Presenting your
2017 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo
Steer Wrestling Contestants

Congratulations to All!

Congratulations to each and every contestant of the 2017 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo!  Your families, friends, and of course, all of your rodeo fans near and far, have followed your journey this past year and we are so proud of, and excited for, all of you! We look forward to the thrill and excitement that only Championship Rodeo can bring and we will be all be watching and cheering you on as you vie for the Championships! Safe travels to all and we look forward to welcoming you, your families and friends to Lancaster, CA - at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, for the 2017 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo!

The 2017 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo will be held Friday, October 13, 2017, (7pm performance) - Patriot Night; Saturday, October 14, 2017 ( 7pm performance) - Pink Night; and Sunday, October 15, 2017 (2pm performance) - Champions Day.  For all information, please visit website / Facebook.

Presenting your 2017 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo - Steer Wrestling Contestants

Congratulations to all!

Contestants are listed in alphabetical order:   (Bios courtesy of PRCA and WPRA)

Paul Bianchi - Salinas, CA
Dane Browning - Coyote, CA
Billy Bugenig - Ferndale, CA  ( bio )
Errol Frain - Marysville, CA
Josh Garner - Live Oak, CA
Blaine Jones - Templeton, CA
Rhett Kennedy - Chowchilla, CA  ( bio )
Sterling Lambert - Fallon, NV  ( bio )
Brad McGilchrist - Marysville, CA
Ty Mitchell - Chowchilla, CA
Ryle Smith - Oakdale, CA  ( bio )
Miles Switzer - Morro Bay, CA

The Awards Ceremony/Buckle Presentations will take place Sunday, October 15, 2017, right after the final performance of the 2017 RAM PRCA/WPRA California Circuit Finals Rodeo. All contestants, along with their families and friends, are encouraged to attend.  The Awards Ceremony/Buckle Presentations will take place at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in the Grand Oasis (see map).  Red Carpet photo opportunities will be available.  (Note to contestants - Group photos will be taken after the contestant meeting on Saturday, Oct 14th in the Grand Oasis).

Our beautiful Year End Champion Saddles, crafted by Corriente Trophy Saddles ( website ), will be presented to each Year-End Champion! Thank you to our Saddle Sponsors Western Pacific Roofing Corp, Palm Springs (website); Western Pacific Roofing Corp, Palmdale; Stone Roofing Co., Inc. (website), Azusa; and American Services of CA in Hayward and Sacramento (website).  All of our Rodeo Average Winners and Year End Champions will be presented  with their Championship Buckle provided by our National Sponsor, Montana Silversmiths (website).

 

Both Friday and Saturday Nights, immediately after rodeo is "Rodeo After Dark".  The party will kick into high gear when Jacob Nelson and the Tone Wranglers ( website / Facebook ) take to the stage at the Van Dam Barn Dance sponsored by High Desert Dairies.  There will also be music and dancing on Sunday at the Van Dam Barn Dance immediately following rodeo.

Miss Rodeo California 2016, Brittney Phillips, will reign over the 2017 RAM PRCA California Circuit Finals Rodeo.  To learn more about Miss Rodeo California, please visit ( website / Facebook )!

We will also host another very special guest - Miss Rodeo America 2017 - Lisa Laggeschaar!!  To learn more about Miss Rodeo America, please visit ( website / Facebook )

Schedule of Events:

Family fun for all!  Cowboys, Cowgirls, Rodeo Queens, Shopping, great food and beverages, and so much more!  Don't forget - After the last bull bucks each performance, audiences will be thrilled with an adrenaline pumping Freestyle Motocross exhibition.

Here is a schedule of many of the events surrounding the rodeo!  We would love for you to join us!   For more information and tickets, please visit our Partners at the Antelope Valley Fair ( website / Facebook ).

 

Tickets are on sale now!  Tell your friends and families to use promo code "rodeo5" for $10 off.  Visit ticket link.

Congratulations again to all of the contestants!!!  Good luck and safe travels to all !!

To learn more about all of the PRCA Rodeos in our PRCA California Circuit, please visit link.