BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
One would imagine that if you break the PRCA regular season earnings record in an event, you would be the overwhelming favorite to win the Gold Buckle.
Dalton Massey v. Tyler Waguespack (and the field) is a special case, however. Yes, Massey’s $185,874 is the most ever earned by a steer wrestler prior to the NFR, but Waguespack, the No. 2 man in the world, is the two-time reigning World Champion.
Furthermore, Waguespack leads the PRCA in Qualified Times, Average Time, 4.5 Second or Faster Runs and Go-Round Wins. The two categories he does not lead - Qualified Time Percentage and 3.7 Second or Faster Runs - he still ranks in the Top 5.
Below you will see how the entire Top 20 fares in all six categories as we approach the final week of a wide open steer wrestling regular season.
QUALIFIED TIMES
T1. Tyler Waguespack - 103
T1. Cody Devers - 103
3. Bridger Anderson - 100
T4. Nick Guy - 99
T4. Stan Branco - 99
6. Tucker Allen - 97
T7. Jesse Brown - 93
T7. Dirk Tavenner - 93
T7. Cameron Morman - 93
10. Dalton Massey - 89
11. JD Struxness - 84
12. Ty Erickson - 81
13. Dakota Eldridge - 80
14. Don Payne - 77
15. Will Lummus - 76
16. Travis Munro - 75
17. Jacob Talley - 74
18. Stephen Culling - 69
19. Stockton Graves - 68
20. Olin Hannum - 52
QUALIFIED TIME PERCENTAGE
1. JD Struxness - 89%
2. Tyler Waguespack - 87%
3. Cody Devers - 84%
T4. Dalton Massey - 83%
T4. Dirk Tavenner - 83%
T6. Stephen Culling - 80%
T6. Cameron Morman - 80%
T8. Jesse Brown - 79%
T8. Bridger Anderson - 79%
10. Tucker Allen - 76%
11. Dakota Eldridge - 75%
T12. Jacob Talley - 73%
T12. Stan Branco - 73%
T12. Ty Erickson - 72%
T12. Will Lummus - 72%
16. Nick Guy - 71%
17. Don Payne - 70%
18. Stockton Graves - 68%
19. Olin Hannum - 67%
20. Travis Munro - 64%
AVERAGE TIME
1. Tyler Waguespack - 5.71
2. Jacob Talley - 5.89
3. JD Struxness - 5.98
4. Will Lummus - 6.04
T5. Nick Guy - 6.07
T5. Travis Munro - 6.07
7. Don Payne - 6.13
8. Stockton Graves - 6.21
9. Ty Erickson - 6.28
10. Stan Branco - 6.35
11. Jesse Brown - 6.44
12. Cameron Morman - 6.54
13. Olin Hannum - 6.62
14. Dakota Eldridge - 6.67
15. Dirk Tavenner - 6.83
16. Dalton Massey - 6.96
17. Tucker Allen - 7.08
18. Bridger Anderson - 7.27
19. Stephen Culling - 7.33
20. Cody Devers - 7.68
3.7 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Jacob Talley - 13
T2. Jesse Brown - 10
3. Will Lummus - 10
4. Don Payne - 8
T5. Tyler Waguespack - 7
T5. Dakota Eldridge - 7
T7. Dalton Massey - 6
T7. Stephen Culling -
T7. Cody Devers - 6
T7. Nick Guy - 6
T11. Ty Erickson - 5
T11. Dirk Tavenner - 5
T13. Bridger Anderson - 4
T13. Travis Munro - 4
T13. Stockton Graves - 4
16. JD Struxness - 3
T17. Stan Branco - 2
T17. Cameron Morman - 2
T17. Olin Hannum - 2
20. Tucker Allen - 1
4.2 SECOND OR FASTER RUNS
1. Tyler Waguespack - 37
2. Jacob Talley - 34
3. Will Lummus - 30
T4. Ty Erickson - 24
T4. Dakota Eldridge - 24
6. Dirk Tavenner - 22
T7. Jesse Brown - 21
T7. JD Struxness - 21
T7. Don Payne - 21
T10. Dalton Massey - 20
T10. Cody Devers - 20
T12. Stan Branco - 18
T12. Bridger Anderson - 18
T12. Olin Hannum - 18
T12. Stockton Graves - 18
16. Nick Guy - 15
17. Stephen Culling - 14
T18. Cameron Morman - 13
T18. Tucker Allen - 13
20. Travis Munro - 8
GO-ROUND WINS
1. Tyler Waguespack - 17
2. Jacob Talley - 13
T3. Ty Ericskson - 12
T3. Stan Branco - 12
T5. Jesse Brown - 11
T5. Bridger Anderson - 11
T5. Stockton Graves - 11
8. Dirk Tavenner - 10
T9. Dalton Massey - 9
T9. Don Payne - 9
T9. Nick Guy - 9
T9. Cameron Morman - 9
T13. Dakota Eldridge - 8
T13. JD Struxness - 8
T13. Cody Devers - 8
T16. Will Lummus - 7
T16. Olin Hannum - 7
T16. Tucker Allen - 7
T20. Stephen Culling - 4
T20. Travis Munro - 4
Stats via ProRodeo.Com are accurate as of Sept. 26, 2023 at 6 PM ET.
