ProRodeo Sports News - Oct.4, 2019

Smith a Capital Cowboy

Stephenville celebrates rodeo’s 50th anniversary

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OCTOBER 4, 2019 VOLUME 67, NO. 19

Elliot Jacoby had an 89-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s White Sox to win the 50th Annual Cowboy Capital

of the World PRCA Rodeo

in Stephenville, Texas, Sept. 29. William Kierce photo

Fun at 50 Cowboys headed to Ste- phenville, Texas, for one of the final big rodeos of the 2019 season, Sept. 27-29. 30

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30 Stephenville, Texas 32 Omaha, Neb. STANDINGS INSIDE 8 hot takes 10 cowboy grille 12 brain teasers 14 he said, she said 22 short round 54 results 68 prca notes 69 prca businesss RODEOS

Ford active, happy Former bare- back riding world champ and ProRodeo Hall of Famer Bruce Ford is and enjoying life after health scares. 44

20 2019 prca world 57 rookies 59 permits 62 2019 circuit

Mallory Beinborn photo Mitch Pollock rode The Cervi Brothers’ Classic Equine Womanizer in Fort Madison, Sept. 4. Pollock heads to Vegas Not too long ago, saddle bronc rider Mitch Pollock was playing baseball at the college level. Now, the 26-year- old, Nevada native is heading to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. 38

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Tegan Smith had an 88-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Big Tex in Stephenville, Texas, Sept. 28, to win the Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo. William Kierce photo

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Team roping header ready to rope in Las Vegas IN HIS WORDS TATE KIRCHENSCHLAGER

I t’s exciting, real exciting. It finally feels like it’s going to pay off, all the long miles and all the money put into it. I don’t know if it’s sunk in fully, but it feels good. I think my mom wants to throw an NFR party in a few weeks. I have to go down to Texas for a few rodeos, so I don’t know when we’re going to do it, but I know my mom wants to throw a little get-together for everybody. Tyler and I have rodeoed a little bit together. A couple years ago we roped together in the winter, and the last four years or so, we’ve been best friends, practicing together in Stephenville. I bet we’ve run thousands of practice steers together. I think it’s a huge key knowing each other. Tyler can rope them so fast and gets them on a short rope. Hopefully I don’t have to throw very fast and will make sure to get out of the barrier and turn them, and he’ll make up the time. It’s nice knowing you’ve got somebody who can make up the time. It takes a lot of pressure off you. The win at San Antonio was nice. It went from hoping we could win enough to us knowing we could go all year. Everybody sets out to go all year and make the Finals. But it’s always in the back of your head that I hope we win enough so we can go next week and the week after that. But when you get a big lick like that (San Antonio), you’re hooked, you can go all year. It was a relief financially. It was enough that I knew I could go until Pendleton (Ore.).

Everybody knows how much it costs out here. It (winning $25,000) takes the pressure off having to win every time you nod your head. But at the same time, you don’t want to slow up any because those top six or seven headers every year, they win $35,000 one day, they’re liable to win $25,000 the next. Your Clay Smiths, Kaleb Driggers, they never let up. I’d say the only difference this season is I probably had the two best horses I’ve ever had all my life. They’re both sound and worked good from the first of the year all the way to the end of the year. And I had a bunch of support – from sponsors to family to my fiancée (Terra Micek). She put in as much work as I did. She deserves as much credit as I do. Terra and I are getting married June 6 next year. Between our horses, and I ride customer horses, I think we had 15 head of horses at all times when we weren’t rodeoing. She’d help saddle them, ride them, clean stalls. She was as much a part of it as I was. If you’ve got someone on your team all the time it helps so much. If it hadn’t been for her, I’d have had to hire somebody to help with that. But then I wouldn’t have had the emotional support out there on the road. It shows. Guys like Ryan Motes, he has a great wife. She supports him. Coleman Proctor is another. It seems like all those guys like that have someone in their lives, and I think that makes a huge difference.

Tate Kirchen- schlager will go to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The Colorado team roping header who turns 27 Oct. 11, earned $75,738 to unofficially finish 12th in the regular-season PRCA | RAM World Standings. Among his wins was the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo in February, when he hauled in $25,750 roping with Ross Ashford. Kirchenschlager will rope with Tyler Worley at the Wrangler NFR.

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“I just can’t believe I did it. I’m only 18, and at the start of the year I didn’t believe in myself, but then I went along and started believing in

Headed to NFR

Rookie tie-down roper Shad Mayfield was on the bubble heading into the final weekend of the season. The 18-year-old from Clovis, New Mexico, went out and earned $6,707 in the final days of the 2019 regular season, including

myself more and more.” – SHAD MAYFIELD

winning the 50th Annual Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo in Stephenville, Texas.

$1.4M Combined amount of money earned by PRCA event leaders during the regular season. All-around cowboy Stetson Wright won $182,999, bareback rider Clayton Biglow $181,952,  steer wrestler Ty Erickson $146,081, team roping header Clay Smith $150,512, team roping heeler Junior Nogueira $115,775, saddle bronc rider Ryder Wright $224,488, tie-down roper Caleb Smidt $131,900, steer roper Trevor Brazile $71,845 and bull rider Sage Kimzey $245,455.

HOT TAKES

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Phil Doyle

Team roping header Clay Smith won his first world title at the 2018 Wrangler NFR.

Clay Smith sets season record Reigning World Champion Team Roping Header Clay Smith set a record for the most money won by a team roping header in a single season before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with $150,512. Clay Tryan set the previous record at $146,608 in 2010. Smith qualified for the 2018 Wrangler NFR in the No. 1 position with $115,345 and went on to win his first world championship, thanks to earning $174,577 at the Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas. Smith was the second competitor this season to set a regular-season total earnings record. Saddle bronc rider Ryder Wright also set a record with $224,488. The previous mark of $184,052 was set by Jacobs Crawley in 2017.

715 NUMBER OF PRCA-SANCTIONED RODEOS IN THE 2019 SEASON AS OF SEPT. 30

$43,191,565

MONEY WON BY PRCA COWBOYS IN THE 2019 SEASON

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COWBOY GRILLE WITH TRACY RENCK

What was this season like for you? Logan: This season was up and down. I broke my right ankle in late April in Red Bluff, Calif., and I took two weeks off. When I came back, I wasn’t riding very good until it healed up around June, and then I had a really good Fourth of July run (winning $3,944 in St. Paul, Ore., and $2,716 in Greeley, Colo.). Was your rookie season in the PRCA everything you thought it would be? Logan: I’m happy with how I did, but my goal was to win rookie of the year and make the Canadian Finals Rodeo. I did make the CFR (in Red Deer, Alberta, Oct. 29-Nov. 3) for the first time, which is very exciting. What was the coolest PRCA rodeo you competed at this season? Logan: I would say Pendleton (Round-Up in Oregon). I always knew they competed on the grass there, but the people, the crowd, it’s just a great place to rodeo. What was it like growing up having Rod Hay as your father? Logan: It was pretty cool. Dawson and I always got to go rodeoing with him all over the place when we were younger. It was cool doing that, and when we started riding broncs it was really good because you couldn’t have a better coach than him. He also raises bucking horses, so we got on all his bucking horses and it worked out well. What was your timeline to compete for PRCA | Resistol Rookie of the Year? Logan Hay, a 22-year-old saddle bronc rider from Wildwood, Alberta, had a solid rookie season in 2019. Hay earned $31,667, which placed him third in the PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings behind Stetson Wright and Tegan Smith. His father, Rod, was a saddle bronc rider and qualified 20 times for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (1989-90, 1992-2008 and 2010). His younger brother, Dawson, 21, also a saddle bronc rider, will make his debut at the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Dec. 5-14. After battling through some injuries in 2019, Logan, 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds, has expectations of making the Wrangler NFR in 2020.

LOGAN HAY

Logan: Dawson and I started at the same time, but I broke my left arm like four times. I took the summer off and let my arm heal and I went guiding in the mountains. I was guiding (hunts for) moose, stone sheep and caribou in northern British Columbia. That was the summer of 2015. I had surgery on my left arm in the spring of 2015, and it is better now, and I went into my rookie year in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association and PRCA in 2019. What was it like guiding for Kawdy Outfitters in 2015? Logan: That was really cool. If I wasn’t riding broncs, I would be guiding hunts in the mountains, for sure. You’re up there for like three months and there’s no power, no cellphones. You’re literally living in the wild.

What was the first job you did to receive a paycheck? Logan: I helped my grandpa build a house and I did carpentry. Did you play hockey growing up? Logan: I played from the age of 5 to 16. I was a right winger. I was pretty good, but I was a little too small to go too far. Who is your favorite hockey player? Logan: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers center). I live about an hour from Edmonton, and my team is the Oilers. I’ve been to quite a few of their games. What’s your best skill besides saddle bronc riding? Logan: I would have to say snow skiing. What is your favorite restaurant? Logan: I’m a big fan of Mexican food, and I like a restaurant called Azteca. I eat there when I’m in Oregon and Idaho. When I’m there I get the steak enchiladas and water to drink. Where’s your favorite place to get a cup of coffee? Logan: Tim Hortons, for sure.

What is your go-to TV show to watch? Logan: I’ve been binge watching The Blacklist . My favorite character is Red. He’s a mad dog. What is your favorite movie?

Logan: Step Brothers . That is really funny. What type of music do you listen to? Logan: I listen to a lot of Drake. I like his stuff.

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2019 PRCA RAM WORLD STANDINGS

Unofficial as of Oct. 1, 2019. For the 2019 season (Oct. 1, 2018-Sept. 30, 2019), official rodeo limits were as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 85; team roping, 65; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 85; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, no limit. Bull riders can count Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.

ALL-AROUND 1. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah.................... $182,999 2. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla...................... 161,364 3. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas......................... 145,190 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas........................... 136,025 5. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb............................. 101,577 6. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah...................... 94,653 7. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah.............................. 82,732 8. Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas.......................... 72,714 9. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas......................... 72,047 10. Daylon Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga................... 70,920 11. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas.............. 66,979 12. Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas.................. 65,388 13. Cody Doescher, Webbers Falls, Okla.............. 62,883 14. Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D..................................... 56,378 15. Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn................ 50,613 16. Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M.......................... 48,893 17. Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss................... 44,243 18. Riley Warren, Stettler, Alberta........................ 42,375 19. Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla...................... 41,037 20. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga........................ 39,609 BAREBACK RIDING 1. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif.................. $181,952 2. Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah........................... 176,205 3. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba....................... 173,442 4. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas.................... 137,559 5. R. Champion, The Woodlands, Texas........... 130,829 6. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa....................... 113,168 7. Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont..................... 110,973 8. Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta........................ 107,954 9. Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas........................ 95,068 10. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb............................... 93,799 11. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore......................... 92,895 12. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D................................. 88,699 13. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn...................... 81,595 14. Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev............... 80,757 15. Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La.................. 79,271 16. Mason Clements, Draper, Utah....................... 77,526 17. Zach Hibler, Wheeler, Texas............................ 72,734 18. Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo........................... 72,183 19. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore...................... 71,756 20. Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta.............. 68,345 STEER WRESTLING 1. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont.......................... $146,081 2. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas........................ 104,568 3. Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta................ 102,750 4. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La.................... 97,130 5. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho.............. 90,220 6. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss..................... 86,395 7. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla........................... 85,963 8. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala........................... 83,472 9. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss....................... 83,109 10. J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn........................... 82,829 11. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev............................. 81,103 12. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas................... 79,490 13. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont........... 79,028 14. Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D................. 76,704 15. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan........................ 74,950 16. Josh Clark, Belgrade, Mont............................ 73,276 17. Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif........................... 71,594 18. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis.................................... 69,852 19. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta.................... 67,471 20. Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla................ 66,596 TEAM ROPING (HEADER) 1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla.................... $150,512 2. Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga....................... 118,455 3. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla....................... 104,318 4. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont............................. 103,165 5. Ty Blasingame, Casper, Wyo........................ 101,490 6. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash....................... 97,649 7. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn...................... 95,529 8. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif.......................... 95,054

9. Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla................................... 88,927 10. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C............................ 84,939 11. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz............................. 76,204 12. Tate Kirchenschlager, Yuma, Colo.................. 75,738 13. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz..................... 73,999 14. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas............................... 73,394 15. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M........................ 73,191 16. Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla...................... 70,996 17. Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif............. 65,443 18. Tanner Baldwin, Vail, Ariz............................... 64,008 19. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla.................... 63,768 20. Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala............................. 62,150 TEAM ROPING (HEELER) 1. J. Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil ... $115,775 2. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas.................. 109,166 3. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev............................... 108,638 4. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.......................... 106,896 5. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla............................... 103,165 6. Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif.............................. 98,730 7. Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla.................. 98,278 8. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash...................... 97,649 9. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo............................... 89,447 10. Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas.............. 87,296 11. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont............................. 86,345 12. Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas........................... 84,307 13. Caleb Anderson, Mocksville, N.C.................... 72,390 14. Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas.................. 71,909 15. Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark........................... 71,190 16. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.................. 68,941 17. Paden Bray, Granbury, Texas.......................... 67,014 18. Nano Garza, Las Cruces, N.M......................... 66,195 19. Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D................................... 62,095 20. Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas.............................. 59,647 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah....................... $224,488 2. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta................ 176,991 3. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas.................... 121,012 4. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah..................... 120,105 5. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah......................... 118,192 6. Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont................. 116,283 7. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas........... 114,427 8. Jake Watson, Hudson’s Hope, B.C............... 108,791 9. Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo......................... 105,872 10. Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta.................. 100,311 11. Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev................... 99,542 12. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La........................... 99,351 13. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah........................... 96,505 14. Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla........................ 91,071 15. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D............................. 90,811 16. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas....................... 89,786 17. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa........................ 83,329 18. Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia................ 76,612 19. Delbert Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D.................... 76,494 20. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb.............................. 72,813 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas....................... $131,900 2. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont.................... 119,879 3. Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas.......................... 112,878 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas........................... 105,592 5. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La......................... 102,197 6. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif........................ 101,407 7. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas.................. 101,316 8. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb................................ 99,535 9. Michael Otero, Weatherford, Texas................. 97,693 10. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas.......................... 97,649 11. Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla....................... 97,474 12. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas........................... 92,173 13. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M............................ 90,421 14. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah...................... 88,661 15. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan.............................. 86,260 16. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas....................... 82,773 17. Justin Smith, Leesville, La............................. 78,560

18. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas................... 77,316 19. Marcos Costa, Menard, Texas........................ 72,949 20. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas.................... 71,109 STEER ROPING 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas....................... $71,845 2. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas........................ 59,844 3. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas............................. 55,846 4. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas....................... 50,803 5. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas.............. 45,106 6. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas........... 42,836 7. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla......................... 40,886 8. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan........................... 40,814 9. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas............................ 40,422 10. Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas............................ 39,310 11. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D........................... 39,033 12. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo...................... 38,337 13. Cole Patterson, Pratt, Kan.............................. 38,251 14. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas........................... 35,312 15. Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla...................... 34,835 16. Shay Good, Abilene, Texas............................. 34,399 17. Jason Evans, Glen Rose, Texas...................... 33,828 18. Trenton Johnson, Blue Mound, Kan............... 33,753 19. Roger Branch, Wellston, Okla........................ 33,616 20. Brady Garten, Oologah, Okla.......................... 33,235 BULL RIDING 1. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.................. $245,455 2. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah...................... 152,422 3. Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla............................ 149,116 4. Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla............... 129,191 5. Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah................... 127,527 6. Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas.......... 126,771 7. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho..................... 123,975 8. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas.............. 122,277 9. Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif...................... 121,588 10. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah............................ 119,561 11. Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta.................. 114,747 12. Koby Radley, Montpelier, La......................... 114,605 13. Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas............................. 113,709 14. Daylon Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga................. 111,851 15. Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla...................... 108,160 16. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont........................ 105,746 17. Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho.............................. 95,032 18. Cole Melancon, Paris, Texas........................... 84,654 19. Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho.................... 80,569 20. Garrett Tribble, Slick, Okla.............................. 80,182 *2019 BARREL RACING (Through Oct. 3, 2019) Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings. 1. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif...................$154,611 2. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas..........................148,867 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D..........................146,352 4. Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo.................................111,776 5. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas...........105,503 6. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas.................105,335 7. Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla.......................98,145 8. Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D...........................96,582 9. Dona Rule, Minco, Texas.................................96,507 10. Ericka Nelson, Century, Fla..............................93,433 11. Ivy Conrado, Nowata, Okla..............................93,269 12. Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore.......................93,059 13. Jennifer Sharp, Richards, Texas......................91,754 14. Cheyenne Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas.......90,361 15. Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo. ............................88,936 16. Leia Pluemer, Las Lunas, N.M.........................79,058 17. Brittany Barnett, Joliet, Mont..........................76,433 18. Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn.....................72,300 19. Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas........................65,088 20. Jessica Telford, Caldwell, Idaho......................64,064

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Heading Home SHORT ROUND

R eigning PRCA Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion Wade Sundell returned to his home in Coleman, Okla., Oct. 4, after suffering an injury Aug. 24 while competing at the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Sundell was released from Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif., Sept. 20. World champion Wade Sundell released from hospital

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Sundell was aboard The Cervi Brothers’ Living The High Life when the horse reared up in the chute and smashed Sundell in the chest. The impact lacerated Sundell’s liver, according to Rick Foster of the Justin Sportsmedicine team. Sundell was taken to the hospital and had surgery that evening. On Sept. 23, a spokesman for the Justin Sportsmedicine team told ProRodeo Sports News that Sundell had stayed at the Cow Camp in Rancho Mission Viejo. Sundell was walking and trying to regain weight after his lengthy stay in the hospital. Sundell finished the PRCA regular season 17th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $83,329.

Cowboy Journal, ‘NFR Extra’ earn PRCA nods The Cowboy Journal , which was launched in 2017 at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by founders Shane Hanchey, Logan Ward, Matt Cohen and Megan Scales, has been selected for the 2019 PRCA Journalism Award presented by Boot Barn. The website spent its first year bringing first-person stories directly from contestants – cowboys and cowgirls, bullfighters, stock contractors and others inside the arena. Las Vegas Events launched “NFR Extra,” March 20. The bi-monthly podcast focuses on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and features personal conversations with icons that embody rodeo and Western lifestyle. “NFR Extra” has been chosen for the 2019 PRCA Multimedia Broadcast Award presented by Boot Barn. The podcast is hosted by Bo Gardner and Nevada Colwell. The PRCA media award winners will be honored at the PRCA Awards Banquet at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, Dec. 4.

PRCA begins partnership with Bloomer Trailer

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association announced Sept. 24 its national partnership with Bloomer Trailer. The official partnership raises Bloomer Trailer’s efforts to be the trailer of choice for the champions and fans of rodeo. By becoming the Official Trailer of the PRCA, Bloomer Trailer continues to demonstrate it is the world’s leading manufacturer of custom and state-of-the-art horse trailers. All PRCA members will have access to an exclusive rebate program with their local dealer. “Partnering with the PRCA gives us the exciting opportunity to bring the Bloomer standard to as many of the world’s best cowboys

as possible,” said Randy Bloomer, owner. “We are eager to continue to grow with ProRodeo fans and rodeos, and we look forward to expanding our connection to the sport of rodeo throughout the year.” The Bloomer Trailer partnership will provide substantial support to the PRCA and members, as well as an additional program for the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund (JCCF). “The PRCA is incredibly proud to partner with Bloomer Trailer,” PRCA CEO George Taylor said. “Bloomer Trailer’s member discount program will be substantial and meets the continued goal of the PRCA giving value to our members, committees and cowboys.”

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Daggett County Centennial plays key role in community

BY THE NUMBERS 5 The number of rookies who qualified for the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Dec. 5-14. Those rookies are bull riders Stetson Wright, Daylon Swearingen and Trey Kimzey, and tie-down Rookie steer roper Cole Patterson qualified for the 2019 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Nov. 22-23. No rookies qualified for the Wrangler NFR or NFSR in 2018. $108K The amount of money, $108,160, earned by bull rider Trey Kimzey during the PRCA regular season, which ended Sept. 30. That total put Kimzey in the No. 15 spot in the unofficial PRCA | RAM World Standings. Kimzey’s total was the most money earned by the No. 15-qualifying bull rider for the Wrangler NFR. The previous record for money needed to qualify for the Finals in bull riding was set last season by Trevor Kastner at $94,396. ropers Haven Meged and Shad Mayfield.

As a proud sponsor of the PRCA, AGCO® Corporation, through its brands Hesston® and Massey Ferguson, recognize that PRCA-sanctioned rodeos contribute significant support for local, regional and national charities and organizations. These charitable efforts by rodeo committees are making a positive impact on members of the various communities. Hesston and Massey Ferguson, through its Sowing Good Deeds initiative, want to raise awareness of these local efforts and reward one PRCA committee each year whose impact goes above and beyond. One rodeo committee will be chosen to win a Massey Ferguson® tractor valued at $35,000 for the good work they do.

One applicant for the Sowing Good Deeds initiative is the Daggett County Centennial PRCA Rodeo in Manila, Utah, which was Aug. 30-31. The rodeo committee is all volunteer for this county-sponsored event. It celebrates the county’s centennial as Utah’s youngest and least populated county with a rich heritage of agriculture, oil and gas development and tourism/outdoor recreation. The rodeo arena was not in the best shape, but volunteers from the high school, the community, the chamber of commerce and the county worked to upgrade and improve the facility. Because Manila is so small, it takes a tremendous amount of work to make the rodeo happen, and to do that the committee brought in more than 100 sponsors, most of which are from outside the community. The sponsors helped

upgrade the arena and bring other resources. The entrepreneurial spirit was exemplified by taking a risk to bring a high-cost rodeo to the community and working hard to make it successful in a short period of time. The undertaking of putting on a PRCA rodeo helped bring the community together and brought a sense of pride. The biggest challenge the rodeo faces involves the small size of the community. The county population is fewer than 1,000 and the closest big city is Salt Lake City, 180 miles away. The committee went outside its county boundaries and recruited volunteers, sponsors and resources from as far away as Salt Lake. Through the hard work of the Daggett County Centennial PRCA Rodeo committee the rodeo succeeded, which created more optimism.

Elshere plans to compete at Wrangler NFR

Saddle bronc rider J.J. Elshere, who was 15th in the Sept. 30 unofficial PRCA | RAM World Standings, broke the tibia and fibula in his right leg while competing at the Corn Palace Challenge in Mitchell, S.D., Sept. 27. Elshere, of Hereford, S.D., suffered the injury following his 84.5-point ride on Korkow Rodeo’s Broken Angel. Elshere had surgery in Rapid City, S.D., Sept. 28.

Challenge and earned $2,680, which helped him finish 15th. The 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will be in Las Vegas, Dec. 5-14. “I was told by the doctor that I should be good to go in eight weeks,” Elshere said. “I’m going to try everything I can to get her healed up as quick as I can. I have never had an issue with my right leg before this. I’m planning on getting healthy and

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Elshere, 39, placed third at the Corn Palace

competing at the NFR.”

PRCA photographers for NFR, NFSR announced Photographers for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping have been named. The Wrangler NFR will be at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Dec. 5-14. The in-arena photographers will be James Phifer and Billie-Jean Duff. The behind-the-scenes photographers will be Steve Gray and Clay Guardipee. The photographer for the NFSR will be William Kierce. The NFSR will be at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Nov. 22-23.

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BY MATT NABER W ith a master’s degree in hand and a blossoming music career, Alberta bareback rider Kody Lamb could be doing anything with his life, but he’s chosen to make a go at professional rodeo with the PRCA and in Canada. “I’ve got a lot of irons in the fire,” Lamb laughed. Lamb’s first album, “Faster Feet and Brighter Lights,” was released in September 2017 and can be found on Spotify, Apple Music and most places music is available. “It’s gone over well,” said Lamb, 25. “Overall, I have close to half a million streams on Apple Music and Spotify. We kept it really in-house, literally. A buddy and I recorded it in the basement. I don’t have any marketing or do any touring. I’ve been focusing on rodeoing, and I’m really happy with it.” Lamb was in the winner’s circle for two iconic Stephenville, Texas, rodeos when each celebrated their 50th competition. In 2015, Lamb won the Tarleton Stampede in college, and in 2019 he won the 50th Annual Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo. “I’ve ridden in that building a lot of times, and after a while you have to win something, I guess,” Lamb laughed. Lamb earned a bachelor’s in psychology in 2016 and a master’s in science and applied psychology in 2018 from Tarleton State University. Lamb won Stephenville’s ProRodeo on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Lady’s Man with an 86.5-point ride for $2,166. Before 2019, Lamb’s best season was in 2016 when he won $31,020. This year, he more than doubled that amount. “Rodeo’s the most challenging thing I’ve ever done,” Lamb said. “I always have to keep improving myself to be successful. I’ve rodeoed since I was 9 or 10 years old, and I always craved more and wanted to climb the levels, and I haven’t been satisfied with anything I’ve done and always wanted more. And that’s what keeps me coming back.” Lamb ended the 2019 season unofficially in 20th in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $68,345 and ranked 10th in the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association with $16,601, qualifying him for the Canadian Finals Rodeo. “I had a lot of hurdles to jump over to compete in the pro level, so to finish where I did, I can’t be too down,” Lamb said. “I had a great year, all things considered.” The last couple of years were cut short for Lamb due to injuries, including tearing his biceps in his left (riding) arm in Livingston, Mont., last season. “Just staying healthy was a big accomplishment for me,” Lamb said. “Being here and doing it again was probably the biggest prize of all.”

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1. Kody Lamb .......................... 86.5 pts. 2. Cole Reiner ................................. 85.5 3. Paden Hurst .................................. 85 STEER WRESTLING 1. Josh Clark ............................. 3.8 sec. 2. Matt Reeves ................................. 3.9 3. Kalane Anders .............................. 4.0 TEAM ROPING 1. C. Markham/B. Crites ............ 3.6 sec. 2. Five tied at .................................... 3.7 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Tegan Smith ........................... 88 pts. 2. Jarrod Hammons .......................... 85 3. Hawkins Boyce .............................. 84 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Shad Mayfield ....................... 7.5 sec. 2. John Douch .................................. 7.6 3. Justin Smith ................................. 7.8 BARREL RACING 1. Shali Lord ......................... 14.76 sec. 2. Hailey Kinsel ............................. 14.77 3. Michelle Darling ....................... 14.79 STEER ROPING 1. Shay Good .................. 32.7 sec. on 3 2. Scott Snedecor ........................... 33.2 3. Landon McClaugherty ................ 33.6 BULL RIDING 1. Elliot Jacoby ........................... 89 pts. 2. Trey Benton III ............................ 87.5 3. J.T. Moore .................................. 83.5

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STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS

Five- way tie Five sets of team ropers tied for sec- ond place with 3.7-second runs in Ste- phenville. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, Cody Snow/ Wesley Thorp, Clay Smith/ Jade Corkill, Brenten Hall/ Marty Yates and Garett Chick/Walt Woodard went home with $2,581 each for their shared second-place times. New marks Team ropers Cale Markham/Brye

Crites broke the previous Stephenville record by one-tenth of a second with their 3.6-second run. Saddle bronc rider Tegan Smith

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Canadian bareback rider Kody Lamb ended the 2019 season on a high note by winning the 50th Annual Cowboy Capital of the World PRCA Rodeo in Stephenville, Texas.

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OMAHA RIVER CITY RODEO OMAHA, NEB.

PRCA ProRodeo photo by James Phifer Steer wrestler Tyler Pearson competes during the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Pearson is headed back to his fourth Wrangler NFR in 2019, thanks to wins like he had at the Omaha (Neb.) River City Rodeo where he earned a $3,059 check.

IN BRIEF HESSMAN WINS BULL RIDING

MATHEWS TOPS IN TIE-DOWN Tie-down roper Cooper Mathews, 21, captured the title in Omaha with a 7.7-sec- ond run. The victory earned the Cleburne, Texas, cowboy $3,643. Mathews edged Lane Livingston by one-tenth of a sec- ond for the title. The 2019 season was Mathews’ rookie year.

Tyler Hessman had an 86-point ride on The Cervi Brothers’ Jack Hammer to claim the victory and earn $3,837. Hess- man, 26, is from Beaver, Okla. He joined the PRCA in De- cember 2015. He had his best season to date in the PRCA in 2019, earning $14,280. Before 2019, Hessman had $24,966 in PRCA career earnings. Hessman was the third cowboy to make the whistle on Jack Hammer.

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Pearson wins Omaha River City Rodeo for first time Check Off TOP SCORES

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Jake Brown .............................86 pts. 2. (Tie) Tim O’Connell .....................85.5 Taylor Broussard . .......................85.5 STEER WRESTLING 1. Tyler Pearson ........................ 3.5 sec. 2. Chase Crane ..................................3.7 3. Two tied at ....................................3.9 TEAM ROPING 1. C. Rahlman/R. Von Ahn ........ 4.2 sec. 2. Three tied at .......................... 4.3 sec. SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Brody Cress .........................86.5 pts. 2. Jacobs Crawley ...........................85.5 3. Kolby Wanchuk ..............................83 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Cooper Mathews ................... 7.7 sec. 2. Lane Livingston ............................7.8 3. Shad Mayfield ...............................7.9 BARREL RACING 1. Ivy Hurst ........................... 14.19 sec. 2. Lacinda Rose ............................14.20 3. Two tied at ................................14.39 BULL RIDING 1. Tyler Hessman ........................86 pts. 2. Creek Young ..................................81 3. Colt Byram ..................................80.5

BY TRACY RENCK S teer wrestler Tyler Pearson wasn’t sitting on the bubble during the last week of the PRCA regular season. But the 2017 PRCA world champion didn’t take his foot off the gas pedal, either. The Mississippi native won the Omaha (Neb.) River City Rodeo for the first time with a 3.5-second run. “That was cool,” said Pearson, 34. “I went up there and I didn’t know the steers that well, and (Sean) Mulligan let me ride his nice horse, Miss Kitty. I have ridden that horse five times and won four checks on her. I got a great start, the steer was good and I was able to make a good run.” Pearson earned $3,059. He unofficially finished ninth in the regular season 2019 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $83,109. Pearson has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo four times – 2013 and 2017-19. The 2019 Wrangler NFR is in Las Vegas at theThomas &Mack Center, Dec. 5-14. “This year I want to be in shape (for the Wrangler NFR),” Pearson said. “I’m dang sure going to practice a lot, but I want to stay in the gym and just get fit. I want to go at every round at the NFR like it is my last and go for it all. I’m pumped to go back. I was pumped to make it once, and now to make it four times is truly a blessing.” At the upcoming Wrangler NFR, Pearson will be riding Scooter, the 2017 and 2018 steer wrestling PRCA | AQHAHorse of the Year. Scooter is owned by Pearson and fellow steer wrestler Kyle Irwin, who unofficially finished eighth in the regular-season standings. “Scooter has been on injured reserve a lit bit, but Dr. Marty Tanner said everything will be fine,” Pearson said. “I love being on him (Scooter). We sent him home a little early to get him some rest. We did good without him, but I sure love riding him.”

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$3.9K Amount of money, $3,955, bareback rider Jake Brown earned by winning the Omaha (Neb.) River City Rodeo. It was part of a strong final weekend for Brown, as he earned a combined $7,335 by also winning the Ameri- can Royal Pro Rodeo in Kansas City, Mo., and finish- ing second at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo. Brown is headed to his fifth straight Wrangler NFR.

11 Number of times saddle bronc rider Brody Cress earned at least $3,468 at a rodeo this season. That was the amount he earned at Omaha for his winning, 86.5-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Forked Up. Cress qualified for the Wrangler NFR for the third year in a row.

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