JD Struxness Rallies in Round 10 to Win PRCA Steer Wrestling World Championship by Less Than $2,000

Entering Round 10, there were three cowboys that had a far more clear path to the PRCA Steer Wrestling World Title than JD Struxness, but things broke his way perfectly to get the Gold Buckle.

Struxness was 3.6 seconds to take second in Round 10 to win a crucial $26,624. After that, he got all of the help needed. Cash Robb was 4 flat and Will Lummus was 4.5, allowing Robb to jump Lummus and win the NFR Average by one tenth of a second.

After all of that, Struxness was left with $309,220 to finish No. 1. Lummus was the Reserve World Champion with $307,713. If Lummus had been a tenth of a second faster throughout the NFR, the Gold Buckle would have been his. Instead, the Minnesota native, who entered the Final Round No. 10 in the Projected World Standings completing his climb to the top for his career World Title.

Making Struxness’ run to gold even more improbable was the fact that he missed his first steer of the rodeo. He responded with nine straight runs of 4.5 seconds or faster and an aggregate time of 36 seconds on nine, which is an average time of 4 flat. More importantly, only seven bulldoggers caught all 10, allowing Struxness to grab the eighth spot in the NFR Average and the $8,150 payday that came with it.