ProRodeo Sports News - October 30, 2020

GABE SOILEAU AGE: 22 EVENT: Steer Wrestling HOMETOWN: Bunkie, La. EARNINGS: $18,140

TANNER TOMLINSON AGE: 20 EVENT: Team Roping Heading HOMETOWN: Angleton, Texas EARNINGS: $22,534

When did you find out you were the rookie of the year? It came down to a pretty close deal, and the last check I won was at Abilene (Texas) on Sept. 19. I

What’s the most important lesson you learned during your rookie year? Over the Fourth (of July) I was in a slump and let it get to me, and so I had to regroup and stay positive.

placed and pulled ahead in the rookie race during the second round, so I had to sit and wait for the whole rodeo to see if I would get that money. It was a little nerve-wracking. What’s the most important lesson you learned during your rookie year? Honestly, just to stay positive and take it a rodeo at a time. When things don’t go well, move on to the next one since there’s always more. There were a couple of times this summer where I wasn’t winning as much as I wanted. The Fourth of July run was pretty tough, I didn’t win any money at all, so I had to learn to keep my head up and keep moving to the next one. How did COVID-19 impact your rookie year? It was just odd because everything we entered, everyone went to. There wasn’t much picking and choosing on what you wanted to go to. From week to week you looked at the Business Journal and went to as much as possible. Anything Zack Jongbloed and I could possibly make, we went to it. We drove a large amount and went everywhere we could make it work.

If you get down on yourself, it just goes downhill from there, so you need to have a positive attitude. I listened to people who brought my attitude and spirits up and stayed around a positive crowd and didn’t think about it much. How did COVID-19 impact your rookie year? I was kind of bummed at first since I wanted to go to Reno (Nev.) and Cheyenne (Wyo.) and they got canceled, but we all got to go rodeo, and it was a blessing to go to as many as we could. What do you consider to be the turning point in the season? Doing well in Spanish Fork (Utah) was a big deal for me because it got my hopes back up and got me back in the zone. I roped good the rest of the year. I started really looking at the rookie standings when we were in Filer, Idaho, and then placed at a few more. I got within $1,000 of Britt (Smith) and realized how much it meant when I was that close to closing the gap.

PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings

Official as of Oct. 1, 2020

6. Jake Nelson, Bozeman, Mont............................ 7,174 7. Sterling Humphry, McArthur, Calif..................... 5,742 8. McLane Arballo, Wittmann, Ariz........................ 2,592 9. Hayden Fullerton, Dayton, Wash....................... 2,390 10. Justin Rockhill, Willcox, Ariz........................... 2,221 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas............... $22,534 2. Britt Smith, Broken Bow, Okla......................... 21,553 3. Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo............................ 8,981 4. Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C.......................... 5,246 5. Lathen Bryant, Stephenville, Texas.................... 5,120 6. Ryan Pope, Westville, Fla.................................. 4,476 7. Whit Harper, Sparks, Ga.................................... 2,892 8. Lane Stock, Taylor, Ariz..................................... 2,557 9. Kade Smith, Post, Texas.................................... 2,479 10. Maverick Harper, Iowa, La............................... 2,118 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Clay Futrell, Union Grove, N.C....................... $34,502 2. Zak Dobbins, Bay Minette, Ala........................... 7,048 3. Eddie Medina, Weatherford, Texas.................... 5,678 4. Tanner McInerney, Alzada, Mont....................... 4,616 5. Jared Fillmore, Payson, Utah............................. 3,583 6. Blaine Courson, Lake City, Fla........................... 3,313 7. Bradley Johnson, Fox, Okla............................... 3,175 8. Kirby Blankenship, Lampasas, Texas................. 2,749 9. Abdiel Zamora, Jersey Shore, Pa....................... 2,246 Joshua Smitherman, De Leon, Texas................ 2,246 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Riggin Smith, Winterset, Iowa....................... $27,164 2. Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo............................. 22,573 3. Logan Cook, Alto, Texas.................................. 20,062 4. Lane Schuelke, Newell, S.D............................. 16,907

5. Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D........................... 14,421 6. Jarrod Hammons, Stephenville, Texas............. 10,239 7. Parker Kempfer, Melbourne, Fla........................ 9,885 8. Jake Clark, Crane, Ore....................................... 6,949 9. Will Pollock, Stephenville, Texas....................... 5,343 10. Calvin Shaffer, Elgin, Ore................................. 3,933 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Lucas Potter, Maple City, Kan........................ $34,301 2. Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas............ 25,787 3. Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La........................... 16,773 4. West Smith, Emmet, Ark................................. 12,790 5. Hagen Houck, Henrietta, Texas........................ 11,503 6. Maverick Harper, Iowa, La................................. 4,533 7. Zack Kirkpatrick, Crosbyton, Texas.................... 4,489 8. Roy Lee, Marshall, Mo....................................... 4,430 9. Kyle Parrish, Stephenville, Texas....................... 3,971 10. Bryce Bott, Laurel, Mont.................................. 3,601 STEER ROPING 1. Dalton Walker, Clyde, Texas........................... $13,841 2. Connor McNeil, Pawhuska, Okla........................ 3,501 3. Jace Bland, Turkey, Texas.................................. 2,787 BULL RIDING 1. Ky Hamilton, Mackay, ................................... $89,447 2. Colten Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo............................... 58,408 3. Parker McCown, Montgomery, Texas.............. 55,561 4. Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas................ 30,839 5. Coy Pollmeier, Fort Scott, Kan......................... 20,318 6. Nathan Hatchel, Hennessey, Okla.................... 17,996 7. Shad Winn, Nephi, Utah.................................. 17,036 8. Gavin Michel, Sulphur Springs, Texas............. 11,807 9. Ernie Courson Jr., Bowling Green, Fla............... 9,708 10. D.J. Parker Jr., Prescott, Ariz........................... 8,641

ALL-AROUND 1. Britt Smith, Broken Bow, Okla....................... $21,778 2. Maverick Harper, Iowa, La............................... 17,000 3. Jake Nelson, Bozeman, Mont............................ 7,340 4. Abdiel Zamora, Jersey Shore, Pa....................... 4,199 5. Bryce Bott, Laurel, Mont.................................... 3,812 6. Justin Rockhill, Willcox, Ariz............................. 2,697 7. Jamie Griswold, Bainbridge, N.Y....................... 2,680 8. Lane Day, Bartlett, Neb...................................... 2,460 9. Gus Maraman, Andalusia, Ala............................ 2,300 10. Briar Dittmer, Runnells, Iowa........................... 1,823 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo.............................. $45,043 2. Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla............................... 13,734 3. Tyler Berghuis, Atwater, Minn............................ 8,310 4. Tim Murphy, Cleveland, Texas........................... 8,030 5. Cauy Pool, Redmond, Ore................................. 6,876 6. Chance Ames, Rock Springs, Wyo.................... 3,501 7. Clay Stone, Blackfoot, Idaho.............................. 2,107 8. Cache Hill, Fair Oaks, Calif................................. 2,086 9. Brandley Peabody, Billings, Mont...................... 1,484 10. Trevar McAllister, Ronan, Mont....................... 1,199 STEER WRESTLING 1. Gabe Soileau, Bunkie, La............................... $18,140 2. Riley Reiss, Manning, N.D............................... 17,640 3. Dylan Schroeder, Waller, Texas........................ 14,757 4. Maverick Harper, Iowa, La............................... 10,955 5. Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev.................................... 7,963

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