ProRodeo Sports News - March 8, 2019

By winningThe American, Proctor and Motes will have $50,000 of their winnings go toward the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. “For the PRCA letting it count (in the standings) is a big deal,” said Motes, who lives inWeatherford, Texas. “It’s awesome to have $50,000 count. It was an up-and-down week for us, and the last round was tough. The Minors were winning, and we had to beat them to take the lead, so we went at them. To earn this amount of money at The American is amazing. I don’t know what I’m going to do with it, but it is nice to have it, and to win this much at a two-day rodeo is insane.” Proctor concurred. “That’s huge that $50,000 counts toward the world standings,” Proctor said. “The (total amount) I won here is going to help pay off my place. My only fear in rodeo is when I got done I would have less or the same as when I started. American, and as qualifiers for the event they left AT&T Center after earning $433,333 each. W.T. Bruce photo Change of Life Team roping heeler Ryan Motes, left, prepares to throw his rope moments after his partner, header Coleman Proctor, made his catch. The duo won The

Proctor/Motes celebrate career-defining win

TOPS AT ARLINGTON — March 2-3 ALL-AROUND COWBOY Rhen Richard BY TRACY RENCK T he immense spotlight of The American wasn’t too big for team roping header Coleman Proctor and heeler Ryan Motes. The duo made ever-lasting memories with their performance in Arlington, Texas, March 3. Coleman and Motes won the four-team shootout round with a 4.24-second time that triggered a windfall at AT&T Stadium. Proctor and Motes each won $100,000 for winning the event and earned an additional $333,333. As qualifiers for The American, Proctor and Motes had a chance to win $1 million. They split that $1 million three ways with bull riding qualifier Joao Ricado Vieira. “I finally did my job (March 3), and I’m just so excited,” Proctor said. “Ryan did a great job. He reads the situation so well. Having a great heeler and a great horse and a veteran in this type of situation was huge. I was just glad I was able to get it done there in the final round.” BAREBACK RIDING 1. Orin Larsen ............................... 91 pts. 2. Kaycee Field ..................................... 88 3. Tilden Hooper ............................. 87.75 4. Steven Dent ..................................... 87 tie-down roping and team roping

STEER WRESTLING 1. Ty Erickson ........................... 4.20 sec. 2. Hunter Cure .................................. 4.30 3. Stephen Culling ............................ 4.61 4. Scott Guenthner ............................. NT

TEAM ROPING 1. C. Proctor/R. Motes .............. 4.24 sec. 2. R. Minor/B. Minor ......................... 4.75 3. L. Brown/P. Eaves ........................... NT 4. A. Tsinigine/T. Yates ........................ NT

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