Logan Patterson and Orin Larsen tie in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – With two weeks left in the regular season, splitting the win at the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo in Albuquerque means different things for bareback riders Logan Patterson and Orin Larsen. Both cowboys took home $4,266, and for Patterson that means he’s got a shot at breaking the bubble and entering the Top 15 of the PRCA | RAM World Standings. “Anytime you can split a win with a guy like that makes you feel really good,” said Patterson, 25. “He (Larsen) has some wicked feet on him, and he’s a good guy to be around too.” Before scoring 91 points on Pickett Rodeo’s Top Flight, Patterson was 19th in the world standings and about $6,000 away from 15th place. “That horse is legendary, and he feels so good and he makes you do it right,” the Colorado cowboy said. “He makes it feel like you did something special when you get on him.” If Patterson keeps up this pace, he could earn his first trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after finishing third in the 2018 PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings with $24,923. He’s nearly tripled last year’s total thanks to winning the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up and three other ProRodeo competitions. Other winners at the $163,287 rodeo were steer wrestler J.D. Struxness (10.7 seconds on two head); team ropers Spencer Mitchell/Cody Doescher (3.7 seconds); saddle bronc rider Bradley Harter (86.5 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo's Garden City Gal); tie-down roper Marcos Costa (17.1 seconds on two head); barrel racer Ericka Nelson (14.83 seconds); and bull rider Denton Fugate (89 points on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock's Bet On Black)...MORE