Standings Shuffle: 32 Move Up in Top 15
As the end of the 2018 regular season rapidly approaches, cowboys flocked to the Justin Finale in Puyallup, Wash., to compete for nearly half a million dollars in prize money.
But that wasn’t the only place to win money last week, as cowboys competed at 18 rodeos across North America worth a collective $927,275 from Sept. 3-10. With so much money up for grabs, 32 cowboys climbed 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 bull rider Roscoe Jarboe, who moved from 15th to seventh. Jarboe moved eight spots this week thanks to winning $4,875 at Puyallup, $4,089 at the Division 2 Qualifying Event Xtreme Bulls in Lewiston, Idaho, and $521 at the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo.
The following cowboys saw their positions improve in the PRCA World Standings during the week.
Six Spots
• Hunter Cure moved from 12th to sixth in steer wrestling.
Five Spots
• Riley Duvall moved from 16th to 11th in steer wrestling.
Four Spots
• Clay Tryan moved from eighth to fourth in team roping heading.
• Ty Erickson moved from ninth to fifth in steer wrestling.
• Richmond Champion moved from 10th to sixth in bareback riding.
• Cory Petska moved from 10th to sixth in team roping heeling.
• Travis Graves moved from 11th to seventh in team roping heeling.
Three Spots
• Curtis Cassidy moved from fourth to first in steer wrestling.
• Cooper Martin moved from 14th to 11th in tie-down roping.
• Jonathan Torres moved from 17th to 14th in team roping heeling.
Two Spots
• Joseph Harrison moved from fifth to third in team roping heeling.
• Chase Dougherty moved from eighth to sixth in bull riding.
• Kaycee Feild moved from ninth to seventh in bareback riding.
• Chad Masters moved from 13th to 11th in team roping heading.
• Clayton Sellars moved from 14th to 12th in bull riding.
• Joey Sonnier III moved from 15th to 13th in saddle bronc riding.
• Blane Cox moved from 16th to 14th in tie-down roping.
• Tyler Bingham moved from 16th to 14th in bull riding.
One Spot
• Clay Smith moved from third to second in team roping heading.
• Paul Eaves moved from third to second in team roping heeling.
• Isaac Diaz moved from fourth to third in saddle bronc riding.
• Orin Larsen moved from fifth to fourth in bareback riding.
• Rusty Wright moved from fifth to fourth in saddle bronc riding.
• Luke Brown moved from seventh to sixth in team roping heading.
• Trevor Brazile moved from seventh to sixth in steer roping.
• Aaron Tsinigine moved from ninth to eighth in team roping heading.
• Reese Riemer moved from 10th to ninth in tie-down roping.
• Derrick Begay moved from 11th to 10th in team roping heading.
• Joe Frost moved from 11th to 10th in bull riding.
• Kyle Irwin moved from 15th to 14th in steer wrestling.
• Rhen Richard moved from 15th to 14th in team roping heading.
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 to No. 16.
• Team roping header Joshua Torres moved from 17th and is $3,018 away from breaking into the Top 15.
• Saddle bronc rider Spencer Wright moved from 18th and is $1,666 away from breaking into the Top 15.
With the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up underway through Sept. 15, the world standings are sure to change and possibly give a hint at who will qualify for the Wrangler NFR.
Check back with prorodeo.com next week to see who the new leaders are in the world standings.
Courtesy of PRCA