The ProRodeo Sports News - March 6, 2020

SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW & RODEO Wild Cress

Winning the newly added wild-card performance was the ticket to the final round and ultimately a San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo title for saddle bronc rider Brody Cress. After failing to advance beyond the semifinals, Cress took full advantage of a second chance via the wild card, winning that round with an 85.5-point ride on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Buck Owens to reach the finals. But before the finals, roughstock cowboys’ names were drawn so they could choose which bull or horse they would ride. Among the saddle bronc options was Cervi Rodeo’s Womanizer, the same bronc Cress was on when he posted a 91-point ride to win Round 10 of the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Cress andWomanizer combined for a nearly identical performance, posting a 90.5-point ride to win San Antonio’s final round. Cress took home $24,750. “It’s the first year I’ve made it past the first set of horses, and to jump out and get the ball rolling intoThe American is amazing,” said Cress, 24. The win bumped him from fourth to second in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $46,305. “It’s outstanding,” Cress said. “It seems like the winter goes really good or you don’t win any money at all. It’s outstanding to come into the summer with $40,000 or $50,000 won.” Cress had to balance his time in San Antonio with his college rodeo obligations since the Odessa (Texas) College Rodeo was underway Feb. 20-22. Cress placed sixth in the saddle bronc riding as part of the Tarleton State University team. Cress is in his final semester for a master’s degree in ag and consumer science. “It (college rodeo) really helps kids progress, and for me it was an opportunity to get a degree and have all of it paid for and do my ProRodeoing while building my career at the same time,” Cress said. “You can’t rodeo forever. It’s such a blessing to have such a good support system.” Saddle bronc rider wins via wild-card entry

Winning the final round with a 90.5-point ride on Cervi Rodeo’s Womanizer took wild- card contestant Brody Cress to the winner’s circle with $24,750.

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