2012 PRCA Media Guide - ProRodeo Awards

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Donita Barnes, long-time PRCA secretary and timer as well as the wife of PRCA stock

contractor Bob Barnes, won the PRCA’s inaugural Contract Personnel Lifetime

Achievement Award in December 2011. Photo courtesy of the Barnes family

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Stock of the YearEach year, the top ProRodeo cowboys in each roughstock event vote for the top bucking horses

and bulls – the animal athletes with whom they contend in the arena and whose performance is worth half their own scores. Ballots go out every Sept. 1, and the winning animals are acclaimed at the PRCA’s annual awards banquet each year just before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Stock contractors are proud of these top buckers. They invest heavily in purchases and/or breeding programs, feed and medical care for their bucking stock for years, fostering the animals’ growth and development until they are ready to be tested in the arena for the bucking instinct and physical abilities that may make them champions in their own right.

In 2010, Pendleton Whisky expanded its ProRodeo involvement by sponsoring the stock awards, which are now known as the Pendleton Whisky Let ‘er Buck Stock of the Year Awards. Pendleton Whisky provides cash prizes for the top three animals in each event and funds the stipends for stock contractors who provide bucking stock for the Wrangler NFR.

The 2011 Pendleton Whisky Let ‘er Buck Stock of the Year Awards went to:

Bareback Horses1. Full Baggage, Frontier Rodeo2. Brother, JK Rodeo3. (tie) Black Cat, Beutler & Son Rodeo, and Big Tex, Classic Pro Rodeo

Saddle Broncs1. Medicine Woman, Frontier Rodeo2. Spring Planting, Flying 5 Rodeo3. Get Smart, Harvey Northcott Rodeo

Bulls1. Palm Springs, 4L and Diamond S Rodeo2. Big Iron, 4L and Diamond S Rodeo3. King of Hearts, Corey & Lange Rodeo

Best bareback horse 2011

Full Baggage Frontier Rodeo

Full Baggage has a penchant for the number 89. In April 2011, Kaycee Feild rode him for 89 points in Corpus Christi, Texas, and in July, Casey Colletti teamed up with him for the same score. In December 2011 at the Wrangler NFR, just three days after Fron-tier Rodeo picked up the bareback horse’s Pendleton Whisky Let ‘er Buck Award, Steven Dent, right, rode him for a score of 89.5 in Round 3, good enough for second place.

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Best saddle bronc 2011

Best bucking bull 2011

Stock of the Year

Medicine Woman Frontier Rodeo

Frontier Rodeo is the first stock contractor to win both bucking horse awards in the same year, and Medicine Woman wasn’t done winning until the very last round of the 2011 Wrangler NFR, where Wade Sundell, left, rode her for 86.5 points and second place in the round, which was a big factor in Sundell’s third-place finish in the average. Earlier in 2011, Bradley Harter, Cody DeMoss and Ty Atchison saw their fortunes improved by rides on Medicine Woman, making her a popular draw for saddle bronc riders.

Palm Springs4L and Diamond S Rodeo

During the 2011 season, only two riders managed to stay aboard 4L and Diamond S Rodeo’s spotted white bull before the Wrangler NFR – three-time world champion J.W. Harris in Pueblo, Colo., and Ardie Maier at San Antonio – and Palm Springs continued his winning ways at the NFR, bucking off seven-time NFR qualifier Bobby Welsh in Round 5 and 2011 Justin Boots Championships winner Jacob O’Mara in Round 8. Steve Woolsey, right, fared better on Palm Springs at the 2010 NFR, where he scored an 87.5 for third place in the last round. Palm Springs edged out another 4L bull, Big Iron, who came in second for the second consecutive year.


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Stock of the Year, 1956-2011

1974 SB – Checkmate, Bobby Christensen BB – Smokey, Harry Vold Rodeo BULL – Tiger, Billy Minick

1975 SB – Frontier Airlines, Beutler Brothers and Cervi BB – Stormy Weather, Steiner BULL – (tie) Tiger, Cervi Rodeo, and Black 6, Tommy Steiner

1976 SB – Sarcee Sorrel, Harry and Wayne Vold BB – Moon Rocket, Calgary Stampede BULL – Panda Bear, Harry Vold Rodeo

1977 SB – Crystal Springs, Bob Barnes BB – (tie) Alley Cat, Bar T Rodeo, and Mr. Smith, Christensen Bros. BULL – General Isomo, Beutler Brothers and Cervi

1978 SB – Angel Sings, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – #11, Red Lightning, Steiner

1979 SB – (tie) Angel Sings, Harry Vold Rodeo, and Deep Water, Jim Sutton BB – Smith & Velvet (formerly Mr. Smith), Christensen Bros. BULL – No. 777, Harry Vold Rodeo

1980 SB – Brookman’s Velvet, Cervi Championship BB – Smith & Velvet, Christensen Bros. BULL – No. 777, Harry Vold Rodeo

1981 SB – Rusty, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Classic Velvet, Flying U BULL – (tie) Savage 7, Steiner, and No. 105, Dell Hall

1982 SB – Buckskin Velvet, Flying U BB – Smith & Velvet, Bobby Christensen BULL – Savage 7, Steiner

1983 SB – Alibi, Dell Hall BB – Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – Oscar’s Velvet, Christensen Bros.

1984 SB – Try Me, Wayne Vold BB – (tie) Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson, and Lonesome Me, Calgary Stampede BULL – #105, Dell Hall

1985 SB – Blow Out, Beutler & Son BB – Tombstone, Jim Sutton BULL – Cowtown, Beutler & Son

1986 SB – Wrangler Savvy, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – Mr. T, Burns Rodeo

1987 SB – (tie) Challenger & Skoal, Beutler & Son, and Kloud Grey Skoal, Calgary Stampede BB – Skoal’s Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – Red Rock, Growney Bros.

1988 SB – Skoal’s Alley Cat, Kesler Rodeo BB – Kingsway Skoal, Franklin Rodeo Stock BULL – Skoal’s Pacific Bell, Western Rodeos

1989 SB – Lonesome Me Skoal, Calgary Stampede BB – High Chaparral Copenhagen, Don Peterson BULL – Skoal’s Pacific Bell, Western Rodeos

1956 War Paint, Christensen Bros.1957 War Paint, Christensen Bros.1958 (tie) War Paint, Christensen Bros. and Joker, Harry Knight1959 Trails End, Zumwalt Rodeo1960 Jake, Harry Knight1961 Jesse James, Hoss Inman1962 Big John, Harry Knight1963 Big John, Harry Knight1964 Wanda Dee, Calgary Stampede

1965 Jake, Harry Knight1966 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1967 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1968 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1969 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1970 Rodeo News, Reg Kesler1971 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1972 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1973 Sam Bass, Jiggs Beutler

From 1956-73, only one top bucking horse was named each year.


1990 SB – Lonesome Me Skoal, Calgary Stampede BB – Khadafy Skoal, Powder River Rodeo Productions BULL – Skoal’s Pacific Bell, Western Rodeos

1991 SB – Bobby Joe Skoal, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Satan’s Skoal, Dorenkamp BULL – Skoal’s Outlaw Willie, Andrews Rodeo

1992 SB – Bobby Joe Skoal, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – High Chaparral Copenhagen, Bar T Rodeo BULL – Copenhagen Rocky, Western Rodeos

1993 SB – Bobby Joe Skoal, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Skoals Airwolf, Franklin Rodeo Stock BULL – Grasshopper, Western Rodeos

1994 SB – Skitso Skoal, Sankey Rodeo BB – Lonesome Me Skoal, Calgary Stampede BULL – Bodacious, Andrews Rodeo

1995 SB – Kingsway Skoal, Franklin Rodeo Stock BB – Khadafy Skoal, Powder River Rodeo Productions BULL – Bodacious, Andrews Rodeo

1996 SB – Kingsway Skoal, Franklin Rodeo Stock BB – Khadafy Skoal, Powder River Rodeo BULL – Dodge Ram Tough, Growney Brothers Rodeo

1997 SB – Skitso Skoal, Sankey Rodeo BB – Skoal’s Spring Fling, Big Bend Rodeo BULL – Rapid Fire, Big Bend Rodeo

1998 SB – Skoal’s Wild Card, Sankey Rodeo BB – Copenhagen Comotion, Beutler and Gaylord BULL – Skoal’s King Kong, Rafter H Rodeo Livestock

1999 SB – Skoal’s Spring Fling, Big Bend Rodeo BB – Copenhagen Comotion, Beutler and Gaylord BULL – Skoal’s Yellow Jacket, Flying 5 Rodeo

2000 SB – (tie) Skoal’s Spring Fling, Big Bend Rodeo, and Surprise Party Skoal, Sankey Rodeo BB – Copenhagen Comotion, Beutler and Gaylord BULL – Skoal’s Border Patrol, Flying 5 Rodeo

2001 SB – Skoal’s Painted Smile, Kesler Rodeo BB – Skoal’s Cool Alley, Kesler Championship Rodeo BULL – Copenhagen Hurricane, Stace Smith Pro Rodeos

2002 SB – Painted Smile, Kesler Rodeo BB – Alley Ways, Kesler Championship Rodeo BULL – Smokeless Unforgiven, Big Bend Rodeo

2003 SB – Painted Smile Dip, Kesler Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Dippin’ Tahonta, Big Bend Rodeo and Flying 5 Rodeo

2004 SB – Cool Alley Dip, Kesler Championship Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Dippin’ Tahonta, Big Bend Rodeo and Flying 5 Rodeo

2005 SB – Miss Congeniality, Powder River Rodeo BB – Real Deal, Smith, Harper & Morgan BULL – Wardance, Broken Arrow Rodeo

2006 SB – Slippery, Korkow Rodeos BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Biloxi Blues, Southwick, Robertson and Wilson Rodeo

2007 SB – Miss Congeniality, Powder River Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Voodoo Child, Beutler & Son Rodeo

2008 SB – (tie) Cool Alley, Kesler Championship Rodeo, and Blood Brother, Burch Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Voodoo Child, Beutler & Son Rodeo

2009 SB – Spring Planting, Flying 5 Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Buckeye, Silverado Rodeo

2010 SB –Painted Valley, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Big Tex, Classic Pro Rodeo BULL – After Party, Silverado Rodeo

2011 SB –Medicine Woman, Frontier Rodeo BB – Full Baggage, Frontier Rodeo BULL – Palm Springs, 4L and Diamond S Rodeo

Stock contractors determine the spelling of their animals’ names and sometimes choose alternative spellings.

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Remuda AwardsThe PRCA’s annual Remuda Awards go to the stock contractor and rodeo committee who provide

the best, most consistent pen of bucking horses, creating the best opportunities for contestants to score well. In 2011, the Remuda Award for stock contracting went to Bar T Rodeo, founded by ProRodeo Hall of Famer Swanny Kerby more than 50 years ago. His son Bud ran the business in central Utah for decades until he passed away in 2010; his wife, Evelyn, sold it to family members but continues to advise the firm. The 2011 Remuda Award for the committee that assembled the best pens of bucking horses went to the American Royal in Kansas City, Kan.2004 Stace Smith (stock contractor)2005 Stace Smith (stock contractor)

Keith Martin and the San Antonio Stock Sale and Rodeo2006 Bud Kerby (stock contractor)

Keith Martin and the San Antonio Stock Sale and Rodeo2007 Beutler & Son Rodeo (stock contractor)

RodeoHouston (event)2008 John Growney (stock contractor)

Kitsap County Fair and Stampede, Bremerton, Wash. (event)2009 Calgary Stampede (stock contractor)

Farm-City Pro Rodeo, Hermiston, Ore. (event)2010 J Bar J, Mark “Sparky” Dreesen (stock contractor)

San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo (event)2011 Bar T Rodeo, Evelyn Kerby (stock contractor)

American Royal, Kansas City (event)

Cody Flitton, left, son-in-law of the late Bud Kerby, and Bud’s wife Evelyn accepted the 2011 Remuda Award for best bucking stock brought to PRCA rodeos at the Nov. 30 PRCA Awards Banquet. The extended Kerby family got more good news 11 days later: Bar T Rodeo’s horse Fancy Pants was named top saddle bronc of the 2011 Wrangler NFR.

The American Royal rodeo in Kansas City earned the 2011 Remuda Award for bringing the deepest field of top buck-ing horses to that rodeo. The 2011 American Royal pen included standouts from Classic Pro Rodeo, Frontier Rodeo, Korkow Rodeos, Robinson Pro Rodeo, Smith, Harper & Morgan Rodeo and Wild Card Rodeo.

PRCA ProRodeo photos by Kerri Allardyce.


2011 AQHA/PRCA Horses of the YearTimed-event contestants will tell you that they are only as good as their horses enable them to be.

Horses that collected the American Quarter Horse of the Year Award in 2011 performed consistently all year and put their riders in position to win – literally. Two were repeat winners: steer wrestling horse Wick and tie-down roping horse Sweetness, who both won for the second consecutive time.

The 2011 AQHA/PRCA Horse of the Year Awards went to:

Steer wrestling 1. Dashs Dapper Star “Wick,” owned by Wade Sumpter and Billy Bugenig and ridden by Sumpter,

Bugenig, Ken Lewis and Seth Brockman2. MP Right Back Atya “Maximus,” owned and ridden by Todd Suhn3. Black Velvet Win “Streak,” owned by Travis Carnine and Dane Hanna and ridden by Hanna,

Carnine, Cole Edge and Sean Mulligan

Team roping (heading)1. Sycamore Gold Finger “Classic,” owned by Zac Small; ridden by Keven Daniel2. (tie) Ra Sonoita Silver “Vegas,” owned and ridden by Turtle Powell, and Rappers Ruff Stuff “Rudy,”

owned and ridden by Arky Rogers

Team roping (heeling)1. CDS Quixote “Dugout,” owned and ridden by Brady Minor2. Sunday Night Bingo “Amigo,” owned by Patrick and Christi Smith and ridden by Patrick Smith3. Fine Snip of Doc “Cave Man,” owned and ridden by Jade Corkill

Tie-down roping 1. Eightys Sport “Sweetness,” owned by Spur Resources 1 and ridden by Clint Cooper, Houston

Hutto, Timber Moore, George Rowland and Blair Burk2. Docs Hot Express “Big Iron,” owned and ridden by Joseph Parsons 3. Smokin Reata “Reata,” owned by O.L. “Buck” Daniel and ridden by Shane Hanchey

Steer roping1. Senior Sonita “Pokey,” owned and ridden by Cody Lee2. Direct Peppy “Boxer,” owned and ridden by Shay Good3. Skips Harlan Tyree “Pops,” owned and ridden by Rocky Patterson

Barrel racing1. (tie) MP Meter My Hay “Sting Ray,” owned by Mel Potter and Sherry Cervi and ridden by Cervi, and

Yeah Hes Firen “Duke,” owned and ridden by Brittany Pozzi3. Flaming Firebug “Fire Bug,” owned by Jeanne and Rick Anderson; ridden by Jeanne Anderson


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A workhorse named Wick dominated the steer wrestling ranks in 2010-11, carrying two of his three primary riders – Seth Brockman and co-owner Billy Bugenig – to the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. His other co-owner, Wade Sumpter, describes Wick as Ol’ Reliable. “Wick puts on a hard hat and goes to work every day,” Sumpter said. “He’s the same horse every time you back into the box, the same horse in any score from Cheyenne (Wyo.) to the Thomas & Mack Center” (home of the Wrangler NFR).

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Classic “knows the drill – he’s 17, not a young whippersnapper,” said three-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Keven Daniel. “He fits every situation. He’s fun and easy to rope on. A lot of horses will try to get quick in a short arena, but Classic won’t take the rope away from you.”

At 14 hands, Dugout is just a little guy – an advantage for a heeling horse, said owner and rider Brady Minor. “His head’s never in the way and you can see every-thing.” But at home, Dugout has “little man syn-drome” – he doesn’t like dogs or small children, and when he’s pastured with other horses, “he tries to act big.”

“If this horse could talk, he’d sound just like Walter Payton, the original Sweetness,” said co-owner and four-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Clint Cooper of the 17-year-old gelding. “He knows he’s the king of the ranch. (And) Sweetness is, hands down, the fastest horse leaving the box and catching the calf.”

Team Roping (heading) Team Roping (heeling)

Tie-down RopingAQHA/PRCA Horses of the Year (continued)


Pokey is, in fact, a bit poky, said owner Cody Lee. “When we’re just riding, he’s always 30 yards behind everyone else.” He’s no Dodge Charger in the arena, either, but he does aim to please. The former ranch horse “learned his new job in 30 days and got really good in 90 days,” Lee said. “He’s not the best at any one thing, but he’s real solid. Anybody can place on him.”

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Stingray’s first trip to the Wrangler NFR was in 2009, when she was 7. The next year, she carried co-owner Sherry Cervi to her third world championship and an NFR arena record, and at the 2011 NFR, Cervi and Stingray won Round 6 and finished fourth in the average. Cervi said Stingray is getting more consistent as she matures. “She’s level-headed, she knows her job and she really likes to run barrels,” Cervi said.

Defending world champion Brittany Pozzi and Duke shared the Round 1 win and placed in six other rounds at the 2011 Wrangler NFR. Like Tom Cruise in the movie “Jerry Maguire,” Duke has a lady friend who completes him. Duke “is totally hyper and gets riled up whenever I ride him,” said owner and two-time world champion Brittany Pozzi. Her smaller Palomino, Cosmo, is much calmer, so the three of them usually ride together. “I keep Duke calm by ponying him with her. The more I ride Cosmo, the better she does, where the more I stay off Duke, the better he does.”

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Year Event Nickname Name Owners

1991 TD Boogie Man Broadway Tar Baby Mike, Janet and Charlee Arnold SW Doc Doc Bee Quick Larry Ferguson TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Dunny Bar Five Koys Dun Steve Northcott SR Dutch Cody Bar Skip Mack Yates & Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1992 TD Malachi Tommys Blue Bag Brent Lewis SW Skippy Skip D Sack Harrison Halligan TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Iceman Flits Smokin Dream Kory Koontz SR Dutch Codys Bar Skip Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1993 TD Boogie Man Broadway Tar Baby Mike, Janet and Charlee Arnold SW Hank Hank Bar Binion Bill Cresta TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Iceman Flits Smokin Dream Kory Koontz SR Dutch Codys Bar Skip Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1994 TD Prime Time Grand Rapid Return Jim Farris SW Yellow Dog Too Vee Jimmy and Allison Powers TR (hd) Spiff Tres Spiffy Dude Bobby Hurley TR (hl) Dunny Bar Five Koys Dun Steve Northcott SR Santa Claus Gray Baldy Arnold Felts WPRA/GB Brown Special Agreement Bubba & Deb Mohon

1995 TD Orejas Cowboy Marine Jerry Jetton SW Whitey Mr. Light Star Bill Duvall TR (hd) Rooster Ayes Have It Eddie Wilkerson TR (hl) Blue Wills Budha Cody Cowden SR Refuse Flaxy Flash H.L. Todd WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1996 TD Art Little Ring Junior and Gaynell Lewis SW San Wood Super San Wood Justin, Todd and Randy Suhn TR (hd) Butterbean Mark My Dream Steve Purcella TR (hl) Iceman Flits Smokin Dream Kory Koontz SR Chubs Vans Lad Mel Potter WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1997 TD Rifleman Kido Doc Stran Smith SW Baby Blue Mamas Jr. Byron Walker and George Strait TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Roany Boons Smoth Val Rich Skelton SR Bullet Jack Bart Tender Guy Allen WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1998 TD Deuce Merry Two Bar Trent Walls SW Scooter Bad Motor Scooter Jimmy Powers TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Roany Boons Smooth Val Rich Skelton SR Rocky Dr. Rocky Bob Bucky Hefner WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1999 TD Smokey Smokin Dee Jerome Schneeberger SW Preacher Padres Perfection Wayne Jennings TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Roany Boons Smooth Val Rich Skelton SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

2000 TD Grumpy Kid Taurus Brent Lewis SW Becky Becky My Loop Brent Arnold TR (hd) Viper Keep On Flushing Speed Williams TR (hl) Dinero Nifty Jacks Back Kyle Lockett SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Fiesta Firewater Fiesta Kelly Yates

AQHA/PRCA Horses of the Year, 1991-2011


2001 TD Easy Leos Sen Bar Herbert Theriot SW Scooter Bad Motor Scooter Jimmy Powers TR (hd) Calhoon Smoothly Anchored Richard Eiguren TR (hl) Roany Boons Smooth Val Rich Skelton SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Fiesta Firewater Fiesta Kelly Yates

2002 TD Tweeter Tinys Clipso Trevor Brazile SW KO Jak Sort of Like Fast Clyde Himes TR (hd) Calhoon Smoothly Anchored Richard Eiguren TR (hl) Wick Smokin Holly 045 Allen Bach SR Boudreaux Tee Sue Jr. Jason Evans and Jim Evans WPRA/GB Llave The Key Grip Robert and Kay Blandford

2003 TD Topper Topofthemarket Stran Smith and Trent Walls SW Jackpot Ima Star O Lena Bryan Fields TR (hd) Walt PreciousSpeck Travis Tryan TR (hl) Potato Chip Marvins Wonder Dugan Kelly SR Leo Fannin War Leo Vin Fisher WPRA/GB Tally Top Tally Nathan Williams and Darlene Kasper

2004 TD Ned IR Still Dry Monty Lewis SW Zan FF Zans a Barton Jack Rodney and Jacob Burks TR (hd) Megazord Megazord Tee Woolman TR (hl) Chili Dog Pets Ten Rich Skelton SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Elmer Krimps Ready to Go Paula Seay

2005 TD Topper Topofthemarket Stran Smith SW Zan FF Zans A Baron James Burks TR (hd) Thumper Docalickin Pauline Robertson TR (hl) Chili Dog Pets Ten Rich Skelton SR Tarzan Bobs Lena Cash Myers WPRA/GB Sparky Sparky Impression June and Donnell Holeman

2006 TD Luke Express on Heir Cody Ohl SW Zan FF Zans A Baron James Burks TR (hd) Nickolas Nicks Rockets Rojo Matt Sherwood TR (hl) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams SR Dunny Okays Sunbeam J.P. and Pat Wickett WPRA/GB Fred Rare Fred Ronald H. Martin

2007 TD Flip Smash Par Fancy Paige Maass SW Jessie Rocks Eye Opener Lee Graves TR (hd) Walt Precious Speck Travis Tryan TR (hl) (tie) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams Amigo Sunday Night Bingo Patrick and Christi Smith SR Shep River Lightning Bug Scott Shepard PWBR/GB Stitch Sixth Vision Randy and Brittany Pozzi

2008 TD (tie) Oz Acre Te Run Justin Maass Dually Dual Sonny Dee Priscilla Pipkin SW Willy Rtr Little Willy Greg Cassidy TR (hd) Walt Precious Speck Travis Tryan TR (hl) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams SR (tie) Woody Larneds Ricoche Doc Dan Fisher Happy Happy San Doc Paul Patton WPRA/GB Martha Sugar Moon Express Lindsay Sears

2009 TD Pearl Big Smokin Wonder Sid Miller SW Jessie Rocks Eye Opener Lee Graves TR (hd) Walt Precious Speck Travis Tryan TR (hl) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams SR Woody Larneds Ricoche Doc Dan Fisher WPRA/GB Fred Rare Fred Ronald Martin

2010 TD Sweetness Eightys Sport Spur Resources 1 and Clint Cooper SW Wick Dashs Dapper Star Wade Sumpter and Ken Lewis TR (hd) Vegas Ra Sonoita Silver Turtle Powell TR (hl) Cave Man Fine Snip of Doc Jade Corkill SR Pops Skips Harlan Tyree Rocky Patterson WPRA/GB Jethro Judge Buy Cash Frank and Lynne Mays

2011 TD Sweetness Eightys Sport Spur Resources 1 and Clint Cooper SW Wick Dashs Dapper Star Wade Sumpter and Ken Lewis TR (hd) Classic Sycamore Gold Finger Zac Small and Keven Daniel TR (hl) Dugout CDS Quixote Brady Minor SR Pokey Senior Sonita Cody Lee WPRA/GB (tie) Duke Yeah Hes Firen Brittany Pozzi Stingray MP Meter My Hay Sherry Cervi and Mel Potter

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PRCA Media Awards 1999 Print: Ed Knocke, Dallas Morning News;

Brett Hoffman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram;

Joe Kusek, Billings (Mont.) Gazette;

Bryan Painter, The Oklahoman

Photo: Layne Stewart, Sports Illustrated

Television: Jeff Medders and Butch Knowles, Wrangler World of Rodeo

2000 Print: Ed Knocke, Dallas Morning News

Photo: Dan Hubbell, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: MSNBC

2001 Print: Jeff Wolf, Las Vegas Review-Journal

Photo: Darren Carroll, Sports Illustrated

Broadcast: Al Bernstein, KVVU Fox 5, Las Vegas

2002 Print: Guy Clifton, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal

Photo: Kirt Steinke, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Winnercomm, Tulsa, Okla.

2003 Print: Dwayne Erickson, Calgary (Alberta) Herald

Photo: Jeff Belden, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Faye DeHoff, Dan Marries, Jamison Forst and Mindy Blake, KOLD-TV, Tucson, Ariz.

2004 Print: Kendra Santos

Photo: Mike Copeman, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: KOLO-TV, Reno, Nev.

2005 Print: Western Horseman and American Cowboy

Photo: Louise Serpa

Broadcast: Arnie Jackson, JSA Sports Network

2006 Print: Becky Newell, America’s Horse

Photo: James Fain, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Butch Thurman, Rodeo Sports Update

2007 Print: Susan Kanode

Photo: Gene Hyder, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: George Michael, NBC

2008 Print: Spin to Win Rodeo magazine

Photo: Jim Svoboda, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Don Gay, television commentator

2009 Print: Joe Kusek, Billings (Mont.) Gazette

Photo: Dudley Barker, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Steve Kenyon, ProRodeoLive.com commentator

2010 Print: Ted Harbin

Photo: Bob Click, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Talk Rodeo (Derek Barton and Rick Thompson)

2011 Print: Bob Welch

Photo: Kerri Allardyce, PRCA photographer

Broadcast: Joe Beaver


PRCA Rodeo Committees of the Year1984 (tie) Spooner, Wis., Kissimmee, Fla.,

and Bonifay, Fla.

1985 (tie) Dodge City, Kan., Phoenix, Ariz., and Santa Maria, Calif.

1986 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo

1987 (tie) Dodge City (Kan) Round-Up Rodeo and Reno (Nev.) Rodeo






In 1991, this category was divided into Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year and Indoor Rodeo Committee of the Year. The outdoor committee award was split further in 1993, forming the Large Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year and Small Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year awards. In 2004, the Medium Rodeo Committee of the Year was added.

Large Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year($10,000 and more added money per event.)

1993 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days




1997 Reno (Nev.) Rodeo

1998 Cody (Wyo.) Stampede

1999 Cody (Wyo.) Stampede


2001 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up

2002 Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo

2003 Pendleton (Ore.) Round-up







2010 (tie) Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up


Medium Rodeo Committee of the Year($3,000 to $9,999 added money per event.)

2004 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo








Small Rodeo Committee of the Year(Less than $3,000 added money per event.)

1993 (tie) Palestine, Ill., and Payson, Ariz.1994 Pioneer City Rodeo (Palestine, Ill.)1995 Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo

(Kaycee, Wyo.)1996 Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo

(Kaycee, Wyo.)1997 Iowa’s Championship Rodeo (Sidney)1998 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo1999 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2000 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2001 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2002 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) ProRodeo Series2003 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2004 Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo

(Weatherford, Texas).2005 (tie) Athens (Texas) MDA Pro Rodeo and A

Tribute to Chris LeDoux Pro Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.)

2006 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2007 Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo

(Clear Lake, S.D.)2008 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2009 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2010 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2011 Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede

Large Indoor Rodeo Committee of the Year

1991 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo






1997 National Western Rodeo (Denver)





2002 Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.)

2003 Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.)


2005 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo







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Justin Boots, in recognizing the hundreds of thousands of hours of work that rodeo committee members around the country donate to putting on their local rodeos, has long made a practice of honoring 100 outstanding volunteers around the country through its John Justin Standard of the West program. PRCA rodeos vote on one of those 100 as the recipient of Justin’s national award for a committeeperson whose dedication represents the deeds of thousands of volunteers. In 2011, that award went to Julie Graber, president of the Kansas’ Largest Night Rodeo committee in Pretty Prairie, which draws about 300 contestants and 18,000 spectators. Her father was also involved, so Graber grew up immersed in the volunteer spirit that enables the 600-person town to mobilize for the event. Graber has also served as Prairie Circuit contact for the PRCA’s circuit system.

Previous winners of the John Justin Committee-person of the Year Award include:

2003 Steve Coleman, St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo2004 Mike Lucke, Reno (Nev.) Rodeo2005 Ronnie Parks, Heart o’ Texas Fair and Rodeo

(Waco)2006 Lee Graves, Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo

(Kaycee, Wyo.)2007 Joel Smith, Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo2008 Jim Thompson, Deke Latham Memorial

Rodeo (Kaycee, Wyo.)2009 Russel Erben, Comal County Fair and Rodeo

(New Braunfels, Texas)2010 DeLois Thompson, Marshall (Texas) Pro

Rodeo2011 Julie Graber, Kansas’ Largest Night Rodeo

(Pretty Prairie)

The PRCA announced in May 2011 that it was creating a new award to honor contract personnel (such as announcers, bullfighters, clowns, specialty acts, secretaries and timers) who have been PRCA members for at least 15 years and who have committed their lives to the rodeo industry, yet received little recognition for their commitment and contributions. The nomination process was open; an external selection committee chose five finalists, and PRCA contract personnel members voted among those five.

The recipient of the inaugural Contract Personnel Lifetime Achievement Award was long-time PRCA secretary Donita Barnes, wife of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee and PRCA stock contractor Bob Barnes, mother of stock contractor brothers John and Marty Barnes and their sister Mitzi, mother-in-law of timers Cindy Barnes and Kendall Barnes and mentor to uncountable thousands of contestants and other people involved with the dozens of Barnes rodeos. Her husband described her role this way: “I had her for 53 years, and she was the glue that held it all together.” Donita Barnes drove livestock trailers, gathered and sorted livestock, kept the books for many rodeos and handled payout. She was widely known for being prepared for any contingency, and for remaining positive under any circumstances. PRCA Chief Operating Officer Kay Bleakly, who knew the Barnes family for more than four decades, said, “She was a delight to be around … and I’ve never been around anybody that worked as hard for the number of hours she did. She was an amazing woman. She could do anything.”

Members of the Barnes family accepted the award at the PRCA’s December 2011 Awards Banquet on behalf of their matriarch, who had passed away in August of that year.

Justin Brands President Jamie Morgan presented the 2011 Justin Boots Committeeperson of the Year Award to Julie Graber, president of the Pretty Prairie (Kan.) Rodeo, in the Thomas & Mack Center arena during the seventh perfor-mance of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Donita Barnes, long-time PRCA secretary and timer and wife of ProRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor Bob Barnes, received the PRCA’s inaugural Contract Personnel Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously.

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Kerri Allardyce

Photo courtesy of the Barnes family

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PRCA Contract Personnel of the YearAnnouncer of the Year

1982 Bob Tallman1983 Hadley Barrett1984 Randy Corley1985 Hadley Barrett1986 Clem McSpadden1987 Bob Tallman1988 S.J. “Zoop” Dove1989 Hadley Barrett1990 Randy Corley1991 Randy Corley1992 Randy Corley1993 Randy Corley1994 Randy Corley1995 Randy Corley1996 Randy Corley1997 Bob Tallman1998 Randy Corley1999 Bob Tallman2000 Bob Tallman2001 Bob Tallman2002 Hadley Barrett2003 Randy Corley2004 Bob Tallman2005 Wayne Brooks2006 Bob Tallman2007 Boyd Polhamus2008 Boyd Polhamus2009 Boyd Polhamus2010 Wayne Brooks2011 Randy Corley

Bullfighter of the Year

2004 Joe Baumgartner




2008 Darrell Diefenbach

2009 Cory Wall

2010 Dusty Tuckness

2011 Dusty Tuckness

Clown of the Year

1977 Chuck Henson

1978 Quail Dobbs

1979 Jon Taylor

1980 Rick Young

1981 Tom Feller

1982 Wilbur Plaugher

1983 Leon Coffee

1984 Rick Chatman

1985 Rex Dunn

1986 Ted Kimzey

1987 Tom Feller

1988 Quail Dobbs

1989 Butch Lehmkuhler



1992 Lecile Harris


1994 Lecile Harris

1995 Lecile Harris

1996 Lecile Harris


1998 Flint Rasmussen








2006 Keith Isley

2007 Keith Isley

2008 Keith Isley

2009 Keith Isley

2010 Keith Isley

2011 Keith Isley

Coors Man in the Can 1984 Tom Feller1985 Quail Dobbs1986 Quail Dobbs1987 Tom Feller1988 J.G. Crouch1989 Butch Lehmkuhler1990 Quail Dobbs1991 Rick Young1992 Butch Lehmkuhler1993 Quail Dobbs1994 Rick Young1995 Rudy Burns1996 Rick Young1997 Rick Young1998 Flint Rasmussen1999 Flint Rasmussen2000 Rudy Burns2001 Flint Rasmussen2002 Flint Rasmussen2003 Flint Rasmussen2004 Flint Rasmussen2005 Flint Rasmussen2006 Keith Isley2007 Troy Lerwill2008 Troy Lerwill2009 Keith Isley2010 Keith Isley2011 Keith Isley

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Secretary of the Year

1985 Cindy Moreno

1986 Mildred Farris

1987 Mildred Farris

1988 Mildred Farris

1989 Mildred Farris

1990 Sunni Deb Backstrom







1997 Vickie Shireman


1999 Mildred Farris

2000 Mildred Farris

2001 Mildred Farris

2002 Mildred Klingemann


2004 Mildred Farris


2006 Mildred Farris

2007 Haley Schneeberger





Specialty Act of the Year

1982 Leon Adams

1983 Jerry Olson

1984 Vicki Adams

1985 J.W. Stoker

1986 J.W. Stoker

1987 Leon and Vicki Adams

1988 Jerry Wayne and Judy Olson

1989 John Payne

1990 John Payne

1991 John Payne

1992 John Payne

1993 John Payne

1994 John Payne

1995 John Payne

1996 John Payne

1997 Leon and Vicki Adams

1998 Jerry Diaz

1999 Keith Isley

2000 Keith Isley

2001 Keith Isley (dress)

Keith Isley (comedy)


Troy Lerwill (comedy)

2003 Tommy Lucia (dress)








2007 Tomas Garcilazo (dress)


2008 John Payne (dress)








Stock Contractor of the Year

1982 Harry Vold

1983 Mike Cervi

1984 Bob Barnes

1985 Cotton Rosser

1986 Walt Alsbaugh

1987 Harry Vold

1988 Harry Vold

1989 Harry Vold

1990 Harry Vold

1991 Harry Vold

1992 Harry Vold

1993 Harry Vold

1994 Harry Vold

1995 Harry Vold

1996 Harry Vold

1997 Bennie Beutler

1998 Mack Altizer

1999 Ike Sankey

2000 John Growney

2001 Mike Cervi

2002 Sammy Andrews

2003 Scotty Lovelace

2004 Stace Smith

2005 Stace Smith

2006 Stace Smith

2007 Stace Smith

2008 Stace Smith

2009 Stace Smith

2010 Stace Smith

2011 Stace Smith


Linderman AwardWhen Kyle Whitaker first started in ProRodeo, he wasn’t sure if he’d “ever be

good enough” to win a Linderman Award. He grew up watching his dad, Chip, do it four times, so he knew well the level of skill and dedication required to be proficient in three events spanning both ends of the arena. He knew about the travel, the three entry fees per rodeo and the time away from family.

Not even winning a record six of his own has altered his sense of wonder about the Linderman Award. Whoever wins it could be considered the greatest all-around hand in ProRodeo, the cowboy who emphasizes versatility in a highly specialized age of the sport – who has a deeper connection to its roots and origins.

“It means more to me than a lot of guys,” Whitaker said. “When I was a kid, everywhere my dad competed, they introduced him as the Linderman Award winner. From a young age, I’ve known the history of it. The award was always something I had in mind that I wanted to win.

“It seems like there aren’t a lot of people who have a real awareness of what it means. It is my goal every year to qualify for it and win it. I’ve done it (qualified) every year since 1997, so that’s 15 rodeo seasons. I take real pride in that.”

In winning his sixth Linderman Award in 2011 – his first in five years – Whitaker had total earnings of $34,571 in steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding and tie-down roping.

The award guidelines require that a cowboy earn at least $1,000 in each of three events; those events must include at least one roughstock and one timed event to qualify for the award. Whitaker, of Chambers, Neb., had more than $4,500 in all three of his events, with steer wrestling ($22,912) providing the biggest boost to his standing.

“Ten years ago, saddle bronc riding was more my main event,” Whitaker said, “but now I kind of limit the bronc riding to my (Great Lakes) circuit rodeos. I took a little different approach this season. I had kind of a bad winter season, so I decided to go mostly to circuit rodeos and stay closer to home to get ready for the baby (he and his wife, Halie, had their third daughter, Whitney, on Sept. 29).

“July and August were pretty good to me. I had a good rodeo at Dodge City (Kan., where he finished second in the steer wrestling average), which made me wonder if I should have gone to a few more big rodeos. But when you are working three events, you can still make pretty good money at circuit rodeos without all the expense of traveling (great distances). Now that I’ve got three daughters … that’s a big responsibility.”

The hallmark of Whitaker’s career has been consistency. From 2002-11, his earnings have ranged from $34,571 to $47,527. He has career earnings of $546,681, with more than $100,000 in each of his three events.

The Linderman Award is named for Bill Linderman, a world champion in timed and roughstock events who died in a 1965 plane crash in Salt Lake City. The first Linderman Award was presented in 1966.

– Jim Bainbridge

Linderman Award, By Year

1966: Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont.1967: Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls,

British Columbia1968: Paul Mayo, Grinnell, Iowa1969: Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls,

British Columbia1970: Phil Lyne, George West, Texas1971: Phil Lyne, George West, Texas1972: Phil Lyne, George West, Texas1973: Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas1974: Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas1975: Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1976: Phil Lyne, Artesia Wells, Texas1977: Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1978: Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1979: Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1980: Steve Bland, Trent, Texas1981: Lewis Feild, Peoa, Utah1982: Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta1983: Marty Melvin, Holabird, S.D.1984: Marty Melvin, Holabird, S.D.1985: Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta1986: Bob Schall, Arlee, Mont.1987: Tom Eirikson, Priddis, Alberta

1988: Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah1989: Philip Haugen, Williston, N.D.1990: Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta1991: Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah1992: Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta1993: Casey Minton, Redwood Valley, Calif.1994: No contestant qualified1995: Chuck Kite, Montfort, Wis. 1996: (No contestant qualified)1997: Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1998: Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1999: Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo.2000: Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D.2001: Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D.2002: Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo.2003: Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2004: Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas2005: Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2006: Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2007: Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas2008: Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2009: Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2010: Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2011: Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.

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Rookies of the YearA PRCA rookie is a cowboy competing in his first year as a full member of the organization. (Cowboys

first join under the PRCA’s permit system, which allows them to compete for some time without becoming full-fledged members. Once a cowboy has “filled his permit” by winning $1,000 at PRCA-sanctioned rodeos, he can apply to become a full member; he is considered a rookie for the remainder of that season.) The PRCA’s Resistol Rookies of the Year are the first-season cowboys who earn the most money in their events during that season.

The Resistol All-Around Rookie of the Year is the rookie who earned the most money among all rookies who won at least $3,000 in each of two or more events. From 1956 through 2010, the PRCA also gave an Overall Rookie of the Year Award to the rookie who earned the most money in any one or more events, but 2010’s overall award was the last.

Also of note: Starting with the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, money earned at the Wrangler NFR counts in the rookie standings. However, the only rookie who competed at the 2011 Wrangler NFR was Chandler Bownds, so the new rule did not affect that year’s winners.

PRCA rookie standings and the 2011 Rookie of the Year Awards are sponsored by Resistol Hats.

2011 Resistol Rookies of the Year with EarningsBareback riding J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. $47,845Steer wrestling Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 22,007Team roping-heading Joshua Torres, Bell City, La. 24,137Team roping-heeling Dakota Kirchenschlager, De Leon, Texas 43,136Saddle bronc riding Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 25,933Tie-down roping Jud Nowotny, La Vernia, Texas 32,648Bull riding Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 72,972Steer roping Rob Denny, Willcox, Ariz. 2,516

There were no qualifiers for the All-around Rookie of the Year Award, for the first time since 1998.

The 2011 PRCA and WPRA Resistol Rookies of the Year gathered on the concourse of the Thomas & Mack Center before being presented to the crowd Dec. 6 on Rookie Night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. From left, they are tie-down roper Jud Nowotny, team roping (header) Joshua Torres, saddle bronc rider Sterling Crawley, bareback rider J. R. Vezain, team roping (heeler) Dakota Kirchenschlager, steer roper Rob Denny, barrel racer Lee Ann Rust and steer wrestler Ty Erickson. Missing from this photo is bull rider Chandler Bownds, the first rookie since 2008 to compete in the Wrangler NFR the same year he won the Rookie of the Year title.

PRCA ProRodeo photos by Kerri Allardyce


Rookies of the Year, By Event(* later became a world champion)Overall Rookie of the Year 1956 John W. Jones Sr., San Luis Obispo, Calif.*1957 Bob A. Robinson, Tuttle, Idaho*1958 Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont.*1959 Harry Charters, Melba, Idaho*1960 Larry Kane, Big Sandy, Mont.1961 Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British

Columbia*1962 Jim Houston, Omaha, Neb.*1963 Bill Kornell, Salmon, Idaho*1964 Jim Steen, Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho1965 Dan Willis, Aquilla, Texas1966 Tony Haberer, Muleshoe, Texas1967 Jay Himes, Beulah, Colo.1968 Bowie Wesley, Wildorado, Texas1969 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas*1970 Dick Aronson, Tempe, Ariz.1971 Kent Youngblood, Lamesa, Texas1972 Dave Brock, Goodland, Kan.*1973 Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas1974 Lee Phillips, Carseland, Alberta1975 Don Smith, Kiowa, Okla.1976 Roy Cooper, Durant, Okla.*1977 Jimmy Cleveland, Hollis, Okla.1978 Dee Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho*1979 Jerry Jetton, Stephenville, Texas1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.*1981 John W. Jones Jr. Morro Bay, Calif.*1982 Clark Hankins, Rocksprings, Texas1983 Jacky Gibbs, Ivanhoe, Texas1984 Sam Poutous, Julian, Calif.1985 Joe Beaver, Victoria, Texas*1986 Jim Sharp, Kermit, Texas*1987 Tony Currin, Heppner, Ore.1988 Ty Murray, Odessa, Texas*1989 David Bailey, Tahlequah, Okla.1990 Fred Whitfield, Cypress, Texas*1991 Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M.1992 Rope Myers, Athens, Texas*1993 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla.1994 Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas*1995 Curt Lyons, Ardmore, Okla1996 Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla.1997 Mike White, Lake Charles, La.*1998 Danell Tipton, Spencer, Okla.1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas2000 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif.*2001 Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont.2002 Will Lowe, Gardner, Kan.*2003 Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas*2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah2006 Cody James, Monticello, Ark.2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas2008 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas*2009 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga.2010 Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla.

2010 was the last year the PRCA named an Overall Rookie of the Year.

All-Around Rookie of the Year (** no All-Round Rookie was named or there is no

record thereof )1990 Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont.*1991 **1992 **1993 **1994 Marty Becker, Manyberries, Alberta1995 Bubba Paschal, La Porte, Texas1996 **1997 **1998 **1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas2000 Kyle Hughes, Model, Colo.2001 Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont.2002 Bobby Harter, Aledo, Texas2003 Clint Robinson, Farmington, Utah2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah2006 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas2008 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2009 Chad Bouchard, Rolling Hills, Alberta2010 Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas2011 **

Bareback Riding1977 Jimmy Cleveland, Hollis, Okla.1978 Brian Jackson1979 Chuck Logue, New Braunfels, Texas*1980 Lewis Feild, Peoa, Utah*1981 Brent Larreau1982 Steve Carter1983 Stephen Smith1984 Marvin Garrett, Belle Fourche, S.D.*1985 Tom Henrie, Mesquite, Nev.1986 Colin Murnion, Jordan, Mont.1987 Ken Lensegrav, Meadow, S.D.1988 Ty Murray, Odessa, Texas*1989 D.J. Johnson, Hutchinson, Kan.1990 Jack Sims, Hutchinson, Kan.1991 Vern Millen, Rapid City, S.D.1992 Beau Mayo, Dublin, Texas1993 Jason Jackson, Nespelem, Wash.1994 Mark Gomes, Florence, Ariz.*1995 Davey Shields Jr., Hanna, Alberta1996 Dusty McCollister, Acworth, Ga.1997 Scott Montague, Fruitdale, S.D.1998 Kenton Randle, Fort Vermillion, Alberta1999 J.D. Garrett Jr., Newell, S.D.2000 Billy Griffin, Raytown, Mo.2001 Tyson Thompson, Templeton, Calif.2002 Will Lowe, Gardner, Kan.*2003 Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas2004 Dusty LaValley, Debolt, Alberta2005 Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla.*2006 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.2007 Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas2008 Jared Smith, Ranger, Texas2009 Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore.2010 Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D.2011 J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo.

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Steer Wrestling 1977 Steve Bland1978 Dudley Little1979 Leonard Fluitt1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.1981 Gary Green1982 Lance Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah1983 Doug Houston1984 Tom Switzer1985 Steve Duhon, Opelousas, La.*1986 Phillip Munnerlyn, Seagoville, Texas1987 Tony Currin, Heppner, Ore.1988 Mike Smith, Lake Charles, La.*1989 Shawn Wharton, Mineral Wells, Texas1990 Coty Battles, Detroit, Texas1991 Thad Olson, Prairie City, S.D.1992 Rope Myers, Athens, Texas* 1993 Brett Zieffle, Consort, Alberta1994 Brad Morgan, Hugo, Okla.1995 Bubba Paschal, La Porte, Texas.1996 Teddy Johnson, Checotah, Okla.*1997 Chad Biesemeyer, Martin, Tenn.1998 Tyler Woodland, Weiser, Idaho1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas2000 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif.*2001 Josh Lessman, Sidney, Neb.2002 Kenny Coppini, Ferndale, Calif.2003 Baillie Milan, Cochrane, Alberta2004 Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga.*2005 Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo.2006 Daniel Yates, Red Lodge, Mont.2007 Parker Howell, Stillwell, Okla.2008 Zack Cobb, Pampa, Texas2009 Chad Bouchard, Rolling Hills, Alberta2010 Cody Moore, Artesia, N.M.2011 Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont.

Team Roping 1977 Brian Murphy1978 Brian Burrows1979 Bill E. Parker1980 Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas*1981 Bret Beach1982 Mike Fuller and Chris Henderson1983 Joel Maker1984 Rusty Wright1985 Jerry Buckles, Scottsbluff, Neb.1986 Dennis Gatz, Oakdale, Calif.1987 Charles Pogue, Ringling, Okla.1988 Flynn Farris, Dalhart, Texas1989 Andy Anaya, Tucson, Ariz.1990 Liddon Cowden, Merced, Calif.1991 Martin Lucero, Villa Nueva, N.M.1992 Britt Bockius, Dewey, Okla.1993 Nick Sarchett, Scottsdale, Ariz.1994 Brye Sayer, Phoenix, Ariz.1995 Shad Chadwick, Mesa, Ariz.1996 Scooter Nolen Jr. (hd), Whitesboro, Texas

Mickey Gomez (hl), Salado, Texas1997 Kit Sherwood (hd), Snowflake, Ariz.

Kyle Lockett (hl), Ivanhoe, Calif.

1998 Charly Crawford (hd), Canby, Ore. John Paul Lucero (hl), Villanueva, N.M.

1999 Ty Thomas (hd), Idabel, Okla. Craig Branham (hl), Canyon Country, Ca.

2000 Nick Sartain (hd), Yukon, Okla.* Trey Johnson (hl), Lovington, N.M.

2001 Reese Kerr (hd), Cotulla, Texas Matt Robertson (hl), Augusta, Mont.

2002 Travis Gallais (hd), Olds, Alberta Randon Adams (hl), Logandale, Nev.*

2003 Jason Adams (hd), Logandale, Nev. Patrick Smith (hl), Midland, Texas*

2004 Jake Cooper (hd), Monument, N.M Jim Ross Cooper (hl), Stephenville, Texas

2005 Brandon Beers (hd), Powell Butte, Ore. Douglas Gillespie (hl), Arrowhead, Alberta

2006 Keven Daniel (hd), Altha, Fla. Jade Corkill (hl), Fallon, Nev.

2007 Justin Young (hd), Firestone, Colo. Broc Cresta (hl), Santa Rosa, Calif.

2008 Joel Bach (hd), Milsap, Texas Rhen Richard (hl), Roosevelt, Utah

2009 Kaleb Driggers (hd), Albany, Ga. Justin Hendrick (hl), Rosenberg, Texas

2010 Kaden Richard, Roosevelt, Utah Matt Garza, Las Cruces, N.M.

2011 Joshua Torres, Bell City, La. Dakota Kirchenschlager, De Leon, Texas

Saddle Bronc Riding1977 Jim Bode1978 Bud Pauley1979 Charlie Atwell1980 Brad Gjermundson*1981 Rich Thomas1982 Kip Farnsworth1983 Terry Carlon1984 Guy Chapka1985 Robert Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.*1986 Tom Wagoner, Buffalo, Wyo.1987 Kyle Wemple, Milford, Calif.1988 Craig Latham, Kaycee, Wyo.1989 Rod Hay, Mayerthorpe, Alberta1990 Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont.*1991 Toby Adams, Red Bluff, Calif.1992 Kenny Taton, Mud Butte, S.D.1993 Kelly Palmer, Stigler, Okla.1994 Glen O’Neill, Strathmore, Alberta*1995 J.T. Hitch, Stilesville, Ind.1996 Scott Johnston, Booral,

New South Wales, Australia1997 T.C. Holloway, Eagle Butte, S.D.1998 Mike Outhier, Weatherford, Okla.1999 Rance Bray, Texhoma, Okla.2000 Cody Martin, Hatfield, Ark.2001 Billy Richards, Cochrane, Alberta2002 Mo Forbes, Kaycee, Wyo.2003 Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas2004 Matt Hebbert, Hyannis, Neb.2005 Todd Herzog, Alberta, Canada2006 Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn.2007 Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.*

Rookies of the Year, By Event


2008 Kaleb Asay, Powell, Wyo.2009 Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah2010 Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D.2011 Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas

Tie-down Roping 1977 Steve Bland1978 Dee Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho*1979 Jerry Jetton, Stephenville, Texas1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.*1981 Gary Green1982 Clark Hankins, Rocksprings, Texas1983 James Zant1984 Puddin Payne1985 Joe Beaver, Victoria, Texas*1986 David Bowen, Yoakum, Texas1987 Ricky Canton, Houston, Texas1988 David Felton, Weatherford, Texas1989 Morris Ledford, Comanche, Okla.1990 Fred Whitfield, Cypress, Texas*1991 Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M.1992 Marty Lindner, Giddings, Texas1993 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla.1994 Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas*1995 Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont.1996 Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla.1997 Clay Cerny, Eagle Lake, Texas1998 Chance Tinney, Winnsboro, Texas1999 Josh Crow, Lovington, N.M.2000 Kyle Hughes, Model, Colo.2001 Brady Brock, Springtown, Texas2002 Scott Kormos, Mexia, Texas2003 Clint Robinson, Farmington, Utah2004 Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla.2005 Jerrad Hofstetter, Athens, Texas2006 Cody James, Monticello, Ark.2007 Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas2008 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas*2009 Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La.2010 Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas2011 Jud Nowotny, La Vernia, Texas

Barrel Racing (PWBR)2007 Cathy Grant, Granton, Ontario

Bull Riding 1977 Allan Jordan Jr.1978 Scott Brauchie1979 Gary Toole1980 Ted Nuce*1981 Robert Christie1982 Denny Weir1983 Jacky Gibbs1984 Sam Poutous1985 Scott Breding, Billings, Mont.1986 Jim Sharp, Kermit, Texas*1987 Kevin Smith, Allen, Neb.1988 David Berry, Locust Grove, Okla.1989 David Bailey, Tahlequah, Okla.1990 Michael Gaffney, Lubbock, Texas1991 Ty Watkins, Monahans, Texas1992 Gilbert Carrillo, El Paso, Texas1993 Shawn Egg, Hockley, Texas

1994 Chad Brennan, Ellsworth, Neb.1995 Curt Lyons, Ardmore, Okla.1996 Tony Mendes, Reno, Nev. 1997 Mike White, Lake Charles, La.*1998 Danell Tipton, Spencer, Okla.1999 Felipe Aragon, Tome, N.M.2000 Zack Brown, Yorba Linda, Calif.2001 Slade Malone, Devine, Texas2002 Robbie Russell, Jacksonville, Texas2003 Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas*2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah2006 Edgard Oliveira, Denton, Texas2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas2008 Douglas Duncan, Huntsville, Texas2009 Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo.2010 Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla.2011 Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas

Steer Roping1977 Jimmy Brazile1978 Bob Harren1979 No winner listed1980 Clark Victory1981 Shaun Burchett*1982 Tommy Pearson1983 Jerry Bailey1984 Roy Brooks1985 Kress Jones, Hobbs, N.M.1986 Philip Berry, Lovington, N.M.1987 Vance McNeil, Pecos, Texas1988 Ben Ingham, Sonora, Texas1989 Bucky Hefner, Chelsea, Okla.1990 Scott Stickley, Denton, Texas1991 Todd Casebolt, Sinton, Texas1992 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan.*1993 J. Paul Williams, Ponca City, Okla.1994 Kenyon Burns, Lovington, N.M.1995 Jimmy Vaughan, Argyle, Texas1996 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas* 1997 Paul Patton, Abilene, Texas1998 Clay Cameron, Claude, Texas1999 Bobby Brock, Cushing, Okla.2000 Scott Bliss, Sheridan, Wyo.2001 John McDaniel, Adair, Okla.2002 Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas2003 Neal Wood, Guy, Texas2004 Brady Garten, Pawhuska, Okla2005 Cody Scheck, Buffalo, Okla.2006 Tyler Mayse, Ponca City, Okla.2007 K.W. Lauer, Buffalo, Okla.2008 Tim Abbott, Midland, Texas2009 Spicer Lewis, Abilene, Texas2010 Gannon Quimby, Mannford, Okla.2011 Rob Denny, Willcox, Ariz.

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