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Coleman Proctor roped the third-round and average titles at the Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo with his partner, Jake Clay, then used that to secure the year-end heading championship in the circuit. It marked the third time Proctor has swept the circuit finals and year-end titles. (PHOTO BY TODD BREWER)

Proctor, Clay win 3rd round, average and year-end crown at circuit finale

DUNCAN, Okla. – After settling for a long time in the opening go-round of this week’s Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, Coleman Proctor knew he and his heeler, Jake Clay, just needed to stay the course.

“That first round, Jake dropped his slack, fumbled it round there, then did a great job of grabbing it,” Proctor said. “He was disappointed, because 8.0 seconds is pretty long, but I told him, ‘That’s going to win us a lot of money before we end this deal.’ ”

He was right. They finished runner-up on Night No. 2 with a 5.4-second run, then won the third round on Saturday night to clinch the average title, but it wasn’t without drama. Heading into the final night, the tandem sat in second place with half a second separating them from the leaders, Gavin Foster and Daniel Reed.

Proctor and Clay were second to last to rope and posted the third-fastest round of the weekend with a 5.5-second run. Foster and Reed followed, and the latter was unable to secure his heel loop, and the team settled for a no-time.

“They roped so good and are so aggressive and so consistent, I knew we needed to put the pressure on them,” said Proctor, a four-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Pryor, Oklahoma. “Then we put the ball in their court. We felt like we could make that run, and it turned out that we did. I didn’t have the cleanest head catch, but Jake did a great job of digging him out of the ground.”

With that, the two clinched the average title and were catapulted to the top, claiming the year-end titles in their respective events. It was the third time in his career that Proctor has swept both the average and year-end titles, also having earned those crowns in 2015 with Jake Long and 2016 with Billie Jack Saebens.

For their work this weekend, Proctor and Clay pocketed $6,378. That pushes Proctor’s season circuit earnings to more than $25,000.

“Duncan’s been good to me, and we’re thankful for Duncan and all the hospitality they give us,” he said of the Chisholm Trail committee. “They give us beautiful vests, and they put on this rodeo for us. Anytime you can win against this caliber of competition, it’s a blessed day.

“I thought the steers that Tanner Braden brought were great for this setup. They were just waspy enough that they gave us a chance to get back in it.”

Proctor qualified for the NFR again this year while roping with heeler Ryan Motes, who lives in Texas. This weekend, Proctor matched up with Clay of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Now that the work is done for the circuit season, he will turn his sites on getting ready for the NFR. He knows the key is in the horsepower he has, and his winning mount this weekend was Admiral, a palomino gelding he acquired from Zac Small, a team roper from Welch, Oklahoma.

“I’ve really started to click with him, but I think he’s a special animal,” Proctor said. “He might be the best horse I’ve ever had. You can’t just get by in this sport, because the talent level is so deep and everybody ropes so good. I was blessed enough to get a good horse.”

Chisholm Trail Ram Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo
All-around cowboy:
Jade Taton, $484 in bareback riding and saddle bronc riding. Year-end champion: Maverick Harper.
Bareback riding:
Round 1: 1. Ty Blessing, 81 points on Mo Betta Rodeo’s Jason’s Pride, $1,916; 2. (tie) Caine Riddle and Blaine Kaufman, 80.5, $1,197 each; 4. Garrett Shadbolt, 78, $479. Round 2: 1. Blaine Kaufman, 84.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Bell Star, $1,916; 2. Garrett Shadbolt, 79.5, $1,436; 3. Caine Riddle, 77, $958; 4. Yance Day, 76.5, $479. Round 3: 1. Blaine Kaufman, 83.5 points on New Frontier Rodeo’s Dirty Devil, $1,916; 2. Yance Day, 81.5, $1,437; 3. Garrett Shadbolt, 81, $958; 4. Will Martin, 78, $479. Average: 1. Blaine Kaufman, 248.5 points on three rides, $2,874; 2. Garrett Shadbolt, 238.5, $2,155; 3. Caine Riddle, 234.5, $1,437; 4. Yance Day, 231.5, $718. Year-end champion: Blaine Kaufman.

Steer wrestling: Round 1: 1. Tanner Brunner, 3.8 seconds, $1,935; 2. Shane Frey, 4.5, $1,451; 3. Tom Uttermark, 4.8, $967; 4. Hunter Crawford, 5.1, $484. Round 2: 1. Tom Uttermark, 4.2 seconds, $1,935; 2. (tie) Tanner Brunner and Jacob Edler, 4.5, $1,209; 4. (tie) Stockton Graves and Shane Frey, 4.6, $242 each. Round 3: 1. Stockton Graves, 3.9 seconds, $1,935; 2. Tom Uttermark, 4.1, $1,451; 3. (tie) J.D. Struxness and Cody Devers, 4.3, $726 each. Average: 1. Tanner Brunner, 13.0 seconds on three runs, $2,902; 2. Tom Uttermark, 13.1, $2,1,77; 3. Stockton Graves, 13.8, $1,541; 4. Shane Frey, 14.3, $753. Year-end champion: J.D. Struxness.

Team roping: Round 1: 1. Andrew Ward/Reagan Ward, 5.8 seconds, $1,935; 2. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 5.9, $1,451; 3. Curry Kirchner/Austin Rogers, 6.8, $967; 4. Blake Hughes/Braden Harmon, 7.3, $484. Round 2: 1. Gavin Foster/Daniel Reed, 5.3 seconds, $1,935; 2. Coleman Proctor/Jake Clay, 5.4, $1,541; 3. Jesse Stipes/Buddy Hawkins, 5.8, $967; 4. Nick Becker/Dawson McMaster, 6.2, $484. Round 3: 1. Coleman Proctor/Jake Clay, 5.5 seconds, $1,935; 2. Andrew Ward/Reagan Ward, 6.1, $1,451; 3. Blake Hughes/Braden Harmon, 6.6, $967; 4. Cole Morgan/Brady Norman, 6.9, $484. Average: 1. Coleman Proctor/Jake Clay, 18.9 seconds on three runs, $2,902; 2. Blake Hughes/Braden Harmon, 24.6, $2,176; 3. Curry Kirchner/Austin Rogers, 29.4, $1,451; 4. Andrew Ward/Reagan Ward, 11.9 seconds on two runs, $726. Year-end champions: Header: Coleman Proctor. Heeler: Jake Clay.

Saddle bronc riding: Round 1: 1. Colt Gordon, 82.5 points on Rafter H Rodeo’s Aces Wild, $1,935; 2. Rowdy Chesser, 80.5, $1,451; 3. Trent Burd, 79.5, $967; 4. (tie) Preston Kafka, Tyrel Larsen and Dalton Davis, 72.5, $161 each. Round 2: 1. Tyrel Larsen, 81 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Falling Star, $1,935; 2. Cody Ballard, 76.5, $1,451; 3. Cooper Thatcher, 76, $967; 4. Hardy Braden, 75.5, $484. Round 3: 1. Colt Gordon, 88 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bordertown, $1,935; 2. Hardy Braden, 85.5, $1,451; 3. Cooper Thatcher, 82.5, $967; 4. Jade Taton, 81.5, $484; Average: 1. Colt Gordon, 242.5 points on three rides, $2,902; 2. Tyrel Larsen, 230.5, $2,177; 3. Dalton Davis, 227.5, $1,451; 3. Preston Kafka, 215.5, $726. Year-end champion: Cooper Thatcher.

Tie-down roping: Round 1: 1. Ryan Jarrett, 9.1 seconds, $1,935; 2. Cody McCartney, 10.2, $1,451; 3. Cheyenne Harper, 11.0, $967; 4. Glenn Jackson, 11.2, $484. Round 2: 1. Luke Potter, 9.4 seconds, $1,935; 2. Cole Bailey, 9.5, $1,451; 3. Bryson Sechrist, 10.5, $967; 4. Caddo Lewallen, 10.7, $484. Round 3: 1. Glenn Jackson, 8.8 seconds, $1,935; 2. Bryson Sechrist, 9.2, $1,451; 3. Cole Bailey, 10.1, $967; 4. Luke Potter, 11.6, $484. Average: 1. Cole Bailey, 31.2 seconds on three runs, $2,902; 2. Luke Potter, 34.7, $2,177; 3. Caddo Lewallen, 35.7, $1,451; 4. Tyler Milligan, 38.8, $726. Year-end champion: Luke Potter.

Barrel racing: Round 1: 1. Tamara Reinhardt, 16.20 seconds, $1,935; 2. Michelle Darling, 16.38, $1,451; 3. Leslie Smalygo, 16.55, $467; 4. Jeanne Anderson, 16.61, $484. Round 2: 1. Tamara Reinhart, 16.16 seconds, $1,935; 2. Michelle Darling, 16.29, $1,451; 3. Emily Miller, 16.31, $967; 4. Kara Large, 16.56, $484. Round 3: 1. Emily Miller, 16.26 seconds, $1,935; 2. Tamara Reinhardt, 16.31, $1,451; 3. Jeanne Anderson, 16.44, $967; 4. Michelle Darling, 16.48, $484. Average: 1. Tamara Reinhardt, 48.67 seconds on three runs, $2,902; 2. Michelle Darling, 49.15, $2,177; 3. Emily Miller, 49.37, $1,451; 4. Jamie Chaffin, 50.08, $726. Year-end champion: Michelle Darling.

Steer roping: First round: 1. Brodie Poppino, 11.4 seconds, $1,710; 2. (tie) Travis Sheets and Brady Garten, 11.9, $1,069 each; 4. Trenton Johnson, 14.2, $427. Second round: 1. Billy Good, 12.7 seconds, $1,710; 2. Roger Branch, 13.2, $1,282; 3. (tie) Trenton Johnson and Cole Patterson, 13.4, $641 each. Third round: 1. J.P. Wickett, 10.7 seconds, $1,710; 2. Chet Herren, 11.6, $1,282; 3. Thomas Smith, 12.4, $855; 4. Billy Good, 13.5, $427. Average: 1. Brady Garten, 39.8 seconds on three head, $2,565; 2. Trenton Johnson, 42.5, $1,924; 3. Roger Branch, 43.0, $1,282; 4. Billy Good, 43.6, $641. Average: Chet Herren.

Bull riding: Round 1: 1. Cody Keathley, 86 points on Rafter H Rodeo’s Deets, $1,935; 2. Trevor Kastner, 84, $1,451; 3. Fulton Rutland, 82.5, $967; 4. Clayton Joe Appelhans, 81, $484. Round 2: 1. Fulton Rutland, 86.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Kooter Crazy, $1,935; 2. (tie) Creek Young and Coy Pollmeier, 86, $1,209 each; 4. Hayden Harris, 82, $484. Round 3: 1. Trevor Kastner, 85 points on New Frontier Rodeo’s Black Lightning, $1,935; 2. Fulton Rutland, 84.5, $1,451; 3. Coy Pollmeier, 81.5, $967; 4. (tie) Hayden Harris and Creek Young, 79, $242. Average: 1. Fulton Rutland, 253.5 points on three rides, $2,902; 2. Coy Pollmeier, 246.5, $2,177; 3. Trevor Kastner, 169 points on two rides, $1,451; 4. Creek Young, 165, $726. Year-end champion: Fulton Rutland.

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