Rodeo Recap: August 12 – 18

Bareback: Coop Cooke

Idaho’s own Bareback rider Coop Cooke is looking good for his first NFR qualification. Cooke covered Honeycutt Rodeo’s, No. M9 for 85 points, just a half-point ahead of second place. Cooke won the rodeo, earning a $4,300 check to help solidify his place in the Top 15. Cooke is currently 6^th in the 2024 PRCA Bareback World Standings!

Steer Wrestling: Tyler Pearson

World Champion Steer Wrestler and 5x NFR qualifier, Tyler Pearson outran second place by two-tenths of a second, winning the rodeo with a 3.6-second time and a check worth $3,356. Pearson is currently 10th in the 2024 PRCA Steer Wrestling World Standings!

Team Roping: Header Dustin Egusquiza, Heeler Levi Lord

So far this season, 6x NFR Team Roping Header Dustin Egusquiza along with 3x NFR Heeler Levi Lord have won major rodeos in Denver, Austin, Guymon and North Platte. The duo won another check this week in Burley, Idaho, tying for the win with a 4.8 second run worth nearly $2,400 each. Equsquiza is currently 2nd in the 2024 PRCA Team Roping Header World Standings, Lord is 1st in the Heeler standings!

Tie Down:  Shad Mayfield

World Champion Tie Down Roper and 5x NFR qualifier, Shad Mayfield added yet another win to his season roster in Cassia County. Mayfield roped in seven seconds flat, earning himself a winning check of over $5,000 and putting the roper at over $210,000 in total season earnings. Mayfield is currently leading the 2024 PRCA Tie Down World Standings!

All-Around & Bull Riding: Wacey Schalla

18-year-old rookie Bull Rider, Oklahoma’s Wacey Schalla competed in both the Bareback and Bull Riding in Cassia County’s Fair & Rodeo. Alongside his win in the bulls after an 86-point ride on Redline Pro Rodeo’s, Horn Dog, Schalla also won the rodeo’s All-Around title for a total of almost $10,000 in winnings. Schalla is currently 4^th in the 2024 PRCA Bull Riding World Standings and 2^nd in the All-Around standings!

Fun Fact

In the last week, Wacey Schalla has earned over $40,000 between Bareback, Bull Riding and All-Around payouts!

Breakaway: Martha Angelone, Kelsie Domer and Addy Hill

Cassia County’s Breakaway race ended in a three-way tie. 2022 World Champion and 4x NFBR qualifier, Martha Angelone, 2x NFBR qualifier Kelsie Domer and Utah roper Addy Hill all roped in 2.1 seconds, each earning over $4,400 each. Angelone is unofficially 5^th in the 2024 WPRA Breakaway World Standings and Domer is 13^th!

Bareback: Weston Timberman

Rookie Bareback Rider and Montana cowboy, Weston Timberman is looking good for his first trip to the Thomas & Mack this year. Timberman helped solidify his spot in the Top 15 this week with a 90-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s, Yukon Rambler, earning a $4,900 check and the rodeo win in Canby. Timberman is currently 10th in the 2024 PRCA Bareback World Standings!

Team Roping: Header Tyler Wade, Heeler Wesley Thorp

Reigning World Champion Header and 6x NFR qualifier, Tyler Wade alongside 2x World Champion Heeler and 8x NFR qualifier, Wesley Thorp got the win this weekend in Canby with 8.9 seconds on two head. Wade and Thorp won the first round, roping in 4.1 seconds, then tied for fifth place in the second round with a staggering six other teams, all of whom roped in 4.8 seconds. Although the seven-way tie didn’t pay well, in total the World Champion duo won over $6,400. Wade is currently 3^rd in the 2024 PRCA Team Roping Header World Standings, Thorp is 3^rd in the Heeler standings!

All Around & Tie Down: Haven Meged

World Champion Tie Down Roper and 5x NFR qualifier, Haven Meged competed in the Tie Down and the Team Roping in Canby. In the Tie Down, Meged tied for third in the first round with an 8.7, then won the second round with an 8.3-second run. He won the Tie Down with a 17 flat on two head and together with his efforts in the Team Roping, won the All-Around. In total at the Canby Rodeo, Meged won over $14,500. Meged is currently 3^rd in the 2024 PRCA Tie Down World Standings!

Barrel Racing: Kassie Mowry

Only three-hundredths of a second separated 4x NFR qualifier and California native, Kassie Mowry and second place in this year’s Canby Rodeo Barrel Racing. Mowry ran a 16.42 seconds for the rodeo win and a check worth $3,800. Mowry is unofficially 5^th in the 2024 WPRA Barrel Racing Standings!

Bareback: Cole Reiner

The Gooding Pro Rodeo is 4x NFR qualifier Cole Reiner’s first rodeo win of the 2023-24 pro rodeo season. The Wyoming Bareback rider has ridden consistently enough all season to still be inside the Top 15 and this week at Gooding, Reiner covered Summit Pro Rodeos, Game Trail for a massive 91-point score and a $5,500 check. Reiner is currently 14^th in the 2024 PRCA Bareback World Standings!

Saddle Bronc: Damian Brennan

2023 was Canadian Saddle Bronc rider, Damian Brennan’s first trip to the NFR. After a knockout 2023-24 season including wins at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Dixie National Rodeo, RODEOHOUSTON, Crooked River Roundup and Greeley Stampede, Brennan now adds a win at the Gooding Pro Rodeo and is looking great for a second return to the Thomas & Mack. At Gooding, Brennan rode Korkow Rodeos’, Me Mojo for 89 points for a check worth over $6,000. Brennan is currently 3^rd in the 2024 PRCA Saddle Bronc World Standings!

Barrel Racing: Kassie Mowry

California’s Kassie Mowry does it again. The 4x NFR Barrel Racer took first place at Gooding Pro Rodeo - her second rodeo win of the week - out-racing second place by two-hundredths of a second with a 16.76. For this win, Mowry earned another check worth over $6,800. Mowry is unofficially 5^th in the 2024 WPRA Barrel Racing Standings!

Bull Riding: T.J. Gray

T.J. Gray has been a PRCA member since 2020, but has yet to qualify for an NFR. 2024 could be Gray’s year and the Oregon Bull Rider proved he has what it takes, riding Macza Pro Rodeo’s, Big River for 90 points in Gooding, Idaho, a ride worth nearly $6,000 in winnings. Gray is currently 6^th in the 2024 PRCA Bull Riding World Standings!

Breakaway: Hali Williams

Texas’s Hali Williams is after her second appearance at the NFBR in Las Vegas. This week in Gooding, Williams roped in 1.9 seconds and a rodeo-winning check worth over $6,200, a promising sign she’ll be a 2x NFBR qualifier come the end of the season. Williams is unofficially 10^th in the 2024 WPRA Breakaway World Standings!

All-Around & Bareback: Wacey Schalla

The Moses Lake Round-Up offered Rookie, Wacey Schalla his second pair of wins last week. Schalla is a Bareback and a Bull Rider and in Moses Lake, took the win in the Bareback with an 89-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo Inc's, Mayhem. The Moses Lake All-Around title also went to Schalla, resulting in a total of nearly $12,000 in winnings.  Schalla is currently 2^nd in the 2024 PRCA All-Around Standings and 25^th in the Bareback standings!

Team Roping: Header Dustin Egusquiza and Heeler Levi Lord

Moses Lake also treated Team Roping superstars 6x NFR Team Roping Header Dustin Egusquiza and 3x NFR Heeler Levi Lord to a second win of the week. After their win in Cassia County, Idaho, the pair out-roped second place in Moses by one-tenth of a second, winning the rodeo with a 4.1-second run good for a $5,200 check each. Egusquiza is currently 2^nd in the 2024 PRCA Team Roping Header World Standings, Lord is 1^st in the Heeler standings!

Saddle Bronc: Damian Brennan

It seems this past week was a good week for double-header wins and Canadian Saddle Bronc rider and NFR qualifier, Damian Brennan is the next to take advantage of a week well worth spent rodeoing. Brennan covered Corey & Lange Rodeo’s, Monster for 90.5 points to win again in Moses Lake. Brennan is currently 3^rd in the 2024 PRCA Saddle Bronc World Standings!

Tie Down: Cole Clemons

Texas’s Cole Clemons is in his rookie year as a Tie Down Roper and despite his youth, has roped consistently enough all year to look good for his first NFR qualification. Clemons showed what he’s made of in Moses Lake, roping a whole second faster than veteran Tie Down Roper Shane Hanchey. Clemons’s winning 7.5-second run earned him his first major rodeo win of his professional career and a $5,200 check. Clemons is currently 12^th in the 2024 PRCA Tie Down World Standings!

Team Roping: Header Erich Rogers and Heeler Paul Eaves

2017 World Champion Header, NFR Average champ and 12x NFR qualifier, Erich Rogers and his Heeler, 2x World Champion and 10x NFR qualifier, Paul Eaves were lightning-fast in Fallon County, Montana last week. The World Champion pair roped for a quick 3.9 seconds – five-tenths of a second ahead of second place - to win the rodeo and a $6,900 check each. Rogers is currently 12th in the 2024 PRCA Team Roping Header World Standings, Eaves is 13th in the Heeler standings!

Saddle Bronc: Brody Cress

Wyoming Saddle Bronc Rider, Brody Cress has finished inside the PRCA event’s top 10 six times. The 7x NFR qualifier and 3x NFR Average Champion is seeking his seventh, currently sitting just inside the top 10. Cress helped solidify that position by tying for the win in Montana, covering Five Star Rodeo’s, Jessica Rabbit for 85.5 points and a $3,800 winnings check. 4x Saddle Bronc World Champion and 9x NFR qualifier, Zeke Thurston also rode C5 Rodeo’s, North Star for 85.5 at Fallon County, splitting the win with Cress. Thurston is currently 5^th in the 2024 PRCA Saddle Bronc World Standings, Cress is currently 8^th!

Bull Riding: Jeter Lawrence

Only two bull riders made qualified rides this year in Fallon County, a true testament to the quality of the stock provided at the rodeo. Rookie Bull Rider, Oklahoma’s Jeter Lawrence was one of them, winning the rodeo with a 72-point ride on C5 Rodeo’s, Hell Follows Right. For his winning ride, Lawrence earned over $7,000. Lawrence is currently 10^th in the 2024 PRCA Bull Riding World Standings!

Steer Wrestling: J.D. Struxness

5x NFR qualifier J.D. Struxness won the average of the 100^th Anniversary of the Caldwell Night Rodeo in Caldwell, Idaho. The Minnesota cowboy was 4.3 seconds in round one for second place then won the final round with a four-second flat run. In total, Struxness was 13.4 seconds on three head for a total of over $10,500 in earnings. Struxness is currently 6^th in the 2024 PRCA Steer Wrestling World Standings!

Saddle Bronc: Kade Bruno

Idaho’s very own 2x NFR Saddle Bronc Rider, Kade Bruno has climbed the ranks this season, riding his way to the number one spot. This week in Caldwell in front of an Idaho crowd, the native went 177.5 points on two head to win the average. In the first round, Bruno tied for second with an 87-point ride, then won the finals with a big score of 90.5 on Powder River Rodeo’s, Miss Valley. All in, Bruno won over $7,600 in Caldwell, Idaho. Bruno is currently leading the 2024 PRCA Saddle Bronc World Standings!

All-Around & Bull Riding: Wacey Schalla

If you haven’t read thus far in this week’s Rodeo Recap, we’ll recap the Recap for you: Oklahoma rookie Wacey Schalla competes in both Bareback and Bull Riding. First, he won the Bull Riding at Idaho’s Cassia County Fair & Rodeo, also winning the rodeo’s All-Around title.

Then, Schalla won the Bareback in Moses Lake, Washington as well as the All-Around there. Finally, he covered Powder River Rodeo’s, No. 38j in Caldwell, Idaho for 89 points and the win in Caldwell’s Bull Riding, again earning himself his third All-Around title of the week and nearly $20,000 in total payout from the Caldwell Night Rodeo. Schalla is currently 4^th in the 2024 PRCA Bull Riding World Standings and 2^nd in the All-Around standings!