PRCA Standings Shuffle: Slade Wood Moves into Steer Roping Top 15

Slade Wood grew up around steer roping, watching his father, Neal, a four-time National Finals Steer Roping qualifier, compete on the sport’s biggest stage.

Now a rookie, Slade is making his own way in the ProRodeo ranks, climbing up 15 spots in one week. He not only leads the PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings in steer roping, but after his success last week, he’s sitting sixth in the world standings with $32,628.

“I was lucky enough to have one of the best weeks I’ve had so far in my career,” said Wood, 18. “I got off to a great start by winning the first round in Cheyenne (Wyo.), then went to Deadwood (S.D.) and won some money there. I wrapped up the week (Aug. 1) by finishing second back in Cheyenne. That really helped me make the jump this week.”

Getting inside the Top 15 wasn’t easy for Wood. He admits the beginning of the season was a challenge for him, especially coming straight out of high school.

“It started out really rough this year, it even had me second guessing if I should have gotten my card out of high school,” Wood said. “But ever since about the Fourth of July it’s turned around and been pretty good for me, and it seems like it just keeps getting easier.”

Wood will look to accomplish his goal and become one of the youngest cowboys to ever qualify for the NFSR in November.

Below are the other cowboys who moved within the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings.

Seven Spots

• Steer roper J. Tom Fisher moved from 14th to seventh.

Six Spots

• Steer roper Mike Chase went up in the standings from 18th to 12th.

Five Spots

• Steer wrestler Curtis Cassidy jumped from 18th to 13th.
• Team roping heeler Brye Crites moved from 17th to 12th.
• Tie-down roper Ty Harris went from 16th to 11th.

Four Spots

• Saddle bronc rider Ben Andersen moved from 19th to 15th.
• Team roping header Tyler Wade jumped from ninth to fifth.

Three Spots

• Tie-down roper John Douch went from 18th to 15th.
• Steer roper Vin Fisher Jr. jumped from fifth to second.
• Saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston moved from 12th to ninth.

Two Spots

• Bull rider Dustin Boquet went from 10th to eighth.
• Steer roper Roger Branch jumped from 17th to 15th.
• Tie-down roper Hunter Herrin moved from ninth to seventh.
• Steer wrestler Eli Lord jumped in the standings from 12th to 10th.
• Team roping heeler Brady Minor moved from 16th to 14th.
• Team roping heeler Cory Petska went from 15th to 13th.
• Bull rider Ruger Piva jumped from 13th to 11th.
• Steer roper Tony Reina moved up in the standings from 16th to 14th.
• Steer roper Scott Snedecor went from 10th to eighth.
• Team roping header Clint Summers jumped up from 12th to 10th.
• Tie-down roper Marty Yates moved from 14th to 12th.
• Team roping heeler Trey Yates went up in the standings from 10th to eighth.

One Spot

• Team roping heeler Ross Ashford went from 11th to 10th.
Team roping header Derrick Begay jumped from seventh to sixth.
• Bull rider Parker Breding moved up from eighth to seventh.
• Saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper went up from eighth to seventh.
• Bareback rider Richmond Champion jumped from ninth to eighth.
• Team roping heeler Jade Corkill moved up in the standings from sixth to fifth.
• Saddle bronc rider Layton Green went from 14th to 13th.
• Steer wrestler Scott Guenthner jumped from seventh to sixth.
• Tie-down roper Westyn Hughes moved up from sixth to fifth.
• Bull rider Roscoe Jarboe went from 16th to 15th.
• Steer wrestler Stetson Jorgensen moved in the standings from fifth to fourth.
• Team roping header Tate Kirchenschlager jumped up from 13th to 12th.
• Bull rider Laramie Mosley went from 11th to 10th.
• Bareback rider Jess Pope moved up from seventh to sixth.
• Tie-down roper Caleb Smidt jumped from fourth to third.
• Team roping header Hayes Smith went up in the standings from 16th to 15th.

On the Bubble

• Bareback rider Wyatt Denny moved from 17th to 16th and is $463 outside of the Top 15.
• Team roping heeler Carson Johnson jumped in the standings from 18th to 16th and is $1,364 outside of the Top 15.
• Team roping header Kellan Johnson went up from 17th to 16th and is $119 outside of the Top 15.

Courtesy of PRCA