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Shane Hanchey Delivers Big Win in St. Paul, Ore.
By: Jolee Jordan Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: Shane Hanchey is winning big over the Fourth of July. The 2013 PRCA World Champion Tie-Down Roper seems to always find an extra gear during the week known as Cowboy Christmas and he did it again in 2023. Just days after clinching a key win at the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, Hanchey delivered a pair of fast runs to clinch the average title at the St. Paul Rodeo with 17.3 seconds on two head.
Cowboys Prepare for Critical Upcoming Cowboy Christmas Stretch
Imagine if the major winter stock shows with all their huge purses – Denver, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, and San Angelo – all happened in the same week. That’s almost what the Fourth of July is like for ProRodeo cowboys and cowgirls. Little wonder it’s called “Cowboy Christmas” and finds contestants driving all night for days in a row to try to earn the biggest chunk of the huge amount of prize money available.
Ty Harris Finding Momentum With Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo Title
Just one week ago, San Angelo tie-down roper Ty Harris gave his season a shot in the arm with a reserve finish at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo behind PRCA World Champion Shane Hanchey. Seven days later, the ropers switched positions after moving east to the Oklahoma Panhandle with Harris taking home his first win at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days on May 7 with 26.0 seconds on three head, besting Hanchey by just a smidge over a second.
Shane Hanchey Finds Stride With Clovis, Calif. Win
The math was simple for Shane Hanchey – his four runs at the 109th Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo added up to being big in the short-term with the potential to be season-changing as things progress. “(Clovis) doubled my season earnings from when I came out here from Logandale. I had $12,500 when I came out here and I won $12,900,” Hanchey said with a laugh.
2023 PRCA Executive Council election results announced
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2023 PRCA Executive Council Election Results Announced
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Latest PSN: ProRodeo Legend Olin Young Passes Away
Olin Young was inducted into the 1979 inaugural class of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo. Young achieved great fame as a tie-down roper becoming the first man to win four average titles in tie-down roping at the National Finals Rodeo. He also won two world titles in steer roping in 1971 and ’74 and qualified for the National Finals Rodeo a total of 27 times – 13 times for tie-down roping and 14 times for steer roping.
Official 2021 Wrangler NFR back numbers released
The numbers are in, the money is counted, and the back numbers are official. The back numbers are distributed for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo based on how much money a contestant earns in the regular season. The Top 15 contestants in each event will be competing for a Gold Buckle with the following numbers pinned to their backs.
The 2021 NFR back numbers released
The numbers are in, the money is counted, and the back numbers are official. The back numbers are distributed for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo based on how much money a contestant earns in the regular season. The Top 15 contestants in each event will be competing for a Gold Buckle with the following numbers pinned to their backs.
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