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Team Roping News
Victorious! Junior Zambrano Named 2022 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year
After a three-way, down-to-the-wire battle, Arizona’s Junior Zambrano was victorious in seizing the 2022 Resistol Rookie Heeler of the Year title.

Team Roping News
2022 Resistol Rookie Heeler Race Remains Undecided in Final Stretch
With a handful of rodeos left on their schedules, the top two Resistol Rookie heelers—Junior Zambrano and Blaine Turner—are staying focused on their end-of-year goals.

"The Score" Podcast
Student of the Game: Resistol Rookie Heeler Junior Zambrano
"The Short Score" with No.1 ranked Resistol Rookie heeler Junior Zambrano.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Junior Zambrano Ranks No.1 in Resistol Rookie Heelers Standings
Junior Zambrano, 24, of Nogales, Arizona is now the No.1 ranked Resistol Rookie heeler with $21,836.17 in PRCA earnings.

Team Ropers
Oklahoma’s Zack Woods Making Big Moves in Resistol Rookie Heeling Standings
Resistol Rookie Zack Woods, 23, of Walters, Oklahoma, is ranked sixth in the heeling standings with $7,515.69 in earnings.

Team Roping News
Riding a Good Corner Pays Off For Resistol Rookie Hendrix with NFR Ticket
Quinn Kesler and Caleb Hendrix earned $14,264 each to leap inside of the Top 15 of the 2021 PRCA World Standings.

Team Roping News
Hendrix Eying Resistol Rookie Title and First-Ever NFR Qualification in Inspiring Fashion
Caleb Hendrix is on his way to securing the 2021 Resistol Rookie Heeling title and a shot at qualifying for the Wrangler NFR in Las Vegas with the help of brother and sister guardian angels.

Rope Horse Care
Paden Bray’s Slider Bounces Back After NFR Abscess
Bray’s No. 1 heel horse—the 12-year-old sorrel he calls Slider—was sidelined for three rounds by an abscess.

Team Ropers
2020 Resistol Rookie Champion Heeler Clay Futrell
Clay Futrell, from Union Grove, North Carolina, showcased his heeling talents during one of ProRodeo’s toughest seasons yet during the COVID-19 pandemic by winning the 2020 Resistol Rookie of the Year Heeling title.

Team Roping News
Futrell Makes Minor Changes to Surge Into ProRodeo’s Final 2020 Push
Clay Futrell is making minor changes to his heel horse as he heads into the last few weeks of the 2020 ProRodeo season with hopes of finishing the year in the top 15.