ProRodeo Sports News - July 28, 2023

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Covy Moore/Calgary Stampede photo Heeler Logan Medlin, second from left, and his partner Coleman Proctor, fourth from left, celebrate after winning the Rocky Mountain Cup team roping crown July 12 in Calgary. Proctor/Medlin win team roping

It took four consistent runs and catching when the chips were down for Coleman Proctor and Logan Medlin to dash out of Calgary with a Stampede bronze. They were the winners of the second edition of the rich Rocky Mountain Cup, paying each $12,500 for winning the final four on June 12. “It’s huge,” said Medlin, the heeler. “We were at a point in the summer where we needed a big win, and this is going to help us get to where we want to be. But the job’s not done.” The two were literally running to their trucks to start their journey to Sheridan (Wyo.) and their next roping appointment. “Thank you to the Calgary committee for having team roping and giving us a place to come rope for this much money,” Medlin said. “I never thought I’d get to come here. But now little boys and girls growing up will get to dream about coming here someday, and hopefully they get to experience this feeling.” The event featured the top 30 headers and heelers in the world, with two go-rounds. The top eight then roped and the four best advanced to the final showdown. Proctor and Medlin roped their first two steers in 5.6 and then 5.2. In the round of eight, they had the best time at 4.2 seconds, which gave them the advantage of going last in the final four.

It was a round that was a little softer than expected with a slipped heel and a pair of misses. “In that situation, we just had to be clean, and that’s sometimes the hardest thing to do,” said Proctor. “I tried to use my head and get a smart start. After going 4.2 my horse did a great job. But I went ahead and stood him up and made sure I could complete my catch and set up my partner to finish his job. “A lot of being a professional team roper is being able to make the shot when the pressure is on you, and you’ve got the ball in your hands, and you’re the last one to shoot. I was excited to get the job done and be clutch for us. Being the last team to rope, after we had a great run in the third round, it really fell into our favor of knowing what we had to do exactly.” Their final time of 6.6 seconds was all that was needed to secure the check and the bronze. The Rocky Mountain Cup featured breakaway roping for the first time as well. While Jordi Edens won everything up to the final four, a broken barrier kept her from the big check at the end, which went to Taylor Munsell, who roped her final calf in a rapid 1.7 seconds for the $12,500. Jackie Crawford was only a tenth of a second behind her at 1.8 seconds.

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