Standings Shuffle: 32 Move Up in Top 15
With $1.5 million up for grabs between 31 ProRodeo competitions, cowboys were hitting the rodeo road during the second week of June. Out of those competitions, 32 cowboys saw their position improve within the Top 15.
Veteran and rookie cowboys know it’s easier to maintain a position at the top than it is to play catch-up when trying to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Every dollar counts, and making the Top 15 in the PRCA | RAM World Standings early establishes a solid base and builds a cowboy’s confidence as the season picks up pace.
Nobody knows this better than team roping header Steven Duby (pictured above). The Idaho cowboy moved from 22nd to 15th thanks to winning $1,608 at the Glennville (Calif.) Round-Up Rodeo.
The following cowboys saw their position in the PRCA World Standings improve from June 4-10.
Six Spots
• Jeff Askey moved from 20th to 14th in bull riding.
Five Spots
• Jim Locke moved from 16th to 11th in steer roping.
• Ty Erickson moved from 18th to 13th in steer wrestling.
Four Spots
• Blake Teixeira moved from 18th to 14th in team roping heading.
Three Spots
• Rhen Richard moved from 13th to 10th in tie-down roping.
• Josh Frost moved from 16th to 13th in bull riding.
• Ryan Jarrett moved from 17th to 14th in tie-down roping.
Two Spots
• Tyler Pearson moved from fourth to second in steer wrestling.
• Trevor Brazile moved from ninth to seventh in steer roping.
• Chase Dougherty moved from 10th to eighth in bull riding.
• J.J. Elshere moved from 11th to ninth in saddle bronc riding.
• Josh Torres moved from 12th to 10th in team roping heading.
• Kaycee Feild moved from 13th to 11th in bareback riding.
• Jonathan Torres moved from 13th to 11th in team roping heeling.
One Spot
• Cody Snow moved from third to second in team roping heading.
• Tim O’Connell moved from fourth to third in bareback riding.
• Shane Hanchey moved from fifth to fourth in tie-down roping.
• Garrett Hale moved from sixth to fifth in steer roping.
• Clayton Sellars moved from sixth to fifth in bull riding.
• Garrett Tribble moved from seventh to sixth in bull riding.
• Kory Koontz moved from eighth to seventh in team roping heeling.
• J.R. Vezain moved from ninth to eighth in bareback riding.
• Kaleb Driggers moved from ninth to eighth in team roping heading.
• Junior Nogueira moved from 10th to ninth in team roping heeling.
• Vin Fisher Jr. moved from 11th to 10th in steer roping.
• Kyle Irwin moved from 12th to 11th in steer wrestling.
• Ryder Wright moved from 12th to 11th in saddle bronc riding.
• Nelson Wyatt moved from 13th to 12th in team roping heading.
• Luke Creasy moved from 15th to 14th in bareback riding.
• Trey Yates moved from 15th to 14th in team roping heeling.
Cowboys on the bubble for a spot in the Top 15 can find themselves a few dollars short of qualifying for the Wrangler NFR. The following cowboys climbed the standings to No. 16.
• Bareback rider Richmond Champion moved from 17th to 16th and is $848 away from breaking into the Top 15.
• Team roping header Riley Minor moved from 17th to 16th and is $32 away from breaking into the Top 15.
• Steer roper Roger Branch moved from 17th to 16th and is $792 away from breaking into the Top 15.
• Team roping heeler Buddy Hawkins II moved from 18th to 16th and is $36 away from breaking into the Top 15.
With the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo kicking off this week – the latest stop on the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour – the outcome of this rodeo and others are sure to impact the world standings.
Check back with prorodeo.com next week to see who the new leaders are in the world standings.
Courtesy of PRCA