A big win for a Minnesota steer wrestler has made a shift in the PRCA Steer Wrestling World Standings, while the reigning World Champion gets even closer to the top.
Steer wrestling, like bareback riding, saw no movement to its Top 5 in the World Standings last week. Dalton Massey continues to have a strong hold on No.1 while Ty Erickson comes in at No. 5 trailing Massey by $60,000. However, World No. 2 Tyler Waguespack’s win in Walla Walla (Washington) and second place finish in Ellensburg (Washington) may mean that shift is coming soon.
As for the bubble, there is around $18,000 between No. 13 Don Payne and No. 20 Kyle Irwin and of the cowboys that sit on that bubble, all but one are veterans to the game of rodeo. Rookie Cash Robb is sitting at No. 18 in the world right now with a possible shot at the National Finals Rodeo depending on how the last few weeks go.
Until then, here is a look into your Top 20 of the PRCA Steer Wrestling World Standings.
No. 2 Tyler Waguespack, $145,542
At the beginning of August, Tyler Waguespack was $48,000 behind Dalton Massey in the PRCA World Standings and now he sits just $21,000 back. The winner of the last two World Championships had a productive weekend in Washington - he was 4.4 or faster on 4-of-5 runs and pulled checks on all four of those runs. He ultimately finished second in Ellensburg and first in Walla Walla to bring in about $15,000 for the weekend.
No. 6 J.D. Struxness, $101,728
Struxness placed in two Go-Rounds of the Ellensburg Rodeo, won another and took home the title after his three times put him No. 1 in the Aggregate. His fastest time came in Round 2 when the clock stopped at 3.8 seconds, a run that would be worth $3,300 by itself. In total, Struxness left Washington not only with the title, but more than $9,500 added to his season earnings.
No. 10 Stan Branco, $97,354
With successful trip s to the Walla Walla Frontier Days and the Ellensburg Rodeo, Branco climbed from No. 12 to No. 10. Starting with the Round 1 win in Walla Walla with a time of 3.8 seconds and ending his trip there with a fourth-place finish in the Aggregate, Branco added over $3,800 to his name before heading to Ellensburg. There, the California bulldogger had his fastest time of the rodeo in the Final Go-Round at 4.4 seconds to split the round win. He also finished third in the Aggregate.
| WORLD RANK | NAME | EARNINGS |
| 1. | Dalton Massey | $166,459 |
| 2. | Tyler Waguespack | $145,542 |
| 3. | Jesse Brown | $134,649 |
| 4. | Will Lummus | $110,304 |
| 5. | Ty Erickson | $106,026 |
| 6. | J.D. Struxness | $101,728 |
| 7. | Dakota Eldridge | $100,647 |
| 8. | Dirk Tavenner | $98,916 |
| 9. | Jacob Talley | $97,229 |
| 10. | Stan Branco | $96,132 |
| 11. | Cody Devers | $94,631 |
| 12. | Stephen Culling | $93,814 |
| 13. | Don Payne | $81,411 |
| 14. | Nick Guy | $77,092 |
| 15. | Bridger Anderson | $71,486 |
| 16. | Tucker Allen | $67,065 |
| 17. | Stockton Graves | $66,869 |
| 18. | Cash Robb | $65,434 |
| 19. | Olin Hannum | $65,222 |
| 20. | Kyle Irwin | $63,207 |
Standings current as of prorodeo.com on September 6, 2023 at 4:45 PM EST.
