Rodeo News

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association prepares to give out year-end honors

SALINAS, CA - September 14, 2009 - Nominees were announced yesterday for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Year End Awards in categories such as Rodeo Secretary, Announcer, Bullfighter and Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year. The California Rodeo Salinas joins elite rodeos such as the Pendleton Round Up, Reno Rodeo and Cheyenne Frontier Days in the Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year category. Though Salinas has been nominated for this honor in the past, the Rodeo has never received the award. The winner in each category will be announced on Dec. 2nd in Las Vegas at the annual awards ceremony at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa.

The complete list of nominees is below and includes the California Rodeo Salinas' own announcer Wayne Brooks, who was voted Announcer of the Year in 2005, our Secretary Haley Schneeburger, who won the honor in 2008 and has been here at Salinas for the past three years, former Freestyle Bullfighter Dusty Tuckness who is nominated for Bullfighter of the Year, Growney Bros. Rodeo Co. who brings some stock to Salinas is nominated for Stock Contracting Firm of the Year and John Payne, the One Arm Bandit, who is nominated for Dress Act of the Year and will perform on the track during the 2010 Centennial California Rodeo Salinas.

Announcer

Wayne Brooks
Andy Stewart
Randy Corley
Bob Tallman
Boyd Polhamus

Secretary

Linda Alsbaugh
Edie Longfellow
Sunni Deb Backstrom
Haley Schneeberger
Mildred Farris

Stock Contracting Firm of the Year

Andrews Rodeo Co.
Growney Bros Rodeo Co.
Beutler & Son Rodeo Co.
Stace Smith Pro Rodeos
Classic Pro Rodeo

Dress Act of the Year

Niki Cammaert
Melissa Navarre
Jason Goodman
John Payne
Tommy Lucia

Comedy Act of the Year

Rudy Burns
Keith Isley
Lecile Harris
Mark Swingler
John Harrison

Clown of the Year

Rudy Burns
Keith Isley
Lecile Harris
Troy Lerwill
John Harrison

Bullfighter of the Year

Travis Adams
Dusty Tuckness
Kenny Bergeron
Cory Wall
Al Sandvold

Small Rodeo of the Year

Bandera, Texas

Clear Lake, S.D.

Estes Park, Colo.

Mesquite, Texas

Goliad, Texas

 

Medium Rodeo of the Year

Abilene, Texas

Ogden, Utah
Amarillo, Texas

Phillipsburg, Kan.
Deadwood, S.D.

 

Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year

Cheyenne, Wyo.

Salinas, Calif.
Pendleton, Ore.

Springdale, Ark.
Reno, Nev.

Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year

Denver, Colo.

Jackson, Miss.
Fort Worth, Texas

San Antonio, Texas
Houston, Texas

The California Rodeo Salinas will celebrate 100 Years of Tradition July 15-18, 2010. The California Rodeo Association is a non-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns over $200,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775.3100.

For Immediate Release: September 14, 2009

Contact: Mandy Roth

Marketing Manager

(831) 775-3102; mroth@carodeo.com

 

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