ProRodeo Sports News - July 24, 2020

STEER WRESTLING

Photo courtesy Tyler Pearson Participants take a break in the action while attending a camp put on by PRCA steer wrestling world champions Tyler Waguespack and Tyler Pearson and multi-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Kyle Irwin at Pearson’s place in Atoka, Okla.

Steer wrestlers Waguespack, Pearson, Irwin put on clinics Giving Back

BY TRACY RENCK O ver the last several years Tyler Waguespack has staked his claim as one of

qualifier) put on a handful of rodeo schools at Pearson’s place in Atoka, Okla. “During the down time we still practiced a ton,”

Waguespack said. “Then, Tyler, Kyle and I put on several (steer wrestling) schools for a lot of younger guys and a lot of guys who wanted to sharpen up. I think that helped us a lot because it helped us slow down and go back to the basics on everything by helping other guys out.” Pearson concurred withWaguespack. “During the down time we had nothing going on,” Pearson said. “We had several kids around ask us if we would do one, so we finally had the time, and we put them on. It was cool getting to see kids enjoy steer wrestling and have that fire.” The schools were for all ages and were two-day clinics with the

the best steer wrestlers in the world, backed by a pair of PRCA world championships. The Gonzales, La., cowboy who won world titles in 2016 and 2018 is in the hunt for another title, sitting second in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings as of July 22. And when the PRCA season was on hiatus frommid-March to the third week of May because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Waguespack and his traveling partners didn’t let the down time go to waste. Waguespack, Tyler Pearson (the 2017 steer wrestling world champion) and Kyle Irwin (a five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

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