Timed Event Championship: JoJo LeMond
JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas JoJo LeMond was in position to win his first Timed Event Championship title just 12 months ago. Sitting second after the 24th run, LeMond struggled in the final run of the long weekend. Wrapping up the five rounds of competition, LeMond posted a 51.4-second steer roping run and fell all the […]
Why media relations works
Announcer Boyd Polhamus tweeted today directly to ProRodeo.com that there are great storylines at rodeos in San Angelo, Texas, and Tucson, Ariz., which are taking place. He’s right. In fact, those stories need to be told just as much as the ones that we’ve been telling about San Antonio. Of course, it’s much easier to […]
Timed Event Championship: Russell Cardoza
Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. Russell Cardoza is starting to get the hang of this thing. The Oregon cowboy was a Timed Event Championship rookie two seasons ago when he finished 11th in the average. Last March, he left Oklahoma with $10,000, half for finishing sixth in the average, and half for having the third fastest […]
Timed Event Championship: Chance Kelton
Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. More often than not, Chance Kelton rides away from the Lazy E Arena with a nice payday. Last year it was $10,000 for having the fastest go-round at the Timed Event Championship. He blistered the field with a 46.4-second fourth go-round on Saturday night. That time was more than two seconds […]
Timed Event Championship: Scott Snedecor
Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas The last time Scott Snedecor left the Lazy E Arena, he did so as the event champion, winning the average title at the 2011 Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping last November. He’d like to repeat the feat this weekend. Of course, so would the other 19 competitors in this incredible […]
Timed Event Championship: Bryce Davis
Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas The first time Bryce Davis played on the Timed Event Championship stage, he finished in last place. That was two years ago. Last year, the Texan made up for it, just as everyone in the arena suspected. He posted a five-round, 25-head time of 380.4 seconds to finish eighth in the […]
Chet takes a big step
It’s been four seasons since Chet Johnson last qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It’s about time he returns to the year-end finale as one of the top 15 saddle bronc riders in the game. He deserves to be in that field, and on Sunday and Monday, he proved it. Johnson, of Gillette, Wyo., […]
Young, Searcy rope titles at Kansas State rodeo
ALVA, Okla. – Trey Young knew competing in the Central Plains Region would be one of the toughest aspects of his college rodeo career. He lives for the challenge. “I’m from South Dakota, and I came down here because this region is tougher,” said Young, of Dupree, a community of about 1,300 in northwest South […]
Timed Event Championship: Daniel Green
Daniel Green, Oakdale, Calif. Daniel Green has won the average championship and the top prize at the Timed Event Championship twice. Last year, though, he settled for a $4,000 check for having the fourth fastest go-round of the competition. That’ll have to do, but look for that finish to be a motivating factor for Green, […]
Timed Event Championship: K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones, Burlington, Wyo. In his career, K.C. Jones has received the highest acclaim from the entity he respects the most: his fellow cowboys. Jones has earned the praise, sitting as one of the most versatile cowboys to have ever traveled down the rodeo trail. He’s won the Timed Event Championship four times and stands […]
Richardson bullish about trip to RNCFR
Bryan Richardson is a three-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Even when he isn’t among the top 15 in the world standings, the Texan is always among the bull riding leaders in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. It’s been six years since Richardson played on ProRodeo’s grandest stage. While everyone realizes how much […]
Timed Event Championship: Clayton Hass
Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas Clayton Hass definitely is no specialist when it comes to rodeo. That’s why he’s here. Hass competes regularly as a tie-down roper, steer wrestler and header, and last year finished in the top 20 in the All-Around World Standings in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Also, he finished 29th in the […]
Timed Event Championship: Jim Ross Cooper
Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. The first time Jim Ross Cooper qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he and his twin brother, Jake, roped on ProRodeo’s biggest stage together. Jim returned to Las Vegas this past December, roping with header Brandon Beers. They placed in two go-rounds and earned a little more than $18,000 […]
Timed Event Championship: Jimmie Cooper
Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M. In Colorado Springs, Colo., there is a display with the likeness of Jimmie Cooper inside the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. It’s been there since 2005, when he was inducted into the hall that recognizes greatness in the sport. Of course, Cooper belongs there, because he has accomplished much, from his 1981 […]
World champs sneak into semifinals
Three world champions advanced out of the third bracket at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, but they squeaked into the semifinals by finishing fourth in their respective disciplines. Reigning world champion team ropers Turtle Powell and Jhett Johnson and three-time world champion barrel racer Sherry Cervi moved on in the tournament-style format. Powell and […]
Timed Event Championship: Dean Gorsuch
Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. Look for Dean Gorsuch to surpass the $1 million mark in PRCA earnings this year. As of Feb. 1, 2012, Gorsuch was within $21,000 of that magical mark. That’s phenomenal, considering the Nebraska cowboy didn’t start rodeoing full time until 2005. He was spurred into his championship form with a successful […]
Timed Event Championship: Chad Masters
Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. In the years that Chad Masters has been part of the Timed Event Championship field, he’s collected a check just once. Do you want a little irony? Masters, a man who won a gold buckle in heading in 2007, earned that $3,000 setting a new heading mark of 5.1 seconds during […]
Timed Event Championship: Steve Duhon
Steve Duhon, Jasper, Texas Growing up in Opelousas, La., Steve Duhon was an athlete who excelled at pretty much everything he did. In fact, he had an opportunity to play football at Louisiana State University, just a stone’s throw from Duhon’s hometown. But his excellence in the rodeo arena outweighed his talent on the gridiron. […]
Timed Event Championship: Broc Cresta
Broc Cresta, Petaluma, Calif. Each of the last two ProRodeo seasons, Broc Cresta has shown the world his tremendous talent as a team roping-heeler, qualifying for the 2011 and 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That’s just the culmination of a lifetime lived around the world of rodeo. You see, Cresta’s grandfather, Bill Cresta, has been […]
It’s all in a name
I love seeing the names stock contractors have for bucking beasts. From Bodacious to Surprise Party to Grated Coconut, there is a long line of great names. There are many reasons behind the names. Grated Coconut, for example, is out of a mare named Coconut Roll. Sometimes an animal is named because of a family […]
Northwestern teams ready for spring rodeo season
ALVA, Okla. – When Stockton Graves became the coach at his alma mater, he wasn’t sure what to expect in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University rodeo team. Still, Graves has big plans for the team through the final six events of the 2011-12 season. “Our expectations are dang sure to finish in the No. 1 […]
Inagural pro-am team roping to coincide with Timed Event
Amateur ropers who want to rub elbows with some of the greatest cowboys in ProRodeo will get their chance during the inaugural Timed Event Championship Pro-Am Team Roping, set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Lazy E Arena. The Lazy E will accept 20 headers (with a 4 handicap or less) and 20 […]
Champs bringing gold buckles back to Panhandle
GUYMON, Okla. – The Oklahoma Panhandle has a legacy of rodeo greatness. The history grew a little stronger in 2011, and the 80th annual Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo is just one of the beneficiaries. You see, heeler Jhett Johnson and saddle bronc rider Taos Muncy won world championships in their respective disciplines. They’re just two […]
OPSU rodeo teams ready to kick off spring season
GOODWELL, Okla. – The key to winning in rodeo is consistency. Tradition helps, too. The men’s and women’s rodeo teams at Oklahoma Panhandle State University have both on their sides as they begin the spring portion of the 2011-12 season in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s Central Plains Region. The teams carry with them a […]