Pro Rodeo Circuit Update: The Minors, Rahlmann and VonAhn, and Williams Continue to Lead Their Circuits

The Columbia River, Great Lakes and Southeastern circuits No. 1 headers and heelers continue pull away with their circuit lead.

With rodeo’s regular season coming to a close No. 1 headers and heelers continue to set the pace to better their chances at qualifying for this year’s RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo.

Columbia River Circuit:

Ellensburg, Washington’s, Riley and Brady Minor haven’t really slowed down when it comes to the Columbia River circuit standings. Currently leading the heading and heeling, Riley and Brady have $19,846.59 to their circuit earnings, and $97,648.95 in regular season earnings putting them sixth in the PRCA world standings after a third place split in Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup. The Minors, Clay Tryan and Travis Graves and Cale Markham and Tanner Braden were all 4.5-seconds, to add $2,592 to their earnings.

Great Lakes Circuit:

Ellsinore, Missouri’s, Coy Rahlmann and Palmyra, Missouri’s, Ryan VonAhn continue to lead the Great Lakes circuit standings after adding $2,115 to each of their earnings. Their second-place win at the Tri-State Rodeo in Fort Madison, Iowa helped widen the gap between first and second in the Great Lakes circuit. Rahlmann has a big jump on the No. 2 spot with $18,811.41. VonAhn has run away with the No. 1 spot in the heeling with $23,450.23, and is now in the top 50 of the PRCA world standings with $25,595.77.

Southeastern Circuit:

Ozark, Arkansas’, Heath Williams continues to pull ahead in the Southeastern circuit heeling standings after adding $427 to his earning, putting him at $16,117.13 in total circuit earnings. Williams continues to stay No. 4 in the Resistol Rookie heeling standings with $16,654.50.

PRCA Circuit Leaders as of August 28, 2019:

Badlands: Jon Peterson, $13,070.03; Trae Smith, $11,980.00

California: Spencer Mitchell, $20,596.71; Nano Garza, $26,188.52

Columbia River: Riley Minor, $19,846.59; Brady Minor, $19,846.59

First Frontier: Ty Barger, $7,562.18; Jake Edwards, $8,236.32

Great Lakes: Coy Rahlmann, $18,811.41; Ryan Von Ahn, $23,450.23

Maple Leaf: Clay Ullery, $18,041.76; Riley Warren, $18,041.81

Montana: Travis Tryan, $14,890.17; Justin Viles, $14,890.17

Mountain States: Tate Kirchenschlager, $14,085.94; Brock Hanson, $13,085.16

Prairie: Coleman Proctor, $18,955.28; Dawson McMaster, $13,816.93

Southeastern: Jacob Dagenhart, $13,835.19; Heath Williams, $16,117.13

Texas: Manny Egusquiza Jr., $18,547.95; Paul Eaves, $17,118.64

Turquoise: Derrick Begay, $11,878.23; Seth Hall , $12,856.38

Wilderness: Zane Barnson, $21,837.46; Olin Pulham, $21,837.46

Mexico: Fernando Gan Ruiz, $2,463.53; Miguel Valenzuela, $2,463.51

PRCA Pro Rodeo Results:

Medicine Lodge, Alberta 1. Logan Bonnett/Keely Bonnett, 5.7 seconds, $790 each; 2. Roland McFadden/Devin Wigemyr, 7.5, $592; 3. Wyatt Eirikson/Sawyer Eirikson, 7.7, $395; 4. Jesse Popescul/Stacy Cornet, 9.5, $197.

Banning, Calif. 1. Blake Hirdes/Joseph Shawnego, 6.8 seconds, $1,128 each; 2. (tie) Nate Singletary/Tom Bill Johnson and Lane Lowry/Chance Machado, 7.5, $705 each; 4. Johnny Smith/Patrick O’Brien, 7.7, $282.

Salt Lake City, Utah 1. Rhett Anderson/Jade Anderson, 6.2 seconds, $1,859 each; 2. Hagen Peterson/Jace Nielsen, 6.5, $1,617; 3. Clint Kap/Justin Hodson, 7.3, $1,374; 4. Jaguar Terrill/Jason Warner, 7.5, $1,132; 5. Thad Ward/Matt Cumbie, 9.1, $889; 6. Weston Parker/Justin Memmott, 10.4, $647; 7. Jake Hannum/Brian Roundy, 12.2, $404; 8. Clay Berry/Brad Freeland, 13.9, $162.

Puyallup, Wash. First round: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.7 seconds, $2,130 each; 2. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 4.9, $1,633; 3. (tie) Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley and Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 5.1, $994 each; 5. Kolton Schmidt/Jeremy Buhler, 5.4, $497; 6. Levi Simpson/Cole Davison, 5.6, $355; 7. (tie) Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 6.2, $249 each. Second round: 1. Nick Sartain/Austin Rogers, 4.7 seconds, $2,130 each; 2. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 5.0, $1,633; 3. (tie) Luke Brown/Paul Eaves and Ty Blasingame/Jake Long, 5.2, $994 each; 5. Nelson Wyatt/Levi Lord, 5.6, $497; 6. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 5.7, $355; 7. (tie) Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 5.8, $249 each. Average: 1. Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley, 10.9 seconds on two head, $2,130; 2. Clay Tryan/Travis Lee Graves, 11.1, $1,633; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 11.5, $1,207; 4. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 12.0, $781; 5. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, 14.1, $497; 6. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 16.3, $355; 7. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 16.4, $284; 8. Ty Blasingame/Jake Long, 19.3, $213. Semifinals: 1. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 4.3 seconds, $3,500 each; 3. (tie) Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch and Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 5.0, $1,500 each. Finals: 1. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 5.9 seconds, $4,500 each; 2. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 10.1, $3,000.

Northfield, Minn. 1. Cory Petska/Brent Miller, 7.2 seconds, $1,043 each; 2. Rob McPhail/Dustin Schaefer, 7.3, $783; 3. Ryan Alexander/Cole Stevens, 12.1, $522; 4. Matt Nelson/Gannon Gustafson, 12.7, $261.

Poplar Bluff, Mo. 1. Clint Wallace/Heath Williams, 7.1 seconds, $427 each; 2. Keith Hanna/Corey Barnett, 10.6, $320; no other qualified runs.

Spokane, Wash. 1. Dex Maddock/Kurtis Barry, 5.3 seconds, $1,266 each; 2. Kal Fuller/Kasper Roy, 5.5, $1,048; 3. (tie) Doyle Hoskins/Morgan McVay and Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 6.0, $720 each; 5. (tie) Shawn Bessette/Ryan Zurcher and Dustin Bird/Sid Sporer, 10.2, $306 each.

Fort Madison, Iowa 1. Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes, 4.7 seconds, $2,432 each; 2. Coy Rahlmann/Ryan Von Ahn, 4.8, $2,115; 3. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 5.1, $1,797; 4. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 5.2, $1,480; 5. Cory Petska/Brent Miller, 5.4, $1,163; 6. Ryan Alexander/Cole Stevens, 6.1, $846; 7. Butch Levell/J.W. Beck, 14.5, $529; no other qualified runs.

Lewiston, Idaho 1. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Jake Long and Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 4.3 seconds, $3,589 each; 3. (tie) Riley Minor/Brady Minor, Clay Tryan/Travis Graves and Cale Markham/Tanner Braden, 4.5, $2,592 each; 6. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 4.6, $1,795; 7. Charly Crawford/Logan Medlin, 4.9, $1,396; 8. (tie) Britt Smith/Jake Smith, Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins and Garett Chick/Paden Bray, 5.5, $598 each.

Fort Madison, Iowa 1. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 4.5 seconds, $10,000 each; 2. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 4.8, $3,000; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 50.0, $2,000.