World Standings as of Apirl 10th 2012

All-Around Cowboy

Trevor Brazile

Decatur

TX

$58,381.00

Bareback

Wes Stevenson

Lubbock

TX

$49,533.00

Steer Wrestling

Ethen Thouvenell

Napa

CA

$30,239.00

Team Roping (Header)

Colby Lovell

Madisonville

TX

$29,200.00

Team Roping (Heeler)

Kinney Harrell

Marshall

TX

$26,458.00

Saddle Bronc

Cody Wright

Milford

UT

$33,711.00

Tie-Down Roping

Justin Maass

Giddings

TX

$39,568.00

Steer Roping

Trevor Brazile

Decatur

TX

$26,831.00

Bull Riding

Cody Teel

Kountze

TX

$55,520.00

Ram National Circut Finals

Clay Cowan was the national champion in the 2012 Ram National Circut Finals at Pocatello, Idaho. He is not a full time rodeo cowboy. He is from Highmore, SD and  Clay just tries to go to the circut rodeos or rodeos that are close to home. He is a steer wrestler and has been to the NFR a few times. He was runner up at the Ram National Circut Finals in 2010 behind Luke Branqueneo. Thiis yeasr old Clay repayed Luke.  

Rodeo Austin

Bobby Mote won rodeo Austin, he was 87 points in the final round. The rodeo is a three head average, witch means who ever has the best score of three combinded scores. Mote has won the world four times and is in a good position to have a shot at a fifth world title. After he won Rodeo Austin he moved up to fifth in the standing and he walked away from Austin Texas with $8,379. 

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)

The PRCA sanctions about 600 of the top rodeos in the Northern America , in 37 states and three Canadian provinces. The PRCA is a membership organizathion and has thousands of membes that join each year. The PRCA trys to use stock that is the best and healthiest of its kind.

Wrangler Million Dollare Tour Standings

The Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings Is very different from the actual World Standings. It consists of the same rodeos but they just belong to more than one association. There are guys that just try to go to those rodeos.

Bareback Riding- Steven Dent

Steer Wrestiling- Ethen Thouvenell

Team Roping (Header)-Nick Sartain

Team Roping (Heeler)-Kollin VonAhn

Saddle Bronc Riding-Chet Johnson

Tie-Down Roping-Justin Maass

Bull Riding-  Cody Teel

Rookie Event Leaders

The rookie event leader are having a pretty good year so far. I expect to see some of them at the wrangler National Finals.

Bareback Riding- Richie Champion,  The Woodlands,  TX,  $7,618.00  

Steer Wrestling- Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, LA, $6,726.00

Team Roping (header)- Tyler Wade, Tarrell, TX, $7631.00

Team Roping (heeler)- Clint Summer, Lake City, FL, $12,478.00

Saddle Bronc Riding- Spencer Wright, Milford, UT, $4,022.00

Tie-Down Roping- Codie Poe, Farmerville, LA, $9,127.00

Steer Roping- Joe Wells, Cisco, TX, $1,102.00

Bull Riding- Trey Benton lll, Rock Island, TX, $21,346.00

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo

Bareback Riding Final round: 1. (tie) Steven Dent on Classic Pro Rodeo's Good Time Charlie and Will Lowe on Kesler Rodeo's Mile Away, 88 points, $10,889 each; 3. Wes Stevenson, 87, $6,223; 4. Bobby Mote, 86, $3,111.
Champion: Steven Dent, $17,030

Steer  Wrestiling Final round: 1. Ethen Thouvenell, 4.4 seconds, $12,445; 2. (tie) Shane Henderson and Kyle Whitaker, 4.5, $7,778 each; 4. Matt Reeves, 4.7, $3,111.
Champion: Ethen Thouvenell $17,112

Team Roping Final round: 1. Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn, 4.2 seconds, $12,445 each; 2. Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan, 4.3, $9,334; 3. Nick Rawlings/Randon Adams, 5.1, $6,223; 4. Colby Lovell/Russell Cardoza, 5.8, $3,111.
Champions: Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn $19,323 each

Saddle Bronc Riding Final round: 1. Chet Johnson, 86 points on Calgary Stampede's Knight Rocket, $12,445; 2. Jeff Willert, 78, $9,334; 3. (tie) Sterling Crawley and J.J. Elshere, 77, $4,667 each.
Champion: Chet Johnson $19,077

Tie Down Roping Final round: 1. Justin Maass, 7.4 seconds, $12,445; 2. Tuf Cooper, 7.8, $9,334; 3. (tie) Clint Cooper and Sterling Smith, 8.2, $4,667 each.
Champion: Justin Maass $17,358

Barrel Racing Final round: 1. Angie Meadors, 13.87 seconds, $12,445; 2. Carlee Pierce, 14.03, $9,334; 3. Savanah Reeves, 14.11, $6,223; 4. Nikki Steffes, 14.43, $3,111.
Champion: Angie Meadors $18,340

Bull Riding Final round: 1. Cody Teel, 90 points on D&H Cattle's Priceless, $12,445; 2. Ardie Maier, 89, $9,334; 3. Patrick Geipel, 86, $6,223; 4. J.W. Harris, 85, $3,111.
Champion: Cody Teel $16,375

The Total payoff was $1,120,480 in this one rodeo. Rodeo is a big sport in the United States and there is a lot of money in it. I is a very tough sport to try and make a career out of but its possible.  The entry fees depend on the size of the rodeo and the event that you are entering.They usually range anywhere from $120 to $250 at most of the rodeo's.

Seminole Classic Xtreme Bulls,Okeechobee Fla.

First round: 1. Nile Lebaron, 84.5 points on Robinson Pro Rodeo’s Peppy, $4,230; 2. Chandler Bownds, 83.5, $3,243; 3. Cody Whitney, 83, $2,397; 4. (tie) Beau Schroeder and Shane Proctor, 82, $1,269 each; 6. (tie) Tyler Willis and Douglas Duncan, 80, $635 each; 8. Tony Mendes, 73.5, $423. Finals: 1. Cody Whitney, 89.5 points on Robinson Pro Rodeo’s Thomas the Train, $3,102; 2. Tony Mendes, 84.5, $2,350; 3. L.J. Jenkins, 85, $1,692; no other qualified rides. Average: 1. Cody Whitney, 172.5 points on two head, $7,050; 2. Tony Mendes, 158, $5,405; 3. Nile LeBaron, 84.5 on one head, $3,995; 4. Chandler Bownds, 83.5, $2,585; 5. (tie) Beau Schroeder and Shane Proctor, 82, $1,410 each; 7. (tie) Tyler Willis and Douglas Duncan, 80, $823 each.

The total payoffs after the whole thing was over ended up being $46,765.
There was many different big names there and also some Rookies. There are only like 15 Xtreme Bulls events throughout the year. They are just for the bull riders and they have a large sum of prize money to bo won. 

Standings as of Febuary 13th 2012

Leaders
All-around-Trevor Brazile $20,374.00
Bareback Riding-Wes Stevenson $27,193.00
Steer Wrestling -Billy Bugenig $14,073.00
Team Roping (Header)-Colby Lovell $14,596.00
Team Roping (Heeler)-John Philipp $12,905.00
Saddle Bronc Riding -Cody Taton $22,526.00
Tie-Down Roping -Trevor Brazile $20,374.00
Steer Roping-Chet Herren $7,913.00
Bull riding -Cody Samora $26,090.00

It is still just the start of the year but these are some of the few guys that have had a great start on the year. A few of these guys haven't even made the WNFR. So it is very likely that we are gonna see some new faces there, but who knows...

Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo

The Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo was very good this year… I didn’t have any luck there in the bull riding. I personally like to watch the bull riding and bronc riding, because those are more action packed events. The bull riding wasn’t as good as I thought it should have been. But it’s your own opinion on what you like to watch I suppose… so I hope you enjoyed the BHSS.

All-around cowboy: Trevor Brazile, $4,621, team roping and tie-down roping.
Bareback riding: 1. Steven Dent, 83 points on C5 Rodeo Company’s Blue Jeans
Steer wrestling: 1. Seth Murphy, 3.5 seconds, $3,994
Team roping: 1. Garrett Tonozzi/Kinney Harrell, 4.4, $5,677 each
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Cole Elshere, 86 points on C5 Rodeo Company’s Betty Bucks, $4,489
Tie-down roping: 1. Trevor Brazile, 7.8 seconds, $4,621
Barrel racing: 1. Theresa Walter, 12.69 seconds, $4,542
Bull riding: 1. (tie) Garrett Vig, on Sutton Rodeos’ King Kong, and Allen Helmuth, on Burch Rodeo Company’s Cottonmouth King, 81 points, $4,053 each
Total payoff: $181,976 to all the staff and place winners in each event.

Rapid City SD

The Rapid City SD Xtreme was occured last weekend. The total payoff was $49,350, that was the all the money that was paid to everyone. Brett Stall won first in the average on two bulls, his total score was 179.5 points. Douglas Duncan was runner up with 178 points on two head. The Rapid City PRCA stock show and rodeo will be going on this week. I will see you there....

Outstanding Cowboys of January

There is a lot of new comers in the PRCA that are making a statement. The Montana team ropers Ty St. Goddard and Ryle Whitford, were front and center again during the Jan. 22 final round as they had a time of 6.5 and won the average in Denver. St. Goddard and Whitford pocketed $10,336 each for their eventful trip to Denver. Tyler Willis was the only contestant to complete two qualified rides in the Fort Worth Extreme Bull.  

SandHills Stock Show & Rodeo

The first place winners from each event won anywhere from $2,000 to $8,000. This rodeo gave some cowboys a nice start on the 2012 season and boosted there confidence to go on to the Denver Stock Show & Rodeo,  which is one of the bigger rodeos in the 2012 season.

All-around cowboy: Trevor Brazile, $4,185, team roping, tie-down roping and steer roping          Bareback riding:  1. Cimmaron Gerke, 85 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Butterfly, $4,503                   Steer wrestling: Average: 1. Jake Shaw, 7.5 seconds on two head, $2,221                                            Team roping: Average: 1. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Brad Culpepper, 10.1 seconds on two head, $3,235 each                                                                                                                                                                     Saddle bronc riding: 1. Cody Wright, 86 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Matterhorn, $4,229                   Tie-down roping:  Average: 1. Clint Cooper, 16.8 seconds on two head, $3,301                                 Barrel racing: Average: 1. Paige Conrado, 28.29 seconds on two runs, $2,838                                        Bull riding: 1. Shane Semien, 88 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Sandi’s Dream, $6,098                                                                                

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