PRCA Bull Rider Roscoe Jarboe Rebounds to Win in Ogden
By Matt Naber
OGDEN, Utah – The knee brace is still on, but the rust is coming off bull rider Roscoe Jarboe, who returned from a two-month hiatus due to injury to win Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days, July 24.
Jarboe injured the posterior cruciate ligament on his right knee during the Angelina Benefit Rodeo in Lufkin, Texas, near the end of April and didn’t return to the chutes until the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo at the end of June.
“I lost my rope and he (United Pro Rodeo’s Diamond Cutter) flipped me back onto my knees,” Jarboe said of his April injury. “It was a weird deal, I landed on my knees and it popped.”
Although the 23-year-old cowboy didn’t cover his bull in Reno, he kept grinding through Cowboy Christmas, covering his bulls along the way.
“It was a transition of getting used to having the knee brace on,” Jarboe said. “Little things keep your confidence going, and now it’s starting to click for me.”
Jarboe’s 89-point ride on Universal Pro Rodeos’ Safety Meeting was worth $6,090, some ProRodeo Tour points and a boost of confidence.
“It’s a bull we have all been watching,” Jarboe said. “He broke onto the scene last year and was little then, but he beefed up a bit and he’s been handling a lot of us.”
Paying attention to Safety Meeting paid off for the Idaho cowboy.
“I had a plan and it worked, he has some suck-back and tends to pull down from his front right shoulder, so I told myself not to be too aggressive going to the front,” Jarboe said.
Before Ogden, Jarboe was ranked 25th in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $45,370, which was $13,241 shy of breaking into the Top 15 as of July 22.
“Honestly, it’s a win I have needed for a long time,” Jarboe said. “I was regrouping to try to make my fourth NFR, but it’s a marathon and not a sprint, so we have to ride all our bulls.
“There’s a lot of money left to be won in the last two months of the season. If you ride your bulls everywhere, especially where it counts, you will make it – just stay consistent and stay healthy.”
Ogden marked Jarboe’s second win of the 2019 season and first since January when he split the win at the Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo in St. Paul, Minn. He hasn’t missed a chance to compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo since his rookie year in 2016, and he’s not planning on breaking his perfect attendance.
“It’s all a mental game and a little physical, but you get some wins under your belt and it adds up and makes you feel good, so your mind is healthy when going down the road,” Jarboe said. “Then you should be pretty much unstoppable.”
Other winners at the $209,578 rodeo were all-around cowboy Stetson Wright ($5,020, saddle bronc riding and bull riding); bareback riders Clayton Biglow (85 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Weenie) and Wyatt Denny (85 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Devil’s Advocate); steer wrestlers Cody Devers and Ty Erickson (3.6 seconds each); team ropers Clay Tryan/Travis Graves (9.8 seconds on two head); saddle bronc rider Stetson Wright (89 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Tennessee Whiskey); tie-down roper Marcos Costa (8.2 seconds); and barrel racer Hailey Kinsel (17.15 seconds).
For more coverage of Ogden Pioneer Days, check out the Aug. 2 issue of ProRodeo Sports News.
Courtesy of PRCA