ProRodeo Sports News - October 2, 2020

COWBOY GRILLE WITH TRACY RENCK

What was the experience like to compete in the PRCA in 2020? Kincade: Right after I turned 18, I got my (PRCA) permit, and I got to go to Lake Charles (La.) and San Angelo (Texas). I won quite a bit on my permit ($8,075), and then I went to one rodeo with my (PRCA) card before things got shut down in (mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Then we went back, and over the Fourth of the July I placed at three or four rodeos, which was cool. What did you enjoy most about your PRCA rookie year? Kincade: It was cool to get to compete against my heroes and having the confidence that I can butt heads with them. Who is your rodeo idol? Kincade: It is weird because he’s young too, but I’ve been watching Ty Harris rope since I was a sophomore in high school, and he’s always been my hero. Are you college rodeoing? Kincade: Yes. I’m in my freshman year at Panola College in Carthage, Texas. I’m going to college rodeo and compete in the PRCA. My 2021 (PRCA) season started in Hempstead, Texas, (Oct. 1-3). I also will be able to compete at Fort Worth (Texas), San Antonio and Houston. I’m going to go as hard as I can. The coach at Panola is Jeff Collins, and he won the PRCA bareback riding world championship in 2000, so he completely understands what it takes to college rodeo and compete in the PRCA. Has being a PRCA tie-down roper always been a goal for you? Kincade: It has been my goal since I was a little kid to make the NFR. My dad (Chad) was a (tie-down roper) and my mom (Melody) ran barrels, so I’ve always been around rodeo. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Kincade: I have an older brother, Jace, 21, and an older sister, Keely, 20. What horse are you riding? Kincade: I bought a little bay gelding the spring before last, and his name is Darrel, and he’s 11. He’s not very big but he scores, and he can fly. He has a lot of run. When you are not rodeoing what do you enjoy doing? Kincade: I do a lot of duck hunting. What other sport did you do besides rodeo growing up? Kincade Henry turned 18 in January, and a month after his birthday he bought his PRCA card. The Mount Pleasant, Texas, tie-down roper finished 31st in the 2020 PRCA | RAM World Standings and second in the PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings with $25,787. That effort has Henry full of ambition for the 2021 season as he eyes his first bid to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

KINCADE HENRY

Kincade: I played baseball. I wanted to play in the MLB when I was a little kid, and then in my eighth-grade year, I started taking rodeo more seriously, so I quit baseball and focused on rodeo. Then my junior year, I played baseball for my high school (Chapel Hill), and my senior year I was a pitcher and shortstop for the school team. What is your favorite sports team? Kincade: The LSU Tigers football team. It was great to see them win the national championship last year. What movie do you enjoy watching? Kincade: The Ridiculous 6 Western comedy with Adam Sandler. Do you have a favorite TV show? Kincade: I don’t watch much TV, but when I do it is usually The Cowboy Channel. If cellphones didn’t exist how would that impact you? Kincade: I would probably get a lot more practice time. I’m not one of those guys who is always on the phone, but I do use my phone. What is your favorite type of social media? Kincade: Instagram. I think it is a good platform for sponsors and all that to get your name out there. What is your favorite restaurant? Kincade: The Rodeo Rose Café in Mount Pleasant. When I’m there, I get chopped steak, and they have some good buttermilk pie. What is your favorite candy? Kincade: Skittles. What rodeo do you most want to go to? Kincade: RodeoHouston. I will get to go there (in 2021). I’m excited about that.

ProRodeo Sports News 10/2/2020

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