Stetson Wright, 20, won his first PRCA world championship Saturday with $297,922.56 on the final night of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Ty Erickson tackled his steer in 3.6 seconds to win the ninth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center and move ahead of J.D. Struxness in the world standings with one go-round left.
Boyd Polhamus, the longtime announcer who called the NFR 28 times, moved into a new role this year as the rodeo’s general manager and supervises the production of the 10-day event.
Bareback rider Clayton Biglow won a record fourth consecutive go-round Thursday night in the eighth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Tim O’Connell was thrown from his horse in the final go-round of the National Finals Rodeo last year, tearing his rotator cuff, labrum and several ligaments.
Canadian saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston posted a winning score of 92.5 to set a go-round record Wednesday night in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center.
Matt Sherwood, a 50-year-old header, and Hunter Koch, a 22-year-old heeler, have been team roping together since June, and have finished in the money three times at the NFR.
Defending world champion Tyler Waguespack became the first steer wrestler to win two go-rounds Tuesday night at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center.
Dona Kay Rule of Mico, Oklahoma, is the oldest competitor at the NFR this year and one of five barrel racers older than 60 to qualify for the event in its 61-year history.
Canadian Orin Larsen opened the fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo by riding his horse to a first-place score of 90 on Sunday at the Thomas Mack Center.
Tyler Wade and Cole Davison roped their calf in 3.7 seconds to win the third go-round in team roping Saturday night at the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Trenten Montero, a 27-year-old from Winnemucca, finished second in the third go-round of the National Finals Rodeo on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center after winning Friday’s go-round.
Tyler Waguespack of Gonzales, Louisiana, won the second go-round Friday night in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center by taking down his steer in 3.6 seconds.
Elko native Dakota Eldridge is competing in the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas Mack Center for the sixth time after missing last year’s event with a knee injury.
Richmond Champion of The Woodlands, Texas, rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Crawler to a first-place score of 91.5 on Thursday in the first go-round of the National Finals Rodeo.
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