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OCTOBER 19, 2018 – VOLUME 66, NO. 21

CONTENTS

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TOP HORSES The PRCA | AQHA Horses of the Year brought a new round of winners. 54 HERE’S HOUSTON RODEOHOUSTON ® and PRCA ink multi-year partnership that kicks off in March 2019. 18

Bull Rider Jeff Bertus went for 82 points aboard Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Secret Agent at the RAM Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo in Minot, N.D., Oct. 6. Peggy Gander photo

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6 in his own words 8 cowboy grille 12 he said, she said 14 brain teasers 18 short round 65 results 76 notes 77 prca business

RODEOS

30 Waco, Texas All American Finals 38 Minot, N.D. Badlands Circuit Finals 40 Lancaster, Calif. California Circuit Finals 42 Prescott Valley, Ariz. Turquoise Circuit Finals

Bareback rider Jacob Lees rides Four Star Rodeo’s Lollita for 73 points in the third round of the RAM California Circuit Finals Rodeo in Lancaster. Lees finished third in the round and in the average. Gene Hyder photo

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STANDINGS

10 2018 PRCA world 70 circuits

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IN HIS OWNWORDS: CHRIS GLOVER STEER ROPER SHOOTING FOR FIRST NFSRTITLE

I ’m going into the NFSR not looking at anybody or what anybody else does. I know if I can go in there and rope good and do my job then I have a chance to win it. It doesn’t matter what anybody else does, especially in the steer roping. You can’t make it happen, it’s got to come to you and you have to wait for it to happen. Tuf (Cooper) is amazing. That kid’s a beast. He’s phenomenal. There’s no time off the clock from horse to steer. I feel honored to be in the same class as Tuf and Trevor (Brazile) and Rocky (Patterson) and Scott (Snedecor). Those guys are as good as it gets. It was frustrating not to make the NFSR last year, but at that point in time he (his horse Cooper) was the only horse I had. I needed to turn him out. He was starting to fight it and I was fighting it with him. I didn’t have the right kind of horse to go rope with the best in the world at that time. And I knew that. That horse was green last year. The first year I hauled him, I almost made the Finals on him. It was a good testament. He’s a pretty good horse, and he made it this year. Chris Glover is headed to his second Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. A year ago, he missed out by one spot. His first trip – in 2016 – saw Glover finish 13th in the world standings. This season, the 58-year-old from Keenesburg, Colo., heads into the NFSR in third place in the PRCA | RAM World Standings after netting $62,295 during the 2018 season while astride his PRCA | AQHA Steer Roping Horse of the Year, Cooper. Cooper is Glover’s second horse to win the honor. Champ was a co-winner in 2016.

When he was young, I roped calves on him, headed on him and heeled on him. He had the mind of an older horse, and that’s a rare case. This year he’s 10. A lot of times you don’t start roping on steer horses until they’re 10, 11 or 12 because they have to get that right mind-set to be able to be trusted. I felt good about him when he was 4 or 5. (Glover purchased Cooper at age 4 in Pendleton, Ore.) I hauled him with me and team roped on him on the grass at Pendleton at 4. He’s a hard- headed winner. The good ones all have a quirk about them that you’ve got to deal with. Having a Horse of the Year is probably a bigger deal than even going to the Finals, because you know you’ve taken something and trained one and made him good. Nobody’s ever made a great one, the great ones make themselves. Champ retired after the 2016 NFSR. He’s now got the most important job he ever had, taking care of my granddaughter (Riley, 9). That horse is not a kid’s horse. But when she gets on him he’s totally different. She loves to ride him, and they’re a pretty good team. Last year I won the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping. Winning that Polaris RANGER at the NCFSR was really cool. At 58, it’s quite an accomplishment for me to compete against younger guys. I’m fortunate that my body is good. Those young guys have an energy drink and I have Advil. One of those guys I have to contend with is my son, Cole, who’s 28 and team ropes and steer ropes. Six years ago, he and I went rodeoing together. That was the most fun time in my life on the rodeo trail.

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Steer wrestler CAMERONMORMAN, 25, is coming off a solid season, finishing a career-best 18th in the regular season PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $69,629 – a little more than $3,000 behind No. 15 finisher Nick Guy. Morman, a former champion at the College National Finals Rodeo, is turning his attention to trying to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in 2019.

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How would you rate your 2018 season? Cameron: I guess overall it was a little bit of an eye opener. It makes you realize how tough it really is to make the NFR. I had a pretty good year, I just fell a little short there at the end. What did you learn in the 2018 season that can help make you better in 2019? Cameron: To never relax and never let your guard down. I want to make a career out of this and make a good living, and then be able to put something good together back home and be able to go back home and ranch. How much does finishing 18th in the world standings fuel your fire for 2019? Cameron: I’ve been telling people I came too close (to making the NFR) in 2018 to not give her heck in 2019. I just need to sharpen up a little bit and be a little more consistent and be ready to win when I’m given the opportunity.

What was it like to win a steer wrestling national championship in 2015 at the College National Finals Rodeo while competing for Dickinson (N.D.) State? Cameron: That was a good experience. That’s when I learned how to win and handle the average situations – when you have a good one, win some money in the round, and until then keep laying them over and stay in the average. I had a great time at Dickinson State. The coach (Eudell Larson) was a great guy who helped me with my mental game and taught me how to be ready to win. The school was only 45 minutes from where I grew up in Glen Ullin, N.D. I graduated with a degree from Dickinson State in ag business. How did you get involved with rodeo? Cameron: A guy who bred heifers next to our place, I started roping with him, and then I started team roping. For all-around points in junior high rodeos I started chute dogging. I ended up doing good in junior high rodeos, and now here I am. None of my family really rodeoed, but I still run some cows with my dad (Bruce) at home, and I was raised in the ranching community, but my family just never rodeoed. Who were some people who influenced your rodeo career? Cameron: There were a couple people – Joel Olson and Scott Kleeman – back home who taught me a lot and helped me a lot over the years. Joel started helping me rope and ride horses, and when I started circuit rodeoing, I was rodeoing with Scott. How big was Glen Ullin (N.D.) High School, where you attended? Cameron: There were 13 people in my class. Who is your rodeo idol? Cameron: Growing up, I always watched steer wrestler Dean Gorsuch (PRCA steer wrestling world champion in 2006 and 2010). I got to travel with him one winter and that was really cool. What horsepower were you using in 2018 and will it change in 2019? Cameron: I was riding Sean Mulligan’s horses Miss Kitty and Holly in 2018. To start 2019, I have been riding Jake Rinehart’s horse, Rio. I will just mix and match in 2019. Do you do any other events? Cameron: I also do tie-down roping and team roping as a header, but I’m not near good enough to do anything but steer wrestling in the PRCA. What is your favorite restaurant? Cameron: Buffalo Wild Wings, because they have beverages and a football game on TV. I eat the mild chicken wings. What TV show do you binge watch? Cameron: A guy I travel with, Cole Edge, we got hooked on watching Ozark (starring Jason Bateman) on Netflix. What do you like to do in your spare time when you are not rodeoing? Cameron: I like to go pheasant hunting. What’s the best concert you have ever attended?

Cameron: The first concert I ever went to was George Strait in Las Vegas in 2016. It was a really cool concert and the best one I have been to so far. What was your favorite cartoon as a child? Cameron: I would have to say Tom and Jerry, without a doubt.

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2018 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Official as of Oct. 18, 2018. For the 2018 season (Oct. 1, 2017-Sept. 30, 2018), official rodeo limits were as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 100; team roping, 75; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 100; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, no limit. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas......................... $216,127 2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas....................... 188,678 3. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah.................... 137,179 4. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif............................ 110,274 5. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb............................. 109,006 6. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta.................... 93,237 7. Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla........ 82,868 8. Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif.............. 71,659 9. Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss................... 64,759 10. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev............................. 60,005 11. Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas.................. 59,712 12. Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M.......................... 58,754 13. Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas.......................... 52,394 14. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore.................. 51,351 15. Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn................ 49,216 16. Cody Doescher, Oklahoma CIty, Okla.............. 47,556 17. Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif................... 39,837 18. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D..................................... 37,945 19. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.......................... 37,554 20. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo................................ 37,259 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa..................... $187,250 2. Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah................... 172,428 3. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif.................... 135,166 4. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba....................... 130,655 5. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas.......................... 119,835 6. R. Champion, The Woodlands, Texas........... 119,819 7. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah................. 111,022 8. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb............................. 109,420 9. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas...................... 101,403 10. Mason Clements, Springville, Utah................ 99,536 11. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas...................... 95,192 12. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D................................. 91,558 13. Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D................... 80,163 14. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo............................... 78,376 15. Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev............................. 77,497 16. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas............................... 70,017 17. Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta.......................... 68,638 18. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn...................... 67,793 19. Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo................... 66,712 20. Ty Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan................ 59,636 STEERWRESTLING 1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta................ $106,009 2. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss....................... 97,625 3. Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta.................. 92,325 4. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont.............................. 89,662 5. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss..................... 86,958 6. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan........................ 84,527 7. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas.......................... 83,711 8. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont........... 81,178 9. Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La............................... 80,717 10. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La.................... 79,584 11. Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla................ 78,092 12. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla........................... 77,643 13. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore......................... 75,458 14. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala........................... 75,333 15. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis.................................... 74,706 16. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta.................... 72,957 17. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla................................. 70,876 18. Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D................. 69,629 19. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif.......................... 60,663 20. Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D............................. 59,828 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla.................... $115,345 2. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga....................... 114,952 3. Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla.................... 106,396 4. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont............................... 96,990 5. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif.......................... 91,863 6. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla.................... 88,868 7. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn...................... 85,342 8. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz..................... 84,837

9. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz...................... 84,044 10. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C............................ 83,102 11. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash....................... 81,554 12. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas............................... 73,145 13. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz..................... 68,354 14. Lane Ivy, Dublin, Texas................................... 67,458 15. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah...................... 65,232 16. Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif............. 62,906 17. Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho....................... 61,826 18. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla......................... 61,008 19. Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta................. 59,347 20. Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D.......................... 58,299 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. J. Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil ... $115,936 2. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo............................. 115,345 3. Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas.................. 106,396 4. Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla................ 104,515 5. Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo................................. 98,439 6. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla................................. 93,133 7. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz.............................. 91,294 8. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas.............. 88,173 9. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan............................ 83,102 10. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash...................... 80,361 11. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla......................... 79,467 12. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont............................. 68,284 13. Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas.................. 66,252 14. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan................. 64,451 15. Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah............................ 61,349 16. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas.......................... 60,834 17. Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash........................ 59,847 18. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas.................... 57,260 19. Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla............................ 57,107 20. Reagan Ward, Edmond, Okla.......................... 57,050 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas.................. $168,101 2. Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah......................... 165,078 3. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas..................... 124,740 4. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah......................... 123,607 5. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta................ 112,637 6. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo......................... 111,588 7. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta.......................... 104,176 8. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa...................... 103,309 9. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb............................ 101,843 10. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas............. 98,748 11. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah..................... 89,325 12. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah............................. 81,903 13. Joey Sonnier III, New Iberia, La..................... 79,114 14. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M.............................. 78,790 15. Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont................... 76,141 16. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D............................. 75,774 17. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah....................... 73,767 18. Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah................................ 73,573 19. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La........................... 65,457 20. Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas.......................... 52,912 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La....................... $136,577 2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas........................... 134,768 3. Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas................ 126,518 4. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash.......................... 94,294 5. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif.............................. 93,768 6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas......................... 92,772 7. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan.............................. 91,938 8. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas........................... 89,971 9. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas................. 86,675 10. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas.................... 86,483 11. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas........................ 85,428 12. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho................... 84,153 13. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah...................... 83,373 14. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas................ 79,083 15. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla........................ 77,552 16. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas............................ 77,059 17. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas........................... 76,969

18. Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla....................... 67,040 19. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas......................... 66,963 20. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas.......................... 62,752 STEER ROPING 1. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas........................... $89,427 2. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas........... 70,845 3. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo...................... 62,295 4. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan........................... 62,225 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas......................... 59,641 6. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas........................ 54,968 7. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas....................... 50,360 8. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas............................ 48,401 9. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas........................... 44,717 10. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla......................... 43,786 11. Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla..................... 43,624 12. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas.................... 43,560 13. Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas...................... 42,636 14. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas.............................. 42,002 15. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas............................ 41,106 16. Roger Branch, Wellston, Okla........................ 40,225 17. Jim Locke, Miami, Texas................................ 37,042 18. Corey Ross, Liberty Hill, Texas....................... 33,631 19. Shay Good, Midland, Texas............................ 28,457 20. Jason Evans, Glen Rose, Texas...................... 26,134 BULL RIDING 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.................. $297,026 2. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont........................ 185,476 3. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La............................. 114,588 4. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho.......... 109,737 5. Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore....................... 109,349 6. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas............................. 107,387 7. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas.......... 106,431 8. Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla....................... 102,226 9. Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah................... 101,583 10. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas.............. 100,932 11. Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas........................ 99,973 12. Koby Radley, Montpelier, La........................... 97,258 13. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah................................ 96,163 14. Eli Vastbinder, Union Grove, N.C.................... 95,114 15. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla.............................. 94,396 16. J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas...................... 93,769 17. Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas............... 92,183 18. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif........................ 91,009 19. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla................. 90,863 20. Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho.................... 86,419 *2018 BARREL RACING (Through Oct. 1, 2018) Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings. 1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas..........................$192,834 2. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif.......................146,826 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas.............137,267 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D............................123,516 5. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas..................110,232 6. Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas.........................103,692 7. Kylie Weast, Comanche, Okla..........................101,715 8. Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D.............................98,704 9. Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo...............................98,385 10. Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas.....................91,277 11. Kelly Bruner, Millsap, Texas............................90,515 12. Tracy Nowlin, Nowata, Okla.............................90,496 13. Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore.......................89,127 14. Jessica Telford, Caldwell, Idaho......................88,342 15. Carman Pozzobon, Aldergrove, B.C. ..............86,947 16. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas...................83,011 17. Teri Bangart, Olympia, Wash...........................82,060 18. Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn................................78,993 19. Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas..........................78,264 20. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas...........................68,197

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10QUESTIONS

HE SAID – SHE SAID

Who knows bull rider Tyler Bingham better, his wife, Jerica, or his traveling partner and brother, Tim Bingham?

TYLER

WIFE JERICA

PARTNER TIM

JERICA

TIM

TYLER

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE?

Coffee

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

IS HE A GOOD DRIVER?

Yes

Yes

Yes

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE PIZZA?

No pineapple

Meat Lovers

Meat Lovers

WHERE’S HIS DREAM VACATION?

Alaska

Alaska

Anywhere hunting

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE MUSIC?

Country

Country

Country

WHAT IS HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT?

Maddox

Maddox

Maddox

IS HE AN EARLY BIRD OR A NIGHT OWL?

Early Bird

Early Bird

Early Bird

DOES HE PREFER SUMMER OR WINTER?

Winter

Winter

Winter

WOULD HE RATHER FLY OR DRIVE?

Drive

Fly

Fly

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Bear

Bear on Kodiak Island

Moose

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BRAIN TEASERS

ANSWERS ON PAGE 93

THEN & NOW Can you match these adorable future rodeo stars’ photos with the current PRCA contestants? Some don’t look quite the same.

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WORD SEARCH Rookies of the Year B M A T T G A R R E T T Y K Y L X W Y D E O T A Y L O R S A N T O S P A A O F U S Z U N E L L I M C M N O T L E K L Q S R R E D Z S B K H M H U H W N T T G T T E W A M R N P N J R X G S A E V A I H I U M P L N E L P O P I Z G H X L N B X N A E N L L K A M I R F I I S D R N N P E B D G E G E M U W H L K T K O E E O W G T S A B L U S R X L P E E S Q J R T E U E U J L O S E N I C P R C K E A G Y S S E G G E T D O M O H A O E S B E R A T Q D P H U Y O R N E T E M S N B X E L Y U A N R R C E N N W J Y E P A N R E C N I H Z Y J L M C P A Y B A L B B A N R H Z S Q W Y O U C R E R A A L G E C T Y U A M Y T Z L M B M O A I T V C G L I K G C F J X L D O S W O P R H T W N S L L H J I R I S E F N Y H J Y C Z W A Z D U E D G N A G O H Y D O C S G E R E O G D S Q G X T T A Y W N O S L E N Y Z P O F D K

1. Find the 2017 PRCA | Resistol Rookies of the Year. Nelson Wyatt, AA (tie-down roping, team roping header)

Tanner Phipps, BB Jesse Brown, SW

Nelson Wyatt, TR-Header Cody Hogan, TR-Heeler Shade Etbauer, SB Tyler Milligan, TD Kelton McMillen, SR Boudreaux Campbell, BR

2. Find the 2016 PRCA | Resistol Rookies of the Year. Taylor Santos, AA (tie-down roping, team roping heeler)

Clayton Biglow, BB Stephen Culling, SW Dustin Egusquiza, TR-Header Dalton Pearce, TR-Heeler Ryder Wright, SB Westyn Hughes, TD Matt Garrett, SR Roscoe Jarboe, BR

Bonus Questions 1. Who was 2018 All-Around Rookie of the Year?

2. What 2018 rookie won the most money in one event?

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The number of saddle bronc riders – Billy Etbauer (1992, 1999 and 2005), Dan Mortensen (1998) and Ryder Wright (2016) – who have won five rounds during one year of the Wrangler NFR.

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) officials announced a new, multi-year partnership that focuses on growing the sport of rodeo for the benefit of fans and the contestants, with earnings from the RODEOHOUSTON® Super Series counting toward qualification for the NFR®, the season-ending championship event for the PRCA. “This unique partnership combines the brand strengths of two of the biggest names in rodeo to grow the sport for fans and athletes alike, while allowing us to maintain our current presentation,” said Joel Cowley, Rodeo president and CEO. “Additionally, it adds an extra level of excitement for rodeo athletes as they compete for payouts in Houston — earnings that could inch them closer to clinching the coveted world championship title at the NFR® in Las Vegas.” Through this partnership, RODEOHOUSTON will be an official PRCA | NFR® money event, while allowing for the competition elements that are unique to the rich traditions of RODEOHOUSTON. “This partnership is one that makes all of rodeo better,” PRCA CEO George Taylor said. “RODEOHOUSTON is one of the richest rodeos in the sport. Our athletes will be excited to see RODEOHOUSTON and the PRCA working together again knowing that winning at Houston will have a major impact as they chase their dreams of a gold buckle.” The RODEOHOUSTON Super Series is a 19-day, tournament-style competition that crowns an event champion in bareback riding, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping and women’s barrel racing. RODEOHOUSTON will continue to produce the one-day Super Shootout, but earnings from that event will not count toward the NFR®. The 2019 rodeo is scheduled for Feb. 25 – March 17. Former NFR average champ Rickey Green passes Team roping heeler Rickey Green, a 10-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo and the 1988 NFR average winner, passed away Oct. 10 at his home in Stephenville, Texas. He was 61. Green competed in the NFR in 1977-1978, 1982-89. He joined the PRCA in 1976. In 1988, Green won the average while roping with Charles Pogue. “I started roping with Charles (Pogue) in July (of 1988) and he really got me fired up again about roping,” Green said in the 1989 PRCA media guide. Green won his share of prestigious PRCA rodeos, and he also won the prestigious Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping. Green loved the challenge of roping steers quickly, often before they were completely turned off by the header, and it is said that the “Crossfire” rule in team roping was implemented in part because of his roping style. Julio Moreno, who used to be a header for Green, praised his partner in a Feb. 23, 1983, issue of ProRodeo Sports News . “Rickey has more talent than anybody going,” Moreno said. “He’s so quick, he can make up a lot of things.” Per Green’s wishes, there was no service, and the family requests memorials be sent to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund.

The number of times steer roper

Rocky Patterson has qualified for the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. He will compete at the 2018 NFSR in Mulvane, Kan., Nov. 2-3, and try to win his fifth steer roping world championship. Only legendary Guy Allen has more quali- fications to the NFSR than Patterson with 33. The total number of go-rounds won at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping by Trevor Brazile in his career which is a PRCA record. Brazile won his rounds in team roping, tie-down roping and steer roping. Brazile will compete at the NFSR this year and in tie-down roping at the Wrangler NFR.

643 NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS HELD IN 2018

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RSVP no later than Nov. 26. Reserve your tickets by calling 719.528.4732 or buy online at https://squareup.com/store/ prorodeo-hall-of-fame. 6 p.m. Doors Open – Silent auction; 7 p.m. Welcome, invoca- tion, dinner; 7:45 p.m. Silent auction closes; 8 p.m. Live auction; 8:20 p.m. Legend of ProRodeo Award. All times are Pacific. Tickets are on sale for $100 a person or $900 for a table of 10. Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 26. For more information or to be added to the Gala mailing list email stadken@prorodeo.com or call 719.528.4732. All proceeds benefit the ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy. at the Ike rodeo in West Monroe (La.) will go directly to J.R. and (wife) Shelby.” Stampede at the Ike will take place Jan. 4-5. The Breeder’s Connection online also is hosting a benefit for J.R. Vezain and Shelby. There is an online bucking horse sale Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. (CT), two front-row, 10th-round Wrangler NFR tickets donated by the Harry Vold family will be up for auction, a benefit raffle and more. Details at http://bit.ly/ BreederConnectionBenefit. Vezain is undergoing rehabilitation at the TIRR Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital. Tarleton State Hall of Fame to induct trio Tarleton State University’s Rodeo Hall of Fame will celebrate the induction of three new members during the ninth annual steak dinner and auction Nov. 3, at the Twisted J in Stephenville, Texas. The inductees are Bradley Harter, Kim Todd Hodge and Tommy Houston. The annual event, which benefits Tarleton Rodeo’s scholarship fund, begins at 6 p.m. (CT) with a reception and preview mixer, followed by the induction ceremony, dinner and live auction. Admission to the event is $50 per person and includes dinner. Buy tickets by 5 p.m., Nov. 2 at 254.968.9344 or 254.968.9187. Harter, a saddle bronc rider, is a 10-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. After high school, he attended Wharton County Junior College for two years before transferring to Tarleton. Hodge grew up in Colorado where she began her rodeo career compet- ing in the National Little Britches Rodeo Association and high school rodeos. Hodge competed her first two years in the NIRA at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, and then transferred to Tarleton as a junior. Houston, current operator and manager of the Houston Ranch in Bluff Dale, Texas, accepted a rodeo scholarship at Texas Tech, but traveled with members of the Tarleton Rodeo team, including Tooter Waites, Randy Majors, Charles Bitters and Bobby Hungate.

ProRodeoTV.com to broadcast circuit finals ProRodeoTV.com will stream RAM Circuit Finals Rodeos with livestreams from the Prairie, Mountain States, Wilderness and Great Lakes Circuit Finals rodeos. The RAM Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo in Duncan, Okla., Oct. 18-20, will livestream at 8:30 p.m. (ET) each night. ProRodeoTV.com will livestream the RAM Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo in Loveland, Colo., Oct. 25-27. It will begin at 9 p.m. (ET). The Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo, from Heber City, Utah, takes place Nov. 1-3. That livestream begins at 9 p.m. (ET) nightly. The RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo on ProRodeoTV.com will livestream Nov. 8-10 in Louisville, Ky. The livestream begins at 7:30 p.m. (ET) each night. For more information about ProRodeoTV.com go to http://prorodeo.com/prorodeo/ tv/online-streaming-schedule. PRCA ups music-licensing agreements The PRCA has agreements with all three of the major music licensing organizations: ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. This allows licensed music from these entities to be played at PRCA rodeo events. PRCA rodeo fans can now enjoy their favorite artist’s music while attending a PRCA rodeo, a significant benefit to PRCA rodeo production companies and their music providers. Organizations raising money for Vezain Last month, bareback rider J.R. Vezain suffered a broken back that required surgery and has left him with mobility issues from the waist down. He is under- going rehabilitation in Houston, while, expenses continue to add up. Multiple orgazinations are raising money to donate to Vezain. “The rodeo industry is one big family, and when one of our family members is down, we all need to pick them up,” said Pete Carr, owner of Pete Carr Pro Rodeo. “We put on rodeos, so my heart told me that the next rodeo we produce could be a benefit rodeo for the Vezain family. All the proceeds from the Stampede

$38,564,889 MONEYWON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN 2018

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Bobby Marriott leads a group of bucking horses to the arena during the San Dimas (Calif.) Western Days Rodeo, which ran Oct. 13-14. Gene Hyder photo

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Bullfighter Dusty Tuckness, left, draws a bull’s attention during the Austin Co. Fair & Rodeo in Bellville, Texas, during the Oct. 11-13 rodeo. Peggy Gander photo

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Bareback rider Jamie Howlett rode for 82 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Rylee’s Raisin Cain to take second in the semifinals of the All American ProRodeo Finals. James Phifer photo

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Breding adds All American ProRodeo Finals win to résumé Back Spotlight BY TRACY RENCK O nce again, the moment was not too big for bull rider Parker Breding – not at all. The Edgar, Mont., cowboy captured his inaugural All American ProRodeo Finals presented by PendletonWhisky title with his 87-point trip on Andrews Rodeo’s Rank Hank in the finals Oct. 13 inWaco, Texas. “I was actually 89 points on (Rank Hank) in the semifinals at San Antonio this year, and I really loved him that day,” Breding said. “He had about INTHE

Bull rider Parker Breding had an 87-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Rank Hank in the finals to win the All American ProRodeo Finals in Waco, Texas, Oct. 13. Breding left town after winning a rodeo-best $15,279. James Phifer photo

the exact same trip (Oct. 13), but he got me a little bit to the outside when he went back to the left. It was everything I could do to stay up there. It felt like he was bucking a little harder than that first time I rode him this year. When he went back that other way, he did it a little quicker and got my feet fromme. I couldn’t feel him. I was looking at the lights trying to hang on.” Now in his career, Breding has won the RAMNational Circuit Finals three times – 2014, 2016 and 2018 – and the Justin Finale at the Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo in Puyallup to claim the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour crown Sept. 9. “Last year was my first time ever coming to the All American ProRodeo

TOPS AT WACO — October 6-7 & 9-13 BAREBACK RIDING

STEER WRESTLING 1. Scott Guenthner ..................... 4.1 sec. 2. (tie) Blake Mindemann ................... 4.3 Chason Floyd .................................. 4.3 4. Jacob Talley .................................... NT

TEAM ROPING 1. B. Brown/H. Koch ................... 4.8 sec. 2. C. Masters/J. Harrison .................. 11.9 3. (tie) B. Tryan/L. Lord .................... 14.8 T. Wade/R. Motes ......................... 14.8

SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Chase Brooks ........................... 89 pts. 2. Isaac Diaz ..................................... 86.5 3. Bradley Harter ................................. 86 4. Jacobs Crawley ............................... 85

1. Jamie Howlett ........................ 86.5 pts. 2. Bill Tutor .......................................... 86 3. Tristan Hansen .............................. 83.5 4. Jared Keylon ................................... NS

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in Las Vegas, Dec. 6-15. He also made Wrangler NFR appearances in 2013 and 2015, finishing 10th and seventh in the world standings, respectively. Breding enters the upcoming Wrangler NFR second in the regular season 2018 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $185,476. He trails leader and four-time reigning world champion Sage Kimzey by $111,550. “It’s huge to be able to come here (toWaco) and do well,” Breding said. “I don’t have a whole lot of stuff going on after this, so to come here and do well is amazing. Now, if only the Finals were next week that would be perfect. I’m just thankful to be able to come here and get something done.” HOWLETT CLAIMS BAREBACK RIDING CROWN Bareback rider Jamie Howlett captured one of the biggest wins of his career when he took home the title at the All American ProRodeo Finals. “This win is right there with my win at Red Bluff (Calif.),” said Howlett, who captured the California rodeo win in April. “This is great. I don’t have a lot of words for it right now.” Howlett, a native of Queensland, Australia, rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s

Finals, and I got bucked off both my bulls,” said Breding, 26. “So, to be able to come back here and get one rode was more than what I was hoping for.” The bulls were getting the best of the riders inWaco, evidenced by the nine-man semifinals when no one made the eight-second whistle. Elliot Jacoby, Lon Danley, Tristan Mize and Breding moved on to the finals, but Jacoby, Danley and Mize proceeded to get bucked off, setting the stage for Breding. “There’s a couple of ways to go into it (the finals),” Breding said. “If you go into it thinking about the fact you have to stay on because of all this money, then it seems to get to a guy. But coming back and having that bull (Rank Hank), I tried to just shut everything out of my mind and just relax and have fun, and that’s exactly what it took.” Breding departed the All American ProRodeo Finals with a rodeo-best $15,279 – $12,500 of which he earned in the finals. Breding will compete in his third career Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

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Bareback rider Jamie Howlett, a native of Queensland, Australia, rides Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Shady Nights for 86.5 points in the final Tutor by a half point. Howlett earned $12,773 in Waco. He finished 28th in the 2018 standings with $35,969. round to edge Bill

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TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Tyson Durfey .......................... 8.6 sec. 2. Westyn Hughes .............................. 9.3 3. Cody Craig .................................... 12.2 4. Riley Pruitt .................................... 20.5

STEER ROPING 1. Scott Snedecor ....... 34.3 sec. on three 2. Dan Fisher .................................... 41.5 3. Cody Lee ...................................... 41.6 4. Brodie Poppino ............................. 46.4

BULL RIDING 1. Parker Breding .......................... 87 pts. 2. Tristan Mize .................................... NS 3. Lon Danley ..................................... NS 4. Elliot Jacoby ................................... NS

Complete results on Page 68

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shared by Shane Hanchey (2015) and Marcos Costa (2017). GUENTHNER SNARES STEER WRESTLINGTITLE A year ago, steer wrestler Scott

Guenthner let a chance to win the All American ProRodeo Finals slip away. “I came into the finals No. 1, and I didn’t have any luck and it was just a disaster,” said Guenthner, of Provost, Alberta. “This year, I came with a little bit different attitude in the finals.” Guenthner had a much different result this time around, claiming the title with a 4.1-second run. “I thought I broke the barrier, but fortunately I didn’t,” he said. “To win something like this is a great accomplishment because lots of guys don’t get a chance to ever compete here.” Guenthner is heading to his secondWrangler NFR in December, and he’s happy to get some momentum going in the meantime. “This is a very nice tune-up because I go from (Waco) to the Canadian Finals Rodeo (Oct. 30-Nov. 4), which will tune me up some more,” Guenthner said. “Then I will go to the NFR, and it’s a whole other level.” TEAM ROPERS BROWNAND KOCHVICTORIOUS With one solid run, team roping header Billy Bob Brown and heeler Hunter Koch couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces. The duo clocked a 4.8-second run in the finals to win the All American ProRodeo Finals. “This is the biggest win of my career,” Brown said. “I was using a horse I got last year, his name is Decent, and he’s 14. He’s just honest, and he’s been good for me. This is awesome to be the champions.” Brown and Koch each earned $10,879. “This is my first time here, and

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Shady Nights in the finals for the first time in his career. He had an 86.5-point trip to edge Bill Tutor by a half point. “I heard everything about that horse and have seen it a bunch of times and by golly it feels amazing to be on that thing,” Howlett said. “It was a crazy- fun ride. This is a big win for me, and now my next goal is to make the NFR.” Howlett earned $12,773 inWaco. He finished 28th in the 2018 standings with $35,969. DURFEYWINS FOR FIRSTTIMEATALLAMERICAN The decorated career of veteran tie-down roper Tyson Durfey got even better inWaco. Durfey, the 2016 PRCA world champion, added the All American ProRodeo Finals crown to his résumé, thanks to clocking an 8.6-second run in the four-man finals at the Extraco Events Center. “I had a little bit of a stronger calf, and I knew my catch was in good shape, but I reached a long way and my go was a little funny and wide,” Durfey said. “I was just trying to hustle and keep my feet. When I flanked the calf, I wanted to keep everything tight and nice and clean, and it just worked out. The calf took a tie and I got a championship.” Durfey qualified for the four-man finals by winning the nine-man semifinals earlier in the evening with a 7.2-second run. That time was one- tenth of a second off the All-American ProRodeo Finals record of 7.1 seconds

it is awesome to win,” Koch said. “Billy Bob did a great job all week and made my job easy. We came out with a win. I wasn’t nervous in the finals, but in the semifinals I was a little nervous. But Billy Bob and I had a good feeling, and things worked for us.” Koch was riding a 6-year-old horse, Grizzly. “I just got that horse five or six months ago, and he was great here,” he said. “I’m at a loss for words. I can’t believe we won this.” SNEDECORTAKES STEER ROPING It’s not as if steer roper Scott Snedecor needed a tune-up before competing at the 2018 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kan., Nov. 2-3. Snedecor is the reigning world champion and a three-time world champion. But he did hone his skills even more at the All American ProRodeo Finals, winning the rodeo with a 34.3-second time on three head. Snedecor will arrive in Mulvane second in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $70,845.

Steer roper Scott Snedecor competes during the All American ProRodeo Finals in Waco, Texas. Snedecor won the average with a 34.3-second time on three head. Snedecor earned $3,258 in Waco. James Phifer photo

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