ProRodeo Sports News - January 8, 2021

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2020 Vision Photos of the Year

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BRONCS. BULLS.

BUCKLES.

Congratulations Stetson Wright on back-to-back All-Around World Championship titles. From your friends at Wrangler.

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JANUARY 8, 2021 VOLUME 69, NO. 1

Texas Two-Step With a payout of more than cowboys rolling into the new year. 34 $140,000, the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo, Dec. 31-Jan. 2, got

Steer wrestler Dylan Schroeder won the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo in Waco with a three-head time of 16.5 seconds. James Phifer photo

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RODEOS 34 Waco, Texas RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo RODEOS 14 2021 PRCA World 44 2020 Circuits STANDINGS COVER 6 In His Words 8 Grille 10 Brain Teasers 12 He Said-She Said 18 Short Round 42 Results 50 PRCA Notes

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Steve Gray Trevor Kastner was injured at the Wrangler NFR while aboard United Pro Rodeo’s Diamond Cutter during Round 3.

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Cowboys use time to heal Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers who were injured during the Finals are on the mend. Several of those are ready to compete again, while others are taking extra time to get ready to rejoin competition. 36

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Steer wrestler Matt Reeves competes at the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Joe Duty photo

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Team roping header Andrew Ward made his Wrangler IN HIS WORDS ANDREW WARD Team roping header ready for return to Finals C ompeting at the NFR was a dream come true, and the money is so good. We were fortunate enough to do well. I haven’t had a lot of money

(Ward’s brother and previous partner) and I had. I felt like I took more of a veteran attitude instead of trying to catch a lot of cows and see how I ended up. Maybe the way we started (helped), but I was able to stick to that and turn a lot of steers for Buds. Really, in the years before, if I would have stuck to those plans, Reagan and I were I love this time of year because you get to stay at home and work at your roping. I think that’s the most fun part of the whole thing. I think I love practicing because I want to do well at the big rodeos. I don’t know if I would like practicing as much if I didn’t feel like I was preparing for San Antonio, Odessa, San Angelo or Houston. I have tons of respect for Luke Brown and Kaleb Driggers, guys that stay out there every year no matter what. But I think I understand now why they try so hard because Arlington was such a good rodeo. It was a dream come true, but also the money is so good, it sets up those guys for next year. If I’m 16th at the end of the year, I’ll be pushing because of how good that rodeo is and how big it is to get a chance to rope there. Everyone was telling me, Arlington was awesome, but Las Vegas, there’s nothing like walking into Vegas for your first time, seeing the crowd on top of you. So that excited me. I’m going to try as hard as ever to make it there again. plenty good enough to make it.

my whole life, so once we did catch a few cows, it felt like we were rich leaving Arlington. I know that we’re not really rich, but it’s more money than I’ve seen, so it was a lot of fun.

National Finals Rodeo debut at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 3-12. Less than a month later he’s ready to get back to the Finals. Ward, 30, is again roping with Buddy Hawkins II. The duo each finished among the top five in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings in 2020 in their respective events after earning $96,308 at the Finals and ending the season with $160,180. Hawkins and Ward also are brothers-in-law.

I had a good year, I enjoyed it. Buds (Hawkins) catches all the time; he doesn’t miss much. Man, he’s a good teammate and he’s really good at the business side of it. There are a lot of good things about Buds. The main reason is he catches so good behind me, and after that he’s a heck of a good partner and works hard at his roping. He’s the lead, I think. We were friends before we started roping. I think it’s nice when you’re with your partner a lot, it’s nice to get along. My wife and his wife are sisters. It’s a family deal. We all get along pretty good, and I think that makes it even easier to rope with somebody. It would stink if you didn’t enjoy each other because you’re with each other so much of the year. I think it fell the right way for me and I was able to get in the groove and figure out how to catch and win this season. It seemed like in years before, I would press and go fast and miss a lot of cows. And maybe I was too green-minded, not a veteran. Buds and I talked it over, the same kind of talks Reagan

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COWBOY GRILLE WITH TRACY RENCK

How did you get involved in rodeo? Billy: When we were kids, my dad (Ike) tripped steers at all the rodeos. I have two older brothers, Tel and Brad. We junior rodeoed all through our younger years and then I quit and started playing basketball for a while. Then I made the decision when I was in high school to just keep roping, and when it came down to college I was going to rodeo. Where did you rodeo in college? Billy: I went to Eastern New Mexico University. I team roped, bulldogged and (tie-down roped) in college. How did steer roping come about for you? Billy: In college, I always wanted to trip steers, but I couldn’t afford it. Standings with $55,750. He won the Dixon McGowan Award, given to the highest-ranked first-time qualifier at the NFSR. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Good has his eyes on making a return trip to the NFSR. Steer roper Billy Good, 29, joined the PRCA in 2016 and had a career-best season in 2020. The Wynnewood, Okla., cowboy made his debut at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping in November at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane. He finished ninth in the PRCA | RAM World

BILLY GOOD

When I moved up here to (Oklahoma) and started working I started roping steers around 2014 or 2015. It was a goal of mine to make the NFSR.

What was it like to make your inaugural appearance at the NFSR? Billy: It dang sure was a goal I wanted to reach and a dream of mine. It was a great experience for sure. It was nerve-wracking a little bit because I know I could have roped better. I was still able to win quite a bit of money (more than $19,000) and I had a lot of family and friends who showed up and had a lot of people calling. It was cool to have all those people supporting me and help me reach that goal. What was it like to win the Dixon McGowan Award at the NFSR? Billy: That was awesome. Darwin McGowan (Dixon’s father) is a good family friend of ours. A couple of years ago I went up to the NFSR and helped my buddy Garrett Hale, and he won the award in 2018. That year when we left, I told my wife (Darcy) I really wanted to win that award the first time I made it.

Did 2020 light a fire in you to make a return trip to the NFSR? Billy: You bet. I want to go back and have an even better year this year.

What has been your biggest career PRCA rodeo win? Billy: I won Lovington (N.M., the Lea County PRCA Rodeo) in 2019, and that was great because that’s where I grew up. In 2020, I won Odessa (Texas, the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo) in January, and that got my season going. Is there a rodeo on your bucket list – outside of the NFSR – that you want to win? Billy: I would like to win Pendleton (Ore.) for sure. Before 2020, the most money you earned in a season was $12,361 in 2018. What was the key to your breakout performance last season? Billy: I had a real good fall and finally had a finished horse underneath me. I won at the right places. I felt like I was finally roping at that level (I needed to be) and my accomplishments were falling into place. What horse were you riding? Billy: A bay horse of mine I call Archie. He’s 11.

What do you enjoy doing when you are not rodeoing? Billy: I shoe horses, which is something I’ve been doing for 10 years, and I train horses. But I really enjoy hunting. We try and make it a family thing and go as much as we can. We usually go hunting for whitetail deer. I also go fishing for bass and catfish. What is your favorite fast-food restaurant? Billy: Whataburger. I get the green chile cheeseburger, you can’t go wrong with that burger.

What’s your favorite holiday? Billy: I would say Thanksgiving and Christmas. It seems like everybody in my family makes a point to get together on those two days and I get to see more people.

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BRAIN TEASERS TAKE YOUR SHOT

ANSWERS ON PAGE 52

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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Word Search Find the winners from the 2020 Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas, and the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver. Cowboys who won more than one event at both rodeos appear for each win. Names may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical or diagonal. January Jump 1. Find the winners from Odessa. BB: Jayco Roper, Jake Brown SW: Shayde Etherton TR: Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins SB: Tanner Butner, Parker Fleet

S O H C O D Y S N O W O Y C A Q D L L J M J G G V L L S V G J A N U C I E I G A V H U M T Z J Q H A H H Y R A E Y Y D O R B L W H S J R I A M U Y A T A P P K A D A M G R A Y W N L Q D K O E T D H B Y K V E V B A B O I F L M O H Z E L Z R M H N Q D J J L S S C D Z X S K C S G B S R Y A U J H J E F G O O U Y K U S D N K J R E J A Y C O R O P E R L N T C A W Y I W L B O V M N F K D U V C M T C C G R S Q G X Q I E W A D I I E S E M H E X H L N E S G B B L Q Q N E S N E G R O J N O S T E T S I D X L A X A J L M S L C B S F K T E K M R S E I Y Z P E J M U T Y D P A R K E R F L E E T M G N V N L U Y A R T B Y I N C O Z Y E N U P O M C W G U K O P R E N T U B R E N N A T S O W N G V V L N Q R E Z Z R N Z O G E L F S D N R Q Q K Q O L L N D L F A L T J I T H G I R W Y T S U R Z R G C A R L Y T A Y L O R E J H G V T G I W W J Y N R Z X W I Y K P A Q E T H R Q Z Y C O V T

TD: Shad Mayfield GB: Kassie Mowry SR: Billy Good BR: Colten Fritzlan

2. Find the winners from Denver. BB: Mason Clements SW: Stetson Jorgensen TR: Clay Tryan/Jake Long, Cody Snow/ Paul Eaves SB: Rusty Wright, Brody Cress

TD: Adam Gray GB: Carly Taylor BR: Brody Yeary

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10 QUESTIONS He Said – She Said Who knows 10-time Wrangler NFR team roping header Charly Craw- ford better, his wife, Jackie, or his traveling partner, Joseph Harrison?

Charly

Jackie

Joseph

JOSEPH

CHARLY

JACKIE

WHO IS HIS RODEO IDOL?

Rod Lyman

Rod Lyman

Bobby Mote

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK?

Celsius

Water

Water

WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN THE FAMILY?

Jackie

Jackie

Me

WHO IS HIS FAVORITE NON-RODEO ATHLETE?

Brett Favre

Brett Favre

Brett Favre

WHO IS A BETTER ROPER, CHARLY OR JACKIE?

Jackie

Jackie

Me

IF NOT RODEO, HE WOULD DO WHAT?

Rock star

Rock star

Politician

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE HORSE HE’S EVER RIDDEN?

Patron

Patron

Patron

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME?

Rocky

Rocky

Harry Potter

WHAT’S HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT?

Del Frisco’s

Del Frisco’s

Del Frisco’s

12 WHO WOULD PLAY HIM IN A MOVIE?

Dwayne Johnson

Matthew McConaughey

– Courtesy of Ted Harbin Matt LeBlanc

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TEAM WORLD CHAMPIONS 2020

JACOB EDLER STEER WRESTLING

TEAM ROPING HEELER PAUL EAVES

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2021 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Unofficial as of Jan. 6, 2021. For the 2021 season (Oct. 1, 2020-Sept. 30, 2021), 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. Clovis Crane, Lebanon, Pa................................... $8,018 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb......................... $7,603 2. Tim Kent, Chambersburg, Pa................................. 6,618 3. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas....................... 6,426 4. Jordan Pelton, Halliday, N.D.. ................................ 5,829 5. Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo...................................... 5,257 6. Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas......................... 5,049 7. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba................................. 4,918 8. James Carter, Monroe, Mo.. .................................. 4,596 9. Zack Brown, Red Bluff, Calif.. ................................ 4,341 10. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas................................ 4,325 11. Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah..................................... 4,301 12. Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas. ............................. 4,251 13. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev...................... 4,035 14. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn.. ........................... 3,884 15. Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D........................... 3,724 16. Logan Corbett, Thompsonville, Ill.......................... 3,495 17. Clovis Crane, Lebanon, Pa..................................... 3,493 18. Tre Hosley, Compton, Calif..................................... 3,426 19. Blaine Kaufman, Pretty Prairie, Kan.. ..................... 3,276 20. Zach Hibler, Wheeler, Texas. .................................. 3,162 STEER WRESTLING 1. Jacob Edler, Alva, Okla......................................... $8,183 2. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan.. ............................. 5,725 3. Jake Stocking, Salina, Utah. .................................. 5,041 4. John Leinaweaver, Aspers, Pa.. ............................. 4,458 5. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D............................................. 4,400 6. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore.. ........................... 4,035 7. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La.................................... 3,995 8. Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas. ................................ 3,591 9. Kalane Anders, Bayard, Neb................................... 3,561 Gage Hesse, Keenesburg, Colo.............................. 3,561 11. A.J. Williams, New Providence, Pa.. ...................... 3,445 12. Kyle Eike, Glenarm, Ill............................................ 3,389 13. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev..................................... 3,259 14. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho. .................................. 3,208 15. Joe Nelson, Watford City, N.D................................ 3,168 16. Tucker Allen, Oak View, Calif.................................. 2,892 17. Blake Naglak, Lang Horne, Pa................................ 2,837 18. Dylan Schroeder, Waller, Texas.............................. 2,834 19. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La............................ 2,833 20. Jason Reiss, Manning, N.D.................................... 2,816 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas. ................................... $8,364 2. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga................................. 7,184 3. Cooper White, Hershey, Neb.................................. 5,632 4. Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla........................................ 5,056 5. Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah.................................... 4,889 6. Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla............................ 4,679 7. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla............................ 4,576 8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz............................. 4,155 9. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash............................... 4,035 10. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss.......................... 3,908 11. Chuck Smith, Townsend, Del................................. 3,647 12. Ryan Reed, Aguila, Ariz.. ....................................... 3,259 13. Pat Boyle, Shandon, Calif....................................... 3,238 14. Cody Reed, Quitman, Ark....................................... 3,135 15. Jared Odens, Pierre, S.D........................................ 2,992 16. Curry Kirchner, Ames, Okla.................................... 2,949 Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore.............................. 2,949 18. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M................................ 2,933 19. Cooper Bruce, Springer, Okla................................. 2,796 20. Austin Crist, Fountain, Colo................................... 2,713 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn................................. $7,184 2. J.C. Flake, Laramie, Wyo.. ..................................... 6,038 3. Tucker White, Hershey, Neb................................... 5,632 4. Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla............................. 5,603 5. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.......................... 5,065 6. Brye Crites, Welch, Okla.. ...................................... 5,056 7. Colby Siddoway, Honeyville, Utah.......................... 4,889 8. Scot Brown, Columbia, Pa..................................... 4,863 9. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla......................................... 4,679 10. Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas............................. 4,155

BULL RIDING 1. Trey Benton III, Richards, Texas. ......................... $8,454 2. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash...................... 8,216 3. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah. .................................... 7,509 4. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla......................... 7,445 5. Creek Young, Fort Scott, Kan................................. 7,073 6. Austin Beaty, Bedford, Va.. .................................... 7,024 7. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas....................................... 6,894 8. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La....................................... 6,747 9. Nathan Hatchel, Hennessey, Okla........................... 6,500 10. Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas. ..................... 6,327 11. Levi Gray, Dairy, Ore.............................................. 6,072 12. Stetson Dell Wright, Milford, Utah......................... 5,742 13. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla...................................... 5,571 14. Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Australia ............................. 5,534 15. Chris Bechthold, Booker, Texas.............................. 4,963 16. Colton Byram, Mound City, Kan............................. 4,588 17. Matt Palmer, Poplar Grove, Ill................................ 4,243 18. Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho...................................... 4,114 19. Cole Melancon, Paris, Texas. ................................. 3,897 20. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.. ............................. 3,696 BARREL RACING Barrel racing and breakaway roping 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. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas. ............................. $13,421 2. Stephanie Fryar, Waco Texas. ............................... 10,588 3. Tiany Schuster, Krum Texas.................................. 10,130 4. Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss................................... 8,609 5. Christina Mulford, Franklinville, N.J. ...................... 7,695 6. Lori Todd, Willcox, Ariz........................................... 7,619 7. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla....................................... 7,243 8. Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla............................... 7,210 9. Amanda Welsh, Gillette, Wyo.................................. 6,449 10. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas. ............... 6,217 11. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas.............................. 6,186 12. Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla. .................................... 6,015 13. Kylee Scribner, Azle, Texas. .................................... 5,178 14. Meka Farr, Honeyville, Utah. ................................... 4,756 15. Jodi Goodrich, Stanfield, Ore.................................. 4,656 16. Wendy Hoefer, Ft. Lupton, Colo.. ............................ 4,156 17. Wendy Chesnut, Poultney, Vt.................................. 4,061 18. Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas................................ 4,036 19. Jordan Briggs, Chilton, Texas. ................................ 3,994 20. Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas.................................. 3,894 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1. Samantha Fulton, Watford City, N.D...................... $4,902 2. Rylie Smith, Whitsett, Texas................................... 4,181 3. Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo..................................... 3,999 4. Jackie Crawford, Stephenville, Texas. ..................... 3,323 5. Kelsie Chace, Cherokee, Okla.................................. 2,901 6. Rickie Engesser, Spearfish, S.D. ............................ 2,763 7. Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas..................... 2,588 8. Nicole Baggarley, Las Cruces, N.M.. ....................... 2,537 9. Jordan Fabrizio, Canyon, Texas............................... 2,158 10. Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas................................... 1,847 11. Hope Luttrell, Prineville, Ore................................... 1,563 Willow Nicholas, Baggs, Wyo................................. 1,563 13. Kirby Eppert, Seneca, Neb.. .................................... 1,416 14. Randi Holliday, Chouteau, Okla............................... 1,321 15. Megan Burbridge, Tremonton, Utah........................ 1,230 16. Katie Mundorf, Mullen, Neb.................................... 1,150 17. Haley Kiehne, Magdalena, N.M.. ............................. 1,132 18. Amber Crawford, Springtown, Texas....................... 1,054 19. Brandy Schaack, Hyannis, Neb. . ............................ 1,018 20. Tanegai Zilverberg, Holobird, S.D. . ........................... 973

11. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.............................. 4,035 12. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas. .......................... 3,720 13. Joseph Shawnego, Oakdale, Calif.. ........................ 3,719 14. Kevin Brown, Keedysville, Md................................ 3,647 15. Jared Hixon, Bakersfield, Calif.. ............................. 3,238 16. Jace McDaniel, Jonesboro, Ark.............................. 3,135 17. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D................................. 2,992 18. Austin Rogers, Crescent, Okla.. ............................. 2,949 Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash................................ 2,949 20. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas...................... 2,933 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo............................... $5,936 2. Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa................................ 5,897 3. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La.. ..................................... 5,748 4. Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D.. ............................... 5,740 5. Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla................................ 5,699 6. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo................................... 5,213 7. Will Stites, Jonestown, Pa.. ................................... 5,090 8. Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas................................... 4,894 9. Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia........................ 4,742 10. Logan Cook, Alto, Texas. ....................................... 4,735 11. Tyrel Larsen, Weatherford, Okla............................. 4,620 12. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D................................. 4,576 13. Clovis Crane, Lebanon, Pa..................................... 4,525 14. Wyatt Hageman, Jay Em, Wyo............................... 4,409 15. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah............................... 3,666 16. Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev........................... 3,500 17. Garrett Uptain, Craig, Colo..................................... 3,052 18. Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev............................ 3,021 19. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah................................... 2,906 20. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas............................... 2,834 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas. ............................. $12,850 2. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan.................................... 10,043 3. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.................................... 7,874 4. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont.. ........................... 7,580 5. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas. ............................... 6,376 6. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla.. ................................ 6,240 7. Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La.. ................................ 6,073 8. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas............................ 5,668 9. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla................................ 5,596 10. J.R. Myers, Felton, Pa............................................ 5,471 11. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas. ....................... 5,075 12. Randall Carlisle, Athens, La.. ................................. 4,982 13. Trey Young, Dupree, S.D........................................ 4,928 14. Jerry Adamson, Cody, Neb.. .................................. 4,530 15. Bo Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho. ................................... 4,289 16. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif.................................. 4,237 17. Cody Darnell, Gordon, Neb.................................... 4,056 18. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas............................ 3,985 19. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah. ...................... 3,972 20. Marcos Costa, Iretama, Brazil................................ 3,675 STEER ROPING 1. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas................................ $12,436 2. Cole Patterson, Pratt, Kan.................................... 11,465 3. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo.. ........................... 8,427 4. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla.. .................................. 8,045 5. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas................................... 6,751 6. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D................................... 5,478 7. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas. ................. 5,233 8. Shay Good, Abilene, Texas..................................... 5,196 9. Martin Poindexter, Comanche, Texas..................... 4,655 10. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas............................... 4,603 11. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan................................... 4,553 12. Jim Locke, Miami, Texas........................................ 4,319 13. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas.................................... 4,201 14. John E. Bland, Turkey, Texas.................................. 4,042 15. Ora Taton, Rapid City, S.D...................................... 3,775 16. Corey Ross, Liberty Hill, Texas. ............................. 3,509 17. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla................................. 3,440 18. Ike Sankey, Joliet, Mont......................................... 3,427 19. Ryan Rochlitz, Minatare, Neb................................. 3,397 20. Clay Long, Stephenville, Texas............................... 3,241

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SHORT ROUND

Longtime La Fiesta de los Vaqueros general manager retires Packing it Up

G ary Williams, general manager of La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson, Ariz., recently announced his retirement. Williams was the only general manager in the rodeo’s 95-year history and served in the position for the last 26 years. Williams has been affiliated with the Tucson Rodeo Committee since 1987, serving as marketing chair, rodeo committee vice chair and rodeo committee chair. In 1995, he was employed as the Tucson rodeo’s first general manager. “Over the past Williams said in his retirement letter to the rodeo committee. During his time at the Tucson rodeo, Williams was involved in numerous professional rodeo associations. He served on the Board of Directors for the PRCA National Finals Rodeo Committee and served on the ProRodeo Committee Executive Council in the At-Large position, representing more than 600 professional rodeos in the U.S. and Canada. Williams served as a member of the board of directors and as president of the Turquoise Circuit. “Gary’s dedication, passion and guidance, along with all our memberships’ commitment, is the reason we have achieved as well as maintained our position as a top-tier PRCA Rodeo,” said Mark Baird, Tucson Rodeo Committee Chairman. 26 years, there was always one constant. It was always one heck of a ride!”

Photo courtesy La Fiesta de los Vaqueros

National Bareback Riding Hall of Fame names inaugural members

The National Bareback Riding Hall of Fame and Museum in Congress, Ariz., was founded in January 2020 with the goal of promoting the event of bareback riding, promoting and displaying the history, and recognizing those over the past 120 years who have contributed in some way to this event. This year the hall named its inaugural class. The first nominee is Jimmy “Digger” Dix. Known as the Australian Legend of Rodeo, Dix qualified nine consecutive

times to the National Finals Rodeo (1969-77). Dix was the first Australian to qualify for the NFR. Dix is joined in the inaugural class by Jan Youran. From a ranch outside the little town of Garden Valley, Idaho, Youran grew up to be one of the top cowgirls in the history of women’s rodeo. She was a charter member of several all-girl rodeo associations. Youran’s career included five bareback riding world titles.

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The Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up’s Tough Enough To Wear Pink might not have taken place in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that didn’t prevent the campaign from raising $11,000 for its causes. The TETWP campaign donated more than $11,000 to two local cancer support organizations in December. The Round-Up association’s TETWP split $11,000 raised in 2020 between the St. Anthony Hospital Cancer Care Clinic and the Kickin’ Cancer New Beginnings program. While contributions usually come from generous sponsors, donations, fundraising events and merchandise sales, not having the 2020 Pendleton Round-Up meant no TETWP event. Instead, this year’s contributions came from two primary sources – the Let’er Buck Cares Fund and Oregon Grain Growers Brand Distillery (OGGB). The Let’er Buck Cares Fund, which has raised more than $900,000 since June, was established by the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Board of Directors through the Oregon Community Foundation to provide support to the community’s not-for-profits, service organizations, community groups and the local economy, all of which were immensely impacted when the Pendleton Round-Up didn’t happen in 2020. The Let’er Buck Cares Fund donated $10,000 to TETWP in October to allow TETWP to continue to support its two benefactor organizations despite COVID-19. In addition, OGGB, a distillery in Pendleton, held a fundraiser during what would have been TETWP day in September by donating a portion of proceeds from the day’s sales. OGGB raised and donated $800 to TETWP from the fundraiser. “It was devastating not being able to have TETWP in 2020,” said Casey White- Zollman, co-chair of the Round-Up’s TETWP campaign. “That’s why we’re so appreciative of Let’er Buck Cares, OGGB and all of the community members who have continued to support others, including TETWP and breast cancer awareness, despite the challenging circumstances we’ve faced this year.” Pendleton Round-Up TETWP campaign brings in $11,000

BY THE NUMBERS

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Alaina Stangle Bareback rider Kaycee Feild had a 91-point trip on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Junior Bonner on a re-ride in Round 10 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 12. It was Feild’s 23rd career NFR go-round win.

23 The number of career Wrangler National Finals Rodeo go-round wins bareback rider Kaycee Feild has after taking Rounds 3 and 10 on the way to capturing his world championship at the 2020 NFR. Feild is second on the NFR go- round bareback riding victory list behind only Bobby Mote, who won 25. 9 The number of PRCA world titles won by the Wright family. The list consists of Stetson (3 – 2 in all-around,

1 bull riding); Ryder (2 saddle bronc riding); Cody Wright (2 saddle bronc); Jesse Wright (1 saddle bronc) and Spencer (1 saddle bronc). Stetson is the reigning, two-time all-around champ and won his first bull riding world title in 2020, while Ryder is the reigning saddle bronc riding world champ. 33 The number of PRCA world champions entered in the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas. Odessa is the first stop on the 2021 ProRodeo Tour and begins Jan. 8.

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Colorful Clicks

Bareback rider Wyatt Bloom rides Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Irish Eyes at the Yellowstone Riggin Rally in Darby, Mont., Sept. 7. Roseanna Sales photo

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Top Photos PRCA photographers offered their best shots snapped throughout 2020. Over the next several pages, enjoy their favorite photos from rodeos around the country.

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IMAGES OF 2020

Bull rider Colten Fritzlan battles to stay aboard C5 Rodeo’s Blacked Out at the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo in Baker, Mont., Aug. 16. Fritzlan failed to make the whistle. Clay Guardipee photo

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Bareback rider Bronc Marriott tries to hold on to Bar T Rodeo’s Golden Moon at the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo in Burley, Idaho, Aug. 22. Amanda Dilworth photo

Steer wrestler Tyler Ravenscroft clocked a 5.9-second time to place fourth at Abbyville (Kan.) Frontier Days in July.

Dale Hirschman photo

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IMAGES OF 2020

Brody Cress rides Calgary Stampede’s Redon Acres at The American in Arlington, Texas, March 7. W.T. Bruce photo

Tim Bingham tries to stay aboard Hurst & TNT Pro Rodeo’s No. 641 at the Yuma (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo, Aug. 4. Tanya Hamner photo

Tucker Allen grabs his steer by the horns at the Brawley (Calif.) Cattle Call Rodeo, Nov. 10. Dan Lesovsky photo

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Steer roper Ora Taton works in the rain at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, Aug. 19. He placed fifth in the average there. Dale Hirschman photo

Shorty Garrett rides Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Black Tie for 90 points at the Home on the Range Champions Ride in Sentinel Butte, N.D., Aug. 1. Garrett tied for first in the final round. Jackie Jensen photo

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IMAGES OF 2020

Pickup man Bill Stinemates assists Joe Harper after Harper’s ride on Bar T Rodeo’s Rolling Dice at the Pony Express Rodeo in Eagle Mountain, Utah, June 13. James Fain photo

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Barrelman Jason Farley tempts a bull during the Cowtown Rodeo in Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J., Aug. 22. Colleen McIntyre photo

Tie-down roper Delon Parker competes at the Big Timber (Mont.) Weekly PRCA Rodeo, Aug. 5. Hailey Rae photo

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IMAGES OF 2020

Bareback rider Tilden Hooper and his flowing locks compete at the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas.

Joe Duty photo

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Roscoe Jarboe rides Rafter G Rodeo’s Freddy Fender for 92 points at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 12. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Alaina Stangle

Chauk Dees combined with Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Eruption for 86 points and second place at the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo, Aug. 29. Terri Abrahamsen photo

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IN MEMORIAM ... LEO CAMARILLO

Legend Passes

PRCA ProRodeo file photo ProRodeo Hall of Famer Leo Camarillo acknowledges the crowd at the 2011 NFR at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Hall of Famer Camarillo left his mark on ProRodeo

BY TRACY RENCK P roRodeo Hall of Famer Leo Camarillo passed away Dec. 30 at the age of 74 in Chandler, Ariz. The five-time world champion was included in the inaugural ProRodeo Hall of Fame class in 1979 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nicknamed the Lion because of his fierce competitiveness, Camarillo and his younger brother,

Leo and Jerold revolutionized team roping as

heelers.

Leo won the all-around title in 1975 to go with four world titles in team roping (1972-73, 1975 and 1983). He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 20 times (1968-86 and 1988), while Jerold qualified for the NFR 17 times (1968-83, 1985-86) and won a world title in 1969. Leo won the NFR team roping average a PRCA-

record six times – 1968-71, 1980 and 1982. He also was a star in the PRCA circuit system, winning the all-around title in the California Circuit in 1976-77, 1980-82, team roping in 1976-77, 1982 and tie-down roping in 1976, and winning a team roping title in the Texas Circuit in 1983. Leo created and perfected a polished style of heeling steers. An excellent horseman, Camarillo, born Jan. 25, 1946, in Santa Ana, Calif., roped off his horse named Super Stick, which many pros thought unsuitable

Jerold, also a ProRodeo Hall of Famer, learned to rope from their father, Ralph, a champion roper in California before transitioning to raising stock. Leo grew up in California’s scenic Santa Ynez Valley. “I’ve never seen a man who loved that sport so much,” said Jerold, 73. “He dedicated himself to go to rodeos and learn new things. Then, we would come home and try it here, and he loved the whole sport, and he loved all the cowboys.”

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for professional competition. When the boys were youngsters, their father required that the pair spend an hour each day practicing with their ropes. One of the first targets was a pop bottle, brought into the living room when the weather was cold. From the bottle, they graduated to roping chickens and finally calves. “We were raised on a ranch and found a way to win money (roping) without having a job,” Jerold said. “We were raised roping. We roped all day long and we loved it, and it was a way out for us. “We both dedicated ourselves to be the greatest ever. We were so fortunate to learn from our dad, and from then on we changed the style of roping and changed the style of heeling the steers in the air. We worked at it really hard, and when we went out on the road people were amazed with the way we were roping.” Fellow ProRodeo Hall of Famer Jake Barnes, the header who roped with Leo when he won his last world title, was full of praise. “In my mind, Leo is one of the godfathers of team roping,” said Barnes, who won seven world titles (1985-89, 1992 and 1994) with Clay O’Brien Cooper. “Frommy perspective of Leo, I was a young, talented kid, but when I started roping with him, I moved in with him in (Lockeford, Calif.) and lived with him for a year-and-a-half. I have to give him all the credit as far as prepping me to become a world champ. “I was a young guy going to rodeos, making the (NFR) and having fun, and it was serious. But roping with him, he took my roping to a whole new level as far as taking better care of business, taking better care of my horses and roping at a professional level. He taught me how to make a living roping. I took what I learned from living with Leo and then took all that with me when I started roping with Clay.” Tee Woolman, another ProRodeo Hall of Famer and team roping header, won his first world title in 1980 while partnered with Leo. “He was a fierce competitor,” Woolman said. “He worked on his roping every day. When we went to practice, he was working on something new to try and improve to get faster and better. Some days our practices weren’t great, but when you went to the rodeos, there was nobody there who was more prepared than Leo was. If you were on his team, he was with you all the way, but if you weren’t on his team, you were the enemy.” Woolman said it was Leo who taught him the ins and outs of rodeo. “He took me under his wing, and we went everywhere together,” Woolman said. “He knew how to rodeo, knew how to enter and how to get to places, and had everything set up. He told me all I had to do was show up and get on and rope, and he would do the rest. That’s what I did my rookie year.” Leo also meant a lot to Dee Pickett, a team roper and tie-down roper who was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2003. “I roped with Leo in 1978 and 1979,” Pickett said. “Leo asked me in the winter of 1977 if I would be interested in roping with him that June. I wasn’t ready. I didn’t have a good horse and I wasn’t ready to rope with him, but I wasn’t going to turn it down. I was darn-sure ready when I was done roping with him and I had a good horse. The main two things I learned from Leo was how to enter and how to travel and get to rodeos. That was good for me because I didn’t know how to do that, and I watched how he did it. “He liked to compete, and he loved to talk trash. He invested a year-and-a-half in me that did me a lot of good in the long run.” Leo is survived by his wife, Sue; sons Wade and Trey; and daughter, Cassie.

James Fain photo Team roper Leo Camarillo is honored after winning his final PRCA world title at the 1983 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City.

Fred Nyulassy photo Leo Camarillo competes in tie-down roping at the 1991 Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo.

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RAM TEXAS CIRCUIT FINALS RODEO $2,480

The amount of money Tuf Coo- per earned in

tie-down roping and steer roping to win the all-around cowboy honor at the RAM TCFR.

IN BRIEF CASPER KEEPS FOOT ON THE GAS Saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper, fresh off his first Wrangler NFR where he earned $175,846 and finished second in the world standings,

didn’t let up at the RAM TCFR. Casper won the average with 249.5 points on three head. The Texas native was the only cowboy to make the whistle on three rides.

Casper

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WACO, TEXAS

Less than a month after narrowly missing world title, Yates takes Waco Moving On TOP SCORES

TOP MONEY WINNER Marty Yates, tie-down roping, $5,669 BAREBACK RIDING

BY TRACY RENCK T he sting was still there. Three weeks removed frommissing out on a world championship by a mere $231 to Shad Mayfield, veteran tie-down roper Marty Yates still ached from the loss. “After it was all said and done, it stunk,” said Yates, 26. “It was like salt on an open wound.” On Dec. 12, Yates finished sixth in Round 10 at the 2020Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, with an 8.1-second time and netted a $4,231 check. Had he placed fifth or better – Shane Hanchey was fifth at 8.0 seconds – Yates would have been the world champ. “I really wasn’t supposed to beat him (Mayfield), no one was supposed to be able to catch him,” said Yates, who has qualified for the last seven NFRs. “Then, I realized I had the opportunity and I let it slip through my fingers. I’m just going to use that as motivation to kick some butt this year.” The Stephenville, Texas, cowboy regrouped nicely, winning the average and year-end titles at the RAMTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo at the Extraco Events Center inWaco, Jan. 2. Yates secured the average victory with a 6.9-second run in the finals Jan. 2. That time split the win in the finals and gave him the average with a 21.8-second time on three head. Yates earned $5,669 during the three-day RAMTCFR, which also earned him the Texas Circuit year-end title. He won the first round (7.5 seconds), the second round (7.4 seconds) and shared the win in the finals with Cory Solomon and Tuf Cooper. “It felt good to get back out there,” Yates said. “I got to ride Buster here, and that was a big plus. He’s always the reason for a lot of my success, especially on big stages. He made my job really easy.” Buster, 18, had been sidelined since March but returned to action at the NFR. Aboard Buster, Yates won Round 1 and Round 2 in Arlington, took second in Round 9 and sixth in Round 10 for second in the average and $142,000 at the NFR. The Texas Circuit year-end title was Yates’ third, adding to his 2014 and 2019 titles. He also is a two-time RAMTCFR average champ, first winning the honor in 2017. By winning the average and the year-end Texas Circuit crowns, Yates qualified for the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla., April 9-10. Yates won the NCFR in 2016 in Kissimmee. Circuit systemmoney earned in 2021 counts toward the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. “It’s great the (circuit) money counts (toward the world standings),” Yates said. “That’s the reason I rode Buster down there (in Waco), to get an early jump on things not knowing how the rodeo season throughout the winter is going to be. You have to scratch out every dollar you can, and the little checks do count.

Yates

1. Leighton Berry ............. 255 pts. on 3 2. Lane McGehee ............................ 251 3. Will Lowe ................................. 249.5 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dylan Schroeder ......... 16.5 sec. on 3 2. Cade Goodman .......................... 20.4 3. Rowdy Parrott ............................ 24.0 TEAM ROPING 1. K.Driggers/L.Mitchell ..24.0 sec. on 3 2. T. Wade/R. Motes ....................... 25.8 3. Two tied at .................. 14.0 sec. on 2 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Wyatt Casper ............. 249.5 pts. on 3 2. Brody Cress ........................ 175 on 2 3. Isaac Diaz ................................. 165.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Marty Yates ................. 21.8 sec. on 3 2. Caleb Smidt ............................... 24.8 3. Marcos Costa ............................. 28.9 STEER ROPING 1. Shay Good .................. 41.8 sec. on 3 2. Scott Snedecor .................. 23.2 on 2 3. Cody Lee .................................... 24.7 BULL RIDING 1. Cole Melancon ............. 170 pts. on 2 2. Trey Benton III ............................ 169 3. Jeff Askey ................................ 165.5

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James Phifer photo Marty Yates competes with his horse, Buster, during the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo in Waco. Yates won the year-end and average titles at the Extraco Events Center.

“A lot of people think winning sixth isn’t that big of a deal, but when you come down to a world title under $300 you start thinking about those smaller checks you let slip through your fingers. I haven’t changed my game, I’m just perfecting my craft. I’m just getting better at going fast.”

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