ProRodeo Sports News - July 27, 2018

this season and stepped away from the sport. Jayne has followed Tutor’s accomplishments via broadcasts on ProRodeoTV.com andWrangler Network, and social media posts, seeing Tutor win the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho, July 21. Tutor won the average with 176 points on two head, cashing in for $11,524. He won the first round with 88.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Gold Buckle and took second in the finals on Mo Betta Rodeo’s Jason’s Pride with 87.5 points. “That might be one of my biggest wins so far,” said Tutor, 27, of Huntsville, Texas. “Nampa has always been great. I love that rodeo.” FRESH OUTLOOK The 2016 season presented the biggest of heartbreaks for Tutor. He finished 16th in the world standings, missing what would have been his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas by $2,789 and one spot. He bounced back in 2017 and qualified for the Finals. He finished 11th in the world after earning $166,398 – $70,359 of that at the Finals. That first taste has Tutor craving a return. “When I made it the first time I thought I’d be happy just getting to go out there,” said Tutor, who was third in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $81,675 as of July 25. “But it certainly lights a fire under you. It’s the coolest thing in the world we get to go to. There’s nothing more you want to do than get back there and nod at theThomas &Mack Center again.” Tutor looks like he’s well on his way to making it back to the Finals. In addition to Nampa, he took home big money from San Antonio ($11,502), Redding, Calif. ($5,372), andWaco twice ($9,629 at the All American ProRodeo Finals and $7,427 at the RAMTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo). Among his wins this year are the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, Annual Fourth of July Celebration & PRCA Rodeo inWindow Rock, Ariz., and a co-championship at the All American ProRodeo Finals. “It’s kind of like a second breakthrough season for him,” Jayne said. “He had a breakthrough season when he made the Finals last year. But he definitely stepped up this year. It helps that he’s lucky and drawing good, but when he draws good he goes and

Jayne talks with his old partner often. He’s seen a difference in the way Tutor competes. “It’s a combination of things,” Jayne said. “I think he’s more and more comfortable, in general, on the road. It takes a little while to get used to traveling so much. I know he acquired a piece of equipment – a new bucking machine at the house – that he’s been getting on more. He’s not one of those guys that’s going to be satisfied by making the NFR. He’s not going to tell you, but I think he wants to win the world, and that’s the difference now.” LONGTIME FRIENDS Tutor and Jayne go back a long way – back to when Tutor attended Huntsville (Texas) High School and was a student in Jayne’s French class. How was Tutor’s French? “Terrible,” laughed Jayne, who is from France. “But now I can say this, I did let him get away with a lot of things because he was a good kid and he was a rodeo cowboy.” The two becoming travel partners happened seamlessly. “We were in the Texas Circuit,” Jayne said. “We always had a good bond. At rodeos I’d stick my bag next to his behind the bucking chutes and hang out with him. At the time he wanted to step up his game, you connect with guys who made the Finals and I was one of those guys. It wasn’t ever a question of let’s travel together, it came naturally. We started entering together and became best friends.” When Tutor made the Finals in December, Jayne traveled to Las Vegas to watch. Jayne hasn’t decided if he’ll go to Vegas again this year, but he expects Tutor to be there and in the hunt. “His riding style is changing a little bit to where he’s controlling his ride a little bit more,” Jayne said. “I was talking to his fiancée two or three days ago. I told her, ‘Bill moved from a Top 15 to a Top 5 type of rider.’ He can have a shot at a world championship, a gold buckle, if the stars align right and he keeps riding the way he does. He’s that good.” Tutor and his soon-to-be bride don’t have honeymoon plans, but a trip to Vegas could serve as a nice backup. “Let’s hope that happens,” Tutor said.

wins. He’s not going to finish third, fourth or fifth, he’s going to win it.” Not lost on Tutor is his success in theWrangler ProRodeo Tour. The 210 points he earned at Nampa helped move him into a tie for third place in the Tour standings with 495. The Tour will end with the Top 24 competitors in each event advancing to the Justin Finale in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 6-9. “I’ve been looking at those points,” Tutor said. “I know they’re important for Puyallup because that’s a big rodeo and they’re going to pay a lot of money. It’s important to be there and finish off the year. It’s important to make sure you’re in the Top 24.”

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SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Ryder Wright.................171 pts. on two 2. Mitch Pollock.................................169.5 3. (tie) Jacobs Crawley.........................167 Tyrell J. Smith..................................167

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Ryle Smith................. 24.7 sec. on three 2. Seth Cooke......................................25.7 3. (tie) Sterling Smith..........................26.5 Treg Schaack...................................26.5

BARREL RACING 1. Meka Farr.................. 31.02 sec. on two 2. Kylie Weast....................................31.21 3. Danyelle Williams..........................31.26 4. Teri Bangart...................................31.40

BULL RIDING 1. Dustin Boquet.............161.5 pts. on two 2. Jordan Spears.................................88.5 3. Elliot Jacoby....................................87.5 4. Roscoe Jarboe.................................86.5

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