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            CASPER, Wyo. (June 14, 2015) – Some cowboys and cowgirls at the College National Finals Rodeo made their team members very happy during the Bulls Broncs and Breakaway competition that kicked off the College National Finals Rodeo on Sunday afternoon.

The first rounds of bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding along with the breakaway roping were all completed in the Casper Events Center and not only did the successful contestants put themselves in a good position to win national titles, they also garnered very important points towards team titles. The top eight contestants in the individual rounds earn points according to their placing here. Every contestant in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and breakaway roping that placed in the first round is also part of their college or university’s team. Prior to the CNFR, coaches have to designate who is on their team so strategy to create a winning team is important. Men’s teams consist of six competitors and women’s teams have four.

Winning first place in the bareback riding with an 82 point score and gaining 80 points for Missouri Valley College was Tim O’Connell, from Zwingle, Iowa. O’Connell is a four-time CNFR qualifier who has had success here in the past but fell short of a national championship. He just graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in public relations and has made getting his education a priority. Last December he had to take his final exams early so he could travel to Las Vegas to compete at his first National Finals Rodeo.

The next generation of saddle bronc riding Wrights also had success when Rusty Wright, son of world champion and former college champion Cody Wright had a 75.5-point score. That was good enough for first place and also earned 80 points for the College of Southern Idaho.

There was a tie in the breakaway roping when University of Montana – Western’s Tess Turk and McNeese State Univeristy’s Cooper McKenzie each had times of 2.1 seconds. They earned their respective schools 75 points each.

There were five successful bull riders on Sunday afternoon. Trasen Jones from the College of Southern Idaho finished at the top of the leaderboard with a 77.5. Jones added another 80 points to the College of Southern Idaho’s team total.

Competition continues here on Monday morning at 7 a.m. where bareback riders, saddle bronc riders, bull riders and breakaway ropers will start the second round. Steer wrestlers, tie-down ropers, team ropers, barrel racers and goat tiers will all have their first round.

 

CASPER, Wyo.–The following are leaders from the College National Finals Rodeo after the Bulls, Broncs and Breakaway, June 14, 2015, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.

 

Bareback Riding:  (first round) 1, Tim O’Connell, Missouri Valley College, 82 points. 2, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 77.5. 3, Jamie Howlett, Western Texas Collee, 77. 4, Blake Smith, Dickinson State University, 76. 5, Jacob Lees, West Hills College, 75. 6, Dustin Jackson, Sam Houston State University, 74.5. 7, (tie Wyatt Denny, Panola Junior College, and Justin Pollmiller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 74.

 

Breakaway Roping: (first round) 1, (tie) Tess Turk, University of Monatan – Western, and McKenzie Cooper, McNeese State University, 2.1 seconds each. 3, (tie) Brandi Hollenbeck, Garden City Community College, and Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, 2.2. 5, Katie Rice, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 2.3. 6, Betty Pack, Mesalands Community College, 2.4. 7, Jessica Rowland, University of Arkansas – Monticello, 2.5. 8, (tie) Chelsea Bushnell, Feather River College; Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College; and Tamara Tunink, Western Texas College, 2.6 seconds each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  (first round) Rusty Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 75.5 points. 2, Dalton Rixen, Dickinson State University, 74. 3, Justin Harrell, Casper College, 72.5. 4, (tie) Dalton Kingery, Missouri Valley College, and Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 71. 6, Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 69.5. 7, Jace Lane, Tarleton State University, 68.5. 8, Cash Robinson, Feather River College, 69.

 

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Trasen Jones, College of Southern Idaho, 77.5 points. 2, Gray Essary, Ranger College, 75.5. 3, Bryan Carter, Oregon State University, 71.5. 4, Ryan Knutson, South Dakota State University, 71.0. 5, Tyler Stueve, Colorado Northwestern Community College, 69.0.

 

 

IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND:
1. Hardwick tops talented WCC Spanish Fork field
2. Bach, Cooper Continue Family Tradition of Success
3. Canada native Larsen wins in Grand Prairie
4. News & Notes from the rodeo trail
5. Next Up
6. 2015 World Standings Leaders
7. 2015 Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings
8. 2015 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
9. 2015 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Standings

1. Hardwick tops talented WCC Spanish Fork field
SPANISH FORK, Utah – Since joining the PRCA in 2011, bareback rider Seth Hardwick has been chasing a coveted bid to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo – but has come up empty.
That appears to be on the verge of changing in 2015.
Hardwick has been near the top of the Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings the last several weeks and only helped his cause at the May 30 Wrangler Champions Challenge, presented by Justin Boots, at the Spanish Fork Fairgrounds.
The Laramie, Wyo., cowboy registered an 86-point ride on Bar T Rodeo’s Rockin Ruby to capture the title before a capacity crowd of 8,400.
“I had never even seen that horse before,” said Hardwick, 26. “I talked to Caleb Bennett about him because he knows a lot about the Bar T horses and he told me I had a good one. It was an awesome ride. I didn’t know if my score would hold up. There were some good guys and some great matchups after me, but it all worked out.”
Hardwick moved up one spot – to fourth – in the June 1 world standings, thanks to pocketing $5,440 at Spanish Fork.
“It’s absolutely great to fill up the bank account,” said Hardwick, who finished a career-best 17th in the world in 2013.
The Wrangler Champions Challenge events have definitely given Hardwick a jolt this year, as he also won the May 16 Redding (Calif.) WCC event with an 87.5-point ride on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Raggidy Ann.
“When I get to come to (Wrangler Champions Challenge events) it’s great because it gives me another opportunity to keep up with the other guys and the Champions Challenges have been treating me really good this season because I’ve won a lot of money at them,” Hardwick said.
With all his success this season, Hardwick has some lofty expectations.
“Step 1 is getting to the NFR, but I have higher goals than just making it,” Hardwick said. “I’ve tried to rodeo a lot smarter this season, and my traveling partner (Orin Larsen) and I haven’t killed ourselves with a bunch of overnight drives and stuff like that. There are a lot of rodeos left and we’re going into this summer run feeling fresh and healthy and we should do really well.”
Other winners at the $123,600 rodeo were steer wrestler Seth Brockman (3.8 seconds), team ropers Clay Tryan and Jade Corkill (4.6 seconds), saddle bronc rider Heith DeMoss (88.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Maple Leaf), tie-down roper Hunter Herrin (7.8 seconds), barrel racer Lisa Lockhart (17.17 seconds) and bull rider Beau Hill (84 points on Bar T Rodeo’s Broken Arrow).
DeMoss’ score tied the WCC record set by Taos Muncy in Logandale, Nev., earlier this year.

2. Bach, Cooper Continue Family Tradition of Success
FORT SMITH, Ark. – Joel Bach celebrated his team roping win at the Old Fort Days Rodeo May 30 in a special way Saturday – he got married.
Bach, and new heeling partner Jim Ross Cooper, won the May 25-30 rodeo at Harper Stadium with a time of 9.2 seconds on two head. They competed earlier in the week, and hung on for the win.
That made Saturday even sweeter for Bach, who married Cassidy Cabot, 2012 Miss Rodeo Colorado, in Hamilton, Texas.
“Joel and I just became partners about three weeks ago, and I don’t think we’d ever roped together before that,” Cooper said. “We both needed a partner, and thought we’d give it a go. Team roping is a fickle beast, I guess, and chemistry doesn’t always work out, but so far, so good for us.”
It helps that Cooper and Bach have known each other since they were kids, and that their famous dads roped together at three National Finals Rodeos.
Cooper and his twin brother, Jake – they were the first identical twins to qualify for the WNFR in team roping – are the sons of Jimmie Cooper, who was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2005. Bach is the son of four-time World Champion Team Roper Allen Bach.
“It’s kind of funny that my dad and Allen roped together, and my dad was the header,” Cooper said. “Allen taught me how to heel – through what he taught my dad. I used to rope at their house, and Allen was always a mentor for me.
“I’ve pretty much known Joel all my life. We rode dirt bikes together when I was about 14.”
Cooper, who celebrates his 31st birthday June 20, has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo five times (2007, 2011-14), while Bach, 25, is seeking his first trip to the Finals in Las Vegas.
Bach finished 21st in the 2014 header world standings, while Cooper – who roped with partner Brandon Beers – finished 10th.
Bach is 18th among headers in the June 1 Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings. Cooper moved into the top 50 and currently sits 45th, but said it’s a long season and he hasn’t been to many rodeos. He still figures to reach his fifth consecutive WNFR.
“I’d say I’m really confident,” Cooper said. “You have to believe in yourself at this level. I’ve had a history of slow winters. I definitely have high hopes.”
The team roping partners have something else in common: both won team roping Rookie of the Year honors. Cooper was the top rookie heeler in 2004 and Bach was the premier rookie header in 2008.
Bach and Cooper finished three-tenths of a second ahead of the second-place team of JoJo LeMond and Dakota Kirchenschlager, who had a time of 9.5 seconds on two head. LeMond also won the steer roping, with a time of 21.6 seconds on two head.
Other winners at the $140,267 rodeo were all-around cowboy LeMond ($4,739 in tie-down roping, team roping and steer roping), bareback rider Clint Cannon (87 points on Pickett Rodeo’s Shady Nights), steer wrestler Josh Peek (8.6 seconds on two head), saddle bronc rider Cody DeMoss (85 points on J Bar J’s In The River), tie-down roper Marcos Costa (15.4 seconds on two head), barrel racer Michele McLeod (16.47 seconds), steer roper LeMond (21.6 seconds on two head) and bull rider Sage Kimzey (88 points on Silver Creek Rodeo’s Hell Pony).

3. Canada native Larsen wins in Grand Prairie
GRAND PRAIRIE, Alberta – Tyrel Larsen was nervous and excited as he drove toward western Alberta.
The Inglis, Manitoba, saddle bronc rider was traveling to Grand Prairie, where a date with Vold Rodeo’s Eclypce awaited May 27.
“I’ve been going to that rodeo for a few years now, and to know that I’d drawn that horse had me nervous when I was driving up there,” said Larsen, 25. “He’s a big, intimidating sucker, but he was worth the trip. I had seen him a lot the past three years, and was excited to get on him.”
Larsen’s maiden voyage on Eclypce was worth the wait. He scored 86.5 points – which stood up over the five-day rodeo, May 27-31 – to win the Grand Prairie Stompede, edging Cort Scheer by a half point.
Larsen said the horse’s size and unpredictability made him a bit anxious.
“He’s one of the biggest horses up here, and is a little unorthodox, and you never know what he’s going to do,” Larsen said. “I saw Taos Muncy win Wainwright (Alberta) on him (in 2013, with an 87-point ride). “For me, he blew up in one spot and was outstanding, and then he stayed good for the whole ride. Hopefully I’ll draw him again this summer.”
The win aboard Eclypce was Larsen’s first trip to the winner’s circle in the 2015 season. With the win, he moved to 21st in the June 1 Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings.
While he’s hoping to do enough to make it to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December, Larsen is thrilled to simply be able to compete in rodeo after tearing the PCL ligament in his knee and missing most of the 2014 season. Pair that with finishing 16th in the 2013 standings and just missing the WNFR, and you get a motivated cowboy.
“Two years ago I had a really good season, but didn’t make the cut by one spot,” he said. “Last year, I blew my knee out and had to sit out. It wasn’t fun sitting around waiting and watching and not knowing when my knee was going to be good enough to ride again. It was really frustrating. But this year I came back with a clear mind, and I want to win more than ever. I’m just happy to be rodeoing again.”
Larsen says winning his first Grand Prairie Stompede title is special, and that he wants to collect a lot more wins at Canadian rodeos.
“It’s always fun to go down to the U.S. and represent Canada, but winning a big rodeo up here means that much more to me,” he said.
Other winners at the $113,459 rodeo were bareback rider Ty Taypotat (89 points on Vold Rodeo’s Mucho Dinero), steer wrestler Josh Harden (4.4 seconds), team ropers Dustin Bird and Chase Tryan (4.0 seconds), tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa (7.3 seconds), barrel racer Deb Guelly (15.296 seconds) and bull riders Kyle Lozier (86.5 points on Vold Rodeo’s Cooper’s Comet), and Jesse Torkelson (86.5 points on Vold Rodeo’s Stellar Revival).
• JoJo LeMond had quite the weekend with his steer roping/all-around parlay in Fort Smith and an equally profitable stopover at the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo. He paired with Dakota Kirchenschlager in Hugo to win the team roping with a time of 3.6 seconds, which is the fastest of the 2015 season and equal to the 13th fastest all-time. He also tied for second in the steer roping in Hugo to win the all-around title. Between Fort Smith and Hugo, LeMond won $8,694. Nobody should be surprised by LeMond putting up the season’s fastest time; he is tied for third on the all-time list with a 3.4-second run at the 2009 Wrangler NFR, and tied for sixth all-time with a 3.5 at the 2009 Buc Days Rodeo in Corpus Christi, Texas – both with 2007 World Champion Randon Adams.
• Brazile Watch: Twenty-one time World Champion Trevor Brazile won checks in all three roping events over the weekend for total earnings of $8,267 to lift his lead over Tuf Cooper in the all-around world standings to $31,648. Brazile won the steer roping title in Hugo, while finishing fifth in the team roping with Patrick Smith. Brazile and Smith won a round at the Old Fort Days in Fort Smith, Ark., then earned a fifth-place check at the Spanish Fork (Utah) Wrangler Champions Challenge to go with Brazile’s fourth-place check in tie-down roping.
• Oklahoma tie-down roper Hunter Herrin moved to third in the Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings with his win at the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Spanish Fork, Utah, and a tie for second place in Fort Smith, Ark. His total earnings of $9,005 allowed him to move up three spots from sixth last week.
• Cody DeMoss upped his lead in the saddle bronc riding world standings by parlaying his win in Fort Smith, Ark., with a tie for second place at the Licking (Mo.) PRCA Rodeo and a fifth-place check at the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Spanish Fork, Utah. Younger brother Heith DeMoss jumped seven spots from 16th to ninth by winning the WCC, the Maah Daah Hey Stampede in Grassy Butte, N.D., and the North Central Championship Rodeo in Medford, Wis. He also earned a fifth-place check at the Cherokee (Iowa) Chamber PRCA Rodeo, giving him total weekend earnings of $9,137.
• Tryan times: The team roping Tryan clan from Montana seemed to be everywhere, all at once, this weekend. World Champion Header Clay Tryan teamed with Jade Corkill to capture the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Spanish Fork, Utah – their record fourth WCC win this year – while brother Brady Tryan paired with B.J. Campbell to win the Central Point (Ore.) Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo and cousin Chase Tryan (the only heeler in the bunch) won the Grand Prairie (Alberta) Stompede with Dustin Bird and tied for second place at the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo.
• Canadian consistency: The 2013 World Champion Tie-down Roper, Shane Hanchey, has apparently found the key to picking up some momentum. All he has to do is leave the country. Hanchey won the Hand Hills Lake Stampede in Craigmyle, Alberta, and the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo over the weekend – each in a time of 7.7 seconds – to earn $3,831 and move from outside the top 50 to 34th in the world.

4. News & Notes from the rodeo trail
California Rodeo Salinas has announced its 2015 Hall of Fame class, with ProRodeo Hall of Famers John Hawkins and Harley May leading the way. Hawkins, the 1963 bareback riding world champion and a five-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, also won a record five bareback riding titles in Salinas (1954, ’58, ’60, ’62 and ’68). May won steer wrestling gold buckles in 1952, 1956 and 1965, and was the president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association from 1957-59. His large Salinas resume includes winning the steer wrestling in 1965, 1970 and 1972, the saddle bronc riding in 1955-56, and capturing the all-around title in 1956 and 1965. Joining Hawkins and May are Harry Rose Sr. – an inductee in the track contestant category – and Salinas committee member Homer Hayward. The induction ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. July 16. For more information, visit www.carodeo.com/events/2015/hall-of-fame-induction-2015 … The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has elected a new president and vice president to the Executive Committee. After serving as vice president/secretary on the Executive Committee for six years, Cody Davenport has been elected president of the organization. “I am honored to be elected as president for such a respected organization,” Davenport said. “The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo serves as a pillar for the community and the state of Texas by supporting youth through their educational and agricultural endeavors.” Additionally, Mark Colaw – who has served as assistant vice president since 2011 – moves into Davenport’s former position as vice president … David Wibirt, a pickup man from the First Frontier Circuit, was killed May 31 when a drunk driver crossed the median on Highway 59 near Birmingham, Ala., and struck him head on. He was 40. Wibirt, a native of Lake Luzerne, N.Y., was hauling a 40-foot trailer with bulls inside at the time of the accident, and his truck came to rest in an embankment where he was found unresponsive. The driver of the SUV was taken into custody at a local hospital … For the third straight year, the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up will not feature a flyover from the Air Force. The Air Force recently denied Pendleton’s request, in which the rodeo argued that it met the requirements of being both a national sporting event and a patriotic holiday – the two requirements the Air Force now uses for flyovers. Flyovers had previously occurred on championship Saturday in Pendleton for many years … The Kittitas County (Wash.) government and the Ellensburg Rodeo Board plan to study how to fix dilapidated seating in the rodeo arena at the Kittitas County Fairgrounds. County commissioners recently approved hiring an architectural and engineering consulting firm to plan how best to replace the seating and related structures, what it would cost and how to pay for it. The non-profit Ellensburg Rodeo Board and county government will contribute $50,000 each to pay for the study. The county owns and manages the arena … The inaugural Cowboys Kickin’ Cancer event was held over the weekend by the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo to give a group of women a behind-the-scenes tour of the rodeo. Professional cowboys provided lessons in roping, bucking and other rodeo clinics, with the proceeds going to Mission Hope Cancer Center. “You have world champions and hall of fame cowboys, and they’re all doing this to give back to Santa Maria,” said Darci Agin, a coordinator of Cowboys Kickin’ Cancer. Participants were treated to a whiskey and wine tasting as well as a Santa Maria-style barbecue. Cowboys were also auctioned off, with the highest bidder escorted into Saturday night’s show with the cowboy they won in the auction … Four-time Bareback Riding World Champion Bobby Mote and wife, Kate, have opened a coffee shop in Stephenville, Texas. The name? Rodeo Grounds. Located at 230 West College St., the shop serves espresso and coffee, bagels and pastries for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, oatmeal brownies and smoothies. It even delivers to shops and offices on the downtown square. “We didn’t want a chain store,” Bobby said. “We wanted a friendly, positive place with good food and good people and that’s what people get when they come in here.” … The Kiwanis Club of Clarksville (Tenn.) Rodeo, which was completed May 30, will have a new name starting in 2016. The rodeo will be named after Bill Hoy, a longtime Kiwanis club member who helped to bring the rodeo to Clarksville in 1985. He is also a member of the University of Tennessee Martin Rodeo Hall of Fame.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I used to go to the rodeo in Mesquite (Texas) with my grandparents. I remember telling my grandfather I wanted to be a bull rider, and he laughed at me. It’s something I had my eye on for a long time.”
– Bull rider Tanner Learmont, telling the Fort Smith (Ark.) Times Record about
how he got serious about riding bulls at age 14, after playing other sports early
in his life.

5. Next Up
June 4 Pioneer Days Rodeo, Clovis, N.M., begins
June 4 Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo, Moab, Utah, begins
June 4 Wild, Wild West ProRodeo, Silver City, N.M., begins
June 4 Flint Hills Rodeo, Strong City, Kan., begins
June 4 Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo, El Paso, Texas, begins
June 5 Elizabeth Stampede Division 2 Xtreme Bulls
June 5 Kinsmen ProRodeo, Brooks, Alberta, begins
June 5 American Heroes PRCA Rodeo, Hawley, Minn., begins
June 5 Fort Herriman PRCA Rodeo, Herriman, Utah, begins
June 5 135th Silver Spurs Rodeo, Kissimmee, Fla., begins
June 5 Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series begins
June 5 Lea Park Rodeo, Marwayne, Alberta, begins
June 5 Rocky ProRodeo, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, begins
June 6 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J.
June 6 Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede begins
June 7 Glennville (Calif.) Round-Up

6. 2015 World Standings Leaders

AA: Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $68,014
BB: Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas $49,759
SW: Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $43,811
TR-1: Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $61,061
TR-2: Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $61,061
SB: Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $62,896
TD: Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $42,934
BR: Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $64,823
SR: Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $34,943

7. 2015 WINDHAM WEAPONRY HIGH PERFORMANCE
PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
Unofficial through June 1, 2015

All-around
1 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $68,014
2 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 36,366
3 JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 35,968
4 Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 33,898
5 Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 33,306
6 Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 31,143
7 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 30,310
8 Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 29,341
9 Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 24,644
10 Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 24,184
11 Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 23,361
12 Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. 23,195
13 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 21,397
14 Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. 20,482
15 Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 17,946
16 Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. 17,233
17 Morgan Grant, Granton, Ontario 15,749
18 Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif. 15,368
19 Blake Deckard, Wagoner, Okla. 14,797
20 Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 13,985

Bareback Riding
1 Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas $49,759
2 Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa 46,024
3 Evan Jayne, Marseille, France 43,746
4 Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 43,025
5 Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 41,062
6 Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M. 40,824
7 Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah 34,432
8 Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah 33,639
9 Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 29,694
10 Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta 28,804
11 David Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 27,781
12 Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 24,384
13 Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 23,762
14 Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 22,818
15 Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 21,217
16 Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 21,072
17 Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho 19,908
18 George Gillespie IV, Hamilton, Mont. 17,881
19 Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas 17,823
20 Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 17,597

Steer Wrestling
1 Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $43,811
2 Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 40,632
3 Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas 35,692
4 Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 31,204
5 Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. 28,859
6 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 28,820
7 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 26,913
8 Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. 25,635
9 Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 25,419
10 Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 24,925
11 K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 24,367
12 Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 22,333
13 Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 21,775
14 Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho 19,630
15 Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah 18,908
16 Adam Strahan, McKinney, Texas 18,658
17 Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii 17,468
18 Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 17,179
19 Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 15,920
20 Matthew Mousseau, Hensall, Ontario 15,553

Team Roping (header)
1 Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $61,061
2 Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 41,599
3 Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 34,554
4 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 30,889
5 Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 29,381
6 Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla. 28,138
7 Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. 27,223
8 Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. 26,144
9 Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 26,111
10 Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 26,093
11 Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 26,090
12 Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 23,385
13 Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 22,439
14 Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla. 21,303
15 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 21,034
16 Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta 20,696
17 Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. 19,677
18 Joel Bach, Mount Vernon, Texas 18,024
19 JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 17,206
20 Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. 14,826

Team Roping (heeler)
1 Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $61,061
2 Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 47,039
3 Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 34,830
4 Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 34,554
5 Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas 30,889
6 Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 27,319
7 Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. 27,223
8 Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 26,144
9 Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 26,090
10 Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo. 24,199
11 Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 24,191
12 Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 23,385
13 Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 23,053
14 Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 20,743
15 Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia 20,696
16 Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 19,778
17 Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 17,605
18 Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas 15,663
19 Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb. 14,313
20 Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 14,226

Saddle Bronc Riding
1 Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $62,896
2 Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 54,834
3 Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 44,980
4 Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah 38,810
5 Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 30,897
6 Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 30,604
7 Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 28,212
8 Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 27,383
9 Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 26,787
10 Wade Sundell, Colman, Okla. 25,658
11 Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. 25,277
12 Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla. 24,993
13 Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 23,990
14 Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta 23,980
15 Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta 23,060
16 Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah 21,297
17 Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas 18,492
18 Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 18,207
19 Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 17,996
20 Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 16,426

Tie-down Roping
1 Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 42,934
2 Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 41,867
3 Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 38,429
4 Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 37,652
5 Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 37,409
6 Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 32,464
7 Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 30,336
8 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 28,927
9 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 27,154
10 Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 26,051
11 Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas 24,669
12 Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas 23,959
13 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 23,867
14 Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas 23,073
15 Randall Carlisle, Athens, La. 22,400
16 Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 21,710
17 Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 18,837
18 J.C. Malone, Hooper, Utah 17,663
19 Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala. 17,038
20 Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. 16,744

Steer Roping
1 Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $34,943
2 Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 34,812
3 Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 30,072
4 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 26,730
5 Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas 25,862
6 Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 22,951
7 Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 22,192
8 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 19,027
9 J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 18,782
10 Shay Good, Midland, Texas 18,090
11 JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 17,181
12 Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas 15,368
13 Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. 13,118
14 Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. 13,066
15 Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. 12,118
16 Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 11,613
17 Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas 11,511
18 Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas 9,821
19 Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 9,692
20 Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla. 9,676

Bull Riding
1 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $64,823
2 Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 56,158
3 Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. 40,909
4 Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 38,858
5 Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. 36,367
6 Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas 36,119
7 Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas 35,704
8 Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 33,496
9 Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 28,506
10 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 27,339
11 Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 23,194
12 Kody DeShon, Helena, Mont. 23,060
13 Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas 22,536
14 Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash. 21,899
15 Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 21,892
16 Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 21,217
17 Jacob O’Mara, Baton Rouge, La. 21,138
18 Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 20,912
19 Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. 20,833
20 Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo. 19,918

*2015 Barrel Racing (through June 1, 2015)
Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings.

1 Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $60,700
2 Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 57,171
3 Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. 54,616
4 Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas 53,801
5 Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas 51,013
6 Alexa Lake, Richmond, Texas 42,116
7 Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 40,404
8 Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Texas 33,817
9 Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. 33,782
10 Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas 32,933
11 Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. 30,360
12 Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss. 27,194
13 Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas 26,324
14 Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. 25,077
15 Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. 24,346
16 Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Texas 24,311
17 Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas 23,938
18 Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas 23,331
19 Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas 22,174
20 Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas 22,170

8. 2015 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial through June 1, 2015

Bareback Riding
1 Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $23,315
2 Evan Jayne, Marseille, France 22,829
3 Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 19,074
4 Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas 15,072
5 Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 14,932
6 Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta 13,562
7 Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah 13,545
8 Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M. 12,701
9 Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 11,516
10 Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 9,527
11 Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 9,302
12 Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 6,840
13 Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas 6,773
14 Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 6,665
15 Brian Bain, Powell Butte, Ore. 5,477

Steer Wrestling
1 Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $23,988
2 Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas 19,784
3 K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 17,830
4 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 13,587
5 Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 12,151
6 Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 10,530
7 Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. 9,800
8 Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore. 8,464
9 Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 8,341
10 Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 8,295
11 Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. 7,862
12 Cole Edge, Durant, Okla. 7,276
13 Bray Armes, Ponder, Texas 7,164
14 Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 6,843
15 Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 6,831

Team Roping-Header
1 Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $24,954
2 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 21,034
3 Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 19,814
4 Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 18,613
5 Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 15,296
6 Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta 13,638
7 Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 10,472
8 Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla. 8,831
9 Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 8,694
10 Ty Blasingame, Sugar City, Colo. 8,602
11 Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 7,241
12 Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 6,805
13 Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 6,678
14 Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 6,629
15 Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas 6,558

Team Roping-Heeler
1 Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $24,954
2 Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 21,595
3 Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 19,814
4 Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 18,613
5 Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia 13,638
6 Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 11,112
7 Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas 10,912
8 Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 10,472
9 Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 8,738
10 Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 8,694
11 J.W. Borrego, Weston, Colo. 8,602
12 Cody Doescher, Roosevelt, Utah 8,588
13 B.J. Campbell, Aguila, Ariz. 7,640
14 Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 7,241
15 Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 7,223

Saddle Bronc Riding
1 Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah $26,504
2 Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 18,948
3 Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 16,876
4 Wade Sundell, Colman, Okla. 14,906
5 Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 14,857
6 Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 13,775
7 Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 12,925
8 Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 12,261
9 Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 9,781
10 Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. 8,504
11 Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah 6,558
12 Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba 6,246
13 Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 5,940
14 Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. 5,319
15 Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta 4,991

Tie-down Roping
1 Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas $27,002
2 Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 23,458
3 Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 17,700
4 Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 12,853
5 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 12,617
6 Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 10,995
7 Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 10,253
8 Cody McCartney, Ottawa Lake, Mich. 9,374
9 Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 9,143
10 Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas 8,717
11 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 8,454
12 Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 8,420
13 Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas 7,699
14 Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas 7,336
15 Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M. 7,269

Bull Riding
1 Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas $24,855
2 Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 23,862
3 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. 21,569
4 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 17,645
5 Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas 13,359
6 Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 9,059
7 Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 8,663
8 J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 8,269
9 Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho 7,487
10 Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. 6,814
11 Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. 6,273
12 Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. 6,226
13 Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 6,193
14 Jeff Bertus, Avon, S.D. 5,618
15 Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas 5,036

9. 2015 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Standings
Unofficial through June 1, 2015

1 Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas $27,730
2 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. 27,649
3 Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 11,753
4 Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas 11,621
5 Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 11,609
6 Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. 11,500
7 Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 11,352
8 Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 10,391
9 Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash. 8,799
10 Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas 8,742
11 Cain Smith, Pendleton, Ore. 7,693
12 Caleb Robinson, Coolidge, Texas 7,593
13 Ricky Aguiar, Stephenville, Texas 7,361
14 Tanner Bothwell, Rapid City, S.D. 6,871
15 Dalton Votaw, Liberty, Texas 6,695
16 Caleb Sanderson, Kissimmee, Fla. 6,593
17 Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 5,790
18 Jeff Bertus, Avon, S.D. 5,729
19 Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas 5,679
20 Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah 5,095

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IN THIS RELEASE YOU’LL FIND:  1.   Eldridge grabs another large victory in Redding 2.   Kimzey comes up big at Redding WCC event 3.   Skelton seriously injured in road accident 4.   Jim Gladstone, Nov. 18, 1942 – May 16, 2015 5.   News & Notes from the rodeo trail 6.   Next Up 7.   2015 World Standings Leaders 8.   2015 Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings 9.   2015 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings 10. 2015 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Standings

 

 

1. Eldridge grabs another large victory in Redding REDDING, Calif. – Dakota Eldridge is quickly putting together a résumé which shows he’s one of the best young bulldoggers in the game today. The 23-year-old Elko, Nev., native won his third big rodeo of the 2015 season when he took the steer wrestling average title at the May 13-15 Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, a Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Silver rodeo, presented by Justin Boots. Eldridge tied for fourth in the first round, and was fourth in the second round en route to a time of 9.7 seconds on two head, which was enough for the average title and total earnings of $4,039 in Redding. “I’ve never had as great of a spring as I’m having right now, and this year I’ve done things better and taken advantage of the steers that I drew,” Eldridge said. “I’ve practiced a little more at home this season, and I’ve tried to mount my horse (Rusty) out less. It’s paid off so far.” Eldridge won the Kissimmee (Fla.) Wrangler Champions Challenge event in October 2014, and then took the title at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., last month. Aboard 16-year-old Rusty, Eldridge is brimming with confidence – and with good reason. Rusty has helped make Eldridge one of the most dangerous bulldoggers in the world in a short amount of time. “I used to calf and team rope a lot, and didn’t really focus as much on steer wrestling, but I knew I had to capitalize on having this horse right now while he can still go,” Eldridge said. “The cards that were dealt to me were to bulldog, and I stuck my neck out on the line and went all-in, and luckily it worked. “Everything has happened pretty fast for me. I’m only 23, but I got in with the right guys and I’ve had things fall into place. Now, my goal is a gold buckle. I have the horsepower and crew to do it, and I want to have as much won as I can before the Finals.” Entering the weekend, Eldridge sat 13th in the Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings, but he moved up to seventh with his win in Redding, a fourth-place finish at the Redding Wrangler Champions Challenge and a sixth-place result in Hayward, Calif. He’s qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo the past two years, finishing third in the WNFR average race in 2014, and second in 2013. He and traveling partner Sterling Lambert – a Fallon, Nev., native – are in their third year of hitting the road together. Lambert hazes for Eldridge, and he has as much confidence in Lambert as he does in Rusty. “Sterling has this great new haze horse, so we have quite a bit of horsepower behind us, which is what it’s all about,” Eldridge said. “Having good horses is the only way to be successful. I couldn’t ask for a better hazer, which is another thing that’s helped me out this spring – his horse can keep up with Rusty.” Other winners at the $171,737 rodeo were all-around cowboy Trevor Brazile ($5,422 in team roping and tie-down roping), bareback rider Luke Creasy (85 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Rusty Slim), team ropers Bubba Buckaloo and Russell Cardoza (11.5 seconds on two head), saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley (86 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Blazing Gun), tie-down roper Clint Robinson (17.1 seconds on two head), barrel racer Brittany Kelly (17.29 seconds) and bull riders Wesley Silcox (87 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Big Cool) and Brennon Eldred (87 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s No. 922). Brazile Watch: Trevor Brazile took full advantage of his time in Redding, capturing two all-around titles and earning a total of $6,702 between the May 13-15 Redding Rodeo and the May 16 Wrangler Champions Challenge. Brazile earned $5,422 at the Redding Rodeo after placing in both rounds of the tie-down roping and finishing second in the average with a time of 18.0 seconds on two head. He and Patrick Smith won the second round of the team roping with a time of 4.7 seconds. Brazile took fifth in the tie-down roping at the WCC the next night, earning $1,280. His lead over Tuf Cooper in the all-around world standings is $26,617, while he’s fifth in steer roping, sixth among team roping headers and 13th in tie-down roping. Seth Brockman is starting to open a few eyes. After finishing 14th (2011) and 15th (2014) in the world in his two previous Wrangler National Finals Rodeo runs, the Wheatland, Wyo., cowboy is starting to gather momentum for a serious run at the 2015 steer wrestling gold buckle. By winning the Las Vegas (Nev.) Elks Helldorado Days, finishing second at the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Redding, Calif., and fifth in the Redding Rodeo, Brockman regained the steer wrestling lead in the Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World standings after a month spent chasing down Olin Hannum of Malad, Idaho. Hannum dropped all the way to fourth this week behind Brockman, Ty Erickson and 2013 World Champion Hunter Cure. Back on track: After a five-week break to rehab a shoulder injury, five-time World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho returned to competition over the May 15-17 weekend and earned checks at the Rowell Ranch Rodeo in Hayward, Calif., and the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo. Seventh in the world standings at the time of his injury April 8 at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo in Logandale, Nev., Branquinho dropped only three spots in his time away. He competed in five rodeos in his first week back and showed he is not too far from top form with three runs of 6.0 seconds or faster. With his wins at the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Redding, Calif., and the Las Vegas Elks Helldorado Days, tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa jumped from 33rd in the world to 17th. Clint Robinson moved from 13th to eighth among tie-down ropers with his wins at the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo and the Rowell Ranch Rodeo in Hayward, Calif. Laramie, Wyo., bareback rider Seth Hardwick’s bid to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is looking stronger than ever after winning the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Redding, Calif., with a score of 87.5 points (just a half-point off the series record) and finishing in a tie for second at the Las Vegas Elks Helldorado Days. He moved up from seventh to fifth in the world standings, trailing only four-time World Champion Bobby Mote, Tim O’Connell, Frenchman Evan Jayne and Austin Foss.

 

 

2. Kimzey comes up big at Redding WCC event REDDING, Calif. – Sage Kimzey’s 2014 rookie season was one for the ages. The Strong City, Okla., cowboy capped his amazing campaign with a bull riding gold buckle after winning $318,631. This year, he hasn’t missed a beat. Kimzey has been atop the Windham Weaponry High Performance PRCA World Standings most of the season, and remained there after he won the May 16 Wrangler Champions Challenge, presented by Justin Boots, with an 84-point ride on Growney Brothers Rodeo Company’s Mr. Big. “I had been on him before at Puyallup (Wash.) last year, but he bucked me off,” Kimzey said of Mr. Big. “He’s a good bull, and he usually is out to the left, and that’s kind of what I was expecting, but bucking bulls are animals, and they have a mind of their own. He actually went to the right, and was a good bull to get on.” Kimzey, 20, who has $59,966­­­­­ in the May 18 standings, stayed in the No. 1 position after collecting a $5,440 check at the Redding WCC. “This year has been awesome,” Kimzey said. “I haven’t gone to as many rodeos and it’s kept me real fresh for the ones I’ve been to. Last year, I got on over 300 head of bulls, and it definitely took a toll on my body. This year, I’m just picking and choosing the (rodeos) I’m going to, and it’s really working out.” Although Kimzey has had immense success the last 18 months, he hasn’t quenched his thirst at all. “I’m taking care of myself and getting ready for the summer run,” Kimzey said. “I’m craving bull riding like I’ve never craved the sport before. I have a fire inside me, and it can’t be matched as far as my motivation to ride bulls right now.” Other winners at the $123,600 rodeo were all-around cowboyTrevor Brazile ($1,280 in tie-down roping and team roping), bareback rider Seth Hardwick (87.5 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Raggidy Ann), steer wrestler Ty Erickson (4.4 seconds), team ropers Clay Tryan and Jade Corkill (5.2 seconds), saddle bronc rider Heith DeMoss (86.5 points on Big Stone, Moreno & Growney Rodeo’s Big Muddy), tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa (7.8 seconds) and barrel racers Nancy Hunter and Meghan Johnson (17.50 seconds each).

 

 

3. Skelton seriously injured in road accident COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Eight-time World Champion Team Roping Heeler Rich Skelton was seriously injured in a road accident May 15 near the Llano (Texas) Municipal Airport on Highway 16 North. According to a report in the Llano County News, a truck pulling a livestock trailer was unable to slow down and rear-ended a passenger vehicle, slamming it into the rear of the tractor that Skelton was driving. He was ejected through the top of the canopy on the tractor as it was knocked on its side. Skelton was located about 25 feet from the tractor and was airlifted to an Austin, Texas-area hospital for treatment, along with the driver of the passenger vehicle. Skelton’s family reported on Facebook that he is awake, the ventilator has been removed and he is breathing on his own in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The family appreciates the messages of concern and good wishes, but requests that people please refrain from calling them or the hospital at this time.

 

 

4. Jim Gladstone, Nov. 18, 1942 – May 16, 2015 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Jim Gladstone, the first Canadian to earn a world championship in a timed event, and still the only Canadian to have won a tie-down roping gold buckle, died at his home on the Blood Reserve May 16. He was 72. A versatile athlete as a youth who excelled in basketball, and track and field before finally concentrating on rodeo, Gladstone won the 1969, 1971 and 1973 Canadian tie-down roping championships and went on to win the world championship in 1977, upsetting Roy Cooper and Tom Ferguson at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Gladstone roped 10 calves in 119.7 seconds, setting an NFR record and beating the previous mark by almost five-and-a-half seconds, all while competing with a broken finger. He was carried out of the arena on the shoulders of his countrymen, waving the maple leaf flag. He would ultimately qualify for the NFR four times (1972-73 and 1977-78), always as a tie-down roper, but he also competed in steer wrestling and team roping. He is an inductee in both the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Hall of Fame. The funeral service will be held at noon May 23 in the Cardston (Alberta) Agridome. Friends may meet the family for a visitation from 10-11:30 a.m. May 23 at the Legacy Funeral Home in Cardston. Interment will be in the family plot at the Blood Reserve. Condolences may be e-mailed to legacycardston@gmail.com. Gladstone is survived by his six children: Stacey (Greg) Schmidt, Quincey (Troy) Atkin, Chad (Kim) Gladstone, Skye (Martin) Carroll, Lincoln Gladstone and Zac Gladstone; and 12 grandchildren, Trentin and Trey Atkin; Ashton and Tennison Schmidt; Madi, Miles, Chase and Callay Gladstone; and Solia, Atalya, Steele and Azure Carroll.

 

 

5. News & Notes from the rodeo trail The Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Hall of Fame has announced its 2015 class, headlined by nine-time PRCA World Champion Ty Murray.Murray, a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee, won the 1990 all-around and 1993 saddle bronc riding titles in Cheyenne. Joining Murray are Bobby Romer (bullfighter), Reva Gray (winner of the Denver Post Ladies Relay Race event in 1932, 1934 and 1936), Dr. Norman Swanson (arena veterinarian for Cheyenne Frontier Days for 44 years), Spiro ‘Sam’ Contos (longtime cook/volunteer), Kay Jessen (30 plus-year volunteer with the CFD Western Art Show and Sale) and the W.E. Dinneen Family.The induction ceremony will take place Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne. For more info, visit www.oldwestmuseum.org… Bull rider Joe Frost, who finished second in both the world and WNFR average standings in 2014, suffered a concussion when he was bucked off Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Sweet Sinner at the Redding (Calif.) Wrangler Champions Challenge May 16. Frost is also set to undergo arthroscopic surgery on both his knees May 19 in Bountiful, Utah. He expects to return to PRCA action at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, June 19-27. Frost is 10th in the May 18 world standings. WNFR bull rider Brett Stall is expected to be sidelined six weeks after suffering a broken right ankle at the Redding Rodeo May 13. He is 11th in the May 18 world standings. WNFR steer wrestler Ethen Thouvenell suffered a herniated disc in Redding, and will visit a spine specialist to decide whether surgery will be necessary … Paul Luchsinger, a gifted multi-sport athlete who qualified for the National Finals Rodeo five times as a steer wrestler, died May 12 of cancer. He was 59. Luchsinger attended a Walt Linderman steer wrestling school in Bozeman, Mont., in 1976, bought his PRCA permit in 1977 and started competing full time as a card-holder the following year. He qualified for the NFR in 1979-81 and 1984-85, enjoying his best season in 1981 when he finished seventh in the world standings … Greg Rumohr, the 1990 world champion freestyle bullfighter and a three-time reserve world champion, died May 11 when a piece of heavy equipment he was delivering to a ranch in Cranfills Gap, Texas, fell on him. He was 53. Rumohr, a native of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, joined the PRCA in May 1988 and spent the next 24 seasons developing a reputation for being one of the toughest and most athletic bullfighters the sport has ever seen. Rumohr worked the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte, Neb., for 23 years, until his retirement in 2011, when he was presented with the committee’s Trail Boss Award for his longtime service. He also worked the 2003 Tour Finale in Dallas and served as a bullfighter at the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo in 1991 … Robert “Bobby” Adair, the leading rider at Los Alamitos (Calif.) Race Course for much of the 1970s, one of Quarter Horse racing’s leading all-time jockeys and a PRCA team roper, died on May 16 after a lengthy battle with cancer, according to a statement released by Los Alamitos. Adair, a PRCA Gold Card member, was 71. He won 1,705 Quarter Horses races at Los Alamitos, including 114 stakes. He won his first race at a recognized racetrack in 1962 and rode until 1984 when he sustained a shoulder injury in a wreck at Los Alamitos …The Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame has announced three new inductees for 2015. Five-time World Champion Lewis Feild headlines the 2015 class, being inducted in the rodeo contestant category. Feild won six Pendleton titles in his career (bareback riding in 1984, 1989-90; saddle bronc riding in 1989 and all-around in 1989-90). He also served as a pickup man in Pendleton from 2001-04. The other two inductees are Cecelia Bearchum in the Native American participant category and Leo Moomaw in the early years’ category. The Hall of Fame banquet is Sept. 13. Tickets can be purchased at the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon office, or by calling 1-800-45-Rodeo beginning Aug. 1 … The Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo Hall of Fame has elected board member Joel Smith as president for a two-year term. Smith is a lifelong Ellensburg area resident and past Ellensburg Rodeo Board director. He is also a founding member of the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame. Others elected included Jack Wallace, vice president; Joe Crawford, treasurer and Joe Powell, recorder … Edge of Tomorrow and Into the Woods actress Emily Blunt is set to star as the bull riding lead role in the upcoming rodeo movie Bronco Belle. Blunt will play the role of Raylene Jackson, a spirited woman who dreams of becoming a champion in bull riding. First-time writer-director Khurram Longi says the idea for the script came during a road trip. “We were driving down from New York and ended up in Texas where, by chance, we stumbled across the world of rodeo,” Longi said. “I had never been to one before. We started to follow the rodeo trail and the world inspired me to write this script.” Production is set to start this fall … Montana State University is looking for a head rodeo coach. For more details, visit https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/2103 … The city of Wolf Point (Mont.) is planning a celebration marking its 100th anniversary around the Wild Horse Stampede, July 8-11. In addition to the rodeo, a parade and carnival will also be included in the festivities … The California Rodeo Salinas Heritage Museum will open its doors to 1,000 local elementary school students from May 18-29 to tour the facility and learn about the history of California Rodeo Salinas. Members of the Museum Committee will serve as tour guides to the students and teachers, and answer questions. To learn more about the museum visit www.CARODEO.com.   QUOTE OF THE WEEK “It feels nice to come home and see my family and friends. It’s nice to come home from time to time and relax, go down memory lane, and remember all the things I used to do. It’s important to remember where you come from. That’s why I always say I’m from Jay (Okla.). I think that’s the way it’s supposed to be. If it wasn’t for the people around here, and all the support, I wouldn’t be where I am now.” -Team roper Travis Graves talking to the Grand Lake News about what it’s like to go home to Jay, Okla.

 

 

6. Next Up May 21         Rodeo Killeen (Texas) begins May 22         Pony Express Rodeo, Eagle Mountain, Utah, begins May 22         Ringgold (La.) Round-Up begins May 22         Bandera (Texas) ProRodeo begins May 22         Will Rogers Stampede, Claremore, Okla., begins May 23         Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J. May 23         PRCA Last Stand Rodeo, Coulee City, Wash., begins May 23         Marysville (Calif.) Stampede begins May 23         Crown Motors Ram Regional Rodeo, Park Hills, Mo., begins 2015 WINDHAM WEAPONRY HIGH PERFORMANCE PRCA WORLD STANDINGS Unofficial through May 18, 2015   All-around 1 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $59,510 2 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 32,893 3 Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 32,147 4 Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 30,249 5 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 29,031 6 JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 27,274 7 Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 26,940 8 Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 24,184 9 Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas 23,361 10 Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. 22,249 11 Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 21,397 12 Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. 19,389 13 Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 18,784 14 Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 17,077 15 Morgan Grant, Granton, Ontario 15,905 16 Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif. 14,921 17 Cody Doescher, Roosevelt, Utah 13,780 18 Wesley Brunson, Terry, Miss. 13,668 19 Blake Deckard, Wagoner, Okla. 13,537 20 Trenten Montero, Winnemucca, Nev. 12,982 Bareback Riding 1 Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas $45,418 2 Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa 44,047 3 Evan Jayne, Marseille, France 43,746 4 Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 38,493 5 Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 37,585 6 Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M. 37,128 7 Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah 34,432 8 Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah 29,660 9 Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 29,351 10 Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta 26,400 11 David Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 25,361 12 Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 21,363 13 Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 21,010 14 Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 20,825 15 Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho 19,908 16 Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 19,646 17 Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 18,956 18 Zachariah Phillips, Casper, Wyo. 16,957 19 Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas 16,412 20 Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas 15,629 Steer Wrestling 1 Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. $38,371 2 Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 36,472 3 Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas 33,612 4 Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 31,204 5 Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. 26,943 6 Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. 25,635 7 Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 25,633 8 Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 25,119 9 Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 24,925 10 Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 23,309 11 Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 22,333 12 K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 22,185 13 Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 20,850 14 Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho 19,630 15 Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah 18,726 16 Adam Strahan, McKinney, Texas 18,658 17 Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii 17,468 18 Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. 15,551 19 Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 15,341 20 Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore. 15,275 Team Roping (header) 1 Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. $55,621 2 Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 41,599 3 Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 31,514 4 Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla. 27,320 5 Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 27,301 6 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 26,633 7 Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. 26,144 8 Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 26,111 9 Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 26,090 10 Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 24,461 11 Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. 23,063 12 Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 22,775 13 Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 22,439 14 Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla. 21,303 15 Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 21,034 16 Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta 20,696 17 Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. 19,677 18 Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif. 14,826 19 Joel Bach, Mount Vernon, Texas 13,877 20 David Key, Stephenville, Texas 12,970 Team Roping (heeler) 1 Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $55,621 2 Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 47,039 3 Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 32,750 4 Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 31,514 5 Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 26,709 6 Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas 26,633 7 Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 26,144 8 Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 26,090 9 Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo. 24,199 10 Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 24,191 11 Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz. 23,063 12 Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 22,775 13 Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 21,421 14 Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 20,743 15 Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia 20,696 16 Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 19,778 17 Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 15,911 18 Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas 14,436 19 Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb. 14,313 20 Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 12,970 Saddle Bronc Riding 1 Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $58,866 2 Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 54,834 3 Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 42,776 4 Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah 38,597 5 Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 30,604 6 Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 25,652 7 Wade Sundell, Colman, Okla. 24,463 8 Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla. 24,284 9 Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 24,202 10 Bradley Harter, Loranger, La. 23,769 11 Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 23,130 12 Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta 22,677 13 Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 21,861 14 Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah 19,653 15 Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta 17,469 16 Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 17,103 17 Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 16,974 18 Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas 16,529 19 Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 16,426 20 Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 15,884 Tie-down Roping 1 Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas $42,509 2 Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 40,259 3 Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 37,652 4 Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 33,249 5 Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 30,856 6 Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 29,423 7 Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 27,319 8 Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 26,687 9 Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 26,051 10 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 24,114 11 Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas 23,959 12 Randall Carlisle, Athens, La. 22,400 13 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 21,787 14 Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas 21,178 15 Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas 20,549 16 Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 18,837 17 Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 18,478 18 Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala. 17,038 19 Bart Brunson, Terry, Miss. 16,469 20 Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 16,378 Steer Roping 1 Neal Wood, Needville, Texas $34,943 2 Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 32,402 3 Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 30,072 4 Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas 25,556 5 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 24,562 6 Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 22,192 7 Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 20,724 8 Shay Good, Midland, Texas 18,090 9 J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 16,384 10 Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas 15,368 11 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 15,118 12 JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 13,548 13 Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla. 12,724 14 Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo. 12,222 15 Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. 12,118 16 Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 10,187 17 Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 8,877 18 Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 8,835 19 Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas 8,802 20 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 8,779 Bull Riding 1 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla. $59,966 2 Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 50,923 3 Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 38,858 4 Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. 36,598 5 Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas 35,985 6 Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas 35,704 7 Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. 35,229 8 Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 27,899 9 Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 27,553 10 Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 27,339 11 Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 23,194 12 Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas 21,826 13 Jacob O’Mara, Baton Rouge, La. 20,988 14 Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 20,912 15 Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 20,369 16 Zack Oakes, Tonasket, Wash. 20,000 17 Kody DeShon, Helena, Mont. 19,398 18 Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. 19,169 19 Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 18,448 20 Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 17,409   *2015 Barrel Racing (through May 18, 2015)  Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings.   1 Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah $60,700 2 Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga. 53,374 3 Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 51,731 4 Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas 50,165 5 Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas 41,955 6 Alexa Lake, Richmond, Texas 41,321 7 Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 40,404 8 Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M. 33,782 9 Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Texas 33,530 10 Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla. 27,550 11 Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss. 27,194 12 Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas 26,324 13 Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Texas 24,311 14 Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. 23,895 15 Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas 23,331 16 Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D. 23,066 17 Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas 22,916 18 Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas 22,593 19 Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas 22,174 20 Sammi Bessert, Grand Junction, Colo. 21,640

LAS VEGAS –Boyd Gaming is producing a new, fun and interactive rodeo event for the sport’s loyal fans and popular competitors –The Cinch Boyd Gaming Chute-Out.
On December 10, 11 and 12, the Cinch Boyd Gaming-Chute Out will make its inaugural debut at the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Boyd Gaming has teamed up with the event’s title sponsor, Cinch Jeans, to offer rodeo fans around the country “A New Way To Rodeo.” For the first time ever, rodeo fans will enjoy a new twist in this innovative competition, pitting popular rodeo competitors against one another in three days of action-packed performances. Fans will have the opportunity interact with the competitors and the rodeo in a new and innovative way. This event is designed to entertain serious and casual rodeo fans alike.
“Our Company’s founder, Bill Boyd, championed the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo move to Las Vegas back in 1985, and we continue our commitment to the success of the WNFR and the fans of western lifestyle entertainment,” said Chris Gibase, Chief Marketing Officer of Boyd Gaming. “More than 100,000 loyal fans of western lifestyle events and entertainment make an annual trek to Las Vegas each December to see the top 15 riders, ropers and bulldoggers compete in the pinnacle of rodeo events: the WNFR.”
Gibase continued: “Las Vegas Events and the PRCA produce great events to entertain all those that visit in December. The Boyd Gaming Chute-Out enhances the experience for fans that travel to Las Vegas with what they love, top-quality rodeo action.  CINCH’s Boyd Gaming Chute-Out provides unbeatable action at a family-friendly price.”
The Chute-Out will begin at 2 p.m. each day, and will be emceed by Hall of Fame’s own Bob Tallman and celebrated rodeo announcer Roger Mooney. The competition purse totals more than $200,000 and competitors will include former and future champions that are not participating in this year’s WNFR event.
The Chute-Out event format is new and tailored to add a bit more Las Vegas-style entertainment, while maintaining the long rich history and rodeo tradition. The timing of the event allows all fans to have a full day of rodeo action — CINCH’s Boyd Gaming Chute-Out in the afternoon, followed by the WNFR in the evening.
Boyd Gaming has been one of the largest supporters of rodeo around the country, both as a national sponsor of the PRCA and the largest ticket purchaser for WNFR in Las Vegas.  Boyd Gaming is also known for its line-up of western lifestyle events before and after the WNFR, including the National Finals Tonight Show and Gary Leffew’s Legendary Buck’N Ball. Starting in December 2015, these mainstay events will be relocated to The Orleans Hotel and Casino to accommodate growing and vibrant crowds.
“We’ve established Boyd Gaming properties as the place for entertainment after the WNFR concludes each night with special events such as the Legendary Buck’N Ball, National Finals Tonight Show and more,” said Gibase. “We now invite cowboys and cowgirls to begin their evenings a bit earlier at the Orleans Arena with CINCH’s Boyd Gaming Chute-Out.”
Other anticipated events returning to Boyd Gaming properties include the Bob Tallman Celebrity Bowling Tournament at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino and Roxy’s Buckin’ Bull Honky Tonk at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall.
Tickets for the event start at $20, and go on sale on Friday, May 15 at noon PDT. Tickets will be available for purchase at BoydGamingEvents.com, by calling 702.284.7777 or visiting any Boyd Gaming box office location. Room and ticket packages will be available for purchase on June 1 at Boyd Gaming Nevada properties.
For more information on the Chute-Out, WNFR events and more, visit BoydGamingEvents.com.

About Boyd Gaming
Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming is a leading diversified owner and operator of 22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jersey. Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at www.boydgaming.com.

Men’s Team Points

1. Casper College CASPER               4,125.00
2. Gillette College GILLET 3,680.00
3. Chadron State College CHADRN             3,405.00
4. University of Wyoming UWY     3,265.00
5. Northeastern Junior Coll NEJC     2,822.50
6. Eastern Wyoming College EWYC   2,760.00
7. Laramie County Community College LARMIE              2,097.50
8. Sheridan College SHERID               1,950.00
9. Central Wyoming College CWYC   1,200.00
10. Otero Junior College OTERO 415.00
11. Lamar Community College LAMAR               215.00
12. Colorado State University COSU    120.00

Women’s Team           Points

1. Gillette College GILLET 3,282.50
2. Northeastern Junior Coll NEJC     1,755.00
3. Laramie County Community College LARMIE              1,605.00
4. Sheridan College SHERID               1,545.00
5. Chadron State College CHADRN             1,177.50
6. Central Wyoming College CWYC   975.00
7. Lamar Community College LAMAR               940.00
8. Eastern Wyoming College EWYC   920.00
9. Casper College CASPER               750.00
10. University of Wyoming UWY     652.50
11. Otero Junior College OTERO 620.00
12. Colorado State University COSU    5.00

Men’s All-around       Points

1. Andersen, Seth Andrew GILLET 1,120.00
2. Williams III, Neil Edward CASPER               990.00
3. Yates, Trey Don EWYC   905.00
4. Wakefield, Brady Thomas GILLET 880.00
5. Hinman, David Rodney NEJC     797.50
6. Schaack, Treg Albert NEJC     750.00
7. Turner, Trenton Lane NEJC     680.00
8. Novak, Prestyn Lane CHADRN             670.00
9. Sellers, Casey Wayne GILLET 655.00
10. Clark, Trig Gordon SHERID               600.00
11. Englebert, Chance Leslie LARMIE              485.00

Women’s All-around Points

1. Engesser, Taylor Marie GILLET 1,110.00
2. Segelke, Paxton Rhea NEJC     1,005.00
3. Erickson, Tioni Scot SHERID               885.00
4. Burnett, Kaylee Frances CWYC   857.50
5. Knust, Kelsey Rae LARMIE              600.00

Saddle Bronc Riding Points

1. Dinwoodie, Brady Edward UWY     1,075.0
2. Harrell, Justin Floyd CASPER               490.0
3. Clark, Tayte Augustus SHERID               410.0
4. Schmidt, Teal Cary GILLET 395.0
5. Cress, Blaze Colton SHERID               370.0
6. Kammerer, Wyatt Taylor GILLET 340.0
7. Deal, Kash B SHERID               270.0
8. Clark, Trig Gordon SHERID               230.0
9. Butner, Shawn Coleter CWYC   230.0
10. Hageman, Wyatt William UWY     230.0
11. Cover, Jeffrey James CHADRN             210.0
12. Buckley, Garrett Lane CWYC   170.0
13. Manning, Keith Casey CWYC   155.0
14. Cumpton, Seth Charles CWYC   120.0
15. Anderson, JD Robert SHERID               90.0

Bareback Riding        Points

1. Bertsch, Dantan Cy CASPER               1,210.0
2. Clark, Wyatt CHADRN             1,025.0
3. Wahlert, Dylan Ryan CASPER               950.0
4. Williams III, Neil Edward CASPER               670.0
5. McFadden, Nathan Scott CHADRN             625.0
6. Clark, Jaden Dell UWY     450.0
7. Clark, Trig Gordon SHERID               370.0
8. Kissack, Justin Robert GILLET 270.0
9. Englebert, Chance Leslie LARMIE              230.0
10. Zdziarski, Jeffery Andrew GILLET 230.0
11. Brasfield, Edward Hunter UWY     110.0
12. Williams, Brett Kenneth Wade SHERID               40.0
13. Hecht, Ethan A UWY     40.0
14. Hindi, Caleb Esmen EWYC   35.0
15. Gladson, Trey Francis UWY     15.0

Bull Riding  Points

1. Braithwaite, Cawl Jeffery CASPER               480.0
2. Antone, Drew James CASPER               470.0
3. Williams III, Neil Edward CASPER               320.0
4. Ward, Tyrell Robert SHERID               270.0
5. Englebert, Chance Leslie LARMIE              255.0
6. Cunningham, Dalton Lynn EWYC   250.0
7. Johnston, Dayton Riley SHERID               230.0
8. Olson, Brandon Gregory LARMIE              230.0
9. Cole, Chasen Eugene CHADRN             225.0
10. Hecht, Ethan A UWY     195.0
11. Hartman, Weston Brian SHERID               190.0
12. Ellis, Cooper Jordin LARMIE              185.0
13. Davison, Jess Alan UWY     155.0
14. Barron, Nathan Rue CWYC   150.0
15. Thies, Samuel Joseph CASPER               150.0

Tie Down Roping       Points

1. Andersen, Seth Andrew GILLET 765.0
2. Schaack, Treg Albert NEJC     425.0
3. Hinman, David Rodney NEJC     422.5
4. Turner, Trenton Lane NEJC     410.0
5. Novak, Prestyn Lane CHADRN             370.0
6. Young, Bailey Ray CASPER               350.0
7. Yates, Trey Don                EWYC   275.0
8. Sellers, Casey Wayne GILLET 195.0
9. Freeman, Aaron Jesse EWYC   180.0
10. Scantling, Trevor John GILLET 180.0
11. Neuerburg, Lance Anthony NEJC     180.0
12. Wolf, James David NEJC     165.0
13. Nielson, Tanner CWYC   160.0
14. Murphy, Logan William CASPER               160.0
15. Hill, Hilton Cody OTERO 160.0
16. Day, Lane Wyatt CHADRN             160.0

Steer Wrestling          Points

1. Anders, Kalane Edmond LARMIE              855.0
2. Fulton, Jake Raymond CASPER               635.0
3. Bond, Tylor Dalton UWY     510.0
4. Christensen, Hunter Cole UWY     470.0
5. Simonson, Dillon Lee UWY     365.0
6. Olson, Taz Day CHADRN             360.0
7. Freeman, Aaron Jesse EWYC   290.0
8. Sellers, Casey Wayne GILLET 260.0
9. Jamerman, Morgan Avery UWY     260.0
10. Novak, Prestyn Lane CHADRN             255.0
11. Greer, Jack Dale UWY     220.0
12. Willey, Austin Lee LARMIE              215.0
13. Wakefield, Brady Thomas GILLET 200.0
14. Kasselder, Jacob Ray CHADRN             200.0
15. Antone, Drew James CASPER               165.0

Team Roping Header               Points

1. Ellerman, Brit J UWY     630.0
2. Wakefield, Brady Thomas GILLET 620.0
3. Milligan, Logan L EWYC   415.0
4. Finney, Blaine Christopher EWYC   395.0
5. Scantling, Trevor John GILLET 355.0
6. Schaack, Treg Albert NEJC     325.0
7. Knust, Kelsey Rae LARMIE              275.0
8. Turner, Trenton Lane NEJC     270.0
9. Ward, Dalton Jakob UWY     235.0
10. Mann, Wyatt T EWYC   215.0
11. Sellers, Casey Wayne GILLET 200.0
12. Vineyard, Terrel Cob LARMIE              185.0
13. Colman, Cody Lane EWYC   165.0
14. Hageman, Lane Thomas Litman UWY     140.0
15. Lane, Cody Joseph EWYC   135.0

Team Roping Heeler Points

1. Yates, Trey Don EWYC   630.0
2. O’Keeffe, Levi Tate EWYC   620.0
3. Santero, Denum Day EWYC   420.0
4. Barquin, Joseph William CASPER               415.0
5. Andersen, Seth Andrew GILLET 355.0
6. Hinman, David Rodney NEJC     325.0
7. Hanson, Cotey Joe EWYC   280.0
8. Kreutzer, Kyon Lee NEJC     270.0
9. Brott, Levi Michael LARMIE              260.0
10. Musick, Carson Wade EWYC   215.0
11. Bradley, Blayne Turner LARMIE              185.0
12. Serres, Brodey William UWY     180.0
13. Friede, Shane Micheal EWYC   165.0
14. McCurry, Brady John OTERO 135.0
15. Choate, Klint M CWYC   125.0

Barrel Racing             Points

1. Steffes, Kristi Lynn GILLET 945.00
2. Roman, Melanie Grace LAMAR               830.00
3. Engesser, Taylor Marie GILLET 585.00
4. Waggoner, Nicole Rose OTERO 495.00
5. Burnett, Kaylee Frances CWYC   480.00
6. Deichert, Amy Susan CHADRN             395.00
7. O’Keefe, Lindsey Ann EWYC   395.00
8. Jolly, Cara Elizabeth NEJC     340.00
9. Williams, Kodee Faye CASPER               335.00
10. Roepke, Tally Mae GILLET 315.00
11. Segelke, Paxton Rhea NEJC     240.00
12. Lammers, Jorry Allen LARMIE              220.00
13. Webb, Kailee Taryn UWY     155.00
14. Eagles, Skyler Reigh NEJC     120.00
15. Spratt, Coralee GILLET 105.00

Breakaway Roping    Points

1. Christensen, Syerra Hope LARMIE              555.0
2. Camp, Lacey Mickayla CASPER               535.0
3. Knust, Kelsey Rae LARMIE              325.0
4. Schaefer, Shailynn Marie EWYC   295.0
5. Faris, Abbea Lynne CASPER               277.5
6. Erickson, Tioni Scot SHERID               250.0
7. Engesser, Taylor Marie GILLET 225.0
8. Carson, Faith Rose GILLET 215.0
9. Eagles, Skyler Reigh NEJC     180.0
10. Steffes, Kristi Lynn GILLET 177.5
11. Haun, Murphy Rayelle CASPER               170.0
12. Norell, Deena Mae CASPER               165.0
13. Schaack, Bailey Rae EWYC   160.0
14. McFadden, Kadi A CHADRN             152.5
15. Taylor, Rachel Elise CASPER               150.0
16. Barry, Tawny Tee LARMIE              150.0

Goat Tying   Points

1. Reimler, Casey Rae GILLET 730.0
2. Segelke, Paxton Rhea NEJC     715.0
3. Erickson, Tioni Scot SHERID               635.0
4. Barry, Tawny Tee                LARMIE              520.0
5. Hance, Shaylee Jean CHADRN             505.0
6. Miller, Katy Ann SHERID               450.0
7. Burnett, Kaylee Frances CWYC   345.0
8. Spratt, Coralee GILLET 270.0
9. Anderson, Amelia Elyn UWY     265.0
10. Dirks, Breeann Elizabeth CASPER               220.0
11. Cwach, Brandi Jo CHADRN             215.0
12. Engesser, Taylor Marie GILLET 215.0
13. Williams, Lexy Bay SHERID               195.0
14. Vogel, Josee Rae UWY     175.0
15. Reimler, Breanna Mae CASPER               130.0