Roscoe Jarboe Captures Xtreme Bulls Win in Alaska
Roscoe Jarboe had never been to Alaska.
He’ll never forget his first trip to the Last Frontier State.
Jarboe had a 90-point ride on Outlaw Buckers Rodeo’s Brahma Boots Chrome to win the title at the Northernmost Xtreme Bull Riding in America in Palmer, Alaska, Saturday night.
“I had seen that bull a lot, and I never had been on him, and I really, really wanted to get on him and I was glad to draw him here,” Jarboe said. “Normally that bull is a couple rounds around to the right and about six seconds he will go back left. Today, he stayed in it, and he was around the right the whole time into my hand, and it paid off. He is a good bull who turned his head and did his deal.
“I knew when I made the whistle I would be near the top, and I was thrilled to hear my score.”
Stetson Wright, the reigning two-time all-around world champion and reigning bull riding champ, had a 90-point ride on Brahma Boots Chrome to place second in Round 5 of the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Jarboe earned $5,300 for his performance and a commemorative firearm. He just missed out on receiving five ounces of gold at the event, which was 40 miles northeast of Anchorage.
“I had to ride the bounty bull (after the performance) to get the gold, and I got bucked off in about three seconds, but it didn’t take away from the excitement of winning and coming to Alaska for the first time,” said Jarboe, 28. “We were originally going to come up May 25 and hang out, but we couldn’t make that happen. We just got in the night of (May 28), and we slept and came here. This trip is something that will carry on with me for a long time. The scenery here is awesome.”
Jarboe, a native of New Plymouth, Idaho, was eighth in the May 25 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $38,299 and was glad to get a boost as the summer run gets ready to kick into high gear.
“This check from Palmer was well-needed,” he said. “I have been climbing up the standings a little bit here and there, and hopefully this will help me continue that. As always, my goal is to get to the Finals.”
Jarboe qualified for the NFR in 2016-18 and 2020. He finished sixth in the world standings a year ago.
“I have to keep working to get back there,” Jarboe said. “We will fly home (May 30) and sleep and then we will get back on the road and drive 24 hours to Fort Smith (Ark.). I am up June 2 there. Rodeo is opening back up, and it feels good that we have more rodeos to go to.”
Courtesy of PRCA