Josh Frost, Clayton Sellars, and Creek Young have a combined 10 NFR appearances, the rest of the top 15 bull riders have a combined 6 NFR appearances. Wacey Schalla is the highest-ranked Bull Rider who will be making his NFR debut this year at No. 3 in the World Standings.
Take a look at the top 20 in the PRCA Bull Riding Standings.
No. 1 Josh Frost, $210,358
Josh Frost has been one of the most consistent Bull Riders over the last handful of years, and it is looking like he will head to the 2024 NFR in the No. 1 spot. Frost took a round at the Cowtown Rodeo Xtreme Bulls and placed fourth in the average. At the Cowtown Rodeo, he took home the title with an 87-point ride. In total, Frost won over $16,000 between the two events.
No. 2 Hayes Weight, $177,259
Hayes Weight heads to his second NFR in a row as he looks to build on a career-best regular season. Weight hasn’t cashed a check since mid-August where he placed second at the Gooding Pro Rodeo to earn just under $4,000. Weight holds a small lead over rookie Wacey Schalla in the No. 3 spot.
No. 3 Wacey Schalla, $169,751
Wacey Schalla is putting together a dream rookie year and is one of the hottest bull riders in the PRCA. Schalla has earned 17 checks of $1,000 or more this month. The biggest payday came at the Caldwell Night Rodeo where he took home the win with an 89-point ride to earn $9,800. Lawton was kind to Schalla as well. He captured the win with another 89-point ride which earned him $7,800.
No. 4 T.J. Gray, $166,561
Gray has made a big move in the standings over the last week and a half. He has cashed three checks over $1,000, the biggest of which came at the Kitsap Xtreme Bulls. Gray placed third with an 84-point ride and made over $7,000.
No. 5 Jace Trosclair, $164,559
Trosclair has two big paydays since mid-August. The first came at the Hell’s A Roarin’ Bull & Broncos where he took home the win with an 86-point ride. The win earned him a trip to the pay window worth $5,422. The next big payday came at the Norco Mounted Posse PRCA Rodeo where he would get another win with an 87.5-point ride to earn another $6,200.
No. 6 Chase Dougherty, $160,404
Dougherty has failed to cash a check since mid-July when he took home $12,000 at the Calgary Stampede.
No. 7 Creek Young, $158,846
Young spent a large portion of the season in the No. 1 spot, but after a cool stretch, he is down to No. 7 in the standings. It appears Young is beginning to turn a corner, however. Young has recently placed second at the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo and fourth at the Caldwell Night Rodeo. Both finishes paid Young over $3,500.
No. 8 Tristen Hutchings, $147,574
Hutchings ended a two-week-long cold streak at the Golden Spike Rodeo where he took home the win thanks to an 89-point ride on Angels Landing. The win was worth $6,500 for Hutchings.
No. 9 Clayton Sellars, $142,018
Sellars has only cashed two checks in the month of August, his most recent coming at the Kitsap Stampede where he placed fifth and earned $1,400.
No. 10 Jeter Lawrence, $131,290
The No. 2 rookie in the rookie race is putting together an NFR-worthy regular season. Lawrence has earned over $14,000 since August 15 thanks to a big win in Fallon Coiunty where he earned over $7,000. He placed second at the Gooding Pro Rodeo to earn an additional $4,000.
No. 11 Cooper James, $125,314
James is yet another rookie putting together a great season. Over the weekend, James placed third at the Golden Spike Rodeo and sixth at the Kitsap Stampede Xtreme Bulls. The two finishes earned James north of $5,000.
No. 12 JR Stratford, $112,392
Stratford has not only cashed checks on three straight rides, but has also taken the title at three straight rodeos. His first win came at the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo where he was 90 points to win nearly $2,000. Next came a win at the Butte Vigilante Pro Rodeo which was worth another $1,500. His final win of the weekend was at the Colorado State Fair and Rodeo where he was 89 points to earn another $4,000.
No. 13 Trevor Reiste, $109,985
Reiste’s last payday came at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo where he took home the win with an 87-point ride. The ride was worth $4,300 towards his season total.
No. 14 Jake Gardner, $105,427
Gardner made a big jump in the standings at the Cowtown Rodeo Xtreme Bulls where he took the Final Round and the Average thanks to 87 and 91-point rides. In total, Gardner won over $37,000 at the rode, the biggest win of his career.
No. 15 Luke Mast, $105,002
Mast is the man in the hot seat, holding onto the final spot in the top 15. Mast hasn’t earned a notable check since a third-place finish at the Canby Rodeo in mid-August. The finish earned him just over $4,000.
No. 16 Tyler Bingham, $96,929
Bingham is $10,000 back of the No. 15 spot and has a month to make that up. His last check came at the Gem State Stampede Xtreme Bulls where he earned $4,000 with an 84-point ride.
No. 17 Jordan Spears, $94,451
Spears had a nice showing at the Kitsap Stampede Xtreme Bulls where he placed fifth and took home just under $3,000. Spears also earned nearly $3,000 at the Horse Heaven Roundup thanks to a fourth-place finish in the average.
No. 18 Jeff Askey, $94,371
Askey has not cashed a check since the first weekend of August where he was first place at the XIT Rodeo & Reunion.
No. 19 Trey Kimzey, $93,718
Kimzey hasn’t earned a notable check in the month of August. His last payday over $1,000 came at the Gerry Volunteer Fireman’s Rodeo where he got the win and earned $4,700.
No. 20 Lukasey Morris, $89,390
Morris split the win with Trey Kimzey at the Gerry Volunteer Fireman’s Rodeo to earn $4,7000, which was his last check over $1,000.