ProRodeo Sports News - Jan. 24, 2020

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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