Wednesday Mini Mag

Two bucking bulls with Kansas ties were in the ninth go-round of the NFR. Slinging Rubber, owned by New Frontier Rodeo Company of Gypsum, bucked off Roscoe Jarboe. Lil Man, raised by Flint Hills Genetics of Strong City, bucked off Boudreaux Campbell. The bull is now owned by Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, was the PRCA yearend all-around cowboy placing first in bull riding and seventh in saddle bronc riding. He was third in the Top Gun standings with $199,115. Additional PRCA yearend event champions were Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, saddle bronc riding; Shad Mayfield, Clovis, New Mexico, tie-down roping; Coby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, team roping header; and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Missouri, team roping heeler. CUTLINES Jess Pope, Waverly, won the eighth go-round in bareback bronc riding at the National Finals Rodeo, Arlington, Texas, marking 89 points on Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies.

Average winner with 853 points on ten bareback broncs at the National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas was Jess Pope from Waverly.

Going into the National Finals Rodeo ranked 11 th in bareback bronc riding, Jess Pope, Waverly, moved up to third in the yearend standings.