Las Vegas, NV: After ten gruelling days at the biggest and best rodeo in the entire world, and after 365 days of competition through over 550 sanctioned PRCA Rodeos, it all came down to one night. It almost every event tonight it came down to that final night of the entire season to decide who would be the champions. It’s amazing it can be so close after such a long season.
Easily the best story of the week is Mary Walker and her first WNFR appearance and now first WPRA World Championship. If you can’t hear it at the end, that’s her surgeon who came in to congratulate her.
If you don’t get to watch the interview, Mary had this to say on winning the Gold Buckle. “I”m overwhelmed, just so excited. It’s the most amazing thing in my life. (There were) a lot of emotions going on. I was really upset that Reagon wasn’t here with me to celebrate, but I know he is in spirit.”
Lindsay Sears finished just outside the money tonight riding Mo, but considering the start of her week, she still made it out of Vegas with $53,741. That pushed her total to $190,062 on the year which was fourth best overall.
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Jesse Wright rodeo Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Pedro for a score of 80.5. Any less and he wouldn’t have been the World Champion.
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Calgary Stampede’s Special Delivery, the 2012 CPRA Bareback Horse of the Year, won the Wrangler Award as the Bareback Horse of the Night in Round Ten.
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Come back for more tomorrow.
Bareback World Champ: Kaycee Field
Season earnings: $276,850
Round Six: 1. JR Vezain on Lancaster & Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Top Flight, 86.5, $18,257; 2. Bobby Mote, 86, $14,429; 3. (tie) Steven Dent, Kaycee Field and Steven Peebles , 85.5, $7,656; 6. Casey Colletti, 84, $2,945.
Average: 1. Kaycee Feild, 834.0/10, $46,820.91, 2. Will Lowe, 813.0/10, $37,986.78, 3. Bobby Mote, 809.5/10, $30,036.06, 4. JR Vezain, 808.0/10, $22,085.34, 5. Justin McDaniel, 801.0/10, $15,901.44, 6. Jessy Davis, 795.5/10, $11,484.38, 7. Caleb Bennett, 782.5/10, $7,950.72, 8. Wes Stevenson, 780.5/10, $4,417.07
Steer Wrestling World Champ: Luke Branquinho
Season earnings: $158,963
Round Six: 1. Gabe Ledoux, 3.3, $18,257; 2. Bray Armes, 3.5, $14,429; 3. Wade Sumpter, 3.7, $10,895; 4. Dean Gorsuch, 3.9, $7,656; 5. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Matt Reeves, 4.2, $3,828.
Average: 1. Les Shepperson, 48.6/10, $46,820.91, 2. Casey Martin, 50.0/10, $37,986.78, 3. Beau Clark, 54.3/10, $30,036.06, 4. Bray Armes, 55.2/10, $22,085.34, 5. KC Jones, 57.7/10, $15,901.44, 6. Dean Gorsuch, 62.9/10, $11,484.38, 7. Luke Branquinho, 36.8/9, $7,950.72, 8. Todd Suhn, 41.2/9, $4,417.07
Team Roping World Champs: Chad Masters (header) & Jade Corkill (heeler)
Season earnings, Chad Masters: $196,099; Jade Corkill: $190,797
Round Six: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Jade Corkill, 4.0 seconds, $18,257; 2. (tie) Luke Brown/Martin Lucero and Turtle Powell/Dugan Kelly, 4.1, $12,662; 4. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 4.9, $7,656; 5. Chad Masters/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 5.2, $4,712; 6. Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz, 5.7, $2,945.
Average: 1. Chad Masters/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 73.4/10, $46,821; 2. Keven Daniel/Chase Tryan, 65.2/9, $37,987; 3. Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz, 46.4/8, $30,036; 4. Brock Hansen/Ryan Motes, 63.8/8, $22,085; 5. Kaleb Driggers/Jade Crokill, 31.2/7, $15,901; 6. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 40.5/7, $11,484; 7. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 52.3/7, $7,951; 8. Colby Lovell/Russel Cardoza, 52.5/7, $4,417.
Saddle Bronc World Champ: Jesse Wright
Season earnings: $226,886 ($796.93 ahead of second place Cody DeMoss)
Round Six: 1. Cody DeMoss on Smith/Harper & Morgan’s Painted Feather, 86, $18,257; 2. Cody Wright, 85, $14,429; 3. Isaac Diaz, 84, $10,895; 4. (tie) Bradley Harter and Jesse Wright, 80.5, $6,183; 6. (tie) Chad Ferley and Sterling Crawley, 77.5, $1,472.
Average: 1. Cody DeMoss, 798.5/10, $46,820.91; 2. Cody Wright, 740.5/9, $37,987; 3. Wade Sundell, 628.0/8, $30,036; 4. Cole Elshere, 620.5/8, $22,085; 5. Cort Sheer, 609.0/8, $15,901; 6. Jesse Wright, 583.0/7, $11,484; 7. Cody Taton, 553.0/7, $7,951; 8. Isaac Diaz, 548.5/7, $4,417.
Tie-Down Roping World Champ: Tuf Cooper
Season earnings: $232,885
Round Six: 1. Cody Ohl, 7.0 seconds, $18,257; 2. Shane Hanchey, 7.2, $14,429; 3. Bradley Bynum, 7.3, $10,895; 4. Ryan Jarrett, 7.5, $7,656; 5. Matt Shiozawa, 7.6, $4,712; 6. Tuf Cooper, 7.9, $2,945.
1. Adam Gray, 97.7/10, $46,821; 2. Tuf Cooper, 90.6/10, $37,987; 3. Shane Hanchey, 92.5/10, $30,036; 4. Justin Maass, 92.9/10, $22,085; 5. Cody Ohl, 93.8/10, $15,901; 6. Ryan Jarrett, 95.6/10, $11,484; 7. Bradley Bynum, 97.7/10, $7,951; 8. Fred Whitfield, 112.9/10, $4,417.
Barrel Racing World Champ: Mary Walker
Season earnings: $274,233
Round Six: 1. Carlee Pierce, 13.57 seconds, $18,257; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 13.76, $14,429; 3. Lee Ann Rust, 13.87, $10,895; 4. Kaley Bass, 13.96, $7,656; 5. Nikki Steffes, 13.97, $4,712; 6. Mary Walker, 14.01, $2,945.
Average: 1. Brenda Mays, 141.79/10, $46,821; 2. Mary Walker, 143.52/10, $37,987; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 143.96/10, $30,036; 4. Kaley Bass, 144.69/10, $22,085; 5. Nikki Steffes, 147.19/10, $15,901; 6. Christina Richman, 156.32/10, $11,484; 7. Christy Loflin, 158.41/10, $7,951; 8. Lindsay Sears, 158.97/10, $4,417.
Bull Riding World Champ: Cody Teel
Season earnings: $201,978 (Just over $1,000 ahead of JW Harris)
Round Six: 1. Shane Proctor on Wild Card Rodeo’s Squawk Box, 86.5, $18,257; 2. Seth Glause, 81.5, $14,429; 3. (tie) Kanin Asay and Beau Schroeder, 79.5, $9,276; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Beau Schroeder, 423.0/5, $46,821; 2. Seth Glause, 417.5/5, $37,987; 3. Trevor Kastner, 334.5/4, $30,036; 4. Shane Proctor, 330.5/4, $22,085; 5. Clayton Savage, 326.0/4, $15,901; 6. Cody Teel, 305.5/4, $11,484; 7. JW Harris, 261.0/3, $7,951; 8. Brett Stall, 249.5/3, $4,417.
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