Veteran bareback rider Tilden Hooper stacked up on a fan favorite bucking horse to win the Clovis Rodeo. The long awaited rematch with C5 Rodeo’s Virgil makes Hooper your Roughstock Athlete of the Week.
Hooper and Virgil go back years in professional rodeo. The first time Hooper nodded his head on the big gray was in 2018 at the Rancho Mission Veijo Rodeo for 90.5 points. As a duo, they have collected National Finals Rodeo Go-Round wins, American Rodeo titles and after this weekend, they hold two Clovis Rodeo titles.
While the competition in the bareback riding continues to soar, Hooper is keeping up with the young guns. An 88-point score in California edged out Kashton Ford, Rocker Steiner and Mason Stuller for the win.
Hooper is sitting just outside the Top 15 in the World with $42,303 and is gunning for a return to Las Vegas for the first time since 2022. He is your Roughstock Athlete of the Week after doubling down with the one and only Virgil in Clovis.