The 2024 PRCA Award Nominees Have Been Announced

The best of the best as far as rodeo contract personel is all in one place.

The wrap up of the 2024 regular season and the National Finals Rodeo coming up quick means it is time to announce your PRCA Award Nominees.

With some returning faces and places along with one rodeo jumping up from small to medium, every person or place on this list has put in the time and effort to make rodeo better.

Take a look at the 2024 nominees.

Small Rodeo of the Year
Sterling, Colo.
Queen Creek, Ariz.
Goliad, Texas
Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J.
Yuma, Colo.

Medium Rodeo of the Year
Eagle, Colo.
Weatherford, Texas
Homestead, Fla.
Belle Fourche, S.D.
Blackfoot, Idaho

Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year
Fort Worth, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Nampa, Idaho
Houston, Texas
Rapid City, S.D.

Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year
Cheyenne, Wyo.
Pendleton, Ore.
Reno, Nev.
Deadwood, S.D.
Sikeston, Mo.

Announcer of the Year
Anthony Lucia
Garrett Yerigan
Will Rasmussen
Wayne Brooks
Bob Tallman

Stock Contracting Firm of Year
Frontier Rodeo
Smith Pro Rodeos
Beutler & Son Rodeo
Pete Carr Pro Rodeo
Powder River Rodeo

Photographer of the Year
Click Thompson
Clay Guardipee
Roseanna Sales
Hailey Rae
Fernando Sam-Sin

Music Director of the Year
Joshua Hilton
Bradley Narducci
Austin Lopeman
Jill Franzen Loden
Benje Bendele

Clown/Barrelman of the Year
John Harrison
J.J. Harrison
Matt Merritt
Justin Rumford
Dusty Myers

Comedy Act of the Year
John Harrison
Justin Rumford
Matthew Merritt
Matthew Tarr
Cody Sosebee

Dress Act of the Year
Bobby Kerr
Rider and Bethany Kiesner
Haley Proctor and Madison MacDonald
Tomas Garcilazo
Dusti Crain Dickerson and Justin Dickerson

Pickup Man of the Year
Matt Twitchell
Shawn Calhoun
Taos Muncy
Bobby Marriott
Tyler Kraft

Bullfighter of the Year
Cody Webster
Dusty Tuckness
Nathan Jestes
Cody Emerson
Noah Krepps

Secretary of the Year
Eva Chadwick
Sandy Gwatney
Sunni Deb Backstrom
Shawna Ray
Amanda Sanders

Timer of the Year
Molly Jane Twitchell
Shawna Ray
Kim Sutton
Courtney Morehead
Sandy Gwatney

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