Standings Shuffle: 41 Move Up in Top 15
Steer wrestler Tyler Pearson won a PRCA world championship in 2017 but in 15 years of ProRodeo competition, the Louisville, Miss., cowboy hadn’t won what he considers to be his home state rodeo, the Dixie National Rodeo in Jackson.
That all changed on Feb. 17. Before then, his friends and family were mostly limited to seeing his wins on TV.
Pearson’s won about $1 million since his rookie year in 2006 thanks in part to making four trips to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (2013, 2017-19).
“It’s good to get a jumpstart in Jackson,” Pearson said. “I’d never had much luck there, so to get some in a hometown rodeo is nice.”
In Jackson, Pearson split the win in Round 2 with 3.9-second run and finished third in the first round with 4.0 second effort. Those runs powered him to the average victory with a 7.9-second time on two head. He earned $5,980.
“Being around Mississippi folks and to do good in front of them meant a lot,” Pearson said. “It’s something I’d never done before and to have success at my hometown and share it with my family and friends who were all there to watch was pretty cool.”
Pearson’s win pushed him from outside the top 50 to 10th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $6,269. A welcomed change in position after finishing 31st in 2020.
“It’s a long year and it’ll be really nice to be in in the Top 15 in about six months,” Pearson said.
With more major rodeos on the horizon, big jumps such as Pearson’s are sure to happen again.
One of the biggest shake-ups for the world standings concludes this weekend, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Fans can catch all the action on The Cowboy Channel and PRCA on Cowboy Channel Plus App.
The San Antonio broadcast schedule is as follows: Feb. 22-26, 8 p.m.; Feb. 27, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. All times are Eastern.
Cowboys who advanced within the Top 15 of their respective events from Feb. 15-21 are listed below.
Outside the Top 50
• Garrett Smith is 15th in bull riding.
26 Spots
• Bridger Anderson moved from 32nd to sixth in steer wrestling.
23 Spots
• Rhett Anderson moved from 36th to 13th in team roping heading.
22 Spots
• Richmond Champion moved from 23rd to first in bareback riding.
17 Spots
• Shane O’Connell moved from 26th to ninth in bareback riding.
14 Spots
• Trevor Kastner moved from 18th to fourth in bull riding.
• Jake Cooper moved from 29th to 15th in team roping heading.
11 Spots
• Colton Whitt moved from 25th to 14th in bull riding.
10 Spots
• Shane Hanchey moved from 15th to fifth in tie-down roping.
Nine Spots
• Clint Robinson moved from 13th to fourth in tie-down roping.
Eight Spots
• Justin Davis moved from 11th to third in team roping heeling.
• Chase Tryan moved from 12th to fourth in team roping heeling.
Seven Spots
• Scott Guenthner moved from 11th to fourth in steer wrestling.
• Wyatt Casper moved from 11th to fourth in saddle bronc riding.
• Ryder Wright moved from 14th to seventh in saddle bronc riding.
Six Spots
• Hayes Smith moved from 10th to fourth in team roping heading.
• Brenten Hall moved from 11th to fifth in team roping heading.
• Jesse Pope moved from 16th to 10th in bareback riding.
Five Spots
• Luke Branquinho moved from 14th to ninth in steer wrestling.
• Keven Daniel moved from 15th to 10th in team roping heading.
• Morgan Jones moved from 17th to 12th in team roping heeling.
Four Spots
• Hunter Herrin moved from 16th to 12th in tie-down roping.
• Jim Locke moved from 17th to 13th in steer roping.
Three Spots
• Tanner Aus moved from sixth to third in bareback riding.
• Ky Hamilton moved from sixth to third in bull riding.
• Shane Proctor moved from eighth to fifth in bull riding.
• Chad Rutherford moved from 11th to eighth in bareback riding.
• Corey Atwell moved from 11th to eighth in bull riding.
• Catfish Brown moved from 12th to ninth in tie-down roping.
• Cash Myers moved from 14th to 11th in steer roping.
• Marcos Costa moved from 17th to 14th in tie-down roping.
Two Spots
• Dustin Egusquiza moved from third to first in team roping heading.
• Wyatt Bloom moved from eighth to sixth in bareback riding.
• Eli Lord moved from 13th to 11th in steer wrestling.
• Dalton Massey moved from 16th to 14th in steer wrestling.
• Jake Finlay moved from 16th to 14th in saddle bronc riding.
One Spot
• Travis Graves moved from second to first in team roping heeling.
• Marc Joiner moved from third to second in steer wrestling.
• Lane Mitchell moved from sixth to fifth in team roping heeling.
• Spencer Wright moved from 12th to 11th in saddle bronc 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. The end of the 2021 season is so far away that the bubble doesn’t matter yet, but it’s still noteworthy to see who is on the cusp of breaking into the Top 15.
• Steer wrestler Nick Guy moved from 20th and is $110 away from breaking into the Top 15.
• Team roping heeler Cullen Teller moved from 43rd and is $49 away from breaking into the Top 15.
• Tie-down roper Riley Pruitt moved from 42nd and is $248 away from breaking into the Top 15.
Check back with prorodeo.com next week to see who the new leaders are in the world standings.
Courtesy of PRCA