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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 VOLUME 70, NO. 18

Stetson’s World Superstar Stet son Wright has already smashed the single-season, all-around earnings mark before the Wrangler NFR and he will have more time to add to his total as the regular season ends on Sept. 30. 44

Reigning PRCA World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Stetson Wright had an 87-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Cracking The Till on Aug. 24 in Kennewick, Wash. Bill Lawless photo

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6 Editor’s Letter 8 Hot Takes 10 Grille 14 Social Media 18 Short Round 50 Results 74 PRCA Notes INSIDE RODEOS

16 2022 PRCA World 57 2022 PRCA Rookies STANDINGS COVER 28 Caldwell, Idaho 30 Canby, Ore. 32 Gooding, Idaho 34 Rapid City, S.D. Xtreme Broncs Finals 38 Kennewick, Wash. 40 Bremerton, Wash. 42 Tremonton, Utah Wylee Hurst had a 76-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Air Brake at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo in Great Falls, Mont., on Aug. 4. Hailey Rae photo

Thomas Duncan photo Bareback rider Tim O’Connell looks at the scoreboard at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo, a rodeo he won with 170.5 points on two head. Contestants cash in at Caldwell Cowboys took aim at their share of the $368,275 purse at the Caldwell Night Rodeo, which was a key stop on the NFR Playoff Series presented by Pendleton Whisky. Stetson Wright led the way earning $10,236 in saddle bronc rid ing and bull riding at the rodeo. 28

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EDITOR’S LETTER TRACY RENCK Nothing like yellow bucking chutes at Wrangler NFR

T here’s no question cowboys disagree on some things. That’s anybody. Very rarely do people agree on everything. However, there’s one thing all cowboys agree on. It is the reason they travel countless hours and thousands and thousands of miles through America and Canada. The reason they compete with broken bones and no sleep. The reason they practice their craft every chance they get. It’s to compete in the yellow bucking chutes at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at theThomas &Mack Center in Las Vegas. The 2022Wrangler NFR is Dec. 1-10 in Vegas. “From a rodeo perspective there’s nothing better than sitting there in Las Vegas in those yellow bucking chutes,” said veteran bareback rider Casey Colletti, 36. “It’s everything you dream of everyday all year through the season and your whole life – just to get to that point. It’s amazing.” Colletti, of Pueblo, Colo., qualified for the Wrangler NFR three times from 2011-13. Veteran bareback rider Tanner Aus also relishes the comfort and excitement of being in the famed yellow bucking chutes. “Being in those yellow bucking chutes is pretty tough

bronc rider Rod Hay, a 20-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (1989-90, 1992-2008, 2010), is well aware of the significance of the yellow bucking chutes. Dawson has qualified for the NFR twice in 2019 and 2021 and he’s on the bubble of making his third trip to the Finals in 2022. “The atmosphere is just unbelievable in there,” Dawson said. “The energy in that building is like no other rodeo.” The Wright family has a storied history of competing in the NFR’s yellow bucking chutes. The family has won 11 gold buckles. Stetson (three all-around, 2019-21, one saddle bronc riding, 2021, one bull riding, 2020); Ryder (two saddle bronc riding, 2017, 2020); Cody (two saddle bronc riding, 2008, 2010); Spencer (one saddle bronc riding, 2014) and Jesse (one in saddle bronc riding, 2012). “Shoot, you can’t beat it,” said Ryder about going for glory in the NFR’s yellow bucking chutes. “That’s what we work for all year. It is just awesome.” The final push to make the NFR has begun – in full

Tracy Renck is the editor of the ProRodeo

Sports News . He previously served more than seven years as a media coordinator at the PRCA. He has three decades of experience in sports journalism with the last several consumed by ProRodeo.

force. Contestants are scratching and clawing to claim one of the covetedTop 15 spots in their respective events by season’s end Sept. 30. There’s no doubt after Sept. 30 many contestants will be euphoric after qualifying for the Finals, whether it is their first time or 20th time. Meanwhile, other contestants will be walking down the lonely street of dreams, full of broken hearts. That’s the price cowboys pay to get a chance to compete in those yellow bucking chutes.

to compare to anything else,” said Aus, 32. “I have been there six times to the NFR (in 2015-17, 2019-21) and the feeling doesn’t change and I hope it never does.” Dawson Hay, 24, a star Canadian saddle bronc rider, and son of saddle

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“What I love about it is that I get to bring out the best of my ability, of who I am, and not just in the arena, but out of it. This is something I have dreamt of doing my whole life. I love my family. My parents are getting up there in age. I am doing this for them, too. I really am living the dream.” NEXT ON TAP WALLA WALLA FRONTIER DAYS Where: Walla Walla, Wash. When: Sept. 2-4 Broadcast Schedule: The Walla Walla Frontier Days will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 2-4.

Since he was 12 years old Jesse Flores had the dream of one day riding bulls professionally. Fast forward 12 years and he’s inside the top 50 of the PRCA | RAMWorld

Standings after earning $4,597 for an 87.5-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s Cherry Bomb at the Kitsap Stampede in Bremerton, Wash.

ELLENSBURG RODEO Where: Ellensburg, Wash. When: Sept. 2-5

HOT TAKES Bill Lawless photo Cole Reiner shined in the finals of the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo in Kennewick, Wash. with a 90.5-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Agent Lynx.

Broadcast Schedule: The Ellensburg Rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 2-5.

Gold Buckle Dreams In his four-year ProRodeo career, bareback rider Cole Reiner has been close to the ultimate prize of a PRCA World Championship but came up just short. He hopes that’s a thing of the past in 2022. As of Aug. 30, Reiner is sitting second in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $144,463, after earning $6,672 for his win in Kennewick, Wash. He trails the world’s No. 1 man Jess Pope by $1,027.

CINCH PLAYOFFS Where: Puyallup, Wash. When: Sept. 8-11

Broadcast Schedule: The Cinch Playoffs will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel and stream live on the PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App, Sept. 8-11. * Broadcasts are subject to change. For complete broadcast schedule visit https://bit.ly/3LsEcbR

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NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2022 SEASON AS OF AUG. 31

$39,466,985

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2022 SEASON

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How’d you get your start in rodeo? Landris: I had some family members that rodeoed a little bit when I was growing up, but just around home. I grew up playing football, but rodeo was always something I wanted to try. It just kind of grew from there. When did you know you could make a career out of the sport of rodeo? Landris: I was going to jackpots and some of the amateur rodeos for a while and having fun and doing well. So, I figured shoot I might as well try it full-time. Why did you decide steer wrestling would be your event? Landris: I always felt like steer wrestling would be the best event for me and fit me better than other events. With how big I am I didn’t feel like calf roping or team roping would work out that good for me. I also love the adrenaline rush that comes with it. What’s this season been like for you so far? Landris: This year has definitely been a learning process. I have been trying to get to know how everything works out here. From the rodeos to what it’s like being on the road constantly. But it has been pretty good for me and a lot of fun. Why did you decide to get your PRCA card this year? Landris: I rodeoed on my permit last year and just figured I should just try now instead of waiting until next year. Did you do any other rodeo events growing up? Landris: I didn’t do any other rodeo events growing up because I didn’t even start rodeoing at all until my junior year of high school when I was 17. Is there someone you look up to in the sport of rodeo? Landris: I look up to my uncle a lot. He didn’t ProRodeo a whole lot, but he knows a lot about the sport as a whole and has taught me a ton throughout the years. He has been there with me through it all. What’s one rodeo you want to win in your career? Landris: I think winning RodeoHouston would be a dream come true because it’s so close to home. My hometown is only about 40 miles south of Houston. Winning Reno (Nev.) or Calgary would be pretty awesome as well. What’s your go to restaurant when you’re out on the road? Landris: I don’t necessarily have just one favorite restaurant, but I like Mexican food quite a bit. I like to get a good chimichanga or something like that when I can. What’s your go-to movie or TV show? Landris: I don’t get to watch a ton of TV when we are out on the road, but I do like watching a lot of scary movies. $977 back of the No. 1 spot with a month left to go in the regular season. His biggest payday this season came on Aug. 7 at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, where he finished fifth and walked away with $6,465 in his pocket. Landris White, 20, has his sights set on accomplishing one more big thing in 2022 and that’s winning the Resistol Rookie of the Year. The Angleton, Texas, steer wrestler is

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The Halloween movies are pretty good. What was the make of your first car? Landris: I think my first vehicle was a 2006 Ford F-250 King Ranch. What’s your favorite holiday? Landris: I like Christmas quite a bit. I’m still in college, so I get to go home and spend time with my family over the holidays. What type of music do you like listening to? Landris: I like to listen to a little bit of everything when I’m going down the road. I’m a big fan of country music, rap music, and hip hop.

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Find the winners from the 2021 Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo and the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days. Cowboys or cowgirls who won more than one event at both rodeos appear once for each win. Names may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. Playoff Push 1. Find the winners from Ellensburg, Wash.: BB: Tilden Hooper TD: Stetson Vest GB: Jordon Briggs SR: Clay Smith BR: Matt Palmer 2. Find the winners fromWalla Walla, Wash.: BB: Orin Larsen SW: Kyle Irwin TR: Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Kal Fuller/Cullen Teller SB: Kade Bruno/Stetson Wright/Layton Green TD: Justin Smith GB: Molly Otto SW: Cody Devers/Cody Cabral TR: Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens SB: Brody Cress/Chase Brooks

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Official as of Aug. 31, 2022. For the 2022 season (Oct. 1, 2021-Sept. 30, 2022), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 75; team roping, 75; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 75; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, no limit. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah.......................... $347,052 2. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas. ............................. 144,876 3. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah. ................................ 138,670 4. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La.................................. 125,582 5. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif.............................. 109,959 6. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla............................. 109,578 7. Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla............ 106,933 8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah............................ 98,109 9. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta.......................... 56,578 10. Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif................ 54,136 11. Hudson Wallace, George West, Texas.................. 50,493 12. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif............................. 48,161 13. Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas. ...................... 45,949 14. Wyatt Muggli, Lane, Okla..................................... 40,728 15. Connor Murnion, Jordan, Mont.. ......................... 40,348 16. Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M................................ 39,883 17. Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn.. ................... 37,283 18. Jake Gardner, Fort St. John, British Columbia...... 36,677 19. Caleb McMillan, Soap Lake, Wash....................... 35,876 20. Tyler Waters, Stephenville, Texas......................... 34,275 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan.................................. $145,490 2. Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo.................................. 144,463 3. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa. ........................... 137,760 4. Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont........................... 128,758 5. Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas................... 126,053 6. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif..................... 124,621 7. Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah................................. 115,566 8. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn.. ....................... 113,226 9. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif.. ....................... 100,942 10. Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas........................... 100,931 11. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb....................... 100,758 12. Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas..................... 95,548 13. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas............................ 94,171 14. Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas....................... 86,283 15. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba............................... 85,636 16. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D....................................... 83,189 17. Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev................................... 81,005 18. Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla................................... 62,213 19. Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah. ................. 60,507 20. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas.................................. 59,919 STEER WRESTLING 1. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La...................... $121,430 2. Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss.. ............................ 114,231 3. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho. ................ 111,303 4. J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn............................... 105,952 5. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas.............................. 102,146 6. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont.. ............................... 100,742 7. Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La.. ................................ 99,208 8. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev................................... 87,435 9. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala................................. 82,669 10. Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore............................... 80,648 11. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan.. ........................... 78,283 12. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La.................................. 77,139 13. Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho................................. 73,213 14. Timmy Sparing, Helena, Mont.. ........................... 71,774 15. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.. ............................. 63,774 16. Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore.. ................................. 61,249 17. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont................. 60,763 18. Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D....................... 58,153 19. Payden McIntyre, Douglas, Wyo.......................... 57,673 20. Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii..................................... 57,279 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga........................... $208,707 2. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont.................................. 142,531 3. Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla............................. 109,654 4. Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla.......................... 99,520 5. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah............................ 94,860 6. Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D.. ......................................... 92,819 7. Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas...................... 91,495 8. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla............................... 90,040 9. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash............................. 82,449 10. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn............................ 80,917 11. Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas........................ 77,980 12. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif............................... 77,299 13. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas. ................................... 75,932 14. Jake Cooper Clay, Sapulpa, Okla.......................... 72,116 15. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz............................ 71,711

16. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C................................ 69,736 17. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla.......................... 68,287 18. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla.............................. 68,269 19. Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho............................. 68,265 20. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz........................... 68,256 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil .. $208,707 2. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan..................... 111,243 3. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan................................ 109,749 4. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev..................................... 108,723 5. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla....................................... 99,520 6. Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta..................... 95,882 7. Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D.. ...................................... 92,537 8. Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas.................................. 91,495 9. Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M................................... 90,040 10. Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla........................... 82,770 11. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash............................ 82,449 12. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo..................................... 77,873 13. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas.................... 77,299 14. Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo...................................... 74,519 15. Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn................................. 70,537 16. Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.............................. 68,306 17. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla........................ 68,248 18. Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla.................................. 67,277 19. Brye Crites, Welch, Okla.. .................................... 67,215 20. Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas........................... 66,844 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont....................... $243,459 2. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah............................ 173,332 3. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo............................... 166,338 4. Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah................................ 149,701 5. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta...................... 136,278 6. Lefty Marvel Holman, Visalia, Calif.. .................. 129,400 7. Logan James Hay, Wildwood, Alberta................ 129,169 8. Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho................................. 128,782 9. Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas............................... 123,802 10. Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta........... 115,761 11. Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta....................... 111,918 12. Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont.. .................... 100,521 13. Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta................... 89,267 14. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas................... 88,092 15. Damian Brennan, Injune, Australia....................... 83,042 16. Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo.................................. 82,880 17. Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta.......................... 82,825 18. Ben T. Andersen, Rocky Mtn. House, Alberta....... 75,639 19. Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas.................... 73,187 20. Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D........................... 71,272 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.............................. $171,729 2. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas........................... 151,548 3. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas. ............................. 146,648 4. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont.. ....................... 131,728 5. Tuf Case Cooper, Decatur, Texas........................ 123,920 6. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La.................................. 121,883 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La.. ............................ 120,520 8. Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla.. ........................ 118,339 9. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas. ................... 116,462 10. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas........................ 109,800 11. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas. ............................ 105,671 12. Riley Mason Webb, Denton, Texas....................... 97,269 13. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla.. .............................. 97,240 14. Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas. ............... 91,712 15. Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La................................ 88,600 16. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif................................ 87,272 17. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan.................................... 83,033 18. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas......................... 75,162 19. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas. ............................... 69,879 20. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb...................................... 67,737 STEER ROPING 1. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas. ............. $71,117 2. Cole Patterson, Pratt, Kan.................................... 67,812 3. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D................................. 63,479 4. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas.................................. 54,483 5. Ora Taton, Rapid City, S.D.................................... 50,698 6. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas............................. 48,927 7. Clay Long, Stephenville, Texas............................. 48,485 8. Cash Myers, Kaufman, Texas............................... 40,428 9. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif................................ 38,853

10. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas............................. 38,313 11. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla............................... 37,409 12. Slade Wood, New Ulm, Texas. ............................. 36,978 13. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla................................ 35,804 14. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas.................... 33,562 15. Corey Ross, Liberty Hill, Texas. ........................... 31,793 16. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas.................................. 31,767 17. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas.................................... 31,200 18. John E. Bland, Turkey, Texas................................ 29,692 19. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas................................. 26,491 20. Reo Lohse, Kaycee, Wyo.. ................................... 25,955 BULL RIDING 1. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah.......................... $258,141 2. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah. ................................ 216,222 3. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas................................... 144,909 4. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho........................... 128,314 5. Sage Steele Kimzey, Salado, Texas. ................... 115,633 6. Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.. ......................... 103,901 7. J.R. Stratford, Byers, Kan.................................. 101,755 8. Creek Young, Rogersville, Mo............................ 100,670 9. Lukasey Morris, Union City, Okla......................... 92,617 10. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla.................................... 92,509 11. Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kan............................... 91,376 12. Jared Parsonage, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. ... 90,889 13. Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas. ................... 88,184 14. Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Australia............................ 83,471 15. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash.................... 80,007 16. Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho.......................... 79,031 17. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho................. 78,450 18. Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho................... 76,649 19. Jordan Hansen, Amisk, Alberta............................ 71,574 20. Hayes Thayne Weight, Goshen, Utah................... 70,862 BARREL RACING Barrel racing and breakaway roping standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings. 1. Jordan Briggs, Tolar, Texas............................... $175,876 2. Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla................................ 121,315 3. Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla....................... 118,744 4. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas...................... 111,668 5. Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas................... 101,878 6. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas. ................................ 98,535 7. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas. ............................... 92,553 8. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas............................ 89,622 9. Bayleigh Choate, Fort Worth, Texas. ..................... 86,453 10. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas. ............. 82,252 11. Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D................................. 78,865 12. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla............................ 77,807 13. Margo Crowther, Wynne Ark................................. 76,858 14. Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla........................... 75,870 15. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla..................................... 74,857 16. Cheyenne Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas............. 73,790 17. Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla............................. 69,833 18. Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark............................... 68,664 19. Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla.................................... 67,996 20. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D.. ............................... 58,443 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1. Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas................. $97,916 2. Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo................................... 67,596 3. Taylor Hanchey, Carmine, Texas............................ 63,412 4. Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas................................. 62,668 5. Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla..................................... 61,931 6. Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas...................... 58,282 7. Rickie Engesser, Spearfish, S.D. .......................... 53,410 8. Cadee Williams, Weatherford, Texas..................... 52,226 9. Joey Williams, Volborg, Mont............................... 46,902 10. Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D.. .............................. 46,253 11. Cheyenne Guillory, Gainesville, Texas. .................. 44,600 12. J.J. Hampton, Stephenville, Texas. ....................... 43,109 13. Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas.................................. 42,193 14. Sawyer Gilbert, Buffalo, S.D. . .............................. 41,325 15. Jordi Edens, Gatesville, Texas............................... 43,322 16. Danielle Lowman, Gilbert, Ariz.............................. 40,069 17. Josie Conner, Iowa, La. ........................................ 39,364 18. Amber Crawford, Boyd, Texas............................... 35,932 19. Amanda Coleman, Stephenville, Texas.................. 34,154 20. Beau Peterson, Council Grove, Kan. ..................... 33,912

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P roRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor Mike Cervi has been named the 2022 Legend of ProRodeo. Cervi will be honored at the 15th annual Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on Nov. 28 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “Thank you very much,” said Cervi, 85. “I’m honored and appreciative.” Cervi, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2003, has been involved with rodeo since 1950 and as a stock contractor since 1967. “I started clowning rodeos when I was 14 years old in Canada for Harry Vold,”

pretty hard to shake it and do something else.” Cervi’s career as a stock contractor for rodeos was on a list of the country’s biggest on the PRCA trail like Houston, Denver, San Antonio, Albuquerque, Nampa, Idaho, and Waco, Texas. He was named a two-time PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year (1983, 2001), and he sent countless horses and bulls to compete at the National Finals Rodeo. He was also a longtime member of the PRCA board of directors, who helped the sport leap into the 21st century. “It is the people you meet and the friendships you make, the lifelong

Cervi said. “I did that for three or four years and that led me into the rodeo business. I have been involved with the cattle business all my life also. Once you got attached to rodeo and were a part of it, it is

friendships that mean a lot,” said Cervi about what he enjoyed most about his lifetime in rodeo. “Those friends are very important to me.” Cervi is the 17th man to be honored as a Legend of ProRodeo.

Sage Newman sets saddle bronc earnings mark The amazing season of saddle bronc rider Sage Newman got even better the weekend of Aug. 21. Newman earned $23,634 at four different Championship Shootout at NGR Stadium.

“That was unbelievable,” said Newman, 24. “That was the most memorable win of my career so far. It’s a legendary rodeo and to be able to win that is amazing. My traveling partner Kolby Wanchuk got on that horse (Billie) in San Antonio (Feb. 26) and was 90 on him, so I knew what he was all about and when I drew that horse, I was pretty excited. “I was talking with some of my traveling partners, and I told them last year I was fighting to get $80,000 at the end of the year.” From 2017-20, Newman earned a combined $33,000 and some change and then everything changed in 2021. “2017 was my first year and in 2018 I ended up breaking my leg and it took me a little bit of time to come back,” Newman said. “In 2019, I just kind of circuit rodeoed, and 2020 was COVID, and I didn’t really get to go that year so I just kind of stayed home and practiced and got ready for 2021. That’s when it all kicked off. Honestly, I just think I matured a bunch and got comfortable. I feel like I belong. I’m just having fun and traveling partners help out as well and I have a great traveling crew.” Newman is in the rig with Kolby Wanchuk (10th in the world standings); Chase Brooks (12th) and Tanner Butner (17th).

rodeos, highlighted by his $13,902 payday at the Xtreme Bronc Finals in Rapid City, S.D., on Aug. 21. By earning that amount and even more since, Newman upped his season total to $243,459, which is a new regular season saddle bronc earnings record before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The previous record was $224,488 set by Ryder Wright in 2019.

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“This season has been awesome,” Newman said. “I didn’t even know I broke the record. Somebody text me the other day and said congrats on breaking the record and I didn’t even know what he was talking about. It took me a while to figure out what he was talking about, and this is pretty cool.” Newman is sure to add to his record total as the PRCA regular season doesn’t end until Sept. 30. This season, Newman, who leads the PRCA | RAM World Standings, has won countless rodeos, including RodeoHouston. At RodeoHouston, he pocketed $57,500. Newman won the coveted RodeoHouston title with a 93-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Billie in the

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O’Connell to miss remainder of regular season with injury Bareback rider Tim O’Connell, a

BY THE NUMBERS $14K The combined amount of money ($14,623) earned by tie-down roper Tyler Milligan by winning the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo in Kennewick, Wash., and the Golden Spike Rodeo in Tremonton, Utah. $190K The amount of money ($190,445) earned by tie-down roper Tuf Cooper in 2017, which is the most money won in that event in the regular season before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. As of Aug. 29, tie-down roper Shad Mayfield had earned $171,729 and was leading the PRCA | RAM World Standings. $297K The amount of money ($297,026) earned by bull rider Sage Kimzey in 2018, which is the most money won in that event in the regular season before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. As of Aug. 29, bull rider Stetson Wright had earned $258,141 and was leading the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

from 2016-18 and is in position to qualify for his ninth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “It was 50-50 if I needed the surgery or not,” O’Connell said. “It was either let it try and scar down for six weeks and have to be in a splint and see if my thumb would hold. It could have scarred in the wrong position and been loose. They call this injury ‘Skier’s Thumb’ because this injury happens

three-time PRCA World Champion, will be sidelined for the rest of the regular season after having surgery on his left thumb Aug. 26 in Austin, Texas. O’Connell said he suffered the injury during his 84-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Cincy Whitney on Aug. 23 at the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo in Kennewick, Wash. “I tore the ulnar collateral

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ligament,” O’Connell said. “I knew something was wrong because I felt it in the middle of the ride and if you feel anything after you get on a bucking horse it is bad. It doesn’t matter how tough a guy you are, if you have something happen and you feel that through all your adrenaline it is usually pretty bad. By the time I got my glove off my hand was starting to throb. The doctor at the rodeo looked at it and they scheduled for me to have an MRI (Aug. 24) and the MRI confirmed that I had a grade 3 tear of the UCL. I pulled it completely off the bone.” O’Connell is third in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $137,760. He’s only $7,730 behind leader Jess Pope. O’Connell won three world championships

to skiers a lot. So, to me it was the same recovery time and either way I was going to be done for the regular season. I started calling around to my really good doctor friends like Tandy (Freeman) and others and we found a really good hand specialist in Austin, and he said he would get me in Friday morning, and he did, and the surgery went great. “Luckily, I have made the NFR already and all we were doing the next six weeks was shuffling for position. Everything I had read and been told I will be good to go by October.” O’Connell said doctors will let him start moving his thumb in a week. Nearly a year ago, O’Connell missed the final six weeks of the season with a tailbone injury.

NFR saddle bronc rider Casper out

Saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper, who is sitting ninth in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $123,802, will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a hamstring tear on Aug. 5 at the Mountain Valley Stampede in Heber City, Utah. Casper said the injury originally started bothering him after he partially tore it during the Fourth of July run in Red Lodge, Mont.

The injury will not require surgery, just rest and rehab according to Casper. He said the timeline for the injury to heal is four to six weeks. The timeframe would put him near the end of the ProRodeo regular season, which ends on Sept. 30. His first thought was that he would be forced to miss the remainder of the regular season with hopes of competing at this year’s Wrangler NFR

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“I took a couple weeks off after I initially hurt it in Red Lodge,” said Casper, a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier. “I tried to come back, but it was still hurting me quite a bit. “I kept rodeoing at Dodge City (Kan.), Lovington (N.M.), and Heber City. Then, I ended up tearing it completely there because it wasn’t quite healed up yet.”

in December, but he now said he’s not ruling out a return to action in September if his body feels right. “My original plan was to be out for the rest of the regular season,” he said. “I’m thinking now that there’s a chance, I might try to make a return sometime in September. I’ll just have to play it by ear and see how I’m feeling.”

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Holy Moses Bareback rider Tilden Hooper had an 86.5-point ride on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Dakota Pride to win the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up Rodeo. He earned $3,596 for the victory. – Bill Lawless photo

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LAWTON, OKLA: Saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley had an 84-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Black Gold.

Alaina Stangle photo FAITH, S.D: Brody Wells competes at the United States Open Xtreme Broncs Match in Faith, S.D., Aug. 10. He took fourth in the average.

BOZEMAN, MONT: Kaycee Feild gets a hand from pickup man Quentin McCauley after his 89-point winning ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Atomic Blonde. David Hollenback photo

MESQUITE, TEXAS: Youngster Jett Johnson displays the American flag at the Mesquite (Texas) Champion ship Rodeo. Terri Abrahamsen photo

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Hay gets huge Caldwell result in NFR push Critical Win CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO

BY JOLEE JORDAN, Special to ProRodeo Sports News I t was sometimes painful to watch but somehow Dawson Hay gritted through the Calgary Stampede in July, advancing all the way to Championship Sunday. The Wildwood, Alberta, saddle bronc rider was battling a torn quad muscle, one that forced him from competition after the gutsy performance at the Stampede. Fast-forward to the waning weeks of the 2022 ProRodeo season and Hay is back in the saddle and fighting to make up for the lost time. Having slipped in the standings during his absence, Hay delivered a clutch performance during the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo on Aug. 20, splitting the short round win and taking the average title outright for $7,075. Hay tied the arena record during the raucous short round after delivering a 91-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Valley. “My traveling partner Zeke (Thurston) went right before me and he set the arena record,” Hay, 24, recalled. Thurston rode Powder River Rodeo’s Bet The Ranch, and ironically, posted a 90.5-point score on Miss Valley at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo a year ago. “Then, I was toward the end and matched him.” “It’s pretty awesome going home with two 91s in the rig,” Hay said. Shaun Stroh also had a 91-point ride in 2010, creating a three-way split for the best inside the D&B Arena. Hay’s high mark paired well with his 86.5-point ride from the opening round, which placed second behind PRCA | RAMWorld Standings leader Sage Newman’s 90.5, to land him the average win with 177.5 points. Hay was aboard the Calgary Stampede’s Zealous Departure, a veteran horse who left his brother Logan with a zero at Fort Worth this winter. “I actually had never been on either of those horses,” Hay said. “I knew they both were good draws and I needed to get some money won to get things rolling for the rest of the year.” It capped an outstanding weekend for Hay, who also won rodeos in Moses Lake, Wash., and Kalispell, Mont., to earn $14,057 for the week. The earnings moved him up six spots in the standings to 15th. “I’m trying not to focus too much on the standings but it’s hard not to look,” said Hay, who finished ninth in the 2021 world standings. “I need to just focus on riding good and not on trying to win a certain amount of money.” That goal got a little derailed with the torn quad in early June. The recovery was hampered by a painful hematoma. Other than gritting through Calgary, where he finished as the reserve champ behind older brother Logan, Hay was home frommid-June until the first of August. “Missing the Fourth of July run and all those rodeos was really disappointing,” Dawson said. “But I’m glad I took the time because I think I would still be really battling it if I hadn’t.” Hay is ready for the big money rodeos in the next few weeks including the $1 million Cinch Playoff in Puyallup, Wash. Hay is not quite inside the top 23 of the NFR Playoff Series presented by PendletonWhisky standings but the Caldwell win pushed him closer. “A lot of guys are short on rodeos, so it’s a good time for a guy to capitalize,” he said. “We’ve got maybe 15 or 20 more until the season’s done.” He’s got extra motivation this year from his family and friends. Logan is firmly inside the Top 15 and headed to his first Wrangler NFR and Hay is hoping to be there with him along withThurston, who fifth.

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1. Tim O’Connell............. 170.5 pts. on 2 2. Rocker Steiner...........................169.5 3. Tanner Aus....................................167 STEER WRESTLING 1. Tanner Brunner........... 13.0 sec. on 3 2. Riley Duvall..................................13.4 3. Cameron Morman........................13.6 TEAM ROPING 1. J. Dees/L. Lord.............17.8 sec. on 3 2. T. Wade/T. Yates...........................18.1 3. C. Kidd V/L. Mitchell....................19.8 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Dawson Hay. .............. 177.5 pts. on 2 2. Zeke Thurston...............................174 3. Sage Newman............................173.5 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Macon Murphy. ............24.8 sec. on 3 2. John Douch.................................25.2 3. King Pickett. ................................26.2 BARREL RACING 1. Margo Crowther. ........51.81 sec. on 3 2. Megan McLeod-Sprague. ..........52.02 3. Dona Kay Rule...........................52.06 BULL RIDING 1. Stetson Wright. ....................... 93 pts. 2. Trey Holston. ...............................85.5 3. Levi Gray. .......................................85

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Keenan Hayes continues record-setting Permit season Memorable TOP SCORES

BY JOLEE JORDAN, Special to ProRodeo Sports News K eenan Hayes acknowledged he might have done things differently if he’d had the power of foresight. Canby (Ore.) Rodeo, a stop on the NFR Playoff Series presented by PendletonWhisky on Aug. 16. Hayes had an 89.5-point ride aboard Soap Bubbles from the Calgary Stampede. The win, worth $4,265, along with $1,886 won at other rodeos that weekend, added to a record Hayes had already claimed this season. He is now the PRCA record holder for both career permit earnings as well as for a single season. The Hayden, Colo., bareback rider has collected more than $100,000 in ProRodeo this year, after taking home nearly $25,000 last season. “I always planned to wait,” Hayes said, acknowledging that his earnings this year would have him near the top 10 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings and knocking on the door to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo had he purchased his card after winning the Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo last October. “I talked to a lot of older guys, and they all said they wished they’d waited, rodeoed on their permit a bit longer,” Hayes said. “I didn’t want to rush the process.” Hayes hasn’t let disappointment in the lost Wrangler NFR opportunity creep into his thinking, however, choosing only to see the positives he’s accumulated during this epic season. “I just continue to have fun,” he said. “I’m trying to win as much as I can (toward the record) and make sure I’m set up for next year to make a run for the Finals.” The new year isn’t that far off with 2023 beginning on the ProRodeo calendar on Oct. 1. He’ll start off, as he did a year ago, at the Mountain States Circuit Finals, where he again leads for the year-end title, another goal checked off his list. Hayes will hit his rookie season in full stride having gained valuable knowledge during his busy year. “This year, I’ve gone and entered as much as I can, entering everywhere,” he said. Hayes will likely be one of the most experienced rookies on the trail next year. “Now, I know where to enter and where not to, so I can be smarter about where I enter,” he said. “And I’ve made a lot of good contacts, so I hope to get in with someone who has the same goals as I do for next year.” He’s also had the opportunity to ride some of ProRodeo’s best horses, including the veteran Soap Bubbles, who has bucked at several Wrangler NFRs. “They’ve continued to run awesome horses under me all year,” Hayes said. As for the match-up with Soap Bubbles in Canby, he said he’s not one to seek out videos, but he was aware of what was in store. “I’ve seen him around a bunch,” he said. “He’s all there. I knew I needed to bear down.” “I had two Calgary horses drawn back-to-back and I knew they were both tough. I just kept telling myself that they’re both hoppers,” he laughed. “He (Soap Bubbles) felt really good. It was a fight the entire time and I kept gassing it because I knew if I didn’t, he’d jerk me down. So, I had to keep going.” “I wish I could have seen the future,” Hayes, 19, admitted with a laugh after picking up another win, this time at the

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1. Keenan Hayes.......................89.5 pts. 2. Tim O’Connell................................ 89 3. Tilden Hooper................................ 88 STEER WRESTLING 1. Hunter Cure................... 7.8 sec. on 2 (Tie) Taz Olson.............................. 7.8 (Tie) Cash Robb............................ 7.8 TEAM ROPING 1. C. Smith/J. Long.......... 10.8 sec. on 2 2. M. Egusquiza/D. Pearce.............. 11.9 3. C. Kidd V/L. Mitchell................... 12.5 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Ryder Wright........................90.5 pts. 2. Four tied at .. ................................. 88 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield.............. 16.1 sec. on 2 2. Riley Webb. ................................ 16.4 3. Tyler Milligan.............................. 16.6 BARREL RACING 1. Shannon McReynolds........ 16.42 sec. 2. Bailey Cline............................... 16.50 3. Margo Crowther. ...................... 16.61 BULL RIDING 1. Josh Frost.............................88.5 pts. 2. Trey Kimzey................................... 83 3. Ouncie Mitchell.............................. 81

Kent Soule photo Bareback rider Keenan Hayes, 19, added to his stellar season by winning the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo with an 89.5-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Soap Bubbles.

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