Sunday, March 16, 2014

32nd ANNUAL GEORGE STRAIT TEAM ROPING CLASSIC GIVES AWAY OVER $1 MILLION IN CASH AND PRIZES & SETS EVENT RECORDS

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Saturday, March 15, 2013) – The 32nd Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic (GSTRC) continues to grow leaps and bounds each year, and this year was no different. The 2014 event saw a record-breaking 697 teams compete for over $1 million in cash and prizes across the two-day event. This year’s competition was held at The Rose Palace Arena in San Antonio, Texas on March 14-15, 2014, and continued in its tradition as the largest open roping event in America.


L to R: 32nd Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic (GSTRC) Champions Clint Summers, George Strait, and Matt Sherwood at 2014 event on Saturday, March 15. Photo is courtesy: Terry Calonge L to R: 32nd Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic (GSTRC) Champions Clint Summers, George Strait, and Matt Sherwood at 2014 event on Saturday, March 15. Photo is courtesy: Terry Calonge


The 2014 competition surpassed the past 31 years’ records in attendance, participation, and earnings with top placing competitors, Matt Sherwood (header) and Clint Summers (heeler), were awarded a total of $265,800 in cash and both received their own 2015 Cavender Chevrolet (Boerne, Texas) Duallies, a Strait Xtreme horse trailer from Bruton Trailers, a Twister saddle, a Resistol Rope bag, Classic Ropes, golf clubs and bag from The Resort at Tapatio Springs and buckles from Montana Silversmith. Sherwood and Summers won with a time of 16.75 seconds.


In all, $723,500 in cash prizes was awarded including $50,000 that went to rotation winners; Classic champions also clocked the fastest time on Friday night for a time of 4.54 (from the fifth rotation) each winning an additional $1,500 in cash. Arky Rogers and Chase Tryan received the Fast Time on 2 with 9.96 on Friday. All fifty finalists were awarded Justin and Wrangler jackets.


The George Strait Team Roping Classic, which originated as a small family roping gathering with George and his brother Buddy in 1982 is now one of the most prestigious roping competitions in the country and consistently attracts the biggest names in the sport each year.


Additional sponsors of are Wright Lawyers, Coyote Tractors, Frost Bank, Bar-G Feedyard, Cactus Ropes, Priefert Chutes and Classic Ropes. For more information on the 2014 event, stay tuned to www.gstrc.com.


Results




32nd ANNUAL GEORGE STRAIT TEAM ROPING CLASSIC GIVES AWAY OVER $1 MILLION IN CASH AND PRIZES & SETS EVENT RECORDS

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

PRCA Weekly Press Release – Feb. 10, 2014




IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND: 

 


1.  Peebles stays red hot in Fort Worth


2.  Healthy again, Stall makes Rapid progress


3.  Beaver fifth man to pass $3 million mark


4.  News & Notes from the rodeo trail


5.  Next Up


6.  2014 World Standings Leaders


7.  2014 Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings


8.  2014 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Standings













1. Peebles stays red hot in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas – Bareback riders of the PRCA be warned – Steven Peebles is officially on fire.


The 24-year-old is in the best stretch of his six-year PRCA career, and he continued to roll with a big win at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo on Feb. 8.


Peebles started 2014 the same way he ended the 2013 season – riding extremely well and brimming with confidence.


After winning his first Wrangler Champions Challenge, presented by Justin Boots, event in Rapid City, S.D., on Feb. 4, Peebles used his performance in Fort Worth as an encore. His 328 points on four head was enough to edge three-time and defending World Champion Kaycee Feild by four points.


“This is the highest my confidence has ever been,” said Peebles, who also won Fort Worth in 2011. “It’s hard to explain in words what winning here again means. I didn’t know any of my horses when I got here, and it was a crapshoot. I got on the horses blind and didn’t worry about what they did, and rode the best I could.”


Peebles won the first round, took third in the third round and split the win with Feild and Bill Tutor in the finals. In all, the Redmond, Ore., cowboy earned $10,879, and moved into first place in the Feb. 10 Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings.


After suffering several major injuries the past three seasons – including a hip problem he’s still battling – Peebles is feeling close to fully healthy for the first time in a long time, and it shows.


“It’s been a few years since I’ve had a full season, and it feels awesome,” he said. “I’m excited to have a full winter and spring run. I’ve been craving a gold buckle bad, and finishing second last year gives me that extra fight for this year.”


Peebles finished second in the 2013 world standings, and second in the 2013 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average race. He made $116,386 in the 10 nights in Las Vegas, and now has his sights set on overtaking Feild – the current king of bareback riding.


“Kaycee has turned bareback riding into a new sport, and he’s like a machine,” said Peebles, who has made the WNFR all five years he’s been in ProRodeo. “I know that if I want to win a gold buckle, I need to perfect my craft like he has. I feed off Kaycee and I love how he rides, and I do watch him. We’re great friends, but we’re also competitors. Everybody wants a gold buckle, and it pushes us to all be better.”


With the momentum of his finish last season, and winning two big rodeos in five days’ time, Peebles is ready for an encore to his breakout 2013 campaign. He’s keeping his thinking simple.


“You can really get to overthinking things, and you get too much involved in the standings,” he said. “It all comes down to riding your horses the best you can. I try not to think and just have fun and ride as best I can.”


Other winners at the $597,986 rodeo were steer wrestler Seth Brockman (12.6 seconds on three head), team ropers Drew Horner and Buddy Hawkins II (15.9 seconds on three head), saddle bronc rider Cody Wright (243 points on three head), tie-down roper Chant DeForest (26.6 seconds on three head), bull rider Joe Frost (234 points on three head) and barrel racer Shelly Anzick (49.87 seconds on three runs). Wright was the only repeat champion, and he barely held off his 18-year-old son, Rusty, to manage it.






2. Healthy again, Stall makes Rapid progress

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Bull rider Brett Stall knows what it takes to make it to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.


            The Detroit Lakes, Minn., cowboy finished 12th in the world standings in 2012.Last year, however, Stall could not repeat history as he placed 25th in the world. Stall’s journey back to Las Vegas was derailed when he missed four months after having hip surgery in February.

“I came back in late June and I made a run for it (the WNFR), but I didn’t make it where I wanted to be,” Stall said.


Now, a healthy Stall is aiming to get back to the WNFR, and he took a small step toward reaching that goal at the Feb. 1, 6-8 Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo.


Stall had a winning ride of 86 points on New Frontier Rodeo’s Big E.


“It was righteous,” said Stall of his victorious ride at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. “I can’t even put this in words. I would like to take the Rapid City arena around and pack it around with me after the ride I had (on the rodeo’s opening night).”


Stall came to Rapid City 38th in the world standings, but he rocketed up the standings to 13th after pocketing $4,597.


Although Stall had an outstanding ride, he didn’t think his score on Big E would hold up through another four performances.



“I had never been on him before, and I honestly didn’t think I would win with that score,” said Stall, 24. “It’s awesome and unreal to come back healthy and get a paycheck like this. I’m getting to ride bulls. I’m healthy, craving it and having fun.”


Stall has a simple game plan to get back to the Wrangler NFR.


“I’m just going to keep nodding my head and chasing my dream, doing what I love,” said Stall, who joined the PRCA in 2010 and made his lone appearance in Las Vegas in 2012.


The other champions at this $194,668 rodeo were bareback rider Caleb Bennett (83 points on Sutton Rodeos’ American Graffiti), steer wrestler Dean Gorsuch (4.6 seconds), co-champion team ropers Riley Minor and Brady Minor, and Garrett Tonozzi and Dugan Kelly (4.2 seconds each), saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy (83 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Campfire), tie-down roper Trevor Brazile (7.7 seconds) and barrel racer Jessica Miller (12.65 seconds).



  • Rapid City wasn’t the only place in the region to host rodeo action over the weekend, as 324 miles to the northeast, Bismarck, N.D., hosted the PRCA Championship Rodeo. North Dakota native Casey Breuer broke the bareback riding arena record at the Bismarck Civic Center on Feb. 7 with an 89-point ride on Mosbrucker Rodeos’ Moon Glory. Breuer, the younger brother of Wrangler NFR bareback rider Ty Breuer, earned $1,929, and only had to travel six miles from his home in Mandan, N.D. “It was a good horse, and you have to have a dancing partner,” Breuer told the Bismarck Tribune. “He had a lot of kick off the back end, which the power comes from, and the judges are looking for that.”



  • A night before Breuer set the bareback riding arena record, Rorey Maier won the Bismarck Xtreme Bulls Division 2 event at the Bismarck Civic Center. Maier, a native of Timber Lake, S.D., rode Silver Creek Pro Rodeo’s Guns and Donuts for 90 points, earning $4,343. Maier outdid the 49 other men in the field with relative ease, as his 90 points were five more than any other competitor. “It’s an hour-and-a-half from the house, and it’s pretty much my hometown rodeo,” Maier told the Tri-State Neighbor. “All the family gets to come and watch. That makes it good.”







3.  Beaver fifth man to pass $3 million mark

            COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -With his fifth-place finish in the average at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo Feb. 9, Joe Beaver became just the fifth man in rodeo history to surpass $3 million in career earnings.Paired with team roping heeler – and godson – Reno Gonzales, Beaver tied for sixth in the finals and each man earned $3,175 for placing fifth in the average, with a time of 18.4 seconds on three head.

“I had no idea I was close to $3 million, and then my good friend Chuck Doebbler called me after the rodeo and told me,” Beaver said. “I quit really competing (full time) so long ago that it was something that hadn’t crossed my mind anymore. This shouldn’t have taken so long; I was at $2.8 million about six years ago.”


Beaver – who was only $1,514 short of the mark entering Fort Worth – joins the exclusive club of Trevor Brazile, Cody Ohl, Fred Whitfield and Billy Etbauer as the only men to make $3 million in PRCA history. Brazile is the only man in history to earn more than $5 million.


“That’s a pretty elite group right there,” Beaver said. “That is what makes this so cool, that I join those guys. I’m pretty much done rodeoing, but I still go with Reno, and if it wasn’t for him, I don’t think I would’ve reached this mark.”


Beaver – an eight-time world champion – made $2,191,749, and won five world titles, in tie-down roping. The 48-year-old has made $338,898 in team roping and $34,247 in steer roping.


He says not to look for him to make a run at $4 million.


“Oh man, no way,” Beaver said with a laugh. “I’m good where I’m at, and I still run rodeo clinics. The TV (commentary) is more my deal nowadays.”


Rich Skelton – an eight-time team roping world champion, and 20-time Wrangler NFR qualifier – is the man who is the closest to making the group a half-dozen. Skelton currently has $2,654,843 in career earnings.














4. News & Notes from the Rodeo Trail

           Riding to the front: A group of PRCA saddle bronc riders, including five-time Reserve World Champion Cody DeMoss and two-time Linderman Award winnerJesse Bail, volunteered their time during last week’s Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo in Rapid City, S.D., to hang out with Children’s Western Wish Foundation visitor Tucker Varns of nearby Spearfish. Varns, 15, was born without a left ventricle and has thus far undergone four open-heart surgeries and four pacemaker surgeries. Being around rodeos and horses has always been the one thing that could be counted on to calm and sustain him through all of his health issues; getting to spend time with some of his rodeo heroes made for a special day. “It just warms my heart,” his mother, Dixie Varns, told the Rapid City Journal.  ”Just to know that they (the cowboys) have a lot going on, but they take the time to answer his questions. It’s just overwhelming.” … Joe Baumgartner, a four-time PRCA Bullfighter of the Year and 2013 ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, will serve as Grand Marshal of the 59th annual Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up parade on April 19. A long-time resident of Red Bluff, Baumgartner was a fixture at the Round-Up until his retirement in 2011; his nomination for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame was submitted by Red Bluff committeeman Harvey Camacho … Jack Daines, founder of the Alberta Rodeo Circuit and the Daines Ranch Rodeo in Innisfail, is on the mend from surgery for bladder cancer and is hard at work on promoting his 54th annual event this June … Connie Weishaar, the mother of Badlands Circuit team roper Seth Weishaar, suffered two broken heels and another broken bone in her leg on Feb. 4 when her Ram truck was involved in a head-on collision on an icy South Dakota road. “Her seatbelt and the airbag saved her life,” Seth Weishaar said. “I’ve seen a picture of the truck and it’s hard to believe anybody survived the crash.” Connie Weishaar was trapped behind the wheel for two hours and had to be rescued by an emergency response team with the Jaws of Life before being sent on to a Rapid City hospital for treatment. The accident occurred when the westbound truck containing seven-time World Champion Jake Barnes and fellow team roper Junior Nogueiraapparently lost adhesion on an icy bridge and collided with Connie Weishaar’s truck. Barnes, Nogueira and the horses they were hauling escaped without injury … Nominations for the fifth annual California Rodeo Salinas Hall of Fame induction class will close on Feb. 28. The forms can be found at www.carodeo.com by clicking on ‘Get Involved’ and then ‘Entry Forms & Applications.’ Categories for induction include: Committee Members, Livestock, Contestants, Contract Personnel/Performers, Notables, Supporters/Contributors and Staff. Each year the inductees are honored at the Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon during Big Week. The luncheon will take place on Thursday, July 17 at 11:30 a.m. on the Director’s Patio at the Salinas Sports Complex at 1034 N. Main St. For further information, call 831.775.3100 … About 5,500 elementary students from the Belton, Texas, area were treated to a sneak peek of the 27th annual Bell County PRCA Rodeo on Feb. 5 with a mini-rodeo that included barrel racing, team roping, clown acts, bull riding, and freestyle motocross … The Lynden (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo is shifting from its traditional weekend schedule to a Tuesday-Wednesday format (Aug. 12-13) this year, according to a Feb. 5 statement issued by the Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center … The Dixie National Rodeo in Jackson, Miss., had attendance of more than 48,000 people in 2013, and brought in an estimated $20 million to the Mississippi economy. The 2014 edition of the rodeo is ongoing, ending Feb. 12 … The annual Simon Bucking Stock Sale in Guthrie, Okla., again surpassed the high-selling bucking stock record Jan. 14-15 at the Lazy E Arena. Bucking horses ruled the sale with the highest-priced animal award going to a bareback horse owned by Joe Simon selling for $45,000. The same horse also won the Bareback Futurity. The second-highest seller was also a horse owned by Simon, which was second in the sale’s three-year-old Futurity, and sold for $34,000. 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK


“I won a rodeo in Pampa (Texas) and didn’t go back to the screw gun.”


-Three-time World Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman, telling the Rio Rancho (N.M.) Observer about the turning point moment when he went from being a $40-a-day screw gun operator to a full-time rodeo cowboy














5. Next Up

Feb. 10  San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo ongoing


Feb. 10  Dixie National Rodeo, Jackson, Miss, ongoing


Feb. 14  Coors ProRodeo, Gillette, Wyo., begins


Feb. 14  Southern Miss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo, Hattiesburg, Miss., begins


Feb. 14  Brighton Field Day Festival & Rodeo, Okeechobee, Fla., begins


Feb. 14  San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo begins


Feb. 15  La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, Tucson, Ariz., begins


Feb. 16  Seminole Classic Xtreme Bulls, Okeechobee, Fla.













6. 2014 World Standings Leaders

 
















































AA:Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas

$24,907


BB:Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore.

$19,529


SW:Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb.

$16,639


TR-1:Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas

$19,596


TR-2:Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas

$17,796


SB:Cody Wright, Milford, Utah

$19,890


TD:Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas

$15,076


BR:J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas

$31,939


SR:Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas

$5,559



 













7. 2014 WINDHAM WEAPONRY HIGH PERFORMANCE

PRCA WORLD STANDINGS


Unofficial through Feb. 10, 2014


 


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































All-around

1


Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas

$24,907






Bareback Riding

1


Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore.

$19,529



2


Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore.

17,932



3


Richie Champion, The Woodlands, Texas

13,940



4


Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah

12,592



5


Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah

11,991



6


Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La.

10,944



7


Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas

7,904



8


Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo.

7,872



9


Justin Miller, Billings, Mont.

7,861



10


Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo.

7,396



11


Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore.

6,901



12


Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas

6,085



13


Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas

6,048



14


Orin Larsen, Goodwell, Okla.

5,685



15


Luke Creasy, Levelland, Texas

5,437



16


Kyle Bowers, Calgary, Alberta

4,850



17


Cody Joe Ziober, Huntsville, Texas

4,686



18


Jessy Davis, Power, Mont.

4,535



19


Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.

4,524



20


Mac Erickson, Sundance, Wyo.

4,465






Steer Wrestling

1


Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb.

$16,639



2


Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo.

12,943



3


Bray Armes, Ponder, Texas

11,177



4


J.B. Lord, Sturgis, S.D.

10,679



5


Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah

10,313



6


Casey Martin, Sulphur, La.

9,553



7


Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif.

9,517



8


Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas

9,155



9


Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore.

8,234



10


Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan.

7,657



11


Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore.

7,209



12


Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev.

7,136



13


Austin Courmier, Oakwood, Texas

6,804



14


Christian Radabaugh, Prineville, Ore.

6,385



15


Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan.

5,772



16


Olin Hannum, Ogden, Utah

5,771



17


Ryan Bothum, Caddo, Okla.

5,754



18


Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas

5,542



19


Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla.

5,272



20


Kamry Dymmek, Kissimmee, Fla.

4,871






Team Roping (header)

1


Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas

$19,596



2


Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz.

14,491



3


Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont.

14,474



4


Drew Horner, Plano, Texas

12,783



5


Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas

12,358



6


Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont.

10,153



7


Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif.

9,801



8


Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas

8,791



9


Cale Markham, Vinita, Okla.

7,380



10


Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz.

7,098



11


Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas

6,918



12


Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo.

6,392



Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.

6,392



14


Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo.

6,304



15


Jesse Harville, Bivins, Texas

6,293



16


Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C.

6,026



17


Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga.

5,697



18


Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla.

5,681



19


Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla.

5,461



20


Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla.

5,318






Team Roping (heeler)

1


Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas

$17,796



2


Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev.

14,474



3


Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan.

12,783



4


Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.

12,358



5


Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas

10,199



6


Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo.

10,153



7


Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore.

9,801



8


Tyler Barton, Buckner, Ark.

9,639



9


Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla.

8,795



10


Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.

7,098



11


Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill,Texas

6,918



12


Joe Mattern, Plantersville, Texas

6,635



13


Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.

6,461



14


Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif.

6,392



Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.

6,392



16


Cole Davison, Madisonville, Texas

6,304



17


Dustin Davis, Marshall, Texas

6,293



18


Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga.

6,026



19


Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas

5,697



20


Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas

5,681






Saddle Bronc Riding

1


Cody Wright, Milford, Utah

$19,890



2


Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D.

15,195



3


Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb.

14,673



4


Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M.

10,989



5


Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas

10,045



6


Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo.

9,193



7


Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D.

8,749



8


Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas

8,662



9


Ryan MacKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore.

7,760



10


Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La.

7,430



11


Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas

6,652



12


Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba

6,591



13


Jake Wright, Milford, Utah

6,114



14


Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D.

5,860



15


Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn.

5,687



16


Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah

5,494



17


Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.

5,245



18


Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La.

4,143



19


Jeremy Melancon, Huntsville, Texas

4,134



20


Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas

3,446






Tie-down Roping

1


Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas

$15,076



2


Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas

14,984



3


Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif.

14,772



4


Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah

13,348



5


Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas

11,668



6


Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla.

10,870



7


Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla.

10,003



8


Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas

9,448



9


Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas

9,401



10


Ryan Watkins, Alliance, Neb.

9,166



11


Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas

8,912



12


Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas

8,505



13


Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La.

8,414



14


Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas

7,842



15


Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas

7,244



16


Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas

7,096



17


Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash.

7,070



18


Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La.

6,638



19


Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb.

6,369



20


Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho

6,028






Steer Roping

1


Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas

$5,559



2


Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas

5,339



3


Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz.

5,169



4


Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan.

4,970



5


Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla.

4,310



6


Shane Suggs, Granbury, Texas

3,989



7


Neal Wood, Needville, Texas

3,683



8


Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla.

3,679



9


Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas

3,637



10


Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo.

3,333



11


Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D.

3,043



12


Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas

2,999



13


Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas

2,945



14


J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla.

2,890



15


Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas

2,804



16


Ty Herd, Irene, Texas

2,729



17


Walter Priestly, Robstown, Texas

2,383



18


Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas

2,324



19


Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla.

2,318



20


Joe Wells, Cisco, Texas

2,203






Bull Riding

1


J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas

$31,939



2


Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.

22,962



3


Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo.

17,098



4


Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas

16,429



5


Tanner Bothwell, Rapid City, S.D.

12,799



6


Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo.

11,891



7


Rorey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.

11,459



8


Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho

10,534



9


Dylan Vick, Escalon, Calif.

10,490



10


Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.

10,417



11


Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah

10,256



12


Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla.

9,952



13


Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn.

9,584



14


Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont.

9,502



15


John Young, Orient, Iowa

8,809



16


Elliot Jacoby, Fredricksburg, Texas

8,248



17


Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas

7,909



18


Casey Huckabee, Grand Saline, Texas

7,631



19


Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas

7,498



20


Garrett Vig, Newell, S.D.

6,743



*2014 Barrel Racing (through Feb. 10, 2014) 


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


Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas

$22,467



2


Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas

20,362



3


Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D.

19,171



4


Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Mont.

16,355



5


Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas

12,979



6


Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb.

11,118



7


Andrea Cline, Stringtown, Texas

9,845



8


Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss.

9,841



9


Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas

8,215



10


Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas

8,100



11


Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla.

7,841



12


Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla.

7,726



13


Samantha Lyne, Cotulla, Texas

7,106



14


Danyelle Bassett, Bryan, Texas

6,497



15


Megan Williams, Daingerfield, Texas

6,458



16


Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo.

6,408



17


Kimberly Couch, Rattan, Okla.

6,383



18


Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas

6,282



19


Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas

6,071



20


Cheyenne Kelly, Hallettsville, Texas

5,957







8. 2014 XTREME BULLS TOUR STANDINGS

Unofficial through Feb. 10, 2014


 








































































































1


J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas

$21,787



2


Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho

7,614



3


Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore.

7,590



4


Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.

7,372



5


Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah

7,199



6


Tanner Bothwell, Rapid City, S.D.

7,057



7


Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas

6,715



8


Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont.

6,665



9


Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo.

4,544



10


Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo.

4,207



11


Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo.

4,145



12


Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas

3,898



13


Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas

3,754



14


Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah

3,528



15


Garrett Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta

3,356



16


Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont.

3,265



17


Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla.

2,764



18


Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo.

2,517



19


Sammy Matthews, Springville, Calif.

2,450



20


Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn.

1,987



 












The PRCA, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the largest and oldest professional rodeo-sanctioning body in the world. The recognized leader in ProRodeo, the PRCA is committed to maintaining the highest standards. The PRCA, a membership-based organization, sanctions approximately 600 rodeos annually, and there are more than 30 million fans in the U.S. The PRCA showcases the world’s best cowboys by televising the sport’s premier events, including the Wrangler Champions Challenge and the world-renowned Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on CBS Sports Net (DISH channel 158, DirecTV channel 221). The Justin Boots Playoffs and Championships, Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, All American ProRodeo Finals, and the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour will be aired on MAV-TV (DISH channel 248, DirecTV channel 214). PRCA-sanctioned rodeos raise more than $26 million for local and national charities. For comprehensive coverage of the cowboy sport, read the ProRodeo Sports News, the official publication of the PRCA, and for daily updates of news and results visit the PRCA’s official website, www.prorodeo.com.


PRCA Weekly Press Release – Feb. 10, 2014

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Bob Crase, Father of Rodeo Attitude Co-founder Todd Crase, Passes

bob-crase


Visitation will be Sunday evening, 2/9/14, in Winterset from 4-7 pm at Ochiltree Funeral Service, 1823 N John Wayne Drive, Winterset, IA.


Funeral service will be Monday, 2/10/14, at 10:30 am with no grave site service. This will follow with a reception at the Jackson Building at the Fair grounds.


Once again Thank you from the Crase & Bane family.



Bob Crase, Father of Rodeo Attitude Co-founder Todd Crase, Passes

Friday, January 24, 2014

Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas Through 2024

Las Vegas Events and PRCA Agree on Extension to Keep the Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas Through 2024


World’s richest and most prestigious rodeo to continue its run of 270 consecutive sold-out performances in Las Vegas


LAS VEGAS (January 24, 2014) - Following unanimous votes by the Las Vegas Events Board of Trustees and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Board of Directors, both organizations jointly announced today that they have reached an agreement to keep the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas through 2024. The new agreement will begin following the 2014 Wrangler NFR.


Per the agreement, LVE will guarantee $16.5 million annually in purse and sponsorship for the Wrangler NFR. From 2015-19, the contestant purse will be $10 million, while stock contractors will receive $3 million annually. The contestants will be guaranteed $10,000 each year, which will not be offset by contestant winnings. From 2020-24, there will be cost-of-living increases to each purse and guarantee.


Additional elements of the agreement include a season-long sponsorship program with the PRCA, presenting sponsorships of the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo and 12 RAM Circuit Final Rodeos, as well as the National Finals Steer Roping, if it is held in Las Vegas.


“Perhaps the best aspect of this agreement,” said PRCA Chairman of the Board Keith Martin, “is that it benefits every PRCA member – contestants, stock contractors, committees and contract personnel. There is an investment here to advance the PRCA’s circuit system and help the sport continue to grow.”


“For nearly 30 years, Las Vegas has built a strong partnership with the PRCA and its contestants,” said Bill McBeath, chairman of the Las Vegas Events Board of Trustees. ”This new agreement clearly demonstrates the commitment that Las Vegas has to the PRCA, to the overall growth of the sport of rodeo and to the contestants. We feel that the new agreement is beneficial to all parties, and we’re very pleased to continue to host this iconic event for an additional ten years.”


“This is truly a historic day for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the sport of professional rodeo,” said PRCA Commissioner Karl Stressman. “The PRCA Board of Directors and this administration has been through a long and at times painful process of due diligence and careful consideration in looking out for the very best interest of every member of this association and this great sport. It hasn’t always been easy, but what we’re announcing today makes it all worthwhile. We could not be happier, and look forward to working with our partners in Las Vegas on continued growth and prosperity for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.”


The Wrangler NFR, known as the richest and most prestigious rodeo in the world, has sold out 270 consecutive performances and attracts the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Qualification is based on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Standings. In 2013, the event had a total attendance of 176,558 over the ten days of competition in Las Vegas, resulting in a non-gaming economic impact of $87.9 million for the destination.

“Since 1985, more than one million visitors have traveled to the world’s premier destination to experience the energy and excitement of two great brands – Las Vegas and the NFR,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “This new agreement will ensure NFR and its loyal fans will be back to Las Vegas for another decade of unrivaled experiences.”


In 2014, the Wrangler NFR will run from Dec. 4 through 13 at the Thomas & Mack Center.


“We are relieved that we were able to assemble an agreement that both ensures that the Wrangler NFR will remain in Las Vegas for the long term and that all parties will prosper,” said Pat Christenson, president of Las Vegas Events. “We look forward to working with all of our partners in growing the NFR Experience for rodeo fans in Las Vegas.”


For more information on the Wrangler NFR, please go to www.prorodeo.comor www.NFRexperience.com



Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas Through 2024

Million Dollar Bulls Compete in PBR








 
Three 2012 Million Dollar bulls trained by The Jaynes Gang ready to buck tonight at Oklahoma City PBR!


Reese Cates will match up against Larry & Rhonda Reid’s bull Stuntin Like My Daddy



Dakota Beck will go against Skippy & Linda Johnston’s bull FLAB SLAB



and

Nathan Schaper will try to show he is the real deal when he attempts to conquer Gary & Laurie Fortier’s bull Under Par.



The stock contractors sure have changed in our sport as these three owners are from Texas, Alaska and Canada and they all own their own businesses and stock contracting is their hobby. Additionally the potential revenue for bulls before they ever get to PBR has increased and these three bulls are good examples:


Under Par has already earned $148,656

Stuntin Like My Daddy $111,198.63

FLAB SLAB has only earned $4,320 but he is peeking late. Just last week JW Harris was 91 points on this bull.


Tell your friends about these matchups and you can watch it all take place by watching the stream at www.pbrnow.com




Million Dollar Bulls Compete in PBR

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Jarrett grabs another NFR paycheck

LAS VEGAS – When he isn’t roping at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Ryan Jarrett is watching it.


“Calf roping and barrel racing are two of the most watched events at the NFR,” said Jarrett, an eight-time qualifier who grew up in Summerville, Ga., and now lives in Comanche, Okla. “The crowd loves it, and it’s good watching.


“It’ll get your motor running.”


The cowboy’s motor has been running for nine straight nights, placing five times, including two go-round victories – he won the eighth round with a 6.7-second run, and shared the fourth-round win victory with six-time champ Cody Ohl.


On Friday night, Jarrett outlasted a tough calf for a 7.8-second run and a third-place finish in the ninth go-round. It added $11,118 to his NFR payroll, which has surpassed $67,000.


“I’ve had two or three calves I should’ve won money on,” he said. “I’m not saying they were calves to win first on, but they were dang sure something you could place third or fourth on. I’ve left money on the table.”


That’s not a good thing in Las Vegas. That’s why his run was so vital Friday night.


“I got all of the barrier you could possibly get,” Jarrett said, referring to the rope in front of the timed-event chute that is released when the calf is allowed its appropriate head start – had he been a split second sooner, he would’ve suffered a 10-second penalty.


The calf didn’t have a great track record. In previous runs, the animal would run toward the roper instead of staying at the end of the rope, so the Oklahoma cowboy had a game plan to stop that from happening.


“I wanted to be in her face when she swapped around,” he said. “I got a great start, got her turned around to the outside. I got everything set up for a decent flank, then I bobbled a little and didn’t get her strung the first time.”


In the matter of moments, Jarrett debated the appropriate tie: a full two wraps and a half hitch to secure it or gamble with one wrap and the half-hitch.


“I went ahead with two, and I’m glad I did,” he said. “She sure tried the tie during the six seconds.”


In addition to a head start, the animal is allowed six seconds after the run to make sure the tie is secured; should the calf kick free, the contestant is saddled with a no time.


He’ll hope for the best case scenario in Saturday’s 10th go-round when he makes the final run of the 2013 campaign.


“I hope I draw a good calf and win some money,” Jarrett said, noting that he had moved to eighth in the all-important average race after Ohl suffered a 29.5-second run in the ninth round. “It would be great to get two checks (in the round and the average) from the 10th round.”



Jarrett grabs another NFR paycheck

QUICK TRIP TO THE AUTRY MUSEUM

QUICK TRIP TO THE AUTRY MUSEUM

By

Gail Woerner


            My life as a rodeo historian is one fun event after another!  I can’t say there is anything I don’t enjoy whether it is a rodeo, cowboy reunion, rodeo clown reunion, an induction or a western museum unveiling a new statue or a special gathering.


I recently had an opportunity to a gathering of seniors that were involved in western movies in some way.  It was held at the Autry Museum located in Griffith Park in Los Angeles.  So many rodeo cowboys got involved in western movies in the early days when the rodeo season had a lag time I wanted to attend and meet some of these fine people.


Over 70 people attended and represented movie careers as actors, producers, screenwriters, directors, stuntmen and women, videographers, camera operators and more.  Ron Word heads up this group that is just about as rowdy as a rodeo clown reunion so I settled right in.  After welcoming the group Word announced Clu Gulager was celebrating his 85th birthday and a rousing “Happy Birthday” was sung by everyone, followed by a tasty birthday cake.  Clu was quick to thank everyone in English and the Cherokee language, of which he proudly told is in his heritage.  He also said the days he spent as a cowboy on the Oklahoma range herding cattle were some of the happiest memories of his life.  Nothing makes him prouder, except his children.


Following this Word invited Peggy Stewart, age 91, who was a leading lady to Gene Autry, to the podium.  He explained in one of their movies Peggy was placed in a car and Autry jumped his horse over the car.  Word asked, “Peggy did Republic Pictures always put their leading ladies in jeopardy of getting injured like that?”


A big grin came across her face and Peggy answered, “Yes.”


She also told how much fun Gene Autry was to be around, and how working at Republic Pictures was so enjoyable because it was just like a family.  She admitted the bigger studios such as Universal and Columbia didn’t have the same close feeling as Republic Pictures.


I visited with Peggy Stewart afterward and told her I had trick rider and stuntwoman/actress Polly Burson’s story in an upcoming book that is being published now by Wild Horse Press, and will be out in January.  She knew Polly quite well and was so complimentary of Polly and her abilities.  Polly was a Tad Lucas Memorial Award honoree as well as a Golden Boot recipient.


Afterwards everyone went outside to have a photo taken.  Everyone was given free admittance to the Autry Museum although some took time to visit and enjoy renewing their friendships from the past and telling of their remembrances.  It was so very similar to senior cowboys and cowgirls getting together at a reunion I felt right at home.


"Johnny Crawford, former child actor and Gene Ryals, actor." “Johnny Crawford, former child actor and Gene Ryals, actor.”


I can’t possibly name everyone that attended, but some of the names you might recognize are: Johnny Crawford, former child actor; Peggy Stewart, in a movie last year with Adam Sandler; Gene McLaughlin, trick roper, actor and stuntman, who was inducted into the Rodeo Historical Society Hall of Fame in September; Clu Gulager, actor; Bruce Boxleitner, actor; Martin Kove, actor; Edward James Olmos, actor; Jan Sheppard; Mayf Nutter, actor and musician; Lindsey Bloom, actress; Gene Ryals, actor; Cliff Emmich, actor; Cliff Emmich, actor; Steve Stevens, agent for actors and Larry Mahan and Casey Tibbs; Jim Byrns, screenwriter; and Clyde Lucas, producer (just to name a few).


"Peggy Stewart, Gene Autry's leading lady in early western movies, and Gene Ryals, actor." “Peggy Stewart, Gene Autry’s leading lady in early western movies, and Gene Ryals, actor.”


By the way, don’t go anywhere near Los Angeles without making a stop at the Autry Museum.  It is chocked full of history of western movies, outstanding art, and the cultures of the early day westerners, including the Hispanic and American Indian stories.


There were numerous groups of school children visiting the museum and docents were stationed throughout the museum with small movable stands where they could talk to the students about the texture of animal skins, an early utensil or piece of machinery.  These‘hands on’ experiences for our youth will allow them to remember what they saw forever.


Between groups I visited with a delightful Docent, Alice Alan, age 85, that has been volunteering at the Autry for over ten years.  She enjoys the days she spends at the museum.  She admits the experience and the opportunities there keep her mind keen and alert.


Happy Thanksgiving to all!


"The western movie group gathered in front of the Autry Museum." “The western movie group gathered in front of the Autry Museum.”


 


All Photos courtesy of Gene Ryals.



QUICK TRIP TO THE AUTRY MUSEUM