Borrowed Horse Does the Trick for Peek in Logandale
Reno Rodeo PHoty by Laura Leigh, Horseback Magazine
LOGANDALE, Nev. (PRCA) – Josh Peek was wrestling when he heard he had won the all-around and tie-down roping titles at the April 12-15 Clark County Fair & Rodeo, but he wasn’t wrestling steers to the ground – he was roughhousing with his kids at home in Pueblo, Colo.
Peek, who competed April 14 and returned home afterwards, tied for fifth in the second go of the tie-down roping with a time of 8.6 seconds and that was good enough to give him the average win with a time of 17.5 seconds on two head at the Wrangler Million Dollar Silver Tour event presented by Justin Boots.
“My first run was really fast, and then my second run I got a calf that had already run once that day and the guy missed him,” Peek said. “So I knew what kind of calf I had in the second round, and my horse was great and he helped me to the win.”
Peek earned $3,250 in the tie-down roping and with his steer wrestling money included, took home the all-around title with $5,745, beating out Trevor Brazile.
Peek’s success so far this month – he also won the tie-down roping at Nacogdoches, Texas – has been partly due to a stroke of luck related to a change of horse. Peek’s 19-year-old steed, Cody, needed surgery to fix some bone spurs in his ankle and won’t be back until June – and that left Peek scrambling to find a suitable replacement.
“I’m riding my brother John’s horse, Smoke, and he has been just great so far,” said Peek, who has been on the 9-year-old horse since Cody’s injury. “I rode him last year and he was really green, but now he has become very good in a hurry. He always gives me a chance to gather them up so fast.”
The all-around title was just an added bonus for Peek, who had no clue he had won it until late Sunday night.
“It’s always nice to win the all-around at a place like Logandale,” he said. “I’ve had a good winter and things just keep getting better.”
The other winners at the Clark County Fairgrounds were bareback rider Will Lowe (87 points), steer wrestler Beau Clark (8.0 seconds on two head), team ropers Clay Tryan and Travis Graves (10.1 seconds on two head), saddle bronc riders Curtis Garton and Jeff Willert (83 points each), bull rider Wesley Silcox (88 points) and barrel racer Brittany Pozzi (17.06 seconds).
2. It’s all Lipstick & Whiskey for Sundell at Holt Arena
POCATELLO, Idaho – For saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell, there’s just something special about Holt Arena.
It was here that the Boxholm, Iowa, cowboy captured one of his first major wins, at the 2009 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, and it was here on the Idaho State University campus that he ran away with the April 12-14 Western Frontier ProRodeo.
Sundell’s 88-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Lipstick & Whiskey was four points better than nearest challengers, Ty Atchison and Jesse Wright, and earned him $4,133 at the Wrangler Million Dollar Silver Tour event presented by Justin Boots.
“I wish I could pack this whole building around with me,” Sundell told the Idaho State Journal. “I have drawn really good when I’ve come here, which is a big part of it, and I have been riding good each time. I love it.”
The last time Sundell drew Lipstick & Whiskey was Round 2 of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, and he was bucked off. This time, it was Sundell’s turn to get the upper hand and he treated the Holt Arena crowd to an impromptu celebration after he’d made the eight-second buzzer.
“This was a little bit of redemption,” Sundell said.
The central drama of the rodeo’s final night came in a bull riding competition which had been dominated (24-4) over the first two days by the four-footed athletes.
Sonny Murphy got things started with an 86-point ride to tie Austin Ambrose for the lead. Canada’s Beau Brooks then bettered that with an 87-pointer on D&H Cattle’s Closin’ Time and he was, in turn, surpassed by Kanin Asay of Powell, Wyo.
Asay went for 89 points on D&H Cattle’s Wild Child and that stood up until the final ride of the night, when Zack Elliott of Thatcher, Utah, tied Asay for the title with 89 points on Mobandy.com of the D&H Cattle string.
The other WFPR champions were bareback rider Steven Peebles (88 points), steer wrestler Ryan Jarrett (8.3 seconds on two head), team ropers Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan, Arky Rogers/Clint Summers and Brady Tryan/York Gill (9.0 seconds each on two head), tie-down roper Hunter Herrin (14.7 seconds on two head) and barrel racer Brittany Pozzi (29.19 seconds on two runs).
By tying for first in the team roping, Daniel and Tryan each moved into first place in the world standings with season earnings of $30,500 apiece – the only lead changes to come out of the PRCA’s five weekend rodeos.
3. Elliott continues comeback in Pocatello X-Bulls
POCATELLO, Idaho – One of the great rodeo comeback stories in recent years is playing out quietly on the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour.
Tag Elliott of Thatcher, Utah, nearly killed by a head-to-horn collision in 2007, has fought all the way back to the top level of the sport.
With his win at the Xtreme Bulls Division 2 event in Holt Arena on April 11, Elliott moved from seventh to fourth in the Xtreme Bulls Tour standings and from 18th to 14th in the bull riding world standings with $18,855
Elliott had an 81-point ride in the first round to tie for sixth place with Canada’s Ty Pozzobon and then had an 86-point ride in the finals aboard D&H Cattle’s Sports Jacket to finish second to rookie Trey Benton III’s 91-pointer on another D&H bull, The Prodigy.
Elliott’s total score of 167 points was a half-point better than Benton and paid him $2,789 for his night’s work (plus another $549 in ground money). They were the only two contestants among 40 who had two qualified rides.
It was Elliott’s second Division 2 title of the year, having won earlier at Austin, Texas, and all but $2,884 of his earnings this year have come in Xtreme Bulls competition as he works toward his life goal of reaching the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
Elliott was contending for the Resistol Rookie of the Year Award in 2007 when he nearly died – two days after his 19th birthday – at the Days of ’47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City.
The collision with Flying U Rodeo’s Werewolf required 10 hours of reconstructive surgery at LDS Hospital. The blow broke all the bones on the right side of Elliott’s face from his forehead to his jaw, knocked out teeth and severed an artery.
Elliott did not return to competition for 20 months and he’s had another 20 surgeries since the first, most recently some plastic surgery around his eye last June.
“It’s an ongoing process,” Elliott said. “It’s a little more and a little more. I expect I’ll be having surgeries for the rest of my life. There’s not any sense of being mad about it. Every time I go in (for surgery), they just help me.”
In his few months of competition in 2009, Elliott earned a little over $12,000 to finish 95th in the world standings. He was 28th in 2010 and 30th a year ago as he struggled to regain top form.
Working his mid-week magic in Division 2 X Bulls events, Elliott is now finally in position to make a serious run at qualifying for Las Vegas in December.
“Right now it’s just numbers, whether your 15th or 50th,” Elliott said. “I try not to think about it too much. I feel like I’m riding well, but you are always working to be better. I haven’t done all that well in the rodeos; the Xtreme Bulls Tour has been letting me stay up there in the world standings.
“It’s not a matter of being back to where I was … it’s all about improving. I felt rusty and a little bit off when I first came back from the surgery. My focus is on working toward what I want to achieve. You just try to ride as many bulls as you can and approach your work day by day.”
• Reigning World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho doesn’t have to look too far to determine who might be the biggest threat to his title defense. A couple of them are right there in the California Circuit. In the mud-splattered war of attrition that was the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo, Ethen Thouvenell of Napa held on for the win with a time of 15.6 seconds and Billy Bugenig of Ferndale was second in 24.5. With earnings of $2,364 there, Thouvenell increased his lead in the world standings to more than $9,000 over former Montana State University football player Beau Clark in the runner-up spot ($32,603 to $23,475). Bugenig is fourth, just $639 behind Shawn Greenfield. The other champions at the $100,909 rodeo were bareback riders Brian Bain and Luke Creasy (81 points each), team ropers Spencer Mitchell and Broc Cresta (12.8 seconds on two head), saddle bronc rider Rusty Allen (79 points), tie-down roper Blair Burk (21.9 seconds on two head), bull rider Dustin Smith (85 points) and barrel racer Lindsey Ewing (16.06 seconds).
• Brazile Watch: Trevor Brazile, working his way toward a record-breaking seventh consecutive (and 10th overall) all-around title, added another $7,776 to his season total over the April 12-15 weekend. He won the all-around title at the Western Frontier ProRodeo in Pocatello, Idaho, with the $4,519 he earned as the runner-up in the two-head tie-down roping average. At the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., Brazile and partner Patrick Smith won $3,257 apiece for finishing in a tie for second place in the two-head team roping average. Brazile leads the world standings in the all-around ($66,157) and steer roping ($26,831). He’s sixth among team roping headers ($25,505) and 19th in tie-down roping ($13,821).
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“It’s mentally strenuous, because you can never forget that you’re the one they’re trying to knock off. And if you do forget it for a day, go to the rodeo. When you rope, they’ll announce it for you.”
– Joe Beaver, telling ProRodeo Sports News writer Marvin Olberding what it was like competing as a young cowboy after winning a world title. Be sure to read Olberding’s story in the April 27 issue of the PSN on the group of talented youngsters who have emerged to challenge the veterans in tie-down roping.
4. Next Up
April 19 Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo begins
April 19 Buc Days ProRodeo, Corpus Christi, Texas, begins
April 20 Midwest Horse Fair & Rodeo, Madison, Wis.
April 20 Old Settlers Reunion PRCA Rodeo, Cheyenne, Okla., begins
April 20 Semi-Annual Ralph Morgan Rodeo, Lauderdale, Miss., begins
April 20 Longview (Texas) PRCA Rodeo begins
April 20 Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo begins
April 20 Broncs and Honky Tonks, Medicine Hat, Alberta, begins
April 20 Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up begins
April 21 National Circuit Finals Steer Roping, Torrington, Wyo., begins
5. News and notes from the rodeo trail
Brothers Johnie and Frank Schneider, who won a combined seven world championships in the 1930s, and team roper David Motes, a world champion in 1977 and a 22-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, are the 2012 contestant selections for the California Rodeo Salinas Hall of Fame.
Johnie Schneider won three bull riding world titles (1929-30, 1932) and the 1931 all-around championship while his eight-years-younger brother, Frank, won two bull riding titles (1933-34) and the 1935 bareback riding championship. Frank Schneider and Motes each had five wins at California Rodeo Salinas over the years, while Johnie had four. They are joined in the induction class by performer Wilbur Plaugher, Ron Schenk’s steer wrestling horse RR Le Mistral (aka Mister) and committee members Pete Pedrazzi and Warren Wayland. The induction ceremony will be on July 19 … Rope Myers, the 2001 world champion bulldogger, claimed a $25,000 consolation prize on the final episode of HISTORY’s Full Metal Jousting, which aired April 15. After losing a one-point decision in the quarterfinals, Myers was selected by the black team to face off against John Stikes of the red team for the cash prize. The award was established to motivate those eliminated from the competition for the top $100,000-prize to continue training during the show. Myers defeated Stikes 6-2 to walk away with an extra $25,000. “It was my worst joust on the show,” said Myers, who was widely considered one of the show’s top jousters. “That was a pretty good consolation prize. I’m just glad they gave me that opportunity. I think the show was really worth doing, although I don’t know if I’d want to do it again. But I really enjoyed the sport of jousting, so who knows? I might not be done with the sport just yet.” Myers did have a role in the championship match, however. Since two black team members made the finals, he was asked to serve as coach for teammate Josh Knowles, who went on to win the championship joust 17-16 over Matt Hiltman … Gold Card member Russ Theroux, a PRCA bull rider in the early 1960s, died April 6 in Albuquerque, N.M. He was 77 … The Longview (Texas) Rodeo Arena was reopened on April 12 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark completion of renovations funded by the city of Longview. Gregg County provided in-kind assistance of materials and labor for parking lot improvements … Longtime Clovis Rodeo sponsor and owner of QN4U restaurants Brent Walton died April 6 and was honored in a memorial service at the Clovis Rodeo Grounds on April 14. He was 57.
6. 2012 PRCA World Standings leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile..…………$66,157
BB: Wes Stevenson…………….$49,660
SW: Ethen Thouvenell……….. $32,603
TR-1: Keven Daniel….……….$30,500
TR-2: Chase Tryan….…………$30,500
SB: Cody Wright…………….. $35,256
TD: Justin Maass..…………….$46,619
BR: Cody Teel…………………….$59,508
SR: Trevor Brazile……………….$26,831
7. 2012 PRCA World Standings
Unofficial as of April 16, 2012.
For the 2012 season (Oct. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2012), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 70; team roping, 85; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 75; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count earnings at PRCA Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.
All-around
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $66,157
2. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 33,912
3. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 25,460
4. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 21,800
5. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 21,095
6. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 19,167
7. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 18,632
8. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 16,417
9. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. 14,876
10. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga. 12,867
11. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 10,219
12. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 7,515
13. Ivan Bruised Head, Okeechobee, Fla. 6,871
14. Cutter Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 6,401
Bareback Riding
1. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas $49,660
2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 39,947
3. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 29,169
4. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 28,101
5. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 26,725
6. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 22,379
7. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 21,734
8. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 19,188
9. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 18,735
10. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 15,933
11. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 15,222
12. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan. 14,264
13. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 13,021
14. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas 12,959
15. Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta 12,633
16. Matthew Smith, Clinton, Miss. 11,658
17. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 10,917
18. Dustin Smith, Rome, Ga. 10,767
19. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 10,269
20. Heath Ford, Slocum, Texas 9,915
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $32,603
2. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 23,475
3. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. 22,089
4. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 21,451
5. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 18,170
6. Ben Shofner, Jasper, Texas 18,104
7. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 17,386
8. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 16,333
9. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 15,756
10. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 15,636
11. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 15,515
12. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 15,216
13. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 14,961
14. Ben Goodman, Beaumont, Texas 14,471
15. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan. 14,103
16. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 13,843
17. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 13,434
18. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 13,093
19. Jake Shaw, Marshall, Texas 12,367
20. Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 11,734
Team Roping (header)
1. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. $30,500
2. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 28,188
3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 28,003
4. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 27,778
5. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 26,290
6. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 25,505
7. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. 22,832
8. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 19,494
9. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas 18,826
10. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 18,177
11. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 17,177
12. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. 17,072
13. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 16,720
14. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 15,312
15. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 15,182
16. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 15,044
17. Dustin Davis, Marshall, Texas 14,713
18. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 13,360
19. Justin Yost, Hico, Texas 12,458
20. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 12,449
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. $30,500
2. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 28,120
3. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 28,003
4. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 26,290
5. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 25,505
6. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 23,723
7. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 19,607
8. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 19,494
9. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. 18,848
10. John Philipp, Washington, Texas 18,826
11. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. 17,395
12. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 17,367
13. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. 16,754
14. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 16,114
15. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 16,017
16. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 15,713
17. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 15,184
18. Joel Bach, Rhome, Texas 14,565
19. B.J. Campbell, Aguila, Ariz. 13,923
20. Tyler Barton, Buckner, Ark. 12,952
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $35,256
2. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 26,938
3. Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D. 24,737
4. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 24,210
5. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 23,604
6. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. 22,332
7. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 20,817
8. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 20,157
9. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 19,954
10. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 19,001
11. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 18,967
12. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D. 18,275
13. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 14,529
14. Curtis Garton, Kaitaia, New Zealand 14,368
15. Joaquin Real, Woody, Calif. 14,093
16. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 13,729
17. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 12,658
18. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 12,110
19. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 11,253
20. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 10,992
Tie-down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $46,619
2. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 26,799
3. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 25,895
4. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 20,798
5. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 19,190
6. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 18,693
7. E.J. Roberts, Stephenville, Texas 18,478
8. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 18,360
9. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 18,198
10. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb. 18,052
11. Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah 17,460
12. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 16,538
13. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. 16,027
14. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 15,805
15. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 15,550
16. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 15,133
17. Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 14,736
18. Jared Kempker, Eugene, Mo. 14,729
19. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 13,821
20. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 13,653
Steer Roping
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $26,831
2. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas 22,480
3. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. 20,814
4. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas 15,359
5. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 15,000
6. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. 13,226
7. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 11,283
8. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M. 10,979
9. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 10,698
10. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 10,020
11. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 9,639
12. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas 7,452
13. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas 7,376
14. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 6,566
15. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 6,509
16. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 6,276
17. Ty Herd, Irene, Texas 6,174
18. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 5,868
19. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 5,848
20. Walter Priestly, Robstown, Texas 5,784
Bull Riding
1. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $59,508
2. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 48,285
3. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 45,061
4. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 37,797
5. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 32,062
6. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 30,257
7. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 24,109
8. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 22,863
9. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 22,862
10. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 22,115
11. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 20,453
12. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 19,547
13. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 18,950
14. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 18,855
15. Patrick Geipel, Elbert, Colo. 17,121
16. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 17,012
17. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 16,735
18. Nile Lebaron, Hamilton, Texas 15,724
19. Sonny Murphy, Tremonton, Utah 15,102
20. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 14,979
*2012 Barrel Racing (through April 16, 2012)
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. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas $73,446
2. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas 68,780
3. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta 60,328
4. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla. 53,365
5. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 27,619
6. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D. 25,470
7. Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo. 24,019
8. Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas 23,635
9. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 23,011
10. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas 22,407
11. Angie Meadors, Blanchard, Okla. 21,740
12. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla. 19,295
13. Karen Little, San Saba, Texas 18,355
14. Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas 18,132
15. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 17,538
16. Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif. 16,861
17. Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas 16,631
18. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 16,272
19. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif. 16,056
20. Liz Combs, Eltopia, Wash. 15,864
8. 2012 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial as of April 16, 2012.
Bareback Riding
1. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $21,879
2. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 21,823
3. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 18,983
4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 17,752
5. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 8,226
6. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 7,633
7. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 6,976
8. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 6,878
9. Brian Bain, Culver, Ore. 6,791
10. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 6,571
11. Morgan Wilde, McCammon, Idaho 6,307
12. Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta 6,064
13. Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas 5,817
14. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 5,145
15. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 5,117
16. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 4,995
17. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 4,913
18. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 4,852
19. Chase Erickson, Helena, Mont. 4,752
20. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas 4,394
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $17,112
2. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan. 14,103
3. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 13,466
4. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. 13,323
5. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 12,513
6. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 11,871
7. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 11,737
8. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 8,973
9. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 8,440
10. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. 7,789
11. Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo. 6,880
12. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 6,815
13. Ben Shofner, Jasper, Texas 6,361
14. Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 6,199
15. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 6,144
16. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 5,729
17. Ryan Swayze, Freedom, Okla. 5,521
18. Zack Cobb, Pampa, Texas 5,383
19. Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 5,260
20. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 5,039
Team Roping-Header
1. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. $23,746
2. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 20,582
3. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 14,408
4. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 13,682
5. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 12,528
6. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 12,108
7. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 10,469
8. Nick Rawlings, Stephenville, Texas 9,905
9. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 8,432
10. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 8,110
11. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 7,759
12. Quincy Kueckelhan, Bonham, Texas 7,356
13. Dustin Davis, Marshall, Texas 6,763
14. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 6,677
15. Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas 6,634
16. David Key, Stephenville, Texas 6,436
17. Justin Yost, Hico, Texas 6,386
18. Cody Graham, Everton, Mo. 5,869
19. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas 5,768
20. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 5,299
Team Roping-Heeler
1. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. $23,746
2. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 20,582
3. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 14,635
4. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 13,682
5. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 10,469
6. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 9,898
7. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. 9,661
8. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. 8,683
9. Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. 8,526
10. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 8,432
11. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 8,110
12. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 7,533
13. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 7,350
14. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 7,055
15. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. 6,677
16. Twister Cain, Gonzales, Texas 6,634
17. Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash. 6,386
18. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 6,019
19. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 5,906
20. John Philipp, Washington, Texas 5,768
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. $19,924
2. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. 19,077
3. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D. 15,722
4. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 13,463
5. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 12,231
6. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga. NSW, Australia 8,064
7. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 7,346
8. Curtis Garton, Kaitaia, New Zealand 6,894
9. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 6,785
10. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 6,659
11. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 6,634
12. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 6,555
13. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. 6,439
14. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 6,218
15. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 6,168
16. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 5,978
17. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 5,239
18. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 5,211
19. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 4,762
20. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah 4,577
Tie Down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $27,308
2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 14,983
3. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 12,434
4. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 11,349
5. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 10,329
6. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas 9,094
7. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 8,866
8. Ross Beasley, Sulphur, La. 8,857
9. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 8,321
10. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 8,106
11. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. 7,952
12. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 7,193
13. Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 6,996
14. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 6,299
15. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 6,273
16. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 6,251
17. Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla. 6,161
18. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 6,001
19. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 5,612
20. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas 5,595
Bull Riding
1. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $22,690
2. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 14,738
3. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 13,442
4. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 11,984
5. Patrick Geipel, Elbert, Colo. 10,644
6. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 10,604
7. Jacob O’Mara, Baton Rouge, La. 7,964
8. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 7,963
9. Shawn Proctor, Tooele, Utah 7,234
10. Beau Brooks, Strathmore, Alberta 7,032
11. Logan Knibbe, Rockdale, Texas 6,138
12. Bryan Richardson, Dallas, Texas 5,404
13. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 4,964
14. Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas 4,585
15. Ty Pozzobon, Merritt, British Columbia 4,442
16. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 4,229
17. Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah 4,098
18. Austin Ambrose, Fletcher, Okla. 3,791
19. Travis Atkinson, Lehi, Utah 3,684
20. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 3,368
9. 2012 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour Standings
Unofficial as of April 16, 2012.
1. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $34,071
2. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 24,412
3. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 21,256
4. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 15,405
5. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 14,476
6. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 14,462
7. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 13,351
8. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 13,046
9. Nile Lebaron, Hamilton, Texas 12,586
10. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 12,549
11. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 11,001
12. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 10,473
13. Jimmy Anderson, Denton, Texas 9,964
14. Tony Mendes, Fruita, Colo. 9,402
15. Sonny Murphy, Tremonton, Utah 9,053
16. L.J. Jenkins, Porum, Okla. 7,443
17. Patrick Geipel, Elbert, Colo. 5,923
18. Brent Menz, Delta, Mo. 5,485
19. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 5,264
20. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 5,116
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