Friday, December 8th the 65th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo kicked off in Las Vegas.
As always in the rodeo world, the first round opened up with country artist Zach Top performing the National Anthem. Top is a Washington ranch kid who is revitalizing 90s country music.
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There was no doubt as to who the best ropers were in Cheyenne. Clay Tryan and Jade Corkill won each round they competed in, finishing off the Daddy of em’ All with the fastest time of the rodeo at 7.5 seconds to get the win.
Stockton Graves moved to the lead in the average after a great run in round two.
Tim O’Connell added his third career Cheyenne Frontier Days title to his resume on Sunday after going 88.5 points in the finals. O’Connell joked that he may need to start calling Wyoming home after all of his success.