Just saw a familiar name on top of the bareback riding leaderboard at the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, Texas: Cimmaron Gerke.

The cowboy from Brighton, Colo., is a five-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but he hasn’t played in Las Vegas since 2008. His 85 is No. 1 through two performances in Odessa.