(Editor's note: PRCA release)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – It’s common for rodeo athletes and fans to use the hashtags “grateful" or "blessed.” Each year, that gratefulness is expressed at the annual PRCA Awards Banquet before the start of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
The final online ballot process will be open Oct. 19-23 for applicable voting PRCA members. Eligible voters will need to keep an eye on their email’s inbox for voting information on Oct. 19.
The winners for each category will be announced at the PRCA Awards Banquet at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 2.
The following men, women and committees are nominees:
Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award
Cindy Rosser
Duane Reichert
Edie Longfellow
Gene Hyder
Kay Gay
Stock Contractor of the Year
Beutler & Son Rodeo Co.
Cervi Championship Rodeo
Frontier Rodeo Company
Pete Carr Pro Rodeo
Stace Smith Pro Rodeos
Announcer of the Year
Andy Stewart
Bob Tallman
Randy Corley
Wayne Brooks
Will Rasmussen
Secretary of the Year
Amanda Sanders
Brenda Crowder
Eva Chadwick
Sandy Gwatney
Sunni Deb Backstrom
Bullfighter of the Year
Cody Webster
Dusty Tuckness
Evan Allard
Nathan Jestes
Wacey Munsell
Pickup Man of the Year
Chase Cervi
Jason Bottoms
Josh Edwards
Matt Twitchell
Rex Bugbee
Clown of the Year
Cody Sosebee
JJ Harrison
John Harrison
Justin Rumford
Keith Isley
Timer of the Year
Amy Muller
Brenda Crowder
Jayme Pemberton
Shawna Ray
Toby Dunlavy
Music Director of the Year
Bradley Narducci
Brandy Edmonds
Jill Franzen Loden
Josh Hilton
Randy Mayer
Photographer of the Year
Dale Hirschman
Dan Hubbell
James Phifer
Matt Cohen
Robby Freeman
Comedy Act of the Year
Gizmo McCracken
John Harrison
Justin Rumford
Keith Isley
Matt Tarr
Dress Act of the Year
Haley Ganzel Proctor
John Payne
Madison MacDonald & Piper Yule
Rider Kiesner & Bethany Iles
Tomas Garcilazo
Small Rodeo of the Year
Alamosa, Colo.
Blackfoot, Idaho
Jerome, Idaho
Mesquite, Texas
Yuma, Colo.
Medium Rodeo of the Year
Belle Fourche, S.D.
Burwell, Neb.
Cave Creek, Ariz.
Coleman, Texas
Guymon, Okla.
Large Outdoor Rodeo of the Year
Cody, Wyo.
Deadwood, S.D.
Dodge City, Kan.
Gooding, Idaho
Prescott, Ariz.
Spanish Fork, Utah
Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year
Arlington, Texas
Denver, Colo.
Fort Worth, Texas
Rapid City, S.D.
San Antonio, Texas
