PRCA Standings Shuffle: 39 Move Up in Top 15
While the old adage claims money talks, in ProRodeo it veritably shouts when it comes to competing for a spot in the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings.
Nobody knows this better than bull rider Roscoe Jarboe, who jumped 10 spots last week, going from 22nd to 12th after winning the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo to earn $5,302 and placing fourth at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo in Phillipsburg for $1,458.
The Idaho cowboy is a three-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (2016-18) with more than $572,447 in career earnings since his rookie year in 2015.
Jarboe missed two months of the 2019 season after injuring the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Angelina Benefit Rodeo in Lufkin, Texas. He was out from the end of April until the end of June, returning to the chutes at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo.
The 24-year-old has risen through the standings this season by earning checks at some of the biggest competitions. Jarboe won the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede to earn $5,866. Among his other big scores are:
• $5,500 at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
• $4,500 at RodeoHouston
• $3,420 at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo in Vernal, Utah
• $2,704 at the San Angelo (Texas) Xtreme Bulls
• $2,049 at Los Fresnos (Texas) Rodeo
With eight weeks left in the regular season, ProRodeo athletes competed for more than $1 million at the 12 competitions held across North America, July 27 through Aug. 2.
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 NFR. Every dollar counts, and making the Top 15 in the world standings during the summer run establishes a solid base and builds a cowboy’s confidence.
With the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo and the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo happening this week, big jumps like Jarboe’s could happen again.
Other cowboys to improve their position within the Top 15 last week include the following:
Eight Spots
• Tyler Worley moved from 18th to 10th in team roping heeling.
• Jeff Flenniken moved from 20th to 12th in team roping heading.
Six Spots
• Haven Meged moved from 10th to fourth in tie-down roping.
Five Spots
• Orin Larsen moved from ninth to fourth in bareback riding.
• Tyler Bingham moved from 14th to ninth in bull riding.
• Shane Hanchey moved from 13th to eighth in tie-down roping.
Four Spots
• Ty Harris moved from seventh to third in tie-down roping.
• Stetson Jorgensen moved from eighth to fourth in steer wrestling.
• Trevor Kastner moved from 11th to seventh in bull riding.
• Chad Masters moved from 14th to 10th in team roping heading.
• Trey Yates moved from 19th to 15th in team roping heeling.
Three Spots
• Nelson Wyatt moved from 12th to ninth in team roping heading.
• Zeke Thurston moved from 13th to 10th in saddle bronc riding.
• Jesse Pope moved from 14th to 11th in bareback riding.
• Wesley Thorp moved from 14th to 11th in team roping heeling.
• Matt Sherwood moved from 16th to 13th in team roping heading.
• Dirk Tavenner moved from 17th to 14th in steer wrestling.
Two Spots
• Ryan Jarrett moved from 11th to ninth in tie-down roping.
• Rocky Patterson moved from 12th to 10th in steer roping.
• Will Lummus moved from 14th to 12th in steer wrestling.
• Riley Pruitt moved from 16th to 14th in tie-down roping.
One Spot
• Cole Patterson moved from second to first in steer roping.
• Jade Corkill moved from second to first in team roping heeling.
• Ryder Wright moved from third to second in saddle bronc riding.
• Logan Medlin moved from fourth to third in team roping heeling.
• Colby Lovell moved from fifth to fourth in team roping heading.
• Jake Long moved from fifth to fourth in team roping heeling.
• Allen Boore moved from fifth to fourth in saddle bronc riding.
• Vin Fisher Jr. moved from sixth to fifth in steer roping.
• Clay Tryan moved from seventh to sixth in team roping heading.
• Paul Eaves moved from seventh to sixth in team roping heeling.
• Tuf Cooper moved from eighth to seventh in steer roping.
• Levi Lord moved from ninth to eighth in team roping heeling.
• Tanner Brunner moved from 10th to ninth in steer wrestling.
• Chase Brooks moved from 14th to 13th in saddle bronc riding.
• Chad Rutherford moved from 16th to 15th in bareback riding.
• Jesse Brown moved from 16th to 15th in steer wrestling.
• Ty Wallace moved from 16th to 15th in bull riding.
Cowboys on the bubble for a spot in the Top 15 can find themselves a few dollars short of qualifying for the Wrangler NFR. With two months left between now and the end of the 2020 season, it’s noteworthy to see who is on the cusp of breaking into the Top 15.
• Isaac Diaz moved from 17th in saddle bronc riding and is 64 cents away from breaking into the Top 15.
More changes in the world standings are likely in the coming week, particularly for those competing in Sikeston and Lawton.
Fans can catch four of this week’s ProRodeo competitions on the PRCA on the Cowboy Channel Plus App.
The Yuma (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo will stream Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (ET), and Aug. 5 at 9:30 p.m.
The Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo will be Aug. 5-8 at 8 p.m.
The Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo will be Aug. 5-8 at 8:30 p.m.
The Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte, Neb., will be Aug. 5-8 at 9 p.m.
The outcomes of these rodeos, and the rest, are sure to make an impact on the world standings and possibly on who will qualify for the 2020 Wrangler NFR and 2020 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping.
Check back with ProRodeo.com next week to see who moved up within the Top 15 of the world standings.
Courtesy of PRCA