ProRodeo Sports News July 9, 2021

SHORT ROUND World champ Costa aims to return to Wrangler NFR Battling Back

I n 2017, Marcos Costa was on top of the ProRodeo world. Since, the Brazilian tie-down roper has been battling injuries. Costa made history by becoming the first native Brazilian to win a tie- down roping world title. He also won the average at the 2017 National Finals Rodeo with an 81.3-second time on 10 head and the RAM Top Gun Award for most money won at that year’s NFR with $195,519. That season marked Costa’s third consecutive trip to the NFR. “After 2017, I had an accident on the ranch and broke my left knee,” said Costa, 30. “I had to go back and redo my knee.” Knee problems have been a way of life for Costa. In April 2018, Costa was sidelined following right knee surgery. It was the fifth time Costa had had right knee surgery since 2011, when he initially tore the ACL in his knee after slamming a calf on top of his leg while roping in Brazil. In 2019, Costa finished 19th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings,

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and last year, in the COVID-19-marred season, he was 29th. Costa has continued to persevere. He’s 13th in the world standings with $42,136, earning $8,472 at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, which ended June 26. “The dream is to get back to the NFR. I want to be back up there. It is always in God’s hand. I’m going to try and do my best, and I hope God gives me a chance to be up there,” Costa said. Costa, who is from Iretama, a small ranching and farming community in the southern state of Parana, is riding Pouraguaja, a 13-year-old horse that was the reserve 2016 PRCA | AQHA Tie- down Roping Horse of the Year. Costa rode Pouraguaja to the world title. “She’s still good as ever,” Costa said. Costa travels the PRCA trail with his wife, Keyla, a barrel racer.

San Angelo Rodeo will take place in April 2022 The 90th Annual San Angelo Rodeo will With the success of the April event in 2021, the

be held in spring 2022 on the San Angelo Fairgrounds, a press release from the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo announced June 29.

association will hold the 2022 rodeo and midway events April 1-17. The increased prize money

to the rodeo payout for 2021 will be a large incentive for contestants to continue to make their rounds to San Angelo. The April weather also looks to be more promising for families attending the midway functions. In consideration of the numerous factors facing both the livestock show and the rodeo, the association voted to move forward with the 2022 Livestock Show in February. Staff for the association is working on a detailed schedule for the event but are expecting the event to run Feb. 3-20.

ProRodeo Sports News 5/14/2021 In 2021, the Board of Directors for the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Association opted to split the livestock show and rodeo/midway events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and regulations regarding capacities events were facing. Though the livestock show faced numerous challenges with Winter Storm Uri and a citywide water crisis, both events benefited from the change in scheduling.

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