Sundell completes big-money weekend with win in Laughlin, Nev.
Courtesy PRCA

LAUGHLIN, Nev. – A hectic travel schedule that had saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell commuting between Texas and southern Nevada paid off in a big way over the weekend.

Sundell won Rodeo Austin on March 27 and the Laughlin River Stampede March 28 for total earnings of $11,860 and an advance from sixth to fifth place in the PRCA World Standings.

Sundell had an 86-point ride on Bar T Rodeo’s Miss Monida at Laughlin to edge 2007 World Champion Taos Muncy and Isaac Diaz by a single point.

Unlike Sundell, an Iowa native whose options were far from home and farther from home, brothers Jay and Austin Adams had only to drive down from the family place in Logandale, Nev., in order to win the team roping title.

The Austins won the first round and the two-head average for earnings of $3,168 each. Their time of 11.3 seconds was 1.3 seconds quicker than the second-place team of Britt Williams and Bobby Harris.

The other champions at the $152,026 Laughlin River Stampede were bareback riders Chris Harris and Wes Stevenson (84 points), steer wrestler Erik Johnson (7.5 seconds on two head), tie-down ropers Jerome Schneeberger and Ryan Jarrett (16.2 seconds on two head), barrel racer Jill Moody (16.62 seconds) and bull rider Chris Roundy (88 points).

Sundell was not the only cowboy to post double wins over the weekend. Bareback rider Tilden Hooper took away championship buckles from Beaumont, Texas, and Nacogdoches, Texas, while saddle bronc rider Heith DeMoss and bull rider Corey Navarre both had wins at Beaumont and Huntsville, Texas

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