Alva Review-Courier -

LAS VEGAS – Logan Medlin has said one of the greatest aspects of roping with Coleman Proctor is the Oklahoman’s propensity to stay positive even in tough situations.

The team ropers faced them two nights in a row when Proctor was unable to secure his head loop onto their steers’ during the sixth and seventh rounds of the National Finals Rodeo. Proctor’s personality shined, though, and instead of staying in the dumps, he rebounded.

Proctor and Medlin stopped the clock in a Round 8 record-tying 3.5-second run to win Thursday’s eighth round, with $28,914 each. Those two no-times may have cost the...