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PRCA Standings Shuffle: 29 Move Up in Top 15

By Matt Naber

With one month left in the 2019 PRCA season, it’s a mad dash to the finish line. The 30 ProRodeo competitions held across North America, Aug. 19-25, presented $1.6 million in opportunities for cowboys to improve their positions within the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

With so much money up for grabs, 29 cowboys saw their positions improve within the Top 15, largely thanks to successful trips to last week’s biggest rodeos.

Four of last week’s competitions featured six-figure payouts, two of which were ProRodeo Tour events: the Horse Heaven / Kennewick (Wash.) Round-Up at $325,190 and the Kitsap Stampede in Bremerton, Wash., at $152,006. The other two that broke the six-figure mark were the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., at $264,625 and the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo in Pueblo, Colo., at $101,262.

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 world standings during the summer run builds a cowboy’s confidence and establishes a foundation for the race for the gold buckle at the Wrangler NFR.

Nobody knows this better than steer wrestler Tyler Pearson, who jumped six spots last week, from 13th to seventh, thanks to picking up $6,843 in San Juan Capistrano and $4,838 in Kennewick.

The Mississippi cowboy was the 2017 PRCA Steer Wrestling World Champion and is a three-time qualifier for the Wrangler NFR (2013, 2017-18). He also won this year’s RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla.

With some of the biggest checks on the line in the coming weeks, big jumps like Pearson’s are sure to happen again.

The following cowboys also moved up within the Top 15 last week.

Five Spots

Rocky Patterson moved from 12th to seventh in steer roping.
Brody Cress moved from 15th to 10th in saddle bronc riding.
Erich Rogers moved from 17th to 12th in team roping heading.
Riley Pruitt moved from 17th to 12th in tie-down roping.

Four Spots

Rusty Wright moved from eighth to fourth in saddle bronc riding.
Jess Tierney moved from 14th to 10th in steer roping.
Tim O’Connell moved from 15th to 11th in bareback riding.
Matt Reeves moved from 15th to 11th in steer wrestling.

Three Spots

Riley Duvall moved from ninth to sixth in steer wrestling.
Tyler Worley moved from 17th to 14th in team roping heeling.

Two Spots

Travis Graves moved from ninth to seventh in team roping heeling.
Taylor Santos moved from 10th to eighth in tie-down roping.
Brenten Hall moved from 13th to 11th in team roping heading.
Chase Tryan moved from 13th to 11th in team roping heeling.
Trenten Montero moved from 14th to 12th in bareback riding.
Wade Sundell moved from 14th to 12th in saddle bronc riding.
Matt Sherwood moved from 15th to 13th in team roping heading.
Cody Lee moved from 16th to 14th in steer roping.

One Spot

Ty Blasingame moved from third to second in team roping heading.
Kaleb Driggers moved from fifth to fourth in team roping heading.
Junior Nogueira moved from fifth to fourth in team roping heeling.
Shane Hanchey moved from sixth to fifth in tie-down roping.
Chris Glover moved from sixth to fifth in steer roping.
Clay Tryan moved from seventh to sixth in team roping heading.
Jade Corkill moved from seventh to sixth in team roping heeling.
Marty Yates moved from seventh to sixth in tie-down roping.
Boudreaux Campbell moved from eighth to seventh in bull riding.
Spencer Wright moved from 10th to ninth in saddle bronc riding.
J.D. Struxness moved from 14th to 13th in steer wrestling.

Cowboys on the bubble for a spot in the Top 15 can find themselves a few dollars short of qualifying for the Wrangler NFR. This was the case for team roping heeler Paden Bray, as he moved from 23rd and is $1,005 away from breaking into the Top 15.

Check back with ProRodeo.com next week to see who the leaders are in the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

Courtesy of PRCA

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