PRCA News Release
News Release
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
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Contact: Jim Bainbridge, 719.528.4746
July 26, 2010
Editor's Note: The information enclosed in this release is courtesy of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for media use. However, if you reprint any of the following information verbatim in your publication, or if you read it verbatim on a radio broadcast, please mention that the information is courtesy of the PRCA.
IN THIS RELEASE YOU'LL FIND:
1. Sundell takes over world standings lead with win in Nampa, Idaho
2. It takes regular-season record to win team roping at Days of ‘47 Rodeo
3. Trevor Knowles knifes to the top of leader board at Spanish Fork
4. Other rodeo headlines from the week of July 22-25
5. Next up
6. Rodeo News and Notes
7. 2010 PRCA World Standings leaders
8. 2010 PRCA World Standings
10. 2010 Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls Tour Standings
1. Sundell takes over world standings lead with win in Nampa, Idaho
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – These are heady times to be an Iowa cowboy.
Paul Mayo of Grinnell was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame earlier this month, Kollin VonAhn of Sac City is the reigning world champion team roping heeler, and then there is Wade Sundell.
Sundell, from the teeming metropolis of Boxholm, Iowa (population 215), took over first place in the saddle bronc riding world standings by winning the July 20-24 Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho.
Sundell tied for third place in the first round and won the finals with an 86-point ride on Burch Rodeo’s Vitalix Hippie Chick to win the two-head average over Cody DeMoss by five points (170-165).
“I knew if I won it all at Nampa, I was pretty sure of moving to No. 1,” Sundell said, “but I tried not to think about it too much. I just want to ride broncs, have fun and let (the world standings situation) work itself out.
“When I was back in the pack (33rd in mid-March), I just looked at the person ahead of me in the standings and went to work trying to pick them off one at a time. So much good has happened lately, and now to move into the No. 1 spot for the first time in my career … I don’t know what to think or say.”
Sundell was happy to draw Hippie Chick for the final round at Nampa because she was a horse he knew and on whom he’d enjoyed a recent success – an 83-point ride in the Wild Card round at RodeoHouston.
“It seemed like she bucked even harder this time,” Sundell said. “I dang sure had to bear down. She gives you good effort every time you nod your head, and you know you can place well if you do your part.”
The $7,753 he earned at Nampa was enough to push him past the injured Rod Hay of Canada into first place, and with another check at Joseph, Ore., Sundell moved his season earnings total to $78,323.
If he were to carry his lead all the way through the Dec. 2-11 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Sundell would become the first Iowa roughstock cowboy to win a world championship since Mayo in 1970.
Does he see Mayo’s recent Hall of Fame induction as any sort of omen?
“That would be all right with me if it were,” Sundell said.
Team roping is the only one of Trevor Brazile’s events for which he does not have a gold buckle, the missing piece in an unprecedented career grand slam – all-around, tie-down roping, steer roping and team roping.
If he wins the team-roping gold buckle this year, mark down the week of July 22-26 as the turning point.
Brazile and partner Patrick Smith, the 2005 world champion heeler, won the Snake River Stampede three-head average with a time of 15.4 seconds and finished second at the Days of ’47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City to earn a total of $8,243 each.
The parlay moved Brazile to fourth place in the heading standings and Smith to fourth among heelers. Brazile leads the PRCA World Standings in the all-around and tie-down roping and is ninth in steer roping as he tries to complete his record-breaking eighth all-around world championship season.
“He’s as good as any of them,” ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee Dean Oliver told the Idaho Statesman. “They say he works at it more than anyone. With his ability, (combined with hard) work and good horses, he (should have) several good years yet. He’ll win more all-around titles than anybody.”
The other champions at Nampa were bareback rider Clint Cannon (173 points on two head), steer wrestler Kyle Hughes (12.3 seconds on three head), tie-down roper Adam Gray (23.7 seconds on three head), barrel racer Sherry Cervi (31.76 seconds on two runs) and bull rider Steve Woolsey (163 points on two head).
2. It takes regular-season record to win team roping at Days of ‘47 Rodeo
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – You know it’s a tough team roping competition when you need a regular-season record time to win the title by a tenth of a second.
Ty Blasingame and Cody Hintz produced a 3.4-second run in the second round of the Days of ’47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City, just enough to edge Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith by that blink of an eye.
It tied the PRCA regular-season record set in the first round at the Maverik Center by Kelsey Parchman and Manny Egusquiza Jr., with both of those round-winning runs a tenth better than the previous PRCA record shared by three teams.
The overall record of 3.3 seconds was set at the Wrangler NFR last December by Chad Masters and Jade Corkill. The only other 3.4 on the books was by JoJo LeMond and Randon Adams, also at last year’s Wrangler NFR.
“Ty and I were joking about getting a 3.5 to tie (Brazile/Smith),” Hintz said. “Ty goes for everything like it’s a one-header, so I knew we would take our shot. We knew it was going to take something amazing to get the win, but we had seen this steer in the first round and knew he gave us a chance.
“The most important thing is to get a steer that runs straight, and this one was perfect. I’d like to rope him every week. It was pretty crazy. It didn’t really hit me right away. The fastest I’d ever been was 3.8 at the 2005 (Wrangler) NFR. I called my dad, my mom and my brother to tell them about it.”
Hintz says he’s at a loss to explain why there would be a pair of 3.4s at Salt Lake. He acknowledges that it’s a lot shorter arena than most PRCA competitors see – although not as short as the Thomas & Mack in Las Vegas.
“Maybe there was something in the air,” Hintz said.
The other champions in Salt Lake City were bareback rider Tom McFarland (85 points), steer wrestler Shawn Greenfield (7.4 seconds on two head), saddle bronc rider Cody Wright (88 points), tie-down roper Monty Lewis (16.1 seconds on two head), barrel racer Sue Smith (13.54 seconds) and bull rider Tyler Willis (87 points).
3. Trevor Knowles knifes to the top of leader board at Spanish Fork
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Trevor Knowles figures sometimes your best ally can be patience.
After weeks of just kind of treading water, Knowles put together something special at the July 21-24 Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo, a Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Silver event presented by Justin Boots.
Knowles finished fourth in the first round of the steer wrestling and third in the second round to claim the two-head average with a time of 9.3 seconds to beat two-time World Champion Luke Branquinho by eight-tenths of a second.
“I’ve had a heck of a time drawing two steers I can catch, it seems like,” Knowles said with a laugh. “I placed or would be right in place in the first round of a two-header, then come back with one I couldn’t catch. So, I was kind of whittling away at the go-rounds, but I hadn’t had two or three steers in a row where I could pick up an average check.
“You can’t always count on having chances, and I’ve made my mistakes and cost myself money like everybody does sometimes. It’s nice to know that when you back into the corner, all you need to do is do your job.”
He did his job even a little better in Joseph, Ore., where he won a round and the two-head average in the steer wrestling in 8.6 seconds, then added some cash by tying for second place in a round of the tie-down roping. He ended up with weekend earnings of $9,055 in steer wrestling and $10,267 overall.
The other champions at Spanish Fork, the 15th of 22 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour events, were bareback riders Ryan Gray, Tilden Hooper, Justin McDaniel and Kelly Timberman (87 points), team ropers Brooks Dahozy/Bobby Baize and Matt Sherwood/Randon Adams (12.2 seconds on two head), saddle bronc rider Jesse Kruse (86 points), tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa (16.8 seconds on two head), barrel racer Shelby Maxfield (17.04 seconds) and bull rider Wesley Silcox (88 points).
4. Other rodeo headlines from the week of July 8-11:
An Etbauer double at Woodward, Okla.: The 150-mile trip across Oklahoma from their home in Edmond to the Woodward Elks Rodeo turned out to be well worth the trouble for the Etbauer clan. Five-time World Champion Billy Etbauer won the saddle bronc riding with an 84-point ride on Beutler & Son’s Popeye, and wife Hollie Etbauer won the barrel racing in 17.07 seconds for combined earnings of $4,248. Billy’s check for $2,155 brought his career earnings to $2,998,602, leaving him just $1,398 away from joining Trevor Brazile as the only cowboys to surpass $3 million and $2,733 from becoming the first rodeo contestant to earn $3 million in a single event. (He has $1,335 in team roping money).
Tom Duvall clocks fastest steer wrestling time of season: At 47, Tom Duvall is just a part-time competitor in PRCA rodeos these days, which is not to say he isn’t competitive. The Henryetta, Okla., steer wrestler won the July 23-24 Barber County Fair & PRCA Rodeo in Hardtner, Kan., with a time of 3.1 seconds, which is both an arena record and the fastest time in a PRCA rodeo this year. Duvall, cousin of ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer wrestler Roy Duvall and himself a two-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (1996-97), had earned just $142.50 in 11 rodeos before this past weekend, when he banked $1,253 for the win in Hardtner and another $1,047 for winning a round at the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo with a rodeo-best time of 3.9 seconds. “I had a 3.0 in San Angelo (Texas) when I won the average there in about 1992 or ’93,” Duvall said. “You don’t ever plan for a 3.1. I tell the guys I coach that to go fast, you have to do everything right. If you try to go fast, you make mistakes. It’s hard to be competitive when you get older; you stay home more and your mind is on different things. But I can tell you this felt great.”
“Super Looper” takes early lead in Cheyenne: ProRodeo Hall of Fame cowboy Roy “Super Looper” Cooper of Decatur, Texas, holds the lead in the first round of the steer roping at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo with a time of 13.6 seconds. So, why is this surprising? Cooper, 54, has not competed in another PRCA rodeo this season. The Cheyenne rodeo is called “The Daddy of ‘em All,” and the same might be said of Copper. His three sons, Clint, Clif and Tuf, are all ranked among the top 25 tie-down ropers in the current PRCA world standings.
Veteran saddle bronc rider hospitalized: Three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Chet Johnson is recovering from multiple skull fractures, a broken eardrum and sub-arachnoid bleeding after having the back of his head stomped on by a horse at the Days of ’47 Rodeo on July 20, according to Dr. Pepper Murray of the Justin Sportsmedicine Team. Johnson was released from the intensive care unit of a Salt Lake City hospital on July 24 and hopes to return to competition in a month. The Gillette, Wyo., cowboy was bucked off his horse in the saddle bronc riding competition at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City. He landed in front of the horse and was kicked in the back of the head while scrambling to get clear. Johnson lay in the middle of the arena motionless for five minutes before walking out of the arena with help from rodeo officials. A winner of the Canadian National Finals Rodeo in 2009 and the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in 2004, Johnson qualified for the Wrangler NFR in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He was 34th in the PRCA World Standings at the time of his injury.
Injury report: Chance Smart, the 2008 reserve world champion bull rider, underwent surgery July 23 to repair a fractured left shoulder blade (scapula) and may be out of action for as long as three months. Smart was 19th in the world standings at the time of the surgery
Bull rider Mario Ramirez of Morgan Hill, Calif., is sidelined with a broken left arm
5. Next Up
July 26 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, ongoing
July 28 Eagle County Fair & Rodeo, Eagle, Colo., begins
July 29 Kit Carson County Fair & Rodeo, Burlington, Colo., begins
July 29 Nebraska’s Big Rodeo, Burwell, Neb., begins
July 29 Desertview ProRodeo, Castle Dale, Utah, begins
July 29 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo begins
July 29 Last Chance Stampede, Helena, Mont., begins
July 29 Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede begins
July 29 That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo begins
July 29 Red Desert Roundup, Rock Springs, Wyo., begins
July 29 Deep South PRCA Rodeo, Winnsboro, La., begins
July 29 Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede begins
July 30 Painted Pony Championship Rodeo, Lake Luzerne, N.Y.
July 30 Lake County Fair PRCA Rodeo, Grayslake, Ill., begins
July 30 PRCA Kootenai River Rodeo, Libby, Mont., begins
July 30 Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo begins
July 30 Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, Calif., begins
July 30 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) ProRodeo Series begins
July 30 Mighty Fraser Rodeo, Abbotsford, British Columbia, begins
July 30 San Luis Valley Ski-Hi Stampede, Monte Vista, Colo., begins
July 31 Sheidan Saddle Club Rodeo, Plentywood, Mont.
July 31 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J.
July 31 Upper Peninsula Championship Rodeo, Iron River, Mich., begins
Aug. 1 Rock County 4-H Fair ProRodeo, Janesville, Wis., begins
6. Rodeo News and Notes
Meroshnekoff captures bareback riding at NHSFR in Gillette, Wyo.
Sixteen-year-old Casey Meroshnekoff of Red Bluff, Calif., the son of longtime PRCA roughstock cowboy Alex Meroshnekoff, won the bareback riding title at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo., with a total of 245 points on four head.
Meroshnekoff’s winning 80-point ride on July 24 pushed his margin to 18 points over second-place Casey Breuer of Mandan, N.D.
Randlett, Utah, cowboy Joe Frost, a second-cousin of Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee Lane Frost, was an equally dominating winner in the bull riding. Frost tied for first place in the final round with an 86-point ride and finished 15 points ahead of Casey White of Weiser, Idaho.
Other champions at the NHSFR included Dalton Richards of Hawkinsville, Ga. (all-around and tie-down roping), Dalton Davis of Holcomb, Kan. (cutting), Joe Harper of Paradise Valley, Nev. (saddle bronc riding), Stephen Culling of Fort St. John, British Columbia (steer wrestling) and Dustin Hodge/Tyler Worley of Berryville, Ark. (team roping).
Famed PRCA trick rider Vicki Taylor dies
Vicki Taylor, a PRCA trick rider for 20 years who carried the American flag during the grand entry at the 2001 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, died of cancer July 18 at Hill Country Specialty Hospital in New Braunfels, Texas. She was 59.
Taylor was a regular with the Great American Wild West Show for 14 years, making her final appearance with them at the 2008 National Western Livestock Show in Denver.
She was also a teacher and speech therapist for more than 37 years, teaching at Crockett Elementary School in San Marcos, Texas, until cancer forced her to quit last year.
Taylor lived in Wimberley, Texas, with her husband, Jimmy Cleveland, a former PRCA bull rider and bareback rider.
ProRodeoLive.com to air live audio coverage of Cheyenne Frontier Days
ProRodeoLive.com, the radio and Internet broadcast home of the PRCA, will be at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo to air live audio coverage of the final two performances of the long round, July 30-31, and the championship round Aug. 1.
Steve Kenyon, the 2009 recipient of the PRCA Media Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, will be the announcer for the audio webcasts, which will begin at 12:45 p.m. (MT) each day.
Snake River Stampede reaches $300,000 in five-year fight against breast cancer
The Snake River Stampede rodeo committee has reached $300,000 in its five years of raising money to fight breast cancer. Funds were raised through sponsorships and donations.
The Nampa, Idaho, rodeo surpassed the mark at the 95th edition of the rodeo, which ran July 20-24. Stressing the importance of early detection is among the committee’s goals. Money raised is used to pay for mammograms for the underinsured and for mammogram awareness campaigns through the media. So far, the fund has paid for 963 mammograms.
“Some of them have detected cancer early, for which we are grateful,” said publicity director Jimmie Hurley.
News and notes from the rodeo trail
The Grant Harris family was one of five groups recognized with the Cowboy Keeper Award this year as part of the celebration of the National Day of the Cowboy July 24. The Harris family produces the annual Cowtown Rodeo series in Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J., which was founded by Grant Harris’ great-grandfather, Howard Sr., in 1929. The other recipients are Don and Sharon Endsley, producers of the Great American Wild West Show; the Desert Cowboys, who protected freedom in the Middle East; acclaimed singer and poet Doc Stovall and the Western Jubilee Recording Company … Abe Morris, a two-time qualifier for the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo as a bull rider, has been selected for induction into the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum & Hall of Fame (formerly known as the Cowboys of Color Hall of Fame) in Fort Worth, Texas. The induction ceremony will be held Nov. 20. Morris is joined in the 2010 class by Charles “Hank” Banks, Harold Cash, Paul J. Matthews, Lowell “Stretch” Smith, Robert Strauss, Walter Clarence “Buck” Taylor III and Nolan Ryan, a member of the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund Board of Directors … Ticket sales for the Tops in Texas Rodeo in Jacksonville, Texas, were up this year, and ticket chairman Roland Adams told the Jacksonville Daily Progress that the committee helped its bottom line by eliminating costly post-rodeo entertainment while reducing ticket prices to the rodeo … Estelle Christopherson Johnson is the 11th recipient of the Driver Family Memorial Award for her more than 20 years as a volunteer at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo … This year’s Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days celebration theme, “Continuing the Legacy,” was given special meaning in that, for the first time in the rodeo’s history, the chairman was the son of a past chairman. Dave Halverson’s father, Ron Halverson, was chairman twice … Nebraska’s Big Rodeo in Burwell sold all of its old wooden chute gates (at $500 each) within a week of putting them on the market. One of the chutes went to a former competitor who told publicity chairman Teresa Seidel, “I don’t care which one I get, it’s going to have some of my blood on it.” Burwell replaced all of its chute gates with new metal gates from Priefert and also put in new suites behind the chutes for this week’s rodeo … Pete Lambert, who has been a member of the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo Association for 56 years, will celebrate his 90th birthday with friends and family on July 31 at the Redding Rodeo grounds.
7. 2010 PRCA World Standings Leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile..……$163,847
BB: Ryan Gray................. $111,109
SW: Cody Cassidy.............$73,220
TR-1: Turtle Powell…...... $88,231
TR-2: Cory Petska……......$93,412
SB: Wade Sundell...............$78,323
TD: Trevor Brazile.............$92,360
BR: Shawn Hogg................$101,064
SR: Rocky Patterson...........$36,787
8. 2010 PRCA World Standings
Unofficial as of July 26, 2010.
For 2010, official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 70; team roping, 70; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 100; barrel racing, 70; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.
2010 PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
All-around
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $163,847
2. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. 86,058
3. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 74,158
4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 61,009
5. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 60,261
6. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 53,384
7. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 46,461
8. Jesse Sheffield, Austin, Colo. 45,990
9. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 45,109
10. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 38,851
11. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 37,723
12. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 37,583
13. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo. 32,587
14. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas 28,601
15. Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev. 27,843
16. Steven Turner, Cochrane, Alberta 26,449
17. Morgan Grant, New Waverly, Texas 24,753
18. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 23,934
19. Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont. 20,778
20. Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif. 20,072
Bareback Riding
1. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. $111,109
2. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 73,291
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 68,410
4. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 64,626
5. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 64,211
6. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. 53,181
7. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 51,182
8. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 50,987
9. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 50,140
10. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 49,442
11. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo. 47,742
12. Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas 46,975
13. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 45,111
14. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 42,259
15. Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz. 41,434
16. Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta 41,014
17. Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas 39,632
18. Micky Downare, Hartsel, Colo. 39,223
19. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 35,434
20. Dave Worsfold, Wandoan, Queensland, Australia 34,206
Steer Wrestling
1. Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta $73,220
2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 65,126
3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 53,440
4. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 51,649
5. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 51,463
6. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas 50,021
7. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 46,011
8. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 45,748
9. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 43,695
10. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 43,217
11. Justin Blaine Davis, Bartonville, Texas 42,771
12. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 41,528
13. Ethan Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. 36,793
14. Clayton Morrison, Cavalier, N.D. 36,548
15. Erik Johnson, Eltopia, Wash. 36,228
16. Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo. 35,829
17. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 34,770
18. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif. 34,250
19. Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. 33,771
20. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 33,688
Team Roping (header)
1. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas $88,231
2. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. 79,009
3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 65,996
4. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 55,619
5. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 52,673
6. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 50,219
7. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 46,675
8. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 46,219
9. Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas 43,045
10. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 42,363
11. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 42,266
12. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 41,817
13. Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah 40,808
14. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. 40,024
15. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 36,834
16. Britt Williams, Hammond, Mont. 36,137
17. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla. 35,793
18. Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas 35,426
19. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 34,094
20. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. 33,577
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. $93,412
2. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 79,009
3. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 67,041
4. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 56,416
5. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 52,134
6. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 50,552
7. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 48,526
8. Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev. 44,684
9. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. 43,136
10. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 41,817
11. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. 39,497
12. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 39,170
13. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 38,988
14. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga. 37,249
15. Bobby Harris, Highmore, S.D. 37,087
16. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 35,851
17. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 35,793
18. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas 34,859
19. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 34,094
20. Kyle Crick, Lipan, Texas 33,964
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa $78,323
2. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta 77,693
3. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 65,379
4. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D. 61,200
5. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 60,356
6. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 52,314
7. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D. 51,602
8. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 50,039
9. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 47,807
10. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah 45,518
11. Jace Garrett, Alliance, Neb. 42,271
12. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 39,169
13. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta 38,069
14. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 35,444
15. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. 34,874
16. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 34,143
17. Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla. 33,334
18. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 32,308
19. Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo. 31,403
20. Scott Miller, Boise, Idaho 29,536
Tie-down Roping
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $92,360
2. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas 79,768
3. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. 71,911
4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 68,900
5. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 66,702
6. Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M. 60,992
7. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 59,915
8. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. 58,018
9. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas 53,992
10. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 50,426
11. Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla. 48,098
12. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas 47,951
13. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 46,225
14. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 44,306
15. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 43,534
16. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas 42,748
17. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 42,693
18. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 40,500
19. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 40,195
20. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 40,014
Steer Roping
1. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. $36,787
2. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 30,637
3. Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas 29,505
4. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. 25,221
5. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 19,091
6. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas 17,845
7. Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas 17,694
8. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 16,736
9. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 16,235
10. J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo. 14,887
11. J. Paul Williams, Burbank, Okla. 14,524
12. Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan. 13,760
13. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. 13,541
14. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 13,482
15. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas 13,074
16. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 13,062
17. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 11,533
18. Walter Priestly, Robstown, Texas 11,440
19. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 11,013
20. J.R. Olson, Greeley, Colo. 10,986
Bull Riding
1. Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas $101,064
2. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 74,540
3. Chad Everett Denton, Berry Creek, Calif. 72,680
4. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 68,844
5. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 66,997
6. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla. 66,980
7. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 65,171
8. Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho 56,276
9. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 55,898
10. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas 55,282
11. Clayton Williams, Carthage, Texas 53,670
12. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 52,352
13. Clint Craig, Mena, Ark. 49,637
14. D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas 46,368
15. Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas 45,726
16. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 41,898
17. Souli Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas 41,519
18. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla. 41,460
19. Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla. 38,817
20. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss. 38,725
*Barrel racing (through July 26, 2010)
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. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. $144,220
2. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas 97,499
3. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta 73,544
4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 68,130
5. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 62,882
6. Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif. 61,807
7. Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D. 60,430
8. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif. 55,238
9. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. 53,706
10. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah 46,222
11. Layna Kight, Wills Point, Texas 38,609
12. Britany Fleck, Mandan, N.D. 38,542
13. Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M. 37,604
14. Benette Barrington, Lubbock, Texas 36,674
15. Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla. 35,160
16. Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla. 34,389
17. Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif. 33,606
18. Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas 31,839
19. Lacy Wilson, Artesia, N.M. 31,563
20. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M. 30,616
9. Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial as of July 26, 2010
Bareback Riding
1. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo. $25,284
2. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 24,771
3. Micky Downare, Hartsel, Colo. 24,491
4. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 24,186
5. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 21,294
6. Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas 20,540
7. Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz. 18,642
8. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. 17,894
9. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 16,022
10. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 14,815
11. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 14,769
12. Dave Worsfold, Wandoan, Queensland, Australia 14,463
13. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 13,316
14. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 12,982
15. Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta 12,593
16. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 12,381
17. Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas 12,078
18. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 11,395
19. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 9,994
20. Caleb Bennett, Bluffdale, Utah 9,074
21. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 8,531
22. Logan Hodson, Telkwa, British Columbia 7,656
23. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 7,636
24. Monte Downare, Hartsel, Colo. 7,216
25. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 7,004
Steer Wrestling
1. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. $43,028
2. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas 24,426
3. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 22,767
4. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 22,551
5. Ethan Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. 21,332
6. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 19,607
7. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. 18,829
8. Dane Hanna, Starkville, Miss. 18,063
9. Clayton Morrison, Cavalier, N.D. 17,833
10. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 15,154
11. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 14,931
12. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 14,554
13. Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 14,545
14. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 14,275
15. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif. 13,227
16. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 13,123
17. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla. 12,384
18. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 11,630
19. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla. 11,342
20. Andy Weldon, Greenleaf, Idaho 10,936
21. Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore. 10,914
22. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 10,542
23. Alex Robertson, Bend, Ore. 10,395
24. Spud Duvall, Checotah, Okla. 10,017
25. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 9,215
Team Roping-Header
1. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. $34,847
2. Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah 27,729
3. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 26,003
4. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 25,883
5. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 23,280
6. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. 21,560
7. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 20,806
8. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 19,052
9. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. 18,086
10. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 17,668
11. Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas 17,287
12. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 16,889
13. Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas 15,493
14. Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas 15,382
15. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 15,286
16. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas 14,950
17. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 14,466
18. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 14,358
19. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla. 14,076
20. Britt Williams, Hammond, Mont. 13,132
21. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 12,445
22. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. 12,406
23. Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore. 12,225
24. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. 10,806
25. Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Pa. 9,990
Team Roping-Heeler
1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $34,847
2. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. 27,729
3. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 25,883
4. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. 24,370
5. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 23,280
6. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 22,967
7. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 20,806
8. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 18,086
9. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 17,668
10. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 16,889
11. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 15,802
12. Monty Petska, Turlock, Calif. 15,503
13. Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev. 15,286
14. Justin Hendrick, Rosenberg, Texas 14,950
15. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. 14,438
16. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 14,076
17. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. 13,679
18. Bobby Harris, Highmore, S.D. 13,132
19. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas 12,445
20. Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 12,376
21. Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 12,225
22. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 12,048
23. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga. 11,381
24. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 11,165
25. Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas 11,006
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah $24,974
2. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 23,949
3. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 22,244
4. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D. 19,599
5. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 18,433
6. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 18,178
7. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 16,751
8. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D. 16,153
9. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 15,577
10. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 14,677
11. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta 14,613
12. Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas 12,909
13. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 12,541
14. Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D. 12,341
15. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. 10,670
16. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. 10,152
17. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 9,812
18. Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo. 9,510
19. Anthony Bello, Kamas, Utah 9,496
20. Alex Wright, Virgin, Utah 8,091
21. Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla. 7,700
22. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 7,448
23. Jace Garrett, Alliance, Neb. 7,120
24. Brad Rudolf, Battle Mountain, Nev. 6,807
25. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 5,860
Tie Down Roping
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $30,791
2. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 26,291
3. Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla. 25,140
4. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas 22,297
5. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 20,288
6. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. 20,054
7. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. 19,435
8. Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M. 19,231
9. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 16,655
10. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah 14,941
11. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 14,251
12. Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho 14,028
13. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 13,913
14. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 13,509
15. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 13,252
16. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas 13,093
17. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 12,921
18. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas 11,791
19. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 11,460
20. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 11,460
21. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 10,926
22. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 10,702
23. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. 10,606
24. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 10,338
25. Cade Swor, Crafton, Texas 10,062
Bull Riding
1. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. $37,731
2. Ryan Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas 19,588
3. Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho 19,264
4. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 18,952
5. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 15,869
6. Chad Denton, Berry Creek, Calif. 15,690
7. Clint Craig, Mena, Ark. 14,170
8. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss. 13,596
9. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas 12,707
10. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 12,278
11. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla. 12,000
12. Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La. 11,544
13. Jordan Hooton, Daingerfield, Texas 11,514
14. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 10,993
15. Ted Bert, Modesto, Calif. 10,609
16. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas 10,308
17. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 9,662
18. Zack Oakes, Elk, Wash. 9,400
19. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo. 8,948
20. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 8,671
21. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 8,636
22. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 8,336
23. D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas 8,189
24. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo. 7,838
25. Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo. 7,549
10. Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls Tour Standings
Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches
Unofficial as of July 26, 2010.
1. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah $37,580
2. Chad Denton, Berry Creek, Calif. 31,482
3. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla. 31,024
4. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 28,064
5. Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas 24,943
6. Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas 24,206
7. Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho 21,455
8. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 20,827
9. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 20,130
10. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas 19,281
11. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 16,796
12. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 16,267
13. Clayton Williams, Carthage, Texas 16,259
14. Tyler Johnston, Bridger, Mont. 13,513
15. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 12,438
16. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 11,745
17. Clint Craig, Mena, Ark. 11,605
18. Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas 11,466
19. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas 10,604
20. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla. 10,427
21. Jason Beck, Prairieville, La. 9,847
22. Chance Smart, Philadelphia, Miss. 9,486
23. D.J. Domangue, Odessa, Texas 9,194
24. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. 8,889
25. Ryan Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas 8,451
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