Earning the Resistol Rookie of the Year title is one of the best opportunities that rookies have to make a statement in their first year of rodeo, and it serves as a reminder to keep an eye on these athletes as they progress through their ProRodeo careers.
See how past Resistol Rookie Header and Heeler of the Year champs stack up in the current ProRodeo world standings:
(ProRodeo World Standings as of Sept. 20)
2021 Resistol Rookie Heeler: Caleb Hendrix
2021 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Caleb Hendrix, 23, from Fallon, Nevada, is No. 27 in the current world standings with $60,873 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Quinn Kesler
• Won the Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah)
• Won the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Oregon)
2020 Resistol Rookie Header: Tanner Tomlinson
2020 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year Tanner Tomlinson, 22, from Angleton, Texas, is No. 5 in the current world standings with $104,251 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Patrick Smith
• Won the Mandan (North Dakota) Rodeo Days
• Won the Cattlemen’s Days Inc. (Gunnison, Colorado)
• Won the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho)
• Won the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo
• Co-champion at the Missoula (Montana) Stampede
2019 Resistol Rookie Heeler: Paden Bray
2019 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Paden Bray, 23, of Stephenville, Texas, ranks No. 19 in the current world standings with $76,890 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Erich Rogers
• Won the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colorado)
• Won the Summit County Fair & Rodeo (Coalville, Utah)
2018 Resistol Rookie Header: Jeff Flenniken
2018 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year Jeff Flenniken, 26, of Caldwell, Idaho, ranks No. 24 in the current world standings with $68,265 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Jake Minor
• Won the Columbia River Circuit Finals (Redmond, Oregon)
• Won the High Desert Stampede (Redmond, Oregon)
• Won the Santa Maria (California) Elks Rodeo
• Won the Payette County PRCA Rodeo (New Plymouth, Idaho)
2018 Resistol Rookie Heeler: Ross Ashford
2018 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Ross Ashford, 23, of Lott, Texas, ranks No. 30 in the current world standings with $$58,818 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Clint Summers
• Won the Calgary Stampede (Alberta)
• Won the Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas)
• Won the Florida (Lake City) Gateway Pro Rodeo
• Won the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo (Mitchell, South Dakota)
2017 Resistol Rookie Header: Nelson Wyatt
2017 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year Nelson Wyatt, 29, of Clanton, Alabama ranks No. 38 in the current world standings with $44,695 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights
• Won the Hugo (Oklahoma) Rodeo, with Tyler Worley
• Won the Mesquite (Texas) Championship Rodeo, with Tyler Worley
• Co-champion at the Franklin (Tennesse) Rodeo, with Cole Curry
2016 Resistol Rookie Header: Dustin Egusquiza
2016 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year Dustin Egusquiza, 27, of Marianna, Florida ranks No. 6 in the current world standings with $101,655 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Travis Graves
• Won the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Alabama)
• Won the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
• Won the Jayhawker Roundup (Hill City, Kansas)
• Won the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Oregon)
• Won the Moses Lake (Washington) Round-Up Rodeo
• Won the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Washington)
2016 Resistol Rookie Heeler: Dalton Pearce
2016 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Dalton Pearce, 26, of San Luis Obispo, California ranks No. 37 in the current world standings with $47,361 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights
• Won the California (Red Bluff) Circuit Finals Rodeo, with Blake Hirdes
• Won the NFR Open (Colorado Springs, Colorado), with Blake Hirdes
2015 Resistol Rookie Header: Cody Snow
2015 Resistol Rookie Header of the Year Cody Snow, 25, of Los Olivos, California, ranks No. 9 in the current world standings with $91,843 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Wesley Thorp
• Won the Springville (California) Sierra Rodeo
• Won the Lakeside (California) Rodeo
• Won the PPCLA PRCA Rodeo (Mineral Wells, Texas)
2015 Resistol Rookie Heeler: Quinn Kesler
2015 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year Quinn Kesler, 29, of Holden, Utah ranks No. 28 in the current world standings with $71,992 in PRCA earnings.
2022 Highlights – Partner Caleb Hendrix
• Won the Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah)
• Won the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Oregon)
