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PRCA Standings Shuffle: Cole Reiner Moves Inside Top 15

Cole Reiner knows what it takes to reach the sport of rodeos’ summit.

The Buffalo, Wyo., bareback rider, has qualified for three straight Wrangler National Finals Rodeos. After a strong weekend of competition, he finds himself right back in the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

Reiner was the biggest mover over the past week, jumping up 10 spots in the standings from 18th to eighth. His big weekend was spurred by second-place finishes at the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede Rodeo and the Darby (Mont.) Extreme Barebacks.

His 91-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Yipee Kibitz in the finals of the Darby Extreme Bareback earned him $9,116. In total, he earned $11,891 for those three rides.

“It’s been more important than ever for me to stay patient this season,” said Reiner, 24. “I had a good winter, but it was more of a slow spring for me. I made enough in the winter to where I could wait out the good draws and go to where I know I can win. It all came together last week for me.”

One of his major goals during the 2023 season is to do more with less. That includes riding at less rodeos throughout the year and finding a way to capitalize when he draws well.

“My goal this year is to do more at less rodeos, that’s kind of always the goal I think,” Reiner said. “I’m going to go to over 40 rodeos to make sure my Xtreme money counts, but if I can hover around that 50-55 rodeo count that would be perfect in my book. It allows me to have more time at home and more time to recover.”

He believes it will help him be fresher late in the season when it counts.

“I’m looking to be really fresh in the middle of July this year and be at the top of my game when it really counts. There’s a lot of money to be won around then,” he said. “If I can do that, I think I’ll be exactly where I want to be when September rolls around.”

Below, are the other cowboys who moved inside the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings over the last week.

10 Spots

• Bareback rider Cole Reiner jumped from 18th to eighth.

Six Spots

• Bull rider Tristen Hutchings went up from 17th to 11th.

Five Spots

• Team roping header Tanner James leaped from 20th to 15th.

Four Spots

• Team roping header Brenten Hall moved from 17th to 13th.
• Team roping heeler Jonathan Torres jumped from 18th to 14th.
• Saddle bronc rider Ryder Sanford went from 19th to 15th.

Three Spots

• Steer wrestler Stockton Graves leaped up from 15th to 12th.
• Saddle bronc rider Ben Andersen moved from ninth to sixth.
• Saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper jumped from 10th to seventh.
• Tie-down roper Haven Meged went from 13th to 10th.
• Steer roper Tanner Stec leaped from 17th to 14th.
• Bull rider Creek Young moved up from 16th to 13th.

Two Spots

• Bareback rider Tanner Aus jumped from 15th to 13th.
• Team roping header J.C. Yeahquo went from eighth to sixth.
• Team roping header Tanner Tomlinson leaped from 11th to ninth.
• Team roping header Coy Rahlmann moved from 16th to 14th.
• Team roping heeler Paden Bray jumped up from 13th to 11th.
• Saddle bronc rider Layton Green went from 13th to 11th.

One Spot

• Steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack leaped from fourth to third.
• Steer wrestler Jacob Talley moved from fifth to fourth.
• Steer wrestler Stan Branco jumped from ninth to eighth.
• Steer wrestler Cash Robb went up from 11th to 10th.
• Steer wrestler Stephen Culling leaped from 14th to 13th.
• Team roping heeler Justin Davis moved from fourth to third.
• Team roping heeler L.J. Yeahquo jumped from seventh to sixth.
• Tie-down roper Michael Otero went from eighth to seventh.
• Tie-down roper Marcos Costa leaped up from 16th to 15th.
• Steer roper Slade Wood moved from eighth to seventh.

On The Bubble

• Saddle bronc rider Quinten Taylor jumped from 20th to 16th and is $4,013 outside of the Top 15.
• Tie-down roper John Douch went from 20th to 16th and is $514 outside of the Top 15.
• Bull rider Cody Teel leaped from 19th to 16th and is $127 outside of the Top 15.

Courtesy of PRCA

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