Texas Team Wins 2017 World Championship Ranch Rodeo
The Wilson Cattle Co. and Haystack Cattle Co. from Texas rode away with the 2017 Working Ranch Cowboys Association’s (WRCA) World Championship Ranch Rodeo.
The 23rd annual World Championship Ranch Rodeo was hosted in Amarillo, Texas, with 23 teams from six different states (Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico) competing.
Team members for Wilson-Haystack include: Rodey Wilson, Clay Paige, Mike Crump, Tanner Allen and Jed Middleton. For Rodey Wilson, this marked his 13th year qualifying for the World Championship Ranch Rodeo and his third team championship. Several of the Wilson-Haystack team members competed at the World Championship Ranch Rodeo for the first time.
“I think we did the best in the (wild) cow milking,” Wilson says.
The team won the team even for Wild Cow Milking with times of :40.76 and :29.28.
“We have a really good mugger (Crump) and a decent cow milker (Allen),” Wilson says.
In addition to the team championship and winning Wild Cow Milking, Wilson’s horse Lightning Blue Jazz was named Reserve Top Horse.
Taking home the honor of Reserve World Champion Team was Burns Ranch from Texas. The third place team was Lonesome Pine Ranch from Kansas and fourth place was Jolly Ranch and S&L Ranch from Colorado.
The full results from the 23rd annual World Championship Ranch Rodeo are as follows:
World Champion Team
- Wilson Cattle and Haystack Cattle Co. (Texas)
Reserve World Champion Team
- Burns Ranch (Texas)
Third-place Overall Team
- Lonesome Pine Ranch
Fourth-place Overall Team
- Jolly Ranch and S&L Ranch (Colorado)
Top Hand
- Connor Grokett of Robbins Ranch and Keith Cattle Co. (Kansas)
Reserve Top Hand
- Paul Osgood of Lonesome Pine Ranch (Kansas)
Top AQHA Ranching Heritage-Bred American Quarter Horse
- TRR Sharlena Kat, ridden by T.J. Roberts of Tongue River Ranch (Texas)
Top American Quarter Horse
- Razzle Dazzle Rey, ridden by John C. Brian of Veale Ranch and Triangle Ranch (Texas)
Top WCRR Horse
- Razzle Dalle Rey, ridden by John C. Brian of Veale Ranch and Triangle Ranch (Texas)
Reserve Top WCRR Horse
- Lightning Blue Jazz, ridden by Rodey Wilson of Wilson Cattle and Haystack Cattle Co. (Texas)
Event Winner – Ranch Bronc Riding
- Burns Ranch/Colten Mayo (Texas)
Event Winner – Stray Gathering
- Robbins Ranch and Keith Cattle Co. (Kansas)
Event Winner – Team Penning
- Broken H Ranch and Hebb Cattle (Kansas)
Event Winner – Wild Cow Milking
- Wilson Cattle and Haystack Cattle Co. (Texas)
Event Winner – Team Branding
- Jolly Ranch and S&L Ranch (Colorado)
