Alva Review-Courier -

ARLINGTON, Texas – Jacob Edler knows what his job is and how to handle his business.

He’ll let everything else take care of itself. In the midst of a steer wrestling world championship race, the State Center, Iowa, cowboy is handling his tasks one night at a time at the National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Through eight nights of ProRodeo’s championship event, he has placed six times, including the last four consecutively.

He has earned $78,750 in those eight days and sits No. 1 in the average race with a cumulative time of 34.7 seconds. He’s also third in the world standing...