ProRodeo Sports News - March 3, 2023

Even-keel Cowboy

“I try to stay real level. I don’t get really excited. I don’t get real down.

Jeff Askey has been a model of consistency in his 14 seasons in ProRodeo. He’s been outside the top 25 of the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings just one time since 2013 and has made five trips to the Wrangler NFR. He won the bull riding title at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo on Feb. 25 with a 90-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Bayou Bengal.

I always try to be in that sweet spot emotionally and mentally. You just have to stay confident in your ability and just go out and try your best.” NEXT ON TAP RODEOHOUSTON Where: Houston, Texas When: Feb. 28-March 19 Broadcast Schedule: RodeoHouston will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Feb. 28-March 19. Broadcast Schedule: Rodeo Austin will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, March 11-25. SOUTHEASTERN LIVESTOCK EXPO & RODEO Where: Montgomery, Ala. When: March 17-19 Broadcast Schedule: The Southeastern Livestock Expo & Rodeo will be streamed live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, March 17-19. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit. ly/3LsEcbR RODEO AUSTIN Where: Austin, Texas When: March 11-25

HOT TAKES

The Climb Dalton Massey set his ProRodeo career in motion in 2014 with the dream of one day competing at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. In 2022, he came ever so close, finishing 17th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings. He hopes to flip the script this season after winning the steer wrestling average title at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros with a 16.5-second time on three head. Kent Soule photo Dalton Massey won the steer wrestling average in Tucson, Ariz., highlight ed by his 4.3-second winning run in the first round.

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2023 SEASON AS OF MARCH 1

$11,205,755

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2023 SEASON

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