PRORODEO Sports News - July 2, 2026

SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE 2 JULY 2026

THE COWBOYS’ CHOICE SINCE 1952

GOING ABOVE & BEYOND FOR AMERICA

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HOW THE WEST IS WORN

RYDER WRIGHT 2024 WORLD CHAMPION SADDLE BRONC RIDER

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MANAGER’S MESSAGE P. 4 COWBOY CHRISTMAS BY TRACY RENCK PSN HQ MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA Tracy Renck PSN EDITOR AND DIGITAL MEDIA SPECIALIST Zach Alvira MEDIA REPORTER Alex Dodd DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS MANAGER Lisa Cush 6

CONTENTS

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COVER STORY

PRCA photo by Lara St. Jacques

AMERICA 250

CELEBRATING AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY IN A BIG WAY This season, more than two dozen rodeos will fly a flag, hold a prayer and sing the National Anthem before PRORODEO cowboys rope and ride in front of enthusias tic crowds of patriots on the semiquincentennial. BY ALEX DODD

ON THE COVER For 97 years the Red Lodge Independence Day Home of Champions Parades have been an annual three-day event held from July 2 - 4 in downtown Red Lodge, Mont. Each day the parades lead directly into the arena for the rodeo. PRCA photo by Phill Kitts 42 INAUGURAL FRED BERGER MEMORIAL XTREME BULLS TITLE WINNER EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD NOAH LEE IS GETTING A CRASH COURSE IN PRORODEO’S SUMMER RUN. BY TED HARBIN ROOKIE NOAH LEE July 2, 2026 PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE 1 THE COWBOYS’ CHOICE SINCE 1952 SPORTS NEWS DIGITAL MAGAZINE 2 JULY 2026 GOING ABOVE & BEYOND FOR AMERICA STAR BULL RIDER P. 23 JOHN CRIMBER: A YOUNG PHENOM BY TRACY RENCK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA P. 12

DR. CHANCE HENDERSON P. 16 BORN TO ROPE, BUILT TO SERVE BY KELSI OPAT

PRORODEO + AMERICA BY TRACY RENCK

Noah Lee on Picket Pro Rodeo’s Lonesome Spots PRCA photo by David Seymore

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MANAGER’S MESSAGE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (2025) (2024) (2024) (2023) (2011) TOP COWBOY CHRISTMAS EARNERS BULL RIDER HAYES WEIGHT TIE-DOWN ROPER TY HARRIS TEAM ROPERS KALEB DRIGGERS/JUNIOR NOGUEIRA TIE-DOWN ROPER TY HARRIS TIE-DOWN ROPER/TEAM ROPER TREVOR BRAZILE $52,133 $49,550 $47,290 $40,561 $39,993

HAYES WEIGHT

Bull rider Hayes Weight won the 2025 Cache County Fair & Rodeo in Logan, Utah, with a commanding 89.5 point ride on “Scooba Steve” a previously unridden bull from Legacy Pro Rodeo. PRCA photo by Amanda Dilworth

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MANAGER’S MESSAGE

COWBOY CHRISTMAS

D uring the PRORODEO regular season, there are plenty of rodeos contestants mark on their calendars. One that is at the forefront every year is Cowboy Christmas. This year the lucrative run will take place from July 1-8 and includes 39 rodeos. The stretch will not make

to his third consecutive trip to the NFR. On the timed-event side during the 2025 Cowboy Christmas tie-down roper Riley Webb was the star. The Denton, Texas, cowboy earned $32,537 during the stretch. That pay day helped power Webb to his third consecutive PRCA Tie

Steer wrestler Tucker Allen, who won his inaugural PRCA World Championship in 2025, embraces Cowboy Christmas. Allen sits 26th in the world standings, but is less than $10,000 behind J.D. Struxness, who is 15th. “Cowboy Christmas is the most lucrative time for cowboys any time of the year because you’re going at rodeos where if they were in their own weekend, they would be the best rodeo in the country, but they’re all during the same time,” Allen said. “So, you could have a bad 4th of July and still win $10,000. And you get to go to some of the coolest rodeos, like, St. Paul (Ore.) is one of my favorites. Then, you could also go to Livingston (Mont.), Cody (Wyo.), and Prescott (Ariz.). Then, you could even go up north to Canada, go to Williams Lake and Ponoka. “There’s no other time of year that you could fly around and live like a rock star and just win money like that. So, it’s super important to us. It’s the most exciting time of the rodeo season.” Allen speaks the truth. Cowboy Christmas is truly a time of the

or break one’s season, but it definitely could give cowboys a jolt as they try and move up the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings. And more im

“I’m the en tering guy. It’s a headache. I

wish they’d let us have a little higher priority, maybe, but the week is amazing. The

logistics of it can be a headache, but they call it Cowboy Christmas for a reason. I mean, we’re all addicted to this sport, and those memories and stories kind of get legendary throughout the year.” Jake Long WORLD CHAMPION TEAM ROPING (HEELER) Down Roping World Championship. “It’s really fun and stressful at the same time,” said Webb, who leads the world standings with $166,694. “I think the most stressful part is getting entered. It’s trying to get a schedule and get it figured out. I haven’t had much luck besides this last year. I was the highest money earner in the timed events, which was really cool “You just try to get to as many as you can and try to make sure you get to the big ones and show up and try to do your job and win as much as possi ble. That’s probably the most stressful week out of the year.”

portantly begin to position them selves to get in the Top 15 in the world standings to qualify for the 2026 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo present ed by Tractor

Supply Company Dec. 3-12 in Las Vegas and compete for coveted gold buckles. A year ago, bull rider

year when contes tants get to truly

Hayes Weight had the best Cowboy Christmas ever setting an earn ings mark with $52,133 earned during the eight-day stretch. A chunk of the Utah cow boy’s earning came when he won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stam pede and collected a $41,106 check. The run powered Weight

do what they love and love what they do.

TRACY RENCK MANAGER OF COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

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INDEPENDENCE DAY RODEOS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR AMERICA 250

BY ALEX DODD

T here are a lot of dates circled on the PRORODEO calendar. Sept. 30, marks the end of each regular season. Oct. 1, signifies the start of a new campaign. The NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo presented by John Deere kicks off on July 14 this year. The National Finals Steer Roping gets rolling on Nov. 20. The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Tractor Supply Company starts on Dec. 3 with the newest group of PRCA World Champions being crowned on Dec. 12. All of those dates carry weight. But the biggest day of the year for many rodeo committees and fans across the country is July 4, Independence Day, especially this year on the 250th

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Celebrating 97 years of riding and roping the Red Lodge: Home of Champi ons Rodeo conducts its Independence Day parade each year at the base of the Beartooth Mountains, where the Carbon County foothills compress into a village of Victorian storefronts and genuine Western character. PRCA photo by Phill Kitts

The 2023 ProRodeo Hall of Fame committee hosts PRCA contestants every Saturday night from Memorial Day to the end of September, with a Rank 45 Xtreme Bulls Series event for good measure in August. But Independence Day still holds a special place in Cowtown’s calendar, especially ahead of the semiquincen tennial. “Rodeo is the last big Americana sport that’s out there,” committee member Robert Griscom said. “They get to feel a lot more involved (as fans), and the contestants reflect about it a lot more than most sports do. For us, it’s a little bit different compared to some other rodeos since we’re on the East Coast and we’re a little spoiled having rodeos every weekend. “But our fans, they don’t get more riled up than when the American flag comes out. They’re really big with us and our Americana for sure.” Griscom said there’s a different en ergy in the arena and throughout the grandstands on Independence Day. “You start hearing the chants and feel a little more like you’re doing something right for fans, spectators and contestants,” Griscom said. “It’s the best thing that we can do to try and remember 250 years. “I’m in my 40s, so I didn’t really get to live a lot of what these older folks have, but they really appreciate anything that we can possibly do for them.” ST. PAUL RODEO, ST. PAUL, ORE. The St. Paul Rodeo website proud ly states in large font that it’s “The nation’s greatest 4th of July Rodeo.” The committee takes that moniker seriously.

Prescott’s year-long celebration of the nation’s birthday kicked off in 2025 with the “Two Lights for To morrow” event at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. At the event on April 18, 2025, a former World’s Oldest Rodeo queen helped reenact Paul Revere’s ride on the same night 250 years earlier from Boston to Lexington, Mass., to warn patriots of British advances by signaling the hanging of two lanterns in the steeple of the Old North Church and shouting the verbal warning, “The British are coming” along the way. “We kicked that off more than a year ago and we’ve been staying with that momentum,” Brown said. “This year, we have commemorative buckles and we’re celebrating 250 years of freedom. We’re sticking with that theme.” The conclusion of each perfor mance on the final weekend in Prescott will feature a special per formance from PRCA specialty acts Rider and Bethany Kiesner. On the night of Independence Day – the penultimate night of PRORO DEO action in Prescott – is Military Appreciation Day. During the two performances, the committee will honor veterans and active-duty mili tary members. “At Prescott, we’re celebrating 139 years this year, and of course, coin ciding with 250 years of America,” Brown said. “It’s just really exciting to get ready for it.” COWTOWN RODEO, WOODSTOWN PILESGROVE, N.J. For the Cowtown Rodeo in Wood stown Pilesgrove, N.J., the Fourth of July falls in the middle of a busy summer.

anniversary of the signing of the Dec laration of Independence. This season, more than two dozen rodeos will fly a flag, hold a prayer and sing the National Anthem before PRORODEO cowboys rope and ride in front of enthusiastic crowds of pa triots on the semiquincentennial. Four of them, the Home of Cham pions Rodeo in Red Lodge, Mont., Cowtown Rodeo in Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J., St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo and World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., shared how they’re going above and beyond to celebrate America’s 250th birthday at their rodeos on the Fourth of July. WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO, PRESCOTT, ARIZ. At the end of each year, the World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., chooses a theme for its upcoming event. This year, the decision was easy. The committee chose, ‘Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom.’ “Obviously, we’re going to lean heavily on the red, white and blue,” World’s Oldest Rodeo General Manager Jim Dewey Brown said. “Prescott, being a Fourth of July rodeo, has always had that Americana feel to it. But this is an opportunity to really throw up some extra bunting and Star Spangled Banners. We really try to stick with the theme and move forward that way.”

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Each July, the sleepy town of less than 500 people comes alive to celebrate the West ern way of life and patriotism at one of the top PRORODEO Playoff Series events of the summer run. This year, the St. Paul Rodeo is cele brating its 90th anni versary while also making a spectacle of the United States’ anniversary. “We have one stoplight and one intersection in town here and it bursts at the seams over the Fourth of July,” committee member Karen McKillip said. “Growing up here it’s part of our livelihood and you grow up volunteering with the school when you’re

The Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls thrills the Prescott Frontier Days crowd with a stunning red, white, and blue precision riding performance.

PRCA photo by Summer Logan

young. And you continue. It’s part of the commu nity here. Everybody has to take part and they’re proud to be part of it.” To celebrate America 250, the St. Paul Rodeo added a new charity to the fold, Courtney Place – a charity in nearby Salem, Ore., that helps provide permanent, affordable, safe and supportive hous ing for military veterans. They’ll also honor each branch of the military during the rodeo’s two performances on the Fourth of July. “It’s the only place to be on the Fourth of July,” McKillip said. HOME OF CHAMPIONS RODEO, RED LODGE, MONT. The Home of Champi ons Rodeo in Red Lodge,

Steer Wrestler Tyke Kipp celebrates his run at Prescott Frontier Days.

PRCA photo by Summer Logan

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The St. Paul Rodeo in Oregon cele brates the USA every Fourth of July. This year the rodeo coincides with the U.S. Semiquincentennial, and the rodeo’s 90th anniversary. PRCA photo by Lara St. Jacques

Mont., will host its 95th annual event this year and members of the com mittee said they’ve never heard of the rodeo being held on any other date than the Fourth of July. Wyatt Planichek is in his first year as the president of the Home of Champions Rodeo committee, but it’s a role he was born for. His father Joe Planichek and grandfather Calvin Cortner both held the title during their stints on the committee. Planichek said celebrating Inde pendence Day means everything to the committee. “We’re all about our veterans,” he said. “We put on our parade from July 2-4 and the grand marshal this year is a decorated war hero, Hank Toole. He was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. We’re all about celebrating America, especially over the Fourth.” In honor of the semiquincentenni al, the local chapter of the VFW will

bring out the American flag in their full garb and of course they’ll put on a big fireworks display as well. For Planichek and the dozens of other committees hosting rodeos during the Fourth of July or any other day for that matter, patri

events themselves. “If you look at the cowboys and cowgirls and talk to any of them, they’re all about America,” Planichek said. “Rodeo is the No. 1 sport for America.”

otism isn’t a show

– it’s in grained in the Spirit of the West and as much a part of

Cowtown Rodeo in Pilesgrove, N.J., celebrates America in a big way each summer, honoring the nation’s inde pendence, its military, and the country’s cowboy roots. PRCA photo by Andre Da Silva

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PRORODEO , AMERICA GO HAND IN HAND BY TRACY RENCK

T his year, 2026, marks the 250th birthday of the Unit ed States of America. The Fourth of July will be full activities and events celebrating America’s historic birthday. Rodeos throughout the country will join in the festivities and honestly, rodeo perhaps more than any other event, remains warm and proud in the hearts of Americans. It is a part of all of us that can’t be altered by progress or stolen by time. It lives as an integral and growing part of our history. Today, cultural ancestors of the first rodeo cowboy com pete in 690 rodeos and 876 total events in arenas through out the United States, Canada and Mexico. It was in the early 1900s that rodeo first found its way from the dusty plains of ranches to the stadiums of big cities. By the late 1920s, the Rodeo Association of America, a group composed of rodeo committees and promoters from throughout North America, had named its inaugural Cham

pion cowboys. Titles were awarded on the basis of yearly earnings accu mulated under a point system. The first lasting organization effort, though, came from the cowboys themselves, who banded together on Oct. 30, 1936, to ensure fair purses, equality in judging and honest advertising of their sport. Known as the Cowboys’ Turtle Association (because they were slow to organize), this first small assemblage of rodeo contestants became, in 1945, the Rodeo Cowboys Association. In 1975, the RCA changed its name again to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Throughout its 90 years, one thing that has never been lost in PRORODEO is the patriotism on display at rodeos and the pride in America. Nothing embodies the American spirit at rodeos more than the song by the great ProRodeo Hall of Fame announcer – the late Hadley Barrett. The lyrics say it all.

The 101st Division Rappel Team salute the flag at the Music City Rodeo USA in Nashville, Tenn. PRCA photo by Lara St. Jacques

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ProRodeo Hall of Famer Hadley Barrett

started his career as a

contestant and formed his own dance band, but found his place in rodeo history behind the microphone. Hadley Barrett announced all of the big rodeos and a great number of the smaller ones across the country. He was among the first to announce while on horseback. PRCA file photo

A member of the famous Wright family rodeo dynasty, Stetson Wright is a 10x PRCA World Champion (AA, 2019-23, 2025); (BR, 2020, 2022, 2025); and (SB, 2021) and his record-break ing PRORODEO career is not done yet. PRCA photo by Kathryn Coleman

“God bless America again, look at all the troubles she’s been in. Wash her pretty face, dry her eyes and then, God bless America again. Well they call her Old Glory, red, white and blue, to me she’s the most beautiful sight in the world. But you know, she’s appeared in many places where we didn’t neces sarily want to be, but thanks to our servicemen and women, their ded ication, their courage, and many times supreme sacrifice, we remain a free land. We’re made up of quite a cross-section of people, come from many walks of life, but our common bond is being proud to be Ameri cans. So, I ask you, when you see this flag, stand, make her smile, help to make this a country she can always wave proudly over. And let us all make our pledge that if we ever see her in trouble again, that we’ll wash her pretty face, dry her eyes and then, God bless America again.” Rodeo is truly a part of this country that should not and will not die. It is man against animal – an unlikely scenario, both unique and inspiring. Happy Birthday, America!

His records might not stand anymore, but Larry Mahan definitely will go into rodeo’s history books as one of the greatest cowboys of all time. Only 14 years old when he broke into professional rodeo, Mahan developed an individual talent for all three riding events - each requiring entirely different styles and skills - that has been matched by just a few in rodeo history. He used those skills to capture five consecutive world all-around titles from 1966-70, a record that was matched nearly a decade later by Tom Ferguson but not surpassed until 1994 by Ty Murray. Mahan, who claimed world bull riding titles in the 1960s, came back to take a then-record sixth world all-around title in 1973, another mark broken by Murray in 1998. Maturity, both as a contestant and as an individual, saw Mahan overcome his natural shyness to become the best living advertisement in the history of professional rodeo. PRCA file photo

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U.S. PRESIDENTS HAVE HAD A HISTORIC AND MULTIFACETED RELATIONSHIP WITH PRORODEO AND WESTERN HERITAGE. U.S.PRESIDENTS+PRORODEO

Steer wrestler Harley May (left) traveled to the White House’s Oval Office, Sept. 29, 1959, to present President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a golden ticket to the first NFR. On Eisenhow er’s left is 16x World Champion and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Jim Shoulders and Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson. PRCA file photo

On Nov. 5, 1988, President Ronald Reagan’s “Texas Victory 1988” campaign rally was held at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo Arena in Mes quite, Texas. Later that day he wrote in his diary: “...7,000 people in the arena... I entered arena on a Buckboard pulled by two horses. Speech warmly received... Whole affair a great success. Should note weather was beautiful - bright sunshine & fairly warm... presented with a fine Western hat.” PRCA file photo

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President Donald Trump talks with 2025 PRCA Bareback Riding World Champion Rocker Steiner in the oval office on March 13, 2026 during the 2025 PRORODEO World Champions visit to the White House. White House photo

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BORN TO ROPE, BUILT TO SERVE DR. CHANCE HENDERSON EMBODIES RODEO AND MILITARY SPIRIT BY KELSI OPAT, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS

Dr. Chance Henderson poses alongside a U.S. Air Force Acade my training plane in Colorado Springs, Colo., back in the day. Jeff Belden photo

T his month, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country, the beautiful United States of Amer ica, and all for which she stands. The cowboy way of life truly embraces the freedom offered in the Home of the Brave, upholding the well-worn values of patriotism, hard work, and grit. It is not an easy way of life, but it is worth it. For United States Air Force veteran and former tie down roper Dr. Chance Henderson, the worlds of military service and rodeo not only share values; his identity is enveloped in both communities and cultures. Henderson encompasses what it means to be, in his words, a “cowboy warrior”; someone who “does whatever it takes to get the job done.” Throughout his life, Hender

son has proven to be exactly that. Originally from Paris, Texas, Henderson began his rop ing career at 9 years old. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Air Force to live out his Top Gun dreams. Henderson served his contracted year and then enrolled in the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He walked on to the Academy’s football team, which took up most of his time at the USAFA. After two years of classes and practices, Henderson left the service academy and rodeod for a summer. “And man, I just started winning everything,” Hender son said. He tasted success that summer but ultimately found himself at Texas A&M University that fall. After graduating from Texas A&M, the Academy reached out,

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asking him to return. Henderson de cided to “finish what (he’d) started” but upon his return he was told he was no longer eligible to play foot ball. Not to be deterred, Henderson turned to rodeo and helped pioneer the Academy’s rodeo club. “And shoot, I made the College National Finals,” Henderson stated. Henderson didn’t just make the CNFR – he was the 1996 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association reserve champion calf roper. But doing it all came at a price; balancing rodeo, military life, and school was exceptionally demanding. “There were times when I showed up in BDU (Battle Dress Uniform)

bottoms and threw on a Western shirt and rode,” Henderson said. “I’ve roped in combat boots; I’ve done it all. It took a community of people saying, ‘Yeah, this is one of us. Let’s give him a little grace.’ And then, on the military side, it took the military guys going, ‘Hey, he’s going to miss a formation or two, but he’s representing the Air Force Academy, so let him go.’” After graduating from the Acade my, the Air Force allowed Henderson to defer pilot training and focus on roping, with hopes of making the Na tional Finals Rodeo. He finished in the top 30 in the 1996 world stand

ings, but duty called. From the arena to the cockpit, Henderson eventually completed pi lot training in Wichita Falls and flew fighter jets for four years. Seeking yet another challenge, he then followed in his father’s footsteps and attended medical school. He graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern in 2006, completed a five-year residency in orthopedic surgery, and finally com pleted a fellowship in San Antonio to become a subspecialist in upper extremities (hands, fingers, elbows,

As a United States Air Force Academy cadet Chance Henderson competed in both the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association and the PRCA. Dan Hubbell photo

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Henderson, at age 23, stands in front of the chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Jeff Belden photo

and shoulders). With his medical training complete, Henderson returned to the Air Force to fly the F-22, the newest jet at the time. Lieutenant Colonel Henderson retired after 31 years in the Air Force in 2021. He credits his cow boy upbringing for preparing him for a career in the military. “My dad had to turn out many calves for me to be skilled at becoming a competitive rodeo cowboy, but in the end, once I nod my head, it’s just me on my horse, and I have to be able to execute

effectively – all alone – in order to win,” Henderson explained. “That same skillset of having to deliv er when the chips are down was helpful as a fighter pilot and later on as a surgeon in the operating room.” Today, Henderson spends his time giving back to the two communities that have always supported him as an orthopedic surgeon at the Colorado Center of Orthopedic Excellence in Colorado Springs. He estimates that about half of his patients are in the

Dr. Henderson now works as an orthopedic surgeon at the Colorado Center of Orthopedic Excellence in Colorado Springs. Courtesy photo

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As an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Chance Henderson has worked on ProRo deo Hall of Famers, Trevor Brazile, the

late Roy Cooper, and Joe Beaver. Courtesy photo

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military, and the other half are rodeo athletes. “It’s such a blessing,” Henderson said. Although he’s no longer roping, Henderson has felt “re-embraced” and like he’s part of the team. It doesn’t hurt that he’s treated Pro Rodeo Hall of Famers like Trevor Brazile, Roy Cooper, Rich Skelton, and Joe Beaver. For Henderson, the rodeo and patriotism go hand-in-hand. “You go to the rodeo, and you can be nine or 90, but the first thing you’re doing is pulling your hat off and singing the national anthem,” Henderson said. “They’re not just giving a little service – those guys believe it. America. Mom. Apple pie. Rodeo cowboys and the U.S. military. All the same spirit, I think.”

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BY TRACY RENCK

Star bull rider John Crimber is shown competing in Weatherford , Texas. PRCA photo by Will Jennings

T he star that is bull rider John Crimber, is now shining brightly in the PRCA. The 2026 Professional Bull Riders World Champion is rocketing up the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings as he aims to make history. Crimber, 20, is trying to become the first bull rider to capture world championships in the PBR and PRCA in the same year. “No one has ever done that and that’s my goal to be a PRCA World Champion (in Decem ber),” the 5-foot-6, 130-pound Crimber said. “Right now, I’m just taking things one at a

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John Crimber competes in San Antonio earlier this season. PRCA photo by Hailey Rae

time, bull for bull.” As of July 1, Crimber is sixth in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings with $109,400. Crimber has won nearly a dozen rodeo titles this season, including two recently at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days Xtreme Bulls in Weatherford, Texas (June 9) and the Gladewater (Texas)

Round-Up Xtreme Bulls (June 10). On June 11, Crimber also won the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo with a 92.5-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Kippers Ripper. The Wood ward Playoff Series Rodeo concluded on June 13. “I have basically a two-month win dow to go to as many (PRCA) rodeos as I can before the PBR Teams thing gets going in August,”

been Stetson (Wright) and Ky (Ham ilton),” said Crimber, who also is aim ing to win the Resistol Rookie of the Year. “They kept telling me I could do this and make it work to do both (PBR and PRCA) and I think it is cool that I’m doing it. It would be awesome if I could be a (PBR and PRCA) World Champion this year.” John Crimber was a phenom at a young age and he caught the eye of ProRodeo Hall of Famer and nine time PRCA World Champion Ty Murray years ago. “John was a prodigy. He’s one of those guys that you could tell when he was 16 that he was going to set the world on fire,” Murray said. The opportunity to possibly com pete for the unofficial unified bull riding world championship – assum ing he and reigning PRCA Bull Riding World Champion Stetson Wright qualify for the 2026 Wrangler Na tional Finals Rodeo, Dec. 3-12 in Las Vegas – intrigues Crimber. “I do not see it as me going against Stetson because we are just going against bulls,” Crimber said. “But it would be great to compete against Stetson. I think we would light a fire underneath each other. It would be a cool story to see unfold.”

Winckler, and we are entered up deep and my goal is to get to the NFR, and I just want to keep having fun. Riding for 8 seconds is the best feeling in the world.” Bull rider Luke “Colorado Kid” Mackey was the No. 15 qualifier for the 2025 NFR with $138,918. The Crimber name is no stranger to the PRCA. John’s father, Paulo Crimber, qualified for the 2004 NFR and he won the average with 500.5 points on six head. He won Round 3 with a 93.5-point ride on Diamond G Rodeo’s Mr. Smoke less USA and Round 4 with a 92.5-ride on Burns Rodeo’s Black Sabbath; and Round 10 (89.5 points on Bad Company’s Smokeless Hammertime) and placed in three other rounds. As the younger Crimber rose to stardom, culminating with his

Crimber said. “I’m traveling with Hudson Bolton and Ethan

inaugural PBR World Cham pionship in May, it begs the question why he’s making a run at a PRCA World Cham pionship. “I think the biggest influenc es on me (to do this) have

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BY KENSIE DARST-TODD, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS COLE REINER SETS NEW ARENA RECORD WITH WIN AT VERNAL

F or years, Cole Reiner had left Vernal’s (Utah) Dinosaur Round up Rodeo with a check but not the championship buckle. That changed when he delivered a 92-point ride aboard Powder River Rodeo’s Outta Hand, setting an arena record and claiming a victory that could serve as a turning point in his summer run. For the Buffalo, Wyo., the ride was the result of capitalizing on an op portunity he knew was there when he climbed aboard the horse June 19. “I kind of knew what that horse was,” Reiner said. “It’s been to the NFR in the bronc riding before; it’s a really, really nice horse. Expectations were high to place.” The ride carried added significance because of the horse beneath him. Outta Hand is part of the Powder Riv er Rodeo program and traces back to one of the contractor’s most influ ential bloodlines. Reiner knew the horse had shown promise in limited oppor tunities but exceeded expecta tions in Vernal. “I knew I had a chance,” Reiner said. “That horse

really has kind of stepped into its own.” The win provided a boost after what Reiner described as a slower start to his summer run. More importantly, it continued the group’s successful stretch he has been traveling with this season. Reiner has spent much of the sum mer alongside Jess Pope and fellow world champion Tim O’Connell. The trio has enjoyed success at multiple rodeos, and Reiner believes the atmo sphere inside the truck has played a role. “When you have a horse like that and I’m feeling really good and as healthy as I’ve ever been and then have the momentum of a traveling

he said. “It feels really, really good to be back in a little traveling crew of win ners. To have a kind of support group is more important than I thought, and I think it’s going to make a big difference this year for everyone in our truck.” Other winners from the PRORO DEO Playoff Series rodeo in Vernal, Utah, were ALL-AROUND COWBOY BODIE MATTSON ($2,583, tie-down roping and team roping); STEER WRESTLER TYLER WAGUESPACK (3.3 seconds); TEAM ROPERS CORY KIDD /CARSON JOHNSON (4.0 seconds); SADDLE BRONC RIDER WYATT CASPER (88 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Blue Northern); TIE-DOWN ROPERS (tie) BLANE COX and KINCADE HENRY (7.9 seconds); BARREL RACERS (tie) MEGAN MC LEOD-SPRAGUE and ALYSSA UR BANEK-WADE (17.12 seconds); and BULL RIDERS (tie) DALTON ALLRED (88.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Big Washita) and JOSH FROST (88.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Workin Man).

crew that is winning, it makes this so much easier and so much more fun to be

out here traveling and rodeo ing,”

Cole Reiner picked up one of the biggest wins of his career while also setting a

new arena record in Vernal. PRCA photo by Jake Hodnett

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Ryder Wright earned a share of the championship at the Snake River Stam pede in Nampa, Idaho. PRCA photo by Hailey Rae

RYDER WRIGHT, SAGE NEWMAN SHARE SADDLE BRONC TITLE AT SNAKE RIVER STAMPEDE BY TIERNEY MYERS, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS

R yder

Wright claimed his third Snake River Stam pede title with 176.5 points on two head. But it didn’t come easy with fellow saddle bronc rider Sage Newman matching Wright’s total to claim a share of the title.

Wright took the win in Nampa, Idaho, in 2018, then again in 2021. This year, he got the chance to match up with R. Watson’s Ed Bishop from Cervi Championship Rodeo.

“He was a little bit harder today than the last time I got on him,” Wright said. “He turned back and came around real tight, and it was a little more work than I was expecting. But, it all worked out.” Wright had an 89-point ride in the final performance June 20. That score, paired with his 87.5-point ride from the first round, was enough to carry him to a win. The Top 15 cowboys in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford Sad dle Bronc Riding World Standings is full of Wrights this year. As of July 1, Ryder Wright is No. 6 in the world, and Stetson and Rusty Wright hold the top two positions. Statler Wright, the 2025 PRCA World Champion, is within striking distance at No. 18 in the world. With Cowboy Christmas going on, Ryder Wright said he’s still focusing on staying positive and keeping things simple. The best part of it all though, he said, is the chance to keep getting on bucking horses. “Right now would be a good time to get on a hot streak,” Wright said. “So hopefully, it keeps going our way.” Other winners from the PRORODEO Playoff Series rodeo in Nampa, Idaho, were ALL-AROUND COWBOY STETSON WRIGHT ($1,212, saddle bronc riding and bull

riding); BARE BACK

RIDER COO PER COOKE

(172.5 points on two head); STEER WRESTLER SETH PE

TERSON (12.1 seconds on three head); TEAM ROPERS (tie) KORBIN RICE/COOPER FREEMAN and LIGHTNING AGUILERA/ KADEN PROFILI (13.3 seconds on three head); TIE-DOWN ROPER JAKE PRATT (24.9 seconds on three head); BARREL RACER ABBY PHILLIPS (47.17 seconds on three head); and BULL RIDER TJ GRAY (164.5 points on two head).

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BY KENSIE DARST-TODD, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS TUCKER ALLEN SECURES FIRST CROOKED RIVER ROUNDUP WIN

O ne clean short-round run made the difference for Tucker Allen at the Crooked River Round up. After entering the short round in contention, Allen finished with a 12.4-second aggregate on two head to claim his first title at the Prineville, Ore., PRORODEO Playoff Series ro deo, which ended June 27. The unique setup at one of the Northwest’s signature rodeos rewards horsemanship as much as execution, and Allen put both on display. The 2025 PRCA World Champion aboard his horse Peg Leg captured the Crook ed River Roundup title, edging the

field in one of the PRORODEO’s most distinctive steer wrestling events. Allen entered the short round after placing fourth in the opening round with a 6.5-second run and respond ed with the fastest run of the final go with a 5.9-second effort to secure the average. The victory came by 1.2 seconds over two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Justin Shaffer, giving Allen another strong result as the summer run continues. “I’ve got Justin Shaffer on the haz ing side, so no matter what, I know I’m in good hands,” Allen said. “I was riding my horse that I call Peg Leg.

Me and Grant Peterson are partnered on him, and he’s super safe and broke, and Prineville is one of those rodeos where it’s a cowboy contest.” Allen made one adjustment after the opening round. His steer in the first go stepped toward the fence before he could get a clean pass, so he focused on getting closer to the barrier in the short round. The deci sion allowed him to reach his steer in a better position before relying on fundamentals to finish the run. “I told myself to try to push the barrier and give myself a chance to catch him in a good spot,” Allen said.

Tucker Allen competes at the 2026 Crooked River Roundup. PRCA photo by Roseanna Sales

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“Luckily, I did, and then I just kind of tried to go back to fundamentals and tip him over.” The championship title also carried extra meaning because the group Allen traveled with. Last year, six-time NFR qualifier Jesse Brown and Shaffer won the average in Prineville with 15.7 seconds on two head. This year, Allen,

Prineville, surely I can bulldog at a normal setup,” Allen said. “I’m really excited to go to the rest of the rodeos, and I’m excited to ride my horse at places like Salinas and Pendleton because he is a good long-score horse.” Other winners were in Prineville were BAREBACK RIDER MASON STULLER (88.5

Shaffer and Brown all rode Peg Leg during the rodeo while tak ing turns hazing

points on Four Star Rodeo’s Sapphire); TEAM ROPERS ERICH ROGERS/CORY PETSKA (11.2

one another, resulting in a win the entire crew could celebrate. “It was kind of a cool deal for the crew to do good out there,” Allen said. “It’s fun when you do good, but it’s even better when the whole crew has some luck.”

seconds on two head); SADDLE BRONC RIDER LIAM PAULEY (86.5 points

on Big Stone Rodeo Inc’s Rubels); TIE DOWN ROPER JOEL HARRIS (17.7 seconds on two

head); BREAK

AWAY ROPERS KELSIE DOMER

The win added $4,885 to Allen’s bank account and

and HAIDEN THOMPSON (2.4 seconds each); STEER ROPER CHAD

provides momentum for Allen as he entered Cowboy Christmas No. 22 in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings, but he views it as confirmation that he and his horse are ready for the road ahead. “If you can bulldog at

MATHIS (39.7 seconds on three head); BARREL RACER JANA BEAN (17.08 seconds); and BULL RIDER MOSSY WAITE (87 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Unforgiven).

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BRADLEE MILLER WINS BIG AT RODEO OF THE OZARKS BY TIERNEY MYERS, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS B radlee Miller matched up against Cervi Champion ship Rodeo’s Pearl Harbor for an 88-point ride and the win at the Rodeo of The Ozarks in Springdale, Ark, which concluded June 27. “Pearl Harbor was one of the horses to have for sure,” Miller said. “When I saw what I drew, I knew I was going to have a good chance.” Several heavy rainstorms hit Springdale this week, which made for a very muddy rodeo arena. While the steer wrestlers may not have been excited to go play in the several inches of mud, Miller said the wet arena actually helped some of the bucking horses score high er than they typically might. “Some horses just really like the mud,” Miller said. “For horses that like to travel and use a lot more of the arena, the mud slows them down a little bit and makes them buck in front of the judges the way we like them to.” Miller, who entered Springdale as the No. 2 ranked bareback rider in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings, has been rapidly closing in on Rocker Steiner, who is ranked No. 1. With Steiner sidelined for likely the entire summer run with a neck injury, Miller moved to the top of the world standings with $129,254, thanks to his $7,015 payday in Springda le. “The last couple of weeks were really slow,”

Miller said. “Ever since Rocker got hurt (Steiner had surgery in early June), I haven’t won hardly anything. Then, I was able to get over him this week, but I just wish he was still out here going. Winning just doesn’t feel like winning whenever all the players aren’t there.” Miller had a remarkable start to his season,

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Bareback rider Bradlee Miller won the Rodeo of the Ozarks with an 88-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Pearl Harbor. PRCA photo by Nicole Stevens

with more than $30,000 won just by the end of January. He continued through the winter rodeos with a sec ond-place finish at RodeoHouston and won Rodeo Austin (Texas) just a few weeks later. Now the summer run is in full swing, and Miller said he’s feeling good and ready for the upcoming rodeos. “We get on a lot of bucking horses in a short amount of time, and normally the person who’s the healthiest at the end is the one who wins the most,” Miller said. “At this point last year, I was already back at home with a torn groin, so it’s sure nice to go through the summer this year feeling healthy.” Though he had some success at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo the past two years, Miller has yet to win a coveted gold buckle. This year, with the way Miller has performed, his odds of obtaining his first world champion ship continue to look better.

“A gold buckle has always been a dream of mine, but it seemed more of a pipe dream than something that could be a reality,” Miller said. “At the 2024 NFR, I got my first taste of what a gold buckle might be like. In Round 10. I feel like I let myself down, so this year is kind of a redemp tion for me.” Other winners at the PRORODEO Playoff Series rodeo were ALL-AROUND COWBOY JAKE SHELTON ($1,483 won in tie-down roping and steer wrestling); STEER WRES TLERS KYLE IRWIN and MARC JOINER (4.6 seconds each); TEAM ROPERS BRENTEN HALL AND WYATT COX (4.5 sec onds); SADDLE BRONC RIDER SAGE NEWMAN (87 points); TIE-DOWN ROPER COLE CLEMONS (9.0 seconds); BARREL RACER ANDREA BUSBY (15.83 seconds); BREAKAWAY ROP ER SAGE DUNLAPP (2.3 seconds); and BULL RIDER TRISTAN MIZE (88 points).

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GARRETT OATES SETS NEW ARENA RECORD TO WIN SILVER STATE STAMPEDE

BY KENSIE DARST-TODD, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS

A year after leaving the Silver State Stampede in Elko, Nev., empty-hand ed, bulldogger Garrett Oates returned and clocked in the fastest run of his season. His 3.4-second run earned the championship title and estab lished a new arena record. The 26-year-old steer wrestler stopped the clock June 27 to claim one of the biggest wins of his season at a pivotal point in the race for a spot at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. “I’ve been fighting some horse issues, and winning a little bit,” Oates said. “I got to get on a pretty cool one that I’ve been hazing for. I’ve been watching her for a while, but a lot of stuff fell together right there.” Oates credited a favorable draw and the opportunity to compete aboard Stella, a horse owned by Dylan Schro eder that he had admired for some time. The mare helped him capital ize on a moment he knew could be important as the summer run intensifies. The arena-record performance added another accomplish ment to Oates’

season. Oates is now ranked No. 25 in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings and he remains focused on climbing up the world standings as the summer run continues. After a difficult 2025 season, Oates believes his bulldogging has taken a step forward. “Honestly, I’m aiming to be bet ter overall,” he said. “I kind of had a rough year last year and didn’t get the (Rookie of the Year won), but I feel more confident. I feel like my bulldogging is sharper than it was last year. I want to get to my first National Finals this year and honestly just win as much as I can.” The win in Elko carried added significance at a rodeo where his pre vious appearance produced a much different outcome. Last year, Oates competed in slack at Elko and left with a memora ble story after a steer carried him down the arena and ripped his shirt during the run. This

year, he returned to the performance and left with a championship title and a place in the rodeo’s record book. “I didn’t have a very good one,” Oates said. “He actually packed me off nearly three-quarters of the way down the pen and ripped my shirt off. It was pretty cool to come back and have a good steer this year.” Breaking the arena record this year added another layer to the victory. “It’s kind of cool, and a pretty special deal,” Oates said. “There’s not a lot of people who get to say they’ve done that. Elko has been a great rodeo for a long time and just having the opportunity to be able to do it, it’s just a blessing.” Other winners from the PRORO DEO Playoff Series rodeo in Elko, Nev., were ALL-AROUND COWBOY BODIE MATTSON ($1,339 in tie-down roping and team roping); BARE BACK RIDER COOPER COOKE (89 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Lonesome Medicine); TEAM ROPERS LIGHTNING AGUILERA/ KADEN PROFILI (4.3 seconds); SADDLE BRONC RIDER KADE BRUNO (89.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Mighty Girl); TIE-DOWN ROPER JOHN DOUCH (7.2 seconds); BARREL RACER TAYLA MOEYKENS (15.68 seconds); and BULL RIDER COL TEN FRITZLAN (88.5 points on Double J Rodeo Company’s Thunderstorm).

Steer wrestler Garrett Oates won the Silver State Stampede with a 3.4 second run. PRCA photo by William Bruce

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WELSH WINS RENO BY TIERNEY MYERS, SPECIAL TO PRORODEO SPORTS NEWS

R esistol Rookie Hayden Welsh put together two electric rides to get the win at the 2026 Reno (Nev.) Rodeo. Welsh placed in both rounds and finished with 177.5 points on two bulls and picked up $20,798 along the way after his winning ride in the finals June 27. Welsh matched up with Big Stone Rodeo Inc.’s Hank in Round 1, and put together an 87.5-point ride, tying him for second in the round with Hud son Bolton. While John Crimber was the winner in Round 1, he bucked off his bull in the finals. Bolton went just before Welsh in the final round and posted an 88.5-point ride on Rosser Rodeo’s Sambo, making him 176 points on two bulls. Welsh would have to be at least 89.5 points on his final bull to take the lead. Aboard Rosser Rodeo’s Com missioner, Welsh delivered in a big way with a 90-point ride. The final round was packed full of young bull riders, including several Resistol Rookies. Welsh said it felt like being back at the high school rodeos again. “Tonight was like a perfect scenar io like the high school finals back in 2022,” Welsh said. “Back then, John rode and put the pressure on me, and then tonight the roles just sort of reversed.” Welsh is now No. 4 in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings, trail ing fellow Resistol Rookie, Noah Lee by just more than $4,000. Currently, there are four rookies within NFR qualifying position, and several more sit just outside of the top 15, including Eyer Morrison at No. 20. Welsh said many of them who com

Resistol Rookie bull rider Hayden Welsh celebrates after win ning the 2026 Reno (Nev.) Rodeo. PRCA photo by Lara St. Jacques

peted together in high school rodeos still remain friends now as they take on the PRCA. “Those guys are still my buddies,” Welsh said. “They’re going to come back stronger, and by the middle of the summer, we’re going to be taking everybody’s money.” With $133,110 in season earnings already, Welsh is likely headed to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. So much young talent thriving at the top of the standings is sure to make for an exciting remainder of the rodeo season.

Other winners at the Playoff Series Rodeo were BAREBACK RIDER KADE SONNIER (260 points on three head); STEER WRESTLERS TRISTAN MARTIN AND DALTON MASSEY (13.2 seconds on three head each); TEAM ROPERS JAMES ARVISO/LEVI LORD (15.0 sec onds on three head); SADDLE BRONC RIDER RYDER WRIGHT (264.5 points on three head); TIE-DOWN ROPER BRYCE DERRER (26.5 points on three head); BREAKAWAY ROPER MADISON OUTHIER (8.2 seconds on three head); and BARREL RACER EMILY BEISEL (50.74 seconds on three runs).

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