Lord is the master at Bismarck, N.D., rodeo
Courtesy PRCA

 
        J.B. Lord is 50 and has been competing in rodeo for 37 years, so when he says, “I feel that I have reached my prime,” he can expect a few raised eyebrows.

        The thing is: It’s hard to argue with his reasoning. All three of his Badlands Circuit year-end all-around titles have come since he turned 43, and he’s still beating up on guys half his age.

        Lord won the steer wrestling at the Feb. 12-13 PRCA Championship Rodeo in Bismarck, N.D., with a time of 3.9 seconds and paired with Ryan Zurcher to share the team roping title in 5.7 seconds. Jeff Johnston and Quincy Opela equaled that time.

        Lord’s total earnings of $1,757 fell just $44 short of winning the all-around title. Clay Cowan, 26, finished third in the steer wrestling and won the tie-down roping to earn $1,801 at the Civic Center.

        “I don’t like to travel like I used to,” Lord told the Bismarck Tribune. “The long drives bother me. I’m smarter about where I go. I don’t go to every one. I pick and choose and go to the really good ones.”

        Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average champion Shaun Stroh won the saddle bronc riding with a 77-point effort on Mosbrucker Rodeos’ War Wagon.

        The other champions at the PRCA Championship Rodeo were bareback rider Sam Nordick (81 points), bull rider Jay Dunford (85 points) and barrel racer Jana Griemsman (12.82 seconds)

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