With less than a week remaining in the 2023 ProRodeo season, Clint Summers is making every run count, jumping to No. 19 on the head side after the Sept. 20-24 week.
The two-time NFR qualifier and one of few NFR switchenders remains in the fight for his third Finals appearance after cashing in $5,807 between the Amarillo Tri-State Fair and Rodeo (Texas), Springhill PRCA Rodeo (Louisiana) and Poway Rodeo (California). Summers is now No. 19 in the world standings with $81,018.02 won on the year.
Summers has been roping with 12-time NFR qualifier Jake Long, who is currently inside the Top 15 with $95,023.57 at No. 10. Though Summers is $8,735.30 behind 15th, his shot at the Finals isn’t over yet. Summers and Long qualified for the inaugural Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls Sept. 28-30. With a grand prize of $25,000 to the overall winners and two rounds paying $10,000 to win, there is still plenty of money for Summers to win and push him inside the Top 15.
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Money moves all around
Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp are safe inside the Top 15, but it hasn’t kept them out of the winner’s circle. They split the win at the Cowboy Capital of The World PRCA Rodeo in Stephenville, Texas, with a 3.9 to both win $2,647. Their 4.1-second run also finished them third in Springhill for $1,858 a man. Wade is now No. 3 in the world standings with $137,941.67, and Thorp is No. 2 on the heel side with $155,168.94.
Derrick Begay and Colter Todd have kept the ball rolling, picking up the wins in Poway and at the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo in San Bernardino, California. They were 4.5 in San Bernardino to win $3,356 a man, and their 4.7 in Poway won them both $2,381. They also both took home $1,993 for fourth in Amarillo with a 4.1-second run. Their $7,730-weekend bumped Begay to No. 5 on the head side with $125,559.86 and Todd to No. 3 on the heel side with $140,727.06.
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Jake Clay and Tyler Worley made their way into the Top 15 after picking up some major money from the Pendleton Round-Up and placing at the Lion’s Dixie Roundup in St. George, Utah. They’re doing their best to hold on to their spots, winning sixth in Amarillo with a 4.2 for $1,518 a man and eighth in Springhill with a 4.7 for $1,084 a man. They need to keep this energy up, capitalizing everywhere they go this weekend, because they did not get a spot in the Governor’s Cup. Clay is currently No. 11 on the head side with $97,497.97, and Worley is No. 11 on the heel side with $93,983.17. Clay and Worley are entered together at the Comal County Fair & Rodeo in New Braunfels, Texas, Friday, Sept. 29, and the Young Living’s Last Chance Rodeo in Mona, Utah, Saturday, Sept. 30. Clay is also making some appearances elsewhere with other partners. He’s entered at the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo (Texas) with Logan Moore, where they’ve already won fourth in the first round for $646 a man.
World Champion Clay Smith made a small move to No. 14 in the world standings with $90,598.76 after winning fourth in Stephenville for $1,820 and sixth at the Omaha River City Rodeo (Nebraska) for $681. His heeler Coleby Payne remains at No. 17 in the world, but that $2,501-payday brought his earnings to $85,663.46, just $2,887.84 behind the No. 15 man. The team secured a spot in Sioux Falls to keep them alive in the NFR hunt.
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World Standings
As of Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023
HEADERS
| 1 | Kaleb Driggers | $160,185.89 |
| 2 | Nelson Wyatt | $145,083.21 |
| 3 | Tyler Wade | $137,941.67 |
| 4 | Dustin Egusquiza | $135,480.57 |
| 5 | Derrick Begay | $125,559.86 |
| 6 | Rhen Richard | $123,483.95 |
| 7 | Erich Rogers | $119,694.05 |
| 8 | Tanner Tomlinson | $118,705.98 |
| 9 | Andrew Ward | $114,765.21 |
| 10 | Coleman Proctor | $98,487.42 |
| 11 | Jake Clay | $97,497.97 |
| 12 | Marcus Theriot | $92,283.14 |
| 13 | Luke Brown | $91,775.50 |
| 14 | Clay Smith | $90,598.76 |
| 15 | Cody Snow | $89,753.32 |
| 16 | Dawson Graham | $87,694.33 |
| 17 | Coy Rahlmann | $87,352.31 |
| 18 | Brenten Hall | $86,680.56 |
| 19 | Clint Summers | $81,018.02 |
| 20 | Aaron Tsinigine | $78,083.70 |
| 21 | Chad Masters | $76,632.27 |
| 22 | Jr. Dees | $74,590.80 |
| 23 | Pedro Egurrola | $69,173.92 |
| 24 | Keven Daniel | $67,896.99 |
| 25 | Tanner James | $67,313.45 |
| 26 | Riley Minor | $66,419.79 |
| 27 | J.C. Yeahquo | $66,383.16 |
| 28 | Jake Smith | $64,994.74 |
| 29 | Paul David Tierney | $63,494.69 |
| 30 | Hagen Peterson | $62,789.05 |
HEELERS
| 1 | Junior Nogueira | $160,185.89 |
| 2 | Wesley Thorp | $155,168.94 |
| 3 | Colter Todd | $140,727.06 |
| 4 | Levi Lord | $135,480.57 |
| 5 | Jeremy Buhler | $123,483.95 |
| 6 | Paul Eaves | $120,045.37 |
| 7 | Patrick Smith | $118,705.98 |
| 8 | Buddy Hawkins | $114,765.21 |
| 9 | Logan Medlin | $98,487.42 |
| 10 | Jake Long | $95,023.57 |
| 11 | Tyler Worley | $93,983.17 |
| 12 | Hunter Koch | $91,775.50 |
| 13 | Jonathan Torres | $91,159.03 |
| 14 | Cole Curry | $88,681.17 |
| 15 | Paden Bray | $88,551.30 |
| 16 | Dillon Graham | $87,694.33 |
| 17 | Coleby Payne | $85,663.46 |
| 18 | Billie Jack Saebens | $80,630.19 |
| 19 | Trey Yates | $79,982.27 |
| 20 | Justin Davis | $79,321.91 |
| 21 | Ryan Motes | $78,710.72 |
| 22 | Chase Tryan | $77,942.52 |
| 23 | Ross Ashford | $77,047.05 |
| 24 | Travis Graves | $74,193.18 |
| 25 | Brady Minor | $66,419.79 |
| 26 | L.J. Yeahquo | $66,383.16 |
| 27 | Caleb Hendrix | $64,291.11 |
| 28 | Corey Hendrick | $64,142.67 |
| 29 | Tanner Braden | $63,494.69 |
| 30 | Wyatt Cox | $62,780.44 |
