NFR-Cottonwood barrel racer hits the big time

Without precedent for his profession, three-time title holder NFR 2017 Live Tuf Cooper, a previous Decatur occupant who lives in Weatherford, will wear the No. 1 back number at the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Cooper will enter the Dec. 7-16 National Finals in Las Vegas positioned No. 1 in both the world all-around and secure restricting title races. He additionally will enter the Nov. 10-11 National Finals Steer Roping in Mulvane, Kan., positioned thirteenth in the cow restricting world standings.
Event:  NFR Rodeo 2017
Date: December 7

Place: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA


Cooper is positioned No. 1 in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's 2017 world all-around title race with $214,131.

Copper has met all requirements for the Las Vegas-based National Finals in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. At the point when Cooper contended at the NFR in 2008-2015, Trevor Brazile wore the No. 1 back number.

At the point when Cooper earned his initial eight NFR billets, he was a world title contender just in secure restricting. He earned PRCA secure restricting world titles in 2011, 2012 and 2014.

In any case, this year, Cooper has turned into a world class steer roper notwithstanding being a world class secure roper, which thus has made him a world all-around title contender.

Cooper is a grandson of two-time (1960 and 1962) National Finals Rodeo qualifier Clifton Smith of Childress and his better half, Judy. He's likewise the child of eight-time PRCA best on the planet Roy Cooper who lives in Decatur. Tuf Cooper is additionally a nephew of 2008 secure restricting best on the planet Stran Smith of Childress.Tim O'Connell of Zwingle, Iowa, will wear the No. 2 back number at the Las Vegas-based NFR. He's positioned No. 1 in the 2017 bareback riding world title race with $201,916 in customary season income.Brazile, a 23-time PRCA best on the planet from Decatur, will wear the No. 3 back number at the NFR 2017 Live Stream. He's positioned second on the planet all-around title race with $180,487.A program of 2017 NFR contenders and their NFR back numbers has been posted on the PRCA's site.As per prorodeo.com, no contender at the 2017 WNFR will wear the number 58. Rather, the number will stay missing as a tribute to the 58 individuals executed in the Oct. 1 shooting at a Las Vegas show.

"As a team with Las Vegas Events, we have chosen not to issue the number 58 as an approach to offer our regards to the casualties of this catastrophe," PRCA head working officer Aaron Enget said.After winning the Texas Tech Rodeo, South Plains College's ladies' group is positioned No. 1 in National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region.

South Plains secured the title in the wake of procuring 276 focuses all through the three-day appear at the Texas Tech Equestrian Center in Lubbock.

Subsequent to winning the Oct. 19-21 TTU Rodeo, South Plains is positioned No. 1 in the local ladies' group standings with 841 focuses. Tarleton State is positioned No. 2 with 736.66. Weatherford College is positioned No. 3 with 570 and Texas Tech is No. 4 with 448.33.

The Texas Tech Rodeo was the fourth of 10 provincial demonstrates that are planned for the 2017-18 consistent season.

Amid the Texas Tech Rodeo, South Plains' ladies' group got colossal assistance from Jenna Marie Dallyn, who secured the ladies' inside and out title. Dallyn completed second in the goat tying title race and second in the split away restricting title race on the way to guaranteeing the overall crown.In the men's group title race at the Texas Tech rodeo, Tarleton State completed No. 1 in the wake of gaining 625 focuses and Odessa College completed second with 345. Western Texas College and South Plains College tied for third after each group earned 270 focuses.In the provincial standings after the initial four rodeos of the consistent season, Tarleton is positioned No. 1 with 1,675 focuses, Odessa College is No. 2 with 1,375. Weatherford College is No. 3 with 1,285 and Clarendon College is No. 4 with 1,125.On the Women's Professional Rodeo Association circuit, Kelly Bruner of Millsap was positioned No. 1 in a week ago's WPRA 2018 genius rodeo world barrel hustling standings.

At the WPRA World Finals in Waco, Bruner won the second round ($2,794 in prize cash) and completed second in the short-go last round ($1,552) on her approach to securing the barrel dashing normal title ($4,191) in the Card Holder Race.

In the wake of winning the title at the Oct. 19-22 finale, Bruner is positioned No. 1 in the 2018 WPRA master rodeo world barrel dashing standings with $14,959 in 2018 general season income.

The WPRA's 2018 customary season started Oct. 1. NFR 2017 Prize cash earned at WPRA affirmed barrel races between Oct. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018, check toward meeting all requirements for the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, which will be directed in Dec. 2018 in Las Vegas.

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