$87 was the difference between riding into the Thomas & Mack in December and not. Chason Floyd kept his hold on the 15th spot for a couple weeks. He had to keep going to keep ahead of Josh Peek, who was trying up until the last minute to get that spot. Neither pulled a check the last week. Chason got a couple checks the week before, and he entered three rodeos the last week. “Josh wished me luck at a rodeo we were at that last week – hoping I would make it.”
Chason has been trying to punch his ticket to Vegas since 2012. “I had a very good rookie year, and tried again for the next few years,” said the 28-year-old from Buffalo, South Dakota. “In 2015, I got hurt and had to sit out a year.” He went from 41st last year to 15th this year, entering more than 90 rodeos. “I try to learn something new every year, and this year I’m more mature and I know a little more. I also switched horses after Labor Day, jumping off Sean Mulligan’s horse. She fit me really good.”
Chason got married May of 2014 to Jesika Garrett Floyd and the couple is expecting a new bulldogger into the family February 14. “I mentally told myself after we found out we were having a baby that I better get to winning if I was going to make this happen.” The couple owns an assisted living facility in Buffalo South Dakota, and Jesika has a home health business as well. They are opening another one in Faith, South Dakota, within a year. “I also ranch with my family.”
He is still adjusting to his first WNFR qualification. “We woke up and went over to the building and started working on it – you go back to normal. But I’m still getting the calls, and it will sink in that I did accomplish my dreams. It’s pretty neat.” Chason will stay in shape by jackpotting and going to his circuit finals in Minot. He plans to enter a few others and continue jogging and staying in shape. “I’ll head to Oklahoma the middle of November to practice with Sean.” He has never been to the WNFR – this will be his first trip. “I didn’t want to go until I made it. We’re super excited.”
Standings courtesy PRCA, unofficial, subject to audit and may change
All-around
1 Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas $214,131
2 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 180,487
3 Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 151,990
4 Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 140,876
5 Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil 136,430
6 Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 128,764
7 Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 112,795
8 Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 105,470
9 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 104,200
10 Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas 97,022
11 Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 89,284
12 Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss. 89,029
13 Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 78,241
14 Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 75,671
15 Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. 74,931
16 Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M. 58,000
17 Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 56,733
18 Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 56,048
19 Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah 55,618
20 Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 54,641
Bareback Riding
1 Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa $201,916
2 Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 136,657
3 Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif. 128,153
4 J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 113,312
5 Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev. 109,353
6 Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah 106,677
7 Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas 103,212
8 Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta 102,161
9 Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas 101,197
10 Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 99,240
11 Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas 96,039
12 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 93,652
13 R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif. 89,261
14 Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 89,106
15 Mason Clements, Santaquin, Utah 86,114
16 Justin Miller, Billings, Mont. 83,495
17 Evan Jayne, Marseille, France 80,762
18 Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 66,029
19 Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D. 64,757
20 Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 62,612
Steer Wrestling
1 Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. $163,152
2 Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 110,951
3 Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 109,919
4 Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. 103,944
5 Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta 99,501
6 Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah 99,340
7 Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 93,463
8 Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 84,073
9 Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 82,968
10 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 80,981
11 Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. 79,684
12 Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wis. 77,340
13 J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn. 76,442
14 Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La. 73,558
15 Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D. 71,192
16 Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 71,105
17 Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas 70,545
18 Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La. 68,915
19 Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. 67,294
20 Will Lummus, West Point, Miss. 66,520
Team Roping (header)
1 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. $133,977
2 Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 133,633
3 Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. 113,094
4 Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 111,551
5 Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. 98,033
6 Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 96,587
7 Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 85,448
8 Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz. 81,415
9 Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 81,356
10 Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif. 79,236
11 Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D. 78,964
12 Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 78,288
13 Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla. 77,437
14 Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore. 75,614
15 Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 74,146
16 Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta 68,006
17 Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. 61,983
18 Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore. 61,949
19 Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss. 59,915
20 Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas 57,576
Team Roping (heeler)
1 Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil $133,779
2 Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 133,633
3 Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 117,212
4 Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 110,930
5 Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 103,022
6 Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 99,774
7 Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 96,587
8 Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 92,358
9 Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 81,356
10 Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas 81,050
11 Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 79,374
12 Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla. 78,387
13 Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 75,614
14 Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas 74,652
15 Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta 68,006
16 Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 65,136
17 Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif. 61,745
18 John Robertson, Polson, Mont. 52,238
19 Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. 51,647
20 Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla. 49,836
Saddle Bronc Riding
1 Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas $184,052
2 Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta 170,456
3 CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah 124,115
4 Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 119,657
5 Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta 110,613
6 Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo. 105,789
7 Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla. 102,774
8 Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah 99,361
9 Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 92,992
10 Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 91,745
11 Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta 89,332
12 Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 88,613
13 Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 88,402
14 Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 76,630
15 Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas 75,649
16 Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 71,822
17 Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 69,693
18 Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah 66,258
19 Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 61,398
20 Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. 54,401
Tie-down Roping
1 Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas $190,445
2 Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 142,194
3 Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 124,498
4 Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas 121,902
5 Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas 107,423
6 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 101,433
7 Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 97,173
8 Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 96,056
9 Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 93,363
10 J.C. Malone, Plain City, Utah 86,299
11 Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 85,962
12 Randall Carlisle, Athens, La. 85,566
13 Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas 85,460
14 Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 85,438
15 Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 85,210
16 Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas 78,317
17 Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan. 77,288
18 Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 76,926
19 Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 73,367
20 Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas 70,016
Steer Roping
1 Jason Evans, Glen Rose, Texas $84,156
2 Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 78,934
3 Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 72,976
4 Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 68,084
5 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 64,266
6 J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas 56,868
7 Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas 50,109
8 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 49,347
9 JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 49,309
10 John Bland, Turkey, Texas 48,184
11 Shay Good, Midland, Texas 47,061
12 Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas 45,082
13 Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas 44,217
14 Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. 42,848
15 Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas 41,913
16 Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 40,615
17 J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 39,780
18 Garrett Hale, Snyder, Texas 32,565
19 Brian Garr, Belle Fourche, S.D. 32,545
20 Roger Branch, Wellston, Okla. 31,183
Bull Riding
1 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $237,152
2 Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 204,239
3 Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. 157,077
4 Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif. 131,423
5 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 120,963
6 Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 110,471
7 Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah 106,188
8 Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas 103,619
9 Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho 102,855
10 Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa 97,121
11 Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas 94,668
12 Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. 92,991
13 Jordan Hansen, Okotoks, Alberta 92,660
14 Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas 88,063
15 Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla. 87,288
16 Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho 87,014
17 Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas 85,957
18 Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah 80,183
19 Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore. 72,754
20 Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas 70,593
*2017 Barrel Racing (Oct. 2, 2017)
Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings.
1 Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas $250,378
2 Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 185,952
3 Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 130,537
4 Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore. 120,806
5 Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas 115,163
6 Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash. 111,758
7 Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas 98,707
8 Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas 97,023
9 Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 96,454
10 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas 92,930
11 Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M. 91,362
12 Tilar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas 86,020
13 Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas 83,338
14 Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo. 78,181
15 Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Texas 76,294
16 Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 74,363
17 Emily Miller, Weatherford, Texas 72,876
18 Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas 72,692
19 Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas 68,759
20 Ari-Anna Flynn, Charleston, Ark. 64,894
