JoJo LeMOND, Andrews, Texas JoJo LeMond might just be the smallest man in the field of 20 outstanding competitors. That’s OK, because there’s no way to precisely measure the size of a cowboy’s heart, and LeMond’s is bigger and brighter than nearly any man his size. Given the challenges faced by the smaller cowboy, LeMond[...]

LANDON McCLAUGHERTY, Tilden, Texas There were no magic seeds that served in the Timed Event Championship pumpkin for Landon McClaugherty last March. Maybe the sophomore jinx took over for the rookie magic that appeared in 2011. After a phenomenal start to his TEC career, in which he finished the 25 head in a cumulative time[...]

TREVOR BRAZILE, Decatur, Texas There are many numbers associated with Trevor Brazile’s magnificent career. Seventeen – as in the number of world championship gold buckles; 10 – as in the number of all-around world championships; six – as in the number of Timed Event Championship titles. When you add it all up, the math is[...]

JADE CORKILL, Fallon, Nev. Last December, Jade Corkill marked his arrival in ProRodeo’s history in dramatic fashion. Roping with Georgia header Kaleb Driggers, Corkill won at least a share of two go-rounds, placing in four others, at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In all, each cowboy earned $84,660 in Las Vegas. That propelled Corkill to[...]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appears in the February issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News, the official magazine of the WPRA. It is being republished here with the magazine’s consent. Carlee Pierce needed a dominant run at the Ram Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo if she were to reach another major goal in her ProRodeo career. Mission[...]

MIKE OUTHIER, Utopia, Texas How in the world does a four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo saddle bronc riding qualifier get into the field for the Timed Event Championship? Well, he’d better be pretty handy with a rope and understand timed events well. That describes Mike Outhier pretty well. Yes, he was the 1998 PRCA Resistol[...]

SPENCER MITCHELL, Colusa, Calif. Spencer Mitchell watched closely to the goings-on at last year’s Timed Event Championship. Mitchell was inside the Lazy E as a helper, the teammate in team roping for the bright stars in this game. This year, he’s taking a turn at riding in the championship himself. Mitchell, a header by trade,[...]

TRELL ETBAUER, Gruver, Texas The Etbauer name is etched deeply in rodeo’s lore. The family owns seven PRCA world championships – a telling tale in its own right. But those gold buckles come in saddle bronc riding, and nobody knows that any better than Trell Etbauer, the 28-year-old son of two-time world champion Robert Etbauer[...]

DUSTIN BIRD, Cut Bank, Mont. Dustin Bird isn’t Canadian, though it’s less than an hour’s drive from his home in northern Montana to the Alberta border. Still, Bird owns one of the most coveted pieces of hardware ever issued by the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association – the 2012 team roping championship. But what made last[...]

GUTHRIE, Okla. – Susie McEntire-Eaton will host Cowboy Church in conjunction with the 2013 Timed Event Championship at the Lazy E Arena. McEntire-Eaton will perform with her husband, Mark Eaton, during the service, set for 9 a.m. Sunday, March 3, inside the arena. McEntire-Eaton, a country Christian artist, is well known for her spiritual and[...]