Author: Susan Kanode

CASPER, Wyo.–The following are current leaders from the College National Finals Rodeo after the first performance, June 17, 2015, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Bareback Riding:  (third round) 1, Wyatt Bloom, Montana State University, 77.5 points. 2, Kody Lamb, Tarleton State University, 77.0. 3, (tie) Jesse Nelson, Northwest College, and Dantan Bertsch, Casper College, 76 each. 5, (tie) Colton Onyett, Colorado Northwest Community College; Dustin Jackson, Sam Houston State University; and Clayton Biglow, Feather River College, 75 each. 8, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 74.5. (total on three) 1, Neil Williams, III, Casper College, 225.5. 2, (tie) Devan Reilly, Tarleton State University; Justin Pollmiller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; and Jamie Howlett, Western Texas College; 221.5 each. 5, Colton Onyett, Colorado Northwest Community College, 220. 6, Kody Lamb, Tarleton State University, 219.5. 7, Dustin Jackson, Sam Houston State University, 217.5. 8, Dantan Bertsch, Casper College, 214.5. 10, Cole Picton, Missouri Valley College, 211.5.

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, Joshua Walker, Western Texas College, 9.8. 6, Keaton Schaffer, Central Arizona College, 10.6. 7, Tyler Forsberg, Fresno State College, 10.8. 8, Sheldon Church, New Mexico State University, 11.2. .(total on three) 1, Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 29.1. 2, Joshua Walker, Western Texas College, 30.7. 3, Tyler Forsberg, Fresno State University, 32.5. 4, (tie) Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin; Keaton Schaeffer, Central Arizona College;  and Bobby Abernathy, McNeese State University, 33.6 each. 7, Tylen Layton, Northeast Oklahoma A & M, 34.6. 8, Zane Not Afraid, Montana State University, 35.1. 9, Sheldon Church, New Mexico State University, 40.2. 10, 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, Tucker Wright, Walla Walla Community College, 5.9. 5, Jace Melvin, Tarleton State University, 6.2. 6, Tyke Kipp, New Mexico State University, 6.6. 7, Garrison Cannon, Dixie College and Caleb Buchanon, Missouri Valley College, 7.0 each. (total on three) 1, Jace Lane, Tarleton State University, 21.9. 2, Jared Parke, Blue Mountain Community College, 23.3. 3, Newt Novich, University of Montana – Western, 25.4. 4, Cade Goodman, Wharton County Junior College, 26.3. 5, Eric Knapp, Treasure Valley Community College, 26.4. 6, Benjamin Cox, Southern Arkansas University, 28.1. 7, Jesse Brown, Montana State University, 31.0. 8, Cody Wadsworth, Utah State University, 31.4. (on two) 9, Jacob Edler, Western Oklahoma State College, 10.7. 10, Tucker Wright, Walla Walla Community College 11.4.

Breakaway Roping: (third round) 1, (tie) Kiley Streeter, Walla Walla Community College, and Lauren Bane, Tarleton State University 2.0 seconds each. 3, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 2.1. 4, Ryanne Tracy, Montana State University, 2.2. 5,  Betty Pack, Mesalands Community College, 2.3. 6, McKenzie Hale, Fresno State University, 2.6. 7, Paxton Segelke, Northeastern Junior College, 2.7. 8, Paige Plush, McNeese State University, 2.8. (total on three) 1, (tie) Kimberlyn Fitch, Idaho State University and Tamara Tunink, Western Texas College, 9.1. 3, KeAnn Kelber, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.5. 4, Ceri McCaffery, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 10.3. 5, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 10.7. 6, Haley Brown, South Dakota State University, 13.3. 7, Zoe Billings, New Mexico State University, 19.0. 8, Janey Reeves, Cochise College, 20.2. 9, Chelsey Bushnell Feather River College, 20.4. 10, Bailey Bartlome, College of Southern Idaho, 20.6.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  (third round) 1, Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 78.5 points. 2, Brady Dinwoodie, University of Wyoming, 73.0. 3, (tie) Hawkins Boyce, Odessa College, and Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 70.5 each. 5, Josh Davison, New Mexico State University, 68. 6, Tayte Clark, Sheridan College, 66.5. 7, Jace Lane, Tarleton State University, 64.5. 8, Dalton Davis, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 63.5. (total on three) 1, Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 218.0. 2, Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 207. 3, Jace Lane, Tarleton State University, 199.5. 4, Brady Dinwoodie, University of Wyoming, 198.5. (on two) 5, Rusty Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 146. 6, Hawkins Boyce, Odessa College, 139.5.. 7, Kendall Green, Montana State University, 133.5. 8, Cash Robinson, Feather River Colege, 130. 9, Justin Lawrence, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 129.5. 10, Justin Lawrence, Fresno State University, 127.5.

Team Roping: (third round) 1, Brit Ellerman, University of Wyoming and Trey Yates, Eastern Wyoming College, 5.1 seconds. 2, Brody Braden and Tanner Caudle, University of Arkansas – Cossatot, 5.5. 3, Lane Lowry, Cuesta College, and Tyler Forsberg, Fresno State University, 5.6. 4, Kolton Schmidt, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Sawyer Barham, Coffeyville College, 6.2. 5, Luke Weber, Central Arizona College and Garrett Hendrix, New Mexico State University, 6.3. 6, Pedro Egurrola and Steven Gaona, Central Arizona College, 6.4. 7, (tie) Wyatt Treeby, Black Hills State University and Trey Richter, South Dakota State University; Casey Sellers, Gillette College and Joby Barquin, Casper College;  6.5. (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, Clay Crozier, Southern Utah University and Brody Adams, Colorado Northwest Community College, 23.9. 4,  Pedro Egurrola and Steven Gaona, Central Arizona College, 26.4. 5, Tristan Ruffoni, and Dalton Pearce, Cuesta College, 28.2. (on two) 6, Clark Adcock and Lane Mitchell, University of Tennessee – Martin, 12.1. 7, Hunter Munsell and Douglas Rich, Western Oklahoma State College, 12.8. 8, Kane Cartwright and Holden Garrison, University of Montana Western, 13.9. 9, Treg Schaack, Northeastern Junior College and Seth Andersen, Gillette College, 14.7. 10, Casey Tew, Weatherford College and Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 17.5.

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 and Bobbi Grann, Dickinson State University, 6.5. 8, (tie) Jacoby Hotsenpiller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; K.L. Spratt, Sam Houston State University; and Ashten Marchant, Northeast College of Technical Agriculture, 6.6. (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, K.L. Spratt, Sam Houston State University, 20.3. 6, Callie Stanhouse, Three Rivers College, 20.5. 7, (tie) Shelby Freed, Idaho State University, and Teddi Schwagler, Dickinson State University, 20.6. 97, Coutney Wood, Feather River College, 20.8. 10, Baili Collins, Tarleton State University, 21.2.

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, Kaitlyn Prentice, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 13.97.  (total on three) 1, Callahan Crossley, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.28. 2, (tie) Shelby Herrmann, Tarleton State University, and Danyelle Williams, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.39. 4,  Billie Holman, Fresno State University, 42.40. 5, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 42.55. 6, Kortney Cleveland, Eastern New Mexico University, 42.71. 7, Jessica Lewis, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.98. 8, Taylor Engesser, Gillette College, 43.0. 9, Bailee Snow, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M, 43.06. 10, Abby Knight, University of Great Falls, 43.08.

Bull Riding: (third round)  no qualified rides. (total on two) 1, Gray Essary, Ranger Colege, 151. 2, Trasen Jones, College of Southern Idaho, 150.5. (on one) 3, Winston Cheek, Eastern Mississippi Community College, 76.5. 4, (tie) Bryan Carter, Oregon State University and Drew Antone, Casper College, 71.5 each. 6, Ryan Knutson, South Dakota State University, 71. 7, Tyler Stueve, Colorado Northwest Community College, 69. 8,  Josh Frost, Panhandle State University, 66.5. 9, Joe Frost, Panhandle State University, 65.5.

 

Men’s All-Around: 1, Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 180 points. 2, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 165 points. 3, Garrison Cannon, Dixie State College, 155. 4, Tyler Forsberg, Fresno State College, 120.

 

Women’s All-Around: 1, Hayden Todd, Eastern New Mexico State University, 265. 2, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 160 points. 3, Macy Fuler, Central Arizona College, 138.33. 4, Lauren Bane, Tarleton State University 120.

 

Men’s Team: 1, Tarleton State University, 400. 2, University of Tennesse – Martin, 380. 3, Panhandle State University, 345. 4, College of Southern Idaho, 325.

 

Women’s Team: 1, McNeese State University, 305 points. 2, Eastern New Mexico State University, 290. 3, Blue Mountain Community College, 220. 4, Central Arizona Colege, 213.33.

 

 

            CASPER, Wyo. (June 16, 2015) –  After three years of competing in the breakaway roping for Western Texas College (Snyder), Tamara Tunink from Fowler, Colo., finally qualified for her first College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR).

She came into the Casper Events Center with renewed confidence after being reserve champion in the Southwest Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. That confidence has served her well as she took the early lead in her signature event with a total time of 9.1 seconds on three head. Her fastest of three runs here was in the first round last Sunday where she stopped the clock in 2.6 seconds. That tied her for eighth place.

She came back during slack competition with a 3.1. Then on Tuesday night, she had a 3.4. Last year, a total time of 9.1 qualified for the finals here in fourth place, so Tunink is looking good for a championship round qualification this year.

“She is the kind of student athlete that you want,” her coach Greg Rhodes said. “She works as hard in the classroom as she does in the arena. She’s on-time, dedicated and willing to do anything. She throws a perfect loop and I’m pleased to see her confident and doing well here.”

Tunink is majoring in ag business and plans to transfer to Texas Tech University next fall to complete her education. She has one year of eligibility left and will be hoping for a second CNFR qualification next year.

Clark Adcock from the University of Tennessee – Martin is having a great CNFR. Adcock who just received his Bachelor’s degree is leading the overall standings in the tie-down roping with a total time of 33.6 seconds. He was also successful in two rounds of team roping. He has his third team roping run on Friday and is in great shape to make the finals in two events. Adcock also leads the men’s all-around standings with 175 points so far.

Competition continues here on Wednesday with the second performance beginning at 7 p.m.

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CASPER, Wyo.–The following are current leaders from the College National Finals Rodeo after the first performance, June 16, 2015, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.

 

Bareback Riding:  (third round) 1, Jesse Nelson, Northwest College, 76 points. 2, Colton Onyett, Colorado Northwest Community College, 75. 3, (tie) Tanner Phipps, University of Tennesse – Martin, and, Cole Picton, Missouri Valley College, 73.5 each. 6, Dylan Wahlert, Casper College, 72.5. (total on three) 1, Colton Onyett, Colorado Northwest Community College, 220. 2, Cole Picton, Missouri Valley College, 211.5. 3, Tanner Phipps, University of Tennesse – Martin, 210.5. 4, Jesse Nelson, Northwest College, 207.5.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (third round) 1, Garrison Cannon, Dixie College, 7.9 seconds. 2, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 9.3. 3, Sheldon Church, New Mexico State University, 11.2. 4, Bryson Sechrist, Western Oklahoma State College, 14.0. 5, Luke Malcomb, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 15.9. 6,  Casey Sellers, Gillette College, 19.7. (total on three) 1, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 33.6. 2, Sheldon Church, New Mexico State University, 40.2. 3, Casey Sellers, Gillette, College, 44.8. 4, Luke Malcomb, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 45.1.

 

Steer wrestling: (third round – five times) 1, Tucker Wright, Walla Walla Community College, 5.9 seconds. 2, Cade Goodman, Wharton County Junior College, 7.2. 3, Dylan Marks, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 10.1. 4, Newt Novich, University of Montana – Western 13.1. 5, Jesse Brown, Montana State University, 14.2. (total on three) 1, Newt Novich, University of Montana – Western, 25.4. 2, Cade Goodman, Wharton County Junior College, 26.3. 3, Jesse Brown, Montana State University, 31.0. (on two) 4, Tucker Wright, Walla Walla Community College 11.4.

 

Breakaway Roping: (third round) 1, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 2.1 seconds. 2, McKenzie Hale, Fresno State University, 2.6. 3, KeAnn Kelber, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 3.3. 4, Tamara Tunink, Western Texas College, 3.4. 5, Syerra Christensen, Laramie County Community College, 3.5. 6, Haley Brown, South Dakota State University, 4.5. (total on three) 1, Tamara Tunink, Western Texas College, 9.1. 2, KeAnn Kelber, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.5. 3, Haley Brown, South Dakota State University, 13.3. 4, Janey Reeves, Cochise College, 20.2.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  (third round – four qualified rides) 1, Hawkins Boyce, Odessa College, 70.5 points. 2, Josh Davison, New Mexico State University, 68. 3, Tayte Clark, Sheridan College, 66.5. 4, Justin Lawrence, Fresno State College, 62. (total on two) 1, Rusty Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 146. 2, (tie) Hawkins Boyce, Odessa College and Clay Elliott, Panhandle State University, 139.5. 4, Shade Etbauer, Panhandle State University, 136.5.

 

Team Roping: (third round) 1, Kolton Schmidt, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and Sawyer Barham, Coffeyville College, 6.2 seconds. 2, Luke Weber, Central Arizona College and Garrett Hendrix, New Mexico State University, 6.3. 3, Pedro Egurrola and Steven Gaona, Central Arizona College, 6.4. 4, Clayton and Chase Hansen, Blue Mountain Community College, 9.9. 5, (tie) Jake Herman and Lane Rossow, Black Hills State University; and Logan Harkey, West Texas A & M University and Austin Barber, Ranger College; 12.4. (total on three) 1, Kolton Schmidt, Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Sawyer Barham, Coffeyville, College, 18.0. 2, Pedro Egurrola and Steven Gaona, Central Arizona College, 26.4. (on two) 3, Luke Webber, Central Arizona College and Garrett Hendrix, New Mexico State University, 18.4. 4, Jordan Tye and Austin Thompson, Blue Mountain Community College 18.8. (on one) 5, Aaron Macy, Weatherford College and Wesley Thorp,, Ranger College, 6.2. 6, Mason Boettcher and Ty Arnold, Wharton County Junior College, 6.6.

 

Goat Tying: (third round) 1, Loni Pearce, Southern Arkansas University, 6.3. 2, (tie) Courtney Wood, Feather River College and Bobbi Grann, Dickinson State University, 6.5 seconds. 4, Jacoby Hotsenpiller, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 6.6. 5, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 7.0. 6, Georgia Diez, Cochise College, 7.3.  (total on three) 1, Loni Pearce, Southern Arkansas University, 19.4. 2, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 19.8. 3, Bobby Grann, Dickinson State University, 20.0. 4, Coutney Wood, Feather River College, 20.8.

 

Barrel Racing: (third round) 1, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 13.82. 2, Kristi Steffes, Gillette College, 13.93. 3, Billie Holman, Fresno State University, 14.0. 4, Bailee Snow, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M, 14.09. 5, Callahan Crossley, Blue Mountain Community College 14.10. 6, Devin Cordova, Central Arizona College, 14.21. (total on three) 1, Callahan Crossley, Blue Mountain Community College, 42.28. 2, Billie Holman, Fresno State University, 42.40. 3, Randi Buchanan, Panhandle State University, 42.25. 4, Bailee Snow, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M, 43.06.

 

Bull Riding: (third round)  no qualified rides. (total on two) 1, Gray Essary, Ranger Colege, 151. 2, Trasen Jones, College of Southern Idaho,   150.5. (on one) 3, Winston Cheek, Eastern Mississippi Community College, 76.5. 4, (tie) Bryan Carter, Oregon State University and Drew Antone, Casper College, 71.5 each.

 

Men’s All-Around: 1, Clark Adcock, University of Tennessee – Martin, 175 points. 2, Landon Williams, Tarleton State University, 90.

 

Women’s All-Around: 1, Kirsten Smith, McNeese State University, 220 points. 2, Macy Fuler, Central Arizona College, 58.33.

 

Men’s Team: 1,  University of Tennessee – Martin, 445 points. 2, Missouri Valley College, 330. 3, College of Southern Idaho, 325. 4, Blue Mountain Community College, 285.

 

Women’s Team: 1, McNeese State University, 355 points. 2, Central Arizona Colege, 243.33. 3, Blue Mountain Community College, 210. 4, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 170.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 13, 2015) — It was a very happy Chandler Bownds that made the victory lap in front of fans at the second performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

The bull rider from Lubbock, Texas, is no stranger to the winner’s circle having qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rookie of the Year in 2011 and again in 2013. Bownds missed rodeo’s championship in 2014 finishing 20^th in the standings, high enough to qualify him for San Antonio’s $1.65 million rodeo.

Last year was also filled with chronic pain from injuries. He is now healthy and while the year hasn’t started off like he had hoped it could all change here. Bownds won the second round of the first bracket with an outstanding 89-point ride on Rafter H Rodeo’s bull, Never Been Kissed, a bull that bucks off 90% of his riders. That was good for $2,281 for put him in good position to be back here for the semi-finals.

At most rodeos, bucking off in the first round – like Bownds did on Thursday night – would minimize their chances of advancing. Here contestants move into the semi-finals based on the total amount of money they win in their bracket. Each bracket contains 10 competitors and the top four money earners will move forward.

Bownds bucked off on Thursday night but his win here Friday night ,puts him in a tie with Dallee Mason from Weiser, Idaho, on the money list. They will both ride again at the Saturday matinee performance and hope to add to their earnings.

“I like the way this rodeo is set up,” Bownds said. “When your success is based on money, even when you buck off you still have a chance. It’s always been a rodeo that I look forward to coming to.”

Friday night’s bull riding had three Texans scoring over 80 points including Bownds’ 89. Howdy Cloud from Kountze, was 86 and Nile Lebaron from Weatherford scored 85. The fourth man to make to the whistle was Tanner Learmont from Cleburne, Texas who had a 79.

Victoria Williams from Kiln, Miss., has dominated the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association barrel racing so far. She won the first round with a time of 13.95 seconds. She bettered that significantly on Friday night taking her horse around the cloverleaf pattern in 13.74. They are now the high money earners at the rodeo so far with a total of $4,562 and are assured a spot in the semi-finals.

The first bracket of competition will come to a close at the Saturday matinee performance beginning at 1 p.m. The second bracket then starts Saturday evening at 7:30.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.13, 2015) — The following are results from the first performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo which features over $1.65 million in cash and prizes.

Bareback Riding: (second round) 1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 87 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Black Cat, $2,281. 2, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 83, $1,711. 3, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 81, $1,140.53. 4, Cain Riddle, Vernon, Texas, 65, $570. (total money) 1, Dent, $4,277. 2, Foss, $3,707. 3, Champion, $1,996. 4, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, $855.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1,(tie)  Cole Edge, Durant, Okla.; Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore.; and Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, 3.7 seconds and $1,140.53 each. 4, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 3.8, $570. (total money) 1, Edge, $2,851. 2, Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., $2,281. 3, (tie) Knowles; Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas; and Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., $1,141 each.

Team Roping: (second round) 1, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 4.6 seconds, $2,281. 2, Cory Kidd, V, Statesville, N.C., and Chase Tryan, Lipan, Texas, 5.1, $1,711. 3, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Cody Doescher, Roosevelt, Utah, 5.6, $1,141. 4, Kolton Schmidt, BarrHead, Alberta, and Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas, 6.0, $570. (total money) 1, Crawford and Carroll, $3,992. 2, Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., $2,281. 3, Kidd and Tryan, $1,711. 4, (tie) Beers and Doescher; and  Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, and Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas, $1,141 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (second round) 1, Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 81 points on Calgary Stampede’s Nutty Champagne, $2,281. 2, Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, 74, $1,711. 3, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 68, $1,141. 4, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 65, $570. (total money) 1, (tie) Sterling Crawley and Wadsworth, $3,422 each. 3, Larsen, $2,281. 4, (tie) Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Joaquin Real, Santa Paul, Calif., $855 each.

                Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, Ryan Watkins, Bluff Dale, Texas, 7.7 seconds, $2,281. 2, Marshall Leonard, Shongaloo, La., 8.2, $1,711. 2, Randall Carlisle, Athens, La., 10.7, $1,141. 4, Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., 22.1, $570. (total money) 1, (tie) Watkins and Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, $2,281 each. 3, Carlisle, $1,996. 4, (tie) Leonard, and Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, $1,711.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (second round) 1,Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss., 13.74, $2,281. 2, Sarah Kieckhefer, Prescott, Ariz., 13.80, $1,711. 3, Britany Diaz, Solen, N.D., 13.96, $1,141. 4, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas, 14.01, $5770. (total money) 1, Williams, $4,562. 2, Squires, $2,281. 3, Kieckhefer, $1,711. 4, (tie) Diaz and Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., $1,141 each.

Bull Riding: (second round) 1, Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas, 89 points on Rafter H Rodeo’s Never Been Kissed, $2,281. 2, Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas, 86, $1,711. 3, Nile Lebaron, Weatherford, Texas, 85, $1,141. 4, Tanner Learmont, Cleburne, Texas, 79, $570. (total money) 1, (tie) Bownds and Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho, $2,281 each. 3, (tie) Cloud and Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, $1,711.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 7, 2015) – The 119^th Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo came to a close on Saturday night paying $621,302 to rodeo contestants.

The big money winner here was last year’s Women’s Professional Rodeo Association Rookie of the Year, Sarah Rose McDonald riding her great eight-year-old mare “Bling.” They earned first place every time they ran in the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, including Saturday night’s championship round.

Their total time of 49.11 seconds earned them a total of $20,933, most assuredly an earnings record for this rodeo. This should move McDonald to the top of the world standings and will put her in contention for her first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification.

There are not many buckles that Trevor Brazile has left to earn in his career and the 21-time world champion took another one off of that list here winning the team roping. Brazile, from Decatur, Texas, and his partner Patrick Smith, from Lipan, Texas, had a total time of 16.5-seconds to earn the championship. They each collected $13,887.

“What a great rodeo,” Smith said. “It’s amazing to come here and think about the history and tradition. It’s just awesome to win it and have your name on that list.”

In the saddle bronc riding, traveling partners Cody DeMoss and Joe Lufkin are dominating winter rodeos so far. DeMoss won the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver and Lufkin won here.

DeMoss, from Heflin, La., also had success here, placing second in the finals and third in the overall standings. Rusty Allen from Eagle Mountain, Utah won the final round with an 84 point ride on J Bar J Rodeo’s Sweatin’ Bullets. Allen finished second overall.

The saddle bronc riding buckle is going to Sallisaw, Okla., with Lufkin however. He earned $12,064 for his three rides that totaled 239 points.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Lufkin said. “Cody and I are so blessed and are having the best winter. We are both just really grateful.”

Other winners here include, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho in bareback riding; Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah in steer wrestling; Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, tie-down roping; and Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., in bull riding.

 

Bareback Riding – Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 324 points, $8,444

Steer Wrestling – Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 12.6 seconds, $14,663

Team Roping – Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 16.5 seconds, $13,887

Saddle Bronc Riding – Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, OK, 239 points, $12,064

Tie-Down Roping – Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 28.0 seconds, $16,909

Barrel Racing – Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, GA, 49.11 seconds, $20,933

Bull Riding – Clayton Savage, Yoder, WY, 167 points, $11,372

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 7, 2015) — The following are unofficial final results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Bareback Riding: Final Round – 1, (tie) Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan, on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Scarlet Fever and Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, on J Bar J Rodeo’s  Pass The Hat, 86 points, $1,450 each. 3, (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas; David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., and Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho, 82, $617 each. 6, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, 81, $250.

(total on four) 1, Nelson, 324 points, $6,326. 2, Taypotat, 322, $4,850. 3, Wilson, 319, $3,585.  4, Peebles, 318, $2,320. 5, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 317, $1,476. 6, (tie) Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., and Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas, 315, $949 each. 8, (tie) Larsen and Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 313, $316 each.

Steer Wrestling: Final Round—1, Baylor Roche, Tremeton, Utah, 3.9 seconds, $2,231. 2, Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., 4.3, $1,940. 3, Matt Mousseau, Hensall, Ontario, Canada, $1,649. 4, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 5.2, $1,358. 5, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 5.3, $1,067. 6, (tie) Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., and Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, $631 each. 8, Brett Gumb, Burwell, Neb., 5.8, $194.

(total on three) 1, Roche, 12.6 seconds, $8,578. 2, (tie) Pearson and Erickson, 13.8, $6,900 each. 4, Mousseau, 13.9, $5,222. 5, Tavenner, 14.4, $4,103. 6,  Thomas, 14.7, $2,984. 7, Guy, 14.9, $1,865. 8, Gumb, 15.0, $746.

Team Roping: Final Round – 1, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga., 5.2 seconds, $1,610 each. 2, Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., $1,332 each. 3, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, 6.0, $1,055 each. 4, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 6.1, $777 each. 5, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, and Ace Pearce, Washington, Texas, $500 each. 6, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, $278 each.

(total on three) 1, Brazile and Smith, 16.5 seconds, $7,067 each . 2, Sherwood and Kesler, 17.0, $6,145. 3, Stipes and Saebens, 17.2, $5,223 each. 4, Summers and Culpepper, 17.9, $4,302 each. 5, Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 18.5, $3,380 each. 6, Wiley and Pearce, 18.7, $2,458 each. 7, Smidt and Gomez, 19.0, $1,536 each. 8, Kaden Richard and Cody Doescher, Roosevelt, Utah, 27.1, $615 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: Final Performance- 1,Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 84 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Sweatin’ Bullets, $1,650. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin La., 80, $1,250. 3, Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., 77, $900. 4, Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 75, $600. 5, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 73, $350. 6, Ryan Bestol, Hyannis, Neb., 72, $250.

(total on three) 1, Lufkin, 239 points, $6,826. 2, Spencer Wright, 238, $5,233. 3, DeMoss, 237, $3,868. 4, Rusty Wright, 232, $2,503. 5, Green, 227, $1,593. 6, Bestol, 226, $1,138. 7, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 161, $910. 8, (tie) Colton Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., and Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, 157, $341 each.

Tie-Down Roping: Final Round- 1, Jordan, Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif., 8.9 seconds, $2,082. 2, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 10.0, $1,810. 3, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 10.6, $1,539. 4, Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 10.8, $1,267. 5, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 10.9, $996. 6, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 11.2, $724. 7, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 11.3, $453. 8, Jeff  Chapman, Sebastopol, Miss., 11.9, $181.

(total on three) 1, Smith, 28.0, $9,059. 2, Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif., 28.7, $7,878. 3, Lewis, 30.3, $6,696. 4, Costa, 30.4, $5,514. 5, Moore, 30.9, $4,333. 6, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 31.0, $3,151. 7, (tie) Kissack and Chapman, 31.3, $1,379 each.

Barrel Racing: Final Round – 1, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 16.32 seconds, $3,556. 2, (tie) Kenna Squires,  Fredonia, Teas, and Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas, 16.48, $2,285 each. 4, Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Mont., 16.60, $914.

(total on three) 1, McDonald, 49.11 seconds, $7,404. 2, (tie) Bean and Kali Parker, Wendell, Idaho, 49.80, $5,818 each. 4, Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas, 49.87, $4,584. 5, Squires, 49.89, $3,526. 6, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 50.05, $2,821. 7, Anzick, 50.06, $2,116. 8, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 50.09, $1,410. 9, Jill Tanner, Tifton, Ga., 50.46, $1,058. 10, Michelle Lummus, Hiram, Ga., 50.46, $705.

Bull Riding: Final Round—(no qualified rides)

(total on two) 1, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., 167, $7,984. 2, John Jacobs, Little Eagle, S.D., 165, $6,121. 3. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 160, $4,524. 4, Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M., 157, $2,927. 5, Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 150, $1,863. 6, Derek Creswell, Weatherford, Okla., 149, $1,331. 7, Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., 147, $1,065.. 8, J.T. Pettitt, West Odessa, Texas, 142, $798.

 

 

 

DENVER, (Jan. 25, 2015) — It’s been over 10 years since Bobby Mote won the bareback riding title at the National Western Stock Show, but judging by the way he rode here on Sunday, the veteran competitor can still ride any horse on the circuit and do it well.

Mote won the final round with a whopping 89-point score on C5 Rodeo’s horse named Virgil in front of a near capacity crowd in the Denver Coliseum. He came from behind to win the championship and $8,062. He placed deep in the second round and qualified for the U.S. Bank Championship Finals in a tie for eighth place. His total of 249 points was two points ahead of the men in second place, Tim O’Connel from Zwingle, Iowa and Steven Dent from Mullen, Neb.

The big winner here was two-time College National Finals Rodeo qualifier Meghan Johnson from Deming, N.M. She won the first and second rounds of barrel racing, placed fourth in the final round and earned a total $12,662 for her time of 45.95 seconds on three runs.

This year’s rodeo paid $474,750. Other winners were Beau Clark, from Belgrade, Mont., in the steer wrestling, Riley and Brady Minor from Ellensburg in team roping, Cody DeMoss from Heflin, La., in saddle bronc riding, Adam Gray from Seymour, Texas, in tie-down roping and Zeb Lanham from Sweet, Idaho in Bull Riding.

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Bareback Riding – Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 249, $8,062

Steer Wrestling – Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 3.6 seconds, $11,138

Team Roping – Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 16.1 seconds, $7,978

Saddle Bronc Riding – Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 249 points, $10,707

Tie-Down Roping – Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 25.5 seconds, $8,177

Barrel Racing – Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 45.95 seconds, $12,662

Bull Riding – Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 248 points, $11,195

 

DENVER, (Jan. 25, 2015) – The following are unofficial results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

 

Bareback Riding: (final round) 1, Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 89 points on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil, $1,650. 2, Luke Creasy, Lubbock, Texas, 85, $1,240. 3, (tie) Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas; Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa; and Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.; 84 and $616 each. 6, J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 82, $250. (total on two) 1, Mote, 249, $5,914. 2, (tie) O’Connell and Dent, 247, $3,942. 4, Creasy, 245, $2,168. 5, (tie) Tutor and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 244, $1,183. 7, Vezain, 241, $768. 8, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 240, $591.

 

Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 3.6 seconds, $1,450. 2, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 3.7, $1,200. 3, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 4.4, $950. 4, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 4.7, $700. 5, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.8, $450. 6, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 5.2, $$250. (total on three) 1, Clark, 12.1, $6,248. 2, Adam Strahan, McKinney, Texas, 13.6, $5,433. 3, (tie) Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., and Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 14.1, $4,211. 5, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 15.6, $2,988. 6, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 15.1, $2,173. 7, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 15.2, $1,358. 8, Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 15.8, $543.

 

Team Roping: (final round) 1, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 5.3, $1,406. 2, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 5.4, $1,164. 3, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keefe, Mohall, N.D., 5.5, $921. 4, Cale Markham, Vinita, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins, II, Columbus, Kan., 5.6, $679. 5, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 6.0, $436. 6, Drew Gartner, Killdeer, S.D., and Paul Griemsman, Piedmont, S.D., 6.3, $242. (total on three) 1, Minor and Minor, 16.1, $4,525. 2, Cooper and McKnight, 16.4, $3,935. 3, Dorenkamp and O’Keefe, 17.1, $3,344. 4, Markham and Hawkins, 17.9, $2,754. 5, Travis Bounds, Grand Junction, Colo., and Joe Roderick, Loma, Colo., 18.3, $2,164. 6, (tie) Crawford and Carroll; and  Gartner and Griemsman, 18.6, $1,278 each. (on two) 8, Caleb Schmidt, Bellville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 11.0, $393.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round) 1, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 86 points Burch Rodeo’s Lunatic from Hell, $1,650. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 85, $1,250. 3, (tie) Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., and Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 83 and $750 each. 5, Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 77, $350. 6, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 76, $250. (total on three) 1, DeMoss, 249, $6,548. 2, Elliott, 246, $5,020. 3, Green, 243, $3,710. 4, Dent, 240, $2,400. 5, (tie) Scheer, and Ferley, 238, $1,309. 7, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 237, $873. 8, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 229, $654.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Clint Nyegaard, Victoria, Texas, 7.6 seconds, $1,435. 2, Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 8.1, $1,188. 3, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 8.3, $940. 4, Trevot Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 8.5, $693. 5, Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., 9.0, $445. 6, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 9.2, $247. (total on three) 1, Gray, 25.5 seconds, $6,218. 2, Nyegaard, 25.7, $5,407. 3, Schneeberger, 26.1, $4,596. 4, Otero, 26.2, $3,784. 5, Kissack, 26.3, $2,973. 6, Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas, 26.7, $2,162. 7, Theil, 27.0, $1,351. 8, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 27.6, $540.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (final round) 1, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 15.34 seconds, $2,545. 2, Chloe Hoovestal, Helena, Mont., 15.42, $1,909. 3, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 15.50, $1,272. 4, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.56, $636. (total on three) 1, Johnson, 45.95, $5,154. 2, Herrmann, 46.13, $4,418. 3, Hoovestal, 46.50, $3,681. 4, Taylor, 46.54, $3,190. 5, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 46.65, $2,454. 6, Layna Kight, Ocala, Fla., 46.86, $1,963. 7, Kelley Schnaufer, Pueblo, Colo., 46.89, $1,472. 8, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 47.11, $981. 9, Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 47.18, $736. 10, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 51.40, $490.

 

Bull Riding: (final round – two rides) 1, Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 87 points on C5 Rodeo’s Moe, $1,650. 2, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 78, $1,250. (total on three) 1, Lanham, 248, $6,608. 2, Frost, 233, $5,066. (on two) 3, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 163, $3,744. 4, Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 161, $2,423. 5, Rocky McDonald, Colonia Juarez, Mexico, 159, $1,542. 6, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 158, $1,101. 7, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 157, $881. 8, (tie) Kyle Jeppesen Loudon, Australia and Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., 156, $330.

 

 

DENVER (Jan. 21, 2015) — Idaho and Utah were well represented at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo on Tuesday and Wednesday and now stand atop the leaderboard in the bull riding.

Tag Elliott from Thatcher, Utah, and Zeb Lanham from Sweet, Idaho are tied for first place in the overall standings with 161 points on two rides.

Elliot is a former college champion and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier. He scored 81 points here on Tuesday night, then came back to the Monday matinee performance and had the second highest score of the rodeo at 80.

Lanham’s success came during the Wednesday matinee performance when he scored 85 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s bull names Blue Denim. That also put the two-time NFR qualifier in a tie for first place in the second round of competition with Dustin Bowen, from Waller, Texas.

There are now seven bull riders who have been successful in both rounds so it looks like the top 12 that advance to the U.S. Bank Championship Finals on Sunday will all have two scores. Three more have that opportunity after Wednesday night’s rodeo including the 2011world champion Shane Proctor from Grand Coulee, Wash.

Proctor had the high-marked ride of the night when he scored 84 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Red Mud. That score puts him in third place in the first round and gives him the opportunity to overtake the lead held by Lanham and Elliott. Proctor will ride his second bull here at the Thursday morning performance.

Team ropers Jake Cooper from Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, from Wells, Texas, continued their bid for a National Western championship on Wednesday. They stopped the clock in 5.8 seconds Wednesday afternoon. That gave them a total time of 11.1 seconds where they are just one-tenth of a second behind the team in first place in the overall standings.

There are two rodeo performances in the Denver Coliseum on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

 

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DENVER (January 21, 2015) — The following are unofficial results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

 

Tenth Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Justin Pelton, Halliday, N.D., 79 points on Calgary Stampede’s  Rebel Warrior. 2, Anthony Thomas, Kimberly, Australia, 76. 3, Troy Vaira, Richey, Mont., 74. 4, Chad Rutherford, Itasca, Texas, 72.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Coleman Kohorst, Okotoks, Alberta, 6.1 seconds. 2, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 7.2. 3, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 8.1. 4, Cameron Morman, Golden Valley, N.D., 9.5.

 

Team Roping: (three rimes) 1, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 5.8 seconds. 2, Clint Summer, Lake City, Fla., and Brad Culpepper, Sylvester, Ga., 6.6. 3, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 9.0.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Nat Stratton, Goodwell, Okla., 76 points on Cervi Championship’s Curtain Call. 2, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 70. 3, LeRoy Eash, Fortine, Mont., 68. 4, Call Marr, Twin Butte, Alberta, 60.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Bradley Bynum, Sterling, City, Texas, 8.6 seconds. 2, Clint Kindred, Oral, S.D., 9.0. 3, Mesquite Mahaffe, Sweetwater, Texas, 10.1. 4, Kelsey Garrison, Channing, Texas, 10.4.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, 15.49 seconds. 2, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 15.54. 3, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 15.61. 4, Wendy McKee, Craig, Colo., 15.73.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 85 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Blue Denim. 2, Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 80. 3, (tie) Jordan Handsen, Okotoks, Alberta and Kyle Jeppesen, Loudon, Australia, 78 each.

 

Tenth Performance —

 

Bareback Riding:  (two rides) 1, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 75 points on Cervi Championships’ Livin’ on a Prayer. 2, Bradnen Ferguson, Eaton, Colo., 70.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., 5.6 seconds. 2, Orrin Michael Fontenot, Lake Charles, La., 6.5. 3, Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 9.4. 4, Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 14.8.

 

Team Roping: 1, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 5.2 seconds. 2, Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.8. 3, Cody Owens, New Braunfels, Texas, and Dakota Shipp, Lincoln, Texas, 5.5. 4, Tye Hale, Faith, S.D>, and Tee Hale, White Owl, S.D., 6.9.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 80 points on Calgary Stampede’s Weary Joke. 2, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 79. 3, Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas, 78. 4 Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 77.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Jeremy Len Kempker, Eugene, Mo., 8.8 seconds. 2, Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., 9.0. 3, Bert Brunson, Terry, Miss., 10.3. 4, Jake Hamilton, Casper, Wyo., 10.9.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Hope Sickler, Pueblo, Colo., 15.43 seconds. 2, Victoria Williams, Kiln, Miss., 15.58. 3, Callahan Crossley, Hermiston, Ore., 15.75. 4, Megan Swint, Lithia, Fla., 15.75.

 

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 84 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Red Muc. 2, Claeb Snaderson, Kissimmee, Fla., 80. 3, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 74.

 

Current Leaders —

 

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 88 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Half Moon. 2, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 84. 3, (tie) Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., and Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 83. (second round) 1, (tie) Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho, on Burch Rodeo’s Angel Dust, and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, on Burch Rodeo’s Jim Dandy, 83 points each. 3, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 82. 4, (tie) Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo.; J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo.; and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 81. (total on two) 1, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 167. 2, (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., 164. 4, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 163. 5, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 160. 6, Morgan Heaton, Paradise, Utah, 159.

 

Steer Wrestling:  (first round) 1, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 3.9 seconds. 2, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.5. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.5. 4, (tie) Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, and Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.7 each. (second round) 1, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 3.8. 2, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 3.9. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.4. 4, (tie) Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and Seth Hardwick, Wheatland, Wyo.,  4.8. (total on two) 1, (tie) Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., and Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 9.9. 3, (tie) Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 10.0. 5, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 10.4. 6, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 10.5.

 

Team Roping: (first round) 1, (tie)  Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas; and  Caleb Smidt, Belleville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas; and Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas; 5.3 seconds each. 4, JoJo Lemond, Holland, Texas, and Josh Patton, Lubock, Texas, 5.5. (second round)  1, (tie) Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and J.W. Borego, Weston, Colo.; and Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.1 each. 3, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keeffe, Mohall, N.D., 5.3. 4, J.B. and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 5.4. (total on two) 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 11.0. 2, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 11.1. 3, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keeffe, Mohall, N.D., 11.5. 4, Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb., and Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 12.5. 5, Mike Bacon, Boswell, Okla., and Kyle Horton, Stigler, Okla., 12.7. 6, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 13.2.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, (tie), Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., on Calgary Stampede’s Seargent Whitney and Ty Thompson, Wanblee, S.D., on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Maple Leaf, 83 points each. 3, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82. 4, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 81. (second round) 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 83 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Big Wig. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82. 3, (tie) Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn.; Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla.; and Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 81. (total on two) 1, (tie) Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 164. 3, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., 159. 4, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 155. 5, Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 152. 6, Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, 151.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.0. 2, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.3. 3, (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, and Justin Brinkerhoff, Corrine, Utah, 8.4. (second round)1,  Blake Deckard, Wagoner, Okla., 7.2. 2, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 7.6. 3, Lane Livingston, Stephenville, Texas, 7.8. 4, (tie) Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah, and Michael Perry, Bandera, Texas, 7.9. (total on two) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 16.3. 2, (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, and Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 18.2. 4, Cody Lawrence, Pleasanton, Texas, 18.5. 5, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 18.6. 6, Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 18.7.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.25. 2, Carlee Pierce, Edmond, Okla., 15.30. 3, Shelby Janssen, Coleman, Okla., 15.37. 4, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 15.39. (second round) 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.14. 2, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.38. 3, (tie) Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, and Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 15.40 each. (total on two) 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 30.39. 2, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 30.79. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 30.93. 4, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 31.04. 5, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, 31.06. 6, Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 31.10.

 

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla., 88 points on Cervi Championship’s Bawl Baby. 2, Kody Lostroh, Ault, Colo., 87. 3, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 84. 4, Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., 83, (second round) 1, (tie) Brock Russell, Rye, Colo., on Diamond S’s Sandi’s Dream and Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Blue Denim, 85 points each. 3, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 81. 4, (tie) Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, and Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 80.(total on two) 1, (tie) Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, and Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 161. 3, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 158. 4, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 157. 5, Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev.,  and Kyle Jeppesen Loudon, Australia, 156.

 

 

DENVER (Jan. 20, 2015) — Jake Cooper and Tyler McKnight had a good night at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo on Tuesday.

With Cooper heading and McKnight heeling, they stopped the clock in 5.3 seconds to move into a three-way tie for the lead in the first round of team roping. Cooper, from Monument, N.M., and McKnight from Wells, Texas, are tied with Texans Caleb Bennett and Mickey Gomez as well as Utah’s Rhen Richard and Kory Koontz also from Texas.

Cooper and McKnight started roping together last spring after the big building rodeos had come to a close.  They are hoping to cash in early this season at rodeos like Denver and qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). They finished in the top 30 last year so the talent is definitely there.

“I think we have a good style together,” Cooper said of their roping. “I turn him (McKnight) a lot of steers and he likes to throw really fast.”

Hopefully that will work for them again at the Wednesday matinee performance when they rope their second steer. With a solid run, they will be back here Sunday for the U.S. Bank Championship Finals where the lion’s share of prize money will be paid.

World champion barrel racer Fallon Taylor from Whitesboro, Texas, also has a chance to advance to Sunday’s finals. She took her great mare Baby Flo around the cloverleaf pattern in 15.43 seconds. That is currently fifth in the first round. She will be one of the first barrel racers to compete here Wednesday and will be looking for an even faster time.

So far, through eight performances there are only four riders that have ridden two bulls. After Tuesday night’s rodeo, five more have that opportunity including former college champion and NFR qualifier Tag Elliott from Thatcher, Utah. He rode Cervi Championship’s Gunsmoke for 81 points which is also currently fifth in the first round.

There are two rodeo performances in the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday at 1:30 and 7 p.m.

 

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DENVER (January 20, 2015) — The following are unofficial results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

 

Ninth Performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Buck Lunak, Cut Bank, Mont., on Calgary Stampede’s Hurricane Terry, 73 points. 2, (tie) Troy Vaira, Richey, Mont., and Chad Rutherford, Itasca, Texas, 72 each. 4, Cavan Wrzesinki, Boulder, Mont., 68.

 

Steer Wrestling:  1, Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wisc., 5.4 seconds. 2, Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas, 5.6. 3, (tie) Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., and Clayton Morrison, Heppner, Ore., 5.7.

 

Team Roping: 1, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 5.3 seconds. 2, Cory Kidd, Statesville, N.C., and Chase Tryan, Lipan, Texas, 6.1. 3, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 9.5. 4, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, ARiz., and Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 14.0.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Call Marr, Twin Butte, Alberta, 80 points on Calgary Stampede’s Witless Margie. 2, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 73. 3, Logan Hullinger, Davis City, Iowa, 71. 4, Nat Stratton, Goodwell, Okla., 70.

 

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Briddger Chytka, Curtis, Neb., 8.1 seconds. 2, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.4. 3, Jayce Johnson, Hemingford, Neb., 12.8. 4, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 16.4.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 15.43 seconds. 2, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, 15.57. 3, Ronnie Will, Silt, Colo., 15.62. 4, Laura Lambert, Wiggins, Colo., 16.0.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 81 points on Cervi Championship’s Gunsmoke. 2, Kyle Lowden, Australia, 77. 3, Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 76. 4, Will Morris, Reno, Nev., 73.

 

Current Leaders —

 

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 88 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Half Moon. 2, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 84. 3, (tie) Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., and Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 83. (second round) 1, (tie) Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho, on Burch Rodeo’s Angel Dust, and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, on Burch Rodeo’s Jim Dandy, 83 points each. 3, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 82. 4, (tie) Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo.; J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo.; and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 81. (total on two) 1, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 167. 2, (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., 164. 4, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 163.

 

Steer Wrestling:  (first round) 1, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 3.9 seconds. 2, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.5. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.5. 4, (tie) Jason Lahr, Stephenville, Texas, and Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.7 each. (second round) 1, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 3.8. 2, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 3.9. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.4. 4, (tie) Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and Seth Hardwick, Wheatland, Wyo.,  4.8. (total on two) 1, (tie) Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., and Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 9.9. 3, (tie) Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 10.0.

 

Team Roping: (first round) 1, (tie)  Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas; and  Caleb Smidt, Belleville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas; and Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas; 5.3 seconds each. 4, JoJo Lemond, Holland, Texas, and Josh Patton, Lubock, Texas, 5.5. (second round)  1, (tie) Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and J.W. Borego, Weston, Colo.; and Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.1 each. 3, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keeffe, Mohall, N.D., 5.3. 4, J.B. and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 5.4. (total on two) 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 11.0. 2, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keeffe, Mohall, N.D., 11.5. 3, Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb., and Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 12.5. 4, Mike Bacon, Boswell, Okla., and Kyle Horton, Stigler, Okla., 12.7.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, (tie), Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., on Calgary Stampede’s Seargent Whitney and Ty Thompson, Wanblee, S.D., on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Maple Leaf, 83 points each. 3, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82. 4, Call Marr, Twin Butte, Alberta, 80. (second round) 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 83 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Big Wig. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82. 3, (tie) Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn.; Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla.; and Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 81. (total on two) 1, (tie) Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 164. 3, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., 159. 4, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 155.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.0. 2, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.3. 3, (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, and Justin Brinkerhoff, Corrine, Utah, 8.4. (second round)1,  Blake Deckard, Wagoner, Okla., 7.2. 2, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 7.6. 3, Lane Livingston, Stephenville, Texas, 7.8. 4, (tie) Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah, and Michael Perry, Bandera, Texas, 7.9. (total on two) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 16.3. 2, (tie) Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, and Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 18.2. 4, Cody Lawrence, Pleasanton, Texas, 18.5. .

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.25. 2, Carlee Pierce, Edmond, Okla., 15.30. 3, Shelby Janssen, Coleman, Okla., 15.37. 4, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 15.39. (second round) Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.14. 2, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.38. 3, (tie) Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, and Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 15.40 each. (total on two) 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 30.39. 2, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 30.79. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 30.93. 4, Kim Couch, Rattan, Okla., 31.10.

 

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla., 88 points on Cervi Championship’s Bawl Baby. 2, Kody Lostroh, Ault, Colo., 87. 3, Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., 83, 4, (tie) Tustin Day, Lupton, Ariz., and Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., 82. (second round) 1, Brock Russell, Rye, Colo., 85 points on Diamond S’s Sandi’s Dream. 2, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 81. 3, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 80. 4, (tie) Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., and Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 78. (total on two) 1, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 158. 2, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 157. 3, Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., 156. 4, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 155.

 

 

DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 14, 2015) — Cooper Davis had a lot to smile about at the National Western Stock Show on Wednesday night, $22,125 reasons actually.

Davis won the Professional Bull Riders’ Denver Chute-Out after riding three bulls for a total score of 253.5 points. The Jasper, Texas, cowboy was one of 90 riders to compete at the Touring Pro Division Finals in the Denver Coliseum. He had his first bull on Monday night, and was among nine riders who lasted eight-seconds. That advanced him to Wednesday night’s semi-finals where he rode a bull named Little Tex owned by Diamond S from Weatherford, Texas. He scored 85 points on that bull for a third place finish.

That ride also qualified him for the finals where he entered in fifth place. Davis scored 89 points on Monty Samford’s Dr. Lector and it was all over but the waiting. There were four riders left that included the reigning world champion, Brazilian Silvano Alves. Alves was the only one of the four to make it to the whistle, but his 86-point effort put him in second place, just 2.5 points behind Davis.

“It’s awesome to ride in front of a crowd like this,” Davis said. “This is a real confidence builder for my 2015 season. Riding against guys like Silvano and winning tells my I’m on the right track.”

Davis, was the 2013 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rookie of the Year and he qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo that same year. This year his focus will be on the PBR where he can have more time at home as he is about to become a daddy.

Total payoff for this year’s Denver Chute-Out was $53,223. A near capacity crowd was on hand to watch all of the action. The bulls once again dominated the cowboys as there were 12 out of 45 possible rides.

Thursday night the National Western Stock Show will host the Cinch Super Shootout Rodeo which pits contestants from top rodeos against each other in a tournament style format.

 

DENVER, Colo., (Jan. 14, 2015) — The following are results from the Professional Bull Riders Denver Chute-Out Touring Pro Division Finals at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

 

First round: 1, (tie) Kaique Pacheco, Itatiba, Brazil, on Greg Talbert’s Compact and Timmy Vaughan, Tonganoxie, Kan., on Greg Talbert’s Pretty Boy, 88 points and $3,087 each. 3, Valdiron de Oliveira, Aparecida do Goia, Brazil, 87.5, $1,764. 4, Carlos Garcia, Hammondsport, NY, 87, $882.

 

Second round: 1, Brady Sims, Holt, Mo., 88 points on D & H Cattle Company’s Earl Sports, $3,528. 2, Tanner Byrne, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 86, $2,646. 3, Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas, 85, $1,764. 4, Silvano Alves, Pilar de Sul, Sao Palo, Brazil, 83.5, $882.

 

Third round: (three rides) 1, Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas, 89 points on Monty Samford’s Dr. Lector, $3,041. 2, Cody Nance, Paris, Tenn., 87, $2,281. 3, Silvano Alves, Pilar de Sul, Sao Palo, Brazil, 86, $1,521.

 

Overall winers: (on three) 1, Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas, 253.5, $17,564. 2, Silvano Alves, Pilar de Sul, Sao Palo, Brazil, 251, $12,241. 3, Cody Nance, Paris, Tenn., 238.5, $6,919. (on two) 4, Reese Cates, Monticello, Ark., 168, $4,790. 5, Tanner Byrne, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 166, $3,726. 6, Carlos Garcia, Hammondsport, NY, 164.5, $2,661. 7, Fabiano Vieira, Perola, Parana, Brazil, 159, $2,129. 8, Valdiron, de Oliveira, Aparecida de Goia, Brazil, 151.5, $1,597. (on one) 9, (tie) Brady Sims, Holt, Mo.; Timmy Vaughn, Tonganoxie, Kan.; and Kaique Pacheco, Itatiba, Brazil, 88 points and $532 each.

 

DENVER, Colo. — It was a duel between traveling partners that highlighted the fourth annual National Western Stock Show Rodeo Super Saturday.

Action started at the morning performance with contestants representing rodeos across North America in the World performance. A different group competed in the matinee rodeo for rodeos in Colorado including the National Western.

The best four from each of those rodeos advanced to the Showdown round on Saturday night and in tournament style winner-take-all action, the best World contestant and best Colorado contestant duked it out for a $10,000 check.

In the bareback riding, R.C. Landingham, from Pendelton, Ore., won the World performance with an 87 point ride representing the “Daddy of ‘em All” at Cheyenne, Wyo., to be a favorite in the Showdown. The top winner out of the Colorado performance was Nick Gutzwiler from Cheney, Wash., who represented Colorado Springs. Landingham was a spectator at that performance cheering on his traveling partner Clint Laye from Ponoka, Alberta who rode for the Larimer County Fair Rodeo in Loveland.

Laye placed third to be among the top four that advanced to the Showdown. That resulted in one of the most dramatic endings of the evening. Laye was 82 points, one point ahead of Landingham. So, Laye got to choose which bucking horse he would ride first and he picked a horse he was very familiar with, Calgary Stampede’s Unfortunate Carma.

“I think he can be 90 points on that horse,” Landingham commented at the time, and he didn’t miss the mark by much. Laye finished the night with an 89-point ride to win an $8,000 check. The duo had trouble getting here when their van broke down so regardless who won, the money has already been spent on auto repairs.

Laye and Landingham are a group of bareback riders that call themselves the “flow riders.” They have let their hair grow out in support of Landingham’s mother who has cancer and are eventually going to donate it to Locks of Love.

The steer wrestling championship was won by the narrowest of margins. Casey Martin from Sulphur, La., was the first to go. He was a Wild Card invitee for the Colorado group and stopped the clock in 4.02 seconds. Then Clayton Hass from Ennis, Texas, knew he needed to step it up. He won the event for Rodeo Austin in Texas by stopping the clock in 4.01.

Other event winners here were Cort Scheer from Elsmere, Neb., in the saddle bronc riding for the National Western Stock Show, Shali Lord from Lamar, Colo., in the barrel racing for Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and Sage Kimzey from Strong City, Okla., in the bull riding for the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days. They each won $8,000.

Sunday’s events will showcase the rich cultural heritage of neighbors to the south with the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza at 2 and 6:30 p.m.

The following are results from Super Saturday, Colorado Versus the World rodeo, Jan. 10, 2015

World Performance – (contestant, hometown, rodeo represented)

 

Bareback Riding: 1, R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 87 points, $1,000. 2, Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., (North Platte, Neb.) 85, $700. 3, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, (San Angelo, Texas) 83.5, $600. 4, Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., (Dodge City, Kan.) 83, $500.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., (Fort Worth, Texas) 4.18 seconds, $1,000. 2, Clayton Hass, Ennis, Texas, 4.47, (Austin, Texas) 4.47, $700. 3, Morgan Grant, New Waverly, Texas, (Calgary, Alberta) 5.5, 600. 4, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, (Guymon, Okla.) 5.57, $500.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Rusty Wright,, Milford, Utah, (San Angelo, Texas) 85 points, $1,000. 2, (tie) Ryan MacKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore.(Austin, Texas) and  Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., (Houston, Texas) 81.5 and $650 each. 4, Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, (Dodge City, Kan.) 81, $500.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., (San Angelo, Texas) 15.56, $1,000. 2, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 14.67, $700. 3, Jean Winters, Texline, Texas, (Calgary, Alberta) 15.84, $600. 4, Jessica Miller, Panguitch, Utah, (Austin, Texas) 15.97, $500.

 

Bull Riding: Three Rides: 1, Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 87.5, $1,000. 2, Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo., (Austin, Texas) 82, $800. 3, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., (Guymon, Okla.) 72, $700.

 

Colorado Performance – (contestant, hometown, rodeo represented)

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Nick Gutzwiler, Cheney, Wash., (Colorado Springs) 87.5, $1,000. 2, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., (Denver) 87, $700. 3, Clint Laye, Ponoka, Alberta, (Loveland) 85.5, $500. 4, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., (Wild Card) 83, $500.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., (Greeley) 3.98, $1,000. 2, Austin Courmier, Oakwood, Texas, (Denver) 4.33, $700. 3, Casey Martin, Sulphur, Okla., (Wild Card) 4.67, $600. 4, Aaron Vosler, Cheyenne, Wyo., (Elizabeth) 4.73, $500.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., (Denver), 85.5, $1,000. 2, (tie) Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, (Estes Park) and Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., (Loveland) 83 and $650 each. 4, Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., (Denver) 82, $500.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Kim Schulze, Larkspur, Colo., (Greeley) 15.40, $1,000. 2, Bennette Little, Ardmore, Okla., (Wild Card) 15.52, $700. 3, (tie) Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, (Denver) Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., (Denver) 15.60 and $550 each.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, (Pueblo) 84 points, $1,000. 2, Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., (Denver) 81.5, $700. 3, Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, (Estes Park) 81, $600. 4, Elijah Mora, Wiggins, Colo., (Greeley) 80.5, $500.

 

Showdown – Colorado Vs. The World —

 

Bareback Riding: (semifinals)1.Clint Laye, Colorado, 82, $1,000. 2, R.C. Landingham, World, 81, $1,000. (champion) 1, Laye, 89, $8,000. 2, Landingham, 84.

 

Steer Wrestling: (semifinals) 1, Clayton Hass, World, 4.04, $1,000. 2, Casey Martin, Colorado, 4.57, $1,000. (champion) 1, Hass, 4.01, $8,000. 2, Martin, 4..02.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: (semifinals) 1, Rusty Wright, World, 88.5, $1,000. 2, Cory Scheer, Colorado, 83, $1,000. (champion) 1, Scheer, 87, $8,000. 2, Wright, 80.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: (semifinals) 1, Mary Walker, Colorado, 15.51, $1,000. 2, Shali Lord, World, 15.52, $1,000. (champion) 1, Lord, 15.75, $8,000. 2, Walker, 20.62.

 

Bull Riding: (semifinals) 1, Sage Kimzey, World, 90.5, $1,000. 2, Bobby Welsh, Colorado, 89, $1,000. (final round no rides, champion given by time ridden) 1, Kimzey, 6.13 seconds $8,000. 2, Welsh, 3.26 seconds.

 

 

LAS VEGAS – Dec. 3, 2014— Before competition starts at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Thursday night at the Thomas and Mack Center, rising stars of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) will be competing in Las Vegas.

Becoming a member of the PRCA starts when rodeo contestants buy their permits. They then have to fill that permit by earning money competing at sanctioned rodeos before they can become a full-fledged member. The top permit holders based on money won will be competing at the 2014 PRCA Permit Holder of the Year Challenge at the South Point Equestrian Center beginning at 12 p.m. on Dec. 4, just a few hours before the first performance of the WNFR.

This is the sixth year for the Permit Holder Challenge but the first year that timed-events have been included. The competition is being held in conjunction with Benny Binion’s World Famous Bucking Horse and Bull Sale. Five contestants in each of the standard events, bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping and bull riding will each compete in two rounds. Winners will be determined by the highest total score and fastest total time.

The bareback, saddle bronc and bull riders will be getting on animals that are part of the sale. That has proved to be a beneficial combination for former permit holders that won here. Last year, Sage Kimzey from Strong City, Okla., won the bull riding at the Permit Holder Challenge. This year he enters the WNFR in first place, is the Resistol Rookie of the Year and is on pace to win his first world championship.

“Competing in Las Vegas last year really lit a fire in me to be back at the WNFR this year,” Kimzey said. “I’ve dreamt and worked for this my whole life and last year was definitely a stepping stone.”

Highlighting this year’s competition is CoBurn Bradshaw from Beaver, Utah in the saddle bronc riding. Bradshaw won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association’s championship at the College National Finals Rodeo last June in Casper, Wyo. He is the highest money earner of all of the permit holders with over $30,000 in earnings.

Bradshaw is married and his wife just happens to be the sister of the four Wright brothers that are competing at this year’s WNFR. Cody Wright’s oldest son Rusty is also on the contestant roster in saddle bronc riding.

Another contestant with strong WNFR ties is team roper Shawn Bird from Cut Bank, Mont. Bird will rope in the Permit Challenge with Levi Lord from Sturgis, S.D., hoping to win a title. Then he will head over to the Thomas and Mack Center to watch his older brother Dustin Bird compete in the team roping.

Along with $21,000 in cash, a variety of prizes will be won by the 2014 Permit Holer of the Year Challenge contestants. It has been made possible with support from the following sponsors: RAM Rodeo; San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo; Davie Pro Rodeo; Tucson Rodeo; Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo; Association of Rodeo Committees; Brighton Field Day Festival and Rodeo; National Western Stock Show; Barstow Rodeo; Wrangler; Resistol; South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa; Cactus Ropes and the Justin Sportsmedicine Team.

 

 

PUYALLUP, Wash. – Sept.7, 2014—Some cowboys are breathing a little easier and thinking their goal of qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is closer thanks to big wins at the Justin Boots Playoffs at the Washington State Fair.

Forty-eight contestants competed here in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, bull riding and the women’s barrel race on Sept. 5-6 hoping to advance to the Championship Finals on Sunday afternoon. For some of those that advanced winning here was crucial.

“This really took the pressure off for me,” said Kyle Irwin who won the steer wrestling championship. “I still need to win some more money and I’m not going to let up, but I’m in a much better position now than I was before Puyallup.”

Irwin won the first round of competition and came into the finals at the top of the leaderboard with a 3.7-second run. Being the most consistent and fastest steer wrestler here, he stopped the clock in 3.7 seconds again to win the final round and the overall title with a total time of 7.4. His earnings here totaled $8,806 moving him from 15^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world standings to 13^th.

With Irwin’s move up in the standings, he is in position to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). A member of the PRCA since 2011, the 6”1’ athlete already has one national title to his credit this year. He set an arena record of 3.3 seconds enroute to the championship at the Ram National Circuit Finals held in Oklahoma last April.

Cody DeMoss is a veteran saddle bronc rider with nine NFR qualifications on his rodeo resume. While he didn’t win the rodeo here, he moved from 15^th to 10^th place in the standings with a third place finish here and at Dayton, Iowa this weekend. Tyrell Smith, from Cascade, Mont., earned the event’s championship with 168.5 points on two rides. He earned $5,514.

The big winner here was the reigning world champion bareback rider Kaycee Feild from Spanish Fork, Utah. Feild won the first round, placed second in the finals and earned the title with a total score of 171 points on two rides. It earned him $10,639 and increased his lead in the world standings. He has a $38,000 lead over the man in second place, Steven Peebles from Redmond, Ore., who had the high score on Sunday at 86.

This year’s rodeo had total prize money of $279,445. It is traditionally the kick-off event of the Washington State Fair which continues through Sept. 21. For more information and complete fair schedules go to www.thefair.com.

 

 

Justin Boots Playoffs at the Washington State Fair champions

 

Bareback Riding –Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah 171 points $10,639

Steer Wrestling – Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 7.4 seconds, $8,806

Team Roping – (tie)Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 9.9 seconds, $9,504 and Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 9.9 seconds, $6,076

Saddle Bronc Riding – Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 168.5 points, $5,514

Tie-Down Roping – Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 15.8 seconds, $8,668

Women’s Barrel Race – Jennifer Kalafatic, Caldwell, Idaho, 29.58, $5,894

Bull Riding – Cody Teel, Koutze, Texas, 167 points, $6,489
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The following are final and overall results from the Justin Boots Playoffs at the Washington State Fair Sept. 7, 2014.

 

Bareback Riding:  (final round) 1, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 86 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Cajun Queen, $390. 2, Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 84, $292. 3, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 83, $195. 4, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 82.5, $97.50. (total on two) 1, Feild, 171, $5,173. 2, Lowe, 166.5, $3,966. 3, Peebles, 166, $2,932. 4, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 164, $1,897. 5, Dent, 163, $1,207. 6, Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 161, $862. 7, Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 159, $690. 8, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 158, $517.

 

Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 3.7 seconds, $960. 2,(tie) Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., and Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 4.2, $600 each. 4, Christian Radabaugh, Prineville, Ore., 4.5, $240. (total on two) 1, Irwin, 7.4, $3,923. 2, Lewis, 8.3, $3,411. 3, Martin, 8.5, $2,900. 4, (tie) Radabaugh, Trygve Pugh, Ponoka, Alberta; and Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 9.1, $1,876 each. 7, Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 9.5. 8, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 9.6.

 

Team Roping: (final round) 1, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 4.8 seconds, $940. 2, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 5.5, $705. 3, (tie) Derrick Begay, Seba Kalkai, Ariz., and Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas; and Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.; 5.8, $353. (total on two) 1, (tie) Brown and VonAhn; and Bird and Eaves, 9.9, $5,136 each. 3, Minor and Minor, 10.3, $4,061. 4, Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas, and Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas, 10.6, $3,344. 5, Begay and Woodfin, 10.7, $2,628. 6, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 11.4, $1,911. 7, Ty Blasingame, Sugar City, Colo., and J.W. Borrego, Weston, Colo., 14.3, $1,194. (on one) 8, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 4.6, $478.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding:  (final round) 1, Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 87.5 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Planting. 2, Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 84.5, $353. 3, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 82.5, $235. 4, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 81.5, $118. (total on two) 1, Smith, 168.5, $4,386. 2, Willert, 165.5, $3,363. 3, Demoss, 164.5, $2,485. 4, Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., 162, $1,606. 5, Cody Wright, 161.5, $1,023. 6, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 158.5, $731. 7, Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 157, $585. 8, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 155.5, $439.

 

Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 7.3 seconds, $940. 2, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 7.4, $705. 3, Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La., 7.5, $470. 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 7.7, $235. (total on two) 1, Costa, 15.8, $5,494. 2, Randall Carlisle, Baton Rouge, La., 16.1, $4,778. 3, Durfey, 16.5, $4,051. 4, Yates, 16.7, $3,344. 5, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 17.6, $2,623. 6, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 18.3, $1,911. 7, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 28.1, $1,194. (on one) 8, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.0, $478.

 

Women’s Barrel Racing: (final round) 1, Jennifer Kalafatic, Caldwell, Idaho, 14.74, $1,460. 2, Victoria Williams, 14.79, $1,095. 3, Sarah Rose McDonald, 14.82, $730. 4, Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 14.91, $365. (total on two) 1, Kalafatic, 29.58, $3,449. 2, McDonald, 29.61, $2,956. 3, Liz Combs, Eltopia, Wash., 29.65, $2,463. 4, Williams, 29.69, $2,135. 5, Dennison, 29.77, $1,642. 6, Callie Duperier, Boerne, Texas, 29.8, $1,314. 7, Btitany Diaz, Solen, N.D., 29.93. 8, Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn., 34.41, $657. 9, Rachel Primm, Washoe, Valley, NEv., 34.60, $493. 10, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 35.89, $328.

 

 

Bull Riding: (final round) Two rides. 1, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 83 points on Calgary Stampede’s bull #949, $480. 2, Guthrie Murray, Miami, Okla., 56, $360. (total on two) 1, Teel, 167.5, $4,397. 2, Murray, 141, $3,371. (on one) 3, Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore., 86, $2,492. 4, Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas, 85, $1,613. 5, Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas, 84, $733. 7, (tie) Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Texas, and Jeff Bertus, Avon, S.D., 81, $513.