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PRCA Xtreme Bulls

from 2022 Sanpete County Recreation Guide

from 2022 Sanpete County Recreation Guide, page 58

Sanpete County Campgrounds

A local nonprofit organization is bringing a major rodeo event to Sanpete County in an effort to raise money to honor veterans and first responders.

The Take the Oath Memorial organization will present the PRCA Xtreme Bulls event on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds, 50 W. 500 North, Manti. Seating is general admission and tickets are $15 ($12 for children 12 and under, $12 for senior citizens and children 5 and younger are free).

Tickets are on sale now at the Ace Hardware stores in Gunnison, Ephraim and Moroni as well as at JJWD Hardware in Salina. Tickets can also be purchased online at taketheoathmemorial.com.

The action will begin at 1 p.m. that day with preshow act Knights of Mayhem, a group that performs heavy armor, full contact jousting. At 2 p.m., the Grand Entry will occur, and at 2:15 p.m. the Xtreme Bulls competition will begin.

The PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour showcases the PRCA’s top bull riders and some of the rankest bulls the world has to offer. Xtreme Bulls bull riders include the top bull riders from the PRCA World Standings as well as contestants who advance through Xtreme Bulls qualifying events.

In Xtreme Bulls events, every contestant competes in the first round, with the top performers advancing to the final round. The winner of the two-head average after the final round earns the title for that Tour stop. Money won on the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour counts toward the PRCA World Standings for bull riding, which determine the qualifiers for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, but it does not count toward the PRCA’s all-around standings.

The Take the Oath Memorial organization is a nonprofit entity formed to raise funds to be used to honor and support the needs of individuals (and families) who have taken an oath to support, defend, protect and serve the United States of America.

Jon Larson, president of Take the Oath Memorial, said the majority of the proceeds from the Xtreme Bulls event will go toward funding a memorial to veterans and first responders that will be placed on land just west of the Manti Cemetery. The plan for the memorial includes several statues representing various occupations for which people take an oath to defend, protect and serve others.

The remainder of the funds raised will go toward making improvements at the fairgrounds and, if enough is raised, to providing scholarships for local students.

Larson said his group plans to continue presenting the Xtreme Bulls event in the future in order to continue raising funds for these causes.

As part of its fundraising efforts, Take the Oath Memorial is also conducting a drawing for a custom-built saddle, a Christensen Arms rifle, a custom-made rasp knife, 300 pounds of ground beef and 6 tons of gravel. For more information, visit taketheoathmemorial.com.

Those attending the Xtreme Bulls event will enjoy a variety of specialty acts, starting with the jousting abilities of Knights of Mayhem. The rodeo announcer will be Kade Rogge, and the bullfighters will be Tyson Hutchison and Joe Butler. World Champion trick roper and gun spinner Rider Kiesner will perform as will dancing horse trainer Felix Santana.

Rodeo Livestock Contractor will be Bar T Rodeo and Rodeo Stock Contractor will be Honeycutt Rodeo.