ProRodeo Sports News - Sept. 30, 2022

PRORODEO WRANGLER NFR

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First timers collide with returning champs for 2022 Wrangler NFR Prime Time Three-time PRCA World Champion Tyler Waguespack is headed to his eighth Wrangler NFR after earning $123,873 in 2022.

BY TANNER BARTH T he anticipation and excitement of qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo never diminishes, whether a cowboy is making his first trip to the omas &Mack or 20th. This year, there will be five 2021 PRCAWorld Champions back in the field. That group is highlighted by six-time bareback riding world champion Kaycee Feild and three-time steer wrestling champion Tyler Waguespack. Seven-time PRCAWorld Champion Bull Rider Sage Kimzey punched his ticket yet again but will miss the 2022Wrangler NFR

presented by Teton Ridge recovering from a shoulder injury. The Top 15 contestants in every event will travel to Las Vegas for the 10-day event – Dec. 1-10. It’s a trip that never gets old even for the sports best. “I love the building in Vegas, the atmosphere, the kind of vibe you have whenever you are there,” saidWaguespack, a seven-time Wrangler NFR qualifier. “I feel like I do good when there is more pressure on me and there’s really no place that has more pressure thanThomas &Mack. You come into that place carrying a couple of gold buckles and that’s a lot on you. It’s

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