Italian native and longtime Nevada resident Nelo Mori has been honored by the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association with the inaugural Nelo Mori Heritage of Ranching Award and has also been selected as the grand marshal of the 2017 WSRRA Finals.

“We have honored him with the first Nelo Mori Heritage of Ranching Award. I have never met Nelo, but I heard he has an incredible story. I don’t know the Nevada guys real well, but Rick Masterjuan said that Nelo was the guy for the award. Everyone I have talked to said he is an amazing man and I’m looking forward to meeting him,” said WSRRA President Marc Page.