ProRodeo Sports News - September 6, 2019

Kimzey still king of Xtreme Bulls Xtreme Royalty

Spears also earned $4,667 at the Magic Valley Stampede, a ProRodeo Tour stop, which concluded Aug. 31 in Filer, Idaho. The Ellensburg and Filer performances pushed him from 20th in the Aug. 26 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings to eighth in the Sept. 4 standings with $109,734. “I’m just trying to do my job and keep my head down,” Spears said. “To win that much money in Ellensburg and Filer in less than a minute in three rides is life- changing. … I came up short of making the NFR last year. That left a bad taste in my mouth and made me realize how bad I want it and made me even more passionate about bull riding.” Spears secured his latest X Bulls win with an 89-point ride in the finals on Big Stone Rodeo’s Spotted Demon, the top bull of the 2018Wrangler NFR. “Spotted Demon is not the easiest bull to ride,” Spears said. “He made me look foolish at the NFR a couple of years ago and wrecked me out, which he’s pretty good doing to guys. That night

PRCA XTREME BULLS 2019 TOUR STANDINGS (Unofficial as of Sept. 4) 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla............$88,351 2. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas....55,582 3. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas........53,302 4. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla.. ......43,891 5. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif.. .............41,834 6. Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho.....................26,030 7. Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla...............24,266 8. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah................24,059 9. Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho. ................23,466 10. Eli Vastbinder, Union Grove, N.C..........23,378 11. Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas...................20,974 12. Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa.................20,902 13. Daylon Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga.........19,425 14. Garrett Tribble, Slick, Okla...................18,339 15. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont................18,033 COMPLETE RESULTS ON PAGE 69

BY TRACY RENCK T he king of the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour is not ready to relinquish his throne. Sage Kimzey won his third consecutive Xtreme Bulls Tour title at the Xtreme Bulls Tour Finale in Ellensburg, Wash., Aug. 31. Kimzey clinched his latest season title by placing second in the two-head average with 168.5 points. Kimzey earned $21,015 to finish atop the Xtreme Bulls standings with $88,348. It was his fourth Xtreme Bulls Tour title in five years. “This is pretty special for sure,” said

Kimzey, the reigning PRCA five-time world champion. “The X Bulls are really important to the world standings, NFR, everything. They are premier events, so to say, besides the major rodeos. To have some success at the Xtreme Bulls helps everything, not only the bank account but also the standings.” Jordan Spears won the Xtreme Bulls Tour Finale with 173 points on two head. Spears earned $27,410. Spears also won the X Bulls Finale in 2017, earning an Xtreme Bulls record for a one-stop win with a $39,386 payday. “It is great to get the win in Ellensburg again,” said Spears, 27. “That’s why I ride bulls and focus on the X Bulls Tour because of the amount of money you can win (at the Finale). It’s pretty much a career-changing event at Ellensburg if you do your job, and I have been blessed to win it twice.” Not only was Spears’ victory beneficial to his bank account, but it also put him in great position to make his fourth appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December and first since 2017.

(Aug. 31) I was in a zone and everything was meant to be.” Since the Xtreme Bulls Tour started in 2003, Kanin Asay (2007 and 2012) has been the only rider other than Kimzey to win more than one Xtreme Bulls year-end title. Kimzey, of Strong City, Okla., has earned $344,149 in the Xtreme Bulls Tour over his career, a PRCA record. His 2019 season total of $88,348 was a career best and second only to the $119,584 Matt Austin earned when he was crowned the Xtreme Bulls Tour champ in 2005. “To have success in the Xtreme Bulls when you’re knocking heads with the best guys and really good bulls is always great,” said Kimzey, who led the latest PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $220,765. “I definitely respect the fact that I’m in the history books for that, no doubt.”

$344K The amount of money, $344,149, Sage Kimzey has earned in the Xtreme Bulls Tour over his career, a PRCA record. His 2019 season total of $88,348 was a career-best for Kimzey and second only to the $119,584 Matt Aus- tin earned when he was crowned the Xtreme Bulls Tour champ in 2005.

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