ProRodeo Sports News - March 9, 2018

SAN ANTONIO & RO DEO STOCK SHOW

Above: Team ropers Coleman Proctor, right, and heeler Billie Jack Saebens compete on the final night Feb. 24 before taking a victory lap (below). Greg Westfall photos

They capped off the event by tying with Bubba Buckaloo and Joseph Harrison for the fastest run in the finals in 3.9 seconds. The payout gave both ropers a marked boost in the 2018 PRCAWorld Standings. Saebens moved from 36th in the world to fourth in the team roping heeling standings. Proctor moved from 35th to fourth in the team roping heading standings. Proctor and Saebens each finished seventh in the 2017 world standings of their respective events. They are both in search of their first world titles. Winning in San Antonio can help keep them in the hunt for those gold buckles. “It’s huge, it gives us a world standing,” Proctor laughed. “We’ve had a great year so far, we won about $6,000 coming into San Antonio. But this is the benchmark of the winter. You capitalize here, it makes your spring run a little bit easier, a little bit simpler. It takes a lot of the pressure off to get the win and get the ball rolling early. It’s a huge win for us.” The pair thoroughly enjoyed their victory lap, and this time they can watch it again and again. “I told my wife after winning the first round and she didn’t film the victory lap, I said, ‘What do you mean? You know how many of those you’re going to get?’” Proctor joked. “I need to see my mane flowing.”

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Ryle Smith................................$18,928 2. Marty Yates................................18,705 3. Tuf Cooper..................................16,398 4. Cory Solomon............................12,114

STEER ROPING 1. Scott Snedecor......... 32.6 sec. on three 2. Tuf Cooper .....................................35.2 3. Garrett Hale .................................. 35.7 4. Chris Glover .................................. 35.9

BULL RIDING 1. Garrett Tribble...........................$34,574 2. Dustin Boquet.............................21,363 3. Trevor Kastner............................17,613 4. Sage Kimzey...............................17,502

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