2007 World Champion Steer Wrestler

Jordan Wiseman

To say that Jordan Wiseman is excited about winning his first steer wrestling world championship is an understatement, he’s ecstatic!  It was never a matter of “if” Jordan would earn a gold buckle, it was “when” and IFR38 was the “when”. 

To Jordan, it was a family requirement that he feels he as attained. “It feels good to have won the world.  I’m part of the family now, I fit in,” he jokes.  The youngest Wiseman is referring to his brother, Colby Stufflebean, who earned his first world title just one year ago at IFR37 and father Jack, who earned four steer wrestling world championships as well as four bull riding world titles and three all-around titles

Brian Barefoot of Dunn, NC had dominated the number one seat in the steer wrestling world standings followed by Justin Thigpen of Waycross, GA with Wiseman sitting in third.  In the first round of IFR action, Barefoot received a no-time while Jordan turned in a 3.6 second run to split second and third in the round with Stewart Gulager of Garland, KS.   A 4.4 second run in the second round kept Jordan solid in the average, but put no money in his pocket.  So went the third round, another smooth run of 4.9 seconds, but no check.  At the end of the third round, Wiseman had dropped to fifth in the world standings. 

With the world title still up for grabs and each cowboy figuring his own scenario of what he had to do to have a chance for the gold buckle, Jordan tried not to focus on these numbers.  “I knew that if I could do good in the average, I had a chance to win it,” said Jordan.  “I would have been too nervous if I had thought about all of those numbers.  Colby called me before the last round and told me I had drawn #23 and that was the steer I had wanted all week.  They had made some nice runs on him and he handled good.  I was excited to have a chance at him.  I was just going to see what I could do and let the chips fall.  I went early in the round, so the other guys had to catch me.”

There was a lot on the line when Jordan backed into the box in the fourth round, but it all went as he had hoped and #23 turned out to be just the “dance partner” Wiseman had hoped for and he got the flag in 3.6 seconds to take second in the round and the win in the average. Jordan edged Brian Barefoot out of the number one seat in the standings by a mere $253.

Jordan attributes his success to the fact that he is older and wiser, even at 28. “I am more consistent than I had been in years past; I guess experience is a big factor, too.  I have been riding Colby’s horse, “Mouse” and that has made a big difference.  Our team of horses, “Mouse and Dog” won Steer Wrestling and Hazing Horses of The Year in 2006.  Riding good horses makes it a lot easier.”

Wiseman has set his goals for 2008 with another trip to the IFR at the top of the list.