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CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 VOLUME 72, NO. 22

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peted for their share of the $227,228 purse at the RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo. Saddle bronc rider Weston Patterson was the top money earner, taking home $9,685.

Bull rider Coy Pollmeier put together a 79.5-point ride on New Frontier Rodeo’s Backyard Brawl at the RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, Oct. 18. Dale Hirschman photo

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INSIDE

12 Manager’s Message 14 Hot Takes 16 Cowboy Grille 22 Social Media 24 World Standings 26 Short Round 58 Results RODEOS 38 Duncan, Okla. Prairie Circuit Finals 40 Loveland, Colo. Mountain States Circuit Finals 42 Redmond, Ore. Columbia River Circuit Finals 44 San Angelo, Texas

Dave Jennings photo Tie-down roper Tom Crouse clinched the win at the Cinch Roping Fiesta after clocking a 10.1-second run in the finals. Roping for Royalty Contestants traveled to San Angelo, Texas, the final weekend of October for the Cinch Roping Fiesta. The event is known as one of the premiere stand alone ropings in the country with $92,590 up for grabs. 44

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Crouse strikes paydirt at coveted Cinch Roping Fiesta

Tom Crouse was a man on a mission at the Cinch Roping Fiesta in San Angelo, Texas. He put together three solid runs to take home the average title with 32.2 seconds on three head. – Dave Jennings photo

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MANAGER’S MESSAGE TRACY RENCK

Tracy Renck is the Manager of Communications and Media. He previously served three years as the editor of the ProRodeo Sports News , and before that he spent seven years as a media coordinator at the

PRCA. He has three decades of experience in sports journalism.

Hailey Rae photo Bull rider Jeter Lawrence acknowledges the crowd at the Cinch Playoffs in Puyallup, Wash. Lawrence fin ished third after an 82-point ride in the finals.

Six Resistol Rookies eyeing history at NFR A s contestants prepare to compete at the 2024 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge there is plenty of excitement brewing. Obviously all 120 contestants have gold buckle dreams Rookies who are trying to etch their names into the PRORODEO history books. The names are bareback rider Weston Timberman; saddle bronc rider Zac Dallas; tie-down roper Cole Clemons; and bull riders Jeter Lawrence, Wacey Schalla and Cooper James.

they want to realize. One element about the NFR – which began in 1959 at the Dallas, Texas, Fairgrounds – is how few cowboys have won gold buckles in their Resistol Rookie seasons. The select list consists of Harry Charters, steer wrestling, 1959; Bill Kornell, bull riding, 1963; Roy Cooper, tie-down roping, 1976; Tee Woolman, team roping, 1980; Joe Beaver, tie-down roping, 1985; Sage Kimzey, bull riding, 2014; Haven Meged, tie-down roping, 2019; and Keenan Hayes, bareback riding, 2023. That list is in pretty rarified air since Charters, Cooper, Woolman and Beaver are in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo. And when Kimzey retires he is a lock to join the Hall with seven PRCA Bull Riding World Championships on his resume. Meged, 26, certainly is in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame conversation, as he has one world championship and two NFR average titles in 2019 and 2023, and he has qualified for the NFR six years in row – 2019-24. As for Hayes, the sky’s the limit for this Colorado cowboy who is just dripping with skills. Narrowing the list even more happens when you dive into which Resistol Rookie PRCA World Champions also won NFR average titles during their world champion seasons. That noteworthy accomplishment in PRORODEO history belongs to Super Looper Cooper; header Tee Woolman when he partnered with Leo Camarillo, and it is rounded out by Meged and Hayes. That brings us to the 2024 Wrangler NFR and the six Resistol

There’s no question all of these Resistol Rookies have an abundance of talent. They have proven that through the grind that was the 2024 PRORODEO regular season, which ended on Sept. 30. And honestly just qualifying for the NFR as a Resistol Rookie is worthy of high praise. The King of Cowboys Trevor Brazile, who won a record 26 PRCA World Championships, didn’t even qualify for the NFR in his Resistol Rookie season in 1996. He also finished second to Shane Slack in the Resistol Rookie Tie-Down Roping race. Now, is the one-time opportunity as Resistol Rookies – for Timberman, Dallas, Clemons, Lawrence, Schalla and James to shine in the bright lights of Vegas. Sometimes cowboys melt under the pressure at the Thomas & Mack Center. This is a grand opportunity for these six Resistol Rookies to prove their doubters wrong. Show the thousands of people in attendance and the thousands more watching live on The Cowboy Channel that age is just a number and the only number these rookies care about is being No. 1 on Dec. 14. The odds of being a Resistol Rookie and a PRCA World Champion in the same year are high – but not improbable. The world championship bar has been set by a handful of Resistol Rookies in the past. Now, it is up to latest crop of six rookies to see if they can join this elite fraternity.

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Special Victory

“It’s unbelievable. I was so excited just to go rope at it. I hadn’t been there in two years and man, it’s a special place. It’s our only standalone event and it’s so cool to be a part of.

Ropers across the country put their skills to the test in San Angelo, Texas, for the 2024 Cinch Roping Fiesta. Tie-down roper Tom Crouse won the stand-alone event with

It’s all calf-roping and the kind of cowboy setup you dream of. It’s awesome.”

32.2 seconds on three head. The Missouri cowboy clinched the title with a 10.1-second run in the finals.

NEXT ON TAP NATIONAL FINALS STEER ROPING Where: Mulvane, Kan. When: Nov. 1-2

Broadcast Schedule: The National Finals Steer Roping will broadcast live on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Nov. 1-2. BRAWLEY CATTLE CALL RODEO Where: Brawley, Calif. When: Nov. 8-10 Broadcast Schedule: The Brawley Cattle Call Rodeo will stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy Channel Plus App, Nov. 8-10. RAM GREAT LAKES

HOT TAKES

Early Riser Sam Southern got his 2025 PRORODEO season off on the right foot at the Three Hills Rodeo FFA Edition in Indianapolis, Oct. 23-25. Southern captured all-around cowboy honors after earning $4,203 in saddle bronc riding and bull riding. The Weengallon, Queensland, Australia, cowboy secured the all-around title with an 84-point ride on Three Hills Rodeo’s Risky Business. Phillip Kitts photo Sam Southern took home all-around cowboy honors at the Three Hills Rodeo FFA Edition. He put together an 84-point ride on Three Hills Rodeo’s Risky Business to win the first performance bonus round.

CIRCUIT FINALS Where: Louisville, Ky. When: Nov. 14-16

Broadcast Schedule: The RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals will broadcast live on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on The Cowboy

Channel Plus App, Nov. 14-16. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bitly.ws/3hK9m

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2024 SEASON AS OF OCT. 1

$63,015,748

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2024 SEASON

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- WHAT WINNERS WEAR -

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Caleb McCaslin, 25, wrapped his Resistol Rookie season in PRORODEO just outside the top 50 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings. The Jones, Okla., bull rider picked up his biggest payday of the 2024 season at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo in Denver, where he qualified for the finals and earned $9,312. McCaslin finished top 10 in the race for the Bull Riding Resistol Rookie of the Year award.

CALEB MCCASLIN

How’d you get your start in rodeo? Caleb: My dad rode bulls whenever I was younger. So, I’ve always kind of had an interest in rodeo. Then when I was about 12 or 13 my cousin took me and put me on a couple roping steers. After that I was hooked. I went home and told my dad I didn’t want to play baseball anymore. I told him wanted to ride bulls. When did you know you could make a career out of rodeo? Caleb: Everybody around me was pushing me to be better and telling me how good they thought I was. That gave me the confidence to take this career on professionally. Why did you decide bull riding would be your event?

Caleb: My dad did it, so it was the one event I had the most interest in. I also just love it. It’s something that gives me that itch to keep doing it. I am addicted to riding bulls and think about it all the time. Did you do any other rodeo events growing up? Caleb: I team roped all the time growing up. I never went to rodeos, but we had an arena at the house and roped two or three times a week. Why did you decide to get your PRCA card last season? Caleb: I was one of the older rookies last year, I’m 25-years old now. So, I just decided it was time that I make something of it. I’ve been going to a bunch of bull teams events and making big bull rides, but they didn’t mean anything. So, I decided I wanted to go ride where it mattered and make a name for myself. What did you learn during your Resistol Rookie season?

Caleb: My year was extremely humbling. I started off the year really good and had really high hopes for the year. Then in the middle of the season I got banged up. I got to watching the standings too much and put a ton of pressure on myself, where I didn’t need to be. I had to figure that out in my own way. So, that was one of the biggest things I learned last year. Who’s someone you look up to in the rodeo business right now? Caleb: He’s actually one of my good buddies, but I always like to have a conversation with Trey Holston every time I see him. He’s one of those bull riders where everything about him is professional. I just love the way he carries himself. I look up to him a lot in that aspect. What’s one rodeo you want to win before your career is over? Caleb: I would love to win RodeoHouston, that’s one that I think about a lot. It would have to be either Houston or Pendleton, Ore., for me. What’s your favorite movie? Caleb: I would probably have to say Young Guns . What’s your go-to restaurant before or after a rodeo? Caleb: We like to eat Chick-fil-A a lot. We eat a lot of chicken that’s for sure. What’s the first vehicle you drove? Caleb: It was a 1997 Cadillac that had over 200,000 miles on it. Do you have a favorite candy? Caleb: I like the 100 Grand candy bars quite a bit. What do you enjoy doing when you’re not rodeoing? Caleb: We either like to go golfing or we like to try to do some fishing when we get some downtime. What’s your favorite holiday? Caleb: I would probably have to say Thanksgiving because it brings everybody together. What type of music do you like listening to? Caleb: I listen to a little bit of everything really. I don’t have a favorite type of music. If somebody tells me it’s a good song, I’ll listen to it.

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Find the winners from the Helldorado Days Rodeo in Las Vegas and the Brawley (Calif.) Cattle Call Rodeo in 2023. Cowboys or cowgirls who won more than one event at both rodeos appear once for each win. Names may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

1. Find the winners from Las Vegas: BB: Clayton Biglow SW: Grant Peterson TR: Justin Fowden/Wyatt Thomas

SB: Ryder Wright TD: Quade Hiatt GB: Kailey Mitton BR: Wacey Schalla

2. Find the winners from Brawley, Calif.: BB: Cooper Cooke SW: Dirk Tavenner TR: Colt Cowden/Joseph Shawnego SB: Stu Wright TD: Kalai Nobriga

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SOCIAL MEDIA SPOTLIGHT

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2024 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Unofficial as of Oct. 1, 2024. For the 2024 season (Oct. 1, 2023-Sept. 30, 2024), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 80; team roping, 80; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 80; barrel racing, 100; breakaway roping,100; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. .......................... $224,413 2. Junior Nogueira, Pres. Prudente, Brazil .......... 190,401 3. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. ......................... 185,703 4. Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla. ........................ 167,953 5. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas .............................. 133,016 6. Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas ...................... 107,547 7. Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla. ................................. 101,966 8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. ....................... 99,769 9. Tyler Pearson, Atoka, Okla. ............................... 93,375 10. Bodie Mattson, Sturgis, S.D. ........................... 92,365 11. Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif. .......... 88,425 12. Zane Kilgus, Pryor, Okla. ................................. 79,161 13. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss. .................. 78,875 14. Chet Weitz, London, Texas .............................. 75,545 15. Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M. .......................... 61,913 16. Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb. .......................... 60,787 17. Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn. ................ 56,220 18. Cole Walker, Sparta, Tenn. ............................... 55,038 19. Paul Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla. .................. 53,877 20. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas ......................... 53,375 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas .............. $233,319 2. Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo. ......................... 219,083 3. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas ................. 172,955 4. Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah .................... 172,197 5. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif. .................. 171,420 6. Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan. ................................ 168,154 7. Weston Timberman, Columbus, Mont. ............ 154,100 8. Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas ........................ 139,556 9. Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho ............................ 139,067 10. Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho .......................... 138,363 11. Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas .................... 137,365 12. Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo. ............................ 137,128 13. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. .................. 137,096 14. Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La. ................ 129,499 15. Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont. ..... 128,965 16. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. .................... 128,747 17. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba ........................ 127,994 18. Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La. ............ 123,039 19. Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis. ............................. 103,228 20. Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont. .......................... 97,405 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore. ................... $199,263 2. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. .............................. 169,401 3. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho ............... 153,752 4. Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss. ........................... 148,837 5. J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn. ........................... 147,266 6. Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore. ......................... 135,266 7. Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas ....................... 119,939 8. Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah ............................. 110,557 9. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La. ............................ 108,611 10. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. .............................. 99,657 11. Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas ....................... 96,382 12. Tyler Pearson, Atoka, Okla. .............................. 94,575 13. Tucker Allen, Ventura, Calif. ............................. 93,437 14. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. ..................... 92,656 15. Scott Guenthner, Consort, Alberta ................... 91,348 16. Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La. ............................. 90,690 17. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan. ....................... 90,180 18. Jacob Edler, Alva, Okla. ................................... 79,560 19. Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, B.C. ................ 79,275 20. Trisyn H. Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii ....................... 76,865 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla. ................... $201,008 2. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas ................................ 191,738 3. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga. ......................... 177,361 4. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. .......................... 155,790 5. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. ......................... 143,146 6. Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla. .......................... 136,581 7. Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. ........................ 129,366 8. J.C. Yeahquo, Mandaree, N.D. ......................... 126,296 9. Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla. .................................... 125,663 10. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C. .......................... 117,418 11. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. ...................... 113,083 12. Cyle Denison, Iowa, La. ................................. 108,812 13. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. ................... 108,313 14. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. ........................ 108,269

15. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. ................... 105,069 16. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala. ........................... 101,988 17. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. ...................... 100,100 18. Jr. Dees, Orange, Texas ................................... 98,047 19. Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas .......... 97,992 20. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. ....................... 96,722 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. ................................. $201,008 2. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas ............... 191,738 3. Junior Nogueira, Pres. Prudente, Brazil ........... 188,486 4. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. ............................ 146,584 5. Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M. ............................. 142,557 6. Douglas Rich, Herrick, Ill. ................................ 129,366 7. Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas .................... 126,836 8. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. ..................... 125,382 9. Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. ........................... 124,959 10. Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas ............... 122,197 11. Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla. .......................... 117,705 12. Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas ......... 114,789 13. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. ................................ 112,042 14. Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas .......................... 110,280 15. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. ............................. 108,912 16. Colter Todd, Willcox, Ariz. ............................. 105,069 17. J.C. Flake, Milsap, Texas ................................ 101,216 18. Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif. ................... 100,344 19. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. ...................... 98,420 20. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas ............................. 97,992 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Damian Brennan, Injune, Australia ................ $280,035 2. Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah ............................. 251,262 3. Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho .............................. 227,123 4. Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas ............................ 219,784 5. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo. ........................... 213,988 6. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta ................... 211,385 7. Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif. ............................ 207,735 8. Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont. ...................... 187,940 9. Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah ............................ 172,824 10. Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta .................... 147,858 11. Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta ...... 139,743 12. Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo. ............................ 135,803 13. Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M. ......................... 129,157 14. Ben Andersen, Eckville, Alberta ..................... 127,285 15. Logan Hay, Wildwood, Alberta ....................... 127,250 16. Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La. .......................... 125,307 17. Logan Cook, Alto, Texas ................................ 122,081 18. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah ............................... 103,339 19. Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta ..................... 94,177 20. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas ........................ 90,980 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. .......................... $286,347 2. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont. ...................... 221,309 3. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas ........................... 219,172 4. Riley Webb, Denton, Texas .............................. 216,907 5. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. ........................... 157,845 6. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas ...................... 155,868 7. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas ......................... 155,804 8. Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas ............ 140,958 9. Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas .................. 134,896 10. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La. ............................. 134,380 11. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas ............................ 127,444 12. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. ......................... 123,999 13. Joel Harris, San Angelo, Texas ...................... 116,810 14. Cole Clemons, Okeechobee, Fla. .................. 103,417 15. Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas ........................... 101,980 16. Marcos Costa, Iretama, Brazil .......................... 99,339 17. Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M. ............................ 98,988 18. Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif. ........... 94,999 19. Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La. .......................... 90,671 20. Luke Potter, Maple City, Kan. ........................... 89,373 STEER ROPING 1. Cole Patterson, Pawnee, Okla. ........................ $96,403 2. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas ............................ 77,887 3. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas ........................... 70,335 4. Trenton Johnson, Blue Mound, Kan. ................. 70,028 5. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas ................................ 69,667 6. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas .............. 66,462

7. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. ........................... 63,490 8. Clay Long, Stephenville, Texas .......................... 63,474 9. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. ............................. 62,093 10. John Bland, Okarche, Okla. ............................. 57,880 11. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. .................... 56,429 12. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas ......................... 50,576 13. Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla. ....................... 49,012 14. Dalton Walker, Clyde, Texas ............................. 48,314 15. Blake Deckard, Eufaula, Okla. .......................... 47,903 16. Billy Good, Wynnewood, Okla. ......................... 46,769 17. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. .......................... 42,727 18. Logan Cole Currie, Wharton, Texas .................. 40,196 19. Tuff Hardman, Atoka, Okla. .............................. 38,771 20. Kelton McMillen, Weatherford, Okla. ............... 37,833 BULL RIDING 1. T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore. ...................................... $244,844 2. Hayes Weight, Goshen, Utah ........................... 236,023 3. Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La. ............................. 212,965 4. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah .............................. 211,064 5. Clayton Sellars, Wildwood, Fla. ....................... 207,366 6. Jeter Lawrence, Council Hill, Okla. .................. 206,134 7. Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla. ........................ 194,096 8. Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore. ......................... 165,013 9. Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa ............................. 160,670 10. Cooper James, Erda, Utah ............................. 158,998 11. Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho ............. 150,460 12. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif. ...................... 129,997 13. Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. ..................... 128,455 14. Tyler Bingham, Howell, Utah ......................... 125,616 15. Creek Young, Rogersville, Mo. ....................... 121,609 16. Dustin Donovan Boquet, Bourg, La. ............... 121,352 17. Jake Gardner, Fort St. John, B.C. ................... 120,448 18. Luke Mast, Hutchinson, Kan. ........................ 114,779 19. JR Stratford, Byers, Kan. .............................. 112,392 20. Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas ................... 111,900 BARREL RACING 1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas ......................... $204,103 2. Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla. ...................... 195,907 3. Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas .......... 170,235 4. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas ........................... 162,283 5. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Texas .................... 154,005 6. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. .......................... 140,888 7. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas .......................... 132,495 8. LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas ............................ 129,148 9. Halyn Lide, China Spring, Texas ...................... 121,966 10. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla. ......................... 121,481 11. Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla. ................. 117,970 12. Andrea Busby, Millsap, Texas ........................ 115,838 13. Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas ....................... 115,510 14. Carlee Otero, Lipan, Texas ............................. 112,910 15. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas ..................... 111,189 16. Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont. .............. 104,740 17. Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas ............................ 103,193 18. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. ............................ 102,362 19. Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D. ........................ 93,451 20. Sara Winkelman, Big Lake, Minn. .................... 88,073 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont. ...... $146,665 2. Josie Conner, Iowa, La. ................................... 139,098 3. Jackie Crawford, Stephenville, Texas ............... 135,498 4. Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas ............................ 133,037 5. Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla. .............................. 132,998 6. Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas ............. 131,099 7. Maddy Deerman, Hope, N.M. .......................... 112,897 8. Danielle Lowman, Gilbert, Ariz. ......................... 97,999 9. Rickie Fanning, Spearfish, S.D. ....................... 97,008 10. Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz. .......................... 89,531 11. Kendal Pierson, Wardlow, Alberta .................... 87,559 12. Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas ...................... 84,791 13. TiAda Gray, Portales, N.M. ............................... 82,447 14. Rylee A. George, Oakdale, Calif. ...................... 81,957 15. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Springtown, Texas ....... 77,757 16. Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas .......................... 72,983 17. Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas .............................. 69,604 18. Bailey Bates, Tohatchi, N.M. ............................ 66,374 19. Joey Williams, Volborg, Mont. ........................ 63,023 20. Braylee Shepherd, Fitzhugh, Okla. ................... 60,184

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SHORT ROUND 2025 Playoff Series presented by Pendleton Whisky Playoff Schedule

T he PRCA is proud to announce the 2025 Playoff Series presented by Pendleton Whisky rodeo schedule. The year-long schedule features the 60 highest paying rodeos in the sport. The Playoff Series will culminate with the Cinch Playoffs in Puyallup, Wash., followed up by the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Playoff Series accounted for more than $28 million in payouts in 2024 and is expected to increase yet again in 2025. Below, are the rodeos included in the 2025 Playoff Series:

Dodge City, Kan. Castle Rock, Colo. Logan, Utah Lovington, N.M. Hermiston, Ore. Caldwell, Idaho Gooding, Idaho Moses Lake, Wash. Canby, Ore. Bremerton, Wash. Kennewick, Wash. Tremonton, Utah Filer, Idaho Walla Walla, Wash. Ellensburg, Wash. Lewiston, Idaho Pendleton, Ore. Abilene, Texas Albuquerque, N.M. Mandan, N.D. (Roughrider Cup) CINCH PLAYOFFS Puyallup, Wash. Sioux Falls, S.D. Presented by:

Fort Worth, Texas Jackson, Miss. San Antonio, Texas Tucson, Ariz. Mercedes, Texas Houston, Texas Austin, Texas Logandale, Nev. San Angelo, Texas Red Bluff, Calif. Clovis, Calif. Guymon, Okla. Redding, Calif. Woodward, Okla.

Greeley, Colo. Mandan, N.D. Cody, Wyo.

Livingston, Mont. Basin City, Wash. St. Paul, Ore. Oakley, Utah Prescott, Ariz. Sheridan, Wyo. Casper, Wyo. Calgary, AB Nampa, Idaho Salinas, Calif. Salt Lake City, Utah Ogden, Utah Spanish Fork, Utah Deadwood, S.D. Cheyenne, Wyo. Heber City, Utah

Sisters, Ore. Vernal, Utah Prineville, Ore. Reno, Nev. Pecos, Texas

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PRORODEO announces 2024 Polaris Remuda Awards

On Oct. 24, PRORODEO announced the recipients of the 2024 Polaris Remuda Awards. The stock contractor honored with the best pen of bucking horses brought to PRCA rodeos this year was Pickett Pro Rodeo, and the rodeo committee recognized for assembling the best pen of bucking horses was the Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche, S.D. The annual Remuda Awards go to the stock contracting firm and rodeo committee that provide the best, most consistent pen of bucking horses, creating the best opportunities for contestants to score well. It marks the first time Pickett Pro Rodeo and the Black Hills Roundup received Remuda Awards. “A year ago, this was something that we as a committee set a goal for,” Black Hills Roundup executive committee chair Dallas Conner said. “And to receive this award is absolutely amazing.” The Black Hills Roundup held the 105th edition of the event in

the Rushmore State this past July. The rodeo, also up for Medium Outdoor Rodeo of the Year, assembled a pen from its primary stock contractor, Championship Pro Rodeo, with sub-contractors Fettig Pro Rodeo, Cowtown Rodeo, Harper & Morgan Rodeo Company and Burch Rodeo. “I’ve always said we have some of the best people and volunteers working with our rodeo,” Conner said. “We’re like family. We don’t always get along. But at the end of the day, we’re all doing it for the right reason. Hats off to our committee because they are a great group of people.” Pickett Pro Rodeo, based in Fairfield, Texas, added another honor to its long list of accomplishments with its first Remuda Award. “It’s very special,” owner Cullen Pickett said. “It’s one of the ultimate achievements to have your stuff recognized as some of the best.”

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Weishoff named 2024 Committeeman of Year

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Matt Weishoff, the director of livestock for the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, has been selected as the PRCA’s 2024 John Justin Standard of the West Committeeman of the Year. Justin Boots created the John Justin Standard of the West program to recognize the hundreds of thousands of hours of work that volunteer rodeo committee members donate to put on rodeos.

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With this honor, Weishoff becomes the third recipient of the award from the St. Paul Rodeo. Gene Smith (1989) and Steve Coleman (2003) both received the honor as well. “My predecessor Steve Coleman won this same award in 2003 and believe it or not he actually helped me get on the very

The number of cowboys who won a PRCA World Championship and the National Finals Rodeo average title in their Resistol Rookie seasons. The select list consists of tie-down roper Roy Cooper (1976); team roping header Tee Woolman when he partnered with Leo Camarillo in (1980), and it is rounded out by tie-down roper Haven Meged (2019) and bareback rider Keenan Hayes (2023). 54 The PRCA-record for National Finals Rodeo and National Finals Steer Roping qualifications by Trevor Brazile in Steer Roping, (1997-2015, 2017-20), Tie-Down Roping (1999-2011, 2013-15, 2017-18) and Team Roping, (1998, 2003-04, 2006-15). $9K The amount of money ($9,881) earned by saddle bronc rider Joe Harper on the way to winning the average title at the RAM Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo on Oct. 19 in Redmond, Ore. $10K The amount of money ($10,974) earned by tie-down roper Tom Crouse on the way to winning the average at the storied Cinch Roping Fiesta in San Angelo, Texas, on Oct. 27.

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contract personnel selected to work the 2025 National Circuit Finals Steer Roping and NFR Open. The NCFSR will take place in April at Goshen County Pavilion in Torrington, Wyo. NCFSR personnel will be: • Announcer: Bob Edmonds • Secretary: Tenisha Hoptowit • Timers: Lisa Emmons, Dawn Honeycutt • Music Director: Brandy Edmonds. The NFR Open is scheduled for July 8-12 at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The contract personnel for the NFR “I’m very humbled to receive this award,” Weishoff said. “I rodeoed for over 20 years and never really imagined that I would be honored as Committeeman of the Year. “I am blessed with a great committee and board of directors as well as a fantastic general manager. They put a lot of time and effort in our rodeo. So, I’m having a hard time accepting this on my own. It feels like it’s a group effort for sure.” Weishoff’s rodeo career has spanned nearly four decades. He started as a contest- ant, riding bareback horses in the PRCA for almost 20 years. Since then, he has spent time working as a judge and still does to this day. He’s been the Director of Livestock in St. Paul for the last seven years. The rodeo received the Polaris Remuda Award back in 2019 for assembling the best pen of bucking

Open are as follows: • Announcers: Boyd Polhamus, Garrett Yerigan • Secretary: Jody Cox • Asst. Secretary: Shawna Ray • Timers: Amber Schmutz, Emilie White • Pickup Men: Jay Shaw, Tel Honeycutt • Bullfighters: Erick Schwindt, Cody Emerson • Barrelman: Johnny Dudley • Music Director: Benje Bendele • Specialty Act: TBD • Photographers for both events will be selected next spring. first bareback horse I got on when I moved to St. Paul,” Wesihoff said. “So, I guess it’s fitting that when he retired here, he basically said it’s time for you to run for the position. I did and now here I am.” Each year, Justin Boots recognizes 125 outstanding volunteers from PRCA rodeos around the country through its John Justin Standard of the West program. PRCA rodeos vote on the individual to receive the PRCA’s John Justin Committeeman of the Year Award, whose dedication represents the deeds of those volunteers. Weishoff will be recognized at the PRCA Awards Banquet, the event will be held Dec. 4 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas leading up to the 2024 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

NCFSR, NFR Open personnel set The PRCA is proud to announce the

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Jarrett makes late push at Prairie Finals Perfect Finish BY ALEX RILEY, Special to ProRodeo Sports News N ow or never. That’s what Ryan Jarrett faced going into the final round of the RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo in Duncan, Okla. The veteran PRORODEO athlete got off to a bit of a RAM PRAIRIE CIRCUIT FINALS

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TOP MONEY EARNER Weston Patterson ($9,685, saddle bronc riding) BAREBACK RIDING

slow start in tie-down roping. His opening run finished well outside of cashing a check at 11.3 seconds. His second go was decidedly better, a 9.5-second effort that placed him fourth in the round and earned a little bit of money. But if he was going to have a chance at another circuit championship, everything hinged on the final go. And the Comanche, Okla., native made it count. “I just drew a really good calf in the third round. I wanted to win the year-end deal and kind of knew I needed to turn it up a little bit if it was going to happen,” Jarrett said. “Everything went right, got a good start at the barrier and my little horse, just a young horse I’ve been piddling with and roping on, he was really good, and it couldn’t have worked out better.” Jarrett and his horse, Cracker Jack, posted a time of 7.4 seconds. The effort not only won the round but was also the single quickest tie-down time of the entire three-day event, allowing him to make up for that slow start and easily capture the title. The 15-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo finished with an aggregate time of 28.2 seconds on three runs, a full two seconds ahead of runner-up Austin Lawrence. In all, Jarrett secured $6,267 in earnings on his way to a third Prairie Circuit Title. He last won the tie-down roping in 2014 and took home an all-around honor in 2012. With circuit-leader Cash Fuesz not competing, Jarrett’s earnings during the season-culminating event pulled him ahead in the tie-down roping standings, giving him the overall season circuit championship by little more than $100. Along with a strong finish to the 2024 season, the win gives Jarrett something to look forward to in 2025. A circuit finals championship qualifies him for a spot at NFR Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., this July. The event brings together circuit champions for an exclusive rodeo during the heart of the summer run. For a cowboy who has been competing in the PRCA more than two decades and owns a 2005 PRCA All-Around World Title, the NFR Open is a new but welcome wrinkle in the sport. Jarrett remembers earning a place at previous National Circuit Finals Rodeos as being a bit of a chore. Previously, the event didn’t add anything to regular season earnings and generally took place in the spring. Thanks to restructuring in 2022, qualifying for the NFR Open has become a goal for every rodeo athlete. Jarrett is excited to be among them this summer. “The PRCA and rodeo itself has kind of, after COVID, sure turned it up a notch. It wasn’t that big a deal five or six years ago – I mean it was, but it didn’t count for the World Standings, and it just adds so much now,” Jarrett said. “PRCA puts quite a bit towards it and it’s dang sure worth getting a spot. Before, it would be like, ‘Aw, shoot,’ if you missed it. Now, it’s like, ‘I’m going to try and get there.’ In the middle of July in Colorado Springs, it’s the perfect time to be having it.”

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1. Bryce Eck ..................... 247 pts. on 3 2. Jayco Roper................................ 246 3. Quintonn Lunsford ...................... 231 (Tie) Gauge McBride ................... 231 STEER WRESTLING 1. Cody Devers ............... 15.5 sec. on 3 2. Travis Munro ............................. 18.5 3. Trisyn Kalawaia .......................... 23.1 TEAM ROPING 1. Muggli/McCleskey ...... 26.7 sec. on 3 2. Yeahquo/Hawkins II ........... 11.3 on 2 (Tie) M. Appleton/R. Doyal ........ 11.3 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Weston Patterson ........ 247 pts. on 3 2. Trent Burd ................................ 235.5 3. Denton Ward ........................... 234.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Ryan Jarrett ................ 28.2 sec. on 3 2. Austin Lawrence ........................ 30.2 3. Tyler Milligan ............................. 30.4 STEER ROPING 1. Trenton Johnson ......... 35.2 sec. on 3 2. Blake Deckard ............................ 38.6 3. Dee Kyler Jr. .............................. 39.6 BULL RIDING 1. Jesse Hopper ............ 253.5 pts. on 3 2. Coy Pollmeier ............................. 236 3. Fulton Rutland .................... 166 on 2

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Ryan Jarrett wouldn’t be denied at the RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, capturing the tie-down roping title with 28.2 seconds on three head.

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