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2015 Pendleton Whisky Let ’er Buck Stock of the Year Awards

Each year, the top ProRodeo cowboys in each roughstock event vote for the top bucking horses and bulls – the animal athletes with whom they contend in the arena and whose performance is worth half their own scores. Ballots go out every Sept. 1, and the winning animals are acclaimed at the PRCA’s annual awards banquet each December just before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Stock contractors are proud of these top buckers. They invest heavily in purchases and/or breeding programs, feed and medical care for their bucking stock for years, fostering the animals’ growth and development until they are ready to be tested in the arena for the bucking instinct and physical abilities that may make them champions in their own right.

In 2010, Pendleton Whisky expanded its ProRodeo involvement by sponsoring the stock awards, which are now known as the Pendleton Whisky Let ‘er Buck Stock of the Year Awards. Pendleton Whisky provides cash prizes for the top three animals in each event and funds the stipends for stock contractors who provide bucking stock for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In 2015, both bucking horse winners were defending their 2014 titles – Medicine Woman also won in 2011 – while bucking bull Crystal Deal finally made it to the top after placing in the top three the previous two years.

Best bareback horse 2015

Dirty Jacket Pete Carr Pro Rodeo

With three of the top eight scores of the 2015 regular season to his name – a 92 and two 90s, with three different riders – it’s no surprise that Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s horse Dirty Jacket earned his second consecutive Bareback Horse of the Year Award in 2015. Richmond Champion, who collected one of those 2015 90s as well as the top score of 2014, a 91, on Dirty Jacket, at Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, right, describes Dirty Jacket as “electric – when he’s in the chute and you’re standing next to him, he’s got the same nervous twitch you do right before you get on. He’s excited – he really wants to get out and do what he loves to do, and he means business. But he gives you all the time in the world to show off and do your part. He’s a real athlete, the total package.” Owner Pete Carr says, “He was born to buck. When it’s time to go to the rodeo and time to go to work, his ears go up and he prances.”

Photo by Fred McClanaha Jr.

Bareback Horses1. Dirty Jacket, Pete Carr Pro

Rodeo2. Full Baggage, Frontier Rodeo3. (tie) Craig at Midnight,

Powder River Rodeo; Special Delivery, Calgary Stampede

Saddle Broncs1. Medicine Woman, Frontier

Rodeo 2. Killer Bee, Beutler & Son

Rodeo3. Lunatic from Hell, Burch

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Bulls1. Crystal Deal, Growney

Brothers Rodeo2. Sweet Pro’s Long John, D&H

Cattle3. (tie) Half Nuts, Pete Carr Pro

Rodeo; Cross the Wyoming Line, Summit Pro Rodeo

The 2015 Pendleton Whisky Let ‘er Buck Stock of the Year Awards went to:

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Best saddle bronc 2015

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Stock of the Year

Crystal DealGrowney Brothers Rodeo

Crystal Deal has a reputation for shifting around in the chute, says bull rider Dallee Mason, but he’s not being dirty – just eager. “He’s itching to go; he’s ready for that gate to open,” says Mason. “He’s what you want to get on every time; he has kick, he spins right there by the chute and he’s showy. He’s an older bull, so he’s learned some tricks, but he still acts young.” Although Crystal Deal bucked Mason off on consecutive weekends in 2015, in Walla Walla, Wash., and Puyallup, Wash., right, he’s hoping for a rematch. “When I think about that bull, I just want to get on him again,” Mason says. Don Kish, who raised Crystal Deal for Growney Brothers Rodeo, says the bull comes to glory naturally – through his pedigree. “This bull is no accident – this is what breeding programs are designed to do. On his father’s side he goes back to Mr. T, the 1986 Bull of the Year, and on his mother’s side, he goes back to Oscar, a Hall of Fame bull. You look at him on paper and say, ‘He ought to be good,’ and from the first time he bucked, he was. He’s an awesome bull.”

Medicine WomanFrontier Rodeo

Medicine Woman cruised to her third Saddle Bronc of the Year title after notching two of the top four scores of 2015 – a 93 in Dodge City, Kan., and a 92 in Arcadia, Fla. – and that was before she won top saddle bronc of the 2015 NFR for the second time. “Medicine Woman is the most honest bucking horse I’ve been on who still manages to throw a lot of cowboys off, just because of how strong she is,” says 2015 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Jacobs Crawley, who rode the mare in Round 5 at the Wrangler NFR that year for 88 points, right. “She is deceivingly strong, and she really kicks and takes the swells away. Her strength and her drop make her tough to ride. But at the same time, that gives you the opportunity for a high score.” Jerry Nelson, owner of Frontier Rodeo, is thrilled by his mare’s achievements, describing her as an honest bucker. “She doesn’t do nothing dirty. She’s the kind of horse guys want to get on.” Nelson was also quick to note that Medicine Woman’s breeding is a huge factor in her success: “Pretty much everything I’m raising goes back to horses I bought from Harry Vold Rodeo, including my stud Big Medicine, and Mr. Harry Vold gets most of the credit.”

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Larry Smith

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Stock of the Year, 1956-2015

1974 SB – Checkmate, Bobby Christensen BB – Smokey, Harry Vold Rodeo BULL – Tiger, Billy Minick

1975 SB – Frontier Airlines, Beutler Brothers and Cervi BB – Stormy Weather, Steiner BULL – (tie) Tiger, Cervi Rodeo, and Black 6, Tommy Steiner

1976 SB – Sarcee Sorrel, Harry and Wayne Vold BB – Moon Rocket, Calgary Stampede BULL – Panda Bear, Harry Vold Rodeo

1977 SB – Crystal Springs, Bob Barnes BB – (tie) Alley Cat, Bar T Rodeo (Kerbys), and Mr. Smith, Christensen Bros. BULL – General Isomo, Beutler Brothers & Cervi

1978 SB – Angel Sings, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – No. 11, Red Lightning, Steiner

1979 SB – (tie) Angel Sings, Harry Vold Rodeo, and Deep Water, Jim Sutton BB – Smith & Velvet (formerly Mr. Smith), Christensen Bros. BULL – No. 777, Harry Vold Rodeo

1980 SB – Brookman’s Velvet, Cervi Championship BB – Smith & Velvet, Christensen Bros. BULL – No. 777, Harry Vold Rodeo

1981 SB – Rusty, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Classic Velvet, Flying U BULL – (tie) Savage 7, Steiner, and No. 105, Dell Hall

1982 SB – Buckskin Velvet, Flying U BB – Smith & Velvet, Bobby Christensen BULL – Savage 7, Steiner

1983 SB – Alibi, Dell Hall BB – Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – Oscar’s Velvet, Christensen Bros.

1984 SB – Try Me, Wayne Vold BB – (tie) Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson, and Lonesome Me, Calgary Stampede BULL – No. 105, Dell Hall

1985 SB – Blow Out, Beutler & Son BB – Tombstone, Jim Sutton BULL – Cowtown, Beutler & Son

1986 SB – Wrangler Savvy, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – Mr. T, Burns Rodeo

1987 SB – (tie) Challenger & Skoal, Beutler & Son, and Kloud Grey Skoal, Calgary Stampede BB – Skoal’s Sippin’ Velvet, Bernis Johnson BULL – Red Rock, Growney Bros.

1956 War Paint, Christensen Bros.1957 War Paint, Christensen Bros.1958 (tie) War Paint, Christensen Bros. and Joker, Harry Knight1959 Trails End, Zumwalt Rodeo1960 Jake, Harry Knight1961 Jesse James, Hoss Inman1962 Big John, Harry Knight1963 Big John, Harry Knight1964 Wanda Dee, Calgary Stampede

1965 Jake, Harry Knight1966 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1967 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1968 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1969 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1970 Rodeo News, Reg Kesler1971 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1972 Descent, Beutler Brothers & Cervi1973 Sam Bass, Jiggs Beutler

From 1956-73, only one top bucking horse was named each year.

Stock contractors determine the spelling of their animals’ names and sometimes choose alternative spellings.


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1988 SB – Skoal’s Alley Cat, Kesler Rodeo BB – Kingsway Skoal, Franklin Rodeo Stock BULL – Skoal’s Pacific Bell, Western Rodeos

1989 SB – Lonesome Me Skoal, Calgary Stampede BB – High Chaparral Copenhagen, Don Peterson BULL – Skoal’s Pacific Bell, Western Rodeos

1990 SB – Lonesome Me Skoal, Calgary Stampede BB – Khadafy Skoal, Powder River Rodeo Productions BULL – Skoal’s Pacific Bell, Western Rodeos

1991 SB – Bobby Joe Skoal, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Satan’s Skoal, Dorenkamp BULL – Skoal’s Outlaw Willie, Andrews Rodeo

1992 SB – Bobby Joe Skoal, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – High Chaparral Copenhagen, Bar T Rodeo (Canada) BULL – Copenhagen Rocky, Western Rodeos

1993 SB – Bobby Joe Skoal, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Skoals Airwolf, Franklin Rodeo Stock BULL – Grasshopper, Western Rodeos

1994 SB – Skitso Skoal, Sankey Rodeo BB – Lonesome Me Skoal, Calgary Stampede BULL – Bodacious, Andrews Rodeo

1995 SB – Kingsway Skoal, Franklin Rodeo Stock BB – Khadafy Skoal, Powder River Rodeo Productions BULL – Bodacious, Andrews Rodeo

1996 SB – Kingsway Skoal, Franklin Rodeo Stock BB – Khadafy Skoal, Powder River Rodeo BULL – Dodge Ram Tough, Growney Brothers Rodeo

1997 SB – Skitso Skoal, Sankey Rodeo BB – Skoal’s Spring Fling, Big Bend Rodeo BULL – Rapid Fire, Big Bend Rodeo

1998 SB – Skoal’s Wild Card, Sankey Rodeo BB – Copenhagen Comotion, Beutler and Gaylord BULL – Skoal’s King Kong, Rafter H Rodeo Livestock

1999 SB – Skoal’s Spring Fling, Big Bend Rodeo BB – Copenhagen Comotion, Beutler and Gaylord BULL – Skoal’s Yellow Jacket, Flying 5 Rodeo

2000 SB – (tie) Skoal’s Spring Fling, Big Bend Rodeo, and Surprise Party Skoal, Sankey Rodeo BB – Copenhagen Comotion, Beutler and Gaylord BULL – Skoal’s Border Patrol, Flying 5 Rodeo

2001 SB – Skoal’s Painted Smile, Kesler Rodeo BB – Skoal’s Cool Alley, Kesler Championship Rodeo BULL – Copenhagen Hurricane, Stace Smith Pro Rodeos

2002 SB – Painted Smile, Kesler Rodeo BB – Alley Ways, Kesler Championship Rodeo BULL – Smokeless Unforgiven, Big Bend Rodeo

2003 SB – Painted Smile Dip, Kesler Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Dippin’ Tahonta, Big Bend Rodeo and Flying 5 Rodeo

2004 SB – Cool Alley Dip, Kesler Championship Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Dippin’ Tahonta, Big Bend Rodeo and Flying 5 Rodeo

2005 SB – Miss Congeniality, Powder River Rodeo BB – Real Deal, Smith, Harper & Morgan BULL – Wardance, Broken Arrow Rodeo


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2006 SB – Slippery, Korkow Rodeos BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Biloxi Blues, Southwick, Robertson and Wilson Rodeo

2007 SB – Miss Congeniality, Powder River Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Voodoo Child, Beutler & Son Rodeo

2008 SB – (tie) Cool Alley, Kesler Championship Rodeo, and Blood Brother, Burch Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Voodoo Child, Beutler & Son Rodeo

2009 SB – Spring Planting, Flying 5 Rodeo BB – Grated Coconut, Calgary Stampede BULL – Buckeye, Silverado Rodeo

2010 SB –Painted Valley, Harry Vold Rodeo BB – Big Tex, Classic Pro Rodeo BULL – After Party, Silverado Rodeo

2011 SB –Medicine Woman, Frontier Rodeo BB – Full Baggage, Frontier Rodeo BULL – Palm Springs, 4L and Diamond S Rodeo

2012 SB – Chuckulator, Sutton Rodeos BB – MGM Deuces Night, Carr Pro Rodeo BULL – Cat Ballou, 4L & Diamond S Rodeo

2013 SB – (tie) Spring Planting, Flying 5 Rodeo, and Maple Leaf, Frontier Rodeo BB – Full Baggage, Frontier Rodeo BULL – Shepherd Hills Tested, Powder River Rodeo

2014 SB – Medicine Woman, Frontier Rodeo BB – Dirty Jacket, Pete Carr Pro Rodeo BULL – Cross the Wyoming Line, Summit Pro Rodeo

2015 SB – Medicine Woman, Frontier Rodeo BB – Dirty Jacket, Pete Carr Pro Rodeo BULL – Crystal Deal, Growney Brothers Rodeo


Saddle Bronc of the Year6 – Descent; 1966-69, 1971-72; Beutler Brothers and Cervi3 – Medicine Woman; 2011, 2014-15; Frontier Rodeo Bobby Jo Skoal; 1991-93; Harry Vold Rodeo Cool Alley; 2004, 2008-09; Kesler Championship Rodeo Painted Smile; 2001-03; Kesler Rodeo

Bareback Horse of the Year6 – Grated Coconut; 2003-04, 2006-09; Calgary Stampede 5 – Sippin’ Velvet; 1978, 1983-84, 1986-87; Bernis Johnson

Bucking Bull of the Year3 – Skoal’s Pacific Bell; 1988-90; Western Rodeos Voodoo Child; 2007-09; Beutler & Son Rodeo

Stock contractors with most animals to win Stock of the Year awards13 – Calgary Stampede: 9 bareback horses, 3 saddle broncs, 1 bull12 – Harry Vold Rodeo: 1 bareback horse, 8 saddle broncs, 3 bulls

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Remuda AwardsThe PRCA’s annual Remuda Awards presented by Polaris RANGER® go to the stock contracting firm

and rodeo committee that provide the best, most consistent pen of bucking horses, creating the best opportunities for contestants to score well. In 2015, the Remuda Award for best pen of bucking horses brought to PRCA rodeos went to David Morehead’s Three Hills Rodeo, and the committee recognized for assembling the best pen of bucking horses was the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Ore.

Stock Contractor2004 Stace Smith2005 Stace Smith2006 Bud Kerby2007 Beutler & Son Rodeo2008 John Growney2009 Calgary Stampede2010 J Bar J2011 Bar T Rodeo2012 Frontier Rodeo 2013 Harry Vold Rodeo) 2014 J Bar J 2015 Three Hills Rodeo


David O’Neill, left, vice president of the Pendleton Round-Up committee, and Randy Bracher, who oversees livestock for the Round-Up, were proud to accept the 2015 Remuda Award presented by Polaris RANGER® for bringing the deepest field of top bucking horses to that rodeo. “Providing stock so that every cowboy has a chance to win the Pendleton Round-Up is more important to us than anything else,” said O’Neill, calling the award “a great honor” and thanking former PRCA board member Kelly Wardell for his role in developing it. The Pendleton pen included great horses from Calgary Stampede, Cervi Championship Rodeo, Korkow Rodeos, Burch Rodeo, Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls, Outlawbuckers Rodeo, Corey & Lange Rodeo, Four Star Rodeo, Barnes PRCA Rodeo and Flying Diamond Rodeo.

PRCA stock contractor David Morehead accepted the 2015 Remuda Award presented by Polaris RANGER® for bringing the best pen of bucking horses to PRCA rodeos; his horses are pastured in the rolling hills around Bernard, Iowa, five miles from where Morehead grew up. He’s been a PRCA stock contractor for nearly 30 years and says that diligence and perseverance are keys to operating the business successfully. He started his ranch breeding program in 1979 and has bred all his own bucking horses since the mid-1980s. “The Three Hills Rodeo bucking horse breeding program is the foundation of our success in the rodeo industry,” said Morehead, “and we were deeply honored to receive the Remuda Award for 2015.”


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Stock Sale and Rodeo2006 Keith Martin and the San Antonio

Stock Sale and Rodeo2007 RodeoHouston2008 Kitsap County Fair and Stampede,

Bremerton, Wash.2009 Farm-City Pro Rodeo, Hermiston, Ore. 2010 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2011 American Royal, Kansas City 2012 Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede2013 Canby (Alberta) Stampede2014 Hermiston, Ore. 2015 Pendleton, Ore.

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2015 AQHA/PRCA Horses of the YearTimed-event contestants will tell you that they are only as good as their horses enable them to be. Horses that collected the American Quarter Horse of the Year Award in 2015 performed consistently all year and put their riders in position to win – literally. All were first-time winners except heel horse Rey, who defended his 2014 title.

The 2015 AQHA/PRCA Horse of the Year Awards went to:Steer wrestling

1. KR Montana Shake Em “Shakem,” owned by Ty Erickson and Kyler Ranch; ridden by Ty Erickson and Clayton Hass

2. Lenas Little Dasher “Charlie,” owned by Hunter and Bristi Cure; ridden by Hunter Cure3. Landrys Cadillac “Cadillac,” owned by Frank Sterling Wallace; ridden by Sterling Wallace, Clayton

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1. Dew the Dash “Dew,” owned and ridden by Clay Tryan2. Freckle Wilson “Bull,” owned and ridden by JoJo LeMond3. Madison Oak “Clint,” owned and ridden by Chad Masters

Team roping (heeling)1. Rey Shines On Top “Rey,” owned and ridden by Brady Minor2. CD Starbucks “Starbucks,” owned and ridden by Ryan Motes3. Freckles Taz “Taz,” owned and ridden by Kinney Harrell

Tie-down roping1. Sweet As Time “Flea,” owned by Renato Antunes; ridden by Marcos Costa and Stran Smith2. MFO Harvey “Colonel,” owned and ridden by Timber Moore3. Popular Lil Lena “Squirrel,” owned and ridden by Monty Lewis

Steer roping1. Weavers Diamond Bar “Rowdy,” owned by Tim Tillard; ridden by Troy Tillard2. White Hot Ike “Bullseye,” owned and ridden by Chance Kelton3. Tonk Champ “Champ,” owned and ridden by Chris Glover

Barrel racing1. French First Watch “Custer,” owned and ridden by Jill Welsh2. An Oakie With Cash “Louie,” owned by Grady and Lisa Lockhart; ridden by Lisa Lockhart3. Blazin Ta Fame “Blaze,” owned by Annette and Rachel Hendrix; ridden by Vickie Carter

When 13-year-old Montana Shake Em “Shakem” retired from racing five years ago, Ty Erickson somehow saw his potential as a bulldogging horse – but Shakem didn’t exactly race into his new job. “I didn’t have this horse to the point where I felt I could win every time on him until this year,” said Erickson. “I took my time with him because I knew he had the potential to be great, and this was his first season rodeoing hard. He’s the laziest horse you’ve ever seen when he’s on the ranch or when he’s warming up, but as soon as you ride into the box, the switch flips, his ears go up and he’s ready to run.” Erickson and Shakem won the 2015 Redding (Calif.) Wrangler Champions Challenge with a 4.4-second run, right.

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Dew the Dash “Dew” was a bit of an underdog for this award, acknowledged Clay Tryan, his owner and rider. While he considered Dew to be the best horse he’d ever tried from the first time he rode him, Tryan says Dew has to overcome one disadvantage. “He’s a unique horse because he’s not very big, but I’ve never seen one that will try that hard for his size,” says Tryan. “He’s a warrior.” Dew took Tryan to the Wrangler NFR five times, including 2015, right, and has come close to this honor a few times but never made it to the top of the list until 2015, so Tryan feels especially gratified this time. “He’s deserving of this award, and I’m not saying that just because he’s my horse. It’s an honor for him to win it, and now he’ll be known as one of the greatest horses of all time.”

Although Rey Shines on Top “Rey” started out skittish around large crowds and noise, he has over five years become one of the most seasoned and reliable horses in rodeo – a big factor in his being the only 2014 AQHA PRCA Horse of the Year to repeat in 2015. Minor attributes 90 percent of his success to Rey, having ridden him at 70 of his 75 2015 PRCA rodeos – including a frenzied final week of the regular season in which Minor moved up five places to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, right. At home, says Minor, Rey is “really laid back (but) he’s the boss of the ranch. However, he also knows when he hears a rodeo announcer’s voice that it’s time to work. Right now he’s in the prime of his career, and I hope that I can say in five or six years that he’s one of the best ever.”

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French First Watch “Custer” has earned so much respect from the Top 15 barrel racers that he was named 2015 WPRA/AQHA Horse of the Year despite having never finished inside the Top 15 before. Perhaps the award partially acknowledges the unique achievements created by the partnership Custer has with his jockey, Jill Welsh, who has dealt with rheumatoid arthritis for a decade, and at age 26 entered a three-year battle with a series of cancers. Welsh credits her family – including Custer – with helping her get back to what she loves: running barrels. She and Custer won big rodeos at Reno, Nev., and Greeley, Colo.; placed at more, including Prescott, Ariz., above; and earned the most money of any contestant over Cowboy Christmas 2015.

Troy Tillard qualified for the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping just once in his first 15 years as a PRCA cowboy, then qualified back to back in 2014-15 as well as the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping, above. The difference? He got Rowdy. Troy’s father Tim bought the horse in 2013, and Troy says Weavers Diamond Bar “Rowdy” has brought him to a new level. “This horse has changed everything for me. Every time I nod my head, I really believe I have a good chance to win,” he said. “He’s a once-in-a-lifetime kind of horse, and it takes pure luck and being in the right place at the right time to be able to have a horse like this. There are about a half-dozen elite steer roping horses, so it is a heck of an honor to have everybody vote for him, and it means a lot.”

Photo by Kirt SteinkeAt only age 6, Flea has already shown her talent in the rodeo arena: she carried 24-year-old Marcos Costa to his first Wran-gler NFR qualification in 2015. Costa’s mentor, 2008 World Champion Tie-down Roper Stran Smith, said their relationship was key to their success: “Marcos could’ve ridden any of 20 horses and that horse would’ve won Horse of the Year. He’s the only roper I know who could’ve taken a 6-year-old horse with limited rodeo expe-rience and do what he did. She’s a great little mare, but Marcos riding her made her even better. He was fortunate to have her, but she was fortunate to have him riding her and teaching her. They make a great team because she does everything that he’s taught her and she always wants to win for him really bad. The sky is the limit for a horse like this.”

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Year Event Nickname Name Owner(s) 1989 TD Doc’s Desperado Paul Zanardi/Joe Parsons SW Doc Doc Bee Quick Larry Ferguson TR (hd) Mr. Ruby Clerk Matt Tyler TR (hl) Flint’s Friend J.D. Yates SR Dutch Codys Bar Skip Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1990 TD Mr. Tee Power Key Johnny Emmons SW Doc Doc Bee Quick Larry Ferguson TR (hd) Yellow Bar Smug Bobby Hurley TR (hl) B.J. Jet Interruption Dennis Watkins SR Rocky Barley Needs Rivet Mack Yates WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1991 TD Boogie Man Broadway Tar Baby Mike, Janet and Charlee Arnold SW Doc Doc Bee Quick Larry Ferguson TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Dunny Bar Five Koys Dun Steve Northcott SR Dutch Cody Bar Skip Mack Yates & Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1992 TD Malachi Tommys Blue Bag Brent Lewis SW Skippy Skip D Sack Harrison Halligan TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Iceman Flits Smokin Dream Kory Koontz SR Dutch Codys Bar Skip Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1993 TD Boogie Man Broadway Tar Baby Mike, Janet and Charlee Arnold SW Hank Hank Bar Binion Bill Cresta TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Iceman Flits Smokin Dream Kory Koontz SR Dutch Codys Bar Skip Tee Woolman WPRA/GB Scamper Gills Bay Boy Charmayne James

1994 TD Prime Time Grand Rapid Return Jim Farris SW Yellow Dog Too Vee Jimmy and Allison Powers TR (hd) Spiff Tres Spiffy Dude Bobby Hurley TR (hl) Dunny Bar Five Koys Dun Steve Northcott SR Santa Claus Gray Baldy Arnold Felts WPRA/GB Brown Special Agreement Bubba & Deb Mohon

1995 TD Orejas Cowboy Marine Jerry Jetton SW Whitey Mr. Light Star Bill Duvall TR (hd) Rooster Ayes Have It Eddie Wilkerson TR (hl) Blue Wills Budha Cody Cowden SR Refuse Flaxy Flash H.L. Todd WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1996 TD Art Little Ring Junior and Gaynell Lewis SW San Wood Super San Wood Justin, Todd and Randy Suhn TR (hd) Butterbean Mark My Dream Steve Purcella TR (hl) Iceman Flits Smokin Dream Kory Koontz SR Chubs Vans Lad Mel Potter WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1997 TD Rifleman Kido Doc Stran Smith SW Baby Blue Mamas Jr. Byron Walker and George Strait TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Roany Boons Smoth Val Rich Skelton SR Bullet Jack Bart Tender Guy Allen WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

1998 TD Deuce Merry Two Bar Trent Walls SW Scooter Bad Motor Scooter Jimmy Powers TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Roany Boons Smooth Val Rich Skelton SR Rocky Dr. Rocky Bob Bucky Hefner WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson

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1999 TD Smokey Smokin Dee Jerome Schneeberger SW Preacher Padres Perfection Wayne Jennings TR (hd) Scooter Oklahoma Top Hat Charles Pogue TR (hl) Roany Boons Smooth Val Rich Skelton SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Bozo French Flash Hawk Kristie Peterson 2000 TD Grumpy Kid Taurus Brent Lewis SW Becky Becky My Loop Brent Arnold TR (hd) Viper Keep On Flushing Speed Williams TR (hl) Dinero Nifty Jacks Back Kyle Lockett SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Fiesta Firewater Fiesta Kelly Yates 2001 TD Easy Leos Sen Bar Herbert Theriot SW Scooter Bad Motor Scooter Jimmy Powers TR (hd) Calhoon Smoothly Anchored Richard Eiguren TR (hl) Roany Boons Smooth Val Rich Skelton SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Fiesta Firewater Fiesta Kelly Yates 2002 TD Tweeter Tinys Clipso Trevor Brazile SW KO Jak Sort of Like Fast Clyde Himes TR (hd) Calhoon Smoothly Anchored Richard Eiguren TR (hl) Wick Smokin Holly 045 Allen Bach SR Boudreaux Tee Sue Jr. Jason Evans and Jim Evans WPRA/GB Llave The Key Grip Robert and Kay Blandford 2003 TD Topper Topofthemarket Stran Smith and Trent Walls SW Jackpot Ima Star O Lena Bryan Fields TR (hd) Walt PreciousSpeck Travis Tryan TR (hl) Potato Chip Marvins Wonder Dugan Kelly SR Leo Fannin War Leo Vin Fisher Jr. WPRA/GB Tally Top Tally Nathan Williams and Darlene Kasper 2004 TD Ned IR Still Dry Monty Lewis SW Zan FF Zans a Barton Jack Rodney and Jacob Burks TR (hd) Megazord Megazord Tee Woolman TR (hl) Chili Dog Pets Ten Rich Skelton SR Jeremiah Two D Ole Man Guy Allen WPRA/GB Elmer Krimps Ready to Go Paula Seay 2005 TD Topper Topofthemarket Stran Smith SW Zan FF Zans A Baron James Burks TR (hd) Thumper Docalickin Pauline Robertson TR (hl) Chili Dog Pets Ten Rich Skelton SR Tarzan Bobs Lena Cash Myers WPRA/GB Sparky Sparky Impression June and Donnell Holeman 2006 TD Luke Express on Heir Cody Ohl SW Zan FF Zans A Baron James Burks TR (hd) Nickolas Nicks Rockets Rojo Matt Sherwood TR (hl) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams SR Dunny Okays Sunbeam J.P. and Pat Wickett WPRA/GB Fred Rare Fred Ronald H. Martin 2007 TD Flip Smash Par Fancy Paige Maass SW Jessie Rocks Eye Opener Lee Graves TR (hd) Walt Precious Speck Travis Tryan TR (hl) (tie) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams Amigo Sunday Night Bingo Patrick and Christi Smith SR Shep River Lightning Bug Scott Shepard PWBR/GB Stitch Sixth Vision Randy and Brittany Pozzi 2008 TD (tie) Oz Acre Te Run Justin Maass Dually Dual Sonny Dee Priscilla Pipkin SW Willy Rtr Little Willy Greg Cassidy TR (hd) Walt Precious Speck Travis Tryan TR (hl) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams SR (tie) Woody Larneds Ricoche Doc Dan Fisher Happy Happy San Doc Paul Patton WPRA/GB Martha Sugar Moon Express Lindsay Sears

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2009 TD Pearl Big Smokin Wonder Sid Miller SW Jessie Rocks Eye Opener Lee Graves TR (hd) Walt Precious Speck Travis Tryan TR (hl) Diesel Baileys Copper Doc Randon Adams SR Woody Larneds Ricoche Doc Dan Fisher WPRA/GB Fred Rare Fred Ronald Martin

2010 TD Sweetness Eightys Sport Spur Resources 1 and Clint Cooper SW Wick Dashs Dapper Star Wade Sumpter and Ken Lewis TR (hd) Vegas Ra Sonoita Silver Turtle Powell TR (hl) Cave Man Fine Snip of Doc Jade Corkill SR Pops Skips Harlan Tyree Rocky Patterson WPRA/GB Jethro Judge Buy Cash Frank and Lynne Mays

2011 TD Sweetness Eightys Sport Spur Resources 1 and Clint Cooper SW Wick Dashs Dapper Star Wade Sumpter and Ken Lewis TR (hd) Classic Sycamore Gold Finger Zac Small and Keven Daniel TR (hl) Dugout CDS Quixote Brady Minor SR Pokey Senior Sonita Cody Lee WPRA/GB (tie) Duke Yeah Hes Firen Brittany Pozzi Stingray MP Meter My Hay Sherry Cervi and Mel Potter

2012 TD Sweetness Eightys Sport Spur Resources 1 and Clint Cooper SW Dillon Dillons Dash Les Shepperson TR (hd) Sic Em Lite My Dynamite Trevor Brazile TR (hl) Cave Man Fine Snip of Doc Jade Corkill SR Bullseye White Hot Ike Chance Kelton WPRA/GB Latte Perculatin Mary Walker

2013 TD Pearl Big Smokin Wonder Sid Miller SW Two Guns Speedy Faila Wade Sumpter TR (hd) Jewel Lucys Fast Jewel Brandon Beers TR (hl) Starbucks CD Starbucks Ryan Motes SR (tie) Major Olee Roberto Thomas Snedecor Woody Larneds Ricoche Doc Dan Fisher WPRA/GB Babyflo Flos Heiress Dian and Shelton Taylor

2014 TD Rambo Dualin Demon Hunter Herrin SW Cadillac Landrys Cadillac Frank Sterling Wallace TR (hd) Tevo El Cash Tevo Brandon Beers TR (hl) Rey Reyshines on Top Brady Minor SR Major Olee Roberto Thomas Snedecor WPRA/GB Cowboy Wonders Cowboy Dan H.Q. Bass

2015 TD Flea Sweet as Time Renato Antunes SW Shakem KR Montana Shake Em Ty Erickson and Kyler Ranch TR (hd) Dew Dew the Dash Clay Tryan TR (hl) Rey Rey Shines on Top Brady Minor SR Rowdy Weavers Diamond Bar Tim Tillard WPRA/GB Custer French First Watch Jill Welsh

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Tie-down roping3 wins: Sweetness, 2010-12, Spur Resources 1 and Clint CooperSteer wrestling3 wins: Doc, 1989-91, Larry Ferguson; Zan, 2004-06, Rodney and Jacob Burks, James BurksTeam roping (heading)6 wins: Scooter, 1991-93, 1997-99, Charles Pogue

Team roping (heeling)4 wins: Roany, 1997-99, 2001, Rich Skelton; Diesel, 2006-09, Randon AdamsSteer roping4 wins: Dutch, 1989, 1991-93, Tee Woolman; Jeremiah, 1999-2001, 2004, Guy AllenBarrel racing5 wins: Bozo, 1995-99, Kristie Peterson; Scamper, 1989-93, Charmayne James

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PRCA Media Awards 1999 Print: Ed Knocke, Dallas Morning News; Brett Hoffman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Joe Kusek, Billings (Mont.) Gazette; Bryan Painter, The Oklahoman Photo: Layne Stewart, Sports Illustrated Television: Jeff Medders and Butch Knowles, Wrangler World of Rodeo

2000 Print: Ed Knocke, Dallas Morning News Photo: Dan Hubbell, PRCA photographer Broadcast: MSNBC

2001 Print: Jeff Wolf, Las Vegas Review-Journal Photo: Darren Carroll, Sports Illustrated Broadcast: Al Bernstein, KVVU Fox 5, Las Vegas

2002 Print: Guy Clifton, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal Photo: Kirt Steinke, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Winnercomm, Tulsa, Okla.

2003 Print: Dwayne Erickson, Calgary (Alberta) Herald Photo: Jeff Belden, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Faye DeHoff, Dan Marries, Jamison Forst and Mindy Blake KOLD-TV, Tucson, Ariz.

2004 Print: Kendra Santos Photo: Mike Copeman, PRCA photographer Broadcast: KOLO-TV, Reno, Nev.

2005 Print: Western Horseman and American Cowboy Photo: Louise Serpa Broadcast: Arnie Jackson, JSA Sports Network

2006 Print: Becky Newell, America’s Horse Photo: James Fain, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Butch Thurman, Rodeo Sports Update

2007 Print: Susan Kanode Photo: Gene Hyder, PRCA photographer Broadcast: George Michael, NBC

2008 Print: Spin to Win Rodeo magazine Photo: Jim Svoboda, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Don Gay, television commentator

2009 Print: Joe Kusek, Billings (Mont.) Gazette Photo: Dudley Barker, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Steve Kenyon, ProRodeoLive.com commentator

2010 Print: Ted Harbin Photo: Bob Click, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Talk Rodeo (Derek Barton and Rick Thompson)

2011 Print: Bob Welch, Spin to Win Photo: Kerri Allardyce, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Joe Beaver

2012 Print: Dwayne Erickson, Calgary (Alberta) Herald Photo: Eva Scofield, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Hadley Barrett

2013 Print: Scott Mansch, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune Photo: Greg Westfall, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Rob Matthews, Pro Rodeo Roundup

2014 Print: Sam Eifling, Sports Illustrated Photo: Larry Smith, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Dan Miller, Wrangler Network

2015 Print: Las Vegas Review-Journal Photo: James Phifer, PRCA photographer Broadcast: Wrangler Network


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Justin Boots, in recognizing the hundreds of thousands of hours of work that rodeo committee members around the country donate to putting on their local rodeos, has long made a practice of honoring 100 outstanding volunteers around the country through its John Justin Standard of the West program. PRCA rodeos vote on the recipient of Justin’s national award for a committeeperson whose dedication represents the deeds of those thousands of volunteers. In 2015, that award went to PRCA announcer Mike Mathis for his dedication to his hometown rodeo, the Lufkin (Texas) PRCA Rodeo.

Winners of the John Justin Committeeperson of the Year Award include:1990 Philip Diehl, Pawhuska Elks Rodeo, Pawhuska, Okla.1991 Cletus Schenk, Red River PRCA Rodeo, Wichita Falls, Texas1992 Duane Mahlum, Wolf Point (Mont.) Wild Horse Stampede1993 Homer Carter, Omak (Wash.) Stampede1994 Hal Littrell, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, Colo.1995 Jack W. Saulls, Moses Lake (Wash.) Roundup Rodeo1996 Leslie Bartschi, Pocatello (Idaho) Frontier Rodeo1997 Ed Thiele, Omak (Wash.) Stampede1998 Ken MacRae, Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo1999 Bud Monroe, Heart O’ Texas Rodeo, Waco, Texas2000 Darrel Stromer, Oregon Trail Rodeo, Hastings, Neb.2001 Kathy Fraser, Corn Palace Stampede, Mitchell, S.D. 2002 Vern Carpenter, Snake River Stampede, Nampa, Idaho2003 Steve Coleman, St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo2004 Mike Lucke, Reno (Nev.) Rodeo2005 Ronnie Parks, Heart o’ Texas Fair and Rodeo (Waco)2006 Lee Graves, Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo (Kaycee, Wyo.)2007 Joel Smith, Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo2008 Jim Thompson, Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo (Kaycee, Wyo.)2009 Russell Erben, Comal County Fair and Rodeo (New Braunfels, Texas)2010 DeLois Thompson, Marshall (Texas) Pro Rodeo2011 Julie Graber, Kansas’ Largest Night Rodeo (Pretty Prairie)2012 Tom Weinman, Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg)2013 Steve Alder, Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo2014 Bill Stephens, Crossett (Ark.) Riding Club PRCA Rodeo 2015 Mike Mathis, Lufkin (Texas) PRCA Rodeo

Forty years ago, when Mike Mathis returned to his hometown of Lufkin, Texas, with a brand-new college diploma and some college rodeo experience, he made a mistake many young people make at that stage of life, he told the ProRodeo Sports News. “I thought I knew things about rodeo and I made a lot of snide comments about how sorry our Lions Club rodeo was,” he recalls. “I found out when you’re 20 years old and you say that to a bunch of older, established business people, the next thing you get to be is the chairman.” And that, Mathis said, was the start of his amazing journey. “From day 1, the people (here) embraced the rodeo and have worked to add money to become the kind of rodeo we wanted to be,” said Mathis. “I just organize the rodeo and that sort of thing.” So he was quite surprised to learn he had been selected as the John Justin Committeeperson of the Year for 2015. “I was very honored, but by the same token, very humbled, because those guys are the ones who do the work,” Mathis said of his fellow committee members.

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PRCA Rodeo Committees of the Year1984-1992

1984 (tie) Spooner, Wis., Kissimmee, Fla., and Bonifay, Fla.1985 (tie) Dodge City, Kan., Phoenix, Ariz., and Santa Maria, Calif.1986 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo1987 (tie) Dodge City (Kan) Round-Up Rodeo

and Reno (Nev.) Rodeo1988 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo1989 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo1990 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo1991 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo1992 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up Rodeo

In 1991, this category was divided into Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year and Indoor Rodeo Committee of the Year. The outdoor committee award was split further in 1993, forming the Large Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year and Small Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year awards. In 2004, the Medium Rodeo Committee of the Year was added.

Large Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year($10,000 and more added money per event.)

1993 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days1994 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days1995 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days1996 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days1997 Reno (Nev.) Rodeo1998 Cody (Wyo.) Stampede1999 Cody (Wyo.) Stampede2000 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2001 Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up2002 Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo2003 Pendleton (Ore.) Round-up2004 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2005 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2006 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2007 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2008 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2009 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2010 (tie) Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up2011 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days2012 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days 2013 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days 2014 Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days 2015 Pendleton (Ore.) Round-upOther 2015 nominees were Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; Lovington, N.M.; Ogden, Utah; and Pecos, Texas.

Medium Rodeo Committee of the Year($3,000 to $9,999 added money per event.)

2004 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2005 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2006 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2007 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2008 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2009 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2010 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2011 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2012 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo 2013 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo 2014 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo 2015 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 RodeoOther 2015 nominees were Estes Park, Colo.; Lufkin, Texas; Sidney, Iowa; and Stephenville, Texas.


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PRCA Rodeo Committees of the YearSmall Rodeo Committee of the Year(Less than $3,000 added money per event.)

1993 (tie) Palestine, Ill., and Payson, Ariz.1994 Pioneer City Rodeo (Palestine, Ill.)1995 Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo (Kaycee, Wyo.)1996 Deke Latham Memorial Rodeo (Kaycee, Wyo.)1997 Iowa’s Championship Rodeo (Sidney)1998 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo1999 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2000 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2001 Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo2002 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) ProRodeo Series2003 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2004 Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas).2005 (tie) Athens (Texas) MDA Pro Rodeo and A Tribute to Chris LeDoux Pro Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.)2006 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2007 Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo (Clear Lake, S.D.)2008 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2009 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2010 Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)2011 Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede2012 Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede 2013 Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede 2014 Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo, Claremore, Okla. 2015 Will Rogers Stampede PRCA Rodeo, Claremore, Okla.

Other 2015 nominees were Bridgeport, Texas; Huntsville, Texas; Nacogdoches, Texas; and Yuma, Colo.

Large Indoor Rodeo Committee of the Year1991 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1992 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1993 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1994 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1995 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1996 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1997 National Western Rodeo (Denver)1998 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo1999 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo2000 National Western Rodeo (Denver)2001 National Western Rodeo (Denver)2002 Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.)2003 Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.)2004 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo2005 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2006 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2007 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2008 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2009 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2010 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2011 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo2012 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo 2013 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo 2014 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo 2015 San Antonio Stock Show & RodeoOther 2015 nominees were Denver, Colo.; Fort Worth, Texas; Jackson, Miss.; and Nampa, Idaho.

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One of the PRCA’s newest awards honors contract personnel (such as announcers, bullfighters, clowns, specialty acts, secretaries and timers) who have been PRCA members for at least 15 years and who have committed their lives to the rodeo industry, yet received little recognition for their commitment and contributions. The nomination process was open; an external selection committee chose five finalists, and PRCA contract personnel members voted among those five. The posthumous recipient of the inaugural Contract Personnel Lifetime Achievement Award was long-time PRCA secretary Donita Barnes, wife of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee and PRCA stock contractor Bob Barnes and mentor to uncountable thousands of contestants and other people involved with the dozens of Barnes rodeos. The PRCA renamed the award in her honor in 2012.

The 2015 recipient of the Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award was Cotton Rosser, who began his rodeo career as a contestant in every event, but after a ranch accident in 1956 turned his rodeo dreams into a stock contracting business and rodeo production.

Past recipients of the Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award are: 2011 Donita Barnes 2012 Art and Linda Alsbaugh 2013 Fred and Norma Dorenkamp 2014 Quail Dobbs 2015 Cotton Rosser

Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award

The 2015 PRCA Donita Barnes Contract Personnel Lifetime Achievement Award went to ProRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor Cotton Rosser, known for 60 years of offering flamboyant rodeo openings and creative sideshows that keep the audience entertained between rodeo events. Rosser also has served on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Board of Directors. Lori Orman of RAM presented the award to Rosser at the PRCA’s 2015 Contract Personnel Awards Banquet, left.

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PRCA Contract Personnel of the YearAnnouncer of the Year

1982 Bob Tallman1983 Hadley Barrett1984 Randy Corley1985 Hadley Barrett1986 Clem McSpadden1987 Bob Tallman1988 S.J. “Zoop” Dove1989 Hadley Barrett1990 Randy Corley1991 Randy Corley1992 Randy Corley1993 Randy Corley1994 Randy Corley1995 Randy Corley1996 Randy Corley1997 Bob Tallman1998 Randy Corley1999 Bob Tallman2000 Bob Tallman2001 Bob Tallman2002 Hadley Barrett2003 Randy Corley2004 Bob Tallman2005 Wayne Brooks2006 Bob Tallman2007 Boyd Polhamus2008 Boyd Polhamus2009 Boyd Polhamus2010 Wayne Brooks2011 Randy Corley2012 Boyd Polhamus 2013 Wayne Brooks 2014 Wayne Brooks 2015 Randy Corley

Secretary of the Year1985 Cindy Moreno1986 Mildred Farris1987 Mildred Farris1988 Mildred Farris1989 Mildred Farris1990 Sunni Deb Backstrom1991 Sunni Deb Backstrom1992 Sunni Deb Backstrom1993 Sunni Deb Backstrom1994 Sunni Deb Backstrom1995 Sunni Deb Backstrom1996 Sunni Deb Backstrom1997 Vickie Shireman1998 Sunni Deb Backstrom1999 Mildred Farris2000 Mildred Farris2001 Mildred Farris2002 Mildred Klingemann2003 Sunni Deb Backstrom2004 Mildred Farris2005 Sunni Deb Backstrom2006 Mildred Farris2007 Haley Schneeberger2008 Haley Schneeberger2009 Haley Schneeberger2010 Haley Schneeberger

2011 Haley Schneeberger2012 Haley Schneeberger 2013 Haley Schneeberger2014 Haley Schneeberger2015 Linda Alsbaugh

Bullfighter of the Year2004 Joe Baumgartner2005 Joe Baumgartner2006 Joe Baumgartner2007 Joe Baumgartner2008 Darrell Diefenbach2009 Cory Wall2010 Dusty Tuckness2011 Dusty Tuckness2012 Dusty Tuckness 2013 Dusty Tuckness2014 Dusty Tuckness2015 Dusty Tuckness

Clown of the Year1977 Chuck Henson1978 Quail Dobbs1979 Jon Taylor1980 Rick Young1981 Tom Feller1982 Wilbur Plaugher1983 Leon Coffee1984 Rick Chatman1985 Rex Dunn1986 Ted Kimzey1987 Tom Feller1988 Quail Dobbs1989 Butch Lehmkuhler1990 Butch Lehmkuhler1991 Butch Lehmkuhler1992 Lecile Harris1993 Butch Lehmkuhler1994 Lecile Harris1995 Lecile Harris1996 Lecile Harris1997 Butch Lehmkuhler1998 Flint Rasmussen1999 Flint Rasmussen2000 Flint Rasmussen2001 Flint Rasmussen2002 Flint Rasmussen2003 Flint Rasmussen2004 Flint Rasmussen2005 Flint Rasmussen2006 Keith Isley2007 Keith Isley2008 Keith Isley2009 Keith Isley2010 Keith Isley2011 Keith Isley2012 Justin Rumford 2013 Justin Rumford2014 Justin Rumford2015 Justin Rumford

Coors Man in the Can 1984 Tom Feller1985 Quail Dobbs

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1986 Quail Dobbs1987 Tom Feller1988 J.G. Crouch1989 Butch Lehmkuhler1990 Quail Dobbs1991 Rick Young1992 Butch Lehmkuhler1993 Quail Dobbs1994 Rick Young1995 Rudy Burns1996 Rick Young1997 Rick Young1998 Flint Rasmussen1999 Flint Rasmussen2000 Rudy Burns2001 Flint Rasmussen2002 Flint Rasmussen2003 Flint Rasmussen2004 Flint Rasmussen2005 Flint Rasmussen2006 Keith Isley2007 Troy Lerwill2008 Troy Lerwill2009 Keith Isley2010 Keith Isley2011 Keith Isley2012 Keith Isley 2013 Justin Rumford2014 John Harrison2015 Justin Rumford

Specialty Act of the Year1982 Leon Adams1983 Jerry Olson1984 Vicki Adams1985 J.W. Stoker1986 J.W. Stoker1987 Leon and Vicki Adams1988 Jerry Wayne and Judy Olson1989 John Payne1990 John Payne1991 John Payne1992 John Payne1993 John Payne1994 John Payne1995 John Payne1996 John Payne1997 Leon and Vicki Adams1998 Jerry Diaz1999 Keith Isley2000 Keith Isley2001 Keith Isley (dress)

Keith Isley (comedy)2002 Keith Isley (dress)

Troy Lerwill (comedy)2003 Tommy Lucia (dress)

Troy Lerwill (comedy)2004 Tommy Lucia (dress)

Keith Isley (comedy)2005 Tommy Lucia (dress)

Troy Lerwill (comedy)2006 Keith Isley (dress)

Troy Lerwill (comedy)2007 Tomas Garcilazo (dress)

Troy Lerwill (comedy)2008 John Payne (dress) Troy Lerwill (comedy)2009 John Payne (dress) Keith Isley (comedy)2010 John Payne (dress) Keith Isley (comedy)2011 John Payne (dress) Keith Isley (comedy)2012 Tomas Garcilazo (dress) John Harrison (comedy) 2013 Tomas Garcilazo (dress) Keith Isley (comedy)2014 John Payne and Amanda Payne (dress) John Harrison (comedy)2015 John Payne and Amanda Payne (dress) John Harrison (comedy)

Stock Contractor of the Year1982 Harry Vold1983 Mike Cervi1984 Bob Barnes1985 Cotton Rosser1986 Walt Alsbaugh1987 Harry Vold1988 Harry Vold1989 Harry Vold1990 Harry Vold1991 Harry Vold1992 Harry Vold1993 Harry Vold1994 Harry Vold1995 Harry Vold1996 Harry Vold1997 Bennie Beutler1998 Mack Altizer1999 Ike Sankey2000 John Growney2001 Mike Cervi2002 Sammy Andrews2003 Scotty Lovelace2004 Stace Smith2005 Stace Smith2006 Stace Smith2007 Stace Smith2008 Stace Smith2009 Stace Smith2010 Stace Smith2011 Stace Smith2012 Stace Smith 2013 Stace Smith2014 Stace Smith2015 Frontier Rodeo

Pickup Man of the Year*2015 Matt Twitchell

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Linderman Award Kyle Whitaker learned most of what he knows about rodeo from

his father, Chip … who also taught him about Bill Linderman. The Whitakers will forever be linked with the great all-around cowboy

because of the number of times they have won the award that bears his name. Kyle won a record seventh Linderman Award in 2015; his dad and Phil Lyne both won it four times, which was the record before Kyle came along.

“That’s what makes it special to me,” Kyle said. “Every rodeo I went to growing up, they introduced him as the Linderman Award winner. When I started rodeoing, they’d introduce me as the son of the Linderman Award winner.”

At age 39, Whitaker didn’t expect to win it a seventh time, but he was the only cowboy to meet the difficult requirements in

2015 and gain eligibility for the award. He earned $39,175 during the 2015 rodeo season – $31,679 in steer wrestling, $4,980 in tie-down roping and $2,516 in saddle bronc riding – the same three events as his father and grandfather, Vern Whitaker, who was a member of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association, the precursor to the PRCA.

“I appreciate it a lot more now than the first time I won it, when I was 21. It means a lot more now, and it could be the last one for me,” Whitaker said. “There are a lot of young guys with the talent to win it, but it takes a lot of dedication, and part of the difficulty of winning the award is staying healthy enough to qualify. Bill Linderman was a tough, true cowboy, and that’s what this award honors. I want people to think of me as a tough cowboy who’s handy and can do whatever it takes.”

The Linderman Award recognizes excellence at both ends of the arena. To qualify, a cowboy must win at least $1,000 in each of three events, and those events must include at least one roughstock event and one timed event. The Linderman Award is named for Bill Linderman, a world champion in timed and roughstock events who died in a 1965 plane crash near Salt Lake City. The first Linderman Award was presented in 1966.

– Bob Stephens

Linderman Award, By Year

1966 Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont.1967 Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls,

British Columbia1968 Paul Mayo, Grinnell, Iowa1969 Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls,

British Columbia1970 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas1971 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas1972 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas1973 Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas1974 Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas1975 Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1976 Phil Lyne, Artesia Wells, Texas1977 Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1978 Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1979 Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1980 Steve Bland, Trent, Texas1981 Lewis Feild, Peoa, Utah1982 Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta1983 Marty Melvin, Holabird, S.D.1984 Marty Melvin, Holabird, S.D.1985 Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta1986 Bob Schall, Arlee, Mont.1987 Tom Eirikson, Priddis, Alberta1988 Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah1989 Philip Haugen, Williston, N.D.

1990 Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta1991 Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah1992 Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta1993 Casey Minton, Redwood Valley, Calif.1994 (no contestant qualified)1995 Chuck Kite, Montfort, Wis. 1996 (no contestant qualified)1997 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1998 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.1999 Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo.2000 Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D.2001 Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D.2002 Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo.2003 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2004 Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas2005 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2006 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2007 Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas2008 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2009 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2010 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2011 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.2012 Kyle Thomson, Lundbreck, Alberta2013 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2014 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 2015 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb.

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Resistol Rookies of the YearA PRCA rookie is a cowboy competing in his first year as a full member

of the organization. (Cowboys first join under the PRCA’s permit system, which allows them to compete for some time without becoming full-fledged members. Once a cowboy has “filled his permit” by winning $1,000 at PRCA-sanctioned rodeos, he can apply to become a full member; he is considered a rookie for the remainder of that season.) The PRCA’s Resistol Rookies of the Year are the first-season cowboys who earn the most money in their events during that season.

The Resistol All-Around Rookie of the Year is the rookie who earned the most money among all rookies who won at least $3,000 in each of two or more events. From 1956 through 2010, the PRCA also gave an Overall Rookie of the Year Award to the rookie who earned the most money in any one or more events.

Starting with the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, money earned at the Wrangler NFR counted in the rookie standings. The only rookies who competed at the 2015 Wrangler NFR were tie-down roper Marcos Costa and two saddle bronc riders: Zeke Thurston, who led the rookie race by $6,132 before the NFR, and CoBurn Bradshaw, who earned $153,577 in Las Vegas to beat Thurston by more than $100,000 for the title.

Also of note: 2015 Steer Roping Rookie of the Year Thomas Smith is the son of the 2014 Steer Roping Rookie, Tom Smith.

PRCA rookie standings and the 2015 Rookie of the Year Awards are sponsored by Resistol Hats.

2015 PRCA Resistol Rookies of the Year with EarningsAll-around Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D. $32,736Bareback riding Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev. 37,961Steer wrestling J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Wis. 55,450Team roping (header) Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. 56,302Team roping (heeler) Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah 65,840Saddle bronc riding CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah 229,723Tie-down roping Trey Young, Depree, S.D. 28,329Bull riding Bryce Barrios, Bluff Dale, Texas 48,146Steer roping Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla. 12,592

Jace Melvin set his sights on becoming PRCA Resistol All-Around Rookie of the Year in 2010, so when he won it five years later, he was nearly overcome. “My heart nearly came out of my chest,” he said. “I’ve always prided myself on being an all-around cowboy. I want to take what I learned this year and apply it to next year – I want to win more than $3,000 in steer wrestling, tie-down roping and team roping.”

The 2015 Resistol Rookies of the Year were honored during the sixth performance of the 2015 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Dec. 8.

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Rookie World ChampionsSix cowboys have won world championships their rookie years:Harry Charters, steer wrestling, 1959Bill Kornell, bull riding, 1963 (youngest bull riding world champion at 19 years, 9 months)Roy Cooper, tie-down roping, 1976Tee Woolman, team roping, 1980Joe Beaver, tie-down roping, 1985Sage Kimzey, bull riding, 2014


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Overall Rookie of the Year 1956 John W. Jones Sr., San Luis Obispo, Calif.*1957 Bob A. Robinson, Tuttle, Idaho*1958 Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont.*1959 Harry Charters, Melba, Idaho*1960 Larry Kane, Big Sandy, Mont.1961 Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British

Columbia*1962 Jim Houston, Omaha, Neb.*1963 Bill Kornell, Salmon, Idaho*1964 Jim Steen, Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho1965 Dan Willis, Aquilla, Texas1966 Tony Haberer, Muleshoe, Texas1967 Jay Himes, Beulah, Colo.1968 Bowie Wesley, Wildorado, Texas1969 Phil Lyne, George West, Texas*1970 Dick Aronson, Tempe, Ariz.1971 Kent Youngblood, Lamesa, Texas1972 Dave Brock, Goodland, Kan.*1973 Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas1974 Lee Phillips, Carseland, Alberta1975 Don Smith, Kiowa, Okla.1976 Roy Cooper, Durant, Okla.*1977 Jimmy Cleveland, Hollis, Okla.1978 Dee Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho*1979 Jerry Jetton, Stephenville, Texas1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.*1981 John W. Jones Jr., Morro Bay, Calif.*1982 Clark Hankins, Rocksprings, Texas1983 Jacky Gibbs, Ivanhoe, Texas1984 Sam Poutous, Julian, Calif.1985 Joe Beaver, Victoria, Texas*1986 Jim Sharp, Kermit, Texas*1987 Tony Currin, Heppner, Ore.1988 Ty Murray, Odessa, Texas*1989 David Bailey, Tahlequah, Okla.1990 Fred Whitfield, Cypress, Texas*1991 Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M.1992 Rope Myers, Athens, Texas*1993 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla.1994 Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas*1995 Curt Lyons, Ardmore, Okla1996 Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla.1997 Mike White, Lake Charles, La.*1998 Danell Tipton, Spencer, Okla.1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas2000 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif.*2001 Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont.2002 Will Lowe, Gardner, Kan.*2003 Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas*2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah2006 Cody James, Monticello, Ark.2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas2008 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas*

2009 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga.2010 Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla.2010 was the last year the PRCA named an Overall

Rookie of the Year.

All-Around Rookie of the Year (** no All-Round Rookie was named or there is no

record thereof)1990 Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont.*1991 **1992 **1993 **1994 Marty Becker, Manyberries, Alberta1995 Bubba Paschal, La Porte, Texas1996 **1997 **1998 **1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas2000 Kyle Hughes, Model, Colo.2001 Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont.2002 Bobby Harter, Aledo, Texas 2003 Clint Robinson, Farmington, Utah2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah2006 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas2008 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.2009 Chad Bouchard, Rolling Hills, Alberta2010 Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas2011 **2012 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 2013 Caleb Smidt, Yorktown, Texas2014 Billy Bob Brown, Stephenville, Texas 2015 Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D.

Bareback Riding1977 Jimmy Cleveland, Hollis, Okla.1978 Brian Jacobson, Glenbush, Saskatchewan1979 Chuck Logue, New Braunfels, Texas*1980 Lewis Feild, Peoa, Utah1981 Brent Larreau, Denver, Colo.1982 Steve Carter, Klamath Falls, Ore.1983 Stephen Smith, Hollywood, Calif.1984 Marvin Garrett, Belle Fourche, S.D.*1985 Tom Henrie, Mesquite, Nev.1986 Colin Murnion, Jordan, Mont.1987 Ken Lensegrav, Meadow, S.D.1988 Ty Murray, Odessa, Texas*1989 D.J. Johnson, Hutchinson, Kan.1990 Jack Sims, Hutchinson, Kan.1991 Vern Millen, Rapid City, S.D.1992 Beau Mayo, Dublin, Texas1993 Jason Jackson, Nespelem, Wash.1994 Mark Gomes, Florence, Ariz.*1995 Davey Shields Jr., Hanna, Alberta1996 Dusty McCollister, Acworth, Ga.

Rookies of the Year, By Event

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1997 Scott Montague, Fruitdale, S.D.1998 Kenton Randle,

Fort Vermillion, Alberta1999 J.D. Garrett Jr., Newell, S.D.2000 Billy Griffin, Raytown, Mo.2001 Tyson Thompson, Templeton, Calif.2002 Will Lowe, Gardner, Kan.*2003 Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas2004 Dusty LaValley, Debolt, Alberta2005 Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla.*2006 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.2007 Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas2008 Jared Smith, Ranger, Texas2009 Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore.*2010 Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D.2011 J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo.2012 Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 2013 Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa2014 Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta2015 Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev.

Steer Wrestling 1977 Steve Bland, Trent, Texas1978 Dudley Little, San Ardo, Calif.1979 Leonard Fluitt, Uvalde, Texas1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.1981 Gary Green, Keithville, La.1982 Lance Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah1983 Doug Houston, Tucson, Ariz.1984 Tom Switzer, San Luis Obispo, Calif.1985 Steve Duhon, Opelousas, La.*1986 Phillip Munnerlyn, Seagoville, Texas1987 Tony Currin, Heppner, Ore.1988 Mike Smith, Lake Charles, La.*1989 Shawn Wharton, Mineral Wells, Texas1990 Coty Battles, Detroit, Texas1991 Thad Olson, Prairie City, S.D.1992 Rope Myers, Athens, Texas* 1993 Brett Zieffle, Consort, Alberta1994 Brad Morgan, Hugo, Okla.1995 Bubba Paschal, La Porte, Texas.1996 Teddy Johnson, Checotah, Okla.*1997 Chad Biesemeyer, Martin, Tenn.1998 Tyler Woodland, Weiser, Idaho1999 Cash Myers, Athens, Texas2000 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif.*2001 Josh Lessman, Sidney, Neb.2002 Kenny Coppini, Ferndale, Calif.2003 Baillie Milan, Cochrane, Alberta2004 Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga.*2005 Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo.2006 Daniel Yates, Red Lodge, Mont.2007 Parker Howell, Stillwell, Okla.2008 Zack Cobb, Pampa, Texas2009 Chad Bouchard, Rolling Hills, Alberta2010 Cody Moore, Artesia, N.M.2011 Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont.2012 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev.

2013 Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark.2014 Rowdy Parrot, Bellville, Texas2015 J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Wis.

Team Roping 1977 Brian Murphy, Paradise Valley, Calif.1978 Brian Burrows, Reedley, Calif.1979 Bill E. Parker, Billings, Mont.1980 Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas*1981 Bret Beach, Gilbert, Ariz.1982 Mike Fuller, Clarkston, Wash., and Chris

Henderson, Coulee City, Wash.1983 Joel Maker, Poteau, Okla.1984 Rusty Wright, Mount Pleasant, Texas1985 Jerry Buckles, Scottsbluff, Neb.1986 Dennis Gatz, Oakdale, Calif.1987 Charles Pogue, Ringling, Okla.1988 Flynn Farris, Dalhart, Texas1989 Andy Anaya, Tucson, Ariz.1990 Liddon Cowden, Merced, Calif.1991 Martin Lucero, Villa Nueva, N.M.1992 Britt Bockius, Dewey, Okla.1993 Nick Sarchett, Scottsdale, Ariz.1994 Brye Sayer, Phoenix, Ariz.1995 Shad Chadwick, Mesa, Ariz.1996 Scooter Nolen Jr. (hd),

Whitesboro, Texas Mickey Gomez (hl), Salado, Texas

1997 Kit Sherwood (hd), Snowflake, Ariz. Kyle Lockett (hl), Ivanhoe, Calif.

1998 Charly Crawford (hd), Canby, Ore. John Paul Lucero (hl), Villanueva, N.M.

1999 Ty Thomas (hd), Idabel, Okla. Craig Branham (hl), Canyon Country, Calif.

2000 Nick Sartain (hd), Yukon, Okla.* Trey Johnson (hl), Lovington, N.M.

2001 Reese Kerr (hd), Cotulla, Texas Matt Robertson (hl), Augusta, Mont.

2002 Travis Gallais (hd), Olds, Alberta Randon Adams (hl), Logandale, Nev.*

2003 Jason Adams (hd), Logandale, Nev. Patrick Smith (hl), Midland, Texas*

2004 Jake Cooper (hd), Monument, N.M Jim Ross Cooper (hl), Stephenville, Texas

2005 Brandon Beers (hd), Powell Butte, Ore. Douglas Gillespie (hl), Arrowhead, Alberta

2006 Keven Daniel (hd), Altha, Fla. Jade Corkill (hl), Fallon, Nev.*

2007 Justin Young (hd), Firestone, Colo. Broc Cresta (hl), Santa Rosa, Calif.

2008 Joel Bach (hd), Milsap, Texas Rhen Richard (hl), Roosevelt, Utah2009 Kaleb Driggers (hd), Albany, Ga.* Justin Hendrick (hl), Rosenberg, Texas2010 Kaden Richard, Roosevelt, Utah Matt Garza, Las Cruces, N.M.



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2011 Joshua Torres, Bell City, La.Dakota Kirchenschlager, De Leon, Texas

2012 Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. 2013 Chace Thompson, Munday, Texas

Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas2014 Rhett Anderson, Anabella, Utah Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz.2015 Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah

Saddle Bronc Riding1977 Jim Bode Scott, Billings, Mont.1978 Bud Pauley, Miles City, Mont.1979 Charlie Atwell, Huntersville, N.C.1980 Brad Gjermundson*, Marshall, N.D.1981 Rich Thomas, Pendleton, Ore.1982 Kip Farnsworth, Anderson, Calif.1983 Terry Carlon, Lawen, Ore.1984 Guy Shapka, Spruce View, Alberta1985 Robert Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.*1986 Tom Wagoner, Buffalo, Wyo.1987 Kyle Wemple, Milford, Calif.1988 Craig Latham, Kaycee, Wyo.1989 Rod Hay, Mayerthorpe, Alberta1990 Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont.*1991 Toby Adams, Red Bluff, Calif.1992 Kenny Taton, Mud Butte, S.D.1993 Kelly Palmer, Stigler, Okla.1994 Glen O’Neill, Strathmore, Alberta*1995 J.T. Hitch, Stilesville, Ind.1996 Scott Johnston, Booral,

New South Wales, Australia1997 T.C. Holloway, Eagle Butte, S.D.1998 Mike Outhier, Weatherford, Okla.1999 Rance Bray, Texhoma, Okla.2000 Cody Martin, Hatfield, Ark.2001 Billy Richards, Cochrane, Alberta2002 Mo Forbes, Kaycee, Wyo.2003 Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas2004 Matt Hebbert, Hyannis, Neb.2005 Todd Herzog, Penhold, Alberta, Canada2006 Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn.2007 Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.*2008 Kaleb Asay, Powell, Wyo.2009 Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah*2010 Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D.2011 Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas2012 Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah *2013 Ty Kirkland, Lufkin, Texas2014 Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah2015 CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah

Tie-down Roping 1977 Steve Bland, Trent, Texas1978 Dee Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho*1979 Jerry Jetton, Stephenville, Texas1980 Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M.*

1981 Jim Light, Santo, Texas1982 Clark Hankins, Rocksprings, Texas1983 James Zant, Harper, Texas1984 Puddin Payne, Stillwater, Okla.1985 Joe Beaver, Victoria, Texas*1986 David Bowen, Yoakum, Texas1987 Ricky Canton, Houston, Texas1988 David Felton, Weatherford, Texas1989 Morris Ledford, Comanche, Okla.1990 Fred Whitfield, Cypress, Texas*1991 Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M.1992 Marty Lindner, Giddings, Texas1993 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla.1994 Cody Ohl, Orchard, Texas*1995 Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont.1996 Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla.1997 Clay Cerny, Eagle Lake, Texas1998 Chance Tinney, Winnsboro, Texas1999 Josh Crow, Lovington, N.M.2000 Kyle Hughes, Model, Colo.2001 Brady Brock, Springtown, Texas2002 Scott Kormos, Mexia, Texas2003 Clint Robinson, Farmington, Utah2004 Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla.2005 Jerrad Hofstetter, Athens, Texas2006 Cody James, Monticello, Ark.2007 Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas2008 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas*2009 Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La.*2010 Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas2011 Jud Nowotny, La Vernia, Texas2012 Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas2013 Caleb Smidt, Yorktown, Texas2014 John “Catfish” Brown, Collinsville, Texas2015 Trey Young, Dupree, S.D.

Barrel Racing (PWBR)2007 Cathy Grant, Granton, Ontario

Bull Riding 1977 Allan Jordan Jr., Bloomington, Calif.1978 Scott Brauchie, San Antonio, Texas1979 Gary Toole, Mangum, Okla.1980 Ted Nuce*, Manteca, Calif.1981 Robert Christie, Spanish Fork, Utah1982 Denny Weir, Carthage, Texas1983 Jacky Gibbs, Ivanhoe, Texas1984 Sam Poutous, Julian, Calif.1985 Scott Breding, Billings, Mont.1986 Jim Sharp, Kermit, Texas*1987 Kevin Smith, Allen, Neb.1988 David Berry, Locust Grove, Okla.1989 David Bailey, Tahlequah, Okla.1990 Michael Gaffney, Lubbock, Texas1991 Ty Watkins, Monahans, Texas1992 Gilbert Carrillo, El Paso, Texas1993 Shawn Egg, Hockley, Texas1994 Chad Brennan, Ellsworth, Neb.


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1995 Curt Lyons, Ardmore, Okla.1996 Tony Mendes, Reno, Nev. 1997 Mike White, Lake Charles, La.*1998 Danell Tipton, Spencer, Okla.1999 Felipe Aragon, Tome, N.M.2000 Zack Brown, Yorba Linda, Calif.2001 Slade Malone, Devine, Texas2002 Robbie Russell, Jacksonville, Texas2003 Matt Austin, Wills Point, Texas*2004 Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas2005 Steve Woolsey, Spanish Fork, Utah2006 Edgard Oliveira, Denton, Texas2007 Brad Pierce, Snyder, Texas2008 Douglas Duncan, Huntsville, Texas2009 Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo.2010 Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla.2011 Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas2012 Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 2013 Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas2014 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.*2015 Bryce Barrios, Bluff Dale, Texas

Steer Roping1977 Jimmy Brazile, Gruver, Texas1978 Bobby Harris, Gillette, Wyo.1979 Bucky Lee Braden, Ponca City, Okla.1980 Clark Victory, Chelsea, Okla.1981 Shaun Burchett, Pryor, Okla.*1982 Tommy Pearson, Eunice, N.M.1983 Jerry Bailey, Washington, Okla.1984 Roy Brooks, Amarillo, Texas1985 Kress Jones, Hobbs, N.M.1986 Philip Berry, Lovington, N.M.

1987 Vance McNeil, Pecos, Texas1988 Ben Ingham, Sonora, Texas1989 Bucky Hefner, Chelsea, Okla.1990 Scott Stickley, Denton, Texas1991 Todd Casebolt, Sinton, Texas1992 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan.*1993 J. Paul Williams, Ponca City, Okla.1994 Kenyon Burns, Lovington, N.M.1995 Jimmy Vaughan, Argyle, Texas1996 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas* 1997 Paul Patton, Abilene, Texas1998 Clay Cameron, Claude, Texas1999 Bobby Brock, Cushing, Okla.2000 Scott Bliss, Sheridan, Wyo.2001 John McDaniel, Adair, Okla.2002 Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas2003 Neal Wood, Guy, Texas2004 Brady Garten, Pawhuska, Okla2005 Cody Scheck, Buffalo, Okla.2006 Tyler Mayse, Ponca City, Okla.2007 K.W. Lauer, Buffalo, Okla.2008 Tim Abbott, Midland, Texas2009 Spicer Lewis, Abilene, Texas2010 Gannon Quimby, Mannford, Okla.2011 Rob Denny, Willcox, Ariz.2012 Joe Wells, Cisco, Texas 2013 Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla.2014 Tom Smith, Barnsdall, Okla.2015 Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla.## Thomas Smith is the son of Tom Smith, 2014

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