Creek Young has established himself as the best bull rider in the World through the first half of the 2024 season. Young has made $121,479 this year and currently holds a nearly $30,000 lead in the PRCA World Standings.
Here is a look at the top 20 in the PRCA Bull Riding World Standings as we head into 100 Rodeos in 100 Days.
No. 1 Creek Young, $129,479
Creek Young has planted himself at the top of the standings for the majority of the 2024 season thanks to an early season win at RodeoHouston. The Texas Swing was kind to Young who also took the SWELS Xtreme Bulls in Fort Worth for another nice payday.
Young has taken that early season momentum and continued it through the month of June. He recently won the Woodward Elks Rodeo (Oklahoma) with an 87-point ride to add $4,200 to his earnings. Over the same weekend, he posted an 86.5-point ride at the Gladewater Round-Up Xtreme Bulls (Texas) to earn an additional $3,000.
No. 2 Clayton Sellars $95,224
Like Young, Clayton Sellars put together a great start to the season with a win at the San Angelo Xtreme Bulls and the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. Those were two of his six wins this year.
Sellars has not earned a check in June but ended May on a strong note with a second-place finish at the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Arkansas) and a win at the Crossett Riding Club Rodeo (Arkansas).
No. 3 Hayes Weight, $93,707
The common theme among the top in the standings across all events is a strong Texas Swing. That sentiment remains true with Hayes Weight who won the San Angelo Cinch Chute-Out in April. Weight’s most recent big payday came in the Pacific Northwest where he took the title at the Sisters Rodeo Xtreme Bull Riding (Oregon) on June 5 after an 87-point ride. Weight earned over $4,700 at the rodeo.
No. 4 Josh Frost, $87,428
Josh Frost has been a constant atop the Bull Riding standings over the last several years and 2024 is no different. Frost won the Mackay Rodeo (Idaho) on June 15 with an 88.5-point ride to earn just under $3,000. The week prior, Frost won the San Juan Stampede (Utah) with an 87-point ride to take home another $3,700.
No. 5 Chase Dougherty, $79,441
Dougherty has been on quite the run of late. Dating back to the last week in May, he has three checks of over $2,000. The first big payday came at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo (California where he took home the win after an 84.5-point ride. To start June, Dougherty took home the title at the Sisters Rodeo (Oregon) where he was 89.5 points to win over $6,000. Finally, he took home third place at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in Nebraska with an 85-point ride for another $2,000.
No. 6 Roscoe Jarboe. $78,246
Jarboe has put together a great season that has seen him earn over $78,000. He has two wins on the year coming at the Clovis Rodeo Xtreme Bulls (California) and the New Year’s Eve Xtreme Bulls in Topeka, Kansas. Jarboe has only cashed one check this month, coming at the Livermore Rodeo (California), where he placed third to win over $2,100.
No. 7 JR Stratford, $77,888
Stratford may be on the most impressive run of any cowboy this season. He has won five of his last seven rodeos and the two he didn’t win, he placed second. The streak began at the Bennington Rodeo (Kansas) where he got the win with an 88-point ride. The next two rides would earn Stratford second-place finishes at the Durant Pro Rodeo (Oklahoma) and the Gladewater Round-up Xtreme Bulls (Texas). Following the two second-place finishes, Stratford took home four rodeos in a row. He started at the Tarkio Rodeo (Missouri) with an 88-point ride. He followed that up with a win at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (Nebraska) with an 86.5-point ride. His final two wins came at the Stockton Lake PRCA Rodeo (Missouri) and the Evergreen Rodeo Colorado). Over that stretch, he won over $16,000.
No. 8 Tristen Hutchings, $67,903
Hutchings’ biggest win in the month of June came at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days Xtreme Bulls (Texas) where he took home the win with a 90-point ride. The ride earned him over $5,000, which is his second-best check post Texas Swing. The largest was $6,000+ for winning the Redding Rodeo (California) in May.
No. 9 Luke Mast, $66,719
Mast has only earned one check over $1,000 in June and that came at the Eagle Rodeo (Idaho) where he placed fourth to win over $2,300.
No 10. Jace Trosclair, $63,405
Trosclair has two big wins this month, the first coming at Rodeo Celina in Parker, Texas where he was 88 points to earn $4,000. His second big payday came at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Frontier Days Xtreme Bulls where he placed second to win $3,700.
No. 11 Trey Kimzey, $63,246
Kimzey is positioning himself for another NFR appearance with his $63,000 in earnings this season. Kimzey has had a strong first half of June, cashing three checks over $2,400. The first came at the Durant Pro Rodeo where he was marked 90 points to get the win and earn over $3,000. The next came at the Gladewater Round-Up where he got the win with an 87-point ride to earn another $5,000. The final big payday came at the Woodward Elks Rodeo where he placed third to earn another $2,400.
No. 12 Trey Holston, $59,046
Three of Holston’s last four rides have been 86.5 points or higher. The first came at the Gladewater Xtreme Bulls where he was 86.5 points to win $3,000. His next big ride came in Gladewater again, this time at the rodeo, where he was 86.5 points again to earn another $1,800. His final ride came at the Coleman PRCA Pro Rodeo (Texas) where he was 88 points to win nearly $3,000.
No. 13 Dustin Boquet, $58,091
Since mid-April, Boquet has only one check over $1,000, which came at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Xtreme Bulls. Boquet placed fifth and won over $1,400.
No. 14 Maverick Smith, $54,351
Smith has picked up three nice paydays in June, the first of which came at Rodeo Celina where he rode for 87.5 points and a second-place finish. He would also place second at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Xtreme Bulls, and finally he earned another $1,500 at the Stockton Pro Rodeo (Missouri).
No. 15 TJ Gray, $53,722
Gray’s last big payday came at Sisters Rodeo where he was 84.5 points to place second and earn over $4,000. Since April 20, he is 3-of-14.
No. 16 Brody Yeary, $53,369
Yeary has not cashed a check since Rodeo Celina at the end of May where he went for 81.5 points and earned just over $1,800.
No. 17 Cooper James, $53,743
James is coming off a big two-week stretch where he earned over $6,000 thanks to two big rides. James placed second at the Elizabeth Stampede (Colorado) which earned him over $4,700. James then placed third at the Mackay Rodeo to win another $1,300.
No. 18 Mason Moody, $51,810
Moody placed third in Sisters and second at the Livermore Rodeo to earn a combined payday of over $6,000.
No. 19 Tyler Bingham, $49,513
Bingham’s most recent ride came at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Utah) where he was marked 83 points to place second and earn over $5,000. He also made over $5,000 for his win at the Ed Miller Xtreme Bulls (Oregon) on June 6.
No. 20 Cody Teel, $48,336
Teel has only rode four times since the beginning of May and has not cashed a check.
Standings via ProRodeo.com are accurate as of Wednesday, June 18 at 5 PM ET.
