PRCA Standings Shuffle: Shane Proctor Enters Bull Riding Top 15
Shane Proctor has been around the block. The veteran bull rider has qualified for six Wrangler National Finals Rodeos and has himself in position for a return trip to Las Vegas in 2022.
Highlighted by rodeo wins in Calgary, Alberta, and Sidney, Mont., over the last three weeks he has moved up to the No. 15 spot in the latest PRCA | RAM World Standings with $69,640.
Proctor was sitting 25th back on July 19th, a 10-spot jump in the standings in less than a month. He said the win north of the border changed his season plans a bit.
“Calgary was a big turning point for me,” said Proctor, 37. “When I won Calgary, I was just traveling with my wife (Haley) and my little girl (Coulee). She is a specialty act and works big rodeos, so I was just entering wherever they were going.
“She asked me after the win in Calgary if I was going to enter anymore rodeos and I said, ‘no I’ll probably just keep traveling with you guys,’ but she said I think maybe you should consider it.”
The advice from his wife has paid off. Last weekend, Proctor traveled to the Richland County Fair and Rodeo in Sidney, Mont., and earned an event best $11,992. He believes a change in mentality this season has brought positive results.
“I think it comes down to not forcing myself to win,” he said. “There are guys out there that are putting so much pressure on themselves to make the Finals and I’m kind of the opposite.
“It’s a great motivation, but in the end, I just want to be there with my family. I think it’s making it easier that I’m not just grinding myself to death like I normally would. I’m enjoying the sport for what it is and what it has brought me in my career.”
Below, are the other cowboys who moved inside the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings.
16 Spots
• Bull rider Trevor Kasnter moved up from 28th to 12th.
10 Spots
• Bull rider Shane Proctor went from 25th to 15th.
Nine Spots
• Tie-down roper Hunter Herrin jumped in the standings from 21st to 12th.
• Team roping header Tyler Wade leaped up from 24th to 15th.
Eight Spots
• Team roping heeler Paul Eaves moved from 18th to 10th.
Seven Spots
• Steer wrestler Tanner Brunner went from 19th to 12th.
Six Spots
• Saddle bronc rider Tanner Butner jumped up from 21st to 15th.
• Team roping header Chad Masters leaped in the standings from 13th to seventh.
Five Spots
• Team roping header Jr. Dees moved from 10th to fifth.
• Team roping heeler Levi Lord went up from 11th to sixth.
• Steer roper Taylor Santos jumped from 13th to eighth.
• Tie-down roper Cory Solomon leaped up from 12th to seventh.
Four Spots
• Bareback rider R.C. Landingham moved in the standings from ninth to fifth.
• Steer roper Cash Myers went up from 14th to 10th.
• Team roping header Garrett Rogers jumped from 18th to 14th.
Three Spots
• Bareback rider Cole Franks leaped from 14th to 11th.
• Steer roper Garrett Hale moved up from 17th to 14th.
• Bull rider Ky Hamilton went up in the standings from 16th to 13th.
• Tie-down roper Zack Jongbloed jumped from ninth to sixth.
• Steer roper Corey Ross leaped from 18th to 15th.
• Team roping header Tanner Tomlinson moved up from 15th to 12th.
Two Spots
• Saddle bronc rider Kade Bruno went from eighth to sixth.
• Steer wrestler Dakota Eldridge jumped in the standings from ninth to seventh.
• Saddle bronc rider Lefty Holman leaped up from 10th to eighth.
• Steer wrestler Stetson Jorgensen moved from seventh to fifth.
• Steer wrestler Rowdy Parrott went from 13th to 11th.
• Bull rider Maverick Potter jumped up 10th to eighth.
• Bareback rider Garrett Shadbolt leaped in the standings from 11th to ninth.
• Team roping heeler Patrick Smith moved up from 16th to 14th.
• Steer roper Ora Taton went from sixth to fourth.
• Steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack jumped from third to first.
• Saddle bronc rider Kolby Wanchuk leaped up from 13th to 11th.
• Bull rider Creek Young moved in the standings from 11th to ninth.
One Spot
• Bull rider Jeff Askey went from fourth to third.
• Bareback rider Caleb Bennett jumped up from eighth to seventh.
• Steer wrestler Jesse Brown leaped from 14th to 13th.
• Team roping heeler Jade Corkill moved from fifth to fourth.
• Saddle bronc rider Sterling Crawley went up in the standings from 14th to 13th.
• Steer wrestler Ty Erickson jumped from fifth to fourth.
• Bareback rider Kaycee Feild leaped up from seventh to sixth.
• Steer roper J. Tom Fisher moved from seventh to sixth.
• Team roping heeler Joseph Harrison went from 14th to 13th.
• Steer wrestler Kyle Irwin jumped in the standings from 10th to ninth.
• Tie-down roper Cooper Martin leaped up from 14th to 13th.
• Steer roper Cole Patterson moved from third to second.
• Tie-down roper Taylor Santos went up from 15th to 14th.
• Tie-down roper Caleb Smidt jumped from third to second.
• Bull rider Garrett Smith fifth leaped in the standings from to fourth.
• Team roping heeler Wesley Thorp moved up from 10th to ninth.
• Saddle bronc rider Stetson Wright went from third to second.
On the Bubble
•Team roping header Jake Cooper Clay jumped up from 25th to 16th and is $1,250 outside the Top 15.
•Steer wrestler Trell Etbauer leaped from 21st to 16th and is $466 outside of the Top 15.
•Bareback rider Tilden Hooper moved up in the standings from 17th to 16th and is $3,617 outside of the Top 15.
•Bull rider Reid Oftedahl went from 21st to 16th and is $2,276 outside the Top 15.
Courtesy of PRCA