The inaugural Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup presented by Resistol with a $100,000 purse rolled into the Fort Worth Stockyards from April 29-30, 2022 in the historic Cowtown Coliseum.
Sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, this new event brings together the top 15 contenders from the 2022 Resistol Rookie Standings in both the PRCA and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. Produced and broadcast by The Cowboy Channel, the first performance April 29 featured all 15 contestants in a single go-round of competition. The top eight contestants in each event came back to compete in the semifinals April 30, with the top four then advancing to the championship round that same performance.
In addition to competing for $100,000, each of the contestants will also receive a gift bag of items from The Cowboy Channel that can be used to help them get down the road during their Rookie year.
The Resistol Rookie of the Year Award is one of the top awards that can be earned by PRCA and WPRA members. Money won during the Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup presented by Resistol will count toward the Resistol Rookie Standings but will not be credited toward the world standings for NFR qualification.
PRCA CEO Tom Glause is excited to have the sanctioning body part of this event.
“This Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup presented by Resistol is a great opportunity to shine the spotlight on our young athletes and give them a boost during their rookie seasons,” Glause said. “They also have the chance to learn valuable les- sons from Resistol Rookies of the past with roundtable sessions.”
The Cowboy Channel will also produce a series of roundtables with the participants in each event hosted by past winners of the Resistol Rookie of the Year.
“There is so much great, young talent coming up in rodeo, we thought why not bring all these competitors together in one rodeo where they can be the sole focus for a couple of days,” The Cowboy Channel founder Patrick Gottsch said. “The NBA does a rookie league, as do other sports. Especially with the rising popularity of the western lifestyle, why not rodeo? I think our audience will love to get the chance to get to know these great young people a little better and give rodeo fans a chance to really follow the Resistol Rookie Race all summer long with more interest and knowledge about the athletes.”
Information provided courtesy the PRCA. For more, visit prca.com, wpra.com and thecowboychannel.com.
