Wednesday Mini Mag

Pope’s yearend PRCA ranking becomes most impressive compared to a year earlier. He won $47,778 to be 28 th in the 2019 bareback bronc riding standings. The cowboy had topped the 2018 PRCA Permit Members of the Year Challenge in Las Vegas. Always humble, Pope insisted: “God’s got a plan, and I’m just glad the plan is rodeo for me. It’s positive and going to be great.” Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, was the yearend bareback riding champion. Tanner Brunner of Ramona ended the PRCA season 12 th in the world steer wrestling standings with $93,269. Although collecting two go-round checks, no-times in the second and fourth go-rounds pushed him to 13 th in the average. Starting the finals with regular season earnings of $46,885, Brunner was third in the seventh go-round, 3.8- seconds, winning $15,654, and second in the eighth go-round, 3.7-seconds, collecting $20,731. Jule Hazen of Ashland dropped all ten of his NFR steers placing eighth in the average while collecting two go-round checks. He was sixth in the fourth round with 4.5-seconds, $4,231, and third in the sixth round, 3.6- seconds, $15,654. Headed into the NFR Hazen was ranked 14 th in the world with $39,730 and ended the season in the same position with $75,961. Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa, was the steer wrestling champion. Emily Miller-Beizel, originally from the Garden City area now making her home in Weatherford, Oklahoma, was yearend barrel racing fourth. Winning two go-rounds, the sixth and seventh, 17.01-seconds, and 16.85- seconds, respectively, one barrel down put her fifth in the average. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, was the champion barrel racer and Top Gun winner with $270,615. Cole Patterson, Pratt, was fourth in the world in steer roping following the National Finals Steer Roping in Mulvane with $87,405. His dad Rocky Patterson, also of Pratt, was steer roping yearend 13 th winning $46.406. World champion steer roper is Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, collecting $117,459.