ProRodeo Sports News - September 20, 2019

RAM CIRCUIT SPOTLIGHT BADLANDS

Career Best Former Rookie of Year ranching when not competing PRCA ProRodeo photo by Kent Soule Tie-down roper Trey Young competed during the 2018 RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. Young earned $8,624 at the National Circuit Finals Rodeo and finished third overall. As of Sept. 16, Young was leading the Badlands Circuit standings with $21,822.

ABOUT TREY HOMETOWN: Dupree, S.D. EVENT: Tie- down roping CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Winning the 2017 Badlands Circuit year-end title; finishing

BY TRACY RENCK R odeo has always been in Trey Young’s life. Young’s dad, Doug, and grandfather Jack were tie- down ropers. Trey’s mother, Vicki, was a barrel racer. She passed away in 2011 at the age of 53 from breast cancer. “Ever since I was a little kid I wanted to rope,” said Young, 28. “I have been lucky because even though we were ranching, we always prioritized roping.” Trey and his father ranch on the Young Ranch in

Dupree, S.D. “We run about 250 cows,” said Trey, who is an only child. In 2015, Trey won the PRCA | Resistol Rookie of the Year honor in tie-down roping after earning $28,329. This year, Trey has stuck to competing primarily in the Badlands Circuit, posting a career-best season. In the Sept. 16 Badlands Circuit standings in tie-down roping, Young had a commanding lead with $21,822 – $9,348 in front of second-place Joe Schmidt. Trey was just outside the top 50 in the Sept. 16 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $29,966.

third at the 2018 RAM

National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla.

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