Author: Susan Kanode

CASPER, Wyo. (June 12, 2016) — The 68^th annual College National Finals Rodeo got underway at the Casper Events Center on Sunday with the Bulls, Broncs and Breakaway performances.

All of the qualifiers in bull riding, breakaway roping, saddle bronc and bareback riding competed in the first of three rounds. Feather River College from Quincy, Calif., took command of the leaderboard earning the top two spots.

Clayton Biglow, a sophomore majoring in ag business got the round win with 80 points. Biglow is making his second appearance at the CNFR. The former high school rodeo champion is working his way up the ranks of rodeo with hopes and plans of competing at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. He leads the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rookie standings and is 12^th in their world standings.

Biglow’s traveling partner and classmate Wyatt Denny finished with a 77.5-point ride to take second. Denny is also making his second appearance here, is a sophomore and is majoring in ag business. Not only are the two schoolmates that travel to rodeos together, they are also each other’s heros.

“Clayton Biglow is my hero.” Denny wrote on his bio sheet. “Even though we are the same height, I look up to him.”

Biglow also listed Denny as his hero, but only because he knows the best places to eat on the road. They will each compete two more times and could the friends could be in a fight for the championship here if they keep it up.

Brandi Hollenbeck from Garden City (Kan.) Community College nearly broke the arena record in breakaway roping on Sunday. She stopped the clock in 1.9 seconds, just one-tenth of a second off the record. She is a second-generation qualifier making her second appearance.

The bull riding winner came from Western Texas College at Snyder. Jacob Spencer scored 78.5 points. Clayton Brum from the College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls) won the first round of saddle bronc riding with a76.5.

The first round in women’s barrel racing and goat tying as well as team roping, tie-down roping, and steer wrestling will be completed during slack Monday beginning 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 12, 2016, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Compete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com.

 

Breakaway Roping: (first round winners) 1, Brandi Hollenbeck, Garden City Community College, 1.9 seconds. 2, Samantha Jorgenson, Black Hills College, 2.2. 3, Haillie Taylor, Colorado  Mesa College, 2.3. 4, (tie) Coralee Spratt, Gillette College, and Kirbie Spratt, Missouri Valley College, 2.4 each. 6, Katie Rice, Cal Poly State University -San Luis Obispo, 2.5,. 7, (tie) Brittany Dias, California State University – Fresno and Kylee Mackelprang, Southern Utah University, 2.6 each.

 

Bareback Riding: (first round winners) 1, Clayton Biglow, Feather River College, 80 points. 2, Wyatt Denny, Feather River College, 77.5.. 3, Jake Sterno, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 77. 4, Wyatt Bloom, Montana State University, 75.  5, (tie) Zach Hibler, Western Texas College and Kody Lamb, Tarleton State University, 74 each. 7, (tie) Cache Hill, University of Great Falls; Logan Patterson, Panhandle State University; and Jaden Clark, University of Wyoming, 73.5 each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1, Clayton Brum, College of Southern Idaho, 76.5. 2, Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 75. 3, Wyatt Casper, Clarendon College, 74.5. 4, Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 73.5. 5, Blaise Freeman, Western Texas College, 72.5. 6, Tucker hill, Walla Walla Community College, 71.5. 7, Garet Aldridge, Sam Houston State University, 70.5. 8, Will Centoni, Questa College, 70.

 

Bull Riding: (first round winners) 1, Jacob Spencer, Western Texas College, 78.5 points. 2, Jake Smith, University of Wyoming, 77.5. 3, (tie) Tyler Lewis, Southern Arkansas University and Dakota Adams, Utah State University, 76. 5, Cole Melancon, Hill College, 75.5. 6, Brody Yeary, Tarleton State University, 73.5. 7, Jake Stemo, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 70. 8, (tie) Connor Murnion, Miles City Community College, and Josh Frost, Panhandle State University, 68.

 

 SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 25, 2016) — Amid the back slaps from fellow competitors and his phone buzzing, Tooter Silver, from Quitman, Ark., took a moment to reflect on what had just happened at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

The steer wrestler had just stopped the clock in 4.3 seconds to win the second round of semifinals 2 and $4,277. That brought his total earnings from the rodeo up to $12,617 and puts him in first place in the money standings to qualify for Saturday night’s championships.

This was the fifth steer that Silver had run in the AT&T Center and the fifth time he earned money. It was however the first time that he got to make the victory lap around the arena for winning the round. He had second-place finishes in the other four rounds.

His success here has come aboard the 2015 AQHA steer wrestling horse of the year owned by Ty Erickson, from Helena, Mont., that they call Shake Em. Either Erickson or Clayton Hass from Terrell, Texas, were riding horseback on the other side keeping the steer running straight. All three of these men are advancing and will have the opportunity to compete for the championship here.

“I remember coming here 15 years ago and seeing the buckle they give here,” Silver said. “I’ve really wanted to win that buckle. It would mean everything. This is one of the greatest rodeos that ever was.”

This is only the fourth rodeo that Silver has entered for the 2016 season. When he is not on the road, he works in a family construction business with his father-in-law and brother-in-law. His wife, Laura Kennedy, competed in the barrel racing in bracket 4 but did not win enough money to advance to the semifinals.

“My wife and I travel together 90% of the time,” he added. “She really wants to make the NFR (Wrangler National Finals Rodeo). We’ll see what happens. Our family is very supportive and we couldn’t do it without them.”

Barrel racer Morgan Breaux knows all about family support. In 2009, she was in this arena showing a steer that was selected as the grand champion of the San Antonio Stock Show. On Friday night, they again brought steers into the AT&T center to select this year’s champions. One hour later, Breaux from Tomball, Texas, took her horse around three barrels in 14.06 seconds to win the round. She will advance to the finals and will have an opportunity to add a rodeo championship to go with her stock show championship.

The top five in each of the events based on money earned will compete Saturday night for the lion’s share of $1.65 million in cash and prizes. Action in the AT&T Center on Saturday starts at 1 p.m. with a $100,000 Xtreme Bulls competition. The championship finals of the rodeo begin at 7:30.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.26, 2016) — The following are results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo which features over $1.65 million in cash and prizes.

 

Semifinals 2, round 2 followed by finals qualifiers (19th performance)–

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 85 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Angel Face, $4,277. 2, Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan, 82.5, $3,208. 3, Mason Clements, Sandy, Utah, 81, $2,139. 4, Teddy Athan, Livermore, Calif., 80.5, $1,069. (finals qualifiers) 1, O’Connell, $10,194. 2, Taypotat, $10,158. 3, Clements, 81, $9,089. 4, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, $8,269. 5, Teddy Athan, Livermore, Calif., $3,350.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tooter Silver, Quitman, Ark., 4.3 seconds, $4,277. 2, Tommy Cook, Waller, Texas, 4.4, $3,208. 3, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.8, $2,139. 4, Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, $1,069. (finals qualifiers) 1, Silver, $12,617. 2, Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, $8,839. 3, Cook, $7,378. 4, Moore, $3,921. 5, Milan, $3,849.

 

Team Roping: 1, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $4,277. 2, Shane and John Phillipp, Washington, Texas, 4.8, $3,208. 3, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 10.1., $2,139. 4, Rhett Anderson, Anabella, Utah, and Jared Bilby, Bridgeport, Nev., 10.3, $1,069. (finals qualifiers) 1, Philipp and Philipp, $10,906. 2, Cooper and McKnight, $7,699. 3, Bird and Cardoza, $7,271. 4, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta and Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas, $6,095. 5, Anderson and Bilby, $5,631.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 87 points on Cervi Championship’s Hello Dolly, $4,277. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82, $3,208. 3, Andy Clarys, Riverton, Wyo., and Sam Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 81 points and $1,604 each. (finals qualifiers) 1, DeMoss, $10,336. 2, Wright, $9,823. 3, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, $6,273. 4, Kelts, $5,881. 5, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, $5,596.

 

                Tie-Down Roping: 1, (tie) Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas and Clint Nyegaard, Cuero, Texas, 7.4 seconds and $3,743 each. 3, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 8.0, $2,139. 4, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.8, $1,069. (finals qualifiers) 1, Neygaard, $10,301. 2, Slone, $8,305. 3, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, $6,344. 4, Pratt, $5,489. 5, Solomon, $4,420.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1,Morgan Breaux, Tomball, Texas, 14.06 seconds, $4,277. 2, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 14.10, $3,208. 3, Katelyn McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 14.14, $2,139. 4, Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont., 14.20, $1,069. (finals qualifiers) 1,  Wright, $9,908. 2, Michele McLeod, $9,053. 3, Kelly Schnaufer, Pueblo, Colo., $7,770. 4, Breaux, $7,699. 5, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 5,631.

 

Bull Riding:  no qualified rides. (finals qualifiers) 1, Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, $5,988. 2, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, $5,703. 3, Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., $5,560. 4, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., $4,919. 5, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, $3,992.

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 24, 2016 — Steer wrestler Jason Thomas has already won more money at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo than he has in the 2016 rodeo season.

Thomas, from Benton, Ark., is currently 7^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. The regular season started last October and he has season earnings of $11,587 so far. That was until he competed at the San Antonio Rodeo.

Thomas competed in the fourth bracket here and it didn’t start off so well for the former National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion. He didn’t give the steer the required head start and added a 10-second penalty to his already long time of 17.3 seconds. He came back in round two and won it with a 4.8. Then he won round three with a 4.1. That put him second place in the money standings with a total of $4,562 in his bracket and advanced him to the semifinals.

Semifinals 1 saw him placing second in the first round and winning the second with a 4.3-second run. Thomas earned checks of $3,208 and $4,277 respectively. Thomas has won $12,047 here so far and now has a chance to compete for an additional $14,447 in the finals.

Thomas could be headed for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo thanks in part to the money he has won here. There is only one contestant that has won more money than the steer wrestler. Bull rider Sage Kimzey made his second consecutive victory lap around the AT&T Center on Wednesday night after scoring 86 points on D&H Cattle Company’s Hi Razor.

Kimzey, the reigning world champion, has won $12,261 and has the opportunity to add to that substantially. Not only will he compete in Saturday night’s championship finals, he will also compete Saturday afternoon in the Xtreme Bulls, the richest event on the tour.

Semifinals 2 starts on Thursday night at 7 p.m., with 10 more contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, women’s barrel racing and bull riding hoping to earn enough money to advance to the finals.

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.23, 2016) — The following are results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo which features over $1.65 million in cash and prizes.

 

Semifinals 1, round 1 followed by Finals qualifiers (17th performance)–

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 85 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Hot Valley. 2, Kyle Brennecke, Stephenville, Texas, 81, $3,208. 3, Tye Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 79, $2,139. 4, R.C. Landingham, Paso Robles, Calif., 78, $1,069. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Brown, $8,697. 2, Landingham, $7,627. 3, Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, $6,665. 4, Brennecke, $6,344. 5, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., $6,095.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 4.3 seconds, $4,277. 2, J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn., 4.4, $3,208. 3, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.6, $2,139. 4, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 4.7, $1,069. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Thomas, $12,047. 2, Struxness, $6,629. 3, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., $6,558. 4, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., $6,130. 5, Erickson, $4,348.

 

Team Roping: 1, Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas, and J.W. Beck, Moville, Iowa, 5.0 seconds, $4,277. 2, Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Tanner Luttrell, Oroville, Calif., 6.1, $3,208. 3, JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 9.4, $2,139. 4, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Chase Hansen, Homedale, Idaho, 9.5, $1,069. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Davis and Beck, $11,405. 2, Lemond and Cooper, $8,198. 3, Tsinigine and Hansen, $6,629. 4, Tryan and Luttrell, $6,629. 5, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta and Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia, $4,491.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1,  Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 83 points on Kelser Champiohsip Rodeo’s Journal Keeper, $4,277. 2, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 82, $3,208. 3, Jake Watson, Hudson Hope, British Columbia, 80, $2,138. 4, Ben Londo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 76, $1,069. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Watson, $10,692. 2, Boore, $8,269. 3, Green, $7,200. 4, Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, $6,380. 5, Jake Wright, $5,703.

 

                Tie-Down Roping: 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 7.1 seconds, $4,277. 2, Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif., 7.2, $3,208. 3, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 8.5, $2,139. 4, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 8.8, $1,069. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Reimer, $9,409. 2, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., $7,128. 3, Smidt, $6,558. , (tie) Ketscher and Braxton Laughlin, Westlake, La., $5,489 each.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, (tie) Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah and Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo., 13.97 seconds and $3,742 each. 3, (tie) Sammi Bessert, Grand Junction, Colo., and Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 14.04, $1,604. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Wall, $10,942. 2, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., $9,409. 3, Bessert, $6,629. 4, Kruse, $6,309. 4, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, $3,992.

 

Bull Riding:  (two rides) 1, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 86 points on D & H Cattle Company’s Hi Razor, $4,277. 2, Pistol Robinson, Coolidge, Texas, 85, $3,208. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Kimzey, $12,261. 2, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, $5,489. 3, Robinson, $4,918. 4, Jacob O’Mara, Baton Rouge, La., $4,562. 5, Ty Pozzobon, Merritt, British Columbia, $3,992.

 

 

 

For the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 12, 2016) — Tim O’Connell is having the ride of his life and that is a good thing for a man who makes a living eight seconds at a time on the back of a bucking horse.

O’Connell is having the best winter of his three years as a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and leads the world standings. He won the second round of bracket 1 at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo and now is assured a spot in the semi-finals. Four contestants out of each bracket in each event will advance based on their earnings. O’Connell has collected $3,136 here so far with one more round to go. He is also just coming off of a big win at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

“This rodeo is awesome,” he said. “There is so much money up for grabs. I love the format. At other rodeos if you make one mistake, it will take you out. Here, because of the format, there is a better opportunity.”

The former college champion didn’t make any mistakes in the AT&T Center on Friday night. He rode a Beutler and Son horse named Empty Pockets for 87 points and $2,281.

“There is a lot more to that horse than meets the eye,” he said. “I really think she hates men. She tries to bite you when you are getting on. I tried to get out on her as quick as I could. She’s a typical Beutler horse. She just really bucks and that’s the kind of horses they raise.”

It was not the first meeting for O’Connell and Empty Pockets. He had previously ridden the mare to a score of 85 points at a rodeo in Lawton, Okla., and was both excited and prepared for the ride here. After his ride in the third round Saturday afternoon, he will be flying to Marshall, Mo., where he is currently living with his wife Sami who works for Missouri Valley College. The two were married last October and want to spend Valentine’s Day together. After a couple of days at home, he will be headed back on the rodeo trail.

Growing up in Zwingle, Iowa, O’Connell credits much of his success to Three Hills Rodeo Company from Bernard, Iowa. He got on many practice horses at their facility and had some expert advice during the process. Three Hills is just one of 18 stock contractors that are providing livestock here.

There are two performances at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo on Saturday. The third round of bracket 1 will start at 1 p.m. The first round of bracket 2 begins at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.12, 2016) — The following are results after the second performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo which features over $1.65 million in cash and prizes.

 

Bracket 1, round 2 followed by total money —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 87 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Empty Pockets, $2,281. 2, Kyle Brennecke, Stephenville, Texas, 79, $1,711. 3, (tie) Jamie Howlett, Snyder, Texas, and Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M., 78 and $855 each. (total money) 1, O’Connell, $3,136. 2, Brennecke, $2,566. 3, Teddy Athan, Livermore, Calif., $2,281. 4, Tyler Waltz, Martin, Tenn., $1,710.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Matt Mousseau, Hensall, Ontario, 4.1 seconds, $2,281. 2, (tie) Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., and J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn., 4.5 and $1,426 each. 4, Blaine Jones, Templeton, Calif., 5.0, $570. (total money) 1, Struxness, $3,421. 2, Mousseau, $2,281. 3, Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., $1,996. 4, Guy, $1,426.

 

Team Roping: 1, Rhen Richard, Ro and Cole Davison, Roosevelt, Utah, 4.7 seconds, $2,281. 2, Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas, 4.9, $1,711. 3, (tie) Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.; and Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz.; 5.0 and $855 each. (total money) 1, Bach and Koontz, $3,422. 2, Richard and Davison, $2,851. 3, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., $2,281. 4, David Key, Stephenville, Texas, and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., $1,141.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 81 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Cimmaron Jack, $2,281. 2, Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, and Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 78, $1,426 each. 4, (tie) Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, and Curtis Garton, New Zealand, 75, $285. (total money) 1, Larsen, $2,566. 2, (tie) Crawley, and Wadsworth, $2,281. 4, Ben Londo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., $1,711.

 

                Tie-Down Roping: 1, Randall Carlisle, Athens, La., 8.4 seconds, $2,281. 2, Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., 8.5, $1,171. 3, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 8.8, $1,141. 4, Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas, 9.6, $570. (total money) 1, Vest, $3,422. 2, (tie) Carlisle and Williams, $2,281. 4, Clark, $1,710.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1,  Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 13.78 seconds, $2,281. 2, Kelley Schnaufer, Pueblo, Colo., 13.93, $1,711. 3, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 13.96, $1,141. 4, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 13.99, $570. (total money) 1, (tie) Conrado and Schnaufer, $3,421. 3, Ganter, $2,281. 4, Megan Mariluch, Daingerfield, Texas, 14.18, $1,141.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 85 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Spin Bo, $2,281. 2, (tie) Adam Jamison, Canada, and Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 78 and $1,426 each. 4, Lane Selz, Bakersfield, Calif., 76, $570. (total money) 1, Frost, $3,422. 2, Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas, $2,281. 3, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, $1,711. 4, (tie) Jamison and Asay, $1,426.

 

 

by Susan Kanode

for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

FORT WORTH, Texas (February 5, 2016) — A pair of Clints moved into the overall standings in the tie-down roping on Friday and now have the potential to earn a Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo championship.

Clint Robinson, from Spanish Fork, Utah, and Clint Cooper from Decatur, Texas, are now second and third respectively. They are both second-generation contestants and if either one of them leave here with a buckle, it would be a first for their immediate family members.

Robinson is the son of Lance Robinson, a five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier. Cooper is the son of eight-time world champion Roy Cooper, and the brother of three-time world champion Tuf Cooper. With all the accolades won by family members as well as the two Clints, it’s amazing to think that if they won a title here, it would be the first within their families.

Both of these men have made the trip to Las Vegas to compete at the NFR five times and both have won big, traditional rodeos like Cheyenne, Wyo., and Pendleton, Ore.  Horsemanship in the tie-down roping is key and both of them are known for riding great horses as well.

Tim O’Connell from Zwingle, Iowa, is hungry for a world title in the bareback riding. He has qualified for the NFR the past two years and did that while he was still in college. He rode his first horse here Thursday night and his second one Friday night. He is in position to take the overall lead here with his third ride Saturday afternoon.

O’Connell scored 83.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Citation. That finished in second place in the round. He came back Friday night and rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Bar Bandit for 85.5 points. The overall leader here is Orin Larsen from Inglis, Manitoba with 246.5 points on three rides. O’Connell just needs a 78-point score Saturday afternoon to move ahead.

“Fort Worth and I haven’t always seen eye-to-eye in the past,” O’Connell said. “Hopefully the winds are changing. I’ve got one more and hopefully two more horses to get on so we will see what happens.”

The barrel racing is shaping up to be the closest race in the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Kimmie Wall from Roosevelt, Utah leads with 33.53 seconds on two runs. The final spot to qualify for Saturday night’s finals is less than a quarter of a second away at 33.77. With 10 more talented rider and horse combinations left to compete Saturday afternoon, the bottom positions are definitely in jeopardy.

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and abides by their rules and bylaws. Several of this year’s contestants were eliminated from the rodeo because of an ongoing legal situation between the PRCA and the Elite Rodeo Athletes (ERA). The Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn, United States District Judge of the Northern District of Texas released an opinion on Feb. 4 denying the Plaintiffs’ (ERA) Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in their suit against the PRCA. With the judge’s decision, the PRCA bylaws at issue were immediately enforced, taking the involved contestants out of the Fort Worth Rodeo.

That opened doors for other contestants here that moved up in the standings and will have a chance to ride for the championship Saturday night. The decision did not affect the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association members as they have different bylaws.

The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo ends its 2016 run on Saturday with performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. in Fort Worth’s historic Will Rogers Coliseum.

 

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FORT WORTH. — The following are unofficial results from Friday’s performances of the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, February 5, 2016.

Twenty-sixth Performance

Bareback Riding: (two rides) 1, Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas, 79 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Dirty Jeans. 2, Taylor Price, Huntsville, Texas, 76.

Steer Wrestling:  1, Chris Berry, Valley View, Texas, 5.1 seconds. 2, Austin Eller, Glendo, Wyo., 6.5. 3, Kyle Broce, Cheraw, Colo., 14.6. 4, Dean Stermer, Frisco, Texas, 15.6.

Team Roping:  (two times) 1, Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Josh Fillmore, Penrose, Colo., 6.4 seconds. 2, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Lance Allen, Orchard, Colo., 10.8.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 78.5 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Marlboro Man. 2, Travis Nelson, Philip, S.D., 77.5. 3, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 73.5. 4, Blaise Freeman, Snyder, Texas, 69.

Tie-Down Roping:  1, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 8.6. 2, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.0. 3, Matt Kenney, Onawa, Iowa, 9.5. 4, Jody Green, Shakopee, Minn., 10.0.

Barrel Racing: 1, Alexa Lake, Richmond, Texas, 16.88 seconds. 2, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 17.03. 3, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 17.07. 4, Davie King, Decatur, Texas, 17.09.

Bull Riding: 1, Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, 86 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Rustler’s Cat. 2, Denton Fugate, Dixon, Mo., 85. 3, Freeman Yoder, Zearing, Idaho, 80. 4, Marcus Mariluch, Daingerfield, Texas, 76.5.

Twenty-seventh Performance

Bareback Riding: (three rides) 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 85.5 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Bar Bandit. 2, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 77.5. 3, Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas, 75.

Steer Wrestling: (two times) 1, Adam Strahan, Decatur, Texas, 7.7 seconds. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 14.10.

Team Roping: 1, Jim Coffman, Decatur, Texas, and J.C. Williams, Bridgeport, Texas, 5.9 seconds. 2, Cody Butler and Chuck Butler, Sanger, Texas, 6.5. 3, Levi Simpson, Panoka, Alberta, and Jeremy Buhler, Abbottsford, British Columbia, 9.9. 4, Cord Crowell, Marion, Texas, and Trey Carter III, Bellville, Texas, 12.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 80.5 on J Bar J Rodeo’s Freckles Remover. 2, Justin Caylor, Sulphur Springs, Texas, 77.5. 3, (tie) Jake Watson, Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, and Call Marr, Twin Butte, Alberta, 77.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Scotty Shelton, Avondale, Colo., 13.7. 2, Justin Locock, Jonesboro, Texas, 15.6. 3, Clint Nyeguaard, Cuero, Texas, 17.5. 4, Bryce Ingo, Boone, Colo., 19.9.

Barrel Racing: 1, Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont., 16.87 seconds. 2, McKinley Goodger, Boyd, Texas, 16.90. 3, (tie) Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas, and Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 17.05.

Bull Riding: (no qualified rides)

 

 

Current Leaders

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 86 points on Andrews Pro Rodeo’s Gypsy Rose. 2, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 83.5. 3, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 83. 4, Mason Clements, Sandy, Utah, 82.5. 5, Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Sask., 82. 6, Cody Kiser, Carson City, Nev., 80. 7, (tie) Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, and Clint Laye, Pocatello, Idaho, 79.5. (second round leaders) 1, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 87 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Rusty Slim. 2, (tie) Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, and Caleb Bennett, 86, 4, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 85.5. 5, Jake Brown, 84. 6, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 83.5. 8, Teddy Athan, Livermore, Calif., 83.(third round leaders) 1, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 84.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bunny Girl. 2, Chad Rutherford, 83.5.  3, Orin Larsen, 83. 4, Evan Jayne, 82.5. 5, Winn Ratliff, 81. 6, Mason Clements, 80. 7, (tie) Tanner Aus and Caleb Bennett, 79.5.

(total on three) 1, Orin Larsen, 246.5. 2, Caleb Bennett, 245. 3, Winn Ratliff, 242.5. 4, Mason Clements, 241.5. 5, Evan Jayne, 236.5. 6, Clint Laye, 232. 7, Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M., 231. 8, (tie) Devan Reilly, Sheridan, Wyo.; Justin Pollmiller, Weatherford, Okla., and Bill Tutor, 230.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, (tie) Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., and Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 4.0 seconds. 3, (tie) Chance Campbell, Sinton, Texas, 4.2. and Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 4.2.  5, (tie) Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn., 4.3. 7, (tie) Cole Fulton, Miller, S.D., and Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.4. 9, (tie) Clayton Tuchscherer, Dona Ana, N.M.; Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., and Taz Olson, Prairie City, S.D., 4.5.

(total on two) 1, Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 8.9 seconds. 2, Brother Loud, Kaufman, Texas, 9.6. 3, Jake Rinehart, 9.8 seconds. 4, Joe Buffington, Wheatland, Wyo., 10.1. 5, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 10.2. 6, (tie) Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, and Ty Erickson, 10.4. 8, Clayton Tuchscherer, Dona Ana, N.M., 10.8. 9, Timmy Sparing, Helena, Mont., 10.9. 10, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 11.2.

Team Roping: (first round) 1, (tie) Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and B.J. Dugger, Three Rivers, Texas, and Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, and Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore., 4.5 seconds. 3, (tie) Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas, and and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas; Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas, and JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 4.7. 6, (tie) Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, and Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Josh Filmore, Penrose, Colo., 4.8. (second round) 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 3.9 seconds. 2, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, and Cole Davison, Roosevelt, Utah, 4.0. 3, (tie) Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, and Bull Austin, East Bernard, Texas, and Dee Rampey, Bertram, Texas, 4.2. 5, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Bret Tonozzi, Loma, Colo., 4.5. 6, (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan.; Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., and Rowdy Rieken, Arp, Texas, and Justin Price, La Veta, Colo., 4.6.

 

(total on two) 1, Clay Smith and Paul Eaves, 9.4 seconds. 2, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 9.9. 3, Blaine Vick, Dublin, Texas, and Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas, 10.1. 4, Dylan Gordon, Comanche, Okla., and Austin Rogers, Crescent, Okla., 10.4. 5, Matt Sherwood and Quinn Kesler 10.5. 6, Coleman Proctor and Buddy Hawkins II, 10.6. 7, Colt Fisher, Sulphur, La., and Corey Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, 10.7. 8, Casey Gattis, Junction, Texas, and Kirt Jones, Hobbs, N.M., 10.8. 9, Zac Small, Welch, Okla., and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas, 10.9. 10, Rowdy Rieken and Justin Price, 11.0.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 84 points on Western Rodeo’s Jet Liner, $4,776. 2, (tie) Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., and Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 83.5, $3,184 each. 4, Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev., 82.5, $1,751. 5, Charlie Kogianes, Provo, Utah, 81.5, $1,115. 6, (tie) Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, and Joey Sonnier III, New Iberia, La., 81, $716 each. 8, (tie) Kobyn Williams, De Berry, Texas, and Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, $239 each. (second round) 1, Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, 83 points on Pro Rodeos, Inc.’s Ruby Tuesday. 2, (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, and Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, 82.5. 4, (tie) Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas; Dalton Davis, Holcomb, Kan., and Cooper DeWitt, Rio Rico, Ariz., 82. 7, Joey Sonnier III, New Iberia, La., 81. 8, (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, and Brady Nicholes, Hoytsville, Utah, 159.5.

(total on two) 1, Jake Wright, 166.5. 2, (tie) Sterling Crawley, Joey Sonnier III and Dalton Davis, 162. 5, Alex Wright, 161. 6, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 160.5. 7, Sam Spreadborough, 160. 8, (tie) Troy Crowser, Tyrel Larsen, Brady Nicholes, 159.

Tie-Down Roping:  (second round) 1, Garrett Hale,Snyder, Texas, 8.1 seconds. 2, (tie) Justin Brinkerhoff, Corinne, Utah, and Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.3. 4, Cheyenne Harper, Iowa, La., 8.4. 5, Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La., 8.5. 6, (tie) Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla.; Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Clayton Collmorgan, Lufkin, Texas, 8.6.

(total on two) 1, Jordan Ketscher, 17.0. 2, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 17.4. 3, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 17.7. 4, Justin Macha, Needville, Texas, 17.8. 5, (tie) Ryle Smith and Reese Reimer, Stinnett, Texas, 18.1. 7, Jerrad Hofstetter, Shallow Water, Texas, 18.2. 8, Bradley Bynum, 18.4. 9, (tie) Clint Singleton, Comfort, Texas; Cody McCartney, Ottawa Lake, Mich., and Ryan Watkins, Morgan Mill, Texas, 18.5.

Barrel Racing: (second round) 1, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.69 seconds. 2, Kimmie Wall, 3, Ashley Day, Volburg, Mont., 16.72. 4, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 16.75. 5, Paxton Segelke, Snyder, Colo., 16.78.  6, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 16.79. 7, Carman Pozzobon, Savana, British Columbia, 16.86. 8, Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont. 16.87.

(total on two) 1, Kimmie Wall, 33.52 seconds. 2, Tiany Shuster, 33.54. 3, Andrea Busby, 33.56. 4, Taylor Jacob, 33.57. 5, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, 33.58. 6, Paxton Segelke, 33.64 7, Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas, 33.65. 8, Danyelle Campbell, Millsap, Texas, 33.69. 9, Dena Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 33.70. 10, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 33.74.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Trent Jacobson, Irwin, Idaho, 88 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Amplified Howdy. 2, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., 87.5. 3, Shad Heiner, Morgan, Utah, 86.5. 4, (tie) Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo.; Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., and Kody DeShon, Helena, Mont., 85.5. 6, (tie) Rocky McDonald, Colonia Juarez, Mexico, and Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 84.5. (second round) 1, Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, 86 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Rustler’s Cat. 2, (tie) Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla., on Rafter G Rodeo’s Thunderstruck; Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., on Rafter G’s Raptor, and Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, on Four Star Rodeo’s No Dice,  85.5. 5, (tie) Ednei Caminhas, Denton, Texas, and Denton Fugate, Dixon, Mo., 85. 7, Eli Vastbinder, Statesville, N.C., 84.5. 8, (tie) Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas; Jordan Sammons, Splendora, Texas, and Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 83.

(total on two) 1, Ednei Caminhas, 168.5 points. 2, Trevor Kastner, 164. 3, Freeman Yoder, Zearing, Iowa, 163.5. 4, Shad Heiner, 161.5. 5, (tie) Tyler Bingham and Kody DeShon, 161.  7, Jordan Sammons, 159.5. 8, Riker Carter, Stone, Idaho, 159. 9, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 158. 10, Sage Kimzey, 156.

 

by Susan Kanode

for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (January 30, 2016) — Other than a gold buckle for being a world champion bareback rider, there is not a rodeo championship that Jake Brown would rather win than the Fort Worth Stock Show.

Last December the former high school rodeo champion qualified for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and finished the season in eighth place. Less than a week ago, he won the rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver and took the lead in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. He came to Fort Worth this week with momentum on his side and high hopes.

Brown, originally from Hillsboro but now living in Cleveland, Texas, took the lead in the first round of bareback riding here with an 86-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Gypsy Rose at the Saturday morning performance.

He had his second round of competition Saturday afternoon and again took the lead, this time with an 84 on Dakota Rodeo’s Hanna Montana. At the Saturday night performance he was poised to take the overall lead and make the trip back here in one week to compete for the championship.

Just over halfway through the ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Bar Fever, Brown’s head connected with the horse’s hip and he was knocked unconscious. He came off early, laid in the arena while the Justin Sportsmedicine Team attended to him. He was carried out of the arena on a backboard but was moving fingers, toes and was alert.

He was evaluated onsite and while he won’t be riding for the championship here, he is likely to get good checks in the preliminary rounds and will be healthy enough to ride again soon. His parents, Paul and Traci Brown along with his sister had made the one-hour trip to Fort Worth to cheer him on.

“I grew up coming to this rodeo,” Brown said. “It’s one I’ve always wanted to win and I thought I was in a good place to do that. Obviously it didn’t go the way I wanted. I’m still happy to be doing so well in the first and second rounds. I’ll just have to come back and try again next year.”

Brown’s traveling partner Bill Tutor, from Huntsville, Texas, did move into a three-way tie for second place overall and is planning his trip back here next week for the championship finals. Tutor took the lead in the third round with an 84.5 point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Bunny Girl. Combined with his previous rides of 72.5 and 73, he has a total of 230 points on three horses.

It’s been four years since Jake Rinehart from Highmore, S.D., competed in the steer wrestling at the NFR. He’s qualified for rodeo’s championships three times and is hoping for a return to Las Vegas in 2016. A win here would put him well on the way. He didn’t place in the first round but had a solid 5.5-second run. He had his second steer at the Saturday morning performance and stopped the clock in 4.3 seconds.

Rinehart now leads the overall standings with a total time of 9.8. He is a full second ahead of Clayton Tuchsherer, from Dona Ana, N.M., who has made two runs in 10.8.

The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo continues Sunday with performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. in Fort Worth’s historic Will Rogers Coliseum.

 

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FORT WORTH. — The following are unofficial results from Saturday’s three performances of the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, January 30, 2016.

Thirteenth Performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 86 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Gypsy Rose. 2, Marvin Alderman Jr., Idabel, Okla., 73.5. 3, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 72.5. 4, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 72.5.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.3 seconds. 2, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 4.9. 3, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 6.4. 4, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 6.9.

Team Roping:  1, Colt Fisher, Sulphur, La., and Corey Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, 5.8 seconds. 2, Tate Kirchenschlager, Yuma, Colo., and Trevor Kirchenschlager, Ranger, Texas, 5.9. 3, Zac Small, Welch, Okla., and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas, 6.0. 4, Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., and Cullen Teller, Pierce, Colo., 8.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Kobyn Williams, De Berry, Texas, 80.5 on Andrews Pro Rodeo’s Bombie. 2, Jeremy Ray, Huntsville, Texas, 78. 3, Gus Thoreson, Dell, Mont., 77.5. 4, Wyatt Caper, Balko, Okla., 73.5.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Michael Akins, Whitesboro, Texas, 8.7 seconds. 2, Justin Macha, Needville, Texas, 9.2. 3, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 14.8. 4, Taylor Stout, Justin, Texas, 27.1.

Barrel Racing: 1, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 16.86 seconds. 2, Jill Wilson, Snyder, Texas, 17.01. 3, Nichole Riggle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 17.09. 4, Debra Cooper, Poolville, Texas, 17.14.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas, 72 points on Andrews Pro Rodeo’s Ready to Rock.

Fourteenth Performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 84 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Hannah Montana. 2, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 76.5. 3, Marvin Alderman Jr., Idabel, Okla., 73.5. 4, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 73.

Steer Wrestling: (three times) 1, Shawn Dollery, Caldwell, Texas, 5.4 seconds. 2, Justin Morehouse, Cleburne, Texas, 8.1. 3, Heath Thomas, Hemphill, Texas, 14.0.

Team Roping:  (three times) 1, (tie) Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas, and Zane Bruce, Eldorado, Texas, and Colt Fisher, Sulphur, La., and Corey Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, and Zac Small, Welch, Okla., and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas,  4.9 seconds.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Gus Thoreson, Dell, Mont., 77 points on Dakota Rodeo’s 100 Proof. 2, (tie) Jeremy Ray, Huntsville, Texas, and Korbyn Williams, De Berry, Texas, 71.5. 4, (tie) Clint Hopping, Memphis, Texas, and Corey Terry, Brownwood, Texas, 70.5.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 8.6 seconds. 2, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 9.1. 3, Lane Jeffrey, Wilburton, Okla., 9.5. 4, Jess Woodward, Dupree, S.D., 12.9.

Barrel Racing: 1, Shelly Anzick, Shepherd, Mont., 16.69 seconds. 2, Paxton Segelke, Snyder, Colo., 16.86. 3, Laura Lambert, Wiggins, Colo. 17.11. 4, Tyra Kane, Dublin, Texas, 17.16.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Caleb Sanderson, Hallettsville, Texas, 80.5 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Midnight Dynamite.

Fifthteenth Performance

Bareback Riding: (three rides) 1, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 84.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bunny Girl. 2, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 78.5. 3, Cody Goodwin, Shepherd, Texas, 64.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.4 seconds. 2, Joe Buffington, Wheatland, Wyo. 5.0. 3, Gary Gilbert, New Underwood, S.D., 6.6. 4, Calder Johnson, Elm Springs, S.D., 17.4.

Team Roping: 1, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, and Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore., 4.5 seconds. 2, Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 4.8. 3, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.9. 4, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.2.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1,Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 82 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Cherry Creek. 2, Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 79. 3, Cody Martin, Pleasant Hope, Mo., 75.5. 4, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 74.5.

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.3 seconds. 2, Jared Kempker, Eugene, Mo., 10.5. 3, Dennis Luetge, Hempstead, Texas, 22.0.

Barrel Racing: 1, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 16.71 seconds. 2, Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., 16.85. 3, Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas, 16.93. 4, Alicia Stockton, Stephenville, Texas, 17.10.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Jordan Sammons, Splendora, Texas, 76.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Sudden Attack. 2, Gannon Ivy, Hampton, Ark., 66.5.

Current Leaders

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 86 points on Andrews Pro Rodeo’s Gypsy Rose. 2, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 83. 3, Mason Clements, Sandy Utah, 82.5. 4, Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Sask., 82. 5, Cody Kiser, Carson City, Nev., 80. 6, Justin Pollmiller, Weatherford, Okla., 79. (second round leaders) 1, Jake Brown, 84 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Hannah Montana. 2, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 83.5 points on Pro Rodeos, Inc.’s Belle Star. 3, (tie) Tyler Scales, Severance, Wyo., and Devan Reilly, Sheridan, Wyo., 80. 5, (tie) Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., and Mason Clements, 79. 5. (third round leaders) 1, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 84.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bunny Girl. 2, Mason Clements, 80. 3, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 79.5. 4, (tie) J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., and Wyatt Maines, Maple Creek, Saskatchewan, 79. 6, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 78.5

(total on three) 1, Mason Clements, 241.5. 2, (tie) Devan Reilly, Bill Tutor, Justin Pollmiller, 230. 5, Tanner Aus, 228.5. 6, Ty Fast Taypotat, 227.5.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 4.0 seconds. 2, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.3. 3, (tie) Cole Fulton, Miller, S.D., and Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.4. 5, (tie) Clayton Tuchscherer, Dona Ana, N.M.; Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., and Taz Olson, Prairie City, S.D., 4.5.

(total on two) 1, Jake Rinehart, 9.8 seconds. 2, Joe Buffington, Wheatland, Wyo., 10.1. 3, Ty Erickson, 10.4. 4, Clayton Tuchscherer, 10.8 seconds. 5, Timmy Sparing, 10.9. 6, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 11.2.

Team Roping: (first round) 1, (tie) Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and B.J. Dugger, Three Rivers, Texas; Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, and Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore., and Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 4.5 seconds. 4, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Scottsdale, Ariz., 4.6. 5, (tie) Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas, and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, and JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 4.7. (second round) 1, Rhen Richard, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Cole Davison, Blackfoot, Idaho, 4.0 seconds. 2, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, and Bull Austin, East Bernard, Texas, and Dee Rampey, Bertram, Texas, 4.2. 4, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan., 4.6. 5, Ryan Von Ahn, Sac City, Iowa, and J.W. Beck, Moville, Iowa, 4.8. 6, (tie) Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas, and Zane Bruce, Eldorado, Texas, and Colt Fisher, Sulphur, La., and Corey Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, and Zac Small, Welch, Okla., and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas,  4.9

 

(total on two) 1, Blaine Vick and Dakota Kirchenschlager, 10.1 seconds. 2, Matt Sherwood and Quinn Kesler 10.5. 3, Coleman Proctor and Buddy Hawkins II, 10.6. 4, Colt Fisher and Corey Hendrick, 10.7. 5, Zac Small and Wesley Thorp, 10.9. 6, Clayton Hass and Cody Doescher, 11.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 84 points on Western Rodeo’s Jet Liner. 2, Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., 83.5. 3, Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev., 82.5. 4, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 82. 5, (tie) Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, and Joey Sonnier III, New Iberia, La., 81. (second round) 1, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 83.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Covergirl. 2, Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, 83 points on Pro Rodeos, Inc.’s Ruby Tuesday. 3, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 82.5. 4, (tie) Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas; Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., and Cooper DeWitt, Rio Rico, Ariz., 82.

(total on two) 1, Jake Wright, 168.5. 2, Cort Scheer, 164. 3, Joey Sonnier III, 162. 4, Alex Wright, 161. 5, Cody DeMoss, 160.5. 6, Troy Crowser, 159.5.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 10.3 seconds. 2, (tie) Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., and Clayton Collmorgan, Lufkin, Texas, 8.6 seconds. 4, Michael Akins, Whitesboro, Texas, 8.7. 5, (tie) J.D. McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas, and Bradley Bynum, Big Lake, Texas, 9.0.

(total on two) 1, Justin Macha, 17.8. 2,(tie) Ryle Smith and Reese Reimer, 18.1. 4, Jerrad Hofstetter, 18.2. 5, Bradley Bynum, 18.4. 6, Clint Singleton, 18.5.

Barrel Racing: (first round) 1, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 16.58 seconds. 2, (tie) Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, and Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas, 16.60 seconds. 4, Shelly Anzick, Shepherd, Mont., 16.69. 6, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 16.71. 6, (tie) Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, and Clay Sewalt, Del Rio, Texas, 16.75.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., on Rafter G Rodeo’s Say It Ain’t So; Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., on Lancaster & Jones Pro Rodeo’s Gas Monkey, and Kody DeShon, Helena, Mont., on Rafter G’s Tahiti Treat, 85.5 points. 4, (tie) Lane Selz, Bakersfield, Calif.; Ednei Caminhas, Denton, Texas, and Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 83.5. (second round) 1, (tie) Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla., on Rafter G Rodeo’s Thunderstruck and Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., on Rafter G’s Raptor, 85.5 points. 3, Ednei Caminhas, Denton, Texas, 85. 4, Eli Vastbinder, Statesville, N.C., 84.5. 5, Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas, 83. 6, (tie) Ricky Aguiar, Stephenville, Texas, and Adam Jamison, Okotooks, Alberta, 82.

(total on two) 1, Ednei Caminhas, 168.5 points. 2, Trevor Kastner, 164. 3, (tie) Tyler Bingham and Kody DeShon, 161.  5, Riker Carter, Stone, Idaho, 159. 6, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 158.

 

By Susan Kanode

For the National Western Stock Show

DENVER (January 20, 2016) — The tandem event of team roping saw lead changes in both preliminary rounds of competition in the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday.

During the matinee performance, reigning world champion heeler Kollin VonAhn from Blanchard, Okla., and his current partner Kaleb Driggers, from Albany, Ga., had the fast time of 4.5 seconds. While they didn’t have any success here in the first round, that put them in the lead of the second round.

That was also the fastest run of the rodeo here so far – until Wednesday night’s performance. Then it was a former college champion who provided excitement. Billy Bob Brown, from Carbon, Texas, won the team roping title at the College National Finals Rodeo twice and was also crowned all-around cowboy there in 2014.

Brown is heading here for Garrett Jess from Coulee City, Wash. They stopped the clock in 4.4 seconds and now have the fastest time at this year’s rodeo. They lead the first round and will rope their second steer here Thursday. With a solid run they could move into first place overall as well. Coleman Proctor from Coffeyville, Kan., and Buddy Hawkins III, from Columbus, Kan., lead that category with 10.9 on two runs. A 6.4-second or better run for Brown and Jess will move them into first place and see them back here on Sunday for the U.S. Bank Championship Finals.

Trevor Kastner is making plans to be here for that with two successful bull rides under his belt. Kastner is tied for the lead in the second round, thanks to his 84.5-point effort on Cervi Championship’s bull named Big Time. Combined with his previous score of 82.5 he is now second overall with 167. Cody Campbell from Summerville, Ore., still leads the bull riding with 167.5 points.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association action continues in the Denver Coliseum on Thursday with performances at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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DENVER (January 20, 2016) — The following are unofficial results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

 

Tenth Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Buck Lunak, Cut Bank, Mont., 77 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Fleabit. 2, Anthony Thomas, The Kimberly, Australia, 76. 3, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 73. 4, Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., 64.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Mike Garcia, Kaycee, Wyo., 4.8 seconds. 2, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 6.3. 3, Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii, 7.2. 4, Tyke Kipp, Lordsburg, N.M., 9.9.

 

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, GA., and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 4.5. 2, Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D., and Steve Northcott, Odessa, Texas, 5.4. 3, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., 5.5. 4, Will Clark, Erin, Tenn., and Kolby Miller, Erin, Tenn., 7.0.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah on Cervi Championship’s Classic Equine Heartache and Curtis Garton, New Zealand, on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Sabre, 77 points each. 3, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 75. 4, Alan Gobert, Browning, Mont., 72.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1,  L.D. Meier, Texhoma, Okla., 8.2 seconds. 2, Ryan Canty, Sanford, Colo., 8.4. 3, Justin Macha, Needville, Texas, 8.9. 4, Jerrad Hofstetter, Shallow Water, Texas, 10.1.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 15.61. 2, Hope Delaware, Atwood, Colo., 15.81. 3, Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah, 15.88. 4, Tracy Nowlin, Nowata, Okla., 15.97.

 

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 84.5 points on Cervi Championship’s Big Time. 2, Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, 81. 3, Justin Anderson, Nephi, Utah, 72.

 

Eleventh Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 84.5 points on Cervi Championship’s Vitalix Baby Face. 2, Taylor Price, Huntsville, Texas, 82. 3, Weston Garrett, Gillette, Wyo., 79. 4, George Gillespie, IV, Hamilton, Mont., 77.5.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Cody Pratt, Pueblo, Colo., 4.3. 2, Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho, 4.5. 3, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 6.0. 4, Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 10.7.

 

Team Roping: 1, Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Garrett Jess, Coulee City, Wash., 4.4. 2, Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and  Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 4.9. 3, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 5.0. 4, Scott White, Oelrichs, S.D., and Ora Taton, Rapid City, S.D., 5.6.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Colton Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 75 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Honey Buns. 2, Dalton Rixen, Richardton, N.D., 70. 3, Brady Dinwoodie, Westbourne, Manitoba, 69. 4, Whitt Peterson, Torrington, Wyo., 66.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1, Clay Long, San Angelo, Texas, 9.3 seconds. 2, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 10.0. 3, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.1.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Calyssa Thomas, Harrold, S.D., 15.54. 2, Benette Little, Ardmore, Okla., 15.75. 3, Kelly Schnaufer, Pueblo, Colo., 15.76. 4, Tisa Kraft-Peek, Berthold, N.D., 15.79.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Tyler Willis, Laramie, Wyo., 84 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Custer. 2, Jordan Hansen, Okotoks, Alberta, 78. 3, Shawn Proctor, Tooele, Utah, 77.5. 4, Adam Jamison, Okotoks, Alberta, 73.5.

 

Current Leaders —

 

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 87 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Arapahoe. 2, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 84.5. 3, (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, and Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 84 each. (second round) 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 90 points on Calgary Stampede’s Reckless Margie. 2, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 84. 3, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 82. 4, Tyler Waltz, Martin, Tenn., and Teddy Athan, Livermore, Calif., 78. (total on two) 1, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 174. 2, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 169. 3, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 165. 4, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 155.

 

Steer Wrestling:  (first round) 1, Sam Olson, Buffalo, S.D., 4.0 seconds. 2, Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 4.1. 3, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 4.3. 4, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 4.4. (second round) 1, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 3.2. 2, (tie) Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., and Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb., 3.7 each. 4, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.9. (total on two) 1, Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 8.7. 2, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 9.2. 3, Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, 9.8. 4, Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., 10.5.

 

Team Roping: (first round) 1, Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Garrett Jess, Coulee City, Wash., 4.4 seconds. 2, Will Clark and Kolby Miller, Erin, Tenn., 4.9. 3, Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 4.9. 4, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 5.0.  (second round) 1, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 4.5. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, 5.0. 3, Paul Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., and Chad Wahlert, Kersey, Colo., 5.1. 4, (tie) Drew Horner, Plano, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Weatherford, Texas; Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas; and Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D., and Steve Northcott, Odessa, Texas; 5.4 each. (total on two) 1, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins, II, Columbus, Kan., 10.9. 2, Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 11.4. 3, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, and Ace Pearce, Washington, Texas, 11.8. 4, Chad Masters, Adams, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 11.9.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Roper Kiesner, Ripley, Okla., 82 points on Cervi Championship’s Pinball Wizard. 2, (tie) CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, and Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 81 each. 4, (tie) Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, and Curtis Garton, New Zealand, 79 each. (second round) 1, Ben Londo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 83 points on Calgary Stampede’s Umber Bubbles. 2, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 82. 3, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 80. 4, (tie) Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, and Will Smith, Marshall, Mo., 79. (total on two) 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 161. 2, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 158. 3, (tie) Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, and Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 157.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Cody McCartney, Ottowa Lake, Minn., 7.6. 4, (tie) Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas; Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas; and Jerrad Hofstetter, Shallow Water, Texas; 7.8. (second round) 1, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 7.0 seconds. 2, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 7.1. 3, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 7.4. 4, Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif., 7.5. (total on two) 1, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 15.4. 2, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 15.9. 3, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 16.3. 4, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, 17.2.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, (tie) Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, and Dena Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 15.30 each. 3, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 15.35. 4, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 15.50. (second round) 1, Kali Parker, Wendell, Idaho, 15.27. 2, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 15.33. 3, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 15.35. 4, Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 15.38. (total on two) 1, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 30.65. 2, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 30.68. 3, (tie) Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla.; and Kali Parker, Wendell, Idaho, 30.95.

 

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, on Cervi Championship’s Slim Kitty and Bart Miller, Pleasanton, Neb., on Cervi Championships Slim Kitty, 87 points each. 3, Tyler Willis, Laramie, Wyo., 84. 4, (tie) Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, and  Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 83. (second round) 1, (tie) Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Sandi’s Dream and Trevor Kastner,  on Cervi Championship’s Big Time, 84.5. 3, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 82.5. 4, Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo., 82. (total on two) 1, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Texas, 167.5. 2, Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 167. 3, (tie) Elliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, and Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 162.

 

 

By Susan Kanode

Photo by Sean Halverson

For the National Western Stock Show

DENVER (January 16, 2016) — With three rodeo performances in the Denver Coliseum on Saturday, the National Western Stock Show Rodeo is well underway even though it has only been going on for two days.

Competition started on Friday with two performances. Saturday night’s was the fifth performances with 13 more to go before the U.S. Bank Finals on Sunday, Jan. 24. Tanner Aus, a bareback rider from Granite Falls, Minn., has every intention of being here and riding for a Denver Championship.

The former college champion is coming off of his first qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last December where he finished the year in eighth place. He rode his first of two horses at the 11 a.m. performance and has the high-marked ride of the rodeo so far.

That ride came aboard a mare named Arapahoe owned by Summit Pro Rodeo and was worth 87 points. He came back at the matinee performance and rode Calgary Stampede’s Risque Elsie for 82. He now leads both preliminary rounds and the overall standings. His total of 169 points on two rides is 17 points ahead of the man in second place, Devan Reilly from Casper, Wyo.

“I was really looking forward to that one,” Aus said of Arapahoe. “Horses have a mind of their own and you never know. But usually when a horse has heart like that, you expect it to be good.”

There have been some stellar runs in tie-down roping. Sterling Smith, a WNFR qualifier from Stephenville, Texas, has the overall lead with a total of 15.4 seconds on two runs. His second round time of 7.0 is the fastest of the rodeo. Trevor Brazile, a 23-time world champion from Decatur, Texas, is in second with 16.3 seconds.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association action continues in the Denver Coliseum on Sunday at 2 and 6:30 p.m.

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DENVER (January 16, 2016) — The following are unofficial results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

 

Third Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1,Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 87 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Arapahoe. 2, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 80. 3, Trey Chambliss, III, Fort Davis, Texas, 75. 4, Dylan Wahlert, Casper, Wyo., 69.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.9 seconds. 2, Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., 4.2. 3, Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, 5.0. 4, Cody Kroul, Solon, Iowa, 9.9.

 

Team Roping: 1, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.4 seconds. 2, Brooks Dahozy, Warm Springs, Ore., and Casey Cummins, Lodge Grass, Mont., 5.7. 3, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta and Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia, 5.8. 4, Ryan Opie, Crane, Ore., and Dalton Pearce, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 7.2.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie)  Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Bullfrog and Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Spider Woman, 78 points each. 3, Keith Allen Brauer, Jr., Belleville, Ill., 75. 4, Audie Reed, Spearman, Texas, 73.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 7.9. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 8.7. 3, Jayce Johnson, Hempstead, Texas, 11.0. 4, Robert Mathis, Mart, Texas, 13.8.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Dena Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 15.30. 2, Carlee Pierce, Lowndesboro, Ala., 15.52. 3, Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 15.57. 4, Megan Mariluch, Daingerfield, Texas, 15.65.

 

Bull Riding: No qualified rides.

 

Fourth Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 82 points on Calgary Stampede’s Risque Elsie. 2, Dylan Wahlert, Casper, Wyo., 77. 3, Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 72. 4, Trey Chambliss, III,  Fort Davis, Texas, 69.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 3.7 seconds. 2, Brad Johnson, Reva, S.D., 4.0. 3, (tie) Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., and Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 4.9.

 

Team Roping: 1, Riley and Brady Minot, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.0 seconds. 2, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta and Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia, 6.8. 3, Ryan Opie, Crane, Ore., and Dalton Pearce, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 10.8. 4, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and B.J. Duggar, Three Rivers, Texas, 14.5.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 80 points on Calgary Stampede’s Shoshone Mountain. 2, Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, 79. 3, Keith Allen Brauer, Jr., Belleville, Ill., 76. 4, (tie) Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas, and Dalton Davis, Holcomb, Kan., 75.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 7.0 seconds. 2, Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif., 7.5. 3, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, 7.8. 4, Brandon Neugebauer, La Junta, Colo., 8.9.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 15.38 seconds. 2, Megan Mariluch, Daingerfield, Texas, 15.66. 3, Lisa Thornton, Plumb, Texas, 15.67. 4, Lisa Maribito, Granby, Colo., 15.78.

 

Bull Riding: (one ride) John Young, Orient, Iowa, 79 points on 4L & Diamond S’s Oh-No.

 

Fifth Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, (tie) Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, on Calgary Stampede’s Turkish Whiskey, and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, on Cervi Championship’s Vitalix Hell’s Fire Hostage, 84 points each. 3, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 81. 4, Kyle Brennecke, Stephenville, Texas, 76.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 5.4. 2, Carson Johnston, Elm Springs, S.D., 6.6. 3, Calder Johnston, Elm Springs, S.D., 9.2. 4, Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 14.7.

 

Team Roping: 1, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins, II, Columbus, Kan., 5.4. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 6.1. 3, (tie) Ty Hale, Faith, S.D., and Tee Hale, White Owl, S.D.; and Tait Gurney, Lost Creek, Utah and Chase Sullivan, Dammeron Valley, Utah, 14.9 each.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Roper Kiesner, Ripley, Okla., 82 points on Cervi Championship’s Pinball Wizard. 2, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 81. 3, Ryan Mackenzie, Homedale, Idaho, 78. 4, (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah and Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., 72.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cody McCartney, Ottowa Lake, Minn., 7.6 seconds. 2, Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 8.6. 3, Dennis Luetge, Hempstead, Texas, 9.9. 4, Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La., 13.2.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas, 15.71. 2, Paige Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 15.80. 3, Kelly Kennedy-Joseph, Berthoud, Colo., 15.97. 4, Fonda Galbreath, Oakes, N.D., 15.98.

 

Bull Riding: (three qualified rides) 1, Bart Miller, Pleasanton, Neb., 87 points on Cervi Championships Slim Kitty. 2, Rylan Wright, Heber City, Utah, 79. 3, Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 74.

 

 

 

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 21, 2015) — Nancy Hunter might not be an official land owner here in Caldwell, Idaho, but she and her horse Flit N Fuzz definitely own a piece of the Caldwell Night Rodeo arena.

Hunter and Fuzz have won the rodeo here four out of the last five years. An overturned barrel in 2013 kept them from a perfect record. The Neola, Utah, cowgirl stopped the clock in 17.40 seconds in the first round and won $314 last Tuesday. She came back to the rodeo Friday night and now has the fastest run of the rodeo here so far at 17.13 seconds.

This gave her the second round win, an additional $1,882 and put’s her in contention for another championship. She is currently in second place in the overall standings with a total time of 34.53 seconds behind Jill Welsh who also competed here Friday.

Welsh, a two-time cancer survivor from Parker, Ariz., has a total time of 34.46 seconds. She placed third in the first round with a 17.25 then came back Friday and stopped the clock in 17.21 seconds. That put her second in round and got her a check for $1,614.

Hunter is currently 7^th in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings. Welsh is 11^th. There is a real possibility that fans will be able to watch both of these women at the upcoming Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December in Las Vegas.

Four-time world champion bareback rider Kaycee Feild qualified for Saturday night’s championship round by virtue of his 81-point ride on Friday. Feild who is fourth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings qualified for the finals here in fifth place. He won this rodeo in 2012 and would like to add another title to his lengthy rodeo resume.

There will be two Wrights representing the Milford, Utah, bronc riding family in the final round. Rusty Wright, son of world champion Cody Wright and his uncle Jesse Wright, who has also won a world title, are tied for ninth place.

The high-marked ride on Friday went to the 2014 college all-around champion Taygen Schuelke from Newell, S.D. Schuelke had an 82 on Powder River Rodeo’s Dragon to finish in a tie for third place. Schuelke is tied with Beaver, Utah’s CoBurn Bradshaw, who is married to a sister of the Wrights.

Adam Gray is the new leader in the tie-down roping. Gray was just out of the money in the first round, came back and stopped the clock in 8.0 seconds to tie for fourth in the second round on Friday night. He now has a total of 16.3 seconds on two runs and is looking for his first Caldwell Night Rodeo championship. Gray if 15^th in the world standings and needs every penny he can get to secure his fifth NFR qualification.

There will be more junior rodeo in the arena on Saturday starting at 6:30 p.m. That will be followed with the professional rodeo at 8 p.m. where champions in all of the events will be determined.

More information is available at www.caldwellnightrodeo.com.

 

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 21, 2015) — The following are unofficial results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo.

 

FOURTH PERFORMANCE —

 

Bareback Riding: (three rides) 1, Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 81 points on Franklin Rodeo’s Ultimately Cash. 2, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 78. 3, Richmond Champion, Stephenville, Texas, 75.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 6.2 seconds. 2, Cole Edge, Durant, Okla., 6.3. 3, Payson Munns, Rexburg, Idaho, 13.8. 4, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 14.3.

 

Team Roping: 1, Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 4.1 seconds. 2, Travis and Tyler Whitlow, 4.3. 3, Rhett Anderson, Anabella, Utah and Cole Wilson, Lake Shore, Utah, 5.7.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 82 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Dragon. 2, Dawson Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D., 80.  3, (tie) Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah and Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D., 79 each.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.0 seconds. 2, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 8.5. 3, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 9.2. 4, Taylor Christensen, Plain City, Utah, 9.8.

 

Women’s Barrel Racing: 1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 17.13 seconds. 2, Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz., 17.21. 3, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.44. 4, Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta, 17.48.

 

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., 84 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Earl Sports. 2, McKennon Wimberly, Cool, Texas, 81.

CURRENT LEADERS —

Bareback Riding: (first round winners and final round qualifiers) 1, Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 84 points on C5 Rodeo’s 9-1, $3,286. 2, (tie) Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, and Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 83, $2,191 each. 4, Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 82, $1,025. 5, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 81, $657. 7, (tie) Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta; Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas; and Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 80, $256. 10, Clayton Jon Biglow, Clements, Calif., 79. 11, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 78.

Steer Wrestling: (second round winners) 1, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 3.6, $2,452. 2, (tie) Aaron Vosler, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.5, $1,973. 4, (tie) Morgan Grant, Granton, Ontario; Shayne Bennett, Riverton, Utah; and Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb., 4.6, $1,173. 7, (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, 4.8 and $373 each. (total on two – final round qualifiers) 1, Knowles, 8.4. 2, Hass, 9.0. 3, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 10.0. 4, Timmy Sparing, Helena, Mont., 10.6. 5, Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 10.8. 6, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 10.9. 7, Gary Gilbert, New Underwood, S.D., 11.3. 8, Cole Edge, Durant, Okla., 11.7. 9, Tait Kvistad, Grover, Colo., 11.8. 10, Josh Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 12.0. 10, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wisc., 12.2. 12, Biff Swan, Dickinson, N.D., 12.3.

Team Roping: (second round winners) 1, JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, and Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas, 4.0 seconds, $2,032. 2, Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 4.1, $1,767. 3, Travis and Tyler Whitlow, Queen Creek, Ariz., 4.3, $1,502. 4, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 4.8, $1,237. 5, (tie) Manny Egusquiza, Jr., Marianna, Fla., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont.; Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., and Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 5.0, $706. 8, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 5.1, $177. (total on two – final round qualifiers) 1, Jake Cooper and McKnight, 9.3. 2,(tie)  Brown and VonAhn; and Masters and Graves; 9.8. 4, Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla., and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 10.0. 5, (tie) Egusquiza and Tryan; and Rogers and Petska; 10.4. 7, Rhett Anderson, Anabella, Utah and Cole Wilson, Lake Shore, Utah, 10.7. 8, Minor and Minor, 10.8. 9, Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texsas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 12.5. 10, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 14.7. 11, Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 14.8. 12, David Key, Stephenville, Texas, and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 15.2.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners and final round qualifiers) 1, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 86 points on C5 Rodeo’s Katie, 86, $2,662. 2, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 84, $2,041. 3, (tie) CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, and Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 82, $1,242. 5, (tie) Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta; Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas; and Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb.; 81, $473. 8, Dawson Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D., 80, $266. 9, (tie) Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D.;  Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah; Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah; and Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D.; 79.

Tie Down Roping: (second round winners) 1, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 7.1 seconds, $2,335. 2, (tie) Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, and Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 7.8 each, $1,878. 4, (tie) Dillon Holder, Eugene, Mo., and Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.0, $1,269. 6, (tie) Morgan Grant, Granton, Ontario; Clint Nyegaard, Cuero, Texas; Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas; and Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash.; 8.1, $381 each. (total on two—final round qualifiers) 1, Adam Gray, 16.3. 2, (tie) Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., and Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas; 16.8 each. 4, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 17.0. 5, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 17.2. 6, (tie) Holder and Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, 17.4. 8, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 17.8. 9, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 17.4. 10, (tie) Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, and Zane Blandford, San Angelo, Texas, 18.1. 12, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 18.2.

Women’s Barrel Race: (second round winners) 1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 17.13 seconds, $1,882. 2, Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz., 17.21, $1,614. 3, Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah, 17.22, $1,345.  4, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.39, $1,165. 5, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 17.40, $896. 6, Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 17.41, $717. 8, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.44, $538. 8, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.46, $359. 9, Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 17.47, $289.  10,Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta, 17.48, $179. (total on two – final round qualifiers) 1, Welsh, 34.46. 2, Hunter, 34.53. 3, Wall, 34.71. 4, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 34.74. 5, Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta, 34.78. 6, (tie) Callie DuPerier, Boerne, Texas, and Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 34.80 each.  8, Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont., 34.91. 10, Kelly Schnaufer, Pueblo, Colo., 17.52. 11, Megan Lewis, Twin Falls, Idaho, 35.05. 12, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 35.06.

Bull Riding: (first round leaders) 1, Aaron Pass, Dallas, Texas, 88 points on Powder River Rodeo’s 16X. 2, Krutis Turner, Washington, Utah, 85. 3, Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., 84. 4, Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas, 83.  5, Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla., 82. 6, McKennon Wimberly, Cool, Texas, 81. 7, Jordan Hansen, Okotoks, Alberta, 79. 8, Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo., 76.

 

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo., (July 17, 2015) — The following are results from the Cinch Shoot-Out at the 119th
Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Josi Young, National Western Stock Show Rodeo, 89.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Acts Like Mike. 2, Matt Bright Cheyenne Frontier Days, 88. 3, Chase Erickson, Rodeo Austin, 85. 4, Wes Stevenson, Rodeo Houston, 84. 5, Mac Erickson, Calgary Stampede, 83. 6, Chance Madsen, Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, 79. 7, Jared Schlegel, Reno Rodeo, 76. 8, George Gillespie, San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 74. (final round) 1, Bright, 91 points on Sankey Rodeo’s Thunder Monkey, $10,000. 2, Mac Erickson, 85, $3,000. 3, Chase Erickson, 83.5, $1,500. 4, Josi Young, $500.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Jake Rinehart, Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, 8.45 seconds. 2, Sean Mulligan, Rodeo Houston, 8.53. 3, Jon Ragatz, Rodeo Austin, 8.74. 4, Dan Cathcart, Reno Rodeo, 8.89. 5, K.C. jones, Cheyenne Frontier Days, 9.53. 6, Jason Lahr, San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 11.38. 7, Blake Knowles, National Western Stock Show Rodeo, 17.08. 8, Dean Gorsuch, Calgary Stampede, 17.70. (final round) 1, Ragatz, 6.60, $10,000. 2, Rinehart, 8.80, $3,000. 3, Mulligan, 9.72, $1,500. 4, Cathcart, 9.81, $500.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sam Spreadborough, Reno Rodeo, 87 points on Sankey Rodeo’s Crow Nation. 2, Cort Scheer, National Western Stock Show Rodeo, 85.5. 3, Bradley Harter, Rodeo Austin, 85. 4, Wade Sundell, Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo. 5, Tyler Corrington, San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 84. 6, Shade Etbauer, Cheyenne Frontier Days, 83. 7, (tie) Ryder Wright, Calgary Stampede and Heith DeMoss, Rodeo Houston, no score. (final round) 1, Scheer, 89.5 points on New West Productions Showbiz, $10,000. 2, Sundell, 87.5 $3,000. 3, Spreadborough, 86, $1,500. 4, Harter, 83, $500.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Christy Loflin, San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 17.073. 2, Cassidy Kruse, Calgary Stampede, 17.202. 3, Wendy Chambers, Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo, 17.231. 4, Karisa Brookshire, National Western Stock Show Rodeo, 17.315. 5, Lisa Lockhart, Rodeo Houston, 17.408. 6, Mary Walker, Reno Rodeo 17.730. 7, Randi Timmons, Rodeo Austin, 17.730. 8, Brandee Hawkins, Cheyenne Frontier Days, no time. (final round) 1, Loflin, 17.086, $10,000. 2, Kruse, 17.272, $3,000. 3, Chambers, 17.498, $1,500. 4, Brookshire, 17.557, $500.

Bull Riding: 1, Pistol Robinson, Cheyenne Frontier Days, 86.5 points on Summit Rodeo’s James Gang. 2, Cody Rostockyj, San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, 77. 3, Clayton Savage, Rodeo Houston. 4, Brett Stall, Calgary Stampede. 5, (tie) Gray Essary, Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo; Bart Miller, National Western Stock Show Rodeo; Jake Bocco, Rodeo Austin’ and Lucas Guilbeau, Reno Rodeo. (final round) 1, Rostockyj, 89 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Sipping Pendleton, 89, $10,000. 2, Savage, 88.5, $3,000. 3, Stall, 86.5, $1,500. 4, Robinson, no score, $500.

 

CASPER, Wyo. — Missouri Valley College took the lead in the men’s team standings at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) on Friday night and it was largely in part to a very talented bareback rider.

Tim O’Connell, who just graduated with a public relations degree has won all three preliminary rounds of bareback riding. His third round ride in the Casper Events Center was on Friday night and is the highest score at the rodeo so far. He was 84.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Cash Deal. O’Connell has taken command of the overall standings and is a favorite to win the national championship. He has a total of 248.5 points on three head. Second place is Neil Williams, III from Casper College who is 23 points behind O’Connell with a total of 225.5.

Rusty Wright also came one step closer to accomplishing his goal of having a family member win the saddle bronc riding at the CNFR three years in a row. Wright finished second in the third round with a 77-point effort on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Shimmy Valley. He leads the overall standings with 223 and has a slim five point margin over Panhandle State University’s Clay Elliott. Wright’s uncle Spencer Wright was the saddle bronc riding champion in 2013. Last year, it was CoBurn Bradshaw that won the title. Bradshaw is married to Rusty Wright’s aunt.

After three nights of bulls dominating the action, the bull riders finally got some scores. There were five rides here Friday night and they were the only successful rides in round three. Travis Smith also helped the Missouri Valley College team with a 77 point ride on JK Rodeo’s Venom. Josh Davison from New Mexico State University finished second with a 75.5. The Frost brothers, Joe and Josh, got third and fourth place for Panhandle State University. The final rider of the night was Neil Williams, III, from Casper College.

The final performance of the CNFR begins Saturday night at 7 p.m. where national champions in all of the events will be crowned. Additionally, the men’s and women’s team, all-around and rookies will be announced.

 

CASPER, Wyo.–The following are current leaders from the College National Finals Rodeo after the fourth performance, June 19, 2015, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.

 

Bareback Riding:  (third round) 1, Tim O’Connell, Missouri Valley College, 84.5 points. 2, Wyatt Bloom, Montana State University, 77.5. 3, Kody Lamb, Tarleton State University, 77.0. 4, (tie) Jesse Nelson, Northwest College, and Dantan Bertsch, Casper College, 76 each. 6, Wyatt Denny, Panola Junior College, 75.5. 7, (tie) Colton Onyett, Colorado Northwest Community College; Dustin Jackson, Sam Houston State University; Clayton Biglow, Feather River College; and Shane O’Connell, Western Texas College, 75 each. (total on three) 1, Tim O’Connell, Missouri Valley College, 248.5. 2, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 225.5. 3, (tie) Devan Reilly, Tarleton State University; Justin Pollmiller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; and Jamie Howlett, Western Texas College; 221.5 each. 6, Colton Onyett, Colorado Northwest Community College, 220. 7, Kody Lamb, Tarleton State University, 219.5. 8, Dustin Jackson, Sam Houston State University, 217.5. 9, Shane O’Connell, Western Texas College, 215. 10, Dantan Bertsch, Casper College, 214.5. 11, Wyatt Bloom, Montana State University, 213.5. 12, Wyatt Denny, Panola Junior College, 212.5.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (third round) 1, Blane Cox, Hill College, 7.4 seconds. 2, Garrison Cannon, Dixie College, 7.9. 3, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 9.3. 4, Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 9.4. 5, Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 9.5. 6, Taylor Santos-Karney, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 9.7. 7, Joshua Walker, Western Texas College, 9.8. 8, Scooter Scarborough, University of West Alabama, 10.2. (total on three) 1, Landon Wlliams, Tarleton State University, 29.1. 2, Joshua Walker, Western Texas College, 30.7. 3, Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 30.8. 4, Tyler Forsberg, Fresno State University, 32.5. 5, (tie) Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin; Keaton Schaeffer, Central Arizona College;  and Bobby Abernathy, McNeese State University, 33.6 each. 8, Tylen Layton, Northeast Oklahoma A & M, 34.6. 9, Zane Not Afraid, Montana State University, 35.1. 10, Tyler Wadsworth, Utah State University, 38.5. 11, Sheldon Church, New Mexico State University, 40.2. 12, Colton Farquer, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 41.9.

 

Steer wrestling: (third round) 1, Kane Cartwright, University of Montana – Western, 4.1 seconds. 2, Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 4.6. Benjamin Cox, Southern Arkansas University, 5.0 seconds. 4, Cameron Morman, Dickinson State University, 5.2. 5, Jacob Edler, Western Oklahoma State College, 5.3. 6, Jake Fulton, Casper College, 5.5. 7, Tucker Wright, Walla Walla Community College, 5.9. 9, Jace Melvin, Tarleton State University, 6.2. (total on three) 1, Jacob Edler, Western Oklahoma State College, 16.0. 2, Cameron Morman, Dickinson State University, 20.4. 3, Jace Lane, Tarleton State University, 21.9. 4, Coledon Harmon, Weatherford College, 23.2. 5, Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 23.3. 6, Newt Novich, University of Montana – Western, 25.4. 7, Cade Goodman, Wharton County Junior College, 26.3. 8, Eric Knapp, Treasure Valley Community College, 26.4. 9, Benjamin Cox, Southern Arkansas University, 28.1. 10, Jesse Brown, Montana State University, 31.0. 11, Cody Wadsworth, Utah State University, 31.4. (on two) 12, Tucker Wright, Walla Walla Community College 11.4.

 

Breakaway Roping: (third round) 1, (tie)  Kiley Streeter, Walla Walla Community College; Lauren Bane, Tarleton State University; and Lacey Camp, Casper College; 2.0 seconds each.4, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 2.1. 5, Ryanne Tracy, Montana State University, 2.2. 6, Betty Pack, Mesalands Community College, 2.3. 7, Taylor Engesser, Gillette College, 2.5. 8, McKenzie Hale, Fresno State University, 2.6. (total on three) 1, Kirbie Crouse, Missouri Valley College, 8.1. 2, (tie) Kimberlyn Fitch, Idaho State University and Tamara Tunink, Western Texas College, 9.1. 4, KeAnn Kelber, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.5. 5, Ceri McCaffery, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 10.3. 6, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 10.7. 7, Breanna Ellis, Missouri Valley College, 11.5. 8, Haley Brown, South Dakota State University, 13.3. 9, Zoe Billings, New Mexico State University, 19.0. 10, Janey Reeves, Cochise College, 20.2. 11, Chelsey Bushnell Feather River College, 20.4. 12, Bailey Bartlome, College of Southern Idaho, 20.6.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  (third round) 1, Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 78.5 points. 2, Rusty Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 77. 3, Kendall Green, Montana State University, 76.5. 4, Brady Dinwoodie, University of Wyoming, 73.. 5, (tie) Hawkins Boyce, Odessa College, and Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 70.5 each. 7, Cody Miller, South Dakota State University, 69.5. 8, Josh Davison, New Mexico State University, 68. (total on three) 1, Rusty Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 223. 2, Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 218.. 3, Kendall Green, Montana State University, 210. 4, Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 207. 5, Jace Lane, Tarleton State University, 199.5. 6, Brady Dinwoodie, University of Wyoming, 198.5. (on two) 7, Hawkins Boyce, Odessa College, 139.5. 8, Quincy Crum, Feather River College, 132.5. 9, Cash Robinson, Feather River Colege, 130. 10, Dalton Davis, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 129.5. 11, Cole Hatfield, Hill College, 128. 12, Justin Lawrence, Fresno State University, 127.5.

 

Team Roping: (third round) 1, Casey Tew, Weatherford College, and Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 4.7 seconds. 2, Twister Vinson, Western Texas College and Devin Wigemyr, New Mexico Junior College, 4.8. 3, Brit Ellerman, University of Wyoming and Trey Yates, Eastern Wyoming College, 5.1. 4, Brody Braden and Tanner Caudle, University of Arkansas – Cossatot, 5.5. 5, Lane Lowry, Cuesta College, and Tyler Forsberg, Fresno State University, 5.6. 6, (tie) Ryan Wright, Tarleton State University and Levi Lord, Eastern New Mexico University; and Hunter Munsell and Douglas Rich, Western Oklahoma State College, 6.0; 8, Kolton Schmidt, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Sawyer Barham, Coffeyville College; 6.2. (total on three) 1, Kolton Schmidt, Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Sawyer Barham, Coffeyville, College, 18.0. 2, Forest Fisher, Hill College and Trace Porter, McNeese State University, 18.7. 3, Hunter Munsell and Douglas Rich, Western Oklahoma State College, 18.8. 4, Casey Tew, Weatherford College and Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 22.2. 5, Clay Crozier, Southern Utah University and Brody Adams, Colorado Northwest Community College, 23.9. 6,  Pedro Egurrola and Steven Gaona, Central Arizona College, 26.4. 7, Tristan Ruffoni, and Dalton Pearce, Cuesta College, 28.2. (on two) 8, Clark Adcock and Lane Mitchell, University of Tennessee – Martin, 12.1.9, Kane Cartwright and Holden Garrison, University of Montana Western, 13.9. 10, Treg Schaack, Northeastern Junior College and Seth Andersen, Gillette College, 14.7. 11, Cody Mirabal and Reno Eddy, New Mexico State University, 15.0. 12, Twister Vinson, Western Texas College and Devin Wigemyr, New Mexico Junior College, 15.2.

 

Goat Tying: (third round) 1, Hayden Todd, Eastern New Mexico University, 6.2 seconds. 2, (tie) Shelby Freed, Idaho State University and Loni Pearce, Southern Arkansas University, 6.3 each. 4, (tie) Lauren Barnes, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, and Lauren Bane, Tarleton State University, 6.4. 6, (tie) Courtney Wood, Feather River College; Bobbi Grann, Dickinson State University; Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College; 6.5. (total on three) 1, Loni Pearce, Southern Arkansas University, 19.4. 2, Lauren Barnes, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 19.7. 3, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 19.8. 4, Bobby Grann, Dickinson State University, 20.0. 5, Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College, 20.2. 6, K.L. Spratt, Sam Houston State University, 20.3. 7, Callie Stanhouse, Three Rivers College, 20.5. 8, (tie) Shelby Freed, Idaho State University, and Teddi Schwagler, Dickinson State University, 20.6. 10, Courtney Wood, Feather River College, 20.8. 11, Baili Collins, Tarleton State University, 21.2. 12, Sadie Gjermundson, Dickinson State University, 21.3.

 

Barrel Racing: (third round) 1, Hayden Todd, Eastern New Mexico University, 13.74. 2, Shelby Herrmann, Tarleton State University, 13.75. 3, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 13.82. 4, Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 13.88. 5, Shelby Freed, Idaho State University, 13.91. 6, (tie) Kristi Steffes, Gillette College, and Kortney Cleveland, Eastern New Mexico University, 13.93 each. 8, Dacia Horne, University of Tennessee – Martin, 13.94.  (total on three) 1, Callahan Crossley, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.28. 2, Dacia Horne, University of Tennessee – Martin, 42.38. 3, (tie) Shelby Herrmann, Tarleton State University, and Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.39. 5, Billie Holman, Fresno State University, 42.40. 6, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 42.55. 7, Kortney Cleveland, Eastern New Mexico University, 42.71. 8, Georgia Diez, Cochise College, 42.72. 9, Lexus Kelsh, Nebraska College of Technical Agrictulture, 42.76. 10, Hailey Kinsel, Texas A & M University, 42.93. 11, Jessica Lewis, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.98. 12, Taylor Engesser, Gillette College, 43.0.

 

Bull Riding: (third round) 1, Travis Smith, Missouri Valley College, 77.0 points. 2, Josh Davison, New Mexico State University, 75.5. 3, Josh Frost, Panhandle State University, 73.5. 4, Joe Frost, Panhandle State University. 72.5. 5, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 68.5. (total on two) 1, Gray Essary, Ranger College, 151. 2, Trasen Jones, College of Southern Idaho, 150.5. 3, Josh Frost, Panhandle State University, 140. 4, Joe Frost, Panhandle State University, 138. (on one) 5, Travis Smith, Missouri Valley College, 77. 6, Winston Cheek, Eastern Mississippi Community College, 76.5. 7, Josh Davison, New Mexico State University, 75.5. 8, (tie) Bryan Carter, Oregon State University and Drew Antone, Casper College, 71.5 each. 10, Ryan Knutson, South Dakota State University, 71. 11, Tyler Stueve, Colorado Northwest Community College, 69. 12, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 68.5.

 

Men’s All-Around: 1, Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 260 points. 2, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 165 points. 3, Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 155. 4, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 130.

 

Women’s All-Around: 1, Hayden Todd, Eastern New Mexico State University, 265. 2, Macy Fuller, Central Arizona College, 158.33. 3, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 150. 4, Lauren Bane, Tarleton State University 115.

 

Men’s Team: 1, (tie) Missouri Valley College, and Panhandle State University, 435 each. 3, Tarleton State University, 420. 4, College of Southern Idaho, 395.

 

Women’s Team: 1, Eastern New Mexico State University, 290. 2, McNeese State University, 285. 3, Central Arizona College, 233.33. 4, Blue Mountain Community College, 220.