PRCA Press Releases

PRCA World Standings December 28, 2009
[Dec. 29, 2009] Final World Standings for 2009 with list of World Champions. Latest totals for 2010 World Standings By Courtesy PRCA

PRCA Weekly Press Release December 28, 2009
[Dec. 28, 2009] Mesquite Championship Rodeo draws 430 contestants for holiday special; Rosser bull again voted the best at Wrangler NFR; Top rodeo journalist Michael dies of leukemia; ProRodeo at the movies; Plus Upcoming Events By Courtesy of The PRCA

Brazile ties record as ProRodeo crowns world champions at 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 13, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Memo to Ty Murray: you have company. Trevor Brazile secured his seventh PRCA all-around world championship in front of 17,418 fans in Round 10 of the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to tie Murray's PRCA record for most all-around gold buckles and further etch his name in the history books as one of the greatest cowboys in the history of ProRodeo. By Courtesy PRCA

Whitney cashes in during final go-round at the NFR
[Dec. 13, 2009] LAS VEGAS – When Cody Whitney thought about his first qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, he saw more than the bright lights and the big city. By Ted Harbin

Team roping world record broken twice, Harris clinches second straight gold buckle during Round 9 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 12, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- JoJo LeMond and reigning World Champion Heeler Randon Adams stopped the clock at the Thomas & Mack Center in 3.4 seconds to lower the PRCA team roping world record by one-tenth of a second in Round 9 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That record lasted all of five minutes. By Courtesy PRCA

Cannon-Mote bareback riding battle rages on in Round 8 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 11, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- There were few surprises in the bareback riding in Round 8 of the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It was no surprise that there was a tie for first place -- five of the eight rounds have ended with ties at the top -- and the cowboys who tied for the victory in front of 17,306 at the Thomas & Mack Center are the event's top two in the PRCA World Standings. By Courtesy PRCA

Etbauer wins record 50th round in seventh performance of 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 10, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- No cowboy has performed at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo the way that five-time World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Billy Etbauer has in his 21 appearances, and he added to his legacy in front of 17,069 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center in Round 7. The Edmond, Okla., bronc rider added to his record for most Wrangler NFR round victories by taking No. 50 thanks to a thrilling 90-point ride aboard Bar T Rodeo's Son of Sadie. By Courtesy PRCA

Mote remains hot in Round 6 as team roping drama builds at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 9, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Two-time World Champion Bareback Rider Bobby Mote may want to ask Delta Air Lines for a sponsorship. The Culver, Ore., cowboy won his second straight Wrangler NFR round on a horse with Delta in its name. A night after winning a share of Round 5 with an 88.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo's Delta Ship, Mote teamed with the horse's brother, Frontier Rodeo's Delta Force, for 87.5 points to win the sixth performance in front of 17,018 at the Thomas & Mack Center. By Courtesy PRCA

Brazile-Ohl tie headlines Round 5 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 8, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- The rodeo world was waiting for nine-time World Champion Trevor Brazile to make an impact at the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and the wait ended in Round 5 in front of 17,027 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Brazile, who had won just $7,188 combined in team roping and tie-down roping through four rounds, tied six-time World Champion Cody Ohl for the top spot in the tie-down roping with a 7.1-second run to earn a $15,343 check. By Courtesy PRCA

Graves, Kruse overcome injuries to earn Round 4 wins at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 7, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Nothing cures what ails a cowboy more than winning. Just ask steer wrestler Lee Graves and saddle bronc rider Jesse Kruse. Both cowboys gritted their teeth through the pain of nagging injuries to earn Round 4 victories at the 51st Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in front of 17,069 at the Thomas & Mack Center Sunday night. By Courtesy PRCA

Repeat winners highlight Round 3 at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 6, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Déjà vu was the theme of the night at Round 3 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Shawn Greenfield won the steer wrestling for the second consecutive night in front of 17,612 at the Thomas & Mack Center, and bareback riders Justin McDaniel and Jason Havens split first place for the second time in three rounds. By Courtesy PRCA

Feild continues family's success in Thomas & Mack Center during Round 2 of Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 5, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- Twenty five years after his father Lewis won his first of three consecutive all-around gold buckles at the Thomas & Mack Center the first year the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was held in Las Vegas, bareback rider Kaycee Feild got a win of his own in the same building. Feild, of Elk Ridge, Utah, rode Harry Vold Rodeo's Dusty Dan for 89 points to win Round 2 in front of 17,267 and add $17,193 to his season earnings. By Courtesy PRCA

World champions highlight Round 1 winners at 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
[Dec. 4, 2009] LAS VEGAS -- It was a good night to be a world champion during Round 1 of the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Five past or reigning world champs made their ways to the winner's circle in front of 17,091 at the Thomas & Mack Center as the 51st Wrangler NFR -- and the 25th installment of the sport's grandest event in Las Vegas -- got under way. By Courtesy PRCA

PRCA News and Notes November 23, 2009
[Nov. 23, 2009] Mote leads ‘Pride’ to 1-2-3 sweep in Dodge Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo; Egan dominates tie-down roping in Dodge California Circuit Finals Rodeo; Bullet points fron the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. By Courtesy PRCA