Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association | Weekly Press Release
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Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Weekly Press Release
June 17, 2019
Editor's Note: The information enclosed in this release is courtesy of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) for media use. However, if you reprint any of the following information verbatim in your publication, or if you read it verbatim on a radio broadcast, please mention that the information is courtesy of the PRCA.
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In This Release You'll Find:
1. Shane Frey wins at Weatherford during impressive weekend
2. Sage Kimzey eyes new goals
3. What to Watch For
4. News & Notes from the rodeo trail
5. Next Up
6. 2019 PRCA | RAM World Standings Leaders
7. 2019 PRCA | RAM World Standings
8. 2019 ProRodeo Tour Points Standings
10. 2019 Xtreme Bulls Standings
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Stat Of The Week:
$7,754
The combined amount of money tie-down roper Caddo Lewallen earned at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo ($3,685) in North Platte, Neb., Innisfail (Alberta) Pro Rodeo ($2,210) and Bonnyville (Alberta) Pro Rodeo ($1,859) over the weekend. The big performance pushed Lewallen to 28th in the June 17 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $24,051. Lewallen, the 2004 PRCA Tie-Down Roping Rookie of the Year, is chasing his first bid to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
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Shane Frey wins at Weatherford during impressive weekend
WEATHERFORD, Texas – There’s nothing like a win to help with a long drive home.
Steer wrestler Shane Frey didn’t have far to travel Saturday night – it’s about 170 miles from the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo to his home in Duncan, Okla. – but based on the weekend he just wrapped up, he could likely drive to the North Pole by dawn if needed.
Frey entered three rodeos the weekend of June 12-15 and took first at all three, including winning the Parker County Sheriff's Posse Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo in Weatherford, Texas, Saturday.
He began his week inside his home circuit at North Platte, Neb., before heading south of the Red River to Weatherford and wrapping up in Mesquite.
“The adrenaline is pretty high,” he said with a laugh from behind the wheel late Saturday. “I could drive all night for sure.”
Frey stopped the clock in 3.9 seconds for the win in Weatherford. After competing earlier in the week, he was sweating out the results as the weekend wore down.
“That Saturday-night deal is almost too stressful, just waiting,” he said about keeping an eye on
ProRodeo.com
for the final results. “It’s like, keep checking, keep checking.”
In North Platte, Frey won the first round in 3.4 and was 4.1 in the second round to earn the two-head average win at 7.5 seconds. He finished his week with a 4.2-second run to win Mesquite and roll his weekend earnings to $6,736. He was not ranked inside the top 50 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings before the weekend and he more than doubled his season earnings after entering the weekend with $6,386.
In Mesquite, he and his hauling partners claimed all the money.
“I haul with Riley (Duvall), Denver Berry, Tristan Martin and a couple of young guys, Sam Goings and Tyrell Cline who enter here and there, too,” he said. Duvall, Berry and Goings were second, third and fourth, respectively, in Mesquite.
Along with the great hazing from Duvall, Frey was quick to credit his horsepower. In Weatherford, he was aboard Duvall’s bay horse, while in North Platte and at Hugo, another victory from a week ago, Frey rode a younger horse they simply call Ole Grey.
“He belongs to Riley’s wife’s aunt, Charlene Neale,” Frey said. Ole Grey will be in the rig as they hit the road for a hard summer run.
“I’m headed home now, and I get a couple more nights in my own bed,” he said. “We’re going to go as hard as we can, we’re all in. I hope I don’t see my house again until October 1.”
That is when the regular season concludes and qualifiers for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo are determined. Frey and his buddies are hoping to be among the Top 15 at that point.
It would be a first for Frey, who grew up in a rodeo family. His uncle Winston went to the Wrangler NFR as a steer wrestler, and his dad, Shawn, made three trips to Vegas as a bareback rider, though he worked all the events in high school.
“Ever since I was little, I wanted to steer wrestle,” Frey said, adding that his dad rodeoed with steer wrestling legends Roy Duvall and Ote Berry and basically dropped Shane off in Checotah to learn from the best. “I got lucky and got a little bigger than my dad so I could do it.”
As for his big weekend, he was almost speechless.
“It’s kind of unbelievable,” he said. “I drew really good steers this week and just got in a groove. You quit thinking about it.”
Other winners at the $100,359 rodeo were all-around cowboy Tuf Cooper ($2,985, tie-down roping and steer roping); bareback rider Jake Brown (90 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Good Times Charlie); team ropers Tanner Green/Jake Clay (4.4 seconds); saddle bronc riders Kobyn Williams (84.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Big Tex) and Jacobs Crawley (84.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Hired Gun); tie-down roper Treg Schaack (7.7 seconds); barrel racer Cindy Smith (17.34 seconds); steer roper Brodie Poppino (34.2 seconds on three head); and bull rider Koby Radley (86 points on Lancaster & Jones Pro Rodeo’s Coal Chamber).
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Sage Kimzey eyes new goals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Bull rider Sage Kimzey’s bucket list seems to get smaller and smaller each passing year with all his success.
But the Strong City, Okla., cowboy has a couple more boxes he wants to check off this season – winning his record-tying, sixth consecutive PRCA bull riding world title and qualifying for the Canadian National Finals Rodeo.
He’s in the midst of reaching those goals right now.
North of the border, Kimzey won the Rocky Pro Rodeo in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, June 9, outright and split wins at the Lea Park Rodeo in Marwayne, Alberta, June 9, and Leduc (Alberta) Gold Rodeo, June 2.
Kimzey also placed second at the Brooks (Alberta) Kinsmen Pro Rodeo, June 8. Those four rodeos earned Kimzey $6,061, which helped increase his lead in the June 17 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $102,057.
“Canada has been good to me so far,” said Kimzey, 24. “I’ve always had good luck in Canada, but I have never gone to very many Canadian rodeos in the past. This is the first year I’m going to try and make the Canadian Finals. That’s kind of a bucket-list thing. I have been doing this long enough, and it’s nice to have a little change of pace. It’s different scenery, different people and a nice little change-up.”
To qualify for the Canadian National Finals Rodeo, Kimzey said he has to attend 15 Canadian rodeos. He has 19 planned out.
Chasing a Canadian National Finals Rodeo bid also benefits Kimzey because it counts toward the PRCA | RAM World Standings.
“With the carryover (PRCA | RAM World Standings) it makes it all worth it,” Kimzey said. “It’s great that I get to go up there and hopefully make the CFR and have a chance to win a bunch of money up there. We will play it by ear to see how many times I want to try and qualify for the CFR. So far, I have been having fun at these rodeos. We will see how the CFR goes, and if it is something I want to continue to do, I will do that. If it is something I want to check off the bucket list and call it good, I will do that.”
The PRCA record for consecutive bull riding world titles of six was set by ProRodeo Hall of Famer Jim Shoulders from 1954-59. Kimzey has an opportunity to tie that record if he wins the 2019 PRCA Bull Riding World Championship. Kimzey won titles in 2014 through 2018.
“That record is definitely on my list,” Kimzey said. “The goal every year is to win another gold buckle, and every year there’s a different road to it. It took a while after the (2018) NFR to get healthy, and now I’m finally back healthy and strong. I feel better and more well-rested than I probably felt since my rookie year. I’m feeling good about bull riding and craving to get on bulls.”
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What to Watch For
Wranglernetwork.com
Reno (Nev.) Division 1 Xtreme Bulls, June 20, 7 p.m. (PT)
Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, June 21-23, 7 p.m. (PT)
ProRodeoTV.com
West of the Pecos Rodeo, Pecos, Texas, June 26-29, 8 p.m. (CT)
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News & Notes From The Rodeo Trail
The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has been nominated in
USA TODAY’S
2019 10Best Readers' Choice travel awards. A
USA TODAY
expert panel selected the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as a contender for Best Rodeo, which just launched. The contest, which is being promoted by
USA TODAY
, gives voters four weeks to vote for the candidate of their choice at
https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-rodeo-2019/
. A person can vote once a day for the run of the contest. Voting ends Monday, July 15 and the winners will be announced on 10Best on Friday, July 26, then later in
USA TODAY
.
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Saddle bronc rider Jake Wright, who has qualified for seven consecutive Wrangler National Finals Rodeos, is recovering
after undergoing right knee surgery May 23. Wright has been battling injury woes with his right knee since initially injuring it in 2014 at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. His recent surgery was the fourth one on his right knee since 2014. “Before I had my most recent surgery on my right knee, I had surgery on it 15 days before the NFR in 2018,” said Wright, 29. “I ripped a bunch of cartilage off my knee in 2014 in San Antonio, and when I had the MRI then they said my PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) was partially torn and they couldn’t see that the cartilage was ripped. It looked like a big bruise, and I rode with it for about three years. Right after the 2017 NFR, I had surgery on my knee and got it fixed, and I was out for 10 weeks. It felt great all of 2018 season. I went to Brawley (Calif.) in November and hurt my meniscus. I got it fixed before the Finals and I ripped it again (at the Finals) and had to get it fixed again after the Finals. I think I hurt it again in April in Logandale (Nev.), and I rode for about two months and couldn’t stay on anything. So, I went out and saw four or five different doctors, and I had
Dr. Pepper Murray
do surgery on it. He went in and had to grind on that one spot where all the cartilage got ripped off and clean that meniscus out.” Wright was 32nd in the June 17 PRCA | RAM World Standings with $19,729. “Right now, I'm just rehabbing my knee and I’m going to go back to riding around June 23 on some practice horses," Wright said. "Then, I’m entered in Greeley (Colo.) and everything over the Fourth of July. My knee is sore, and I’m going to ride through the month of June. If I can’t ride anything, I will get it fixed and pack it up and call it a year. I’ve been dealing with this for so long, and it keeps hindering me. It is hard enough to beat everybody when you’re healthy, and I’ve done good (with this injury), but I just want to do better.” Wright's best finish was second in the 2013 world standings. He was 11th last year.
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William (Bill) Rinestine
, of Dumas, Texas, a four-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo (1959-62) in bull riding, passed away June 9. He was 86. Rinestine was born Jan. 11, 1933, in Nara Visa, N.M., to
Bill
and
Lela
(
Wilson
)
Rinestine
. Rinestine grew up as a ranch hand on the family ranch. He graduated high school in 1951 and then enlisted in the United States Air Force. After leaving the service he went to Detroit, bought a car and brought it back to New Mexico. Shortly after returning home he joined the rodeo circuit and spent the next 27 years rodeoing all over the country. In 1955, he joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. Rinestine said he took the bulls because “it was just so easy.” He finished a career-best second in the 1962 PRCA world standings and was third in 1959. He placed seventh and 12th in 1960 and 1961, respectively. In 1959, Bill married,
Barbara Rinestine
. A year, later, they had their daughter,
LaTonya
. In 1964, they had their second daughter,
Tamara
. The family suggests in lieu of customary remembrances, that memorials be made to Dove Creek Equine Rescue, 16201 Gordon Cummings Road, Canyon,Texas, 79015.
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Next Up
June 19 Strawberry Days Rodeo, Pleasant Grove, Utah, begins
June 19 Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M) begins
June 20 Division 1 Xtreme Bulls, Reno, Nev.
June 20 Jackson County Pro Rodeo, Bellevue, Iowa, begins
June 20 Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo begins
June 20 Buffalo (Minn.) Championship PRCA Rodeo begins
June 20 Western Fest Stampede Rodeo, Granite Falls, Minn., begins
June 20 Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede begins
June 21 Alamosa (Colo.) Round-Up begins
June 21 Weekley Brothers Davie (Fla.) Pro Rodeo begins
June 21 Stockyards Championship, Fort Worth, Texas, begins
June 21 Little Big Horn Stampede, Hardin, Mont., begins
June 21 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series begins
June 21 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) Pro Rodeo Series, permit section, begins
June 21 Thermopolis (Wyo.) Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo begins
June 21 Sundre (Alberta) Pro Rodeo begins
June 21 Reno (Nev.) Rodeo begins
June 22 Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo
June 22 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J.
June 22 Guy Weadick Days, High River, Alberta, begins
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2019 PRCA | RAM World Standings Leaders
Unofficial through June 17, 2019
AA:
Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, $83,412
BB:
Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, $115,965
SW:
Ty Erickson, Helena , Mont., $101,009
TR-1:
Ty Blasingame, Casper, Wyo., $73,229
TR-2:
Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif., 86,561
SB:
Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, $145,299
TD:
Michael Otero, Weatherford, Texas, $81,435
SR:
Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, $41,613
BR:
Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., $102,057
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2019 PRCA | RAM World Standings
Please see prorodeo.com for the latest standings update. All standings are unofficial.
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The PRCA, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., is recognized as the unsurpassed leader in sanctioning the sport of professional rodeo. The PRCA's mission is to unify membership in providing an innovative fan experience, to grow the sport of professional rodeo and provide new expanded opportunities for our membership and sponsors. Since 1986, the PRCA has paid out more than $1 billion in prize money to its contestants. The PRCA offers the best cowboys and the best rodeos; delivering the best fan experience while positively impacting our communities and embracing the spirit of the West. A membership-based organization, the PRCA sanctioned 650 rodeos in 2018, and there are more than 40 million rodeo fans in the U.S. The PRCA televises the sport's premier events, with the world-renowned Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on CBS Sports Net and streaming on
ProRodeoTV.com
. The PRORODEO® Tour and RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo also air on CBS Sports Net, and
ProRodeoTV.com
. PRCA-sanctioned rodeos donate more than $40 million to local and national charities every year. For comprehensive coverage of the cowboy sport, read the ProRodeo Sports News, the official publication of the PRCA, and make sure to check out the digital edition of the PSN. The digital PSN and daily updates of news and results can be found on the PRCA's official website,
www.prorodeo.com
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For additional information about this press release, contact:
Tracy Renck
719.528.4758
trenck@prorodeo.com
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
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