Author: Susan Kanode

Roche and Hillman win more than $21,000 each at Cheyenne Frontier Days

2017 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Champions

Bareback Riding – Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 254 points, $12,568

Steer Wrestling – Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 26.1 seconds, $21,498

Team Roping TIE – (header) Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texas, 28.4 seconds, $13,162

(heeler) Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., $13, 162

(header) Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., 28.4 seconds, $12,226

(heeler) Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., $12,226

Saddle Bronc Riding – Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 256 points, $14,241

Tie-Down Roping – Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 38.0 seconds, $16,085

Barrel Racing – Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 52.44 seconds $22,554

Bull Riding – Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas, 255.5 points, $13,804

Steer Roping – Brady Garten, Chelsea, Okla., 51.6 seconds, $10,850

All-Around – Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $13,949 competing in tie-down, team and steer roping

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 29, 2017 — Baylor Roche of Tremonton, Utah, and Stevi Hillman of Weatherford, Texas, were the two highest money winners at the 121^st Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) which ended an eight-day run on Sunday.

Those two were the only event leaders coming into the Championship Round to walk away with a title from the “Daddy of ‘em All.” Both rode gray American Quarter Horses to win their championships.

Roche’s steer wrestling winnings lacked $2 making $21,500. After winning the first round and placing third in the second, the two-time qualifier for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) was the last of 12 steer wrestlers to compete Sunday. Riding Caesar, a gelding owned by Idaho cowboy Bubba Boots, Roche’s time of 10.4 seconds was the fourth-fastest of the finals, but he still won the championship by 2.8 seconds. Last year’s CFD champion J.D. Struxness of Appleton, Minn., clocked a time of 8.2 to win the final round.

Winning his first CFD championship in his sixth time to compete here could not have been more opportune for Roche. “July has been pretty slow,” he said, “but this sure helped. I’m not sure it has even set in yet,” he said of winning the CFD title. “This rodeo is a pretty renowned one to do good at, let alone win.”

Hillman earned $22,554 in the women’s barrel racing riding a five-year-old gelding called Sharpie. The petite blonde earned almost $6,800 for winning round one and came into the finals with an overall lead of one-hundredth of a second. Sharpie and Hillman ran third and their time of 17.33 seconds won the round by 31 hundredths of a second. Their total of 52.44 on three runs was 44 hundredths faster than the second-fastest total.

“I’m truly speechless” Hillman said. “This is a rodeo that I’ve always wanted to do good at. I made the finals here last year. It’s just an incredible feeling to win this rodeo. It means a lot.”

Rain began to fall at Frontier Park during the second event and continued to fall steadily for much of the performance.

Hillman said the wet ground was a concern. “I thought the ground might be bad for my horse because he’s never run in the mud,” she said. “It wasn’t dangerous, it was just a little wet and slick. Actually, it was kind of fun.”

Winners in the other six professional rodeo events and the all-around category ran the gamut, from repeat champions to those competing here for the first time.

A pair of 21-year-old cowboys were the youngest champions.

Brody Cress, who lives in nearby Hillsdale, Wyoming, won the saddle bronc riding title in dramatic fashion. The former Cheyenne high school wrestler and three-time state champion came into the finals trailing NFR bronc rider Jake Wright by half a point. Cress rode Charlie’s Angel of the Rafter G Rodeo string for 79.5 points, but was given the option of a reride. Since his total would not be enough to win the championship, Cress took the second chance.

While Cress’s second horse was being loaded, Wright scored 84 points giving him an overall score of 252. That meant Cress would need to score 84.5 points to tie and 85 to win the title.

The Sunday crowd of 12,419 roared as the hometown cowboy rode Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Black Box for 88.5 points to win the championship. Cress is the first Wyoming native to win the CFD saddle bronc riding championship since Kaycee’s Craig Latham did so in 1995.

The other 21-year-old CFD champion is tie-down roping Lane Livingston of Seymour, Texas. This was his first year to compete at Cheyenne and he made the most of the opportunity. He was second when the day began, but finished third in the finals with time of 14.3 seconds to earn the overall lead. Livingston’s time edged 2005 World Champion All-Around Cowboy Ryan Jarrett by four-tenths of a second.

Livingston, who grew up on a ranch in West Texas, said winning CFD was a dream come true. The cowboy ranked ahead of him when the day began was none other than 23-time world champion and rodeo legend Trevor Brazile. Brazile competed in three events and won his third CFD all-around title.

Two duos tied for the team roping title. Erich Rogers of Round Rock, Arizona, and Cory Petska of Marana, Arizona, were ranked seventh coming into the finals. Their time of 9.4 seconds was the fastest of the day. Their total time matched that of Brandon Webb of Carrizo Springs, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn of Blanchard, Okla. VonAhn won the championship here in 2014 with Luke Brown, but the other three were first-time winners. Rogers and Petska are NFR veterans while this is Webb’s first pro season after running his oilfield business for seven years.

Reigning world champion Tim O’Connell of Zwingle, Iowa, has many rodeo accolades to his credit and he can add CFD champion to that list. O’Connell came from third overall to win the championship after scoring 87 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Continental Divide.

“To win at Cheyenne, you are part of an elite group,” O’Connell said. “Look at our warm-up area.” The seats in that area feature plaques with names of previous rough-stock champions in Cheyenne going back more than 100 years.

Winnie, Texas, has a lot to smile about in bull rider Clayton Foltyn. The three-time NFR qualifier earned his second Cheyenne Frontier Days championship on Sunday. Foltyn, was the all-around champion here in 2009 when he also competed in bareback riding. He was one of two men to ride all three bulls on Sunday and had the highest total at 255.5 points.

Foltyn won the final round with an 87-point effort on Dakota Rodeo’s Cheese Bandit. He was 41^st in the world standings prior to Cheyenne and the $13,804 that he collected should give him a significant boost.

Brady Garten is a second-generation steer roper that has been coming to Cheyenne since he was a child. His father, Shorty Garten, has qualified for the final round in the bull riding and steer roping. They both roped in the finals this year with Shorty finishing third overall.

They will return to Pawhuska, Oklahoma, with a new saddle, buckle and all the other items in the championship package. More importantly, Brady earned $10,850 in just the second rodeo he has entered this year.

 

 

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 30, 2017 — The following are unofficial winners from the 121^st Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

 

Bareback Riding: (final round winners) 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, on Brookman Rodeo’s Continental Drift, 87 points, $ 1,650. 2, Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, 85.5, $1,250. 3, (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 85, $750 each. 5, Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, 84.5, $350. 6, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M., 83, $125 each. (overall winners) 1, O’Connell, 254 points, $8,446. 2, Vold, 253, $6,475. 3, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 251, $4,786. 4, (tie) Biglow and McGehee, 249, $2,534 each. 6, Creasy, 248, $1,408. 7, Hooper, 247.5, $1,126. 8, (tie) Aus and Bennett, $246.5, $422 each.

 

Steer Wrestling: (final round winners) 1, J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Wis., 8.2 seconds, $1,852. 2, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 10.1, $1,610. 3, Aaron Vosler, Cheyenne, Wyo., 10.3, $1,369. 4, Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 10.4, $1,127. 5, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 10.9, $886. 6, Olin Hannum, Malad, Utah, 11.0, $644. 7, Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, 12.0, $403. 8, Beau Clark, Cheyenne, Wyo., 12.9, $161. (overall winners) 1, Roche, 26.1 seconds, $9,434. 2, Guenthner, 28.9, $8,203. 3, Hannum, 33.2, $6,973. 4, Struxness, 33.3, $5,742. 5, Clark, 33.7, $4,512. 6, (tie)Thomas and Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla., 35.2, $2,666 each. 8, Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 35.6, $820.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (final round winners) 1, (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 13.6 seconds, $1,570 each. 3, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 14.3, $1,241. 4, Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan., 14.8, $1,022. 5, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 14.9, $803. 6, K.C. Miller, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 15.3, $584. 7, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 16.4, $365. 8, Michael Otero, Krum, Texas, 19.4, $146. (overall winners) 1, Livingston, 38.0 seconds, $9,663. 2, Jarrett, 38.4, $ 8,402. 3, Brazile, 39.1, $7,142. 4, Peek, 39.5, $5,882. 5, Martin, 41.0, $4,621. 6, Lewis, 41.2, $3,361. 7, Miller, 41.7, $2,101. 8, Otero, 45.3, $840.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round winners) 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bull’s Black Box, 88.5 points, $1,650. 2, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., 85.5, $1,250. 3, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 85.0, $900. 4, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 84.0, $600. 5, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 83.5, $350. 6, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 82.5, $250. (overall winners) 1, Cress, 256 points, $7,358. 2, Wright, 252, $5,641. 3, Thurston, 250, $4,169. 4, DeMoss, 249, $2,698. 5, Harter, 246, $1,717. 6, Crawley, 243, $1,226. 7, Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., 240.5, $981. 8, Dawson Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D., 240, $736.

 

Team Roping: (final round winners) 1, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 9.4 seconds, $1,914 each. 2, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.5, $1,584. 3, Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla.,9.6, $1,254. 4, Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 10.1, $924. 5, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 10.5, $594. 6, Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas, 10.7, $330. (overall winners) 1, (tie) Rogers and Petska, and Webb and VonAhn, 28.4 seconds, $8,582 each. 3, Rogers and Minor, 28.6, $6,785. 4, Minor and Minor, 29.2, $5,588. 5, Torres and Torres, 29.6, $4,391. 6, Egusquiza and Koontz, 30.9, $3,193. 7, Andrew and Reagan Ward, Edmond, Okla., 32.8, $1,996. 8, Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 35.5, $798.

 

Barrel Racing: (final round winners) 1, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 17.33, $4,869. 2, Kim Schulze, Larkspur, Colo., 17.64, $3,652. 3, Brittany Pozzi-Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.68, $2,435. 4, Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo., 17.76, $1,217. (overall winners) 1, Hillman, 52.44 seconds, $9,860. 2, Kruse, 52.88, $8,452. 3, Pozzi -Tonozzi, 53.13, $7,043. 4, Schulze,53.32, $6,104. 5, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 53.37, $4,695. 6, Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 53.5, $3,756. 7, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 53.54, $2,817. 8, Katelyn Scott, Odessa, Texas, 53.64, $1,878. 9, Elaine Hollings, Pavillion, Wyo., 53.65, $1,409. 10, Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas, 53.66, $939.

 

Bull Riding: (final round winners) (three rides) 1, Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas, 87 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Cheese Bandit, $2,050. 2, (tie) Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas, and Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 86, $1,475 each. (overall winners) 1, Foltyn, 255.5 points, $8,917. 2, Proctor, 250, $6,836. (on two) 3, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 173, $5,053. 4, Melancon, 172, $3,270. (on one) 5, Denton Fugate, Dixon, Mo., 88.5, $2,081. 6, Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, 87.5, $1,486. 7, (tie) Elliott Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, and Bayle Warden, Charleston, Texas, 87, $1,040.

 

Steer Roping: (final round winners) (four times) 1, Brady Garten, Chelsea, Okla., 17.1 seconds, $2,064. 2, Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas, 18.9, $1,746. 3, Shorty Garten, Pawhuska, Okla., 19.8, $1,428. 4, Brian Garr, Belle Fourche, S.D., 23.7, $889. (overall winners) 1, Brady Garten, 51.6 seconds, $9,008. 2, Davis, 52.8, $7,833. 3, Shorty Garten, 57.8, $6,658. 4, Garr, 60.8, $5,438. (on two) 5, Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 32.2, $4,308. 6, Jason Evans, Glen Rose, Texas, 33.5, $3,133. 7, Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, 35.3, $1,958. 8, Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas, 36.3, $783.

 

Wild Horse Race: (final round winners) 1, Jason Smith Team, $848. 2, Golf & Sports Solution, $636. 3, Team Agin.com, $424. 4, Xyngular, $212. (overall winners) 1, Team Agin.com, $5,973. 2, Jason Smith Team, $4,480. 3, Xyngular, $2,987. 4, Golf & Sports Solution, $1,493.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 21, 2017 — The 121^st annual edition of Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) began Friday at Frontier Park with the Cinch Shoot-out, an invitational rodeo, created for a new generation of rodeo fan.

Forty rodeo athletes competed in five events. The elimination format featured a preliminary round, with the top three in each event advancing to the shoot-out round. Each shoot-out winner left the arena with $10,000 prize money.

The athletes were divided into eight teams that represented local businesses and competed for area charities. Those charities were also big winners at the CFD Cinch Shoot-out. The winning team represented Cavender’s and earned $5,000 for the Cheyenne Chapter of the American Cancer Society. The Little America team finished second and earned $2,500 for Safehouse. A $1,500 donation went to Children’s Medical Network due to the efforts of the Ace Hardware team.

In bareback riding, Joel Schlegal of Burns, Colorado, didn’t have the highest-marked ride in the preliminary round, but made up ground when it mattered. He scored 89.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s horse Clowning Around, 12.5 points more than runner-up Anthony Thomas, and taking home $10,000.

Steer wrestler Richard Coats from Hastings, Nebraska, faced off against two National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifiers – Sean Mulligan and Seth Brockman – in the shoot-out round. Coats’s time of 9.35 seconds earned the Prairie Circuit cowboy $10,000.

Three National Finals Rodeo veterans battled in saddle bronc riding. South Dakotan JJ Elshere’s score of 89 led the preliminary round, but the three started evenly in the shoot-out. Iowa native Wade Sundell rode Burch Rodeo’s horse Loose Cinches for the highest score of the day – 91.5 points. That was Sundell’s second 90-point or better ride this month and earned him $10,000. Elshere scored 87 and Louisiana’s Bradley Harter, scored 86.

Three women clocked times of less than 17 seconds in the barrel racing preliminary round, but only one – Colorado’s Ivy Conrado – was able to repeat that feat in the shoot-out. Her time was16.915 riding a mare that she calls Famey. Conrado purchased the horse four months ago in Mississippi. “I’m proud of her and excited about our barrel racing future,” Conrado said.

Bull rider Douglas Duncan of Alvin, Texas, was the only cowboy to stay on his bull for the required eight seconds in the preliminary round. Two other riders advanced to the shoot-out based on the length of time they stayed aboard their bulls, but the day belonged to Duncan. He tallied another qualified ride, scoring 87 points on a bull named Scarface from Burch Rodeo and winning $10,000.

The first official performance of the 121^st “Daddy of ‘Em All,” the legendary Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo begins at 12:15 p.m. Saturday and continues daily through Championship Sunday on July 30.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 21, 2017) — Following are results from the Cinch Shoot-Out Rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Athletes competed for local Cheyenne teams to benefit area charities.

Bareback riding: 1, Joe Schlegal, Burns, Colo., Cavender’s team for the Cheyenne Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 89.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Clowning Around, $10,000. 2, Anthony Thomas, Palestine, Texas, Little America team for Safehouse, 77, $3,000. 3, Levi Nicholson, Weatherford, Okla., Cheyenne Frontier Days team, $1,500.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Richard Coats, Hastings, Neb., Little America team for Safehouse, 9.35 seconds, $10,000. 2, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., Ace Hardware team for Children’s Miracle Network, $3,000. 3, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., Cavender’s team for the Cheyenne Chapter of the American Cancer Society, $1,500.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla., Optum team for the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies, 91.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Loose Cinches, $10,000. 2, JJ Elshere, Hereford, S.D., Mechanical Systems Incorporated team for Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne, 87, $3,000. 3, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., Ace Hardware team for Children’s Miracle Network, 85, $1,500.

Barrel Racing: 1, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., Cavender’s team for the Cheyenne Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 16.915 seconds, $10,000. 2, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., Ace Hardware team for Children’s Miracle Network, 17.225, $3,000. 3, Joy McDaniel, Southland, Texas, Cheyenne Frontier Days team, 22.291, $1,500.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, Reiman Corp team for K9s for Mobility, 87 points on Burch Rodeo’s Scarface, $10,000. (second and third on time ridden) 2, Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, Mechanical Systems Incorporated team for Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne, 3.42 seconds, $3,000. 3, Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas, Little America team for Safehouse, $1,500.

 

 

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (July 1, 2017) –The first Xtreme Bulls at Mandan Rodeo Days was a memorable night, especially for three-time World Champion Sage Kimzey of Strong City, Oklahoma.

Kimzey won the night’s Xtreme Bulls competition and nearly $7,000, besting a field of forty riders. He then came back to face Pearl Harbor, this year’s number one rated bull, in a match ride with $20,000 on the line.

The 22-year-old Kimzey, who rode in the second of four sections, scored 88 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Big Black Cat, a bull that has been featured at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and at the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Finals.

Dakota Rodeo’s Chad Berger, a native of Mandan, brought some of his best bulls, including 24 who had been to one, or both, of bull riding’s most prestigious finals events, to make the bull riders earn their share of the $24,100 purse.

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bull riders also came to play. Nine cowboys made a qualified ride and seven scored 84 points or better. The finale of the night was the highly touted match between Kimzey and Berger’s Pearl Harbor, the number one ranked bull in the PBR.

After Kimzey’s 88 held for the Xtreme Bulls championship he was awarded a commemorative rifle and a pair of trophy spurs. He also took a victory lap around the arena in a RAM truck.

Then, in about five minutes, he was climbing into the chute onto the back of Pearl Harbor. There’s hardly another situation in professional sports when an athlete must refocus so quickly.

Kimzey said the quick turnaround was not that difficult. “Ever since I accepted this challenge I’ve been thinking of nothing but Baldy,” he said, referring to Pearl Harbor, a bald-faced, six-year-old, crossbred Brahma bull.

The biggest challenges that Pearl Harbor, who bucks off more than 90 percent of those who try him, throws at a bull rider happen just out of the chute and at about the six-second mark, Kimzey said.

“I stayed with him out of the gate and then when he hesitated at about six, I knew he would go either left or right, but he lands square on his feet so you don’t know which way he’ll go. I shifted a bit to the left, but he turned back into my (right) hand,” he said.

Pearl Harbor managed to get Kimzey a little off-center toward the end of the ride, but he rode for eight seconds, then went to his second awards presentation of the night.

After the night of bull riding, the action continues in Mandan with three days of award-winning PRCA rodeo, Sunday, July 2 through Tuesday, July 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Kimzey will be back during Sunday’s Family Night performance to try for a trifecta in Mandan. The total purse for the rodeo is $120,000, $18,000 of which is offered in bull riding.

More information about the 2017 Mandan Rodeo Days Celebration is available at www.MandanRodeo.com.

 

 

 

 

 

CASPER, Wyo. (June 13, 2017) – The first performance of the 69^th annual College National Finals kicked off at the Casper Events Center on Tuesday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

While this was the first full rodeo performance, competition is now more than two-thirds complete. The second full round was completed Tuesday afternoon during slack. Then the third round started at the evening performance.

The fastest time of barrel racing was recorded during the rodeo when Loni Lester of the Sam Houston State University Bearkats stopped the clock in 13.98 seconds.

Lester, a junior majoring in animal science qualified in barrel racing and breakaway roping. In the first two rounds, five-seconds was added to her time for knocked down barrels. She was determined to have a clean run in the third round and that determination paid off.

She has been extremely consistent in her second event stopping the clock in the first two rounds in identical times of 2.7 seconds. Lester, who will rope in the third round later this week is in contention for the women’s all-around title here.

Denver Berry, son of four-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association steer wrestling world champion Ote Berry was expected to do well in that event here. Berry, who attends Southeastern Oklahoma State University had his third-round competition Tuesday evening stopping the clock in 4.6 seconds.

In his first qualification, Berry leads both the third round and overall standings. He has a total time of 15.9 seconds on three runs and is in good position to be among the top 12 who qualify for Saturday night’s championship finals.

Third-round competition continues at the second performance on Wednesday night, June 14, beginning at 7 p.m.

 

 

CASPER, Wyo.—The following are current leaders from the 69^th annual College National Finals Rodeo, June 13, 2017, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

 

Bareback Riding: (third-round leaders) 1, Tristan Hansen, University of Montana – Western,74.5. 2, Cache Hill, University of Great Falls, 69.5. 3, (tie) Wyatt Bettony, Dine College, and Zach Hibler, Western Texas College, 67.5 each. (total on three) 1, Tristan Hansen, University of Montana – Western, 222.5. 2, Cache Hill, University of Great Falls, 216. 3, Braxten Nielson, Weber State University, 208. 4, Zach Hibler, Western Texas College, 198.5.

 

Breakaway Roping: (third-round leaders) 1, Valerie James, Treasure Valley Community College, 2.6 seconds. 2, (tie) Brandi Epps, Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Dalli Bean, Treasure Valley Community College, and Lakota Bird, Central Arizona College, 2.9. (total on three) 1, Teague Crane, Colorado Northwestern Community College, 9.6. 2, Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, 18.0. 3, Lakota Bird, Central Arizona College, 18.6. (on two) 4, Brandi Epps, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 5.0.

 

Steer Wrestling: (third-round leaders) 1, Denver Berry, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 4.8 seconds. 2, Wyatt Lindsay, New Mexico State State University, 5.6. 3, Gage Greer, Laramie County Community College, 5.7. 4, Bubba Boots, Northwest College, 9.3. (total on three) 1, Denver Berry, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 15.9. 2, Wyatt Lindsay, New Mexico State University, 19.9. 3, Bubba Boots, Northwest College, 20.2. 4, Cole Lickley, University of Idaho, 30.5.

 

Team Roping: (third-round leaders) 1, Chase Onaka, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo and Brushton Minton, West Hills College, 5.9 seconds. 2, Bubba Boots and Matthew Williams, Northwest College, 6.7. 3, Landon Heryford and Tim Messner, Oregon State University, 16.8. 4, Lindy Lehman and Garrett Springer, Treasure Valley Community College, 17.9. (total on three) 1, Chase Onaka, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 23.6. 2, Bubba Boots and Matthew Williams, Northwest College, 24.1. 3, Landon Heryford and Tim Messner, Oregon State University, 45.2. (on two) 4, (tie) Mason Boettcher, and Ty Arnold, Sam Houston State University; and Cooper White and Riley Wakefield, Gillette College, 12.7 each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (third-round leaders) 1, Jake Finlay, Panhandle State University, 79.5 points. 2, Logan cook, Panola Junior College, 76.0. 3, Mason Mardesich, Otero Junior College, 75.5. 4, Josh Davison, New Mexico State University, 68. (total on three) 1, Logan Cook, Panola Junior College, 210.5. (on two) 2, Jake Finley, Panhandle State University, 153.5. 3, Jalen Joaquin, Cochise College, 145. 4, (tie) Will Centoni, Cuesta College and Tanner Butner, University of Montana Western, 140.5.

 

Goat Tying: (third-round leaders) 1, Rickie Engesser, Gillette College, 6.3 seconds. 2, Tess Turk, University of Montana – Western, 6.4. 3, Kylee Bennett, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 6.6 4, Raegan Bloom, Montana State University, 6.7. (total on three) 1, Rickie Engesser, Gillette College, 19.4. 2, Kylee Bennett, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 20.2. 3, (tie) Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, and Quincy Segelke, Gillette College, 20.7 each.

 

Tie Down Roping: (third-round leaders) 1, Reid Zapalac, Tarleton State University, 8.0 seconds. 2, Colton Farquer, Cal Poly State University, 9.0. 3, Bryce Bott, Casper College, 9.2. 4, Dillon Sherrick, Oklahoma State University, 9.8. (total on three) 1, Reid Zapalac, Tarleton State University, 27.9. 2, Colton Farquer, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 29.8. 3, Bryce Bott, Casper College, 37.4. 4, Preston Pederson, Blue Mountain Community College, 39.5.

 

Barrel Racing: (third-round leaders) 1, Loni Lester, Sam Houston State University, 13.98 seconds. 2, Kailee Webb, University of Wyoming, 14.36. 3, Kelsi Haller, Lake Land College, 14.47. 4, Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 14.50. (total on three) 1, Kailee Webb, University of Wyoming, 43.50. 2, Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 43.81. 3, Kelsi Haller, Lake Land College, 44.05. 4, Abby Phillips, Panola Junior college, 44.19.

 

Bull Riding: (third round no rides) (total on two) 1, Ruger Piva, University of Montana Western, 157. 2, Cody Ballard, Panhandle State University, 154. (on one) 3, Blue Wilcox, Mesalands Community College, 75.5. 4, Jake Davis, Northwest College, 73.

 

Men’s All-Around: 1, Bubba Boots, Northwest College, 190 points. 2, Marcus Theriot, East Mississippi Community College, 165. 3, Wyatt Miller, Fort Scott Community College, 70. 4, BoDell Jessen, Odessa College, 65.

 

Women’s All-Around: 1, KL Spratt, Sam Houston State University, 140 points. 2, Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, 125. 3, Loni Lester, Sam Houston State University, 95. 4, Lakota Bird, Central Arizona College, 70.

 

Men’s Team: 1, Panhandle State University, 460 points. 2, University of Montana – Western, 325. 3, Northwest College, 280. 4, Sam Houston State University, 275.

 

Women’s Team: 1, Sam Houston State University, 295 points. 2, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 280. 3, Treasure Valley Community College, 195. 4, (tie) University of Tennessee – Martin, and University of Wyoming, 175.

CASPER, Wyo. (June 12, 2017) — One year ago, Wesley Thorpe and Cole Wheeler left Casper, Wyoming as the newly crowned team roping champions in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

They qualified again this year and are on a mission for a repeat. The duo, who come from Texas Tech University at Lubbock made their first appearance at the 69^th annual College National Finals Rodeo on Monday during slack. They stopped the clock in 6.1 seconds to finish second in the first round.

The first-round winners came from California’s Cuesta College. Tristan Ruffoni and Dalton Pearce were the only team ropers to be under six seconds at 5.2. These teams will have their second round of competition during Tuesday’s slack.

Second generation rodeo competitor Jake Fulton from local Casper College and Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Cody Devers split the win in the steer wrestling with 3.7-second runs. Wyoming was also well represented in the barrel racing with Kailee Webb. The University of Wyoming student took first in the round with a 14.53.

Last year’s all-around champion Marcus Theriot from East Mississippi College had some success in the tie-down roping with an 8.8-second run, which finished in second place. Theriot is also competing in the team roping and steer wrestling here and will need to earn points in those events to have an opportunity for a second title.

The second round of competition will be completed during slack on June 13 beginning at 7 a.m. The third round will start at the evening performance.

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CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results from the 69^th annual College National Finals Rodeo, June 12, 2017, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

Bareback Riding:(second round leaders) 1, Austin Williams, Odessa college, 75.5 points. 2, (tie) Tristan Hansen, University of Montana – Western, and Rio Lee, Cochise College, 70.5. each. 5, Hunter Carlson, Sheridan College, 70. 6, (tie) Paden Hurst, Wharton College and Cory Brown, Fort Scott Community College, 67.5. 8, Colton Delgado, Fort Scott Community College, 66.5.

Breakaway Roping: (second round leaders) 1, Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, 2.2 seconds. 2, Tierra Gray, Eastern New Mexico University, 2.3. 3, Loni Lester, Sam Houston State University, 2.7. 4, Bailey Smith, Idaho State University, 3.1. 5, Ryanne Tracy, Montana State University, Montana State University, 3.7. 6, Jamie Giefer, Fresno College, 4.0. 7, Lakota Bird, Central Arizona College, 12.4. 8, Breanna Ellis, Missouri Valley College, 15.0.

Steer Wrestling: (first round winners) 1, (tie) Cody Devers, Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Jake Fulton, Casper College, 3.7 seconds each. 3, Fenton Nelsen, Missouri Valley College, 4.0. 4, Brady Thurston, Central Wyoming College, 4.6. 5, Cole Frey, McNeese State University, 4.8. 6, Cade Goodman, Texas A&M University, 4.9. 7, Kris Rasmussen, Midplains Community College, 5.0. 8, Bubba Boots, Northwest College, 5.2.

Team Roping: (first round winners) 1, Tristan Ru ffoni and Dalton Pearce, Cuesta College, 5.2 seconds. 2, Cole Wheeler and Wesley Thorp, Texas Tech University, 6.1. 3, Dylan Schulenberg, Northwest Oklahoma State University and Wyatt Miller, Fort Scott Community College, 6.2. 4, Braden Pirrung, Eastern Wyoming College and J.D. Kirwan, Gillette College, 6.5. 5, Ross Mitchell, University of Tennessee – Martin and Ethan Wheeler, East Mississippi Community College; and Cooper White and Riley Wakefield, Gillette College, 6.6 seconds per team. 7, Mason Boettcher and Ty Arnold, Sam Houston State University, 6.7. 8, Chase Onaka, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo and Brushton Minton, West Hills College, 6.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1, Preston Burr, New Mexico Junior College, 78.5 points. 2, Brody Cress, Tarleton State University, 76.5. 3, Blaise Freeman, Western Texas College, 75. 4, Logan cook, Panola Junior College, 74. 5, Will Centoni, Cuesta College, 73.5. 6, Jalen Joaquin, Cochise College, 72.5. 7, Johnny Espeland, Blue Mountain Community College, 72. 8, Parker Kempfer, Sam Houston State University, 70.5. (second round leaders) 1, Luke Logan-Marvel, College of Southern Idaho, 74.5. 2, (tie) Jalen Joaquin, Cochise College and Treyson Antonick, Sam Houston State University, 72.5 each. 4, Briar Dittmer, Missouri Valley College, 71.5. 5, Wyatt Hageman, University of Wyoming, 71. 6, Mitch Pollock, College of Southern Idaho, 69. 7, Keenan Reinhardt, Montana State University, 64.5. 8, Jake Burwash, Cochise College, 59.5.

Goat Tying: (first round winners) 1, Jacey Hupp, South Dakota State University, 6.1 seconds. 2, Janey Reeves, University of Idaho, 6.2. 3, (tie) 3, Rickie Engesser, Gillette College; LeighAnn Scribner, University of New Mexico; and Celie Vick, Eastern New Mexico University and Lauren Bane, Tarleton State University; 6.3 each. 7, (tie) Carlee Johnston, Black Hills State University and Amelia Anderson, University of Wyoming, 6.4.

Tie Down Roping: (first round winners) 1, Cooper Mathews, Hill College, 8.5 seconds. 2, Marcus Theriot, East Mississippi Community College, 8.8. 3, Andrew Burks, Pearl River Community College, 9.0. 4, Wyatt Willaims, Boise State University, 9.6. 5, Chace Valdez, New Mexico State University, 9.9. 6, Colton Farquer, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 10.1. 7, (tie) Reid Zapalac, Tarleton State University, and Kolbey Hughes, Idaho State University, 10.2 each.

 

Barrel Racing: (first round winners) 1, Kailee Webb, University of Wyoming, 14.53 seconds. 2, Abby Knight, University of Great Falls, 14.58. 3, Kynzie Rae McNeil, Texas Tech University, 14.66. 4, Sierra Spratt, Sam Houston State University, 14.70. 5, Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 14.71. 6, Nealey Dalton, University of Tennessee – Martin, 14.73. 7, Rainy Robinson, South Plains College, 14.74. 8, Leia Pluemer, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 14.78.

Bull Riding: (second round leaders – three rides) 1, Dakota Rice, Chadron State College, 75.5. 2, BoDell Jessen, Odessa College, 72.5. 3, Josh Frost, Panhandle State University, 66.5.

 

 

CASPER, Wyo. (June 11, 2017) — The 69^th annual College National Finals Rodeo kick off on Sunday with the Bulls Broncs & Breakaway performance.

Nearly 400 contestants have made their way to Wyoming after having qualified by competing at rodeos in 11 different geographic regions. Each of them will have three opportunities in their events and hope to be among the top 12 that advance to the Championship Finals on Saturday, June 17^th where national champions will be crowned.

The first round of bareback riding, bull riding and breakaway roping were completed Sunday. There is one rider in the saddle bronc riding who has a chance to change the leaderboard on Monday. Times were fast in the breakaway roping with two women finishing at the top. Brandi Epps from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Kenzley Wilson from the University of Tennessee – Martin each roped a calf in 2.3 seconds. That got their teams off to a good start with 75 points each.

In the bareback riding it was Lane McGehee from Sam Houston State University that won the first round with 80.5 points. Will Martin from Panhandle State University was second with 78.5. After Martin rode, he got to watch his team mate Cody Ballard win the bull riding with 81.5 points.

The men’s team at Panhandle State University located at Goodwell, Oklahoma, earned 150 points with these two rides and will be hoping to add to it and get another national championship for the Aggies.

Preston Burr from New Mexico Junior College located at Hobbs leads the saddle bronc riding. Burr’s coach, Marty Eakin won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association saddle bronc riding championship in 2004 Burr scored 78.5 points. Cody Crim from Missouri Valley College is the lone saddle bronc rider yet to compete in the first round. Rodeo officials gave him the option of a re-ride which he will take on Monday.

The first round of saddle bronc riding as well as steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing and goat tying will be completed Monday during slack. The second round will start for bareback, saddle bronc and bull riders as well as breakaway ropers. It begins at 7 a.m.

 

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CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results from Bulls Broncs and Breakaway at the College National Finals Rodeo, June 11, 2017, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

 

Breakaway Roping: (first round winners) 1, (tie) Brandi Epps, Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Kenzley Wilson, University of Tennessee – Martin, 2.3 seconds each. 3, Ryanne Tracy, Montana State University, 2.4. 4, (tie) Blair Bullock, University of West Alabama and Mia Manzanares, McNeese State University, 2.5. 6, Cassie Bahe, College of Southern Idaho, 2.6. 7, (tie) Hannah Springer, Southern Arkansas University; Loni Lester, Sam Houston State University and Shaylee Thacker, Utah Valley University, 2.7.

 

Bareback Riding: (first round winners) 1, Lane McGehee, Sam Houston State University, 80.5 points. 2, Will Martin, Panhandle State University, 78.5. 3, Cache Hill, University of Great Falls, 78. 4, Kody Lamb, Tarleton State University, 77.5. 5, Chance Ames, Sheridan College, 77. 6, (tie) Rowdy Moon, Mid-Plains Community College; Tristan Hansen, University of Montana – Western; and Rio Lee, Cochise College; 74.5 points each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round leaders) 1, Preston Burr, New Mexico Junior College, 78.5 points. 2, Brody Cress, Tarleton State University, 76.5. 3, Blaise Freeman, Western Texas College, 75. 4, Logan cook, Panola Junior College, 74. 5, Will Centoni, Cuesta College, 73.5. 6, Jalen Joaquin, Cochise College, 72.5. 7, Johnny Espeland, Blue Mountain Community College, 72. 8, Parker Kempfer, Sam Houston State University, 70.5.

 

Bull Riding: (first round winners) 1, Cody Ballard, Panhandle State University, 81.5 points. 2, Ruger Piva, University of Montana – Western, 80. 3, Chase Dougherty, Montana State University, 77.5. Kolton White, South Eastern Oklahoma State University and Coloe Melancon, Hill College, 76.5. 6, Aaron Williams, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 74. 7, Cody Hudson, Walla Walla Community College, 73.5. 4, Jake Davis, Northwest College, 73.

 

Bareback Riding – R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., California Circuit – $29,629

Steer Wrestling – Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, Texas Circuit – $11,846

Team Roping Header – Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., Prairie Circuit – $17,342

Team Roping Heeler – Buddy Hawkins, Columbus, Kan., Prairie Circuit – $17,342

Saddle Bronc Riding – Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, Texas Circuit – $25,344

Tie-Down Roping – Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, Wilderness Circuit – $15,541

Women’s Barrel Racing – Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., Prairie Circuit – $13,646

Bull Riding – Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas, Texas Circuit – $20,090

All-Around Cowboy – Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., Mountain States Circuit – $5,117

Champion Circuit – Prairie Circuit (Neb., Kan., Okla.)

2017 RNCFR Closes out with a Bang

 

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 9, 2017) — It’s been a long road to the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (RNCFR), but one that paid off with big dividends for champions crowned on Sunday. In addition to a share of the three-quarters of a million dollars in prize money, each champion won a Polarris RANGER UTV, a $20,000 voucher toward a new RAM truck, trophy saddle, buckle and other swag.

Action started Thursday, April 6 at the Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park with the best contestants from 12 geographic regions in the United States and the country of Mexico competing for $1 million in cash and prizes.

Everyone got two opportunities, hoping to be among the top eight that advanced to Showdown Sunday, April 9. From eight, the field was cut to four.  The top time or score in the final round of four secured the championship.

630. C. Landingham from Hat Creek, California, was one of those champions. He qualified from the California Circuit in the bareback riding and was the most successful athlete here. Landingham was the big money winner at $29,630. When he entered this rodeo, he was 11^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Standings. The money he won here counts in the world standings for the first time in the 30-year history of the RNCFR. He should move into the top five and will be looking good for a spot at the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Landingham’s success came aboard a horse he was very familiar with, Korkow Rodeo’s Onion Ring. He had won the semifinals after receiving a reride where he scored 85.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s R.D. Mercer. Then he met up with Onion Ring in the finals. Landingham had ridden the South Dakota horse to win the final round of the Pendleton Roundup last September with an 85.5 score. When the judges added up their scores at the RNCFR, an 88.5 gave him the championship.

The steer wrestling champion came from the Texas Circuit and got here by competing at rodeos close to his home in Hallsville. Justin Shaffer had the fastest time in the finals at 3.6 seconds to beat three men who are veterans of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Shaffer nearly doubled his season earnings collecting $11,846.

This year’s team roping champions came from the Prairie Circuit. With Jesse Stipes from Salina, Oklahoma, heading and Buddy Hawkins from Columbus, Kansas heeling, they stopped the clock in 4.9 seconds for the win. They each won $17,342. This was the second RNCFR title for Hawkins, but the first for Stipes.

One year ago, Jacobs Crawley, from Boerne, Texas, left here as the reserve champion. He finished second to champion Rusty Wright by 1.5 points. This year he came to Kissimmee with only one thought on his mind, leaving with the title, money and all of the prizes that go with it. His plan came together in a big way as he won $25,343 here after making an 89.5-point ride on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Resistol’s Top Hat. The native Texan was very happy to earn a title for the Texas Circuit.

Veteran tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa, from Chubbock, Idaho, won his fourth RNCFR championship and $15,541. Riding his bay mare that he calls Alotta, the Wilderness Circuit athlete stopped the clock in 7.3 seconds for the win.

Barrel racing champion Emily Miller from Weatherford, Okla., made the trip here with her horse that she calls Pipewrench. They made their first round run on Thursday, had a day off on Friday and ran again on Saturday night to be among the semifinals qualifiers. They placed third and came back in the finals, stopping the clock in 15.27 seconds, one of the fastest runs of the rodeo. Miller is also a dental hygienist so she is making a quick trip back home to go to work on Tuesday morning. She won $13,646.

Texas got another champion in the bull riding. Tanner Learmont from Cleburne, Texas, was the only rider to cover on Sunday and which earned him the championship and $20,090. The all-around title went to Josh Peek who competed in steer wrestling and tie-down roping. This is the third consecutive title for the cowboy from Pueblo, Colo., who represented the Mountain States Circuit.

Plans are underway for the 2018 RNCFR which will again be held in Kissimmee. It is scheduled for April 5-8.

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 9, 2017) —The following are unofficial results of the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo at Silver Spurs Arena, April 9, 2016.

Bareback riding: semi-finals 1, R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., California Circuit, 85.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s R.D. Mercer, $7,581. 2, Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, Wilderness Circuit, 84, $5,686. 3, Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., Montana Circuit, 83, $3,791. 4, JR Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., Mountain States Circuit, 82.5, $1,895. Finals 1, Landingham, 88.5 points on Korkow Pro Rodeo’s Onion Ring, $7,581. 2, Miller, 88, $5,686. 3, (tie) Vezain and Bennett, 83, $2,843 each.

Steer wrestling: semi-finals 1, Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho, Wilderness Circuit, 4.0 seconds, $7,581.  2, Ty Erickson, Helena, Montana, Montana Circuit, 3.7, $5,686. 3, Justin Shaffer, Hallsville Texas, Texas Circuit, 4.0, $3,791. 4, J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn., Prairie Circuit, 4.2, $1,895. Finals 1, Shaffer, 3.6 seconds, $7,581. 2, Struxness, 4.0, $5,686. 3, Erickson, 4.3, $3,791. 4, Hannum, 13.1, $1,895.

Team roping: semi-finals 1, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, Texas Circuit, 4.9 seconds, $7,581 each. 2, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., Prairie Circuit 5.0, $5,686. 3, Edward Hawley, Surprise, Ariz., and Ty Romo, Whiteriver, Ariz., Turquoise Circuit, 5.1, $3,791. 4, Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins, Columbus, Kan., Prairie Circuit, 5.7, $1,895. Finals (two times) 1, Stipes and Hawkins, 4.9, $7,581 each. 2, Proctor and Saebens, 9.7, $5,686 each.

Saddle bronc riding: semi-finals 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, Texas Circuit, 86.5 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s James Bond, $7,537. 2, (tie) Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., Badlands Circuit, and Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, Wilderness Circuit 82.5, $4,711 each. 4, Tyrell Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont., Montana Circuit, 81.5, $1,884. Finals (three rides) 1, Crawley, 89.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Resistol’s Top Hat, $7,537. 2, Wright, 86, $5,653. 3, Smith, 86, $3,769.

Tie-down roping: semi-finals 1, Jared Kempker, Eugene, Ore., Great Lakes Circuit, 8.1 seconds, $7,581. 2 Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., Turquoise Circuit, 8.8, $5,686. 3, Randall Carlisle, Athens, La., Southeastern Circuit, 8.9, $3,791. 4, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, Wilderness Circuit, $1,895. Finals 1, Shoizawa, 7.3 seconds, $7,581. 2, Parsons, 8.1, $5,686. 3, Carlisle, 8.4, $3,791. 4, Kempker, 9.5, $1,895.

Barrel racing: semi-finals 1, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, Texas Circuit, 15.18 seconds, $7,581. 2, Ari -Anna Flynn, Charleston, Ark., Texas Circuit, $5,686. 3, Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., Prairie Circuit, 15.51, $3,791. 4, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., California Circuit, 15.55, $1,895. Finals 1, Emily Miller, 15.27, $7,581. 2, (tie) Flynn, Schuster and Nellie Miller, 15.41, $3,791 each.

Bull riding: semi-finals (one ride) 1, Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas, Texas Circuit, 78 points on Silver Spurs Club’s Hang Em High, $7,581. Finals (no qualified rides)

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 25, 2017) – The San Antonio Rodeo started on Feb. 9 with 400 contestants hoping to leave the AT&T Center with big paychecks.

That dream came true for the Xtreme Bulls champion on Saturday afternoon and the rodeo champions on Saturday night. The day started out with an exciting performance of bull riding where Colorado’s Ty Wallace rose to the top.

Wallace rode Powder River Rodeo’s Shocker for 90 points. That eight-second effort netted him a whopping $25,380. And while he didn’t win the bull riding at the rodeo, he still earned $14,613 bringing his San Antonio total winnings to $39,993.

The stars were shining on Amberleigh Moore and her great mare “CP Dark Moon” in the AT&T Center as well. Moore, from Keizer, Ore., and the eight-year-old horse that she calls Paige won all three rounds in her preliminary bracket. Then, they won a round and tied for first in the two semifinals competitions. She led the standings coming into the finals by over $2,000.

Taking the first barrel with left-hand turns and the next two to the right, she had the fastest time on Saturday night once again at 13.98 seconds. She had made five victory laps around the AT&T Center horseback. Her sixth one was standing in the back of a Ford truck. She earned $29,339.

“I was talking to her the whole trip,” Moore said. “It’s amazing that she could hear me with the fans in here, but she did and she did everything I asked her to.”

Paige was also honored as one of the Animal Athletes at the San Antonio Rodeo. That got Moore another $1,500 bonus. Moore is leaving San Antonio as the highest earning contestant in the rodeo’s history.

Bareback riding saw unheard of scores at the top of the leaderboard. Tyler Nelson, from Victor, Idaho, won first place in the finals with a 91.5-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage. That got him $14,476 for the night and total earnings of $25,881 for the biggest win of his career.

World champion and current standings leader, Tim O’Conner from Zwingle, Iowa finished half a point behind Nelson with 91. Tanner Aus from Granite Falls, Minn., had a 90 and the final check went to Richmond Champion from The Woodlands, Texas, with an 89.

“This was the best bareback riding I’ve ever witnessed, “O’Connell said. “Where else can you go and score 91 points and finish second? That was phenomenal.”

Hunter Herrin, from Apache, Okla., was a repeat champion and he did it with speed. The tie-down roper tied his own arena record with a 6.6-second run Saturday night. He won $22,734.

Kaleb Driggers from Albany, Ga., is a three-time team roping champion in the AT&T Center and he’s won it with three different partners. He finished at the top of the standings this year with the reigning world champion all-around, Junior Nogueira from Presidente Prudente, Brazil. The each earned $21,692.

Plans are already underway for the 2018 San Antonio Rodeo which will be held Feb. 8 – 24.

 

Bareback Riding – Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, $25,881

Steer Wrestling – Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., $21,604

Team Roping – Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil

And Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., $21,692

Saddle Bronc Riding – CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, $24,927

Tie-Down Roping – Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., $22,745

Barrel Racing – Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., $29,339

Bull Riding – Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, $27,033

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 25, 2017) — The following are final results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 12-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Complete results are available at sarodeo.com

 

Finals followed by total money (20th performance) —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 91.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage, $14,476. 2, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 91, $10,857. 3, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 90, $7,238. 4, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 89, $3,619. (total money) 1, Nelson, $25,881. 2, O’Connell, $21,407. 3, Aus, $14,438. 4, Champion, $13,242.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 3.8 seconds, $14,476. 2, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.1, $10, 857. 3, Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, 4.3, $7,238. 4, Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wis., 4.5, $3,619. (total money) 1, Erickson, $21,604. 2, Peek, $18,270. 3, Ragatz, $11,817. 4, Guenthner, $11,693.

 

Team Roping: 1, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.0 seconds, $14,476. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil, 4.3, $10,857. 3, Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 4.4, $7,238. 4, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 5.4, $3,619. (total money) Driggers and Nogueira, $21,692. 2, Brown and Long, $21,034. 3, Buckaloo and Woodard, $13,974 4, Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and korty Koontz, Stephenville, Texas, $11,334.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Wound Up and CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, Calgary Stampede’s Stampede Warrior, 87.5 points and $12,666 each. 3, Nat Stratton, Goodwell, Okla., 87, $7,238. 4, (tie) Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Okla., and Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 86, $1,809. (total money) 1, Bradshaw, $24,927. 2, Braden, $22,076. 3, Stratton, $13,974. 4, Crawley, $12,074.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 6.6 seconds, $14,476. 2, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.1, $10,857. 3, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 7.8, $7,238. 4, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 7.9, $3,619. (total money) 1, $22,745. 2, Hanchey, $19,696. 3, Smidt, $11,389.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 13.98 seconds, $14,476. 2, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 14.11, $10,857. 3, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., and Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 14.16, $5,428 each. (total money) 1, Moore, $29,339. 2, Grimes, $23,474. 3, Langdon, $12,272. 4, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., $9,980.

 

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 91 points on D&H Cattle Company’s Sweet Pro Bruiser, $19,905. 2 ,Scottie Knapp, Albquerque, N.M., 88, $16,286. (total money) 1, Jarboe, $27,033. 2, Knapp, $20,206. 3, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, $15,706. 4, Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo., $14,613.

 

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2017) — Joe Frost may have only made two victory laps around the arena at the San Antonio Rodeo, but he has won more money here than any other contestant so far.

Frost finished at the top of Bracket 2 and got a huge paycheck when he was the only rider to stay on his bull for eight seconds in the third round. That netted the Randlett, Utah, resident $5,703. He entered Semifinals 1 with a big lead and added to it. Frost, a three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier has ridden every bull that he has attempted here and is now four for four rides. He has total earnings of $13,567 and still has one more bull to get on in the semifinals.

“I love San Antonio,” Frost said. “I’ve come close to winning the title here before. I ride for first every time. It doesn’t always work out like it is now, but I’d like to make three more victory laps.”

There were three successful rides Tuesday night and Frost was at the top of the list with an 88.5-point ride on 4L and Diamond S Rodeo’s Foolish and Cruel. He earned $4,633 for the effort.

Frost will have his second bull in Semifinals 1 on Wednesday night. The top five money winners will advance to Saturday night’s finals and he has enough money won to be assured a spot. He also has a spot at the $100,000 Xtreme Bulls competition on Saturday afternoon.

A contestant that is getting used to making victory laps here is barrel racer Amberleigh Moore from Keizer, Ore. Riding her Quarter Horse mare CP Dark Moon that she calls Paige, she won all three rounds in Bracket 3 and won the first round of the semifinals as well. Moore has $11,120 here so far and has also secured a spot in the finals.

World champion bareback rider, Tim O’Connell is continuing his path to a second championship here. He won the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver and the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo. He won two rounds in Bracket 1, placed second in another to advance to the semifinals. He finished in first again Tuesday night with an 87-point ride on Bar T Rodeos Twice Shy to win $4,277. O’Connell is the third person to have already earned over $10,000.

Last year’s tie-down roping champion is on pace for a repeat title in the AT&T Center. Hunter Herrin, from Apache, Okla., stopped the clock in 6.9 seconds to win $4,277. He now has command of the leaderboard with $8,269.

Wednesday night’s rodeo will be the second round in Semifinals 1. Contestants will be counting the money they won here hoping to be one of the top five that get to compete at Saturday night’s finals.

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2017) — The following are results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 12-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Complete results are available at sarodeo.com

 

 

Semifinals 1 followed by total money —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 87 points on Bar T Rodeo’s Twice Shy, $4,277. 2, Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 83.5, $3,208. 3, Evan Jayne, Marseille, France, and Wyatt Bloom, Bend, Ore., 82 and $1,604 each. (total money) 1, O’Connell, $10,549. 2, Rutherford, $7,485. 4, Bloom, $5,596. 5, Tyler Scales, Severance, Colo., 5,418.

 

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.0 seconds, $4,277. 2, Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 4.1, $3,208. 3, J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn., 4.2, $2,138. 4, (tie) Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., and Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 4.5, $535 each. (total money) 1, Peek, $7,413. 2, Lambert, $6,059. 3, Struxness, $4,708. 4, Guy, $4,526.

 

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente  Prudente, Brazil, 4.4 seconds, 4,277. 2, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 4.9, $3,208. 3, Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas, 5.0, $2,139. 4, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 5.5, $1,069. (total money) 1, Egusquiza and Koontz, 5.0, $8,126. 2, Driggers and Nogueira, $6,558. 3, Rogers and Minor, $6,629. 4, Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., $5,132.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., 88 points on Hell’s Fire Hostage, $4,277. 2, Tyrel Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont., 86.5, $3,208. 3, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 84.5, $2,139. 4, Layton Green, Meeting, Creek, Alberta, 83.5, $1,069. (total money) 1, Braden, $9,409. 2, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, $6,558. 3, Smith, $6,059. 4, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, $5,988.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 6.9 seconds, $4,277. 2, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 7.2, $3,208. 3, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.6, $2,138. 4, Jerrad Hofstetter, Shallowater, Texas, 8.8, $1,069. (total money) Herrin, $8,269. 2, Costa, $6,059. 3, Hofstetter, $5,061. 4, Shiozawa, $5,560.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 13.86, $4,277. 2, Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., 14.16, $3,208. 3, Sammi Bessert, Grand Junction, Colo., 14.19, $2,138. 4, Nicole Riggle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 14.22, $1,069. (total money) 1, Moore, $11,120. 2, Bessert, $6,416. 3, O’Quinn, $6,059. 4, Riggle, $4,491.

 

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 88.5 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Foolish & Cruel, $4,633. 2, Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla., 88, $3,564. 4, Kurtis Turner, Washington, Utah, 87.5, $2,495. (total money) 1, Frost, $13,568. 2, Murray, $6,798. 3, Turner, $4,966. 4, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, $3,136.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (February 16, 2017) – A pair of teenagers bested some of the world’s best ropers Thursday night at RFD-TV’s The American Semi-Finals presented by Polaris RANGER at Cowtown Coliseum.

As the final team to rope, Brenton Hall, 17, of Jay, Oklahoma, and Paden Bray, 18, of Granbury just wanted to rope their steer fast enough to wind up among the top 10 and qualify for Friday night’s Shootout round. The five best from Friday night punch their ticket to compete at The American, the world’s richest one-day rodeo, Sunday afternoon at AT&T Stadium with a chance to win a $1 million bonus.

As Hall and Bray backed their horses into the roping boxes, a time of 4.22 seconds by National Finals Rodeo veteran Charly Crawford of Stephenville and Oklahoman Joe Harrison held the lead. The young ropers brought the crowd to their feet with a lightning-quick run of 4.0.

Despite their ages, these two cowboys have a lot of experience. Bray says he first picked up a rope when he was two or three years old. Hall, son of a veteran team roper, started a bit later.

“When I was little, I wanted to be a bull rider,” Hall said. He tried riding sheep and graduated to calves, but “I really didn’t like it when I started getting on live animals,” he said. “I quit at about age 7 and started roping.”

Although they live nearly 400 miles apart, this pair has been roping together for a couple of years. They have both won big paychecks at major roping events and Hall competed at the International Finals Rodeo in January. Just one steer stands between them and the spotlight at the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

Youth was the theme of the night with 12-year-old Nevada cowgirl Wylee Mitchell winning the affection of the crowd in barrel racing. Mitchell had the third fastest time of the night, 14.012, and is currently sixth. With more than 1000 competitors in qualifying events across the country, the barrel racing brings the top 30 times to the semi-finals with 10 running each night. Mitchell will have to wait until Friday’s set of racers finish to see if she will be competing at The American.

The fastest time of the night was turned in by cowboy Brandon Cullins of Clements, Maryland. His time of 13.833 is the second fastest, so he has a great chance to be one of a handful of men and the first person from Maryland to barrel race at AT&T Stadium.

Derek Kolbaba of Walla Walla, Washington, who is currently ranked 8^th in the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) standings, ended the night on a high note with a score of 90 points on a bull named Utter Lover. That was only the second time the bull, owned by D & H Cattle Company, had ever been ridden. Ten cowboys rode their bulls during the first two performances and will return for Friday’s shootout round where the top five move on to face the PBR’s top 10 2016 finishers and three-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) champion Sage Kimzey on Sunday.

Timber Moore of Aubrey has dominated the tie-down roping. He qualified for the semi-finals with two slots. Wednesday night he roped and tied his calf in 6.81 seconds to take the lead. Thursday, he moved into second place with a time of 6.96. Moore has won nearly $6,000 in two nights and will have two chances Friday to be among the top six that get to rope again Sunday.

Former world champion Will Lowe of Canyon scored 85 points on Four Star Rodeo’s horse Lolita to lead the bareback riding. He needs another solid ride Friday night to return to The American. Lowe has been an invited contestant as one of the top 10 for the past three years, but if he makes it back this year, he’ll have a shot at the $1 million bonus for the first time.

Cody Harmon of Dublin turned in the fastest time of the semi-finals when he wrestled his steer to the ground in 4.08 seconds. Thursday night’s steer wrestling was especially tough. The five fastest times of the rodeo all happened during this performance.

National Finals Rodeo veteran Cody DeMoss is another cowboy who has previously competed at The American. His score of 80.75 on Four Star’s Boogie was the best of the night. If he stays consistent, he’ll be back at AT&T Stadium with his first chance at the bonus.

The unique format of The American gives any contestant an opportunity to qualify for the semi-finals and earn a share of nearly $1 million at Cowtown Coliseum. Those who finish among the best in each event move on and could win a portion of an additional $1 million in prize money and a $1 million bonus.

Tickets for the semi-finals start at $20 and are available at Cowtown Coliseum. Tickets for The American are available through Ticketmaster.

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Fort Worth, Texas (February 16, 2017) — The following are Thursday night’s RFD-TV’s The American Semi-Finals rodeo performance results at Cowtown Coliseum.

Bareback Bronc Riding: 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 85 points on Four Star Rodeo Company’s Lolita, $1,185. 2, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 83.25, $889. 3, JR Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 79.5, $593. 4, David Peebles, Powell Butte, Ore., 79.00, $296.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 4.08 seconds, $2,474. 2, Blaine Jones, Templeton, Calif., 4.42, $1,896. 3, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 4.51, $1,484. 4, Jacob Shofner, Huntsville, Texas, 4.74, $1,154. 5, Chris Berry, Valley View, Texas, 4.79, $742. 6, Jeff Miller, Blue Mound, Kan., 4.90, $495.

Team Roping: (leaders) 1, Brenton Hall, Jay, Okla., and Paden Bray, Granbury, Texas, 4.00 seconds. 2, Charly Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, and Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla., 4.22, 3, Dustin Esgusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Stephenville, Texas, 4.79. 4, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas, 4.89. 5, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, 4.99.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 80.75 points on Four Star Rodeo Company’s Boogie, $1,343. 2, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 79.75, $1,007. 3, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 78.50, $671. 4, Joaquin Real, Santa Paula, Calif., 77, 336.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 6.96 seconds, $2,982. 2, Ryan Thibodeaux, Eunace, La., 7.14, $2,286. 3, Landyn Duncan, Atascosa, Texas, 7.47, $1,789. 4, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 7.70, $1,391. 5, Seth Cooke, Weatherford, Texas, 7.83, $845. 6, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 7.92, $596.

Barrel Racing: 1, Brandon Cullins, Clements, Md., 13.833 seconds, $3,604. 2, Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 13.900, $3,003. 3, Wylee Mitchell, Pioche, Nev., 14.012, $2,402. 4, Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss., 14.053, $1,802. 5, Amy Jo Farella, Cheyenne, Wyo., 14.076, $1,201.

Bull Riding: 1, Derek Kolbaba, Walla Walla, Wash., 90 points on D&H Cattle Company’s Utter Lover, $883. 2, Claudio Marcelino de Montanha Junior, Ribeirão Dos Indios, São Paulo, Brazil, 88, $662. 3, Luciano Castro, Guzolandia, São Paulo, Brazil, 86.25, $441. 4, Trey Benton, Huntsville, Texas, 85.5, $221.

Friday Shoot-out Contestants:

Bareback Bronc Riding: 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas. 2, Wyatt Bloom, Bend, Ore. 3, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 4, JR Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 5, Tilden Hooper, Weatherford, Texas. 6, David Peebles, Powell Butte, Ore. 7, Grant Denny, Clements, Calif. 8, RC Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. 9, Leighton Berry, Poolville, Texas. 10, Blake Smith, Zap, N.D.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas. 2, Blaine Jones, Templeton, Calif. 3, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. 4, Jacob Shofner, Huntsville, Texas. 5, Chris Berry, Valley View, Texas. 6, Ryan Swayze, Freedom, Okla. 7, (tie) Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., and Jeff Miller, Blue Mound, Kan. 9, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La. 10, Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif.

Team Roping: 1, Brenton Hall, Jay, Okla., and Paden Bray, Granbury, Texas. 2, Charly Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, and Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla. 3, Blake Hughes, Sulphur, Okla., and Brady Norman, Springer, Okla. 4, Dustin Esgusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Stephenville, Texas. 5, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas. 6, Travis Whitlow and Tanner Luttrell, San Tan Valley, Ariz. 7, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas. 8, J.B. James, Bennett, Colo., and Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 9, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Brady Norman, Springer, Okla. 10, Edward Hawley, Hays, Mont., and Ty Romo, Whiteriver, Ariz.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Isaac Diaz, Desdemonda, Texas. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 3, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 4, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta. 5, Clay Elliot, Nanton, Alberta. 6, Joaquin Real, Santa Paula, Calif. 7, Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D. 8, Ryan Mackenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore. 9, Will Smith, Lugoff, S.C. 10, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas. 2, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas. 3, Ryan Thibodeaux, Eunace, La.  4, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas. 5, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas. 6, Landyn Duncan, Weatherford, Texas. 7, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas. 8, Seth Cooke, Weatherford, Texas. 9, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas. 10, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla.

Barrel Racing: (There is not a shoot-out round in barrel racing. The top ten times from the 30 qualifiers will advance.)

Bull Riding: 1, Derek Kolbaba, Walla Walla, Wash. 2, Claudio Marcelino de Montanha Junior, Ribeirão Dos Indios, São Paulo, Brazil. 3, Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas. 4, Sevi Torturo, Oklahoma City, Okla. 5, Luciano Castro, Guzolandia, São Paulo, Brazil. 6, (tie) Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, and Trey Benton, Huntsville, Texas. 8, Jory Markiss, Redmond, Ore. 9, Stetson Lawrence, Trenton, N.D. 10, Jake Gowdy, Bristow, Okla.