ProRodeo Sports News July 13, 2018

WEST PECOS RODEO OF THE

Making HisWay BY TRACY RENCK A son following in the footsteps of his father is never an easy task. Especially when that father is ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider Cody Custer. Yet, that was the path Brett Custer chose, and he’s slowly carving his niche in the PRCA. The Elk City, Okla., cowboy captured his first big, PRCA rodeo crown when he won the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo, June 30. Custer claimed the title with an 86.5-point re-ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Super Freak. “I knew I was going to take the re-ride, and I was going to get on whatever they ran under me,” said Custer, 20. “He went out two jumps with

Bull rider Brett Custer had an 86.5-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Super Freak to win the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo. Custer earned $4,540 for his performance.

Bull rider Brett Custer wins Pecos

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me and turned back to the left. He was a really solid bull. It’s always a rush when you make the whistle. I landed on my feet and I looked up at the crowd and screamed, and everyone started screaming back. It was awesome.” The ride, which Custer made June 29, earned him $4,540, the first noteworthy victory of his PRCA career. Custer joined the PRCA Sept. 11, 2017. He was in 29th place in the July 12 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $33,347. “To get this first big rodeo win under my belt felt really good,” said Custer, who kept his momentum going by winning the average at the Headwaters Xtreme Bulls Division 2 event in Park Rapids, Minn., July 5. Cody Custer, the PRCA 1992World Champion Bull Rider, was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2017. Brett’s sister, Lacey, was in the stands when he won in Pecos, making the

TOPS AT PECOS — June 27-30 ALL-AROUND COWBOY Tanner Green $6,508

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Jake Brown ............................... 88 pts. 2. Tilden Hooper ............................... 87.5 3. Shane O’Connell .............................. 87 4. Devan Reilly ..................................... 86

STEER WRESTLING 1. Brother Loud ............... 7.5 sec. on two 2. Riley Duvall .................................... 8.0 3. Tristan Martin ................................. 8.1 4. Cody Harmon ................................. 9.1

TEAM ROPING 1. Driggers./Nogueira .... 13.9 sec. on two 2. C. Crawford/J. Arnold ................... 14.9 3. B. Hughes/B. Harmon ................... 16.6 4. C. Mitchell/K. Blankenship ............ 17.9

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