ProRodeo Sports News - November 16, 2018

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Scott Snedecor acknowledges the crowd after winning his second consecutive steer roping world title and the fourth of his career at the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Nov. 3. PRCA ProRodeo photo by James Phifer

Golden Moment BY TRACY RENCK W ith a gold buckle at stake in Round 10, Scott Snedecor shined. The Fredericksburg, Texas, cowboy won his second consecutive title, and it didn’t matter whether I won another one or not after the first one. Now, I have a buckle for everybody in my family.” Snedecor and his wife, Kelli, have two children, son, Colton, and daughter, Kallyn. When Snedecor backed into the box for Round 10 – factoring in that he was fifth in the average – he trailed Cooper by $4,096. To clinch the title, Snedecor, going in front of Cooper as the second to last roper in Round 10, had to win the round, which paid $9,155, and earn a check in the average race. If Snedecor did that, Cooper wouldn’t be able to catch him. And that’s exactly how things unfolded. In addition to winning Round Snedecor wins fourth world title with Round 10 heroics gold buckle by winning Round 10 with a blistering, 9.0-second time at the 2018 ClemMcSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena, Nov. 3. Snedecor, who also won world titles in 2005, 2008 and 2017, finished with $122,930 in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings to edge regular-season leader Tuf Cooper, who placed second with $113,157. “This is awesome,” said Snedecor, 43. “I had just wanted to win a world

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