BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Tyler Waguespack has won the last two World Titles in steer wrestling and now at No. 3 in the world with about six weeks left to go in the 2023 regular season, he is without a doubt a contender for a three-peat.
The Louisiana cowboy leads the PRCA in Qualified Times, Average Time, Go-Round Wins and 4.2 Second or Faster Runs. Simply put, he has caught more steers than anyone else and gotten them to the ground faster than anyone else. A pretty good recipe for a bulldogger.
You can see how the Top 20 fares in all six statistical categories below and the full World Standings here.
QUALIFIED TIMES
1. Tyler Waguespack - 89
T2. Stan Branco - 83
T2. Tucker Allen - 83
4. Bridger Anderson - 81
5. Cody Devers - 80
6. Jesse Brown - 79
7. Nick Guy - 78
T8. Dalton Massey - 75
T8. Dirk Tavenner - 75
T8. Cash Robb - 75
11. Dakota Eldridge - 69
T12. Will Lummus - 67
T12. Ty Erickson - 67
T14. JD Struxness - 65
T14. Don Payne - 65
16. Jacob Talley - 59
17. Stockton Graves - 56
18. Travis Munro - 55
19. Stephen Culling - 54
20. Olin Hannum - 44
QUALIFIED TIME PERCENTAGE
1. JD Struxness - 93%
T2. Tyler Waguespack - 87%
T2. Dirk Tavenner - 87%
4. Dalton Massey - 86%
5. Cody Devers - 85%
6. Stephen Culling - 84%
7. Cash Robb - 82%
T8. Jesse Brown - 81%
T8. Tucker Allen - 81%
10. Bridger Anderson - 80%
11. Dakota Eldridge - 77%
12. Stan Branco - 74%
T13. Will Lummus - 73%
T13. Jacob Talley - 73%
T13. Don Payne - 73%
16. Ty Erickson - 72%
T17. Nick Guy - 70%
T17. Olin Hannum - 70%
19. Stockton Graves - 66%
20. Travis Munro - 64%
AVERAGE TIME
1. Tyler Waguespack - 5.68
2. Stockton Graves - 5.99
3. Jacob Talley - 6.09
4. Will Lummus - 6.14
5. Travis Munro - 6.17
T6. JD Struxness - 6.24
T6. Nick Guy - 6.24
T6. Olin Hannum - 6.24
9. Don Payne - 6.35
10. Ty Erickson - 6.36
11. Jesse Brown - 6.44
T12. Dalton Massey - 6.55
T12. Stan Branco - 6.65
14. Dirk Tavenner - 6.80
15. Dakota Eldridge - 6.88
16. Tucker Allen - 7.03
17. Bridger Anderson - 7.23
18. Stephen Culling - 7.58
19. Cody Devers - 7.80
20. Cash Robb - 8.06
3.7 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Jacob Talley - 11
2. Jesse Brown - 9
T3. Will Lummus - 8
T3. Cash Robb - 8
5. Dakota Eldridge - 6
T6. Tyler Waguespack - 5
T6. Don Payne - 5
T8. Dalton Massey - 4
T8. Ty Erickson - 4
T8. Dirk Tavenner - 4
T8. Bridger Anderson - 4
T8. Stockton Graves - 4
T13. Cody Devers - 3
T13. Stephen Culling - 3
T13. Nick Guy - 3
T13. Travis Munro - 3
T17. Stan Branco - 2
T17. Olin Hannum - 2
T19. JD Struxness - 1
T19. Tucker Allen - 1
4.2 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Tyler Waguespack - 31
T2. Will Lummus - 26
T2. Jacob Talley - 26
T4. Dakota Eldridge - 21
T4. Cash Robb - 21
6. Ty Erickson - 18
T7. Jesse Brown - 17
T7. Dirk Tavenner - 17
T7. Olin Hannum - 17
10. Dalton Massey - 16
T11. Cody Devers - 15
T11. JD Struxness - 15
T11. Don Payne - 15
T11. Bridger Anderson - 15
T15. Stan Branco - 14
T15. Stockton Graves - 14
17. Tucker Allen -13
18. Nick Guy - 12
19. Stephen Culling - 10
20. Travis Munro - 4
GO-ROUND WINS
1. Tyler Waguespack - 13
T2. Jesse Brown - 11
T2. Jacob Talley - 11
T2. Cash Robb - 11
T5. Ty Erickson - 9
T5. Dirk Tavenner - 9
T7. Dakota Eldridge - 8
T7. Bridger Anderson - 8
T9. Dalton Massey - 7
T9. Stan Branco - 7
T9. Tucker Allen - 7
T9. Olin Hannum - 7
T13. Will Lummus - 6
T13. Don Payne - 6
T13. Nick Guy - 6
T13. Stockton Graves - 6
17. JD Struxness - 5
18. Cody Devers - 4
T19. Stephen Culling - 3
T19. Travis Munro - 3
Stats via ProRodeo.Com are accurate as of 9 AM ET on Thursday, Aug. 17. Only athletes in the Top 20 were included.
