Clay Smith and Jake Long started the year off on a heater, winning the Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo, the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, the Wildfire XXI and now they’ve added the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo win to their résumé.
Smith and Long kicked off their weekend in Kissimmee, Florida, winning the first round with a 5.0-second-run, worth $6,254 a man. They were 6.0 in the second round, which was good enough to put them second in the average with a time of 11-seconds on two head, worth $4,738 a man.
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In the semifinals, Smith and Long tied Paul David Tierney and Tanner Braden for second with a 4.5-second-run, worth $6,634 a man. They turned in a quick 4.8-second-run in the finals round to win the rodeo, adding $7,581 to each man’s earnings. By the end of the weekend, Smith and Long added a total of $25,207 a man to their earnings, moving Smith to second in the PRCA world standings with $62,438.51, and Long into third with $54,938.51.
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Tierney and Braden tied Fernando Gan Ruiz and Miguel Valenzuela and Tanner Baldwin and Myles John for second in the second round at the RNCFR with a 5.2-second-run, worth $3,475 a man. They placed fourth in the average with a time of 11.8 seconds on two head, worth $2,274 a man. They then tied Smith and Long for first in the semifinals with a 4.5-second-run, worth $6,634 a man, and placed second in the finals behind with a 5.5-second-run, worth $5,686 a man. Tierney and Braden added a total of $18,069 a man to their PRCA earnings, moving Tierney from 17th to seventh, and Braden from 17th to sixth with $35,309.02 each.
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Tanner Tomlinson and Tyler McKnight teamed up to win the Rose City Roundup in Tyler, Texas. They roped their steer in 4.6 seconds, worth $1,772 a man. They also placed third at the YMBL Championship Rodeo in Beaumont, Texas with a 5.5-second-run, worth $829 a man. They added a total of $2,601 to their earnings which moved Tomlinson to 17th in the Texas circuit standings with $3,635.25, and put McKnight on the board in the top 30 with $2,601.25.
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Lightning Aguilera and Ty Arnold won the YMBL Championship Rodeo with a 3.8-second-run, worth $1,266 a man. They also placed third at the Rose City Roundup with a 5.0-second-run, worth $1,161 a man. Aguilera is currently 14th and Arnold is 18th in the Texas Circuit standings with $3,880.22. Arnold is also in the top 30 in the PRCA world standings with $12,680.98.
Tyler Waters and Brady Norman won the Ellis County Livestock Show & Rodeo in Waxahachie, Texas with a 4.2-second-run, worth $1,676 a man. Then at the Walker County Fair & Rodeo in Huntsville, Texas, Waters and Norman tied Levi Simpson and Cole Davison with a 5.3-second-run, worth $759 a man. Waters and Norman added a total of $2,435 to each of their earnings.
In the Turquoise circuit, Tom Richards and Nick Sarchett won the Cave Creek (Arizona) Rodeo Days with a 4.7-second-run, worth $2,508 a man. Richards is ninth and Sarchett is 10th in the Turquoise circuit standings with $2,905.62 each.
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Austin, Texas (In Progress) First round leaders: 1. (tie) Aaron Macy/Jason Johe, Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor and Caleb Smidt/Will Woodfin, 4.5 seconds each; 5. (tie) Laramie Allen/Jace Davis and Colby Lovell/Jade Corkill, 4.7 each.
Tyler, Texas 1. Tanner Tomlinson/Tyler McKnight, 4.6 seconds, $1,772 each; 2. Kelsey Parchman/Matt Kasner, 4.7, $1,466; 3. Lightning Aguilera/Ty Arnold, 5.0, $1,161; 4. (tie) Manny Egusquiza Jr./Evan Arnold, Nelson Wyatt/Trace Porter and Cody Carter/Seth Jones, 5.2, $570 each.
Cave Creek, Ariz. 1. Tom Richards/Nick Sarchett, 4.7 seconds, $2,508 each; 2. Josh Siggins/Junior Zambrano, 5.4, $2,181; 3. Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins, 5.7, $1,854; 4. Chase Massengill/Daylan Frost, 5.9, $1,527; 5. (tie) Marlin Manson/Britton Williams and Jason Thorstenson/Clint Harry, 6.1, $1,036 each; 7. Jade Stoddard/Sid Sporer, 6.5, $545; 8. Robert Ansley/Justin Loya, 6.6, $218.
Kissimmee, Fla. First round: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 5.0 seconds, $6,254 each; 2. Dylan Gordon/Chase Boekhaus, 5.1, $4,738; 3. Clayton Van Aken/Trey Yates, 5.6, $3,412; 4. Paul Beckett/JC Flake, 5.7, $2,274; 5. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 5.8, $1,327; 6. Dustin Egusquiza/Kory Koontz, 5.9, $948. Second round: 1. Blake Hirdes/Kyle Lockett, 4.8 seconds, $6,254 each; 2. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, Fernando Gan Ruiz/Miguel Valenzuela and Tanner Baldwin/Myles John, 5.2, $3,475 each; 5. Turner Harris/Ross Carson, 5.3, $1,327; 6. Dylan Gordon/Chase Boekhaus, 5.4, $948. Average: 1. Dylan Gordon/Chase Boekhaus, 10.5 seconds on two head, $6,254 each; 2. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 11.0, $4,738; 3. Clayton Van Aken/Trey Yates, 11.5, $3,412; 4. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 11.8, $2,274; 5. Payden Emmett/Brent Miller, 12.0, $1,327; 6. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 12.3, $948. Semifinals: 1. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden and Clay Smith/Jake Long, 4.5 seconds, $6,634 each; 3. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.7, $3,791; 4. Payden Emmett/Brent Miller, 5.3, $1,895. Finals: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 4.8 seconds, $7,581 each; 2. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 5.5, $5,686; 3. Payden Emmett/Brent Miller, 7.1, $3,791; no other qualified runs.
Ocala, Fla. 1. Justin Yost/Jake Edwards, 5.5 seconds, $886 each; 2. Rob Toth/Casey Cox, 5.6, $733; 3. Travis Dorman/Arky Rogers, 6.8, $581; 4. (tie) Karter Kagel/Jay Holmes and Zack Cowart/Rodney Melton, 7.1, $351 each; 6. Tim Pharr/Cord Spradley, 7.6, $153.
Nashville, Ga. 1. Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper, 5.7 seconds, $954 each; 2. (tie) Bradley Massey/Shane Hester and Zack Cowart/Rodney Melton, 5.9, $707 each; 4. Ryan Pope/Chris Soto, 6.2, $461; 5. Will Clark/Stephen Britnell, 6.9, $296; 6. Dawson Cantu/Sam Morgan, 7.1, $165.
Springfield, Mo. 1. Brye Crites/Jake Clay, 5.2 seconds, $989 each; 2. Kadin Boardman/Bob Loosenort, 7.2, $742; 3. Gage Blair/J.R. Williams, 7.8, $495; 4. Wyatt Muggli/Heath Williams, 12.0, $247.
Beaumont, Texas 1. Lightning Aguilera/Ty Arnold, 3.8 seconds, $1,266 each; 2. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, 5.0, $1,048; 3. Tanner Tomlinson/Tyler McKnight, 5.5, $829; 4. (tie) Landon McClaugherty/Case Swaim and Seth Driggers/Justin Pruitt, 5.6, $502 each; 6. Shane Philipp/John Philipp, 5.7, $218.
Huntsville, Texas 1. Brett Stuart/Clay Futrell, 4.5 seconds, $1,838 each; 2. Jake Orman/Walt Woodard, 4.7, $1,598; 3. Bubba Buckaloo/Cory Petska, 4.8, $1,358; 4. Kelsey Parchman/Matt Kasner, 4.9, $1,119; 5. (tie) Levi Simpson/Cole Davison and Tyler Waters/Brady Norman, 5.3, $759 each; 7. (tie) Clayton Eggers/Joshua Smitherman and Garett Chick/Ross Ashford, 5.5, $280 each.
Waxahachie, Texas 1. Tyler Waters/Brady Norman, 4.2 seconds, $1,676 each; 2. Kelsey Parchman/Matt Kasner, 4.4, $1,457; 3. Tate Kirchenschlager/Dustin Davis, 4.5, $1,238; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.0, $1,020; 5. (tie) Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison and Nelson Wyatt/Trace Porter, 5.7, $692 each; 7. Cory Kidd V/Logan Medlin, 5.8, $364; 8. Tyler Milligan/Coleby Payne, 7.3, $146.
Nacogdoches, Texas 1. (tie) Manny Egusquiza Jr./Evan Arnold and Lathen Bryant/Morgan McVay, 4.4 seconds, $1,650 each; 3. Clayton Eggers/Joshua Smitherman, 4.5, $1,183; 4. Clayton Hass/McCoy Profili, 4.7, $872; 5. Nathan McWhorter/Kinney Harrell, 4.8, $560; 6. Zach Kilgus/D.J. Smith, 4.9, $311.
