ProRodeo Sports News - March 1, 2024

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Tickets now on sale for the third annual Resistol Rookie Roundup

BY THE NUMBERS 2010 That year Texan Trevor Brazile earns a season-record $507,921 on his way to winning an eighth all-around gold buckle, breaking the record he had shared with Ty Murray. $33K The combined amount ($33,803) of money earned by bull rider Clayton Sellars by winning the San Antonio Stock Show & $6,720 for finishing second at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 25. $2.1M The projected payout ($2,178,000) for 2024 RodeoHouston. The 20-day tournament-style competition began Feb. 27 and concludes March 17. Each event champion is awarded $50,000 which counts toward Rodeo ($27,083) on Feb. 24, and

For the third year in a row, Resistol in partnership with The Cowboy Channel, will host the Resistol Rookie Roundup April 26-27 at 7:30 pm (CT) in the Fort Worth Stockyards Coliseum.

“mentors” in the sport meaning past of the Resistol Rookie of the Year, PRCA World Champions, or NFR qualifiers. The mentoring and training are intended to prepare first-year

Sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the top 15 PRCA rookies in each event, in their first year as card holders, will compete for $100,000. The Cowboy Channel will produce and broadcast the event. The first performance on April 26 will feature all 15 contestants in a single go-round competition. Then, the top eight will continue to the semifinals on April 27 with the top four advancing to the championship round in the same performance. In addition to competing for $100,000 in total prize money, each contestant will learn skills in becoming a professional rodeo athlete and be able to compete in their peer group. They will attend media training, Cowboy Channel interviews, sponsor training and PRCA discussions. Each will receive a gift bag from The Cowboy Channel that may be used to help them travel down the road during their rookie year. The Cowboy Channel will also produce round- tables with participants in each event hosted by

professionals for a career ahead.

The Resistol Rookie of the Year Award is one of the most coveted awards that can be earned by PRCA and WPRA members as they can only earn it once in their career. Money won during the Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup presented by Resistol will count towards the Resistol Rookie Standings but will not be credited towards PRCA | RAM World Standings for NFR qualification Entries will be open to qualified PRCA rookies on April 1, and close on April 2 at 10 a.m. (MT), through the PRCA’s PROCOM entry system. Tickets are on sale at Cowtown Coliseum website, or through a link on the Cowboy Channel website. Additional information and updates will be made on Western Sports Roundup and/or on the nightly “live” rodeos on The Cowboy Channel and on PRCA and Cowboy Channel social media platforms Tickets are on sale at the Cowtown Coliseum or ticketsales.com/cowtown-coliseum-tickets.

PRCA Media Department promotions

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has announced two promotions within the ProRodeo Media Team. Tracy Renck has been promoted to Manager of Communications & Media and will lead all communications efforts through the PSN , ProRodeo.

announced the promotion of Tanner Barth to the position of PSN Editor & Digital Media Specialist. Barth joined the PRCA as Media Coordinator after a career in television news as a sports anchor. He will work to continue to evolve the PSN magazine with long form stories and cooperation with internal

Renck

Barth

com, ProRodeo Program, Media Guide, Contract Personnel Directory and other publications. Renck joined the PRCA in 2013 as a Media Coordinator before being promoted as the Editor of the ProRodeo Sports News . In coordination with this promotion, the PRCA

video production efforts. In his two and a half years with the PRCA, Tanner has pioneered the creation of The Chute Bosses podcast, conducted hundreds of interviews at rodeos, and been a driving force in storytelling videos for the website and social channels.

the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

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