ProRodeo Sports News - March 29, 2024

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Ty Harris edges out sibling Joel for title Brotherly Love BY TANNER BARTH B rothers Ty and Joel Harris aren’t strangers to competing against each other, they’ve been doing it their entire lives being just four years apart in age. But no stage has equaled what the San Angelo, Texas, tie-down ropers faced at RodeoHouston on March 17. Both Ty and Joel qualified for the four-man TOP MONEY EARNER Ty Harris TOP SCORES

($58,000, tie down roping) BAREBACK RIDING

Championship Shootout. Once all four cowboys made their runs it was the two brothers sitting tied atop the leaderboard with a pair of 8.2-second runs. The only way for the title to be decided was to run two more calves in and do it all over again. It was older Ty coming out on top with a 9.6-second effort, to outlast Joel’s time of 19.2 seconds. “I can’t put into words right now how much this means. I’ve never had too much success here at RodeoHouston,” said Harris, a five-time Wrangler NFR qualifier. “It’s obviously a great paying rodeo and a great one to compete at. I just haven’t performed the way I should before this. “But to be in the position I can’t even put it into words, especially with the way it happened. Him and I winning first and second is such a blessing. The rope off was wild. It felt like the practice pen back at home, but with just a few more people in the stands. Our whole life we’ve roped together and against each other and wanted each other to do good. It was a really awesome deal that’s for sure.” The brothers walked out of NRG Stadium with $85,250 combined. Ty was the top money earner at the PRCA Playoff Series rodeo with a remarkable $58,000. The big payday bumped him to second in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $76,184. He says while the win will allow him to breathe a sigh of relief it won’t slow down his schedule. “This is a huge bump for my season. It makes me feel better and more confident about it,” Harris said. “It might take a little pressure off, but I’m still going to go to all the best rodeos and win as much money as I can.” Harris’ best seasons came in 2019 and 2020, when he wrapped up the season ninth in the world title race. He hopes to one up himself in 2024. That’ll require more clutch runs in key situations. Houston got the ball rolling, now Harris says it’s time to find that success throughout the entire season. “I hope to just build and keep going,” Harris said. “Then find a way to continue to win big rodeos. I’ve had some success in the past but not near as much as I want to. So, I hope I can build off this and see where it goes.”

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1. Leighton Berry .................... 91.5 pts. 2. Garrett Shadbolt ........................ 87.5 3. Cooper Cooke ............................ 86.5 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dakota Eldridge .................... 8.1 sec. 2. Tucker Allen ................................. 9.9 3. Stetson Jorgensen ..................... 15.2 TEAM ROPING 1. J.Yeahquo/B. Hawkins II ....... 4.8 sec. 2. J. Smith/D. Rich .......................... 5.2 3. A. Ward/T. Braden ........................ 5.4 (Tie) C. Summers/J. Long ............ 5.4 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Damian Brennan .................... 91 pts. 2. Lefty Holman ................................ 89 3. Cole Elshere ............................... 88.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Ty Harris ............................. 8.2 sec.* 2. Joel Harris ................................... 8.2 3. Marty Yates .................................. 8.7 BARREL RACING 1. Leslie Smalygo ................. 14.35 sec. 2. Lisa Lockhart ........................... 14.54 3. Paige Jones ............................. 14.71 BULL RIDING 1. Creek Young .......................... 87 pts. 2. Roscoe Jarboe .............................. 82 3. T.J. Gray ...................................... NS (Tie) Tristan Hutchings NS * Ty Harris won tiebreaker after a one-run rope off

RodeoHouston photo/Mallory Beinborn

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Ty Harris captured the RodeoHouston title by winning the tiebreaker against his brother Joel. Ty posted a 9.6-second time during the winner- take-all run.

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