ProRodeo Sports News - Dec. 21, 2018

YEAR IN REVIEW OCTOBER 2017

PRCA WORLD STANDINGS LEADERS AS OF OCT. 24, 2017 Bareback riding Shane O’Connell $18,028 Steer wrestling Riley Duvall $12,773 Team roping (header) Clay Smith $14,461 Team roping (heeler) Buddy Hawkins II $15,142 Saddle bronc riding Brody Cress $18,716 Tie-down roping Marcos Costa $16,785 Steer roping Trevor Brazile $9,551 Bull riding Sage Kimzey $21,530

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Four- time bull riding world champion Sage Kimzey earns an All American Pro Rodeo Finals record $20,100 while winning four rounds at the rodeo. James Phifer photo

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Team roping heeling horse Colonel , owned by Jake and Tasha Long, is a repeat winner

when the PRCA | AQHA Horses of the Year are announced. Other winners are: Scooter (owned by Tyler Pearson and Kyle Irwin) in steer wrestling; Clint (owned by Chad Masters) in team roping heading; Si (owned by Shane Hanchey) in tie-down roping; Salty (owned by John Bland) in steer roping; and Sister (owned by Sam Williams) in barrel racing.

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Kyle Whitaker adds to his collection of Linderman Awards, making it No. 9 and his third

consecutive.

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With more than 25 years of service and dedication to the health and welfare of rodeo

livestock, Dr. Jerry Billquist is selected as the 2017 PRCA Veterinarian of the Year.

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The 2017 Pendleton Whisky “Let ’er Buck” Stock of the Year Awards go to Beutler and Son

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Saddle bronc rider Brody Cress kicks off the 2018 season with a bang, winning the All American Pro Rodeo Finals in Waco, Texas. He leaves Waco with more than $14,000. James Phifer photo

Rodeo’s Wound Up for the Saddle Bronc of the Year, C5 Rodeo’s Virgil for Bareback of the Yea, and D&H Cattle’s SweetPro Bruiser for Bull of the Year.

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