Ty Erickson is the 2019 World Champion and a nine-time National Finals Rodeo steer wrestling qualifier and the 34-year-old veteran has $99,657 to his name and looks to add to it when he backs in the box in Round 1.
Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals, $11,826
Erickson’s season started with a lead foot down when his first big win came after the New Year. He made sweeping his Circuit Finals look easy when he won Round 1 by four tenths of a second, Round 2 by two tenths and the Average by over two full seconds. This would be his second highest payday in 2024.
RodeoHouston, $6,750
While Erickson made regular trips to the pay window during the Texas Swing, his largest came in Houston. A 5.0-second run kicked it off in Round 1 of Super Series 2 with a win and he would win again in Round 3 with a 4.4-second run.
Clark County Fair and Rodeo, $7,949
In Nevada, Erickson would make moves to win the Average. This one came thanks to a time of 7.9 seconds on two head to beat the No. 1 cowboy in the World, Dalton Massey, by two tenths of a second.
He would double down that weekend with the the second win coming in California at the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo when a 4.9 and 5.2 put him No. 1 in the Average by four tenths of a second over Payden McIntyre. That paid nearly $4,000.
San Angelo Cinch Chute Out, $5,250
Back in Texas, Erickson split the win on a Saturday in San Angelo. His 4.3-second run was one of two, the other came courtesy of Stephen Culling, to win it by three tenths of a second.
At the rodeo in San Angelo, he was 3.7 in Round 2 to win $4,845.
Calgary Stampede, $32,350
The biggest win of Erickson’s regular season was a bucket list rodeo. At the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, Erickson’s 4.5 would win him Round 1 in Pool B and things would get better from there. He was the No. 2 cowboy to advance from Pool B before he was 4.5 in the Semifinals to split the win three ways. In the Final Round, he brought the hammer down with a blazing 4.0 to earn his first Calgary Stampede bronze by seven tenths of a second.
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