PRCA Weekly Recap: Riley Duvall Lays Down Top Steer Wrestling Run
It wasn’t until the final week of the 2021 ProRodeo season that steer wrestler Riley Duvall punched his ticket to his fourth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He knows how to put together a fast run when it counts most and that’s exactly what he did last week.
Duvall clocked his fastest time of the season so far with the 3.3-second run at the 101 Wild West Rodeo in Ponca City, Okla., which was also good enough to be the quickest run this week (June 6-12) in the PRCA.
“Out of all the rodeos out there Ponca City has always been good to me,” said Duvall, 30. I think I’ve won it twice and finished second twice.”
The win in Ponca City earned Duvall $2,076 towards the PRCA | RAM World Standings, where he currently sits 26th with $21,232 won in 2022. He was quick to credit the horse he was riding for the victory in his home state.
“I was riding Trever Nelson’s horse (Dr Pepper) in Ponca City,” he said. “He was great, and I did have an outstanding steer, which always helps.”
He said a payday like that can only help a cowboy with momentum and confidence headed into the Fourth of July and summer run.
“Anything you can win before Reno (Nev.) is great. The season kind of starts there for most guys,” Duvall said. “To get wins like that before hand sure is nice, especially because it’s in my circuit and we only get to go to 15 circuit rodeos this year. So, I needed to get all I could and that one helps a lot.”
With a truck full of fellow steer wrestlers, he’s ready to attack the remainder of the ProRodeo season head on.
“Our horses are working great, and we have a bunch of young guys in the rig who are hungry and ready to get after it,” he said. “I couldn’t be more excited for it.”
Below, are the other top times and rides for the week of June 6-12.
Jess Pope and Tim O’Connell tied for the highest scored bareback rides of the week. Pope had an 88-point ride on United Pro Rodeo’s Marie Laveau at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo in Cleburne, Texas, June 9. O’Connell went for 88 points as well on Beulter & Son Rodeo’s Black Kat at the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo, June 11.
Lightning Aguilera and Coleby Payne clocked the fastest team roping run of the week. They put together a 4.3-second run at the Woodward (Okla.) Elks Rodeo, June 11.
CoBurn Bradshaw had the top saddle bronc ride this past week. He had an 89.5-point ride on Flying 5 Rodeos Spring Plantin at the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo, June 11. That score broke the previous rodeo record of 88 points.
Reese Riemer had the fastest tie-down roping time of the week. Riemer clocked a 7.6-second run at the Eagle (Idaho) Rodeo, June 8.
JJ Hampton and Shelby Boisjoli tied for the quickest breakaway roping run this past week. Both cowgirls clocked 1.9-second runs at the Gladewater (Texas) Breakaway Roping, June 10.
Austyn Tobey had the fastest barrel racing time of the week. She put together a 15.27-second run at the Lake Region Stampede in Devils Lake, N.D., June 11.
Roscoe Jarboe had the highest scored bull ride this week. Jarboe went for 90 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s No. 618 at the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo Xtreme Bull Riding, June 8.
Chet Herren clocked the fastest steer roping time of the week. He had an 8.7-second run at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo, June 9.
Courtesy of PRCA