Author: Susan Kanode

Several contestants at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo their last opportunity to qualify for Saturday night’s championship Finals during Semifinals 2.

No where was it more evident than in the team roping. Clay Smith, of Broken Bow, and Jade Corkill, from Fallon, Nevada, didn’t expect to be among the competitors here in the Semifinals. They finished fifth in their bracket and the top four advanced. Then when a team withdrew because one of them was injured, Smith and Corkill got the call.

They had earned less money than any other team that advanced and had a lot of ground to make up. During the first round on Wednesday night, ,they picked up a fourth place check for $1,500. That helped, but still wasn’t enough to see them roping for the championship in the AT&T Center on Saturday night.

They were the first team ropers to swing their loops on Thursday night and made it stick at 4.1 seconds. The other nine teams that followed them couldn’t get the job done any faster. Smith and Corkill added $5,000 to their checking accounts and now will start Saturday’s competition with $8,500 in earnings.

Bull rider Travor Kastner, from Roff, Oklahoma found himself in a similar situation. He also was fifth in his bracket and got the call when another bull rider was on the injured list. Kastner was one of the nine riders that hit the dirt on Wednesday night, so he had to ride eight-seconds on Thursday or be the one rider during Friday night’s Wildcard round with the high score to advance.

Kastner rode 4L and Diamond S Rodeo’s bull named Ferdinand for 86 points and the win. With the $5,000 he won on Thursday, he has total earnings of $7,750 to start the Championship Finals. Kastner will also be competing at the Xtreme Bulls performance Saturday afternoon.

The bareback, saddle bronc and bull riders who finished in the bottom five spots in each of the Semifinals here have one more opportunity to qualify for the Championship Finals at the Wildcard on Friday night. A new group of timed-event contestants will ride into the AT&T Center for the first time for that performance. In the steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping and barrel racing, it is the top 10 finishers from San Antonio’s qualifiers who will have the opportunity.

In all the events it will come down to one ride or one run to have a chance to compete for the big money on Saturday. Friday night’s Wildcard round starts at 7 p.m.

 

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2020) — The following are unofficial results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 14-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Complete results are at www.sarodeo.com.

 

Semifinals 2 Round 2 followed by Championship Finals qualifiers –

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 89 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Two Buck Chuck, $5,000. 2, Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D., 88.5, $4,000. 3, Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., 86.5, $2,500. 4, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 85.5, $1,500. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Howlett, $11,250. 2, Vold, $9,500. 3, Shane O’Connell, $9,250. 4, Champion, $8,750. 5, Dantan Bertsch, Eastend, Saskatchewan, $7,625.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 3.7 seconds, $5,000. 2, Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 4.4, $4,000. 3, Tanner Bruner, Ramona, Kan., 4.7, $2,500. 4, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 5.7, $1,500. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Hazen, $13,000. 2, Bruner, $9,500. 3, Cassidy, $9,375. 4, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., $8,500. 5, Melvin, $5,000.

 

Team Roping: 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 4.1 seconds, $5,000. 2, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, 4.2, $4,000. 3, (tie) Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla.; and Erich Rogers, Round Rockc, Ariz., and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, 4.6, $2,000 each. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Brown and Braden, $9,000. 2, (tie) Smith and Corkill; and Proctor and Motes, $8,500. 4, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., $7,000. 5, Tanner Baldwin, Vail, Ariz., and Nano Garza, Las Cruces, N.M., $6,000.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 86.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Grab your Guns, $5,000. 2, Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif., 86, $4,000. 3, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 85.5, $2,500. 4, Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 83.5, $1,500. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Boore, $11,250. 2, Holman, $8,375. 3, Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev., 79, $8,000. 4, Smith, $7,500. 5, Wright, $6,250.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 6.9 seconds, $5,000. 2, Cody Huber, Albia, Iowa, 7.1, $4,000. 3, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., and Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 7.3 and $2,000 each. (Finals round) 1, Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas, $10,750. 2, (tie) Moore and Mayfield, $9,500. 4, Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., 8.2, $7,875. 5, Huber, $7,250.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 13.91 seconds, $5,000. 2, Cindy Smith, Lovington, N.M., 13.97, $4,000. 3, (tie) Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas, and Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 14.06, $2,000. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Ryann Pedone, Sunset, Texas, $11,500. 2, Tonozzi, $10,000. 3, Wilson, $9,750. 4, Lockwood, $7,750. 5, Smith, $6,750.

 

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla., 86 points on Four L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Ferdinand, $5,500. 2, Colten Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo., 85.5, $4,500. 3, Denton Fugate, Niangua, Mo., 81, $3,000. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, $16,222. 2, Fritzlan, $9,472. 3, Kastner, $7,750. 4, Fugate, $6,500. 5, Tyler Bingham, Huneyville, Utah, $4,250.

 

About the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo:
Established in 1949, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, winner of the PRCA Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year for an unprecedented 14 consecutive times, has grown to be one of the largest and most prestigious single events in the city, with nearly 2 million visitors entering the grounds each year. The success of the organization is attributed to over 6,000 volunteers who give countless hours to the organization. With community, donor and volunteer support, the organization has donated over $210 million to the youth of Texas through scholarships, grants, endowments, auctions, a calf scramble program and show premiums. For more information, visit sarodeo.com.

Dustin Bird of Cut Bank, Montana and Levi Tyan of Wallace, Nebraska set a new team roping record at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo on Tuesday night. They stopped the clock in 3.5 seconds for the win.  San Antonio Rodeo photo by Scott Foley

 

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 11, 2020) – Nobody was more surprised to set a new team roping arena record at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo than the men that stopped the clock in 3.5 seconds.

Two years ago, Coleman Proctor and Billy Jack Saebens had the fast time of the rodeo at 3.7 seconds. That was the record in the AT&T Center. That same year, Proctor and Saebens went on to be crowned the San Antonio Rodeo champions.

Now, Dustin Bird of Cut Bank, Montana and Levi Tyan from Wallace, Nebraska are hoping for similar results. They roped together here for the very first time. In fact, they hadn’t even met each other until they got here. Both had qualified and after entering the rodeo, they got paired up.

Their first outing didn’t go well, and they came up empty. But with everything to gain in the second round, they went for it and made history together. They will have their third steer on Wednesday night and are in good position to be back here for the Semifinals. They will go their separate ways after they rope Wednesday and meet back up in San Antonio later. Bird is going to Arizona for more rodeos and Tyan is going back to Nebraska to work on the family ranch.

Shorty Garrett has been at the top of the saddle bronc riding leaderboard in both rounds of Bracket 3. He tied for the win in the first round then got to make the victory lap around the arena alone on Tuesday. That was because of an 82-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Zealous Departure.

Garrett, from Eagle Butte, S.D., finished three spots out of making the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last year. He is on fire this year and on track to be among the top 15 who ride for world championships next December. He just won Rodeo Rapid City in his home state of South Dakota and is currently third in the world standings.

Now, he is also making plans to be in the Alamo City for the Semifinals. He has already won $4,417 here and could add to that on Wednesday. The final round of Bracket 3 will begin at 7 p.m. in the AT&T Center on Wednesday night.

.SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.11, 2020) — The following are unofficial results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 14-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Complete results are at www.sarodeo.com.

Bracket 3, round 2 —

                Bareback Riding: 1, Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas, 89 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zulu Warrior, $2,500. 2, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 85, $2,000. 3, Paden Hurst, Huntsville, Texas, 83.5, $1,240. 4, Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D., 81, $750.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, 3.9 seconds, $2,500. 2, (tie) Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., and Josh Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 4.0, $1,625 each.  4, (tie) Stockton Graves, Alva, Okla., and Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D., 4.1, $375.

Team Roping: 1, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mnt., and Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb., 3.5 seconds, $2,500.* 2, Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.1, $2,000. 3, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 4.2, $1,250. 4, Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Lane Siggins, Eloy, Ariz., 6.7, $750.

                Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., 82 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zealous Departure, $2,500. 2, Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta, and Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 80 and $1,625 each. 4, Logan James Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 77.5, $750.

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, (tie) Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., and Justin Smith, Leesville, La., 7.9 seconds and $2,250 each. 3, Marcos Costa, Menard, Texas, 8.2, $1,240. 4, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 8.5, $750.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Brittney Barnett, Stephenville, Texas, 13.91 seconds, $2,500. 2, Christine Laughlin, Reddick, Fla., 14.30, $2,000. 3, Leia Pluemer, Bosque Farms, NM., and Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 14.36 and $1,000 each.

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 86.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Valhalla, $2,750. 2, Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta, 83.5, $2,250. 3, Sage Steele Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 67, $1,000.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 3, 2020) – Monday night was one for the record books at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR).

The excitement started when World War II hero and Iwo Jima survivor Don Graves belted out the Star Bangled Banner in front of an appreciative crowd. In his 90s now, he started his rendition by announcing “God Bless America,” and asked the fans to sing along for Military Appreciation Day. That set the stage for announcers Doug Mathis and Bob Tallman to recognize veterans from every branch of the service before the action in the arena started.

The final bracket of the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament kicked off with an exciting round of bareback riding dominated by Canadians. In fact, the top four places were taken by residents of Alberta.

In first place was Spur Lacasse, a second-generation bareback rider who lives in Calgary. Lacasse rode Big Rafter Rodeo’s horse named Mrs. Julian for 87 points and the round win. He will start Tuesday’s competition with $1,760 in earnings.

Spur Lacasse, who now calls Calgary, Alberta, home, led a pack of Canadians to the pay window in the bareback riding at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament February 3. He scored  87 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s horse Mrs. Julian. FWSSR photo by James Phifer

Right behind him was Cole Goodine of Carbon with an 85.5. Goodine added $1,320 to his checking account. Third place was a tie between Kody Lamb of Sherwood park and Pascal Isabel from Okotoks. Each scored 84 points to win $660.

Dawson Hay, from Wildwood, Alberta took the top spot in saddle bronc riding as well. Hay is another second-generation contestant that is coming off his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification. Hay was 87 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Meat Cracker to win $1,760.

There was only one bull rider successful on Monday night. The honors went to Australia. Ky Hamilton from Mackay, Queensland, rode Four Star Rodeo’s bull named Kermit for 85.5 points. As the only successful contestant, he got all of the $4,400 purse. With that paycheck, he is assured a spot in the upcoming semi-finals. Mackay is currently sixth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. If he remains in the top 15 through the rest of the season, he will be the first Australian bull rioder to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo since Greg Potter in 2003.

FORT WORTH. — The following are unofficial results from the thirteenth performance of the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Monday, February 3, 2020.

Bareback riding: 1, Spur Lacasse, Calgary, Alberta, 87 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Mrs. Julian, $1,760. 2, Cole Goodine, Carbon, Alberta, 85.5, $1,320. 3, (tie) Pascal Isabelle, Okotoks, Alberta, and Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 84, $660 each.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Shane Frey, Duncan, Okla., 4.0 seconds, $1,760. 2, Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., 4.5, $1,320. 3, Mose Fleming, Kissimmee, Fla., 8.1, $880. 4, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 8.9, $440.

Breakaway Roping: 1,  Rylee Potter, Weiser, Idaho, 2.7 seconds, $1,760. 2, Cadee Williams, Weatherford, Texas, $1,320. 3, Janey Reeves, Melba, Idaho, 3.0, $880. 4, Abigayle Hampton, Commerce, Texas, 3.1, $440.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 87 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Meat Cracker, $1,760. 2, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 86.5, $1,320. 3, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 84, $880. 4, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 79, $440.

Tie-down Roping: 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.0 seconds, $1,760. 2, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 8.3, $1,320. 3, Kyle Dutton, Mesilla Park, N.M., 8.7, $880. 4, Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 9.1, $440.

Team Roping: 1, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, 5.1 seconds, $1,760 each. 2, Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, and Colby Siddoway, Honeyville, Utah, 5.5, $1,320 each. 3, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 5.8, $880 each. 4, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 6.0, $440 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Ivy Conrado-Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 16.55 seconds, $1,760. 2, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 16.63, $1,320. 3, Sarah Kieckhefer, Prescott, Ariz., 16.72, $880. 4, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 16.85, $440.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 85.5 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Kermit, $4,400.

 

DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 21, 2020) —The National Western Stock Show Rodeo on Tuesday night is going to be among Taylor and Alishea Broussard’s favorite rodeo memories.

Taylor is a bareback rider from Louisiana who fell in love with a barrel racer from Oregon. They got married three years ago and now enjoy any opportunity they get to compete at the same rodeo. With Taylor packing a rigging bag and Alishea hauling horses, competing at the same rodeo doesn’t happen as often as they would like.

It happened in Denver and while the first round on Monday didn’t go as well as they had hoped, Wednesday night was one for the books. Taylor had the high-marked bareback ride of the evening at 87 points.

His ride aboard Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Baby Face also gives him a chance to be back here on Saturday. He had a 71 here Monday and is 17^th in the overall standings. The top 24 advance to Saturday’s semifinals so he will have to wait and see how his fellow competitors do here over the next three days.

Monday was also disappointing for Alishea who hit two barrels in the cloverleaf pattern and had 10 seconds of penalties. She came back Tuesday night and set the pace with a 14.94-second run. Alishea won’t have another opportunity to compete here but does stand to get a nice paycheck based on her second-round performance. She currently has the fastest time of this year’s rodeo.

Wednesday will see two rodeos in the Denver Coliseum as a new group of contestants tries to be among the qualifiers for Saturday’s semifinals. Action starts at 1:30 and 7 p.m.

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DENVER, Colo. — (Jan. 19, 2020) The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

 

Seventh Performance –

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 87 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Baby Face. 2, Cole Goodine, Carbon, Alberta, 82. 3, Tim Murphy, Cleveland, Texas, 81. 4, Tristan Hansen, Dillon, Mont., 80.5.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Cade Goodman, Waelder, Texas, 4.8 seconds. 2, Winsten McGraw, Greeley, Colo., 5.0. 3, Chase Crane, Oklahoma City, 5.1. 4, Denard Butler, Checotah, Okla., 5.3.

 

Team Roping: 1, Kade Smith, Post, Texas, and Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb., 5,0 seconds. 2, Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo., and Ryan Von Ahn, Palmyra, Mo., 5.3. 3, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 5.6. 4, Lane Santos Karney, Creston, Calif., and Jerren Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 14.1.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Ty Manke, Rapid City, S.D., 86 points on The Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Jimmy Lee’s 2 Cookies. 2, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 81. 3, Kash Deal, Dupree, S.D., 78. 4, Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo., 71.

 

Tie Down Roping: 1, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 7.8 seconds. 2, Preston Pederson, Hermiston, Ore., 8.2. 3, Blake Ash, Aurora, Mo., 9.0. 4, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 9.8.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Alishea Broussard, Estherwood, La., 14.94 seconds. 2, Kim Schulze, Larkspur, Colo., 15.26. 3, Carley Cervi, Roggen, Colo., 15.32. 4, Amy Jo Reisdorfer, Cheyenne, Wyo., 15.49.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Tyler bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 89.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Big Dog. 2, Hawk Whitt, Thermopolis, Wyo., 87.5. 3, Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas, 86. 4, (tie) Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, and Garrett Uptain, Craig, Colo., 84 points each.

 

Current Leaders –

 

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 88 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Black Sunday. 2, (tie) Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., and Chance Ames, Rock Springs, Wyo., 85 each. 4, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, 84.5. (Second round) 1, O’Connell, 87.5 points on Cervi Brother’s Living the High Life. 2, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 87. 3, Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 86.5. 4, (tie) Kory Hart, Bloomfield, N.M., and Spur Lacasse, Calgary, Alberta, 85.5 each. (Total on two) 1, O’Connell, 175.5. 2, Shadbolt, 168.5. 3, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 167.5. 4, Lacasse, 167.

 

Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.9 seconds. 2, (tie) Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D.; Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho; and Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa, 4.0 each. (second round) 1, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 3.8. 2, Justice Johnson, Bismarck, N.D., 3.9. 3, Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., 4.0. 4, Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 4.1. (total on two) 1, Melvin, 8.2. 2, Edler, 8.8. 3, Jorgensen, 9.2. 4, Cade Goodman, Waelder, Texas, 9.3.

 

Team Roping: (first round) 1, Kade Smith, Post, Texas and Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb., 4.7 seconds. 2, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 4.8. 3, Charly Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 5.0. 4, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 5.3.  (second round) 1, Travis Bounds, Clifton, Colo., and Joe Roderick, Loma, Colo., 4.2. 2, Steven Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., and Jason Duby, Hereford, Ore., 4.5. 3, Ty Blasingame, Casper, Wyo., and Cody Hintz, Refugio, Texas, 4.6. 3, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 4.7. (total on two) 1, Smith and Tyan, 9.7. 2, (tie) Snow and Eaves; and Hall and Tryan, 10.3. 4, Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo., and Ryan Von Ahn, Palmyra, Mo., 10.4.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 85.5 points on Cervi Championship’s The Edge. 2, (tie) Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., and Kobyn Williams, De Berry, Texas, 83 points each. 4, Mitch Pollock, Twin Falls, Idaho, 82. (second round) 1, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 88 points on The Cervi Brother’s Tank. 2, Ty Manke, Rapid City, S.D., 86. 3, Kobyn Williams, 85.5. 4, CoBurn Bradshaw, 84.5. (total on two) 1, Williams, 168.5. 2, Ryder Wright, 166. 3, Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., 163.5. 4, (tie)  Rusty Wright, and Bradshaw, 159.

 

Tie Down Roping: (first round) 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 6.9 seconds. 2, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 7.7. 3, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 8.1. 4, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 8.6. (second round) 1, (tie) Harris and Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas, 7.3 each. 3, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 7.7. 4, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 7.8. (total on two) 1, Harris, 15.4. 2, Williams, 16.4. 3, Hughes, 16.6. 4, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.8.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 14.97 seconds. 2, Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla., 15.03. 3, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 15.10. 4, Wendy Hoefer, Fort Lupton, Colo., 15.23. (second round) 1, Alishea Broussard, Estherwood, La., 14.94. 2, Tillar Murray, 15.00. 3, Jimmie Smith, 15.10.  4, Jennifer Sharp, Richards, Texas, 15.19. (total on two) 1, Murray, 29.97. 2, Smith, 30.20. 3, Hurst, 30.34. 4, (tie) Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, and Jill Tanner, Stephenville, Texas, 30.73.

 

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Matt Palmer, Poplar Grove, Ill., 86.5 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Political Promise. 2, (tie) Dillon Tyner, Eaton, Colo., and Cole Fischer, Jefferson City, Mo., 85 each. 4, Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla., 84.5. (second round) 1, Toby Collins, Stephenville, Texas, 90 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Rawhide. 2, Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 89.5. 3, Hawk Whitt, Thermopolis, wyo., 87.5. 4, (tie) Sellars and Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 86.5 points each. (total on two) 1, Collins, 174. 2, Sellars, 171. 3, Shad Winn, Nephi, Utah, 158. 4, Coy Pollmeier, Fort Scott, Kan., 157.5.

DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 16, 2020) — The 2020 rodeo season is looking good for bareback rider Mason Clements if the success that he has had at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo continues.

Clements, from Draper, Utah, took the early lead during the first performance of this year’s rodeo with a 89.5-point ride on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s horse named Fargo. That ride is just shy of the 91-point arena record and will give the rest of the field something to strive for throughout the next eight days.

The competition here features two full rounds. Clements will have his second horse at the Friday matinee. He is hoping for another top ride and a chance to advance in the new tournament-style format here. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association sanctioned events started Thursday night, Eight groups of contestants compete twice through the first 16 performances.

Their times and scores will be added together with the top 24 advancing to one of three semifinals performances that will be held on the final Saturday of the show, Jan. 25. They will all start on an even playing field and the top four in each event will compete in Sunday’s Championships. Those 12 contestants will once again start at zero. Whoever has the fastest time or highest score then will be crowned Denver’s champion.

Clements finished last year’s season in 16^th place, one spot out of qualifying for his third Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Watching events on television isn’t his style and there is nothing he wants more than to be back in Las Vegas next December. After missing part of 2019 on the injured list and having knee surgery, he is healthy and has big goals to accomplish.

“I feel really good,” Clements said. “I stayed busy all of December and that helped, but I hated missing the finals. I’m excited about how well things are going and plan to be in Las Vegas next December.”

Clements competed at Denver’s invitational Colorado VS the World rodeos last Saturday and won the bareback riding. He won nearly $10,000.

“I hope I can keep it rolling,” Clements added. “So far Denver has been great. That momentum can go a long way.”

The 114^th National Western Stock Show will have two rodeo performances on Friday at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

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DENVER, Colo. — (Jan. 16, 2020) The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

 

First Performance –

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, 84.5 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Fargo. 2, Connor Hamilton, Calgary, Alberta, 87.5. 3, Anthony Thomas, Houston, Texas, 84. 4, Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 80.5.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 4.5 seconds. 2, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 5.3. 3, Justice Johnson, Bismarck, N.D., 6.1. 4, Bear Pasco, Morro Bay, Calif., 13.7.

 

Team Roping: 1, Charly Craford, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 5.0 seconds. 2, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 6.0. 3, Riley Minor and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.8. 4, Nick Sartain, Bandera, Texas, and Blaine Vick, Breckenridge, Texas, 11.2.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Mitch Pollock, Twin Falls, Idaho, 82 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Big Casino. 2, Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 80. 3, Luke White, Lincoln, Calif., 77.5. 4, Justin Lawrence, Exeter, Calif., 65.

 

Tie Down Roping: Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 8.7 seconds. 2, Randall Carlisle, Athens, La., 8.7. 3, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 9.6. 4, Colt Papy, Henrietta, Texas, 10.4.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla., 15.03 seconds. 2, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 15.10. 3, Wendy Hoefer, Fort Lupton, Colorado, 15.23. 4, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 15.33.

 

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 82 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Crazy Nights. 2, Shad Winn, Nephi, Utah, 78. 3, Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas, 70.

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 17, 2019) – If a script had been written for the conclusion of the Caldwell Night Rodeo, it couldn’t have played out any better than the actual competition on Saturday night.

It started with outstanding bareback riding where four-time and world standings leader Kaycee Feild tied for the arena record. Feild rode the Northcott & Macza horse named Spilled Perfume for 91 points to win the final round and the overall title. His total of 180 points on two rides is the highest on record here and added $8,702 to his earnings.

Feild won the championship here in 2012, a year after he won his first of four consecutive world titles. He qualified for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2008 and has competed at rodeo’s championships nine times. The most recent of those was last December.

He started off this year with a big win at RodeoHouston last March. Then while competing in Austin, Texas, he was injured sustaining facial and skull fractures. He returned to competition over the Fourth of July and won his first rodeo back at Mandan, North Dakota.

Feild has been in the lead of the world standings for most of the year and helped his quest to remain number one in Caldwell. The man behind him there also finished second here, Clayton Biglow, from Clements, California.

In the saddle bronc riding, a win here could have a big impact on Mitch Pollock’s season. Pollock, from Winnemucca, Nevada was 18^th in the world standings before he rode here. The top 15 at the end of September qualify for the NFR and Pollock needed a big win to move him in the standings.

He won the first round here with a 90-point ride, then came back and won the overall title with 176.5 points on two head. The $7,156 he won here should move him into the top 15 and give him an opportunity to compete in Las Vegas in December for the first time.

Pollock grew up in Nevada, but after coming to college in Idaho he has made the Twin Falls area his home. He had a lot of friends and fans that got to watch him make his victory laps around the arena and now they are all hoping to see him compete in Las Vegas.

A world champion bucking bull was the superstar here on Saturday. Powder River Rodeo’s Sweet Pro’s Bruiser had a much-anticipated match up with Challis, Idaho, resident Ruger Piva. Piva not only made it to the whistle, he scored 92-points and won the rodeo adding nearly $8,000 to his earnings.

Piva could also be headed to his first NFR thanks to the Caldwell championship. He was 17^th in the world standings and with the money he won here, he should move into the top 15. This year’s rodeo had a total payout of $327,501.

Plans are underway for the 86^th Caldwell Night Rodeo. More information is available at www.caldwellnightrodeo.com.

 

2019 Caldwell Night Rodeo Champions

Bareback Riding – Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, 180 points, $8,702

Steer Wrestling – (tie) Aaron Vosler, Laramie, Wyo., 13.9 seconds, $5,766

Kodie Jang, Townsville, Australia, 13.9 seconds, $6,888

Team Roping – Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., &

Lane Siggins, Coolidge, Ariz., 15.4 seconds, $7,946 each

Saddle Bronc Riding – Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., 176.5 points, $7,156

Tie-Down Roping – Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 28.0 seconds, $8,785

Barrel Racing – Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 51.38 seconds, $8,718

Bull Riding – Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 92 points, $7,952

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 17, 2019) — The following are final results from the 85^th annual Caldwell Night Rodeo.

Bareback Riding: (final round) 1, Kaycee Feild, Genola, Utah, 91 points on Northcott & Macza’s Spilled Perfume, $1,650.* 2, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 88.5, $1,250. 3, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 86, $900. 4, Seth Lee Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 85, $600. 5, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 84.5, $350. 6, Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., 83.5, $250. (total on two) 1, Feild,180, $3,526. 2, Biglow, 174.5, $2,703. 3, Peebles, 172, $1,998. 4, Hardwick, 170, $1,293. 5, Bennett, 186, $823. 6, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 165.5, $588. 7, Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo., 151.5, $470. (on one) 8, Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 83, $353.

Steer wrestling: (final round) 1, Aaron Vosler, Laramie, Wyo., 4.5 seconds, $1,305. 2, Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., 4.6, $1,030. 3, (tie) Will Lummus, West Point, Miss., and Kodie Jang, Townsville, Australia, 4.7, $743 each. 5, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 4.8, $405. 6, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 5.3, $225. (total on three) 1, (tie) Vosler and Jang, 13.9, $4,024 each. 3, Lummus, 14.1, $3,182. 4, Irwin, 14.3, $2,620. 5, (tie) Rudd and Guy, 14.5, $1,778. 7, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 15.6, $936. 8, Taylor Gregg, Walla Walla, Wash., 16.1, $374.

Team roping: (final round) 1, Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Lane Siggins, Coolidge, Ariz., 5.1 seconds, $1,138. 2, Garrett Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 5.6, $942. 3, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho, and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 6.3, $745. 4, Clayton VanAken, Descanso, Calif., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 6.7, $550. 5, Kaden Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Bradey Ramone, Orangeville, Utah, 7.0, $353. 6, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 7.2, $196. (total on three) 1, Dees and Siggins, 15.4, $4,561. 2, Tonozzi and Davis, 16.7, $3,966. 3, Tryan and Graves, 17.0, $3,371. 4, Flenniken and Worley, 17.5, $2,776. 5, VanAken and Yates, 19.0, $2,181. 6, Richard and Ramone, 19.1, $1,586. 7, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 22.0, $992. 8, Jaguar Terrill, Blackfoot, idaho and Jason Warner, Rexburg, Idaho, 26.4, $397.

Saddle bronc riding: (final round) 1, (tie) Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah on Powder River Rodeo’s Rich N Fancy and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, on Powder River Rodeo’s Look Again, 86.5 points and $1,450 each. 3, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., 86.5, $900. 4, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 86, $600. 5, Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., 85, $350. 6, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 84.5, $250. (total on two) 1, Pollock, 176.5, $3,128. 2, Boore, 171.5, $2,398. 3, Wright, 170.5, $1,772. 4, Gordon, 168, $1,147. 5, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 167.5, $730. 6, Braden, 166, $521. 7, Cress, 164, $417. 8, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., 162, $313.

 Tie down roping: (final round) 1, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 9.4 seconds, $1,334. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.0, $1,104. 3, (tie) Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., and Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 10.4, $759 each. 5, J.D. McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas, 11.2, $414. 6, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 11.5, $230. (total on three) 1, Cooper, 28.0, $4,569. 2, Milligan, 28.1, $3,973. 3, Livingston, 29.2, $3,377. 4, Yates, 31.0, $2,781. 5, (tie) Kissack and McCuistion, 31.9, $1,887. 7, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 32.2, $993. 8, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 37.6, $397.

Barrel racing: (final round) 1, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 17.00, $1,637. 2, (tie) Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., and Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 17.23 &  $1,023 each. 4, Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 17.25, $409. (total on three) 1, Rule, 51.38, $3,315. 2, Hillman, 51.55, $2,841. 3, Taylor, 51.99, $2,368. 4, Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore., 52.12, $2,052. 5, Laughlin, 52.13, $1,578. 6, Brittney Barnett, Joliet, Mont., 52.16, $1,263. 7, Cheyenne, Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas, 52.36, $947. 8, Tanya Jones, Prineville, Ore., 52.41, $631. 9, Amanda Lewis Waller, Oreana, Idaho, 52.50, $474. 10, Cindy Smith, Hobbs, N.M., 52.97, $316.

Bull Riding:  1, Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 92 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Sweet Pro’s Bruiser, $7,952. 2, Sage Steele Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 89.5, $6,097. 3, Derek Kolbaba, Walla Walla, Wash., 87.5, $4,506. 4, Daylon Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga., 87, $2,916. 5, Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore., 81.5, $1,856. 6, (tie) Happy Weight, Goshen, Utah and Colten Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo., 80, $1,193. 8, Shad Winn, Westmoreland, Kan., 79.5, $795.

*Tied for arena record with Steven Dent in 2008.

 

Deeply respected and loved by his family, friends and the thousands of athletes whose lives he touched, Dr. J. Pat Evans passed away peacefully Monday July 22^nd at his Dallas home.

Evans, a Native Texan, was born August 5, 1930 and raised in Dallas. He was a devoted Christian, spending summers as a youth at Young Life camp in Colorado.  In 1947, following in the footsteps of his father, Evans served as Lodge Chief for Boy Scout Troop 42. He was one of the first to help settle Camp Constantin and instigated the long-standing ceremony of a torch-lit canoe paddle across Possum Kingdom Lake.

He attended Whitworth University in Washington on a football scholarship.  The disappointment of suffering a severe knee injury ultimately led Evans to discover his true passion at an early age. Now sidelined, Evans became the team’s Student Athletic Trainer. Upon graduation he promptly attended the Grady Vaughn School of Physical Therapy to further pursue his career in working with athletes.

Evans began his career at Baylor Hospital as a Physical Therapist. His success there soon led the department head to ask him why he didn’t just go to medical school and become a doctor.  Never one to ignore good advice, Evans graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1959, interned at Baylor University Medical Center and was promptly offered a staff position.  He practiced at Baylor Hospital for over 30 years.

Staying true to his original passion Evans was one of the very first surgeons in the U.S. to focus solely on sports medicine. He fought to have his category of “Sports Medicine” recognized as a subspecialty by the medical community. He was the Team Physician for the Dallas Cowboys from 1970 to 1989 and the Dallas Mavericks from 1980 to 1992.

In 1979 Evans was introduced to the world of rodeo by Walt Garrison who was both a Dallas Cowboy and rodeo cowboy. Along with his friend Don Andrews, then the Athletic Trainer for the Fort Worth Texans Hockey Team, Evans realized that rodeo cowboys usually took a bigger beating in 8 seconds than any NBA or NFL player. With the support of Garrison and world champion bull rider Don Gay, Evans and Andrews convinced the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association to initiate an onsite medical team. The Justin Boots Sports Medicine program was inaugurated at the 1980 National Finals Rodeo and remains the premier provider of top-tier medical support at major rodeos throughout the U.S. By the time Evans retired in 2000 the Sports Medicine team had racked up an incredible contribution toward caring for rodeo cowboys.  They attended 3,300 rodeos and 13,000 rodeo performances, treated over 135,000 athletic injuries, traveled 2.7 million miles and managed to have hundreds of doctors donate $28,000,000 of free medical services to the cowboys.

Dr. Evans’ many accomplishments and awards include being inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2002 and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund in 1988. In 2006 he established the J. Pat Evans Foundation for rodeo research. He received the Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 from the Professional Bull Riders Association.

Evans credited his faith in Jesus Christ for his surgical abilities. He was grateful and humbled to be able to treat and extend the careers of so many athletes.  He gained the trust of his patients because he understood firsthand the frustration of being sidelined from competition. He loved his work and proclaimed that ‘cowboys are the toughest guys on the planet!’ The Sports Medicine Program was a dream of his and the world is a better place thanks to his determination, devotion and love of the athletes.

Early in his career Evans met an unsuspecting young woman, Joanie, whom he courted and eventually tricked into marrying him.  Little did she know what a life he had in store for her! Early on, Pat, the ever-attentive boyfriend, agreed to take Joanie to the country to shoot a shotgun for the first time. Pat carefully positioned a rather naïve Joanie in a cleverly chosen spot.  He carefully explained she should lean back a little and then pull the trigger. As expected, the the kick from this 12 gauge shotgun knocked the 97 pound Joanie backwards directly into the mud puddle located right behind her.  Pat and his accomplice, Bob Chambless, told and retold this story for the rest of their lives (but only when Joanie wasn’t around).  Despite this dreadful behavior Joanie agreed to marry Pat and they tied the knot in 1957.  Joanie was the love of Pat’s life and together they raised three high-spirited (putting it mildly) children; a daughter, Kerrie, and two sons, Mike and Kirk.

An avid outdoorsman, Evans taught his children the love of nature, hunting and fishing. The family often spent summers ‘Up Top’ at the family property in a somewhat remote area in Colorado. Most of the family’s weekends were spent at their Texas ranch not far from Dallas shooting, fishing, playing practical jokes on each other and creating a lot of chaos at all times.

Dr. J. Pat Evans’ tireless efforts to help others was endless.  His kindness and humor is the thing legends are made of. He is a Hero. We rejoice knowing he is Home at last with Joanie, his parents and friends that left this temporary home before him.

Thank you, Good Doctor.

 

            CODY, Wyo., June 30, 2019 — The atmosphere at the Cody/Yellowstone Xtreme Bulls was filled with anticipation at Stampede Park on Sunday night.

Fans were wondering if the weather would hold or would it rain? How many riders would make it to eight seconds? Who would win the title, and would everyone stay safe and healthy?

Two and a half hours later all those questions and more would be answered. A near-capacity crowd experienced a couple of rain showers, a little wind and thunder, a lot of patriotism, and pride in the celebration of 100 years of the Cody Stampede. Most of all they got to see some high-scoring bull rides with the top four of the night being 90 points or better.

Leader of the pack was Crockett, Texas’ resident Boudreaux Campbell who earned his second, consecutive pair of spurs for the championship. He rode a bull from Frontier Rodeo Company that carries the brand B2 for 92.5 points.

Prior to winning in Cody, Campbell was eighth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. The $5,443 that he won here will be added to his season earnings and will potentially help him secure his third qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) next December.

A year ago, Campbell added a pair of trophy spurs to his collection. This year he also got a knife and a buckle commemorating the 100^th anniversary of the Cody Stampede.

“The buckle is really cool,” Campbell said. “I’ll get to talk about that the rest of my life. Hopefully I’ll be able to tell my grandkids about it someday. I’ll pull it off a shelf and tell them that I won it at the 100^th anniversary. Not everybody will be able to do that.”

Shortly after Campbell rode, Parker McCown from Montgomery, Texas, who recently competed at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming. McCown scored 91 points on Frontier’s bull Magic Poison who has been selected for the NFR. He is just getting his start in pro rodeos as a permit holder. He leads those standing and will add $4,173 to those earnings from Cody.

The newly crowned college champion Daylon Swearingen finished third with a 90.5-point ride. Swearingen could very well be on his way to an NFR qualification as well. He was one spot out of the top 15. He added $3,084 which will help fill in the gap. Swearingen is originally from New York, has an address in Rochelle, Ga., now and competed for Carthage, Texas, Panola College at the CNFR. Rounding out the top four was Linden, Iowa’s Trevor Reiste who scored 90 and won $1,996.

“There were 40 guys entered her that had a chance to win,” said Donnie Gay, eight-time world champion and general manager of Frontier Rodeo Company. “Boudreaux put it all together. Your ability means something when you come to one of our rodeos. We work really hard to put together a set of animals that everybody has an opportunity on.”

The 2019 edition of the Cody/Yellowstone Xtreme Bulls had a total of 41 bull riders competing for nearly $20,000. The evening finished with bull fights from Bull Fighters Only where Weston Rutkowski finished at the top.

100^th anniversary rodeo action begins at Stampede Park with the first of four performances sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association at 8 p.m. July 1^st.

Cody Stampede copresident presented Boudreaux Campbell his awards along with Frontier Rodeo’s general manager, Donnie Gay. PRCA photo by Andy Watson

The following are results from the Cody/Yellowstone Xtreme Bulls, Sunday, June 30, 2019.

1, Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas, 92.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s B2, $5,443. 2, Parker Cole McCown, Montgomery, Texas, 92, $4,173. 3, Daylon Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga., 90.5, $3,085. 4, Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, 90, $1,996. 5, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 89.5, $1,270. 6, Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore., 88, $907. 7, Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta, 87.5, $726. 8, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 87, $544.

 

 

Coleman, Oklahoma (May 14, 2019) — The sixth annual Nothin’ But Try Steer Wrestling jackpot saw a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rookie contender finish as the champion.

Denell Henderson from Damascus, Arkansas won the event with a time of 14.3 seconds on three steers earning $2,784. Henderson is leading the race for this year’s PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year in steer wrestling. He finished ahead of several Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifiers and the 2017 world champion Tyler Pearson at the jackpot on May 11th.

It was the first time that Henderson has competed here, but it probably won’t be the last. Henderson stopped the clock in 4.2 seconds to finish second in the first round. He was solid in the second round and entered the finals in a three-way tie for first place with 9.5 seconds. Then he dropped his final steer in 4.8 seconds to win the title. Along with a nice check, he also got a Nothin’ But Try championship buckle that features Levi Wisness’s brand.

The event was held at the U-Cross Arena in Coleman and was organized by NFR qualifier Sean Mulligan. Mulligan started the jackpot in 2014 to honor his friend and fellow steer wrestler Levi Wisness. A Nothin But Try scholarship had been started in his name in 2009. The jackpot has raised over $20,000 for the scholarship.

“Levi was important to college rodeo and no one ever doubted that he would be competing at the NFR one day,” Mulligan said. “He was proud of his education and success in college and was one of the top steer wrestlers in the PRCA before the cancer. It made sense that we would put together an event that covered all of those bases.”

Wisness was the 2003 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion steer wrestler. He also was a student director for the Central Rocky Mountain Region. He graduated from the University of Wyoming, which is also Mulligan’s alma mater.

After treatment and surgery for a brain tumor he was making his competition comeback. The rodeo world was devastated to learn of his unexpected passing in 2008.

This year, a team roping and cornhole tournament were added to the activities. Tyler Pearson, the 2017 world champion steer wrestler and former NFR qualifier Dane Hanna won that event and over $800. Pearson also was part of the winning team in the cornhole tournament, so he got the all-around trophy, a custom coat rack.

Custom shaving kits th donated by Martin Saddlery were given to the first and second round winners in the steer wrestling. Plenty of food was available thanks to current world champion saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell who roasted a pig. Donations were taken and added to the fund.

When it was all said and done, $4,500 was added to the scholarship fund. More importantly, the participants all had a good time.

“This was a blast,” Dennell said. “This is one of the better jackpots that I’ve ever been too. It was fun to come hang out with everybody. I’ve been staying at Sean’s all week helping him get ready, so to finish this way was awesome.  It means a lot.”

Henderson played basketball in college and could possibly have played in the pros. He chose a different lifestyle and this summer will be traveling with Mulligan and working towards a Resistol Rookie of the Year title. He was the champion last December at the PRCA Permit Member of the Year Challenge and is looking forward to another trip to Las Vegas to compete at the NFR.

“I think this event was the best we’ve had yet,” Mulligan added. “We couldn’t do it without sponsors and help and we get a lot of help. But as long as everybody has fun and people want to contribute, we will keep it going. It’s a great way to remember Levi.”

Cinch Jeans and Shirts as well as the Mitchell family; Cosequin Equine; the SportZone; Groveton Insurance; Zesterra Animal Health; and Flying C Rodeo have supported the event from the beginning.  Other supporters include Chugwater Chili; Blue Bunny Ice Cream; Sundell Performance Horses; Martin Saddlery; Tres Rios Buckles; U-Cross Arena; The Corner Market; Cow Horse Supply and the Wisness family.

SAN ANTONIO (Feb.22, 2019) – For the first time in over two decades, a barrel racer has won consecutive titles at the San Antonio Rodeo, and she just happens to live a couple of hours away from the arena.

Hailey Kinsel from Cotulla, Texas, qualified for the San Antonio Rodeo for the first time in 2018 and earned the championship. She went on to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) where she again left in the top spot. The newly crowned world champion barrel racer made her second appearance at the 70^th annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo and again won a title.

Riding her great mare DM Sissy Hayday that she calls “Sister,” she stopped the clock in 14.02 seconds on Saturday night, just two-one hundredths of a second faster than Shali Lord of Lamar, Colorado. Kinsel added $15,000 to her previous earnings and left the Alamo City with $29,500. She earned the championship at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo two weeks ago and is becoming the one to beat everywhere she goes. Coming into San Antonio’s rodeo, Kinsel was fourth in the world standings, but with her earnings here, she will get a big boost.

Another contestant that got the same boost is Orin Larsen from Inglis, Manitoba. Larsen also earned a championship here in 2016. He competed at the NFR last December and injured his knee. San Antonio’s rodeo was his first one back. In the first-ever draft for the finals, Larsen got to choose the horse he would ride. He picked Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage and had an outstanding effort that led to a 92.5-point ride. Larsen’s total earnings were $29,500.

Four-time world champion J.W. Harris was the first bull rider to pick in the draft. There was no hesitation about the bull that he wanted to get on in the finals. Harris picked the notorious Sweet Pro’s Bruiser from Powder River Rodeo. The bull has been at the top of his game and was chosen the best bull of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2017. It was the right pick for Harris. He scored 92.5 points, won $15,000 and had total earnings of $25,250.

Reigning world champion saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell picked a horse that he was familiar with, had been over 90 points on previously and couldn’t wait to get on again. It panned out just the way he had hoped. Sundell got on Frontier Rodeo’s Medicine woman and when the judges added up their scores, he had a 92 by his name. That effort got the Boxholm, Iowa, native $15,000 and total earnings of $26,500.

Team ropers Tate Kirchenschlager of Yuma, Colo., and Ross Ashford, of Lott, Texas, had the biggest win of their career in the AT&T Center. They stopped the clock in 4.7 seconds Saturday night. The $15,000 that they earned their brought the total money up to $25,750 each.

Shane Hanchey from Sulphur, Louisiana, can take the San Antonio off of his bucket list now. The tie-down roper has won nearly every rodeo in North America, has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo nine times and left with the gold buckle awarded to the world’s best in 2018. Hanchey had a 7.2-second run and earned $23,500.

Tyler Waguespack has won two world titles and had some success here in the past, but never earned the title. He changed that this year with a 3.5 second run. The Gonzales, Louisiana resident earned $22,750. Along with their earnings, each of the champions got a new San Antonio Rodeo trophy buckle and a $5,000 gas card.

This year’s rodeo and Xtreme Bulls competition paid over $1.6 million to contestants. Plans are already being made for next year’s events which are expected to again attract the top rodeo athletes in the country.

 

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2019 San Antonio Rodeo Champions

Bareback Riding – Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, $29,500

Steer Wrestling – Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, Louisiana, $22,750

Team Roping – Tate Kirchenshlager, Yuma, Colorado and

Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, $25,750 each

Saddle Bronc Riding – Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, $26,500

Tie-Down Roping – Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, Louisiana, $23,500

Barrel Racing – Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, $29,500

Bull Riding – J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, $25,250

 

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 23, 2019) — The following are results after the 20th performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 14-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Full results are available at sarodeo.com.

 

Finals followed by total money — 

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 92.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage, $15,000. 2, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 92, $12,000. 3, Connor Hamilton, Calgary, Alberta, 90, $7,500. 4, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 88.5, $4,500. (total money) 1, Larsen, $29,500. 2, Champion, $22,875. 3, Hooper, $15,417. 4, Hamilton, $12,750.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 3.5 seconds, $15,000. 2, Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 3.6, $12,000. 3, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.2, $7,500. 4, (tie) Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, and Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, 4.4 and $2,250 each. (total money) 1, Waguespack, $22,750. 2, Floyd, $20,875. 3, Milan, $16,500. 4, Shaffer, $10,750.

 

Team Roping: 1, Tate Kirchenschlager, Yuma, Colo., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 4.7 seconds, $15,000. 2, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 5.4, $12,000. 3, Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 6.3, $7,500. 4, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Billie Jack Saebens Nowata, Okla., 9.9, $4,500. (total money) 1, Kirchenschlager and Ashford, $25,750. 2, Brown and Eaves, $19,750. 3, Minor and Minor, $14,250. 4, Wade and Saebens, $12,750.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 92 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Medicine Woman, $15,000. 2, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 91, $12,000. 3, (tie) Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah,  and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 90 points and $6,000 each. (total money) 1, Sundell, $26,500. 2, Ryder Wright, $21,083. 3, Thurston, $18,250. 4, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., $14,500.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.2 seconds, $15,000. 2, Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas, 7.5, $12,000. 3, Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 7.8, $7,500. 4, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 8.2, $4,500. (total money) 1, Hanchey, $23,500. 2, Durfey, $20,000. 3, Meged, $17,500. 4, Santos, $11,250.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 14.02 seconds, $15,000. 2, Shali Lord, 14.04, $12,000. 3, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 14.07, $7,500. 4, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 14.10, $4,500. (total money) 1, Kinsel, $29,500. 2, Lord, $20,500. 3, Grimes, $14,375. 4, Rule, $14,250.

 

Bull Riding: 1, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 92.5 points on Sweet Pro’s Bruiser, $15,000. 2, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 90, $12,000. 3, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 89, $7,500. 4, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 88, $4,500. (total money) 1, Harris $25,250. 2, Frost, $22,500. 3, Jarboe, $19,750. 4, Joseph McConnel, Bloomfield, N.M., $14,500.

 

About the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo:
Established in 1949, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, winner of the PRCA Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year for an unprecedented 14 consecutive times, has grown to be one of the largest and most prestigious single events in the city, with over 2 million visitors entering the grounds each year. The success of the organization is attributed to over 6,000 volunteers who give countless hours to the organization. With community, donor and volunteer support, the organization has donated over $198 million to the youth of Texas through scholarships, grants, endowments, auctions, a calf scramble program and show premiums. For more information, visit sarodeo.com.

SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 8, 2019) – J.W. Harris may be in the twilight of his bull riding career, but he’s not thinking about that at this year’s San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

Harris, from Goldthwaite, Texas, joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association 14 years ago. He has won four gold buckles for being the world champion, has nearly $2 million in association earnings and has made the trip to Las Vegas to compete at rodeo’s championships, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, nine times. However, he still has bulls to ride, rodeos to win and he has proven at San Antonio that he is still working towards his goals.

He is among the bull riders in Bracket 1 that kicked off this year’s rodeo. Harris finished second on opening night of the rodeo, then followed that up with an 88.5-point ride on Beutler and Sons Rodeo’s Crazy Child on Friday night. That was good for the win and $2,500. Combined with the $2,250 he won on Thursday, he has won the most money of all Bracket 1 contestants at $4,750.

In 2009, Harris tied for the win with Spud Jones in the AT&T Center. He has had several high marked rides but being the only guy at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the rodeo has eluded him.

“This rodeo and Cheyenne Frontier Days are two that I’ve always wanted to win,” Harris said. “I feel good right now and I’m having a blast. I’m not worrying about my career, I’m just worrying about riding one bull at a time.”

The third round of Bracket 1 starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Harris will be hoping to add even more money to his bank account then, but with what he has already won enough money to make plans to be back here for the Semifinals. Some other contestants that are planning that trip are team ropers Paul David Tierney from Oklahoma City and Tanner Braden from Dewey, Oklahoma, and bareback rider Tyler Nelson from Victor, Idaho. They have each won $4,500 here so far.

Nelson is a former champion in the AT&T Center and knows what it feels like to make the victory lap in the back of a Ford Truck and collect the buckle for being the best. He earned nearly $26,000 here in 2017 after scoring 91.5 points and beating world champion Tim O’Connell by a half-point.

Contestants in Bracket 1 will be finishing their competition on Saturday afternoon, then Bracket 2 will begin. Ten more contestants in each event will be trying to earn their piece of the $1.7 million in prize money Saturday night at the fourth rodeo performance which begins at 7:30 p.m.

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 8, 2019) — The following are results after the second performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 14-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year.

 

Bracket 1, round 2 followed by money leaders —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 85 points on Championship Pro Rodeo’s All Pink, $2,500. 2, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 84.5, $2,000. 3, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 84, $1,240. 4, (tie) Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D.; Tristan Hansen, Dillon, Mont.; and Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D.; 81 and $250 each. (total money) 1, Nelson, $4,500. 2, Howlett, $2,750. 3, Broussard, $2,000. 4, (tie) Ratliff, O’Connell and Hansen, $1,250 each.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 3.9 seconds, $2,500. 2, Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif., 4.2, $2,000. 3, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.3, $1,250. 4, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 4.5, $750. (total money) 1, Knowles, $2,350. 2, Erickson, $2,875. 3, Jacob Talley, Katchie, La., $2,500. 4, Garner, $2,000.

 

Team Roping: 1, Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla., 4.7 seconds, $2,500. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.8, $2,000. 3, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 6.8, $1,250. 4, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 7.9, $750. (total money) 1, Tierney and Braden, $4,500. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, $2,750. 3, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, $2,500. 4, (tie) Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo.; and Kidd and Medlin, $1,250.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., 84.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s No Show Jones, $2,500. 2, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 84, $2,000. 3, Dean Wadsworth, Buffalo Gap, Texas, 82, $1,250. 4, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 81, $750. (total money) 1, Thurston, $2,750. 2, (tie) Griffin and Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., $2,500 each. 4, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, $2,000.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 7.5 seconds, $2,500. 2, Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas, 8.2, $2,000. 3, Cody Quaney, Fort Worth, Texas, 8.6, $1,250. 4, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, 8.9, $750. (total money) 1, Durfey, $3,000. 2, (tie) Gray and Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., $2,500 each. 4, Quaney, $2,250.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 14.06, $2,500. 2, Ericka Nelson, Century, Fla., 14.09, $2,000. 3, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 14.14, $1,250. 4, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 14.22, $750. (total money) 1, Nelson, $4,000. 2, Murray, $3,750. 3, Kelly Bruner, Millsap, Texas, $2,500. 4, Ganter, $1,250.

 

Bull Riding: 1, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 88.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Crazy Child, $2,500. 2, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 85.5, $2,000. 3, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 85, $1,250. 4, Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho, 79, $750. (total money) 1, Harris, $5,000. 2, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, $2,750. 3, Portenier, $2,000, 4, Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, $1,500.

 

About the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo:
Established in 1949, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, winner of the PRCA Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year for an unprecedented 14 consecutive times, has grown to be one of the largest and most prestigious single events in the city, with over 2 million visitors entering the grounds each year. The success of the organization is attributed to over 6,000 volunteers who give countless hours to the organization. With community, donor and volunteer support, the organization has donated over $198 million to the youth of Texas through scholarships, grants, endowments, auctions, a calf scramble program and show premiums. For more information, visit sarodeo.com.