ProRodeo Sports News - January 26, 2018

the extent of the injury. Eventually, he was advised to rehab rather than undergo surgery. He dedicated himself to following doctor’s orders. He now has full range of motion in the arm. He put that on display Jan. 16. He expected Cimmaron to go left out of the chute, but the bull went right. “Man, there wasn’t anything going to top it, that bull rode really good, a lot of kick, leaping up in the air,” Nobles said. “I couldn’t even tell you how good it felt. It was just a fit. It was smooth, there was no power to it, everything was in motion and all in sync.” Since turning pro in 2016 (he won a little over $6,000 that year, suffering a dislocated shoulder in his riding arm), Nobles’ intentions were to rodeo full time. But never has he gotten off to a start like this. “It’s really big,” he said. “To get that much won and put in the bank where now I can go and really not look back. As long as you’re riding your bulls you’ll make some money and keep going. It’s important to me to get a good start. Now just finish it, stay consistent, ride my bulls, do my part and everything else will play out.” ONTHE HORIZON Next up, Nobles will head right back to Fort Worth for the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show. From there he’s planning on hitting San Angelo, Texas, Lake Charles, La., and Belton, Texas. While the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER is still 11 months away, a win like Nobels’ has him thinking big. “Last year, I was really trying to make a push to make the NFR, that’s what the goal is,” he said. “That’s our plan to make the NFR. That’s what we’re shooting for right now, especially getting FortWorth under my belt. That’s a pretty good start.”

PRCA XTREME BULLS 2018 TOUR STANDINGS (Unofficial as of Jan. 25)

1. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla. ........................ $16,357 2. Lane Nobles, Gatesville, Texas .................... 16,129 3. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah ............................ 12,541 4. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla. .............. 9,016 5. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho .......... 8,149 6. Nate Perry, Elk City, Okla. ............................. 7,730 7. Fulton Rutland, Stilwell, Okla. ....................... 7,415 8. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho ...................... 6,869 9. Dustin Bowen, Fredericksburg, Pa. ............... 6,159 10. Preston Preece, Troy, Texas ........................ 6,119 11. Rylan Wright, Midway, Utah ....................... 5,722 12. Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah ................. 5,657 13. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas ......... 5,234 14. J.T. Pettitt, West Odessa, Texas .................. 4,540 15. Dylan Vick Hice, Escalon, Calif. .................. 3,863 COMPLETE RESULTS ON PAGE 42

Trevor Kastner finished second in the average with 177 points on two head at the SWELS – Xtreme Bulls event Jan. 16-17 in Fort Worth, Texas. James Phifer photo

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