ProRodeo Sports News - June 10, 2022

PALMER, ALASKA

NORTHERN MOST XTREME BULLS

Bull rider Tyler Bingham wins $20,000 in gold Gold Rush

BY TRACY RENCK T he second annual Northern Most Xtreme Bull Riding in America in Palmer, Alaska, was a gold rush for Tyler Bingham. The Howell, Utah, cowboy won the two- head average with 170 points at the Division 1 Xtreme Bulls event and then moments later he had a 92.5-point ride on Outlawbuckers Crazy Eyes, the bounty bull, to win $20,000 of Bering Sea gold on May 28. “It feels pretty awesome to win the (Division 1 event) and I came up here to win the gold and that’s what I did,” said Bingham, 29. In the long round Friday, Bingham had an 87-point ride on Outlawbuckers Afraid to Nod. On Saturday, he had an 83-point ride onWayne Vold Rodeo’s ByThe Batch to win the average by one point over Josh Frost. With his adrenaline still flowing, Bingham conquered the bounty bull. “That bounty bull was awesome,” Bingham said. “That thing had a lot of rear and a lot of kick. They handed me that gold in a jar. I have never won gold at a bull riding before. I just went at it like any other ride like I was in the practice pen. I just had to stay on. It was a massive sense of joy when I made the whistle. I got up whooping and hollering with everybody. It had to be a sold-out crowd. There was a lot of screaming and whooping and hollering going on. It was like being at the NFR. “I was extremely relaxed when I got on that bounty bull. I didn’t feel any pressure whatsoever. I was looking at him since (Friday) and I just knew I was going to get on him for some odd reason. I never thought once in my head that he would throw me off. I sat on him in the chutes, and he just felt perfect.” A year ago, Roscoe Jarboe won the Palmer event, but he failed to ride the bounty bull. Bingham earned $5,715 at the event, which gave him a boost in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. He was 35th in the latest world standings. “It was a long trip over here to Palmer, but it was all worthwhile,” Bingham said. Binghammade the Wrangler NFR three years in a row – 2018- 2020. However, since 2020, Bingham’s career has been sabotaged by injuries. “The goal is to get back to the NFR,” Bingham said. “I’m healthy and feeling good. I just want to stay healthy and be consistent and just keep going.” At the 2020 NFR, in Round 7, Bingham drew rank bull Big Stone Rodeo’s Spotted Demon, and unfortunately, not only did he not make to the whistle, the buck off resulted in a nasty wreck. Bingham was rushed to the hospital and suffered extensive injuries, including multiple broken ribs. Then on June 23 of last year, Bingham was injured again at the Crystal Springs Rodeo Xtreme Bulls in Clear Lake, S.D., when he was bucked off Dakota Rodeo’s Midnight Rain. “I got stepped on and it tore my abdomen, my groin and I had a hip flexor tear off my pelvis,” Bingham said. “It’s great to be healthy again and as long as I can make money at this I’m going to keep going.”

PRCA XTREME BULLS 2022 TOUR STANDINGS (Unofficial as of June 8) 1. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah...................$36,126 2. Stetson Dell Wright, Milford, Utah.........35,123 3. Tyler Taylor, Stephenville, Texas. ...........24,272 4. Jack Gilmore, Ironton, Mo.....................23,626 5. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas. .....................22,412 6. Sage Kimzey, Salado, Texas...................21,869 7. Lukasey Morris, Union City, Okla...........20,021 8. Cole Fischer, Jefferson City, Mo.............18,384 9. Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Australia. ............17,755 10. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont................16,599 11. Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho. ..................15,955 12. Tyler Bingham, Howell, Utah................15,560 13. Grayson Cole, Fredonia, Pa..................15,398 14. Koby Radley, Montpelier, La.. ..............14,257 15. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho.............14,215

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Tyler Bingham is all smiles after receiving $20,000 worth of Bering Sea gold for his 92.5-point ride on Outlawbuckers Crazy Eyes, the bounty bull.

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Tyler Bingham had an 87-point ride on Outlawbuckers Afraid to Nod in the long round. That help propel him to the Division 1 Xtreme Bulls victory in Palmer, Alaska.

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