ProRodeo Sports News - August 24, 2018

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BY TRACY RENCK T here’s not much saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy hasn’t accomplished in the PRCA. Mexico, and now I can mark Lovington off. I did OK during the Fourth (of July) run and then was going a little slow. Then, I finally got lucky and won second at Dodge (City, Kan.) and was second at Strathmore (Alberta), Muncy eyeing another Wrangler NFR bid Keep on Keepin’ On Since joining in 2006, Muncy has captured two world titles

and I won Lovington. I was fortunate because I needed to get in the Top 15. I think I finally started drawing better and got some confidence built up. This is a real humbling sport, so confidence can go a long way for you.” MUNCY IN MIX FOR PUYALLUP Muncy helped his chances twofold with his Lovington performance. He not only edged up to No. 15 in the world standings, but he bumped himself up to eighth place in the Wrangler Tour standings with 480 points. The Wrangler Tour consists of 22 of the PRCA’s biggest rodeos and culminates with the Justin Finale in Puyallup, Wash., Sept. 6-9. The top 24 competitors in the Tour standings in each event will earn a spot at the Justin Finale, as cowboys make a final push toward the all-important Top 15 in the world standings. “I dang sure needed those Tour points and I absolutely want to be there in Puyallup,” said Muncy, who made the NFR in 2007, 2009-15 and 2017. “There’s a lot of money to be won at Puyallup. If you get hot there, you dang sure can make the Finals from that rodeo.”

and qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo nine times. Now, he can check off winning the storiedWrangler ProRodeo Tour’s Lea County Fair and Rodeo in Lovington, N.M. Muncy captured the title with his 86-point ride on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Drama Queen. “It was amazing to get that win,” said Muncy, who made his ride Aug. 9. “I had a great horse, and everything just worked out perfectly. I went into that ride kind of blind. I heard it was supposed to be a nice horse, and it was exactly what they said. It was a super nice horse that you could dang sure show off your riding style on. You always want the ones that jump and kick and are real flashy, and that’s exactly what he was.” Muncy earned $4,710 for his effort, a timely boost for him in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. Thanks to the victory, Muncy was sitting 15th in the Aug. 20 world standings with $64,355. “I’ve wanted to win Albuquerque and Lovington,” said Muncy, 31, who resides in Corona, N.M. “Those are probably two of the bigger rodeos in New

TOPS AT LOVINGTON — Aug. 8-11

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Marcus Theriot $6,374

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Bill Tutor ................................ 87.5 pts. 2. Steven Dent ..................................... 87 3. Casey Colletti ................................ 86.5 4. Two tied at ....................................... 86

STEER WRESTLING 1. Cody Devers ................ 7.6 sec. on two 2. Bridger Anderson ........................... 7.8 3. Three tied at ................................... 8.7

TEAM ROPING 1. Theriot/Doescher ....... 10.5 sec. on two 2. K. Johnson/B. Norman ................. 10.9 3. (tie) E. Rogers/C. Summers .......... 11.3 C. Francis/C. Passig ...................... 11.3

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