The 2023 IPRA (International Professional Rodeo Association) season came to a close Jan. 11-14, 2024, at the famous Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, with IFR 54.
The season started Dec. 2022, and the top 15 team ropers earned a spot to IFR 54 where they’d compete in four rounds to determine the IFR champions and IPRA world champs. When it was all said and done, Heath King and Stephen Britnell walked away the world champions.
King and Britnell both entered the IFR No. 1 in the standings. King had an $11,414.55 lead over the second place header, and Britnell, the now seven-time IPRA world champion, had $20,536.32 lead on the heel side. Throughout the entire finals, King and Britnell remained the top team in the world standings. They finished the year the world champions, edging out the second place guys by $13,131.03 (King) and $18,397.74 (Britnell).
Results
Average: 1. Garrett Smith/Josh Clayton, 22.3/4, $7,407.41 each; 2. Will Clark/Derrick Crawford, 29.2/4, $5,555.56; 3. Koby Sanchez/Zack Mabry, 39.4/4, $3,703.70; 4. Heath King/Stephen Britnell, 25.3/3, $1,851.85.
Headers
| Hometown | Money Won | |
| Heath King | Leicester, NC | $ 45,191.36 |
| Garrett Smith | Anna, IL | $ 32,060.33 |
| Jake Wells | Rainsville, AL | $ 31,755.94 |
| Braxton Culpepper | Poulan, GA | $ 28,684.22 |
| Sergio ‘Junior’ Fornazin | New Haven, IN | $ 24,195.90 |
| Koby Sanchez | Ethel, LA | $ 23,836.72 |
| Will Clark | Erin, TN | $ 23,486.77 |
| Trevor Howard | Pocola, OK | $ 23,437.96 |
| Wyatt Allen | Dadeville, AL | $ 22,710.66 |
| Brady Barrentine | Live Oak, FL | $ 22,531.48 |
| Eric Flurry | Spiro, OK | $ 21,004.54 |
| Brady Schmidt | Cottage Grove, TN | $ 20,035.45 |
| Kaston Peavy | Bay Minette, AL | $ 19,861.03 |
| Zeb Chapman | LaFayette, GA | $ 19,210.13 |
| Casey Hicks | Talala, OK | $ 17,909.83 |
Heelers
| Hometown | Money Won | |
| Stephen Britnell | Knoxville, TN | $ 51,195.31 |
| Josh Clayton | Buchanan, TN | $ 32,797.57 |
| Zack Mabry | Piedmont, AL | $ 30,658.99 |
| Bryer Hamilton | Cleveland, TN | $ 28,976.56 |
| Reno Gonzales | Whigham, GA | $ 25,349.66 |
| Shane Edmonson | Dawson, AL | $ 25,132.35 |
| Brad Culpepper | Poulan, GA | $ 24,443.58 |
| Derrick Crawford | Cookeville, TN | $ 24,221.67 |
| Rick Scruggs | Campobello, SC | $ 22,390.56 |
| Tyler Hutchins | Rose, OK | $ 21,252.05 |
| Adam Plyler | Pageland, SC | $ 19,475.31 |
| Cody Heflin | Pryor, OK | $ 18,266.69 |
| Jason Hill | Ashburn, GA | $ 17,877.04 |
| Casey Stipes | Salina, OK | $ 17,625.62 |
| Stitches Stanley | Wagoner, OK | $ 17,240.46 |
