ProRodeo Sports News May 3, 2019

Steer wrestlers Talley, Parrott out with injuries Hurting SHORT ROUND

W rangler National Finals Rodeo-qualifying steer wrestlers Jacob Talley and Rowdy Parrott were sidelined recently with pectoral injuries. Talley, who qualified for the Wrangler NFR in 2016 and 2018, tore his right pectoral muscle on his second steer at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, April 18. Talley had surgery April 23 in Red Bluff. There’s no timetable on how long the Keatchie, La., cowboy will be sidelined. Talley was 24th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $19,542, as of April 29. “I know everything happens for a reason, and I have no doubt I will come back even stronger,” said Talley, 28. “I also can’t thank the other steer wrestlers enough for being so supportive to me. It means a lot.” Talley placed a career-best 11th in the world standings a year ago with $145,717. He earned $65,000 at the Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas.

Talley

Parrott

Parrott, who qualified for the Wrangler NFR in 2017, tore a tendon in his right pectoral muscle April 13 at the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo. “The steers were fresh, and the steer

stopped,” said Parrott, 25. “I’ve caught and missed steers like that a bunch of times. This was just a freak deal. I’m not going to have surgery. I’m just going to do six-to-eight weeks of physical therapy and try that and hopefully it heals up good. I’m hoping I can be back competing by Reno.” The Reno (Nev.) Rodeo is

June 21-29. Parrott was not in the top 50 in the most recent world standings.

Glause named new COO/Director of Rodeo Administration at PRCA

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association has announced the hiring of Tom Glause as its Chief Operating Officer and Director of Rodeo Administration. Glause will assume the position May 15 and will move to Colorado Springs, Colo. from Cheyenne, Wyo., where he worked for two governors as the State Insurance Commissioner. Glause brings 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors as an executive leader and attorney with a strong financial background. He attended Casper College and the University of Wyoming on a rodeo scholarship as a saddle bronc rider. He received his associate degree in business administration and a Bachelor of Science in accounting before going on to earn a Juris

Doctorate at the University of Wyoming. His involvement and commitment to rodeo is as compelling as his employment history. Glause was a PRCA contestant member, Mountain States Circuit Rodeo president and has held a variety of positions at Cheyenne Frontier Days, presently serving as vice chairman of its board of directors. Glause’s son, Seth, is a four-time Wrangler NFR qualifier as a bull rider. “It’s a great opportunity to join the PRCA team as COO and Director of Rodeo Administration,” Glause said. “I look forward to leveraging my skills and rodeo background to make a difference for our membership.”

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