

Round 7 2016 NFR

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT?

Taco Bell

Taco Bell

Taco Bell

IF NOT RODEO, WHAT CAREER WOULD HE CHOOSE?

Skateboarder

Military

Teacher

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE?

Energy drinks

Big Red

Big Red

WHAT WAS HIS FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT?

Lunch

Math

Math

WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY?

Me

Cody

Cody

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE ANIMAL TO HUNT?

Whitetail deer

Whitetail deer

Whitetail deer

IS HE AN EARLY BIRD OR A NIGHT OWL?

Night owl

Night owl

Early bird

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE CARTOON?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Dragon Ball Z

Dragon Ball Z

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Friends

Friends

– Courtesy of Ted Harbin Forged in Fire

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SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTIONS

FUN AT COWBOY DOWNHILL The Cowboy Downhill in Steamboat Springs, Colo., is always a big hit. The thrills and spills draw plenty of social media attention, and this year was no different.

FORT WORTH Dustin Boquet is starting 2020 hot after winning the first Division 1 Xtreme Bulls event in the new Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

RODEO & HOCKEY Three-time NFR-qualifying bareback rider and Minnesota native Tanner Aus had a chance to promote the Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo at the Minnesota Wild hockey game. He kicked off the game by saying “Let’s play hockey.” You can watch the Cinch World’s Toughest events on ProRodeoTV.com.

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2020 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Unofficial as of Jan. 23, 2020. For the 2020 season (Oct. 1, 2019-Sept. 30, 2020), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 85; team roping, 65; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 85; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, no limit. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla...................... $12,061 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas............................. 11,206 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Anthony Thomas, Houston, Texas................ $10,540 2. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La............................... 10,224 3. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas.......................... 9,553 4. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas................. 8,881 5. Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta................ 8,737 6. Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo................................. 8,586 7. Yance Day, Tahlequah, Okla.............................. 7,927 8. Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D......................... 6,688 9. Tanner Phipps, Dalton, Ga................................ 5,390 10. Zach Hibler, Wheeler, Texas.............................. 5,286 11. Paden Hurst, Huntsville, Texas......................... 5,251 12. Mike Fred, Wamego, Kan................................. 4,926 13. Luke Wozney, Powell, Wyo.............................. 4,737 14. Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La................... 4,472 15. Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo............................ 4,102 16. Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo............................. 3,580 17. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa........................... 3,221 18. Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont......................... 3,184 19. Blade Elliott, Saint Ignatius, Mont.................... 2,972 20. Jesse Pope, Marshall, Mo................................ 2,897 STEER WRESTLING 1. Cade Goodman, Waelder, Texas..................... $8,159 2. Shayde Etherton, Borden, Ind.......................... 7,481 3. Kalane Anders, Bayard, Neb............................. 6,652 4. Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa........................ 6,230 5. Shawn Downing, Saco, Mont........................... 6,054 6. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif............................ 5,000 7. Dylan Schroeder, Waller, Texas........................ 4,683 8. Payden McIntyre, Douglas, Wyo...................... 4,656 9. Cade Staton, Jonesboro, Texas........................ 4,417 10. Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D................... 4,077 11. Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore................................ 4,036 12. Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La............................... 3,975 13. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont................................ 3,910 14. Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D............................ 3,896 15. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La................................. 3,785 16. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif......................... 3,784 17. Trever Nelson, Kiowa, Okla............................... 3,727 18. Riley Butler, Blackfoot, Idaho........................... 3,604 19. Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark............................. 3,306 20. Denell Henderson, Damascus, Ark................... 3,117 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla.................... $9,210 2. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla.......................... 6,918 3. Garett Chick, Salado, Texas.............................. 6,076 4. Ty Blasingame, Casper, Wyo............................ 5,920 5. Cyle Denison, Iowa, La..................................... 5,595 6. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif............................ 5,259 7. Bradley Massey, Perry, Fla............................... 5,242 8. Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D........................................ 5,167 9. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C............................. 4,538 10. Lathen Bryant, Stephenville, Texas................... 4,370 11. Pat Boyle, Shandon, Calif................................. 4,306 12. Delon Parker, Worden, Mont............................ 4,011 13. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala............................... 3,887 14. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga........................... 3,706 15. Cooper White, Hershey, Neb............................ 3,650 16. Quisto Lopez, Beeville, Texas........................... 3,529 17. Casey Tew, Billings Mont.................................. 3,460 18. Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta................... 3,336 19. Kal Fuller, Bozeman, Mont................................ 3,113 20. Aaron Macy, Post, Texas.................................. 3,071

TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Colton Brittain, Rockwall, Texas..................... $7,180 2. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.............................. 7,029 3. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev................................... 6,918 4. Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas.................. 6,076 5. Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn.............................. 5,595 6. Lane Siggins, Eloy, Ariz.................................... 5,167 7. Britt Bockius, Shady Grove, Fla........................ 5,077 8. Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb................................... 4,874 9. Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla................................... 4,538 10. Jared Hixon, Bakersfield, Calif.......................... 4,306 11. Ryan Zurcher, Powell, Wyo.............................. 4,011 12. Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D..................................... 3,887 13. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.......................... 3,885 14. Evan Arnold, Stephenville, Texas...................... 3,731 15. Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil .. 3,706 16. Jason Hill, Ashburn, Ga.................................... 3,558 17. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla................................... 3,555 18. B.J. Dugger, Comfort, Texas............................. 3,529 19. Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas............................. 3,336 20. Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb.................................... 3,296 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas........................ $18,642 2. Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D..................... 15,269 3. Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia................ 13,113 4. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo........................... 12,294 5. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D.................................. 11,276 6. Cort Scheer, Homedale, Idaho........................ 10,372 7. Sterling Crawley, Huntsville, Texas................. 10,057 8. Riggin Smith, Winterset, Iowa......................... 7,894 9. Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont..................... 7,373 10. Lane Schuelke, Newell, S.D.............................. 7,189 11. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas........................ 6,324 12. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La............................. 5,682 13. Parker Kempfer, Melbourne, Fla....................... 5,428 14. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas......................... 5,369 15. Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D.......................... 5,305 16. Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo........................... 5,267 17. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta.................... 5,176 Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D........................ 5,176 19. Jarrod Hammons, Stephenville, Texas.............. 4,243 20. Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa.......................... 4,166 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.......................... $19,323 2. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La........................... 13,647 3. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb................................ 12,482 4. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas............................ 12,408 5. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas................. 10,963 6. Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas..................... 9,378 7. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas............................ 8,381 8. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont........................ 7,733 9. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La................................. 5,746 10. Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La............................. 5,583 11. Colt Papy, Henrietta, Texas............................... 5,579 12. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas............................. 5,493 13. Andrew Burks, Kiln, Miss................................. 5,247 14. Randall Carlisle, Athens, La.............................. 5,121 15. Marcos Costa, Menard, Texas.......................... 4,797 16. J.C. Malone, Plain City, Utah............................ 4,131 17. Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif.......................... 4,088 18. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas............................. 4,063 19. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas................................ 4,036 20. Tyler Prcin, Alvord, Texas................................. 3,957

STEER ROPING 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas....................... $21,180 2. Billy Good, Wynnewood, Okla........................ 12,338 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D........................... 11,075 4. Cole Patterson, Pratt, Kan.............................. 10,261 5. Shay Good, Abilene, Texas............................... 9,456 6. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas................ 9,090 7. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla........................... 7,852 8. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas............................. 7,718 9. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas............................... 7,667 10. Jason Evans, Glen Rose, Texas........................ 7,572 11. Martin Poindexter, Comanche, Texas................ 7,515 12. Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla........................ 7,398 13. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas............. 6,423 14. Trey Sheets, Pine Bluffs, Wyo.......................... 6,137 15. Corey Ross, Liberty Hill, Texas......................... 5,626 16. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla............................ 5,578 17. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla.......................... 5,143 18. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas................................ 4,827 19. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas.............................. 4,388 20. Roger Branch, Wellston, Okla.......................... 4,033 BULL RIDING 1. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La............................. $25,067 2. Parker McCown, Montgomery, Texas............. 22,122 3. J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas................................. 21,215 4. Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Australia...................... 19,769 5. Laramie Mosley, Satanta, Kan........................ 19,317 6. Braden Richardson, Jasper, Texas.................. 14,993 7. Hawk Whitt, Thermopolis, Wyo...................... 11,624 8. Foster McCraw, Navasota, Texas.................... 10,230 9. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas.............. 9,809 10. Colten Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo................................ 9,667 11. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla................................ 8,710 12. Denton Fugate, Niangua, Mo............................ 8,100 13. Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho............................ 7,700 14. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo................................ 7,667 15. Wyatt Gregg, Belle Fourche, S.D...................... 6,621 16. Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M............................... 6,463 17. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla................... 6,423 18. Cole Melancon, Paris, Texas............................. 6,185 19. Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta...................... 5,901 20. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas................................. 5,712 *2020 BARREL RACING (Through Jan. 23, 2020) Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings. 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas...........$14,882 2. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Texas..........................12,939 3. Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas........................11,055 4. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas......................10,110 5. Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla.................................10,012 6. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas.............................9,251 7. Alex Lang, Harper, Texas...................................8,717 8. Margaret Poloncic, Gillette, Wyo.......................7,912 9. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas.............................6,725 10. Lisa Thornton, Plum, Texas...............................6,240 11. Loni Kay, Lester, Plum, Texas............................5,654 12. Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas.......................5,309 13. Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas............4,763 14. Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss..............................4,613 15. Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas........................4,602 16. Jennifer Driver, Garden City, Texas....................4,593 17. Jill Wilson, Snyder, Texas..................................4,512 18. Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas...........................4,431 19. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D..............................4,407 20. Leia Pluemer, Bosque Farms, N.M. ..................4,300

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ProRodeo Hall of Famer Dennis Reiners passes away Memoriam SHORT ROUND

D ennis Reiners, the 1970 world champion saddle bronc rider and 2003 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, passed away Jan. 20 at Phoenix Mountain Nursing Center in Phoenix. Born in Clara City, Minn., Oct. 17, 1937, Reiners didn’t catch the rodeo bug until he was 14 years old and traveled to Clear Lake, S.D., to watch legendary cowboy Casey Tibbs ride a saddle bronc. After that, Reiners was hooked. “I went home and built a chute and tried to ride ‘em,” Reiners told ProRodeo Sports News in 2003. “I fell off more than I stayed on.” As luck would have it, as Reiners began his

ProRodeo career in 1959, Tibbs became one of Reiners’ mentors, as did ProRodeo Hall of Famers Bill Linderman and Marty Wood. “Casey entered me in the spring rodeos, San Angelo (Texas), Fort Worth (Texas) and Houston,” Reiners said. “I think I probably got even with him, but Casey never asked for a dime.” Reiners’ persistence paid off, qualifying for the

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National Finals Rodeo nine times in saddle bronc riding (1963- 66 and 1970-74) and twice in bareback riding (1965-66). The highlight of his career was winning the saddle bronc riding world title in 1970. He was the first cowboy to win NFR aggregate titles in bareback riding (1965) and saddle bronc riding (1973). Reiners was modest about his many accomplishments during a ProRodeo career that lasted more than 30 years. He continued to compete until 1990 when he was 53 years old, winning 11 “old timers” world titles before he was through. “I don’t have Alzheimer’s,” Reiners said. “I have half-timer’s disease – I only remember half the time.” After retiring from competition, Reiners remained active in rodeo by subcontracting bucking horses and driving teams of horses

in parades such as the 2003 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days parade. “I’m busy day and night,” Reiners said. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.” Reiners was injured in a horse accident in 1991 and developed a neurological problem that progressed over time, leaving him paralyzed and unable to talk for the last five years of his life. Reiners was a practicing Lutheran and had a close relationship with the Lord. Foxie photo Dennis Reiners, pictured in 1965, passed away Jan. 20. He was the 1970 world champion saddle bronc rider and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2003.

Clayton Sellars sidelined with knee injury 

Bull rider Clayton Sellars, who made his Wrangler NFR debut in 2019, will be out of action for an extended period after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Jan. 22 during the SWELS – Xtreme Bulls. Sellars was injured during his 77.5-point ride on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Road Rage in the long round of the Division 1 Xtreme Bulls event in Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 22. “I reckon I’m going to be out 4½ months,” said Sellars,

21. “The bull was really close to the bucking chutes, and I kind of jumped off away from my hand and my left leg was still underneath him. “It kind of stretched out and then he hit me in the hip or something, and it just put my knee down and foot up and stretched my ligaments too far and tore them both. (Dr.) Tandy (Freeman) has us all hooked up. We are going to have surgery as soon as possible and be back kicking in the arena again.”

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BY THE NUMBERS $17K The amount of money – $17,635 – steer wrestler and tie-down roper Butch Myers earned to win the all- around title at the 1989 Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo, which is still a rodeo record. The 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo began Jan. 24 and will conclude Feb. 8. $160K The amount of money – $160,000 – to be paid out to the event winners in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping heading, team roping heeling, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding at the 2020 Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo. Each winner will earn $20,000. $1.2M The total payout – $1,293,189 – for the 2019 Xtreme Bulls Tour. Sage Kimzey won the 2019 X Bulls Tour with $88,348. It was his third consecutive X Bulls Tour win.

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Colin Wolfe wins again at Cowboy Downhill ski race

Before 2018, steer wrestler Colin Wolfe had never competed in the Cowboy Downhill in Steamboat Springs, Colo. For the second year in a row he walked away as the winner of the stampede race at Steamboat Ski Resort, Jan. 20. A year ago, the Wenatchee, Wash., cowboy won both the slalom timed-event competition and the stampede. In 2018, Wolfe won the slalom. “It’s always great to compete (in Steamboat),” said Wolfe, 34. “The (stampede) race is a little bit different when they turn everybody loose. It’s kind of anybody’s ballgame. ... Everybody gets tangled up a lot and there’s a lot of carnage. It’s fun to watch.” More than 100 contestants from Denver’s

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo entered the 46th annual Downhill. The winner of the 2020 slalom timed-event competition was bareback rider Pascal Isabelle. The winner of the best wreck was fellow bareback rider Grant Denny, who donated his skis back to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund and had them signed by contestants for auction next year. The Legends and Friends race winner was Jed Moore. The Cowboy Downhill is held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo and began in 1975. The Downhill has become a fundraiser for the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, which provides financial assistance to injured PRCA cowboys.

Clown/barrelman Gizmo McCracken on mend

ProRodeo clown/barrelman Gizmo McCracken is already walking around and cracking jokes despite undergoing back surgery in Dallas, Jan. 8. Initially, doctors thought his recovery would take 60-90 days, but now McCracken expects to return to the arena in time for the Jr. NFR, where McCracken will perform beginning March 1. For now, McCracken is limited to walking until his

back fully heals.

“It was just from wear and tear, I’ve been doing

this a long time,” said McCracken, 58.

McCracken started fighting bulls when he was 15 years old in the 1970s and started his ProRodeo career in 1992. Since, he’s worked hundreds of rodeos, including the 2005 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and the 2006 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo.

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SNAPSHOT Leap of Wonder Montana Barlow scrambles from Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Boy Wonder at the RAM Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo, Jan. 10. – Molly Morrow photo

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Odessa win has Etherton ready for 2020 Cool Shayde BY MATT NABER S teer wrestler Shayde Etherton is set to use the momentum from winning the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas, to propel his 2020 season. He knows a big win like Odessa can set the pace for the rest of his year. SANDHILLS STOCK SHOW & RODEO

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Tuf Cooper, TOP SCORES

“This win is huge,” Etherton said. “It got me into Houston and then I’m going to get into the San Angelo Cinch Chute-Out Rodeo and some better winter rodeos to get some more won in the winter. I just circuit rodeoed last year and didn’t get enough for San Antonio, Denver or Fort Worth, so it was good to win something else.” Etherton, 28, split the win in Round 1 with Cody Pratt on a 3.8-second run. Competition was tight in Round 2 as Etherton’s 4.4-second run put him in a five-way tie for eighth place, but it positioned him 0.2 seconds ahead of the pack in the average. Etherton’s win came on a horse called Golden Son that his hazer, Riley Duvall, also rides. “That horse is just easy to ride and solid, and it’s the same with Riley hazing by my side,” said Etherton, who earned $5,264. After finishing the 2019 season with $15,072, he’s already equaled nearly half of that through mid-January 2020. His quick start has him second in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $7,481. Etherton’s done well before, splitting the win at the 2016 Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo in Lovington, N.M., for $5,277. That same year, he also placed second at the All-American ProRodeo Finals to earn $9,579. His best seasons came in 2015 and 2018, which were nearly identical, earning $35,335 in 2015 and $35,352 in 2018. Originally from Borden, Ind., Etherton moved to Hico, Texas, in 2014. When he’s not competing, Etherton is a farrier and manages cattle. “I don’t really have a checklist for 2020, but the big goal is to make the Finals,” Etherton said. “I’m looking forward to Houston and the qualifier at San Antonio and hope it goes well so I can get into the big rodeos – everyone wants to qualify for The American.” Winning Odessa didn’t change his plans for 2020, as he’d already prepared to hit the rodeo road with Duvall. “We’re going to go hard to try to make the Finals,” Etherton said. “But this (winning Odessa) gives you more confidence and sets you up to get into better rodeos. If you do well at Houston, then you’re set all year.”

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1. (Tie) Jayco Roper ................... 88 pts. Jake Brown ................................... 88 3. Jade Taton ..................................... 86 STEER WRESTLING 1. Shayde Etherton ............ 8.2 sec. on 2 2. (Tie) Jace Melvin .......................... 8.4 Mike McGinn ................................ 8.4 TEAM ROPING 1. J. Dees/L. Siggins ......... 8.8 sec. on 2 2. C. Proctor/R. Motes ..................... 8.9 3. T. Blasingame/C. Hintz .................. 9.0 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. (Tie) Tanner Butner .............. 86.5 pts. Parker Fleet ................................ 86.5 3. Two tied at ..................................... 83 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield ....................... 7.8 sec. 2. Marty Yates .................................. 8.4 3. Two tied at .................................... 8.8 STEER ROPING 1. Billy Good ................... 52.5 sec. on 4 2. Cole Patterson ............................ 54.5 3. Tuf Cooper ................................. 57.0 BULL RIDING 1. Colten Fritzlan ........................ 88 pts. 2. Braden Richardson ..................... 86.5 3. Dustin Boquet ............................ 85.5

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Dudley Barker photo Winning $5,264 at the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas, has given Shayde Etherton a jumpstart to the 2020 season.

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RAM MONTANA CIRCUIT FINALS

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GREAT FALLS, MONT.

In-laws Day and Williams top the bill in Great Falls Big Sky Duo BY MATT NABER B rothers-in-law Radley Day and Taylor Williams struck some ProRodeo gold in the Treasure State by winning the RAMMontana Circuit Finals Rodeo, Jan. 12. ALL-AROUND COWBOY Gerald Eash, $3,829, saddle bronc riding and bull riding BAREBACK RIDING TOP SCORES Eash

“It’s pretty good to make my first circuit finals, and to do it with my brother-in-law makes it that much better,” Day said. The duo placed fourth in the first round at 6.2 seconds and held consistent in the final two rounds, placing second in each at 7.2 and 7.3 seconds, respectively, to win the average by more than two seconds with 20.7 seconds on three head. All told, their Great Falls, Mont., efforts were worth $7,658 and a spot at the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla., April 2-4. The win also had the bonus of a spot at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Winning the RAMMCFR will have a big impact on their 2020 season, they said. “It’s a great chance to run at money we wouldn’t normally have a chance at running at,” saidWilliams, who turns 31 on Jan. 31. “It doesn’t change our broad plan on how many rodeos we’ll go to, but it’s dang sure a great opportunity.” With $12,953 each, the duo ended the 2019 season with Day in fourth in the Montana Circuit Standings for team roping heading andWilliams third for team roping heeling. “It (winning the RAMMCFR) means a lot since I hadn’t rodeoed a whole lot the last few years,” Williams said. “I kind of cracked back out, and it feels good to have some success.” Williams had won a few thousand each year from 2011-13, then started winning money again in 2019. As for Day, he won $50 in 2014 and didn’t earn a ProRodeo check again until 2019. “For most of my late-20s I didn’t buy a card and was just working at home, and then I had a chance to do some rodeoing this summer and had some more help at home to get away to do it,” Williams said. The duo competed together a few years ago but took a step back in recent years. Now, Williams and Day, who married Williams’ sister, Ashley, live and work about 700 head of cattle on the Williams family ranch in Volborg, Mont. “My wife talked me into buying my card, and she barrel races and was going to a few, so I got Taylor talked into it,” Day said. “We’re not too far apart, within walking distance.” The family affair at the RAMMCFR didn’t end in the team roping as both of their wives competed too. “It’s pretty cool to go to Kissimmee for that much money and getting in Fort Worth is pretty cool, too,” Day said. “I’ve got an 11-year-old boy (Kyler) and it’s about to be his turn to go rodeoing. I have a few years left before I’m following him around.” Williams has the same long-term view as Day. “I have two young boys at home and before too long I’ll be roping with them,” Williams said of his sons Landon, 4, and Carson, 2. Although they’re set for a stellar season, the cowboys aren’t

1. Wyatt Bloom ................ 249 pts. on 3 2. Jessy Davis ................................. 248 3. Tristan Hansen ............................ 246 STEER WRESTLING 1. Ty Erickson ................. 10.6 sec. on 3 2. Ross Mosher ............................. 12.2 3. Will Powell ................................. 14.2 TEAM ROPING 1. R. Day/T. Williams ....... 20.7 sec. on 3 2. D. Bird/S. Sporer ........................ 22.8 3. B. Tryan/S. Levine ...................... 30.7 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Houston Brown ............ 237 pts. on 3 2. Jesse Kruse ................................ 228 3. Travis Nelson ........................... 215.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Trevin Baumann .......... 30.5 sec. on 3 2. Hank Hollenbeck ........................ 31.6 3. Bryce Bott .................................. 33.2 BARREL RACING 1. Tara Stimpson ........... 39.88 sec. on 3 2. Milee Dailey ............................. 40.43 3. Shelby Gill ................................ 40.44 BULL RIDING 1. Connor Murnion ........ 168.5 pts. on 2 2. Dakota Louis ............................... 154 3. Preston Louis ................. 84 pts. on 1

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looking too far beyond the circuit system. “I’d like to go to a handful of rodeos and get our circuit count in and hopefully get back to the circuit finals,” Day said. “I’m just a circuit guy, and we are just too busy.”

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RAM FIRST FRONTIER CIRCUIT FINALS Randolph wins first RAM FFCFR title Fast Track BY SCOTT KANIEWSKI B raidy Randolph is learning his bull riding craft from a good source. His uncle Clovis Crane has won First Frontier Circuit year- end titles and RAM First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo average titles in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. Randolph, a 19-year-old permit holder, won his first RAM FFCFR and year-end title in bull riding on Jan. 12 in Harrisburg, Pa.

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Ty Rumford, TOP SCORES

$7,058, tie-down roping and steer wrestling BAREBACK RIDING

Randolph earned $9,063 after posting a three-head score of 233.5 points, including winning the second round with an 81.5-point ride on Painted Pony Championship Rodeo’s Tootough. The Jonestown, Pa., resident was the only bull rider to cover all three bulls at the finals. “It was big for me,” Randolph said. “It was a good rodeo to go to. It paid out really good this year. It can really put a fellow on his feet for the year.” Randolph has been living with Crane for the last three years after moving from Texas. Crane was the 2009 all-around champion at the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo. Randolph said Crane doesn’t get too high or too low over things, but Randolph’s victory changed that. “He seemed really happy,” Randolph said. “He helped me on all three of my bulls. He usually doesn’t get too bouncing-off-the-walls excited, but he was back there clapping for me.” In 2019, Randolph finished 22nd in the PRCA | RAMRodeo Permit Standings with $10,627. Randolph is planning on purchasing his card as soon as his broken leg heals. He suffered the injury after making the whistle in the third round in Harrisburg. Randolph expects to be healed in time for the RAMNCFR, which he qualified for after winning the RAM FFCFR. With the windfall fromHarrisburg, Randolph is also planning to get to plenty of rodeos this season. “I’m going to try and be in the Top 15 at the end of the year,” he said. “I’ll try to make the (Wrangler National Finals Rodeo). It’s always been one of my biggest goals. I’m going to make a real hard run since I’ve got some money. Hopefully I can pick up some more good money in Kissimmee because that’s a good payout too.”

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1. Tim Kent.....................252.5 pts. on 3 2. Clovis Crane. .............................238.5 3. James Carter. ...............................235 STEER WRESTLING 1. A.J. Williams................ 24.3 sec. on 3 2. Mat Gartz.....................................41.4 3. John Leinaweaver................23.9 on 2 TEAM ROPING 1. J. Rounds/S. Quinn...... 27.1 sec. on 3 2. C. Clement/D. Carnes...................30.2 3. C. Nastri/K. Brown.......................32.4 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Ray Hostetler.................234 pts. on 3 2. Eddie Parlier.................................227 3. Jace Angus................................224.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. J.R. Myers................... 30.4 sec. on 3 2. Abdiel Zamora. ............................37.9 3. Ty Rumford..................................40.3 BARREL RACING 1. Wendy Chesnut.......... 43.16 sec. on 3 2. Christina Mulford.......................43.54 3. Dawn Powell..............................44.12 BULL RIDING 1. Braidy Randolph.........233.5 pts. on 3 2. Mike Adams..........................145 on 2 3. David Brittingham...................85 on 1

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