ProRodeo Sports News July 13, 2018

Jesse Wright, the 2012 PRCA World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider, was in the mix to make his eighth career appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo this year. That plan, however, took a detour when he was bucked off Calgary Stampede’s Urgent Delivery, June 29, at the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede. Wright landed on his left shoulder, breaking his left clavicle. “I blew a stirrup and fell off on my shoulder before the whistle,” said Wright, 29. “Then it all just happened really quick. It whipped me out to the side and jerked me to the right real hard. I hold on with my right hand, and it just whipped me that way and I just came down on my left shoulder. It was the first thing to hit.” Wright underwent surgery July 3 to have the left clavicle plated back together. He is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks. As of July 12, Wright was 25th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $26,554. Wright qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2010-14 and 2016-17. Tie-down roper Cade Swor, a seven-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, is out indefinitely with a broken right arm. Swor suffered the injury while competing at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, July 11. He underwent surgery the same day and is expected to be sidelined for 6-8 weeks. Injury Updates Jesse Wright, Cade Swor sidelined with injuries j R OUND THE SHORT

BY THE NUMBERS

The number of spots heeler Trey Yates moved up in the PRCA | RAM World Standings between June 11 and July 12. That put Yates second in the standings with $58,289. He and his partner/header Aaron Tsinigine earned $21,729 each during Cowboy Christmas. Yates is eyeing his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The amount of money saddle bronc rider Chase Brooks earned during Cowboy Christmas 2018. Over the entirety of the 2017 season, Brooks earned $21,454. As a result of his Cowboy Christmas haul, Brooks is in line to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The amount of money bareback rider Jake Brown has earned during his four career rides on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Painted River.

Swor qualified for the Wrangler NFR in 2004-06 and 2014-17. He finished a career-best fourth in the 2017 world standings with $210,748. As of July 12, he was 22nd in the world standings with $34,880. While Wright and Swor are out for a while, bareback rider Tanner Aus, who was 20th in the July 12 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $30,252, is hoping to return to action after injuring his left knee June 2 at the Flint Hills Rodeo in Strong City, Kan. He suffered grade 2 tears of his posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in his left knee, but did not need surgery. “I just caught my toe in the gate leaving the chute,” he said. “The horse shouldered into the gate and I caught my toe and peeled her back around.” Aus, 28, is a three-time qualifier for the Wrangler NFR (2015-17). He finished a career- best third in the 2017 world standings. Aus is hoping to return to competition

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July 13 at the Central Wyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo in Casper, Wyo., and the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, July 14, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

358 NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS HELD SO FAR IN 2018

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