There is a youth movement at the top of the Bareback Standings with the top 3 all being 22 or younger. There are still plenty of veterans sprinkled throughout the standings. Here is a look at your top 20 as we enter the final month of the regular season.
No. 1 Keenan Hayes, $188,227
The reigning World Champion is back in the No. 1 spot as we head into September. The last half of August was a slow one for Hayes, earning two checks over $1,200. The first came after a third-place finish at the Gooding Pro Rodeo where he made $3,100. The second payday came at the Horse Heaven Roundup where he placed second in the Finals to make $1,200.
No. 2 Rocker Steiner, $173,578
Steiner has only ridden seven times in August, but he has made those rides valuable. His biggest stretch came over the first weekend where he won the Mountain Valley Stampede, the Douglas County Rodeo, and the Cache County Rodeo. In total, those three wins made him over $19,000. Steiner has added two more round wins in August as he closes in on the No. 1 spot.
No. 3 Dean Thompson, $154,240
Thompson most recently earned a big payday at the Golden Spike Rodeo where he placed second with an 87-point ride. the ride earned him over $4,300 and helped him lock in the No. 3 spot.
No. 4 Leighton Berry, $151,809
Berry has not ridden since the first week of the month where he won over $10,000 thanks to a second-place finish at the Douglas County Rodeo and the Lea County PRCA Rodeo.
No. 5 R.C. Landingham, $150,214
Like Berry, Landingham has not ridden since early August. His last notable payday came at the Bozeman Stampede where he took home the win with an 88.5-point ride to make $3,500.
No. 6 Coop Cooke, $135,330
Cook placed fourth at the Golden Spike Rodeo thanks to an 86.5-point ride where he earned just under $2,400.
No. 7 Cole Franks, $128,213
Franks was the big winner at the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo where he swept the two rounds and the average. He opened with an 87.5-point ride in the opening round to advance to the Finals. In the Finals, he was the high-marked ride with an 88.5-point ride. In total, Franks won over $8,000.
No. 8 Garrett Shadbolt, $115,766
Shadbolt’s last check over $1,000 came at the Cassie County Rodeo where he was 83 points to win $1,500.
No. 9 Weston Timberman, $114,855
Timberman placed second in the average at the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo thanks to an 85 and an 87.5-point ride. He was 172.5 on two to win over $4,000 in total at the rodeo.
No. 10 Tanner Aus, $114,197
Aus made a big move in the standings thanks to a big win at the Kitsap Stampede where he was 88 points and took home over $6,200. It was the fourth straight ride where he earned at least $1,000.
No. 11 Jacob Lees, $113,751
Lees finished fourth at the Kitsap Stampede with an 85.5-point ride. The ride would earn him $2,300 towards his earnings.
No. 12 Richmond Champion, $112,272
Champion’s best check of August came at the Wayne Herman Invitational Xtreme Broncs where he took home the win and a payday of $4,600.
No. 13 Taylor Broussard, $111,730
Broussard placed third at the Gem State Stampede and took home the Range Days Rodeo in the last 10 days. The two rides made him over $4,500.
No. 14 Cole Reiner, $103,687
Reiner had a stretch in mid-August where he earned checks over $1,200 on six consecutive rides. His biggest payday of the stretch came at the Gooding Pro Rodeo where he was 91 points and made $5,500.
No. 15 Waylon Bourgeois, $100,034
Bourgeois jumped into the top 15 thanks to a second-place finish at the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo. He was 86.5 points in the first round and 86 points in the Finals. In total, he earned over $5,000 at the rodeo.
No. 16 Orin Larsen, $97,926
Larsen entered the bubble conversation thanks to two paydays where he made over $4,300. The first came at the Wayne Herman Invitational after splitting the win to make $4,600. The second big check came at the Golden Spike Rodeo where he was second to make another $4,300.
No. 17 Jess Pope, 94,474
Pope took third at the Colorado State Fair and Rodeo to earn $1,800. Pope took home the Fallon County Rodeo with an 89.5-point ride on Virgil earlier in the month to earn over $4,400.
No. 18 Bradlee Miller, $89,135
Miller placed third at the Colorado State Fair and Rodeo with an 86.5-point ride to earn $1,850.
No. 19 Nick Pelke, $89,083
Pelke won the Colorado State Fair and Rodeo with an 88-point ride to jump into the bubble conversation. The win added nearly $4,000 to his season earnings.
No. 20 Sam Petersen, $89,075
Petersen’s best payday of the month came at the Golden Spike Rodeo where he was crowned champion and earned $6,500.
