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The Resistol Rookie of the Year in the bareback is also the reigning collegiate champion, Cole Franks.
It came down to the last day of the season in the bareback riding to see who gets that No. 15 spot. Zach Hibler and Wyatt Denny are both fighting for it.
Richmond Champion was your bareback riding champion at the ProRodeo Tour Finale after his 87-point ride on Bridwell’s Mary in Sunday’s Shootout.
Behind No. 15 Zach Hibler, Mason Clements, Ty Breuer, Will Lowe and Wyatt Denny all have a chance to catch him, and all four of those cowboys have been to at least three NFRs each.
R.C. Landingham was No. 15 in the PRCA World Bareback Riding Standings coming into the Pendleton Round-Up and he delivered a performance that may lead to his first NFR berth since 2017.
R.C. Landingham’s 87.5 points on Silver Screen could prove crucial because he entered the rodeo as the No. 15 cowboy in the world.
Spur Lacasse and Chad Rutherford were both marked 84 points to tie for the top bareback ride in the first performance at the Pendleton Round-Up.
With Jamie Howlett out the rest of the year with injury, the bareback riding bubble now has six cowboys who are in position to possibly snare the 15th and final spot in the Wrangler NFR.
Jamie Howlett will be out the remainder of 2021 to let two separate injuries heal, he announced on Instagram Thursday morning.
Cole Reiner left no doubt on Saturday night that he would be the bareback riding champion at the Horse Heaven Round-Up in Kennewick, Washington.
