Josh Frost used an impressive month of July to jump to the top of the PRCA Bull Riding World Standings. Frost has plenty of competition chasing him, and none are closer than No. 2 Chase Dougherty who is up to $160,000 on the season.
Here is a full look at your top 20 in the PRCA Bull Riding World Standings.
No. 1 Josh Frost, $192,977
Josh Frost vaulted himself to the No. 1 spot in the PRCA Bull Riding Standings after a great stretch of riding in July. Frost placed second at the Cody Stampede (Wyoming) to earn over $7,000 to kick the month off. In the middle of the month, Frost had three straight checks of $4,000 or more, the first came at the NFR Open, followed by two big paydays at the California Rodeo Salinas Xtreme Bulls.
No. 2 Chase Dougherty, $160,404
Like Frost, Chase Dougherty made a big push thanks to a great Cowboy Christmas. From June 30 to July 14, Dougherty cashed checks on four straight rides and then went off to win The Calgary Stampede.
No. 3 Hayes Weight, $150,191
Hayes Weight cracked the $150,000 mark thanks to a strong first week of August where he got wins at the Mountain Valley Stampede (Utah) and the Jerome County Rodeo (Idaho). Weight also added a third place finish at the Missoula Stampede Xtreme Bulls (Montana). All of that helped him jump over Creek Young.
No. 4 Creek Young, $148,048
Creek Young held the No. 1 spot for a large portion of the season but has failed to earn a check of over $1,500 since the Greeley Stampede Xtreme Bulls (Colorado) in late June.
No. 5 Clayton Sellars, $140,860
Sellars’ best payday of July came at the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Xtreme Bulls where he took home the title and a nearly $15,000 check to go along with it. To begin August, Sellars won more than $4,000 for third place at the Mountain Valley Stampede.
No. 6 T.J. Gray, $140,473
Gray had a great showing at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo where he got the win thanks to a 90-point ride. Gray earned over $10,000 at the Daddy of ‘em All. Just four days before that, he won $13,000 for his win at the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo.
No. 7 Tristen Hutchings, $132,351
Tristen Hutchings has earned checks of over $2,000 in four of his last seven rides including a 90-point ride to win the War Bonnet Round Up. Hutchings has made more 90+ Point Rides than any other bull rider in the PRCA, and rode for the highest marked ride of the season, 92.5 points, to win the Fiesta Days Rodeo (Utah) on July 24.
No. 8 Jace Trosclair, $123,994
Jace Trosclair has been on a nice run himself, earning checks on five of his last six rides. Those checks ranged from $1,200 to a $4,800 check he won at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Colorado) for a second-place finish.
No. 9 Cooper James, $114,494
The 18-year-old Cooper James is off to a great start in August. He took home third place at the Douglas County Rodeo with an 86-point ride. The ride earned him over $3,500 and he also made the Finals in Cheyenne and placed at Spanish Fork Xtreme Bulls to finish July.
No. 10 Wacey Schalla, $113,048
Another rookie who is well on his way to his first NFR, Schalla continued to show he belongs in August. He has earned checks on three straight rides thanks to a sweep of the Lea County Xtreme Bulls (New Mexico). He opened with an 89.5 and followed that with an 88-point ride. His 177.5 on two won the rodeo by six points and he made over $13,000.
No. 11 JR Stratford, $111,391
JR Stratford has already earned over $6,000 in August after a win at the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Texas) and the Larimer County Fair and Rodeo. He won the rodeos with an 86.5 and an 83-point ride.
No. 12 Jeter Lawrence, $109,213
The No. 3 Rookie has cooled off after a hot start, but things may be heating up for him again. Lawrence won the Iowa’s Championship Rodeo with an 87-point ride and placed third at the Missoula Stampede Xtreme Bulls. The two rides earned him over $6,000.
No. 13 Trevor Resite, $99,335
Trevor Reiste made a big jump last weekend with a $6,000 win at the Missoula Stampede Xtreme Bulls. The win put him on the right side of the bubble as he looks to make his first NFR since 2017.
No. 14 Luke Mast, $97,811
Luke Mast is looking for his first NFR appearance but has been on a cold streak. His best showing in July came at the California Rodeo Salinas Xtreme Bulls where he placed second in the average and won over $16,000.
No. 15 Jeff Askey, $94,415
Jeff Askey is tasked with holding off the bubble and did all he could at the XIT Rodeo to do just that. He won with an 86.5-point ride to make just under $3,000. In the middle of July, his win at The Calgary Stampede took him from No. 36 all the way to No. 9.
No. 16 Trey Kimzey, $92,468
Kimzey is knocking on the door but remains on the outside looking in for another NFR appearance. He closed the gap in a big way at the Wisconsin Valley Fair and Rodeo where he placed second and took home more than $4,000. He is currently $2,000 back of Jeff Askey.
No. 17 Tyler Bingham, $89,672
Tyler Bingham is making a late push with three big checks in the last 10 days. Bingham placed third in Dodge City at the Xtreme Bulls for a $2,500 payday. The following check came at That Famous Preston Night Rodeo (Idaho) where he got the win with an 88.5-point ride. The win was worth $4,500 towards his season earnings. Bingham’s most recent payday came courtesy of a second-place finish at the War Bonnet Roundup to earn an additional $2,200.
No. 18 Lukasey Morris, $88,462
Lukasey Morris ended July with a bang at the Gerry Volunteer Fireman’s Rodeo (New York). He took home the title with an 87-point ride to earn $4,700.
No. 19 Brody Yeary, $80,999
Brody Yeary’s best payday in July came at the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede (Montana) where he placed second with an 86.5-point ride to earn just under $3,000.
No. 20 Roscoe Jarboe, $79,047
Roscoe Jarboe has not ridden since the Cody Stampede on June 30.
