SAN ANGELO, TX – Jesse Brown’s time as a record-holder at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo didn’t last long.
Five-time world champion steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack supplanted himself as the lone CRC Roofers Coliseum arena record-holder with a 2.8-second run during Thursday’s slack competition with just two handfuls of cowboys left to compete in the 10th performance of the rodeo in the evening.
“I didn’t necessarily think I could beat 2.9,” Waguespack said of Brown’s run Wednesday night to win the opening round. “I knew I was going to have an outstanding chance and hopefully get back (to Friday’s championship) in good position in the average.”
How did he know? It was the same steer Brown had when he tied the then-arena record with legendary bulldogger Roy Duvall, who set the mark in 1986, and Bryan Fields, a five-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier who did it in 2007.
“That was the steer everybody would have wanted to have today just because of how much success Jesse had on it the night before,” said Waguespack, a 10-time NFR qualifier from Gonzales, Louisiana. “I feel like I got a great start, and the steer does everything else on his own.”
Riding Sam Mason’s mare Baby, Waguespack also placed in the first round, knocking down his opening-round steer in 3.6 seconds to finish in a tie for fifth with Montanan Bridger Chambers; that was worth more than $2,700. With that, Waguespack shares the average lead with Brown with two-run cumulative times of 6.4 seconds.
Both men credit the fast setup inside the historic coliseum.
“I’ve been successful here a lot and have made a lot of fast, 3-second runs here,” Waguespack said. “To be 2 here is just unbelievable. A lot of great champions have rodeoed their whole life and never had an opportunity to be 2. It’s just super fun to be in a rodeo of that magnitude and have a run like that.”
The world record, shared by multiple competitors, is 2.4 seconds.
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