Daily Archives: August 10, 2009

By Dwayne Erickson

Mike Johnson, undoubtedly the world’s most consistent calf roper in pro rodeo history, has clinched a spot in the Wrangler Canadian Tour finale set for the Calgary Corral Oct. 2-4.

And the 45-year-old Oklahoman has moved into eighth place in the Canadian standings in his bid to qualify for the November Canadian Finals Rodeo at Edmonton.

Johnson, who has worked 17 Canadian rodeos this year, cashed second with an 8.2-second run on the weekend at Dawson Creek, B.C., the 10^th of the 11 Tour rodeos that lead to the Calgary event.

He’s now second in the Tour standings with 343 points, enough that he can’t be moved out of the top 10 at the closing tour rodeo at Armstrong, B.C. on the Labor Day weekend.

Johnson also caught last money hole at the other weekend rodeo in Olds, boosting his weekend income to $2,256. That pushed his Canadian season’s earnings to $13,828.

Johnson, the 2004 Calgary Stampede $50,000 champion, has amassed nearly $2.2 million in earnings over a 28-year career and has qualified for the year-end world championships an event record 23 times.

He is currently 26^th in the world standings with nearly $34,000 to his credit, about $10,000 shy of the top 15, who qualify for the December Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at Las Vegas. (read more)