Tyler Waguespack was No. 41 in the PRCA World Standings at the beginning of August when he returned after eight weeks off from a bicep injury and since then he has risen 28 spots in the World Standings.
He is now No. 13 after jumping eight more spots for a 3.4-second run that won him the inaugural North Dakota Roughrider Cup.
“I’ve been fighting my way back, this rodeo right here was my last chance, I came in here knowing I had to win first just to give myself a chance at the Finals, so hats off to the guys who put this thing on and I’m happy to be here,” he said.
Waguespack has made almost $60,000 in the last seven weeks and has made $88,843 this season. He was $10,000 out of the No. 15 spot entering the weekend.
He is only about $1,700 clear of the final NFR spot, so it is not a foregone conclusion. If he does, he would be trying to make it four straight Gold Buckles and it would be his 10th straight trip to Las Vegas.
