Wednesday Mini Mag

In his 2020 campaign Cole won rodeos at Bellville, Texas; Kadoka, South Dakota; Coleman, Texas; Deadwood, South Dakota; and Douglas, Wyoming. In his first year as a professional cowboy in 2018, Cole was 109th in world steer roping standings. This year, Rocky won the Ron Ross Memorial Steer Roping at Liberty Hill, Texas. In 2016, Rocky placed in eight rounds setting a record for most earnings at the NFSR with $70,651. He was first in the 2016 world standings with $142,350, a record for most steer roping earnings in one season. Still tough NFSR competition is faced by the Kansas cowboys. Three-time world champion Scott Snedecor is second with $53,210. Vin Fisher Jr., last season’s runner-up, is third with $49,797. Last season, Trevor Brazile notched his PRCA-record 25 th world championship claiming the NFSR gold buckle winning the average in Mulvane.

Brazile enters this year’s competition in fourth place with $48,387. His brother-in-law Tuf Cooper sits in seventh with $35,655 "The standings are pretty close," Cooper evaluated "Cole is roping really well. He had a great season and congratulations for him going in first place. “But you have to finish it, and with nearly $10,000 for round winners it is anybody's ballgame,” Cooper rationalized. “There are many very good steer ropers so it is any gunslinger's game." Rounds at the NFSR pay six places: first, $9,155; second, $7,577; third, $5,998; fourth, $4,420; fifth, $2,841; and sixth, $1,579. The average also pays six places: first, $27,347; second, $22,632; third, $17,917; fourth, $13,202; fifth, $8,487; and sixth, $4,715.