Mason CLEMENTS Events: Bareback Riding
enough to start quickly advancing in the standings.
In 2015, his first year in the PRCA, he finished second in
the rookie standings, fortieth in the world standings and
has maintained momentum making major headway in
the standings the past two years. While a broken ACL in
his right knee inevitably cost him his chance to qualify for
the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) in 2016 due
to extended recovery time that caused his standings to
drop, Clements wasn’t going to let that happen again in
2017, no matter what the cost. In May of 2017, Clements
broke three ribs, separated several others and broke his
left fibula. It was suggested that he take a longer break
to recover, but after a mere three weeks of rest,
Clements was on the road to compete in the next rodeo.
His perseverance paid off and he qualified for the WNFR
last season earning 80,372 dollars and placing tenth in
standings as well as tenth in the world standings. There is
no slack in his grip coming into the 2018 season.
Clements co-championed the Ram National Finals
Rodeo Circuit (RNFRC) with 86 points and 6,634
dollars in earnings boosting his standings and
putting him on track to qualify for the WNFR
again this year. With qualifying checked off
the list, the next box to cross out is riding
off of the sport’s biggest stage with a
World Champion title.
Born: 8/17/1992 Las Vegas, NV
Joined PRCA: 2015
PRCA Career Earnings: $259,432.00
World Titles Won: 0
WNFR Qualifications: 1 (2017)
Current Residence: Santaquin, UT
2018 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Won the San Juan Stampede (Monticello, UT)
Co-Champion at the Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo
(Kissimmee,FL)
Mason Clements doesn’t come from a rodeo bloodline. He wasn’t
born into to the rodeo lifestyle or have the traditional upbringing
of a cowboy. But the cowboy life called upon him at a young age
and he found any way he could to answer. Without any equipment
or rough stock at his disposal, Clements would go over to
his neighbor’s house to borrow theirs. He found any excuse to
take a trip anywhere he could mount a four-legged bucking
beast to practice. While his parents didn’t raise him on the
rodeo road path, they are along for the ride and support him
fully to reach for his cowboy dreams. One year for Christmas,
Clements’s mom gave him a certificate to Sankey Rodeo
School and he has been busting bucks ever since.
Initially, Clements tested his hand in bull riding, but after
about five years of vicious bull bucks his focus switched to
Bareback Riding right before he turned twenty years old. He
craved a new feat and bucking horses became his target. He
borrowed gear from a friend, drove several hours to a rodeo
and bucked off two horses that night. From that juncture,
Clements was determined to master the sport. With no one in
his immediate family to turn to for coaching, he reached out to
leading bareback riders Caleb Bennett and Kaycee Field for help.
With their guidance Clements was able to sharpen his skills
Photo courtesy of PRCA
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