ProRodeo Sports News - October 14, 2022

EDITOR’S LETTER TRACY RENCK 2022 NFSR to be the richest in PRCA history

B ack on June 15, there was a huge announcement made by the PRCA, especially for steer ropers. The 2022 National Finals Steer Roping, Nov. 4-5, will pit the Top 15 steer ropers in the PRCA vying for a world championship and their share of the record $500,000 purse. “We are thrilled to be back at the Kansas Star (in Mulvane) for the Nationals Finals Steer Roping and to be able to increase the prize money at the NFSR to $500,000,” said PRCA CEOTomGlause. “This is an opportunity for the Top 15 steer ropers in the PRCA to rope for the most money ever at the NFSR.” The money up for grabs hasn’t gone unnoticed by some of ProRodeo’s top steer ropers. “That’s so exciting to rope for that kind of money,” said Vin Fisher, who will be making his 19th appearance at the NFSR. “Whoever wins the NFSR is going to win the world championship and that hasn’t always been the case. It should be a lot of fun.” The NFSR purse has more than doubled since 2014. For many years if a steer roper came into the NFSR with a large lead in the regular season standings, for example legend Guy Allen, winner of a PRCA record 18 steer roping gold buckles, it was rare that he would lose that lead. There wasn’t enough money up for grabs at the NFSR for the leader to change hands. That isn’t the case anymore.

The average will pay $30,349 to the winner and $25,116 to second place all the way down to $5,233 to sixth place. Round winners will earn $10,160. This is unchartered territory for steer ropers. “People need to understand where we started because where we started was such a far cry from $500,000 that it is not even funny,” said J.P. Wickett, the steer roping representative on PRCA’s Contestant Executive Council. “It’s just unreal that we were able to get to this point.” Scott Snedecor, who comes into the 2022 NFSR as the season leader, had this to say about the upcoming event at the Kansas Star Arena. “I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to win a gold buckle, but my goal when I get to the (NFSR) is to win as much money as I can,” Snedecor said. “The purse has gotten better, and it has got a lot better than when I made the (NFSR) 21 years ago. The first time I went I want to say the rounds were paying $3,000 or something. Now, they’re paying $10,000, which is a step in the right direction.” Snedecor has qualified for the NFSR 21 times now and back in 2001 he finished 13th in the world standings with $23,278. The average winner will make more than that at the 2022 NFSR. One thing is for sure, the 2022 PRCAWorld Champion will not have to look long or hard to understand why he became a gold buckle winner.

Tracy Renck is the editor of the ProRodeo

Sports News . He previously served more than seven years as a media coordinator at the PRCA. He has three decades of experience in sports journalism with the last several consumed by ProRodeo.

It will all unfold in the Kansas Star Arena.

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