Heeling for two time World Champion Tyler Wade, 18 year old Treston Brazile earned his first PRCA win, marking the beginning of what is likely be another legendary rodeo career.
You only get one first pro rodeo after buying your PRCA or WPRA permit. For most young cowboys and cowgirls, winning a first professional rodeo is a career milestone, but it takes some time to do so.
For Treston Brazile, that win came the very first time he backed into the box at a PRCA rodeo.
The 18-year-old son of 26-time PRCA World Champion Trevor Brazile got his first PRCA win on June 20 at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo in Texas. Teaming up with two-time World Champion header Tyler Wade, Brazile turned in a 4.5-second run to win the team roping by more than a second.
It didn't take long for the rodeo world to notice. We have all been waiting for this moment.
Treston may just be getting started in the PRCA, but he has spent his entire life around the greatest competitors the sport has ever known. Growing up in a family where excellence was the standard, he has developed into far more than simply "Trevor Brazile's son."
Like his father, Treston is a true all-around cowboy. While team roping earned him his first professional win, he also competes in tie-down roping and steer roping, with plans to enter multiple events as his professional career continues. His versatility mirrors the path that made Trevor Brazile the most decorated cowboy in PRCA history.
The opportunity in Mesquite came alongside one of the sport's premier headers.
Wade, an eight-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier and back-to-back PRCA World Champion in 2023 and 2024 alongside Wesley Thorp, called Treston and offered to turn a steer for him there in Mesquite. It was an opportunity few young heelers would pass up.
It was no surprise that this partnership paid off immediately.
Their winning run not only earned Brazile his first PRCA win but also gave him enough money to fill his PRCA permit and purchase his PRCA card if he wanted too. For now though, Brazile plans to remain on his permit. Many cowboys do this because once you buy your rookie card, there is no getting that rookie year back.
Another chapter is also about to begin for young Brazile.
This fall, Brazile will attend Weatherford College, where he plans to compete for one of the nation's premier collegiate rodeo programs. He intends to represent the Coyotes in team roping, tie-down roping, and steer roping while continuing to compete professionally whenever possible too.
Winning that first rodeo is something every cowboy remembers. For Treston Brazile, it is just the first of many, many wins we will see in his future. Gold buckles are on the way for this cowboy.
The expectations that come with the Brazile name will always be there, but Treston is well on his way to creating a legacy of his own.
