Author: Susan Kanode

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CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 19, 2023)—A barrel racer from Lampasas, Texas earned more money than any other contestant at the Caldwell Night Rodeo, and it was her second championship here. She also won in 2006.

Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi won the first round, was second in the second and the final round and earned the title in the D & B Arena with a time of 50.50 seconds on three runs. When her paychecks were added up, she left here with $10,068 riding Jets Top Gun that she calls “Benny.” She is leading the world standings and is on pace to win a third world championship.

If she does that, it will be her first since 2009. She also won a gold buckle in 2007 and will compete at her 17^th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December where world titles are determined.

 

California’s Stan Branco is on pace to qualify for his second Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and a win in the steer wrestling at the Caldwell Night Rodeo is going to help him achieve his goal. He had a total time of 13.2 seconds on three runs to win $9,457. CNR photo by Hailey Rae.

 

Stan Branco from Chochilla, California left here with the steer wrestling buckle. He had a total time of 13.2 seconds to win $9,457. That money will help him secure his second trip to Las Vegas for the NFR. He was there 10 years ago, and is currently inside the top 15 in the world standings that qualify at 12^th. The money he earned here should move him up a spot and give him a little more breathing room.

Taylor Broussard was probably the happiest cowboy here on Saturday. He finished second in the finals but had the highest overall score of 174 points on two horses. He was the first contestant to take the victory lap in front of the “Rowdies and Civies.” Broussard is just outside of the top 15 and has ground to make up to qualify for his second NFR.

History might have been made with a husband and wife winning titles on Saturday. Shelby Boisjoli won the breakaway roping with a total time of 8.7 seconds and then got to watch her husband Haven Meged in the tie-down roping. Meged also earned the championship with a total time of 25.8 seconds.

The team roping title went to Tayler Wade from Terrell, Texas, and Wesley Thorp from Throckmorton, Texas. They had a total time of 15.7 seconds on three runs. Ryder Wright of Beaver, Utah, rode two saddle bronc horses for 176.5 points for the win.

The bull riding featured one round of competition and Dustin Donovan Bouquet from Bourg, La., held on to the top spot with 88.5 points. The all-around winner was Brush Minton from Witter Springs, Calif., who earned $&,603 in tie-down roping and steer wrestling.

Plans are underway for the 100^th edition of the Caldwell Night Rodeo which will be August 13-17, 2024.

 

2023 Caldwell Night Rodeo Champions

Bareback—Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 174 points, $5,765

Steer Wrestling—Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 13.2 seconds, $9,457

Team Roping—Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and

Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 15.7 seconds, $9,786 each

Breakaway Roping—Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas, 8.7 seconds, $6,373

Saddle Bronc Riding—Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 176.5 points, $8,503

Tie-Down Roping—Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 25.8 seconds, $$7,525

Barrel Racing, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 50.90 seconds, $10,068

Bull Riding—Dustin Donovan Bouquet, Bourg, la., 88.5 points, $9,580

All-Around—Brush Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., $7,603 won in tie-down roping and steer wrestling

 

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 19, 2023) — The following are unofficial results from the 99^th edition of the Caldwell Night Rodeo.

 

Championship Night followed by overall winners–

 

Bareback Riding: (final round) 1, Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho. 88 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Two Buck Chuck, $1,650. 2, Taylor Broussard, Esterwood, La., 87.5, $1,250. 3, (tie) Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., and Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah, 86.5, $750. 5, Keenan Reed Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 85, $350. 6, Ty Pope, Marshall, Mo., 83, $250. (total on two) 1, Broussard, 174, $3473. 2, (tie) Cooke and Thompson, 173 and $2,315 each. 4, (tie) Jess Pope and Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 169.5, $1,042. 6, (tie) Hayes, Ty Pope and Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 168, $463.

 

Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 3.9 seconds. 2, Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia, 4.0, $1,212. 3, Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif., 4.3, $960. 4, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 4.6, $708. 5, (tie) Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., and Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore.,, 5.5, $354. (total on three) 1, Branco, 13.3, $6,060. 2, Culling, 13.5, $5,270. 3, Garner, 13.9, $4,479. 4, Eldridge, 14.4, $3,669. 5, McGinn, 14.7, $2,898. 6, Talley, 15.0, $2,108. 7, Denell Henderson, Damascus, Ark.,, 15.3, $1,317. 8, Tristan martin, Sulphur, La., 17.4, $527.

 

Team Roping: (final round) 1, Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texxas, 4.8, $1,225. 2, Wyatt Dalton Bray and Josh Patton, Stephenville, Texas, 5.3, $1,014. 3, (tie) Paule David Tierney, Oklahoma City, and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla.; and Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 5.6, $697. 5, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.7, $380. 6, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, 11.6, $211. (total on three) 1, Wade and Thorp, 15.7, $5,453. 2, Tomlinson and Smith, 15.9, $4,742. 3, Tierney and Braden, 16.5, $4,021. 4, Bray and Patton, 16.7, $3,319. 5, Daniel and Graves, 17.6, $2,608. 6, Graham and Graham, 23.0, $1,897. 7, Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C., and Clay Futrell, Union Grove, N.C., 26.5, $1,185. 8, Cash Dury, Weimer, Texas, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 26.5, $474.

 

Breakaway Roping: (final round) 1, (tie) Taylor Engesser, Spearfish, S.D., and Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas, 3.0 seconds and $944 each. 3, Cheyanne Guillory, Kingston, Okla., 3.2, $677. 4, Kendal Pierson, Wardlow, Alberta, 3.5, $499. 5, Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas, 12.1, $321. 6, Aspen Miller, Santa Fe, Texas, 12.2, $178. (total on three) 1, Boisjoli, 8.7, $3,161. 2, Engesser, 8.8, $2,749. 3, Guillory,, 9.1, $2,336. 4, Pierson, 9.88, $1,924. 5, Angelone, 18.0, $1,512. 6, Miller, 18.20, $1,099.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round) 1, Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 88 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Valley, 88, $1,650. 2, (tie) Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., and Stu Wright, Coalville, Utah, 86 and $1,075 each. 4, Statler Ray Wright, Beaver, Utah, 84.5, $600. 6, Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, British Columbia, 84, $350. 6, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 83.5, $250. (total on two) 1, Ryder Wright, 176.4, $3,639. 2, Stu Wright, 173, $2,790. 3, (tie) Brooks, Statler Wright and Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 170.5, $1,415. 6, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 169.5, $609. 8, (tie) Cress and Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 168.5, $182.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Haven Meged, Miles City, mont.., 7.9 secodns, $1,465. 2, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La.,, 8.9, $1,212. 3, Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., 9.0, $960. 4, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 9.1, $707. 5, Cole Eiguren, Fruitland, Idaho, 9.5, $455. 6, J.T. Adamson, Cody, Nev., 9.9, $253. (total on three) 1, Meged, 24.8, $6,060. 2, Solomon, 26.5, $5,270. 3, Hanchey, 26.9, $4,479. 4, J.T. Adamson, Cody, Nev., 27.4, $3,689. 5, Otero, 27.5, $2,898. 6, Eiguren, 28.2, $2,108. 7, Westyn hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 28.5, $1,317. 8, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 31.4, $527.

 

Barrel Racing:  (final round) 1, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 16.98, $1,906. 2, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 17.04, $1,430. 3, (tie) Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, and Halyn Lide, CHINA Spring, Texas, 17.11, $715. (total on three) 1, Tonozzi, 50.80, $3,860. 2, Lide, 51.75, $3,309. 3, Smalygo, 51.83, $2,757. 4, Castleberry, 51.9, $2,389. 5, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 51.92, $1,838. 6, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 52.00, $1,470. 7, Sissy Winn, Corpus Christi, Texas, 52.14, $1,103. 8, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 52.45. 9, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 52.52, $551. 10, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 56.60, $368.

 

Bull Riding: (round 1 winners) 1, Dustin Donovan Bouquet, Bourg, La., 88.5 on Powder River Rodeo’s Boo Ray, $9,580. 2, J.B. Mauney, Stephenville, Texas, 84.5, $7,428 3, Hayes Thayne Weight, Goshen, Utah, 83, $5,584. 4, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 82, $3,740. 5, JaCauy Lathan Hale, Ganado, Ariz., 80.5, $2,152. 6, Cullen Tlefer, Plant City, Fla., 78, $1,537.

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 29, 2023 — A sold-out rodeo crowd of more than 15,000 watched the final contestants in the Semi Finals at Cheyenne Frontier Days advance to Sunday’s Championship Finals.

Saturday was filled with surprises during the rodeo in every event. The bareback riding win went to reigning world champion Jess Pope from Waverly, Kansas. Pope got on the Three Hills Rodeo horse named Short Stuff Bucks for 86.5 points. That gives him the opportunity to win the title here for the first time. While seeing Pope do well here is no surprise, watching his friend and traveling partner Tim O’Connell come up short was. O’Connell nearly bucked off before the eight-second buzzer but managed to score 79, just short of qualifying for Sunday’s finals. The Zwingle, Iowa, native is a three-time world champion and a three-time champion here. He has won the last two titles in Frontier Park and was hoping to make it three in a row.

In the breakaway roping KeAnn Hayes was the first competitor out, put her name at the top of the leaderboard and it stayed there. The Blanchard, Oklahoma, cowgirl had a time of 3.5 seconds and will be hoping to add her name to the history books as a champion at the “Daddy of ‘em All.”

Jake Pratt may be from Ellensburg, Washington, but winning the tie-down roping here would be really special for him. After graduating from high school, he moved to Laramie to attend the University of Wyoming. He qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo while in Laramie and has fond memories from the Cowboy State. He had the fastest time on Saturday at 12.3 seconds and will rope again on Sunday.

South Dakota’s Cole Elshere and Lefty Holman who grew up in California tied in the saddle bronc riding. Elshere rode the Summit Pro Rodeo horse named Big John. Holman got on United Pro Rodeo’s Awesome Sauce. When the judges added up their scores, they each had an 85 by their names. Both have qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo but have yet to win a title here.

There was also a tie in Saturday’s team roping at 8.9 seconds and all four men hale from Oklahoma. Curry Kirchner from Ames did the heading for Billy Jack Saebens from Nowata to set the pace. Three teams later, Corben Culley (header) from Muse, and Blayne Horne (heeler) from McAlester had an identical time.

The winner in the steer wrestling was Dakota Eldridge from Elko, Nevada. The nine-time NFR qualifier stopped the clock in 6.6 seconds and has a chance to win his first buckle from Cheyenne. Eldridge got to see his nephew, Lefty Holman, win in the saddle bronc riding.

Leslie Smalygo finished as the reserve champion in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel race here last year. She had the fast time on Saturday and the Skiatook, Oklahoma resident will be a favorite for the championship.

When bull riders get hurt, there may be an option for a healthy rider to take his place. That’s what happened in the bull riding. Bryce Jensen, a recent high school graduate from Huntsville, Texas, competed in the Quarter Finals, advanced to the Semi Finals where he was the winner on Saturday. He scored 89.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Redneck Romeo and will compete for the title on Sunday. If he wins, he will be one of the youngest CFD champions on record.

Stetson Wright, from Beaver, Utah, who won the last two saddle bronc riding titles in Frontier Park won’t be able to repeat. He rode here in that event on Saturday and fell short of the top six scores that advance. He was among Friday’s bull riders and will have an opportunity to win that title for the second time in his career. He also is a favorite to win the prestigious all-around award that goes to the contestant who wins the most money in more than one event.

Rodeo action at Frontier Park starts at 12:45 on Sunday where champions in all of these events will be crowned.

 

 

 

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 29, 2023)- The following are unofficial results from Semi Finals  (eighth performance) and Finals qualifiers at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Saturday, July 28.

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan.,  86.5 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Short Stuff Bucks, $3,144. 2, Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., 85.5, $2,182. 3, Kade Berry, Weatherford, Texas, 84.5, $ 1,715. 4, (tie) Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, and Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 84, $905 each. 6, (tie) Trevan McAllister, Ronan, Mont., and Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 83.50, $238 each. Finals qualifiers:  Pope, Bourgeois, Kade Berry, Larsen, Champion, McAllister, Hayes, Donny Proffit, Diamondville, Wyo.; Ben Kramer, Max, N.D.; Jacek Frost, Browns Valley, Calif.; Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La.; Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas; Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif.; and Cole Reiner, Buffalo, Wyo.

 

Breakaway Roping: 1, KeAnn Hayes, Blanchard, Okla., 3.5 seconds, $5,983. 2, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., 3.8, $4,533. 3, Anna Callaway, Billings, Mont., 4.3, $3,263. 4, Misti Brown, Valentine, Neb., 4.8, $2,175. 5, Kayelen Helton, Stephenville, 5.2, $1,269. 6 , Brandy Schaack, Chadron, Neb., 5.4, $907. Finals qualifiers:  Hayes, Williams, Callaway, Brown, Helton, Schaack, Bryana Lehrmann, Lexington, Texas; Willow Wilson, Baggs, Wyo.; Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas; Shayla Hall, Belle Fourche, S.D.; Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, and Cassidy Boggs, Stephenville, Texas.

 

Tie Down Roping: 1, Jake Pratt, Ellensberg, Wash., 12.3 seconds, $5,200. 2, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 13.5, $4,300. , 3, Carsyn Sunvision, McDade, Texas, 13.6, $3,400. 4, Trent Creager, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 13.7, $2,500. 5, (tie) John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, and Tate Thomas, Sterling City, Texas, 16.8, $ 1,250 each. Finals qualifiers:  Pratt, Hughes, Sunvision, Creager, Douch, Thomas, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif.; Marcos Costa, Tolar, Texas; Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas; Luke Potter, Maple City, Kansas; Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., and Britt Bedke, Oakley, Utah.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif., United Pro Rodeo’s Awesome Sauce, and Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Big John, 85 points, $2,645 each. 3, Cameron Messier, Herald, Calif., 84.5, $1,642. 4, (tie) Stu Wright, Coalville, Utah; Dylan Hancock, Clarendon, Texas,  and Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 83.5, $730 each. Finals qualifiers:  Holman, Elshere, Messier, Wright, Hancock, Smith, Q Taylor, Casper, Wyo.; Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont.; Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La.;  Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas;  Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, and Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D.

 

Team Roping: 1, (tie) Curry Kirchner, Ames, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.; and Corben Culley, Muse, Okla., and Blayne Horn, McAlester, Okla., 8.9, $  each. 2, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, 9.3, $ each. 4, Clayton Van Aken, Yoder, Wyo., and Cullen Teller, Ault, Colo., 9.4,  $2,500 each. 5, Mitch Barney, Blair, Neb., and J.W. Nelson, Alta, Iowa, 9.8, $1,600 each. 6, Edgar Aguilar, Greeley, Colo., Edgar Villegas, Denver, Colo., 10.2, $900 each. Finals qualifiers:  Kirchner and Saebens, Culley and Horn, Ward and Hawkins, Van Aken and Teller, Barney and Nelson, Aguilar and Villegas, Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and J.R. Gonzales, Maypearl, Texas; Matt Sherwood , Pima, Ariz., and Dylin Ahlstrom, Hooper, Utah; Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas; Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Kirby Blankenship, Lampasas, Texas; Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil; and Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 6.6 seconds, $4,060. 2, Billy Boldon, Oglala, S.D., 7.6,  $3,360. 3, Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas, 8.1, $2,660. 4, Chisum Docheff, Mead, Colo., 8.7, $1,960. 5, (tie) Tate Petrak, Martin, S.D., and Newt Novich, Twin Bridges, Mont., 8.8, $980 each. Finals qualifiers:  Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D.; Rowdy Parrott, Bellville, Texas; Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La.; Don Payne, ; Tristan Martin, La.; and Cameron Moorman, Glen Ullin, N.D.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.27 seconds, $5,248. 2, Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 17.28, $4,343. 3, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 17.53, $3,438. 4, Tarryn Lee, St. David, Ariz., 17.56, $2,533 . 5, Michelle Merrick, Buckeye, Ariz., 17.61 seconds, $1,629. 6, Shyann Lucas, Jackson, Wyo., 17.65, $905. Finals qualifiers:  Smalygo, Kosel, Mowry, Lee, Merrick, Lucas, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho; Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo.; Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark.; Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla.; Sharon Harrell, Wickenburg, Ariz., and Tara Seaton, Winslow, Ariz.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Bryce Jensen, Huntsville, Texas, 89.5 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Redneck Romeo,  $3,109. 2, Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho, 88.5, $2,355. 3, Garrett Smith, Rexberg, Idaho, 88, $1,696. 4, Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 86, $1,131. 5, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 85.5, $660 . 6, Riggin Shippy, Colome, S.D., 83.5, $471 . Finals qualifiers: Jensen, Hutchings, Smith, Hamilton, Frost, Shippy, Cannon Cravens, Porum, Okla.; Tyler Taylor, Stephenville, Texas; Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kansas; Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont.; Stetson Wright, Beaver, Utah, and Cullen Telfer, Plant City, Fla.

 

The following events do not have Semi Finals.

 

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1, Caleb Brangham, Big Piney, Wyo., 85 points, $1,242. 2, Hunter Greathouse, Santa Fe, Texas, 82, $941. 3, Lavern Borntreger, Elsmere, Neb., 79, $677. 4, (tie) Isaac Richard, Eunice, La.; Slade Keith, Stanfield, Ariz., and Denton Mars, Freedom, Okla., 78, $301 each. (second round winners) 1, Coleman Shallbetter, Gunnison, Colo., 82 points, $1,242. 2, (tie) Cauy Masters, Leon, Iowa, and Clancy Glenn, Parma, Idaho, 79, $810 each. 4, Caleb Newell, Vernon, Texas, 78, $452. 5, Blake Steuck, Hume, Mo., and Tayson Jones, Howes, S.D., 75, 4226 each. (overall winners – total on two) 1, Keith, 151 points, $1,242. 2, Newell, 148, $941. 3, Masters, 146, $677. 4, Richard, 145, $452. 5, Borntreger, 144, $263. 6, Glenn, 139, $188.

 

Wild Horse Race: 1, Team Roanhorse, $550. 2, Team Agin, $413. 3, Billy Scharton, $275. 4, NDN Outlaw, $137.50.

      

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 23, 2023 — Cheyenne Frontier Days is known for taking rodeo contestants out of their comfort zones.

Frontier Days boasts a big arena and animals have a lot of ground to cover. Nowhere is that more evident than in the timed events and it often takes a “never quit” mentality to get the job done. No one knows that better than Kyle Whitaker who has been a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association since 1995. Whitaker moved to the top of the leaderboard in steer wrestling with a 7.1-second run and is moving onto the Semi Finals.

The Nebraska native has been coming to Cheyenne nearly every year since then and in the early days would also enter the tie-down roping and saddle bronc riding. His prowess in rough stock and timed events has earned him the prestigious Linderman Award a record six times.

Now when he competes, he specializes in steer wrestling and that paid off for him here. He now lives in Bozeman, Montana, where he works as the rodeo coach at Montana State University. If his success here continues, he could win his first championship at the “Daddy of ‘em All.”

Tuesday’s saddle bronc riding competition was extremely competitive with a star-studded field, but the riders had their challenges in the big arena as well. Shorty Garrett, from Eagle Butte, South Dakota,  ended up at the top of the board with 85.5-point ride on his second horse of the day. He got on a re-ride after an equipment failure and made the best of it. His success came aboard Stace Smith Rodeo’s horse named Levi the Boss.

Lefty Holman from Visalia, California, and Orin Larsen from Inglis, Manitoba, both kept their momentum going here. Last Sunday, Holman was crowned bareback champion and Larsen won the saddle bronc riding at California Rodeo Salinas. They both will be advancing to the Semi Finals here after finishing second in their respective events.

The bareback riding winner was Bill Tutor from Huntsville, Texas, who has one Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification to his credit. Tutor was one-half point ahead of Larsen at 85 on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Cracked Pepper. Larsen also won the bareback riding in Frontier Park in 2016.

Taycie Matthews from Wynne, Arkansas is another Salinas champion who competed here today. The reigning National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion is loving being in Wyoming again. She won her college title in Casper last month. Matthews, who is a junior at the University of West Alabama, was 11^th in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings in mid-July and is hoping to secure her first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification. A win here would certainly help her do that. PRCA photo by Click Thompson

Quarter Finals 5 begins on Wednesday at 12:45 where new contestants in every event will be vying for their spots in the Semi Finals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 25, 2023)- The following are unofficial results from the Quarter Finals (fourth performance) and Semi Finals qualifiers at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Tuesday, July 25. Payoff subject to change.

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 85 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Cracked Pepper, $2,448. 2, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, 84.5, $1,836. 3, Brayze Schill, West Columbia, Texas, 83, $1,224. 4, Donny Proffit, Diamondville, Wyo., 80.5, $612.

 

Breakaway Roping: 1, Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas., 3.5 seconds, $2.901. 2, Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas, 4.1, $2,176. 3, Willow Wilson, Baggs, Wyo., 4.7, $1,450. 4, Cadee Williams, Weatherford, Texas,  5.1, $725.

 

Tie Down Roping: 1, Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 9.9 seconds, $2,000. 2, Jake Pratt, Ellensberg, Wash., 10.4, $1,500. 3, Shad Mayfield, Lipan, Texas, 10.6, , $1,000. 4, Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, $500.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., 88.5 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Levi The Boss, $ 2,354 . 2, Stu Wright, Coalville, Utah, 85., $1,766 . 3, Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif., 84 points, $1,177 . 4, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 82, $589.

 

Team Roping: 1, Lane Goebel, Marshall, Minn., and J.W. Beck, Moville, Iowa, 8.3 seconds, $2,000 each; 2, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Dylin Ahlstrom, Hooper, Utah, 9.4 seconds, $1,500 each. 3, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, 8.9, $1,000 each. 4, Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Kirby Blankenship, Lampasas, Texas, 9.6, $500 each.

 

 

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Kyle Whitaker, Bozeman, Mont., 7.1 seconds, $2,000. 2, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada,  7.5, $1,500. 3, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 8.0, $1,000. 4, Logan Wiseman, Paola, Kan., 8.5, $500.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark., 17.70 seconds, $2,413. 2, Jessi Fish, Washington, Texas, 17.77, $1,810. 3, Merritt Potter, Moody, Texas, 17.89, $1,206. 4, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.93, $603.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Fulton Rutland, Westville, Okla., 87 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Smokin Hot, $2,977. 2, Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 86, $1,798. 3, Maverick Potter, Waxahatchie, Texas, 85.5, $1,199. 4, Riggin Shippy, Colome, S.D., 84, $599. Other Semi Finals qualifiers: Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 82, and Connor Murnion, Jordan, Mont., 78.5.

 

The following events do not have Semi Finals.

 

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cauy Masters, Leon, Iowa, 79 points. 2, Caleb Newell, Goodwell, Okla., 78, 3, Blake Steuck, Hume, Mo., 75. 4, Lavern Borntreger, Elsmere, Neb., 65.

 

Wild Horse Race: 1, Kenny Electric, $550. 2, Mo Green, Inc., $412.50, 3, Team Nowland, $275.

 

 

CODY, Wyo., July 4, 2023 — In spite of mud, a unseasonably cool temperatures, the final performance of this year’s Cody Stamped Rodeo offered plenty of excitement, or maybe it was because of the mud.

Cowboys and cowgirls had plenty to clean up after making an appearance at Stampede Park on the Fourth of July and some of them did it with a big smile on their face. At the top of that list is Stetson Wright from Milford, Utah.

The four-time world champion all-around cowboy showed fans here just why he has earned that title. He competed in the saddle bronc riding and placed fourth. Then he brushed off a little mud and got ready for the bull riding.

The bull he got on was Pokerface from Frontier Rodeo Company. Wright matched him move for move and when the judges added up their scores, Stetson had a 90-by his name. His ride came after Tristen Hutchings, the reigning National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion scored an 89. Wright’s win added $10,039 to his season earnings. Before the lucrative Fourth-of-July holiday, known as Cowboy Christmas, he was third in the world standings with $131,513. His traveling partner Ky Hamilton is first in the standings and has a $10,000 lead.

Wright’s check in the saddle bronc riding was for $3,557 making him the big money winner at the 104^th edition of the Cody Stamped. He earned $13,596 from the rodeo which paid nearly $400,000 to athletes. Next in line at the pay window was barrel racer Paige Jones from Wayne, Oklahoma, who stopped the clock in 17.20 seconds during the third performance of the rodeo. She was 16^th in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings prior to the win. It should move her into the top 15 and give her an opportunity to make her first trip to Las Vegas to compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

The 104^th Cody Stampede Rodeo is part of the Cinch Playoff Series, so contestants are earning points to qualify for events at the end of the season that could seal their trip to Las Vegas in December to compete for world championships. The third and fourth performances were both sold out and other performances were near capacity. The Cody Nite Rodeo gets back on schedule July 5, and runs through the end of August with rising stars advancing their skills.

 

 

104^th Cody Stampede Champions

Bareback Riding — Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 89 points, $9,870

Steer Wrestling – Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 3.9 seconds, $8,885

Team Roping – Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas & Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $8,310

Saddle Bronc Riding – Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 89 points, $9701

Breakaway Roping – Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 2.0, , $5,104

Tie-Down Roping – King Pickett, Weatherford, Texas, 7.4 seconds, $9,668

Barrel Racing – Paige Jones, 17.20 seconds, $11,759

Bull Riding – Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 90 points, $10,039

 

The following are unofficial results from the 104^th Cody Stampede, Tuesday, July 4, 2023 —

Bareback riding: 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 89 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Breaking News, $9,870. 2, Keenan Reed Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 88.5, $7,567. 3, Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., 86.5, $5,593, 4, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 86, $3,619. 5, (tie) Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas, and Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah, 85.5 and $1,974 each. 7, (tie) Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla.; Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn.; and Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont., 84.5, $768.

 

Steer wrestling: 1, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore.,3.9 seconds, 8,865. 2, Aaron Vosler, Laramie, Wyo., 4.2, $7,840. 3, (tie) Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D., and Reed Kraeger, Waco, Neb., 4.3 and $6,272 each. 5, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.4, $5,226.  6, (tie) Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia, and  Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho, 4.7, $4,442. 8, (tie) Coltin Justin Crawford, Drayton Valley, Alberta, Denver Berry, Checotah, Okla.; and Kyler Dick, Oakley, Utah, 4.8, $2,962.

 

Team roping: 1, Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $8,310. 2, Ty Arnold, Midway, Texas and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 4.7, $7,332. 3, (tie) Jake Cooper Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla.; and Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 4.9, $5,866. 5, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 5.0, $4,888. 6, (tie) Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas; Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas; Garrett Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, and jace Davis, Stephenville, Texas; Keven Danile, Franklin, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.1, $3,666. 7, (tie) Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash,; and Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, 5.3, $978.

 

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 89 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Miss Ellie, $9,701. 2, Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 88.5, $7,437. 3, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 87.5, 5,497. 4, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 86.5, $3,557. 5, Ben T. Andersen, Eckville, Alberta, 86, $2,264. 6, Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., 85, $1,617. 7, Leon Fountain, Corona, N.M., 84, $1,293. 8, (tie) Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 83.5, $485.

 

Breakaway roping: 1, Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 2..0 seconds, $5,104 . 2, (tie) Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D., and Bryanna Lehrmann, Lexington, Texas, 2.3, $3,701 each. 4, (tie) McKenna Hickson, Lipan, Texas; Danielle Lowman, Gilbert, Ariz.; Macy Young, Wittman, Ariz.; Shaylee Terry, McKinnon, Wyo.; and Peggy Garman, Sundance, Wyo.; 2.4, $1,710. 9, (tie) Taylor Engesser, Spearfish, S.D.; Taya McAdow, Fort Lupton, Colo.; and Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo.; 2.5, $893. 12, Alie Thiel, Eaton, Colo.; Elizabeth French, Glasgow, Mont.; Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas; and RyleeGeorge, Oakdale, Calif., 2.6, $447.

 

Tie-down roping: 1, King Pickett, Weatherford, Texas, 7.4 seconds, $9,668. 2, Jake Pratt5,687, Ellensburg, Wash., 8.0, $8,531. 3, Hagen Houck, Henrietta, Texas, 8.1, $7,393. 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 8.5, $6,256. 5, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.6, $5,687. 6, Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 8.7, $5,118. 7, (tie) Tyler Boxleitner, Loveland, Colo.; Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La.; and Chris McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas; 8.8, $3,981.  10, (tie) Karson Kolacek, West, Texas; Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb.; Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif.; Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas; and Marcos Costa, Iratama, Brazil, 8.9, $455.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Paige Jones, Wayne, Oklahoma, 17.20 seconds, $11,759. 2, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 17.34,  $9,408. 3, Sydney Graham, Abilene, Texas, 17.36, $7,644.  4, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 17.47, $5,880. 5, (tie) Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas, and Emily Biesel, Weatherford, Okla., 17.48  and $4,116 each. 7, Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 17.55, $2,940. 8, (tie) Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., and Margo Crowther, North Fort Myers, Fla., 17.56, $2,499. 10, (tie) Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., and Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark., 17.59, $1,911. 13, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 17.63, $1,470. 14, Victoria Proctor, Ledbetter, Texas, 17.64, $1,176. 15, (tie) Hailey Garrison, Glen, Mont., and Abigail Knight, Charlo, Mont., 17.66, $294.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Stetson Wright, 90 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Pokerface, $10,039. 2, Tristen Hutchings, Montview, Idaho, 89, $7,697. 3, Tyler Bingham, Howell, Utah, 87.5, $5,689. 4, (tie) Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas, and Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 86, $3,012. 6, (tie) Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., and Bryce Burnell,  Sheridan, Wyo., 84, $1,506. 8, Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 82.5, $1,004.

 

CASPER, Wyo. (June 17, 2023) – Championship Saturday at the 2023 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) began with the top 12 student athletes in nine events roping and riding for individual and team honors, The night ended with the crowning of 10 individual and two all-around national champions along with new women’s and men’s national champion teams.

The night began with bareback riding. Kade Sonnier, a graduate student in health and human performance at McNeese State University, qualified in eighth place in the finals but made a bid for the title when he scored 84.5 points on Vold Rodeo’s horse Brubby Spoon. Sonnier’s total of 314 points on four rounds held first place until the final bareback rider of the night.

Weston Timberman, who was born and raised in Casper before moving to Columbus, Montana, came in with the highest total after the first three rounds. Rodeo insiders were anticipating the matchup between Timberman and Vold’s horse Crossbreed’s Captain Hook – the horse Missouri Valley College’s Ty Pope rode to win last year’s title. The freshman science major at Clarendon College matched Sonnier’s score of 84.5 and won the championship by 11 points. Timberman was instrumental in Clarendon College winning another men’s team championship and also earned men’s rookie of the year honors.

Kincade Henry of Mount Pleasant, Texas, became one of the few tie-down ropers to win back-to-back college championships. The junior ag business major at Texas A & M University – Commerce came into the finals with a 2.7-second overall lead. His time of 10.5 seconds was good enough for second in the round and his second consecutive college title.

The first upset of the night came in breakaway roping. Makayla Farkas of Leona Valley, California, was in third place when the night began. The senior kinesiology major at West Hills College tied for second in the round with a time of 2.7 seconds and roped the championship with 10.9 seconds on four runs.

The saddle bronc riding had been a battle all week with a single point separating Quintin McWhorter of California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo and Damian Brennan of Western Texas College. The pair were the final two cowboys to compete with McWhorter, an ag education graduate student from Petrolia, California, going first. McWhorter scored 85 points on Vold Rodeo Company’s bronc named Jerry’s Justice for 323.5 total points. Brennan, an Australian who just wrapped up his junior year in farm and ranch management, and Vold’s bronc Moon Valley combined for 84 points, tied for second in the round and matched McWhorter’s total. Both athletes were crowned national saddle bronc riding champions.

JT Ellison, a senior at the University of West Alabama, came into the finals with a three-second lead overall. As the final competitor in steer wrestling Ellison, who majored in cell and molecular biology, made a business-like run of 6.7 and won the championship by 1.3 seconds.

The goat tying was the tightest event with six-tenths of a second separating the top eight finalists when the night began. Almost every cowgirl clocked a time in the six-second range. When the dust settled Montana State University senior Paige Rasmussen jumped from third to first overall when she won the final round with a time of 6.0 seconds. The psychology major from Bozeman won the all-around cowgirl national championship here in 2021, but this was her first individual national title.

A pair of Texans took national honors in the team roping. Slade Wood, a freshman from New Ulm, and Logan Moore, a junior from Pleasanton, held a lead of almost two seconds when Saturday’s action began. They finished second in the round and were named champion header and heeler, respectively. Wood is a business major representing Southwest Texas Junior College and Moore is a wildlife biology major at Wharton County Junior College.

Taycie Matthews of Wynne, Arkansas, won her first national title in her third trip to the CNFR. Matthews, a junior business major at the University of West Alabama, won two of the first three rounds and finished second in the other. She was the 12^th barrel racer to compete in the finals and her time of 13.94 was good enough for second in the round and won the championship by 32-hundredths of a second. Three of the 12 finalists in barrel racing were from the University of West Alabama and Matthews led her team to the school’s first women’s team championship.

The night ended with Tristan Hutchings winning his second collegiate bull riding championship in three years. The Idaho native just wrapped up his senior year at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, with a degree in agriculture. Ironically, he drew the same bull that cost him the 2022 bull riding title here – Vold Rodeo Co’s Night Trip. Although he bucked off at 7.56 seconds, Hutchings won the title as the only bull rider to make three qualified rides this week.

The men’s all-around title went to Quade Hiatt of Canyon, Texas, a junior business marketing major at West Texas A & M University. He and partner Jace Helton of Weatherford College finished as reserve champions in team roping. Hiatt also finished fifth in tie-down roping.

Freshman Haiden Thompson of Yoder, Wyoming, won both the women’s all-around and rookie of the year titles. A business major at Gillette College, Thompson qualified for the finals in both breakaway roping and team roping.

The 2024 College National Finals Rodeo returns to Casper next June.

 

2023 COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO CHAMPIONS

 

Bareback – Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 325 points.

Tie-Down Roping – Kincade Henry, Texas A&M University – Commerce, 35.8

Breakaway Roping – Makayla Farkas, West Hills college, 10.9

Saddle Bronc Riding (tie) – Quintin McWhorter, Cal Poly State University, and

Damian Brennan, Western Texas College, 323.5 points

Steer Wrestling – Joshua Ellison, University of West Alabama, 26.0 seconds.

Goat Tying – Paige Rasmussen, Montana State University, 24.3 seconds.

Team Roping – Slade Wood, Southwest Texas Junior College and

Logan Moore, Wharton County Junior College, 22.8

Barrel Racing – Taycie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 55.53

Bull Riding – Tristen Hutchings, Sul Ross State University, 236 points

Men’s All-Around – Quade Hiatt, West Texas A&M University, 365 points

Women’s All-Around – Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 180

Men’s Team – Clarendon College 855 points

Women’s Team – University of West Alabama, 696.3 points

Men’s Rookie – Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 320 points

Women’s Rookie – Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 180

Men’s AQHA Horse of the Year – Coral Lil Dual, Cutter Carpenter, Texas A&M University – Commerce

Women’s AQHA Horse of the Year – No Mistaken He’s Fine, Paige Rasmussen, Montana State University

 

 

 

CASPER, Wyo.—The following are final results from the College National Finals Rodeo, June 17, 2023, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Compest lete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

 

Bareback riding: (final round) 1, (tie) Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, and Kade Sonnier, McNeese State University, 84.5 points each. 3, Ty Pope, Missouri Valley College; Nick Pelk, Missouri Valley College and Bradlee Miller, Sam Houston State University, 79. (total on four) 1, Timberman, 325. 2, Sonnier, 314. 3, Pope, 313. 4, Miller, 311.5. 5, Kooper Helmburg, Missouri Valley College, 310. 6, Donny Proffit, University of Wyoming, 309. 7, Sage Allen, College of Southern Idaho, 306.5. 8, Pelke, 305.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Cutter Carpenter, Texas A&M University – Commerce, 9.5 seconds. 2, Kincade Henry, Texas A&M University – Commerce, 10.4. 3, Connor Atkinson, Texas A&M University, 10.6. 4, Cole Walker, University of Tennessee – Martin, 10.7. (total on four) 1, Henry, 35.8. 2, Carpenter, 39. 3, Atkinson, 39.1. 4, Bodie Mattson, University of Wyoming, 39.5. 5, Quade Hiatt, West Texas A&M University, 40.7. 6, Walker, 40.8. 7, Daniel Miranda, Cal Poly State University, 42.1. 8, Logan Smith, Northwest College, 45.9.

 

Breakaway Roping: (final round) 1, Raegan Steed, College of Southern Idaho, 2.6 seconds. 2, Makayla Farkas, West Hills College, and Kyleigh Winn, Kansas State University, 2.7 each. 4, Kennedy Buckner, Blue Mountain Community College, 3.1. (total on four) 1, Farkas, 10.9. 2, Buckner, 11.3. 3, Samantha Kerns, Treasure Valley Community College, 12.2 4, Steed, 13.3. 5, Winn, 21.3. 6, Sutton Mang, Allan Hancock College, 21.5. 7, Morgan Foss, Dickinson State University, 21.7. 8, Mikenna Schauer, Montana State University Northern, 29.4.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round) 1, Quintin McWhorter, Cal Poly State University, 85 points. 2, (tie) Dylan Hancock, Clarendon College, and Damian Brennan, Western Texas College, 84. 4, Isaac Richard, McNeese State University, 83.5. (total on four) 1, (tie) McWhorter and Brennan, 323.5 each. 3, Richard, 320.5. 4, Hancock, 319. 5, Slade Keith, Clarendon College, 314. 6, Will Pollock, Clarendon College, 310. 7, Lance Gaillard, Tarleton State University, 308.5. 8, Parker Fleet, Hill College, 308.

 

Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, Mason Couch, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 3.6 seconds. 2, Tyler Bauerle, Cisco College, 4.7. 3, Bradley Hesnor, McNeese State University, 5.0. 4, Colt Honey, Texas Tech University, 5.2. (total on four) 1, JT Ellison, University of West Alabama, 26.0. 2, Hesnor, 27.3. 3, Bauerle, 29.1. 4, Traver Johnson, Montana State University, 29.2. 5, Honey, 30.6. 6, Bode Spring, Montana State University, 32.8. 7, Jesse Keysaer, University of Tennessee – Martin, 33.8. 8, Kason Davis, Pearl River College, 34.2.

 

Goat Tying: (final round) 1, Paige Rasmussen, Montana State University, 6.0 seconds. 2, Kaylee Cormier, McNeese State University, 6.1. 3, Kenna McNeill, University of Wyoming, 6.2. 4, (tie) Cheyenne Vande Stouwe, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 6.3 each. (total on four) 1, Rasmussen, 24.3. 2, Madelyn Richards, Texas A&M University, 24.7. 3, (tie) Cormier, and McNeill, 24.8. 5, Kaytlyn Miller, Texas Tech University, 25.1. 6, Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 25.5. 7, Vande Stouwe, 25.7. 8, Avery Ledesma, New Mexico State University, 26.1.

 

Team Roping: (final round) 1, Mason Appleton and Nicholas Lovins, Western Oklahoma State College, 5.5 seconds. 2, Slade Wood, Southwest Texas Junior College and Logan Moore, Wharton County Junior College 6.5. 3, Jace Hanks, and Wyatt Ahlstrom, Utah Valley University, 6.9. 4, Cam Jensen, University of Wyoming and Tanner McInerney, Gillette College, 10.3. (total on four) 1, Wood and Moore, 22.8. 2, Quade Hiatt, Western Texas A&M University and Jace Helton, Weatherford College, 29.1. 3, Appleton and Lovins, 32.4. 4, Hanks and Ahlstrom, 36.4. 5, Ty Johnson, Texas A&M University – Commerce and Cooper Parsley, Panola College, 49.5. (on two) 6, Cobie and Cole Dodds, Feather River College, 18.2. 7, Wyatt Bray, Tarleton State University and Cutter Pake Thomison, Western Texas College, 18.4. 8, Chilly Hernandez and Juanito Montoya, New Mexico State University, 21.0.

 

Barrel Racing: (final round) 1, Tayla Moeykens, Montana State University, 13.84 seconds. 2, Taycie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 13.94. 3, Abby Hepper, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 14.05. 4, Annie alexander, New Mexico State University, 14.06. (total on four) 1, Matthews, 55.53. 2, Moeykens, 55.85. 3, Hepper, 56.40. 4, Raven Clagg, University of West Alabama, 56.93. 5, Emme Norsworthy, University of Wyoming, 56.97. 6, Annie Alexander, New Mexico State University, 57.26. 7, Jordan Driver, Tarleton State University, 57.52. 8, Gwyneth Cheyne, Blue Mountain Community College, 57.56.

 

Bull Riding: (final round – two rides) 1, Caden Bunch, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 84.5 points. 2, Dawson Gleaves, Weatherford College, 805. (total on three) Tristen Hutchings, Sul Ross State University, 236. 2, Dawson Gleaves, Weatherford College, 233.5. (on two) 3, Bunch, 166. (on one) 4, Wyatt Phelps, Sheridan College, 85.5. 5, Cole Skender, University of Arkansas – Monticello, 82.5, 6, Brad Moreno, Central Arizona College, 71.

 

Men’s All-Around: 1, Quade Hiatt, West Texas A&M University, 365 points. 2, Cole Walker, University of Tennessee – Martin, 113.3.

 

Women’s All-Around: 1, Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 180 points. 2, Bailey Stuva, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, 45.

 

Men’s Team: 1, Clarendon College 855 points. 2, McNeese State University, 790. 3, Texas A&M University – Commerce, 690. 4, Missouri Valley College, 520.

 

Women’s Team: 1, University of West Alabama, 698.3 points. 2, Montana State University, 593. 3, University of Wyoming, 382.5. 4, Southwestern Oklahoma State university, 382.5.

 

 

 

 

CASPER, Wyo. (June 15, 2023) – A collegiate champion who has already made a mark in the pro ranks has dominated the bull riding at the College National Finals Rodeo at the Ford Wyoming Center.
Tristan Hutchings of Monteview, Idaho, won his first collegiate bull riding championship in 2021. He finished as reserve champion here last year and qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo (NFR) as a professional. In Las Vegas he won four of the ten rounds and finished third for the world title.
This year in Casper, Hutchings is the only bull rider to make three qualified rides. His 84-point score on Vold Rodeo Company’s bull Icecube Thursday night put him first in round three. He finished second in both the first and second rounds. The recent college graduate will have to wait until Friday night’s competition is over to see how he finishes in the third round. Just an attempt to ride in Saturday’s championship round will clinch his second collegiate title in three years. Hutchings just wrapped up his senior year at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, with a degree in agriculture and is currently ranked 12th in the professional standings.
Damian Brennan, a junior majoring in farm and ranch management at Western Texas College, took the lead in saddle bronc riding. Brennan, a native of Queensland, Australia, scored 81 points on Frontier Rodeo’s bronc named Delta Force to take the lead in round three. His total of 239.5 points gave him a 1.5-point edge in the overall standings. Isaac Richard, a junior agriculture major at McNeese State University, scored 77 points to tie for third in round three and hold on to second place overall.
Last year Brennan finished one spot short of qualifying for his first NFR and earned the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rookie of the Year title. Both he and Richard will be among the 12 bronc riders to compete for the championship on Saturday night.
The overall leader changed in four other events on Thursday night. Student athletes taking the top spot after three rides or runs included bareback rider Weston Timberman of Clarendon College; steer wrestler JT Ellison of the University of West Alabama; team ropers Slade Wood of Southwest Texas Junior College and Logan Moore of Wharton County Junior College; and barrel racer Taycie Matthews of the University of West Alabama.
Round three at the 2023 CNFR concludes Friday night at 7 p.m. MDT. Once round three is completed the top 12 overall will compete once more on Championship Saturday to determine the champions in nine events, The men’s and women’s all-around champions, the men’s and women’s team champions and the men’s and women’s rookie of the year will also be crowned on Saturday.

CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results after the third performance at the College National Finals Rodeo, Wednesday, June 15, 2023 courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

Bareback riding: (third round leaders) 1, Ty Pope, Missouri Valley College, 84 points. 2, Colton Eck, Missouri Valley College, 83. 3, Donny Proffit, University of Wyoming, 79. 4, (tie) Isaac Ingram, Panola College, and Nick Pelke, Missouri Valley College, 78.5 each. 6, Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 78. (total on three) 1, Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 240.5. 2, Pope 234. 3, Allen, 233. 4, (tie) Sam Peterson, Clarendon College, and Bradlee Miller, Sam Houston State University, 232.5. 6, Donny Proffit, University of Wyoming, 230.5. 7, Kade Sonnier, McNeese State University, 229.5. 8, Eck, 227.5.

Tie-Down Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Quade Hiatt, West Texas A&M University, 8.2 seconds. 2, Cole Eiguren, Treasure Valley Community College, 8.3. 3, Denton Oestmann, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 8.4. 4, Cael Stratton, Central Arizona College, 8.7. 5, (tie) Kincade Henry, Texas A&M Commerce, and Marley Berger, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.0. (total on three) 1, Henry, 25.4. 2, Hiatt, 28.1. 3, Bodie Mattson, University of Wyoming, 28.4. 4, Connor Atkinson, Texas A&M University, 28.5. 5, Cutter Carpenter, Texas A&M University – Commerce, 29.2. 6, Eiguren, 29.3. 7, Bode Spring, Montana State University, 29.7. 8, Cole Walker, University of Tennessee – Martin, 30.1.

Breakaway Roping (third round leaders) 1, (tie) Kenli Raby, Missouri Valley College, and Emma Eiguren, Treasure Valley Community College, 2.0 seconds each. 3, Molly Salmond, Montana State University, 2.3. 4, (tie) Bailey Stuva, Northeast Oklahoma A&M University, and Addie Weil, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, 2.4 each. 6, Baylee Johnston, New Mexico State University, 2.5. (total on three) 1, Tyree Cochrane, Cal Poly State University, 7.8. 2, Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 8.0. 3, Makayla Farkas, West Hills College, 8.2. 4, Samantha Kerns, Treasure Valley Community College, 8.4. 5, Morgan Foss, Dickinson State University, 9.6. 6, Raegan Steed, College of Southern Idaho, 10.7. 7, Mikenna Schauer, Montana State University Northern, 17.5. 8, Kyleigh Winn, Kansas State University, 18.6.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (third round leaders) 1, Damian Brennan, Western Texas Slade Keith, Clarendon College, 77.5 points. 2, Bailey Small, Panhandle State University, 77.0. 3, Cauy Masters, Clarendon College, 76.5. 4, (tie) Tucker Bourdet, Cuesta College, and Parker Fleet, Hill College, 76 each. (total on three) 1, Bourdet, 233. 2, Keith, 231.5. 3, Parker Fleet, Hill College, 230.5. 4, Brody McAbee, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 221. 5, Bailey Small, Panhandle State University, 219. 6, Ty Pope, Missouri Valley College, 212.5.

Steer Wrestling: (third round leaders) 1, Trace Harris, Texas A&M University, 3.6 seconds. 2, Kason Davis, Pearl River College, 4.3. 3, Mike Nannini, Montana State University, 4.8. 4, Jaden Whitman, Montana State University, 4.9. 5, Colt Honey, Texas Tech University, 5.0. 6, (tie) Logan Atkinson, Walla Walla Community College, and Jacob Wang, University of Wyoming, 5.3 each. (total on three) 1, Joshua Ellison, University of West Alabama, 19.3. 2, Bradley Hesnor, McNeese State University, 22.3. 3, Jaden Whitman, Montana State University, 22.9. 4, Austin Madison, Black Hills State University, 23.2. 5, Honey, 25.4. 6, Nannini, 26.0. 7, Bode Spring, Montana State University, 27.3. 8, Davis, 27.8.

Goat Tying: (third round leaders) 1, Kenna McNeill, University of Wyoming, 5.8 seconds. 2, Aimee Davis, Cal Poly State University, 5.9. 3, (tie) Karissa Rayhill, Eastern Wyoming College; Madalyn Richards, Texas A&M University; and Kamryn Duncan, McNeese State University; 6.0 each. 6, (tie) Cheyenne Vande Stouwe, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and Kaylee Cormier, McNeese State University, 6.1. (total on three) 1, Rayhill, 18.2. 2, Richards, 18.4. 3, McNeill, 18.6. 4, (tie) Kaylee Cormier, McNeese State University, and Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 18.7. 6, Mikenna Schauer, Montana State University – Northern, 19.3. 7, Cheyenne Vande Stouwe, Southwestern Oklahoma State University,19.4. 8, Maggie Usher, Cal Poly State University, 19.7.

Team Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Cam Jensen, University of Wyoming and Tanner McInerney, Gillette College, 4.2 seconds. 2, Jayse Tettenhorst and Kaden Profili, Trinity Valley Community College, 5.3. 3, Zane and Ty Taylor, Treasure Valley Community College, 5.5. Lovins, Western Oklahoma State College, 6.3. (total on three) 1, Bray and Thomison, 18.4. 2, Chilly Hernandez and Juanito Montoya, New Mexico State University, 21.0. 3, Appleton and Lovins, 26.9. 4, Jace Hanks, and Wyatt Ahlstrom, Utah Valley University, 29.5. 5, Ty Johnson, Texas A&M – Commerce and Cooper Parsley, Panola College, 33.6. (on two) 6, Slade Wood, Southwestern Texas Junior College, and Logan Moore, Wharton County College, 10.0.
Barrel racing: (third round leaders) 1, Jaylie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 14.14 seconds. 2, Brooke Krolczyk, Texas A&M University, 14.17. 3, Emma Ricke, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, 14.25. 4, Kiersten Pettus, Central Arizona College, 14.26. 5, Annie Alexander, New Mexico State University, 14.27. 6, Gwyneth Cheyne, Blue Mountain Community College, 14.26. (total on three) 1, Matthews, 42.22. 2, Jordan Driver, Tarleton State University, 43.18. 3, Alexander, 43.20. 4, Pettus, 43.34. 5, Cheyne, 43.34. 6, Jayci Byler, Sam Houston State University, 43.35.

Bull Riding: (third round leaders) 1, Dawson Gleaves, Weatherford College, 74. (total on two) 1, Gleaves, 153. 2, Tristen Hutchings, 152 (on one) 3, Wyatt Phelps, Sheridan College, 85.5. 4, Cole Skender, University of Alabama – Monticello, 82.5. 5, Caden Bunch, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 81.5.

CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results from Monday slack at the College National Finals Rodeo, June 12, 2023, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

 

Barrel racing: (first round winners) 1, Taycie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 13.77 seconds. 2, Tayla Moeykens, Montana State University, 13.85. 3, Jaylie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 14.06. 4, Abby Hepper, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 14.08. 5, Raven Clagg, University of West Alabama, 14.12. 6, Elie Bard, Gillette Ccollege, 14.14. 7, Jordan Driver, Tarleton State University, 14.25. 8, Emma Norsworthy, University of Wyoming, 14.35.

 

Bareback riding: (second round leaders) 1, Sage Allen, College of Southern Idaho, 82 points. 2, Sam Petersen, Clarendon College, 79.5. 3, Kooper Heimburg, Missouri Valley College, 79. 4, Mason Stuller, Western Texas College, 77. (total on two) 1, Allen, 160.5. 2, Kooper Heimburg, Missouri Valley College, 159.5. 3, Petersen, 158. 4, Bryce Eck, Fort Scott Community College, 152.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (first round winners) 1, Kincade Henry, Texas A & M University – Commerce, 8.3 seconds. 2, Jacob Walters, Texas Tech University – Lubbock, 8.6. 3, (tie) Bode Spring, Montana State University, and Cole Walker, University of Tennessee – Martin, 9.3. 5, Quade Hiatt, West Texas A & M University, 9.7. 6, Ty Christensen, University of Montana – Western, 9.9. 7, Connor Atkinson, Texas A & M University, 10.0. 8, Bodie Mattson, University of Wyoming, 10.1.

 

Breakaway Roping (second round leaders) 1, Haiden Thompson, Gillette College, 2.1. 2, (tie) Brooklin Quisenberry, Cal Poly State University, and Meghan McGinley, Montana State University, 2.3.. 4, Kiley Slavin, Garden City Community College, 2.4. (total on two) 1, Haden Thompson, Gillette College, 5.0. 2, Cate Hepper, Montana State University, 5.2. 3, (tie) Samantha Kerns, Treasure Valley Community College, and Makayla Farkas, West Hills College, 5.3 each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (second round leaders) 1, Tucker Bourdet, Cuesta College, 79.5 points. 2, Caleb Meeks, Montana State University, 77.5. 3, Lance Gaillard, Tarleton State University, 74.5. 4, Darcy Radel, Western Texas College, 73. (total on two) 1, Tucker Bourdeet, Cuesta College, 157. 2, Slade Keith, Clarendon College, 154. 3, Darcy Radel, Western Texas College, 73. 4, Lance Gae Gaillard, Tarleton State University, 153.

 

Steer Wrestling: (first round winners) 1, Cash Robb, Texas A&M University – Commerce, 3.8 seconds. 2, Jude Leonards, McNeese State University, 4.5. 3, Gus Franzen, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 5.2. 4, Jesse Keysaer, University of Tennessee – Martin, 5.5. 5, Austin Madison, Black Hills State University, 5.6. 6, Colt Honey, Texas Tech University, 5.8. 7, Sherrick Sanborn, New Mexico State University, 5.9. 8, Grant Peterson, Cal Poly State University, 6.2.

 

Goat Tying: (first round winners) 1, Aimee Davis, Cal Poly State University, 5.7 seconds. 2, (tie) Kristin Reaves, Sam Houston State University; Madalyn Richards, Texas A&M University; Jessica Stevens, Montana State University; and Haiden Thompson, Gillette College; 5.9 each. 6, Parker McIntyre, Panhandle State University, 6.0. 7, Kaytlyn Miller, Texas Tech University, 6.1. 8, (tie) Heather McLaughlin, University of West Alabama; Paige Rasmussen, Montana State University; and Karissa Rayhill, Eastern Wyoming College, 6.2.

 

Bull Riding: (second round leaders) 1, Caden Bunch, Southeastern Oklahoma State University 87.5 points. 2, Wyatt Phelps, Sheridan College, 85.5. (overall leaders on one) 1, Bunch, 87.5. 2, Phelps, 85.5. 3, Dawson Gleaves, Weatherford Colleege, 79. 4, Tristen Hutchings, Sul Ross State University, 67.

 

Team Roping: 1, Slade Wood, Southwest Texas Junior College, and Logan Moore, Wharton County Junior College, 4.8 seconds. 2, Cobie and Cole Dodds, Feather River College, 6.0. 3, Wyatt Bray, Tarleton State University and Cutter Pake Thomison, Western Texas College, 6.2. 4, Drew Tilton, Cal Poly State University and Paden Prior, Chico College, 6.5. 5, Ty Johnson, Texas A & M University Commerce and Cooper Parsley, Panola College, 6.6. 6, Quade Hiatt, West Texas A&M University and Jace Helton, Weatherford College, 6.7. 7, Jace hanks, and Wyatt Ahlstrom Utah Valley University, 6.8. 8, (tie) Cam Schroeder, Iowa Central Community College and Trey Frank, South Dakota State University; Cannon Smith, University of Tennessee – Martin, and Chase Graves, University of West Alabama; and Logan Graham, Southern Arkansas University and Cole Walker, University of Tennessee – Martin, 7.8 seconds each.

 

 

 

 

CASPER, Wyo. (June 11, 2023) — When college rodeo athletes have opportunities to win national titles, they give it their all time after time.

That has been the case at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) and as the 73rd edition kicked off Sunday at the Fort Wyoming Center in Casper, it was evident once again. Competition kicked off with the Bulls Broncs and Breakaway. Qualifying for the CNFR is a lofty goal for students pursuing degrees. Juggling classes, practices and traveling to competitions is real life preparations for a future career in or out of the rodeo arena.

Dawson Gleaves, a bull rider from Amarillo, Texas, stayed in his home state to attend Weatherford College. He is one of the contestants hoping to make rodeo a professional career. With a nickname of Sticky, Gleaves did just that on his first bull here. He was one of two bull riders to make it to the eight-second mark scoring 79 points on Vold Rodeo’s Easy Sid.

The other bull rider to make it to the whistle was the 2021 champion, Tristen Hutchings who has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo while competing for Sul Ross State University at Alpine, Texas.

The breakaway roping was extremely tough with a four-way tie for first place. Former CNFR champion Zoie Bedke from Idaho State University is on that list along with the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association student president, Tyree Cochrane from Cal Poly State University. Maggie Usher, also from Cal Poly and Sydney Theobald who attends Black Hills State University finish the top four out. Each of them stopped the clock in 2.4 seconds.

Third generation rodeo competitor Weston Timberman who is a freshman at Clarendon College won the bareback riding with an 81.5-point score.

Winning the saddle bronc riding was Quintin McWhorter who is representing the Cal Poly State University men’s team.

Competition here features three full rounds in each event. These competitors will have their second round during slack on Monday and Tuesday. The steer wrestling, barrel racing, team roping, goat tying, and tie-down roping contestants will complete their first round on Monday.

 

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CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results from Bulls Broncs and Breakaway at the College National Finals Rodeo, June 11, 2023, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collegerodeo.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7C%7C0ef0d85aaeac41a5779008db6af27e46%7C449f706eb0314e909107a6feb17d108f%7C0%7C0%7C638221361999033105%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZxYm47u%2F4Ez86%2BRqM8TpyZ79v6E2mZozm3vYW3zmu2w%3D&reserved=0.

 

Breakaway Roping: (first-round winners) 1, (tie) Maggie Usher, Cal Poly State UniversitSy; Tyree Cochrane, Cal Poly State University; Sydney Theobald, Black Hills State University; and Zoie Bedke Idaho State University; 2.4 seconds each. 5, (tie) Makayla Farkas, West Hills University; Samantha Kerns, Treasure Valley Community College; Alli Masters, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Madison Bean, South Plains College; and Rylee George, Texas A & M University-Commerce; 2.5 each.

 

Bareback Riding: (first round winners) 1, Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 81.5 points. 2, Kooper Heimburg, Missouri Valley College, 80.5.

3, Luke Thrash, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 80. 4, Bradlee Miller, Sam Houston State University, 79. 5, (tie) Sam Petersen, Clarendon College and Sage Allen College of Southern Idaho, 78.5 each.

7, Ty Pope, Missouri Valley College, 77.5. 8, Wyatt Wood, Cal Poly State University, 76.5.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1, Quintin McWhorter, Cal Poly State University, 84 points. 2, Shea Fournier, McNeece State University, 82.5. 3, Slade Keith, Clarendon College, 81.5. 4, Damian Brennan, Western Texas College, 81. 5, Darcy Radel, Western Texas College, 80. 5. 6, (tie) Cauy Masters, Clarendon College, and Isaac Richard, McNeece State University, 79 each. 8, Lance Gaillard, Tarleton State University, 78.5

 

Bull Riding: (first round winners – two rides) 1, Dawson Gleaves, Weatherford College, 79 points. 2, Tristen Hutchings, Sul Ross State University, 69.

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 4, 2023)—The $1.2 million FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament came to a rousing close on Saturday, February 4, in Dickies Arena.

No one was more excited to win their first championships at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo than bareback rider Rocker Steiner and barrel racer Jackie Ganter. Steiner, who calls nearby Weatherford home, made a 90-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Yipee Kibitz. This was the second matchup for Steiner and the bucking horse. The last time the two met, Steiner won the Calgary Stampede in Alberta last July riding, so the 19-year-old was super excited to get on the horse again.

The ride on Saturday added $20,000 to Steiner’s earnings. Prior to Fort Worth’s rodeo, he was 13^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. With his success in the brackets and the semifinals as well as the championship round, he added $27,080 which will give him a big boost on his way to his second consecutive Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualification.

“This win is really special,” Steiner said. “It’s close to home, the fans are great, and I just love that horse.”

An emotional Jackie Ganter, from Abilene, Texas, got the win in the barrel racing. Riding her great gelding Howes a Tycoon, she stopped the clock in 16.30 seconds, the same time that she had when she won the wildcard round. Ganter and Tycoon made four trips around the barrels to have the opportunity to run on Saturday. They watched as two-time FWSSR champion Hailey Kinsel stopped the clock in 16.35 seconds.

Ganter and Tycoon earned $25,260 here. They were seventh in the world standings before and with their earnings here they will be very close to the number one spot. She has qualified for the NFR twice in 2015 and 2016. With her success here and her blazing fast horse, the former hunter-jumper equestrian is on track to make a third trip to Las Vegas this year.

Will Lummus, a college rodeo coach from Byhalia, Mississippi, punched his ticket in the steer wrestling with a 4.1-second run. The horse he rode was Be Dun By Three, nicknamed “Benz”, owned by Clayton Hass. While this was a great rodeo for Lummus, who earned a total of $27,080 here, it was even better for Benz. Ty Erickson, from Helena, Montana also rode Benz and finished second for the championship. Benz earned $32,000 for his riders on Saturday night.

The saddle bronc riding ended in a tie, and it was a big one. Stetson Wright of Milford, Utah and Dawson Hay from Wildwood, Alberta, each had 90.5 point rides to win $16,000. They both rode horses from the Calgary Stampede. Wright got on Xena Warrior and Hay rode Tokyo Bubbles.

In the breakaway roping, Cheyanne Guillory caught the win with a 1.9-second run. The National Finals Breakaway Roping qualifier earned a total of $26,193 to take back home to Kingston, Oklahoma.

A Texan took the top spot in tie-down roping. Weston Hughes from Cameron stopped the clock in 7.4 seconds for the win. He earned a total of $25,200 here and said, “It couldn’t have happened at a better time.”

Andrew Ward from Edmond, Oklahoma and his brother-in-law Buddy Hawkins II, who lives in Stephenville, Texas, had the fastest team roping run of the night at 3.9 seconds. This is the second time Hawkins has won this rodeo. He also won it in 2014 roping with Drew Horner. Ward and Hawkins have roped together twice at the NFR and are looking good for another trip to Las Vegas this year.

The best two bull riders in the PRCA in 2022 took the top two places in bull riding. Reigning world champion Stetson Wright made the night’s first successful ride on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s bull Dances With Monsters to earn a score of 87.5 points. After a few other riders hit the dirt, 2022 reserve world champ Josh Frost tried his luck on Rafter G Rodeo’s High Brow Cat. Frost’s 90.5-point score gave him the FWSSR signature square trophy buckle. He took home $23,787. Wright added $18,347 in bull riding money to his winnings, boosting his total from Fort Worth to nearly $41,500.

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is the biggest rodeo so far in the 2023 season. It is one of the big indoor rodeos that can jump start a contestant’s year. Plans are underway for the 127^th Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo which will start on January 12 of 2024.

 

2023 FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament Champions with total money

Bareback Riding: Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, $27,080

Steer Wrestling: Will Lummus, Byhalia, Mississippi, $27,080

Breakaway Roping: Cheyanne Guillory, Kingston, Okla., $26,193

Saddle Bronc Riding: (tie) Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, $23,080

Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, $21,080

Tie-Down Roping: Weston Hughes, Cameron, Texas, $25,200

Team Roping: Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, $26,200 each

Barrel Racing: Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, $25,260

Bull Riding: Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, $23,787

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament after the Championship Finals, Saturday, February 4, 2023.

 

Bareback riding: 1, Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, 90 points on Calgary Stampede’s Yipee Kibitz, $20,000. 2, (tie) Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah; Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas; and Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La., 89 and $8,000 each.

 

Steer wrestling: 1, Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 4.1 seconds, $20,000. 2, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.3, $12,000. 3, Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla., 4.5, $8,000. 4, Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas, 5.0, $4,000.

 

Breakaway roping: 1, Cheyanne Guillory, Kingston, Okla., 1.9 seconds, $20,000. 2, Ashley Goforth, Azle, Texas, 2.0, $12,000. 3, Hali Williams, Comanche, Okla., 2.1, $8,000. 4, Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 2.2, $4,000.

 

Saddle bronc riding: 1, (tie) Stetson Wright on Calgary Stampede’s Xena Warrior and Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, on Calgary Stampede’s Tokyo Bubbles, 90.5 and $16,000 each. 3, (tie) Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah and Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo., 88.5, $6,000.

 

Tie-down roping: 1, Weston Hughes, 7.4 seconds, $20,000. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.9, $12,000. 3, Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas, 8.9, $8,000. 4, Brushton Minton, 9.7, $4,000.

 

Team Roping: 1, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, 3.9 seconds, $20,000 each. 2, Jake Cooper Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 4.6, $12,000. 3, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 5.4, $8,000. 4, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 8.9, $4,000.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 16.30 seconds, $20,000. 2, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 16.35, $12,000. 3, Sissy Winn, Corpus Christi, Texas, 16.47, $8,000. 4, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.49, $4,000.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 90.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s High Brow Cat, $20,000. 2, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 87.5, $12,000. (Final places bucked off in championship round. They earned 3^rd and 4^th based on their score in the semifinals.) 3, Coy Thorson, Fergus Falls, Minn., $8,000. 4, Jestyn Jax Woodward, Custer, S.D., $4,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 28, 2023)—No one had more success in Bracket 5 of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament than Kade Bruno of Challis, Idaho.

The saddle bronc rider is coming off his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification where he finished the 2022 season in 11^th place. He’s already inside the top fifteen for 2023, and a win here could give him a big boost.

Bruno won round 1 of Bracket 5 Friday night. Then he came back Saturday morning and won again. On Saturday, it was the horse named Utopia from Stace Smith Pro Rodeo that got him the win. When the judges added up their scores, he had 85.5 points beside his name. That put him at the top of the leaderboard and earned him $1,760 for the second time in a row. Most importantly, it put him on the list of those advancing to the semifinals here.

Also winning round 2 of this bracket was Rocker Steiner who lives just west of Fort Worth in Weatherford. Steiner rode Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Betty’s Boy for 87. The $1,760 that he earned Saturday morning gave him a total of $3,080 earned here so far. He also is advancing to the semifinals.

There are just two brackets of competition left in this year’s rodeo. Bracket 6 starts Saturday night at 7:30. It will finish on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday’s competition features Bracket 7. The Wildcard round starts on Wednesday and Semifinals will be Thursday and Friday. At each level of the tournament, competitors start with a clean slate hoping to advance to Saturday night’s Finals where the champions will be crowned.

 

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament after Bracket 5, January 28, 2023.

(Qualifiers are based on tie-breaker rules.)

 

Bracket 5, Round 2

 

Bareback riding: 1, Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, 87 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Betty’s Boy, 87, $1760. 2, Will Lowe, Amarillo, Texas, 86.5, $1,320. 3, Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 85, $880. 4, Keenan Reed Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 84.5, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Steiner, $3,080. 2, Cooke, $1,760. Wild card qualifier: Lowe, $1,320.

 

Steer wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 3.6 seconds, $1,760. 2, Tucker Allen, Oakdale, Calif., 3.9, $1,320. 3, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 4.0, $1,320. 4, Kodie Jang, Morgan Mill, Texas, 7.1, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Erickson and Graves, $1,760 each. Wild Card Qualifier: Allen, $1,760.

 

Breakaway roping: 1, Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D., 2.0 seconds, $1,760. 2, Laramie Johnson, Shreveport, La., 2.1, $1,320. 3, Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas, 2.3, $880. 4, Timber Allenbrand, Paola, Kan., 2.8, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Fulton, $3,080 and Good, $2,640. Wild Card Qualifier: Johnson, $1,320.

 

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho 85.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Utopia, $1,760. 2, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 85, $1,320. 3, Lefty Marvel Holman, Visalia, Calif., 82.5, $880. 4, Reed Neely, Sanger, Calif., 82, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Bruno, $3,520 and Neely, $1,540. Wild Card qualifier: Cress, $1,320.

 

Tie-down roping: 1, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 8.0 seconds, $1,760. 2, Marcos Costa, Iretama, Brazil, 8.7, $1,320. 3, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 9.6, $880. 4, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 9.7.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Costa, $3,080 and Hanchey, $1,980.  Wild Card qualifier: Solomon, $1,760.

 

Team Roping: 1, Jake Cooper Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 4.9 seconds, $1,760 each. 2, Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark., and Lucas Falconer, Normangee, Texas, 6.3, $1,320. 3, Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 5.8, $880. 4, Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 6.6, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Clay and Saebens, $3,080 and Egusquiza and Lord, $2,200. Wild Card qualifier: Emmett and Falconer, $1,320 each.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Sissy Winn, Corpus Christi, Texas, 16.42 seconds, $1,760. 2, Steely Steiner, Oakley, Utah, 16.62, $1,320.  3, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 16.72, $880. 4, Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 16.94, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Darling, $2,200 and Winn, $1,760. Wild Card qualifier: Shannon McReynolds, La Luz, N.M., $1,760.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Dalan Duncan, $1,760. 2, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 85.5, $1,320. 3, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 82, $880. 4, Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kan., 79, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Frost, $2,787 and Askey, $2,347. Wild card qualifier: Holston, $1,907.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 25, 2023)—There are several reasons that the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) was selected as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year, and one of those is the animals.

The rodeo also received the 2022 Remuda Award because of the livestock that was featured in competition in Dickies Arena. This year’s rodeo draws 20 different stock contractors from across North America who bring their best to be part of the $1.2 million FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament.

With the animals and the cowboys getting scores in bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding, it’s important to have bucking stock that provide the best opportunity. Tanner Butner from Daniel, Wyoming has been on both sides of the equation and was really excited to be on the top here on Tuesday night.

Butner, who is coming off his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) was the saddle bronc riding star of Bracket 3. He was the last man to ride on Wednesday night and moved high on the top of the leaderboard with an outstanding ride aboard Andrews Rodeo Company’s horse named All or Nothin’. Not only did he win first place; he added his name to the history books with a 94-point ride setting an FWSSR record for the highest marked ride in the history of the rodeo.

Butner failed to cash in during Tuesday night’s first round, but by virtue of his performance on Wednesday, he will be back in Fort Worth for the semifinals. Butner’s traveling partner, Sage Newman from Melstone, Montana, finished at the top of the bracket after getting two second-place finishes. Newman won $2,640 in the bracket. Butner finished second with $1,760.

The stars of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association were at the top of the leaderboard for the second night in a row. Kelsie Domer, last year’s Fort Worth breakaway roping champion, finished in first place in both rounds. She has earned $3,520 here so far and will advance to the semifinals.

Domer, of Dublin, Texas, finished 20^th in the world last year, thanks in part to a FWSSR win. She competed through May of the 2022 season, but then stayed home preparing for the birth of her and husband Ryan Domer’s first child, Oaklynn, who arrived in August.

Jordon Briggs won this rodeo in 2009 and is on pace to do it again. The Tolar, Texas, resident finished first in both rounds with times of 16.58 and 16.47 respectively. She also has earned $3,520 and will advance to the semifinals.

Korbin Rice, from Hobbs, New Mexico, and Reed Lewis Boos, from White Cloud, Kansas, have not made it to the NFR, and are not the most well-known team ropers in the field. That could change. They qualified for the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament by winning the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo in Cleburne, Texas, last June. Being the new kids on the block didn’t faze them one bit.

With Rice doing the heading and Boos heeling, they stopped the clock in 5.4 seconds in round one, good for third place. They finished second in round 2 with a 6.6. Qualifying to compete here was a big step. Now they are taking the next step toward the championship by advancing to the semifinals with $2,200 won.

Bracket 4 starts in Dickies Arena on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 26, 2023.

(Qualifiers are based on tie-breaker rules.)

 

Bracket 3, Round 2

 

Bareback riding: 1, Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. 89.5 points on Andrews Rodeo Company’s Top Dollar, $1,760. 2, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 87, $1,320. 3,  Tom Webster, Injune, Queensland, Australia, 82, $880. 4,Yance Day, Mannford, Okla., 80, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Shadbolt, $2,420, and Broussard, $1,980. Wild card qualifier: Ben Kramer, Max, N.D., $1,760.

 

Steer wrestling: 1, Shane Frey, Duncan, Okla., 3.6 seconds, $1,760.  2, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 3.9, $1,320. 3, Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., 4.1, $880. 4, Timmy Sparing, Helena, Mont, 4.3, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Lord, $2,200, and Frey, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Sparing, $1,760.

 

Breakaway roping: 1, Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 1.9 seconds, $1,760. 2, Josey Murphy, Keachi, La., 2.7, $1,320. 3,  Kendal Pierson, Wardlow, Alberta, Canada, 3.4, $880. 4, Sammy Taylor, Cisco, Texas, 12.0, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Domer, $3,520, and Murphey, $2,200. Wild Card qualifier: Tacy Webb, Midway, Texas, $1,320.

 

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo., 94 points on Andrews Rodeo Company’s All or Nothin’, $1,760. 2, Sage Newman, Melstone, Wyo., 91, $1,320. 3, Parker Fleet, Axtell, Texas, 87.5, $880. 4, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 86, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Newman,  $2,640, and Butner, $1,760. Wild Card qualifier: Fleet, $1,760.

 

Tie-down roping: 1, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 8.4 seconds, $1,760. 2, Blake Ash, Aurora, Mo., 8.5, $1,320.  3, Richard Newton, Portales, N.M., 9.8, $880. 4, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 10.0, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Newton, $2,420, and Hughes, $2,200. Wild Card qualifier: Tom Crouse, Gallatin, Mo., $1,540.

 

Team Roping: 1, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., $1,760 each. 2, Korbin Rice, Hobbs, N.M., and Reed Boos, White Cloud, Kan., 6.6, $1,320 each. 3, Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla., 9.7, $880 each. 4, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 9.8, $440 each.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Tryan and Corkill; and Rice and Boos, $2,200 each, $2,200 each. Wild Card qualifier: Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwhead, Alberta, Canada, $1,760.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.47 seconds, $1,760 each. 2,Molly Otto, Grand Forks, N.D., 16.55, $1,320.  3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 16.61, $880. 4, Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark., 16.93, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Briggs, $3,520, and Lockhart, $2,200. Wild card qualifier: Otto,  $1,760.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Chance Schott, McLaughlin, S.D., 90.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Guess Who, $1,760. 2, Tristan Hutchings, Monteview, Idaho, 87.5, $1,320. 3, Tayler Taylor, Stephenville, Texas, 85.5, $880. 4, Grayson Cole, Fredonia, Pa., 83, $440.

 

Semi-finals qualifiers: Schott, $2,310, and Hutchings, $1,870. Wild card qualifier, Taylor, $1,430.

 

 

 

DENVER, Colo. (January 21, 2023) — There is just one performance left at the National Western Stock Show presented by Centura Health and it promises to have some of the most exciting action yet.

Three semifinals rodeo performances were held on Saturday and the sold-out crowds enjoyed every bit of the rodeo action. Saturday night was especially exciting for barrel racer Darby Fox from King Hill, Idaho.

The National Western Stock Show Rodeo started off on Thursday, January 12 with the first of eight brackets. In the timed events, contestants competed in a qualifying event or got in based on their standings in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. The bareback, saddle bronc and bull riding was all based on standings.

The rodeo started out with 80 contestants in each event competing in one of eight brackets. Three of the contestants from every event then advanced to the semifinals based on how they finished in the individual brackets. Those 24 contestants were divided into three semifinals performances held in the Denver Coliseum on Saturday.

Fox was one of the barrel racers that qualified for the rodeo performances. Then she became the only woman to have to runs less than 15 seconds in a bracket. She was at the top of the leaderboard in Bracket six. When she made her run in semifinals three there was a 15.04-second time by her name and she once again was at the top.

Fox has been riding a mare that she bought as a yearling and trained herself. She started seasoning her in 2022 and the experience paid off for both of them. Last year, she won $10,086 at rodeos. Thanks to her success in Denver, she has already collected $7,776 and stands to win more on Sunday.

The reigning world champion all-around cowboy and bull rider, Stetson Wright from Milford, Utah is hoping to add his name to the winners list here and join members of  his legendary family that have already clamed championships in the Denver Coliseum, including his father, Cody Wright, uncle Spencer Wright and brother Rusty Wright.

Stetson competed in the semifinals in both of his signature events, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. He has already won money in both of those events and everything he wins here will help jumpstart the year and put him in contention for more gold buckles. At 23-years-old, he has seven world titles on his resume already, four all-around, two in the bull riding and one in saddle bronc.

Sunday will be the final day of the 117^th National Western’s 16-day run. The rodeo will begin at 2 p.m. and will be aired live on the Cowboy Channel.

 

 

 

DENVER, Colo. — The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, Saturday, 22, 2023.

 

17th performance – Semifinal 1   

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Rocker Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, 87.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Banger Main. 2, (tie) Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., and Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 84.5. 4, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 82.5

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Gus Franzen, Kearney, Neb., 3.9 seconds. 2, Denver Berry, Checotah, Okla., 4.5. 3, (tie) Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, and Cal Wolfe, Palmer, Texas, 4.9.

 

Team Roping: 1, Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas, and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 4.0. seconds. 2, Ty Arnold, Midway, Texas, and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 4.9. 3, Cooper and Tucker White, Hershey, Neb., 5.2. 4, Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Kollin Vonahn, Blanchard, Okla., 6.0.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Houston Brown, Miles City, Utah, 83.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Rev Runner. 2, Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo., 83. 3, Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D., and Ben Andersen, Eckville, Alberta, 82.5.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, 7.7 seconds. 2, Preston Pederson, Hermiston, Ore., 8.3. 3, Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 8.5. 4, Riley Wakefield, O’ Neil, Neb., 8.7.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Kalli McCall, Lufkin, Texas, 15.07. 2, Timber Allenbrand, Paola, Kan., 15.20. 3, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 15.30. 4, Kristi Steffes, Vale, S.D., 15.33.

Bull Riding:  1, Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kan., 86 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Mean Mug. 2, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 84.5. 3, Tyler Bingham, Howell, Utah, 84.5

 

18th performance – Semifinal 2 

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 87 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Midnight Snack. 2, Yance Day, Mannford, Okla., 85. 3, Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont., 84. 4, (tie) Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas, and Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 82.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.0 seconds. 2, Jaret Whitman, Belgrade, Mont., 4.3. 3, Stand Branco, Chowchilla, Cali.,4.4. 4, Ty Everson, Laramie, Wyo., 5.9.

 

Team Roping: 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.3 seconds. 2, Rhett Anderson, and Chris Young, Annabella, Utah, 4.8. 3, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil. 4, Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore., and Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., 5.6.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, 86.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Sippin’ on Fire. 2, (tie) Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., and Shea Fournier, Raceland La., 84.5 each. 4, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 84.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M.,7.8 seconds. 2, Jody Green, Ada., Okla., 8.2. 3, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 9.0. 4, Hayden Ford, Whitehouse, Texas, 9.6.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Sophie Nolen, Stephenville, Texas, 14.92. 2, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasa, Texas, 14.97. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.00. 4, Jimmie Smith- Tew, McDade, Texas, 15.28.

Bull Riding: (two qualified rides) 1, Cullen Telfer, Plant City, Fla., 88 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo, Keep Talkin. 2, JC Mortensen, Paulden, Ariz., 69.

 

19th performance – Semifinal 3 

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Keenan Reed Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 84 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Mesquite Thorn. 2, Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas, 83.5. 3, Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, N.V., 79.5. 4, Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., 78.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Hoyt Draeger, Weeping Water, Neb., 4.9. 2, Justin Kimsey, Kennewick, Wash., 5.7. 3, Cody Mumma, Kremmling, Colo., 14.9. 4, Trey Jackson, Keensburg, Colo., 15.1.

 

Team Roping: 1, Hagan Peterson, Delta, Utah, and Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, Nev., 4.3 seconds. 2, Jake Orman, Prairie Miss., and Bryce Crites, Welch, Okla., 5.3. 3, Kellan and Carson Johnson, Casper Wyo., 5.7 4, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, and Jace Davis, Stephenville, Texas, 16.1.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 86.5 points on Cervi Championships Rodeo’s Blood Angel. 2, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 85. 3, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 84.5. 4, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 82.5.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, 8.0 seconds. 2, Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 8.7. 3, Ben Robinson, Red Deer County, Alberta, 8.9. 4, Cash Enderli, Liberty, Texas, 9.1.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1,  Darby Fox, King Hill, Idaho, 15.04 seconds. 2, Katie Pascoe, Morro Bay, Cali., 15.17. 3, Sara Winkelman, Big Lake, Minn., 15.22. 4, Taycie Matthews, Wynne, Ark., 15.24.

Bull Riding: (one qualified ride) 1, Bryce Burnell, Sheridan, Wyo., 88 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Legal Action.

 

About the National Western Stock Show — Established in 1906, the National Western Stock Show is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization that provides college and graduate level scholarships in agricultural-related fields of study. Its mission is to serve producers and consumers throughout the world by being the premier stock show, equestrian competitions, and center for year-round events. The 16-day show also serves as an entertainment arena, hosting one of the world’s richest regular season professional rodeos, family and educational shows plus Colorado’s largest western trade show. For more information, visit nationalwestern.com.