| High Point and Steer Wrestling Champion - Curtis Cassidy |
 Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB
Events: TD, SW
Born: October 24, 1978 at Bashaw, AB
Year Turned Pro: 1997
CFR Qualifications: (14) TD: 1997, 1999-2004, 2006-08, 2010; SW: 1998-2003, 2005-10
NFR Qualifications: (4) 2002, 2008-10
2010 Standings: SW: 1st ; TD: 11th
2010 Total Season Earnings:
SW: $75,284.52
2010 Highlights
• Won the Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo – (SW) 4.4 seconds
• Won the Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo – (TD) 8.1 seconds
• Won the Luxton Pro Rodeo – (TD) 8.5 seconds
• Co-Champion at the Falkland Stampede – (TD) 7.9 seconds
• Won the Ponoka Stampede – (SW) 4.3 seconds
• Won the Benalto Fair & Stampede – (TD) 8.0 seconds
• Won the Jasper Heritage Rodeo – (TD) 8.2 seconds
• Co-Champion at the Pincher Creek Fair & Rodeo – (SW) 3.5 seconds
• Won the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, BC) – (SW) 5.9 seconds
Career Highlights
• CPRA Rookie of the Year 1997
• CFR SW Aggregate Champion 1998
• BC Circuit AA Champion 1999
• BC Circuit SW Champion 1999, 2006
• AB Circuit HP Champion 2000-01
• Canadian HP Champion 2000-01, 2003, 2006, 2008
• AB Circuit SW Champion 2000, 2002-03, 2010
• Canadian TD Champion 2001
• Calgary Stampede SW Average Champion 2002
• CPRA SW Season Leader 2002-03, 2010
• AB Circuit TD Champion 2004
• BC Circuit TD Champion 2006
• Canadian SW Champion 2006
• Calgary Stampede $100,000 Winner 2006
• Owner of SW Horse of the Year (Wrangler) 2008
• Owner of TD Horse of the Year (Stick) 2010
• Owner of SW Horse of the Year (Deuce) 2010
Favourite Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 220 lbs |
| All-Around Champion - Steven Turner |
 Steven Turner, Cochrane, AB
Events: BR, SW
Born: May 3, 1982 at Calgary, AB
Year Turned Pro: 2002
CFR Qualifications: (8) BR: 2002-04, 2006-10; SW: 2010
2010 Standings: BR: 5th; SW: 3rd
2010 Earnings: BR: $21,736; SW: $20,584
2010 Highlights
• Won the Luxton Pro Rodeo – (BR) 83.0 points
• Won the Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo (Innisfail, Alta.) – (BR) 89.0 points
• Won the Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo (Innisfail, Alta.) – (SW) 7.8 seconds
• Co-Champion at the Benalto Fair & Stampede – (BR) 86.0 points
• Won the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede – (SW) 4.7 seconds
• Won the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo – (BR) 86.0 points
Career Highlights
• Canadian AA Champion 2003, 2007-08
• Alberta Circuit AA Champion 2010
Favourite Rodeo: The Festival Western de St-Tite
Height: 6’0”
Weight: 190 lbs
Family: Single |
| Saddle Bronc Champion - Dustin Flundra |
 Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, AB
Events: SB
Born: September 29, 1980 at High River, AB
Year Turned Pro: 2001
CFR Qualifications: (10) 2001-2010
NFR Qualifications: (2) 2009-10
2010 Standings: 1st
2010 Total Season Earnings :$59,416.56
2010 Highlights
• Won the Medicine Hat Bronks and Honky Tonks Indoor Pro Rodeo – 85.0 points
• Won the Falkland Stampede – 83.0 points
• Won the Handhills Lake Stampede - 82.0 points
• Won the Brooks Kinsmen Rodeo - 82.0 points
Career Highlights
• Calgary Stampede NSB Champion 1999
• Canadian NSB Champion 2000
• CPRA NSB Season Leader 2000
• Canadian SB Champion 2003, 2007
• CFR SB Aggregate Champion 2003
• BC Circuit SB Season Leader 2005
• AB Circuit SB Champion 2007
• AB Circuit SB Champion 2009
• CPRA SB Season Leader 2010
Favourite Rodeo: Innisfail Pro Rodeo
Favourite Stock: Calgary Stampede’s Lynx Mountain
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 175 lbs |
| Bareback Champion - Dusty LaValley |
 Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, AB
Events: BB
Born: May 30, 1981 at Grande Prairie, AB
Year Turned Pro: 2002
CFR Qualifications: (9) 2001, 2003-10
NFR Qualifications: (2) 2008, 2010
2010 Standings: 1st
2010 Total Season Earnings: $71,295.87
2010 Highlights
• Won the Camrose Indoor Pro Rodeo – 83.0 points
• Won the Grande Prairie Stompede – 88.0 points
• Won the Ponoka Stampede – 87.50 points
• Won the Mighty Fraser Pro Rodeo (Abbotsford, BC) – 87.0 points
• Co-Champion at the Dawson Creek Stampede – 84.0 points
• Won the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, BC) – 84.0 points |
| Bull Riding Champion - Jesse Torkelson |
 Jesse Torkelson, Warburg, AB
Events: BR
Born: December 25, 1983 at Regina, SK
Year Turned Pro: 2002
CFR Qualifications: (2) 2009-10
2010 Standings: 1st
2010 Total Season Earnings: $85,418.84
2010 Highlights
• Won Lethbridge Dodge Extreme Rodeo (Lethbridge, AB) – 85.0 points
• Won the Dawson Creek Spring Break Up Party – 90.0 points
• Won the Lea Park Pro Rodeo - 89.0 points
• Won the Oyen White Lightning Dodge Professional Cowboy Crunch – 88.5 points
• Won the Manitoba Stampede (Morris, MB) – 84.5 points
• Co-Champion at the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede – 84.75 points
• Won the Cranbrook Pro Rodeo – 86.5 points
• Won the Lethbridge Whoop Up Days Pro Rodeo – 87.0 points
Career Highlights
• CPRA BR Season Leader 2010
• Alberta Circuit BR Champion 2010
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 165 lbs
Family: Wife Tiffany; Son Jax |
| Tie-Down Roping Champion - Tuf Cooper |
 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX
Events: TD, TR
Born: January 31, 1990 at Childress, TX
Year Turned Pro: 2008
CFR Qualifications: (1) 2010
NFR Qualifications: (3) 2008-10
2010 Standings: TD: 1st; TR: 28th
2010 Total Season Earnings:
TD: $60,771.53
TR: $2,829
2010 Highlights
• Co-Champion at the Rocky Pro Rodeo (Rocky Mtn House, AB) – (TD) 8.2 seconds
• Won the Ponoka Stamped – (TD) 8.10 seconds
• Won the Airdrie Pro Rodeo – (TD) 7.0 seconds
• Won the Dawson Creek Stampede – (TD) 8.8 seconds
Career Highlights
• Won the average title at the 2009 WNFR
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 170 lbs
Family: Single |
| Steer Wrestling Champion - Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB (see top of page) |
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| Ladies Barrel Racing Champion - Rana Koopmans, Lethbridge, AB |
 Rana Koopmans, Lethbridge, AB
Events: LBR
Born: July 22 at Lethbridge, AB
Year Turned Pro: 1992
CFR Qualifications: (5) 1994-95, 2007, 2009-10
2010 Standings: 2nd
2010 Total Season Earnings: $74,539.50
2010 Highlights
• Won the Grande Prairie Stompede - 14.99 seconds (Arena record)
• Won the Bruce Stampede – 17.43 seconds
• Won the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo – 17.68 seconds
• Won the North Peace Stampede (Grimshaw, AB) – 17.71 seconds
• Won the Wrangler Canadian Professional Rodeo Tour Finals (Armstrong, BC) – 16.73 seconds Career Highlights
• Prairie Circuit LBR Champion 1994, 2010
• Cowgirl of the Year 2009
• CFR Aggregate winner 2009
• Wrangler Canadian Pro Rodeo Tour LBR Champion 2010
• Owner of LBR With the Most Heart (Doc) 2010
Favourite Rodeo: Interior Provincial Exhibition & Stampede, Armstrong, BC
Height: 5’6”
Family: Husband Logan |
Team Roping Champions
Chase Simpson (Header), Claresholm, AB
Rocky Dallyn (Heeler), Nanton, AB |
 Chase Simpson, Claresholm, AB (Heeler)
Events: TR
Born: May 23, 1986 at Claresholm, AB
Year Turned Pro: 2003
CFR Qualifications: (2) 2004, 2010
2010 Standings: 8th
2010 Total Season Earnings: $18,596.71
2010 Highlights
• Won the Medicine Hat Broncs & Honky Tonks Pro Rodeo – 5.0 seconds
• Co-Champion at the Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo – 5.4 seconds
• Won the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo – 4.9 seconds
 Favourite Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 210 lbs
Family: Wife Britt; Daughter Jewel |
 Rocky Dallyn, Nanton, AB (Header)
Events: TR
Born: June 28, 1967 at Edmonton, AB
Year Turned Pro: 2000
CFR Qualifications: (11) 2000-10
2010 Standings: 7th
2010 Total Season Earnings: $18,596.71
2010 Highlights
• Won the Medicine Hat Broncs and Honky Tonks Pro Rodeo – 5.0 seconds
• Co-Champion at the Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo – 5.4 seconds
• Won the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo – 4.9 seconds
Career Highlights
• Canadian TR Champion 2001, 2003, 2005
• CFR TR Aggregate Champion 2005
• CPRA TR Season Leader 2006
Favourite Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 190 lbs
Family: Wife Janice; Son Britt; Daughter Jenna |
| Novice Saddle Bronc Champion - Coleman Watt, Hardisty, AB |
 Coleman Watt, Hardisty, AB
Events: NSB
Born: April 22, 1991 at Wainwright, AB
CFR Qualifications: (1) 2010
2010 Standings: 1st
2010 Total Season Earnings: $9,577.00
2010 Highlights
• Won the Cowtown Pro Rodeo (Maple Creek, SK) – 69.0 points
• Won the Teepee Creek Stampede – 69.0 points
• Won the Moose Mountain Pro Rodeo (Kennedy, SK) – 70.0 points
• Co-Champion at the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede – 70.0 points
• Won the North Peace Stampede (Grimshaw, AB) – 73.5 points
• Co-Champion at the Field of Dreams Stampede (La Crege, AB) – 69.0 points
• Co-Champion at the Pincher Creek Fair & Rodeo – 69.5 points
Career Highlights
• Canadian NSB Season Leader 2010
• AB Circuit NSB Champion 2010
Favourite Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede
Favourite Stock: Calgary Stampede’s Cash Machine
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 130 lbs |
| Novice Bareback Champion - Colin Adams, Deloraine, MB |
 Colin Adams, Deloraine, MB
Events: NBB
Born: August 8, 1989 at Brandon, MB
CFR Qualifications: (2) 2009-10
2010 Standings: 2nd
2010 Total Season Earnings: $9,347.00
2010 Highlights
• Won the Sundre Pro Rodeo – 79.0 points
• Co-Champion at the Airdrie Pro Rodeo – 69.0 points
• Won the Benalto Fair & Stampede – 72.0 points
• Won the High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo – 73.5 points
• Won the Field of Dreams Stampede (La Crete, AB) – 74.0 points
• Won the Dawson Creek Stampede – 68.0 points
• Won the Pincher Creek Fair & Rodeo – 72.0 points
Career Highlights
• AB Circuit NBB Champion 2009
• Canadian Novice Bareback Champion 2009
Favourite Rodeo: Ponoka Stampede
Favourite Stock: Big Country Rodeo’s Whiskey Bent
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 145 lbs |
| Boys Steer Riding Champion - Bryce West, Cadogan, AB |
 Bryce West, Cadogan, AB
Events: BSR
Born: June 27, 1997 at Wainwright, AB
CFR Qualifications: (2) 2009-10
2010 Standings: 1st
2010 Total Season Earnings: $8,021.01
2010 Highlights
• Won the Grande Prairie Stompede – 78.0 points
• Won the Sundre Pro Rodeo – 81.0 points
• Won the Williams Lake Stampede – 87.0 points
• Won the Strathmore Heritage Days Stampede – 88.0 points
• Won the Hanna Indoor Pro Rodeo – 83.5 points
Career Highlights
• Canadian BSR Season Leader 2010
• AB Circuit BSR Champion 2010
Height: 4’10
Weight: 70 lbs |
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