It was a $7,047 week for Clint Summers and Jake Long after winning both the 2023 Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo and Woodward Elks Rodeo over the June 7-10 week.

The wins in Weatherford, Texas, and Woodward, Oklahoma, came as the first for the new partnership of Summers and Long, who cracked out together for the first time in May at Guymon.

“I’m super excited,” said Summers, a two-time NFR qualifier and one of few NFR switchenders. “To win those two rodeos was a big deal to me. I feel like we should have won more, but I also don’t think you can be greedy. I’m thankful for what we won, and I feel like it’s a good start to the summer.”

Summers, 31, from Lake City, Florida, now has $12,442 won on the year, and Long, 39, of Coffeyville, Kansas, has $28,915. Long’s weekend winnings bumped him to No. 15 in the world standings.

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“We started off great and we had some bobbles at the end the week, but when you can get two wins at two of the bigger rodeos of the week, it dang sure adds up to a lot still,” Long, a 12-time NFR qualifier, said. “I think we won almost $7,100, so it was a much-needed hit. It gives us some momentum going into Reno, and, hopefully, keeping it going would be ideal.”

Weatherford

Summers and Long first went to Weatherford, where they were last out in the slack Tuesday, June 6. Summers wanted to make as a good of a run as they could to get the ball rolling on the week.

“Weatherford always gets fast, especially at the end,” Summers said. “I honestly just wanted to try to make a good run. It was our first rodeo of the week, and I just wanted to kind of win something over there.”

True to Weatherford’s nature, Summers and Long were fast. They were 4.6 to both win $3,412. But neither Summers or Long thought that would stick in the No. 1 spot all week.

“The steers were pretty dang stout in the slack,” Long said. “Clint did a great job; he got a really good start, and it seemed like he threw his whole rope. I got him heeled just kind of okay—nothing special. We got a good finish, and I thought we made a really good run on a strong steer. I didn’t necessarily think it would win first, but the steers stayed pretty stout, and it kind of went our way.”

Woodward

Summers and Long made the 300-mile trip to Woodward to rope in the performance Wednesday, June 7, where they drew the perfect steer to win on. They made a 4.3-second run to win $3,635 each. 

“We drew a really, really good one at Woodward,” Long, who was riding Roger, said. “I mean, we drew the best steer on the herd by far, and we made a good run. Again, he [Summers] drilled the barrier, stuck him good and then I got that one heeled pretty good. It was just a good run on a really good steer, and so I had a little more faith in that one on having a chance to win first.”

While they drew the right steer, Summers notes that the steers at Woodward can be more difficult to gauge.

“It seems like, at Woodward, the steers each year are a little bit fresher,” Summers, who was riding the 2023 Head Horse of the BFI, Mr Joes Shadow Bar, explained. “Weatherford, we rope some Mexicans every year that are really good that you can go at that have been rodeoed on a little bit. But Woodward seems like every year some of them run while some of them are a little bit better. They’re just fresh enough you don’t really know them, so you just kind of have to just go by whatever happens, you have to react.”

Game of Catch-Up

For Summers, he’s playing a game of catch-up to get into the Top 15. After sitting out much of the winter except for the main building rodeos after he and his wife Brittany had their first child—a boy, Claxton—Jan. 25, he has some ground to make up in the world standings race.

“I haven’t been to many,” Summers said. “Which is still fine because there’s so many rodeos left that pay so much money that I don’t feel in a bad spot whatsoever; I really don’t. I know, if you look at the standings right now it doesn’t look great, but also, I got a pile of rodeos left and there’s so many good rodeos to go to, I feel like if me and Jake just go make our runs, I have plenty of time. I have plenty of rodeos to get there.”

And while Summers may be playing catch-up in the standings, he’s confident he has the right partner to make up some ground with.

“I’m super excited,” Summers said. “Jake’s a great guy and he heels awesome. I think our styles, together, go pretty well; he likes to throw fast, and I like riding good horses that have a lot of run. I feel like if I can turn him a lot of steers and set them up for him, he’s going to catch all that I turn for him.” 

Summers and Long head next to Reno Rodeo.

Results

Woodward, Oklahoma

1. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 4.3 seconds, $3,635 each; 2. Peyton Holliday/Kolton Good, 4.4, $3,208; 3. Klay Yaussi/Kash Yaussi, 4.7, $2,780; 4. Jake Orman/Corey Hendrick, 4.8, $2,352; 5. Kreece Thompson/Landen Glenn, 4.9, $2,139; 6. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.2, $1,925; 7. (tie) Ty Arnold/Kaden Profili and Brye Crites/Rance Doyal, 5.3, $1,604 each; 9. Cash Duty/Sid Sporer, 5.4, $1,283; 10. (tie) Wyatt Muggli/Daniel Reed and Jake Smith/Douglas Rich, 5.5, $428 each.

Weatherford, Texas

1. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 4.6 seconds, $3,412 each; 2. Nelson Wyatt/Chase Tryan, 4.9, $3,010; 3. (tie) Curry Kirchner/Billie Jack Saebens and Clay Tryan/Ryan Motes, 5.0, $2,408 each; 5. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 5.1, $2,007; 6. Reno Stoebner/Whit Kitchens, 5.3, $1,806; 7. Tanner Green/Caleb Green, 5.4, $1,606; 8. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 5.5, $1,405; 9. Choc Westcott/Kolt Campbell, 5.7, $1,204; 10. (tie) Cyle Denison/Boogie Ray and Cody Snow/Jade Corkill, 5.8, $401 each.

Livermore, California

1. Keven Daniel/Travis Graves, 5.4 seconds, $3,835 each; 2. Dan Williams Jr./Kyle Lockett, 5.9, $3,384; 3. Corey Fitze/Adam Fitze, 6.0, $2,933; 4. (tie) Marcus Battaglia/Jason Johe and Tyler Jones/Cody Robbins, 6.4, $2,256 each; 6. (tie) Lane Karney/Wyatt Hansen and D.J. Parker/Dylan Dishion, 6.9, $1,692 each; 8. Bryor Minton/Dusty Bravos, 7.1, $1,354; 9. Dominic Patino/Tanner Patino, 7.4, $1,128; 10. H.P. Evetts/George Evetts, 8.8, $902; 11. (tie) Landon Gill/Jason Sanders and Brayden Schmidt/Chris Young, 10.3, $564 each.

Sisters, Oregon

1. Lightning Aguilera/Jared Fillmore, 4.8 seconds, $4,858 each; 2. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 5.2, $4,286; 3. (tie) Hagen Peterson/Caleb Hendrix and Kolton Schmidt/Logan Spady, 5.5, $3,429 each; 5. Cash Duty/Sid Sporer, 5.6, $2,572; 6. (tie) Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres and Charlie White/Andy Carlson, 5.9, $2,143 each; 8. Jordan Tye/Jason Minor, 6.0, $1,715; 9. Dayton Stafford/Cully Stafford, 6.1, $1,429; 10. (tie) Marcus Battaglia/Jason Johe and Tanner Patzke/Quade Patzke, 6.2, $1,000 each; 12. Jack Fischer/Taylor Duby, 6.9, $572.

Union, Oregon

1. Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres, 4.9 seconds, $2,165 each; 2. (tie) Keven Daniel/Travis Graves and Nelson Wyatt/Chase Tryan, 5.3, $1,783 each; 4. (tie) Luke Brown/Hunter Koch and Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley, 5.5, $1,337 each; 6. Jack Fischer/Taylor Duby, 6.3, $1,146; 7. Cody Craig/Kurtis Barry, 6.5, $1,019; 8. Dayton Stafford/Cully Stafford, 6.7, $892; 9. Zach Kilgus/Tyler McKnight, 8.9, $764; 10. Lightning Aguilera/Jared Fillmore, 9.8, $509.

Merrill, Wisconsin

1. Dalton Turner/Clay Clayman, 4.9 seconds, $1,574 each; 2. Joe Beaver/Levi Pettigrew, 5.0, $1,303; 3. Ryan Von Ahn/Ranger Hill, 5.2, $1,031; 4. Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan, 5.6, $760; 5. Joe Jacobsen/Jimmy Jacobsen Jr., 6.0, $489; 6. Judd Grover/Clay Ellis, 6.7, $271.

Goshen, Connecticut

1. Robbie Erck/Fred Brunelle, 5.2 seconds, $970 each; 2. Eric Fabian/Derek Carey, 5.4, $728; 3. Darren Morgan/Britt Bockius, 5.8, $485; 4. Chuck Smith/Kevin Brown, 6.0, $243.

Eagle, Idaho

First round: 1. Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres, 5.2 seconds, $1,636 each; 2. (tie) Tanner Patzke/Quade Patzke, Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor and Brayden Schmidt/Chris Young, 5.9, $1,072 each; 5. Blake Hirdes/Mike George, 6.3, $508; 6. Rhett Anderson/Zackery Lewis, 7.0, $282. 

Second round: 1. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and Nelson Wyatt/Chase Tryan, 4.9 seconds, $1,495 each; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres, 5.8, $1,072; 4. Travis Whitlow/Tyler Whitlow, 5.9, $790; 5. Jack Fischer/Taylor Duby, 6.0, $508; 6. Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor, 6.4, $282. 

Average: 1. Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres, 11.0 seconds on two head, $2,453 each; 2. Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor, 12.3, $2,030; 3. Blake Hirdes/Mike George, 12.8, $1,607; 4. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 14.9, $1,184; 5. Jack Fischer/Taylor Duby, 15.4, $761; 6. Rhett Anderson/Zackery Lewis, 18.8, $423.

Coleman, Texas

1. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, 5.2 seconds, $2,724 each; 2. (tie) Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell and Chace Thompson/Chad Williams, 5.3, $2,191 each; 4. Kreece Thompson/Landen Glenn, 5.7, $1,658; 5. Tanner Green/Caleb Green, 5.8, $1,303; 6. Kolby Krieger/Rich Skelton, 5.9, $948; 7. Andrew Livingston/Zane Bruce, 6.2, $592; 8. Shay Dixon Carroll/Evan Arnold, 6.6, $237.

Ponca City Oklahoma

1. Brye Crites/Rance Doyal, 4.6 seconds, $2,735 each; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/JR Gonzalez, 4.8, $2,378; 3. Peyton Holliday/Kolton Good, 5.1, $2,021; 4. Tyler Hobert/Shannon Frascht, 5.5, $1,665; 5. Cam Hoelting/Dawson McMaster, 5.6, $1,308; 6. J.C. Yeahquo/L.J. Yeahquo, 5.7, $951; 7. Jesse Stipes/Casey Stipes, 6.0, $595; 8. Zack Woods/Gavin Foster, 6.2, $238.

Cortez, Colorado

1. (tie) James Arviso/Cashton Weidenbener and Hagen Peterson/Caleb Hendrix, 5.2 seconds, $2,512 each; 3. Kesley Phillips/Myles John, 5.5, $2,041; 4. Eric Martin/Ryon Tittel, 5.6, $1,727; 5. Tyler Waters/Max Kuttler, 5.7, $1,570; 6. Erik Becenti/Shawn Murphy, 5.8, $1,413; 7. Kory Bramwell/Seth Hall, 5.9, $1,256; 8. Jase Staudt/Jhett Trenary, 6.1, $1,099; 9. Pedro Egurrola/Junior Zambrano, 6.3, $942; 10. Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 6.8, $628.

Gladewater, Texas

1. Cyle Denison/Boogie Ray, 4.0 seconds, $1,705 each; 2. Chace Thompson/Chad Williams, 4.2, $1,483; 3. Brock Hanson/Seth Jones, 4.4, $1,260; 4. Tanner Green/Caleb Green, 4.5, $1,038; 5. (tie) Cory Clark/Blaine Vick and Reno Stoebner/Whit Kitchens, 4.6, $704 each; 7. Cody Russell/Cole Rogers, 4.8, $371; 8. Brye Crites/Rance Doyal, 5.3, $148.

Cleburne, Texas

1. Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, 4.7 seconds, $2,319 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.8, $2,016; 3. (tie) Cyle Denison/Boogie Ray and Zach Kilgus/Tyler McKnight, 4.9, $1,563 each; 5. Leander Williams/Justin Elms, 5.0, $1,109; 6. Brandon Beers/Daniel Braman IV, 5.1, $807; 7. Skeeter Hill/Ezzio Jacquez, 5.3, $504; 8. Riley Kittle/Colton Herrera, 5.5, $202. 

Monticello, Utah

1. Wyatt Murray/Whitt Crozier, 4.5 seconds, $2,367 each; 2. Jhett Hale/Scotty Raines, 4.6, $2,059; 3. Jake Cooper/Clay Futrell, 5.0, $1,750; 4. (tie) Erik Becenti/Shawn Murphy, Ky Redstrom/Monty Joe Petska and Doyle Yazzie/Victor Begay, 5.1, $1,132 each; 7. Jesse Sheffield/Derek Pake Younger, 5.3, $515; 8. Garrett Tonozzi/Jace Davis, 5.7, $206.

Eagle Mountain, Utah

1. Aaron Tsinigine/Cole Wilson, 5.0 seconds, $1,799 each; 2. Matt Sherwood/Dylin Ahlstrom, 5.1, $1,489; 3. James Arviso/Cashton Weidenbener, 5.2, $1,179; 4. Clint Kap/Brad Freeland, 5.8, $869; 5. Rhett Anderson/Zackery Lewis, 5.9, $558; 6. Eric Martin/Ryon Tittel, 7.0, $310.

Flagstaff, Arizona

1. Choc Westcott/Kolt Campbell, 5.1 seconds, $1,688 each; 2. Doyle Yazzie/Victor Begay, 5.3, $1,397; 3. Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 5.9, $1,106; 4. Justin Simon/Colby Smith Scott-Smith, 7.0, $815; 5. Shain Sproul/B.J. Campbell, 7.3, $524; 6. Tanner Bryson/Tye Reddell, 8.5, $291.

Hawley, Minnesota

1. Joe Beaver/Levi Pettigrew, 4.8 seconds, $954 each; 2. Layne Carson/Jake Beard, 7.1, $790; 3. Dalton Turner/Clay Clayman, 7.3, $625; 4. Judd Grover/Clay Ellis, 8.1, $461; 5. Ed Shearer/Taylor Brower, 12.4, $296; 6. Jordan Staton/Carey Bevan, 13.1, $165.

Tarkio, Missouri

1. Ryan Von Ahn/Ranger Hill, 6.1 seconds, $920 each; 2. Cam Hoelting/Dawson McMaster, 6.5, $761; 3. Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan, 7.3, $603; 4. Ethan Griffin/Jace Steenhoek, 7.8, $444; 5. Joe Beaver/Levi Pettigrew, 8.3, $286; 6. Jason Arndt/Troy Kitchener, 12.0, $159.

Mesquite, Texas

 1. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, 4.5 seconds, $1,116 each; 2. Cyle Denison/Boogie Ray, 4.6, $837; 3. Kyon Kreutzer/Clancey Kreutzer, 5.0, $558; 4. Casey Tew/Colton Johnson, 5.6, $279.

Woodstown Pilesgrove, New Jersey

1. Keith Brown/Kelton Brown, 7.6 seconds, $886 each; 2. Lance Hower/Brock Hower, 10.0, $733; 3. Terry Shetron/Harrison Teixeira, 10.7, $580; 4. Jose Mota/Angel Mota, 12.5, $428; 5. Dave Weber/Layne Weber, 16.6, $275; 6. Chuck Smith/Kevin Brown, 17.3, $153.

Jurupa Valley, California

First round: 1. (tie) Deven Owen/Scott Selland and Gabe Ramirez/Randy Harris, 10.0 seconds, $160 each; 3. Toby Gordon/Tristen Luther, 10.3, $91; 4. Guapo Huizar/Justin McDaniel, 11.5, $46. 

Second round: 1. Gabe Ramirez/Randy Harris, 10.5 seconds, $183 each; 2. Mike White/Wade Hooker, 11.9, $137; 3. Guapo Huizar/Justin McDaniel, 12.2, $91; 4. Mikey Rogers/Michael Fuller, 21.6, $46.

Average: 1. Gabe Ramirez/Randy Harris, 20.5 seconds on two head, $274 each; 2. Guapo Huizar/Justin McDaniel, 23.7, $206; 3. Mikey Rogers/Michael Fuller, 38.2, $137; 4. Deven Owen/Scott Selland, 10.0 on one head, $69.