ProRodeo Sports News - October 5, 2018

OutWith a Bang BY MATT NABER S teer wrestler Stetson Jorgensen saved his best for last, raking in $8,605 during the final week of the 2018 regular season. Winning the River City Rodeo in Omaha, Neb., was the highlight of his big week, while he also tied for second at three other rodeos. Jorgensen caps off big week with Omaha win Stetson Jorgensen, seen here tying for second at the American Royal Rodeo in Kansas City, Mo., jumped 10 spots in the PRCA | RAM World Standings to 38th after winning the River City Rodeo in Omaha, Neb. Kent Kerschner photo The 25-year-old tied for second at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo, Sept. 27, to haul in $1,700. Two days later he tied for second at the American Royal Rodeo in Kansas City, Mo., for $2,069 and won Omaha outright for $2,888. On the last day of

the season he tied for second at Stephenville for $1,948. Jorgensen was 0.6 seconds ahead of the pack at Omaha with his 4.2-second run. “It was cool to see a kid frommy hometown go to a big rodeo and whoop it up,” said PRCA tie-down roper Riley Butler, who grew up with Jorgensen. Jorgensen competed on fellow Idaho bulldogger Ringo Robinson’s horse,

“It feels great because most of the guys are scraping the bottom of their bank accounts now,” Jorgensen said. “Winning $8,000 this week definitely helped so I can focus on practicing and not go back to work and get ready for the (Wilderness) Circuit Finals.”

TOPS AT OMAHA — Sept. 28-29 ALL-AROUND COWBOY Marty Yates $3,751

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Tim O’Connell ........................ 85.5 pts. 2. Clayton Biglow .............................. 84.5 3. Will Lowe ......................................... 84 4. Three tied at ................................. 81.5

STEER WRESTLING 1. Stetson Jorgensen .................. 4.2 sec. 2. Justen Nokes .................................. 4.8 3. Three tied at ................................... 4.9

TEAM ROPING 1. C. Kirchner/D. Reed ................ 4.8 sec. 2. A. Rose/J.W. Beck .......................... 5.1 3. L. Olson/T. Yates ............................. 5.4 4. K. Driggers/J. Nogueira .................. 5.5

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