Round 3 – Dec. 3, 2022 Round 3 Daysheet
The opening act is country music star Lainey Wilson, and country singer Dan Smalley will sing the national anthem.The performance sponsor is Hesston by Massey Ferguson.ProRodeo Hall of Famer Ty Murray, a Vegas NFR icon, will be honored in an arena presentation and a banner unveiled in the Thomas & Mack Center’s rafters.
The 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo® presented by Teton Ridge airs live on television and the internet every night beginning on December 1 at 5:45 p.m. PST/8:45 p.m. (EST).The NFR’s exclusive broadcast and streaming partner is The Cowboy Channel, which also serves as PRORODEO®’s official network partner.Through its cable and satellite partners, The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV offer live coverage of the NFR, as well as online at cowboychannelplus.com.
Stetson Wright adds another impressive accomplishment to his ever-expanding resume by winning round two of the bull riding competition.Wright became the youngest cowboy in PRCA history to surpass $2 million in career earnings with his 88-point winning bull ride on Dakota Rodeo’s Pookie Holler in Round 2 on Friday night.Wright’s unofficial career earnings have increased to $2,050,520, making him 23 years old and 240 days old.”It’s special to cross that $2 million dollar mark,” Wright stated.I’m out of words.I get emotional when I hear something like that.I’m the most fortunate person on earth.”Wright has won five world titles, including three in all-around (from 2019 to 21), one in bull riding (from 2020), and one in saddle bronc riding.Wright won $49,666 in bull riding and placed fifth in saddle bronc riding for $7,462.
After suffering an injury during Round 2 aboard Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Under the Influence, bull rider Reid Oftedahl was forced to withdraw from the 2022 NFR.Oftedahl, from Raymond, Minnesota, was thrown forward, struck the head of the bull, and was thrown to the arena floor.The Justin Sportsmedicine Team diagnosed Oftedahl, who was wearing a helmet, with a closed head injury and transported him for further evaluation.The following information was provided by Justin Sportsmedicine team co-medical director and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tandy Freeman to ProRodeo Sports News on Saturday morning:”He was admitted to the ICU at UMC Trauma Center with a head injury and a neck injury on Friday night, December 2, and he’s in stable condition. They will be doing further evaluation on him today, December 3,” Freeman stated.He will not compete for the remainder of the rodeo, that is all I can tell you.In 2022, Oftedahl, then 28 years old, made his Wrangler NFR debut.He obtained the No.15th place with $97,944 in the PRCA | RAM World StandingsKeep an eye on www.prorodeo.com for information regarding Oftedahl’s condition.NEWS AND NOTES Bareback riding NFR newcomer Rocker Steiner faces Frontier Coffee Rocks of Championship Pro Rodeo.Cole Reiner was 90 focuses on the pony in January at the Stronghold Worth (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo.Tilden Hooper takes on Pete Carr Master Rodeo’s San Angelo Sam.At RodeoHouston on March 18, fellow NFR bareback rider Jess Pope scored 88 points on San Angelo Sam. Eight-time NFR qualifier Zeke Thurston rides J Bar J’s Straight Jacket in saddle bronc riding.At the Xtreme Broncs Finals in Rapid City, South Dakota, on August 21, two-time PRCA World Champion Ryder Wright rode the horse with a 91.5-point trip.By performing with Burch Rodeo’s Lunatic From Hell, Canadian Kole Ashbacher hopes to make some noise.Ashbacher hasn’t made it to the pay window the first two nights, but tonight’s battery mate could change his luck.Bull rider Jared Parsonage aims to reach the pay window for the first time in his career, drawing Powder River Rodeo’s Chiseled. The winner of the 2018 Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘er Buck Bucking Stock of the Year had another strong performance in 2022, scoring an average of 88 points in 13 qualified rides.The double cross Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘er Buck Kicking Bull of the Year victor (2020, and 2021) jettisoned every one of the four bull riders on him this year, while bragging a stock score 45 focuses.Josh Frost, a two-time NFR qualifier, will face Gladiator’s Hammer of Frontier Rodeo in the third round.With an average score of 90 points across three qualified rides, the bull came in third place for the Pendleton Whisky’s Let ‘er Buck Bucking Bull of the Year competition this year.He was taken to a by fellow NFR competitor Garrett Smith.
Record times and scores for Round 3 of the Wrangler NFR:
Bareback riding: 91.5 points, Justin McDaniel, 2007
Tim O’Connell, 2017
Kaycee Feild, 2020
Steer wrestling: 3.1 seconds, Ricky Huddleston, 1985
Team roping: 3.7 seconds, Tyler Wade/Cole Davison, 2019
Saddle bronc riding: 90.5 points, Allen Boore, 2020
Tie-down roping: 6.6 seconds, Cody Ohl, 2013
Barrel racing: 13.11 seconds, Hailey Kinsel, 2017
Bull riding: 94 points, Colby Yates, 2002