ProRodeo Sports News - Sept. 30, 2022

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BY THE NUMBERS 6 The PRCA record for most Steer Wrestling World Championships held by ProRodeo Hall of Famer Homer Pettigrew. Luke Branquinho is second with five, while Ote Berry, Everett Bowman and Jim Bynum are tied with four. Tyler Waguespack, who won PRCA Steer Wrestling Championships in 2016, 2018 and 2021, will compete for his fourth world title at the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge, Dec. 1-10 in Las Vegas. $587K The payout ($587,575) of the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up, which concluded Sept. 17. The top money earners at the storied rodeo were team ropers Joshua Torres and Jonathan Torres. They each earned $12,762. $1M+ The Cinch Playoffs will have athletes competing for the Governor’s Cup and vying for the more than $1 million purse Sept. 28-30, 2023, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.

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Saddle bronc rider Cody Wright was inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 19 in Salt Lake City. Wright, a two-time PRCA World Champion in 2008 and 2010, shares a moment with his sons, left to right, Ryder, Rusty, Stetson and Statler. New Hall of Famer Contract personnel named for Breakaway Roping finals The PRCA is proud to announce the contract

The 2020 National Finals Breakaway Roping took place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, in conjunction with the NFR and Jackie Crawford captured the inaugural world championship. In 2021, Sawyer Gilbert won the NFBR at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This year’s general admission tickets are $30 each day, with reserve admission tickets available for $45 per day. Tickets can be purchased online at southpointarena.com or ticketmaster.com, by phone at 866-796-7111 or at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa box office. Tickets are electronic unless purchased at the box office or specified otherwise online or over the phone. The event will begin daily at 2 p.m. (PST) with doors opening at 1 p.m. daily. Parking at the South Point Hotel and Casino is free. For more information visit www.wpra.com, www.prorodeo.com or www.southpointcasino. com.

personnel selected for the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping presented by Teton Ridge at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nov. 29-30. The selections are below: Timed event chute boss: John Gwatney Announcers: Mike Mathis, TC Long Secretary: Eva Chadwick Timers: Nancy Jane Dorenkamp, Allison Whitsett (formerly France) Music: Bradley Narducci Usher: Quinn Campbell This is Gwatney’s third time as the timed event chute boss and Long’s second time announcing the event. The Top 15 breakaway ropers will compete for prize money of $250,000 during the two-day, 10-round performance. This is the first time the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping presented by Teton Ridge will take place at the South Point.

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