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South Dakota, Minnesota families gather in Minot to watch competition, enjoy family

Minot, N.D. (September 24, 2018) – When the Minot Y’s Men’s Rodeo kicks off next weekend, there will be a mini-family reunion taking place.

Dane Kissack, a tie-down roper from Spearfish, S.D., his family, and his wife’s family have congregated in Minot the last several years to enjoy each other’s company and the rodeo.

Kissack, his wife Kelli, his parents, Phil and Terri Kissack, his maternal grandmother, Marlene Griffith, Kelli’s mom, Kim Bones, her maternal grandmother, Kari Kannenberg and her aunt LuAnn Grossman, plus a few friends, will be on hand to watch him compete. (Kelli’s dad John will be helping harvest on the family farm in South Dakota.)

The combined families use their time in Minot to hang out, visit, and watch the rodeo.

It’s one of the few times of the year that Dane is at one rodeo for more than a few hours. Usually cowboys get to a rodeo, make their run or ride, then leave when it’s over, headed to the next one. But in Minot, because it’s the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo, the top twelve in each event compete in four performances October 5-6-7. That means that Dane is in one place for multiple days, and the families can get together.

Kelli’s family comes from the Minneapolis area, and although Minot isn’t geographically centrally located between Spearfish and Minneapolis, the family can gather and spend several days together as Dane ropes.

They stay in several hotel suites, buy groceries in Minot, and enjoy burgers, steaks and plenty of good food at lunch and after the rodeo each night. It’s a great way to enjoy each other, relax, and enjoy the slower pace of the rodeo.

Minot is also a good time for the women of the bunch to shop. They visit the mall, the special unique shops, and the trade show at the rodeo, then have fun dressing up for the rodeo each day. “It’s a fun time to get dressed up,” said Terri Kissack, Dane’s mom. “We’ll go shopping, we share what everybody got that is new. We have a blast doing that.”

Terri loves coming to the Y’s Men’s Rodeo. Because it’s the best cowboys and cowgirls in the Badlands Circuit, the contestants get special treatment. The rodeo is “a big deal to Minot,” she said. Even as a mother of one of the contestants, “you feel special. We are treated very, very well. Minot is a great place.”

Dane, along with the other contestants at the Y’s Men’s Rodeo, hosted by the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo, will compete October 5-7. Performances are at 7 pm on Fri., Oct. 5; 1 pm and 7 pm, on Sat., Oct. 6, and 1:30 pm on Sun., Oct. 7.

Tickets are discounted for the Family Day performance at 1 pm on Sat., Oct. 6, and for the military appreciation performance at 1:30 pm on Sun., Oct. 7. Tickets range in price from $13 to $33 and can be purchased online at www.MinotYsMensRodeo.com. For more information, visit the website or call 701.833.1761.

 

Abilene rodeo helps Dickinson Co. cancer fund raise monies for people undergoing cancer treatment

Abilene, Kan. (September 17, 2018) – The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene, Kansas is helping to make the world a little bit better place.

During its annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign on Friday, August 3, voluntary donations were picked up in the amount of $2,678.93, to benefit Dickinson County people undergoing cancer treatment.

The monies go to the Elsie Brooks Memorial Cancer Fund of Dickinson County, which provides financial help to Dickinson County residents with cancer.

Since the Elsie Brooks fund began twenty years ago, it has given out over $750,000 to those in need.

The money is useful for traveling expenses, with cancer patients often having to travel to Salina or Manhattan for treatment, said Chris Ostermann, president of the fund. “When you live in Abilene and have to travel to get treatment, it can be (financially) devastating. And if you’re on a fixed income, it’s scary.”

The donations are a “game changer,” Ostermann said. Helping with people’s “personal battles with cancer makes it easier for them.”

The fund’s partnership with the rodeo has been helpful, Ostermann said. “We’re very thankful for the rodeo. It brings recognition for us to the community, that we’re able to help.”

Voluntary donations were picked up at the Abilene rodeo; the Abilene rodeo has partnered with the Elsie Brooks Fund since 2008 and since then, has helped raise $34,480.

For more information on the Elsie Brooks Cancer Fund, contact Chris Ostermann at 785.479.3749. For more information on the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, visit the rodeo’s website at WildBillHickokRodeo.com or call the Central Kansas Free Fair office at 785.263.4570.

Hastings rodeo raises funds for cancer patients at Morrison Cancer Center

Hastings, Neb. – The Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings in August isn’t just  a place to have a good time.

It’s also a way to help a neighbor.

When “pink” night descended on the rodeo on Sat., August 25, it was time to help out.

The rodeo has partnered with the Morrison Cancer Center to raise funds for the Center’s From the Heart program. From the Heart is a program the Morrison Center uses to give money to those going through cancer treatment at the Center. The campaign is called “Tough Enough to Wear Pink,” and the rodeo donated one dollar for every rodeo fan in pink during the August 25 rodeo, and passed a pink bucket, asking for voluntary donations, during the performance.

That money can be used for fuel, or, in the form of Chamber bucks, for other necessities like medicine.

For a Kearney woman, From the Heart funds have been very helpful.

Kim Vos, who is 52 years old, was diagnosed with stage 4 invasive ductal carcinoma, an incurable cancer, on Valentine’s Day of this year.

She is going through chemotherapy and chose to doctor in Hastings instead of Kearney, because of her mom’s experience at the Morrison Cancer Center. Her mom “doctored in Hastings,” she said, “and that’s why I chose Hastings. The Cancer Center is an incredible place.”

Vos first had cancer several years ago, and a bilateral mastectomy to treat it. Doctors told her no other treatment was necessary, so it was shocking when cancer came back for a second time.

Monies from the From the Heart have helped pay bills at the Vos household. She isn’t able to work full time at the restaurant she runs in Grand Island, so she’s gone from a salary to hourly income. “I’m having to cut my hours back,” she said. “I don’t have the energy.” As with most cancer patients, she’s working through emotional and physical pain as well as financial struggles. “As soon as you hear that you have stage 4 cancer, and that it’s incurable, you have all that on your brain. Then you’re thinking, how am I going to work? How will I pay my bills? I’m not one who doesn’t pay my bills.” The From the Heart gas cards and Chamber bucks helped. “Even that helped take the edge off” the worry.

Vos is married, with two daughters and two grandbabies, ages six years and 21 months, and they are incentive to keep going. “It’s been terrifying,” she said of her cancer journey. “But I have a Creator who loves me more than anyone else.” Her grandchildren “are my motivation to stick around, with my husband, to watch them grow up. I have to fight the fight so I can stick around as long as the Lord is willing to let me.”

Another local cancer patient benefits from the From the Heart funds.

Four days after her wedding on August 5, 2017, Sasha Aguirre was told she would need to have chemotherapy to fight a rare form of ovarian cancer.

She had a cyst removed from her ovary in June, and the doctor had said she would probably not need chemo, so she and her husband, Guillermo, weren’t concerned.

For Aguirre, receiving funds from Morrison Cancer Center’s From the Heart was needed. A student at Central Community College, she was also working part time. But during chemotherapy, her work hours (and her schooling) decreased. “My husband paid bills by himself,” she said. “We weren’t used to that.” From the Heart gave Aguirre chamber bucks to be used for fuel and other necessities.

Neither Vos nor Aguirre have attended the Hastings rodeo, but there’s a good chance they’ll be in the stands this year on Tough Enough to Wear Pink night.

The Oregon Trail Rodeo has raised more than $30,000 for the Morrison Cancer Center through its pink night.

Tough Enough to Wear Pink night is August 25; the rodeo will also be held on August 24 and August 26. Performances on the 24th and 25th begin at 7 pm. The August 26 rodeo starts at 5 pm. Tickets range in price from $10 to $20 for adults and $5 to $20 for children, and can be purchased at the Adams County Fairgrounds or at the gate. For more information,  visit www.AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com  or call 402.462.3247.

Elk City Man Follows in Dad’s Footsteps as Bull Rider

Elk City, Okla. (August 27, 2018) – With a world champion for a dad, it’s no surprise that Brett Custer is following in his father’s footsteps.

Custer, the twenty-year-old son of 1992 World Champion Bull Rider Cody Custer, will ride a bull at the Elk City Rodeo of Champions this weekend.

The younger Custer is in his rookie year of competition in the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). He and his family, including his mom, Stacey, moved from Arizona to Elk City ten years ago; Brett grew up riding sheep, then graduated to calves, steers, then bulls, as he progressed through Little Britches Rodeo, then junior high and high school competition.

He was having a great rookie season till a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days in July broke his jaw and sidelined him.  He planned that his first ride back would be at his hometown rodeo, the Rodeo of Champions, but his buddies had other plans for him. They “entered me in (a rodeo) in California,” he said, so he’ll be headed to the west coast prior to riding in Elk City.

The jaw is doing well, Custer said. The first two weeks after the break were miserable; his jaws were wired shut and he lived on protein and milkshakes. But it is good now, he said. “I don’t have full mobility of it yet but it’s healing up pretty well.”

At the time of the injury, Brett was ranked in the top thirty of the world, within striking distance of the top fifteen, which qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), pro rodeo’s pinnacle. Sitting out of rodeo for a month set him back; he’s ranked fortieth in the world standings now. But he knows it’s how the sport goes. “That’s bull riding; it’s a part of it.”

His dad, who in addition to being a world champion bull rider, was a 2017 Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductee, a PBR co-founder, and a seven-time WNFR qualifier, has helped him out “a bunch,” Brett said. “I wouldn’t be able to do it without him, honestly, because of how much he’s helped me. He taught me how to enter rodeos, setting up my schedule, being able to get from point A to point B, and he’s pretty much built the foundation for my riding. We talk every day, even if I’m not home, about my rides. It’s just a blessing to have him be my dad, honestly.”

Brett is ranked twelfth in the Prairie Circuit standings, pro rodeo’s regional designation of rodeos in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. If he is in the top fifteen in the circuit as of Sept. 30, he will qualify to compete at the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo in Duncan, Okla. October 19-21.

Brett is the youngest of three children of Cody and Stacey: Aaron, who passed away in 2011, and Lacey, who is 23 and a student at Rose State College in Midwest City, Okla.

Nearly 250 cowboys and cowgirls will compete at the Beutler Bros. Arena in Elk City, August 31-September 1-2. Performances begin at 8 pm nightly; tickets range in price from $9 to $18 and can be purchased at Circle A Western Wear, at Doug Gray Dodge in Elk City, and at the gate. For more information, visit the rodeo’s website at www.ElkCityRodeo.com or call Doug Gray Dodge at 580.225.3005.

Elk City, Okla. (August 13, 2018) – The Elk City rodeo is so important to the Johnson family that they had to reschedule a wedding because of it.

Little did Emily Johnson realize, when she and Jeff set the date for their wedding on Labor Day weekend, 1976, that it was the same day as the Saturday night of the rodeo.

Jeff and his dad, Russell Johnson, were part of the Rodeo of Champions committee, and his mom, Velma, volunteered at the rodeo, too. There was no way he and Emily could marry when the rodeo was going on.

So they moved it, to the weekend after the rodeo. And Emily, a native of Amarillo, Texas, began her own rodeo tradition with the Johnsons.

Russell Johnson was on the rodeo committee for more than ten years, serving as president for a term. He worked the contestant parking gate, on the northeast side of the rodeo grounds, with son Jeff joining him “when I was a snot-nosed kid,” he remembers. When Russell became a board director, Jeff, at age fifteen, took over working the gate, helping park specialty acts with trailers, rodeo cowboys and cowgirls, the Sanders longhorns, and more.

When Jeff and Emily’s kids were old enough, they, too, came out to the rodeo grounds to help alongside their parents. Steven, the eldest, helped his dad at the parking gate. Jill served food to the chute seat ticket holders and Tommy, the youngest, pitched in wherever he was needed.

Of the three, Steven still lives in Elk City and has worked the back gate since he was thirteen. Like his dad, he loves it. He makes friends with the people who return year after year, helping them out as he can. He helps saddle horses for the flag-carrying Kerosene Cowgirls. He’s met eleven-time world champion barrel racer Charmayne James when she competed in Elk City, and he’s shaken the hands of the gold-card carrying PRCA members.

If cowboys are late getting to the rodeo, Steven’s been known to park their vehicles for them. “I have cowboys come in, running late, and ask, ‘where do I go?’ I say, grab your stuff, I’ll park your vehicle for you, and I’ll have your keys in my pocket when you’re done.”

The back gate is a “combat zone,” Jeff says. The horses got out once, running several miles. Storms with hailstones have come up, and he’s been clipped by side mirrors as pickups with trailers have pulled in. He’s grabbed excited kids out of the way of eighteen-wheelers, and helped direct traffic. “People don’t pay attention. That’s part of it.” But he loves it. “We just hammer down and stay with it.”

Emily has a role to play as well. After retiring as a registered nurse and supervisor at a hospital, she was asked to help serve the meal to the chute seat fans. She loves the people. “I like meeting everybody,” she said. “Some of the people you see only that time of year. It’s nice to catch up with the regulars.”

Jeff and Steven have never missed a year of the rodeo since they were kids; since 1976, when Emily married Jeff, she hasn’t missed a year. They love what they do. “It’s something I’ve always been a part of, and something I truly look forward to,” Steven said. He hopes his son, 21-month-old Russell Thomas Johnson, is part of the rodeo, too. “It’s almost a heritage between my grandfather, dad and me, and hopefully my son follows in my footsteps.”

The Elk City rodeo is August 31-September 1-2 at Beutler Bros. Arena at Ackley Park. Performances begin at 8 pm each night. Tickets range in price from $9-$18 and can be purchased at Circle A Western Wear, at Doug Gray Dodge in Elk City, and at the gate. For more information, visit the rodeo’s website at www.ElkCityRodeo.com or call Doug Gray Dodge at 580.225.3005.

 

Mid-Plains Community College rodeo team coach Dustin Elliott will be inducted into the Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Elliott is one of eight former CSC athletes chosen for the prestigious honor. The ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 27 in the CSC Student Center.

“It’s just kind of humbling,” Elliott said of the recognition. “It’s a real honor to know my name is going to be enshrined in a place I truly enjoyed.”

Alex Helmbrecht, co-chair of the Hall of Fame committee, said Elliott’s selection was a unanimous decision among committee members.

“Dustin excelled as a bull rider for CSC, and he brought notoriety to the college and its rodeo program while he was a student,” said Helmbrecht. “Dustin has continued to honor Chadron State College as a professional, and the committee is eager to formally recognize him during the ceremony.”

Elliott and fellow inductee Will Farrell won three out of four national bull riding titles for CSC during the time they were in college. Farrell was the champion in 1999 and 2002, and Elliott took home top honors in 2001.

Elliott’s history with rodeo, however, began long before he entered the collegiate arena.

His father was a formidable competitor in both rough stock and timed events at amateur rodeos. When Elliott stumbled across his dad’s gear bag at age 10, it fueled a passion that would eventually make him a household name.

Elliott began riding calves when he was in fifth grade, advanced to steers and then to bulls upon entering high school rodeos.

He earned a scholarship to CSC after becoming the Oregon High School Rodeo Finals bull riding champion in 1999.

While at Chadron, Elliott qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo three times. He won as a sophomore after riding all four of the bulls he drew.

Elliott turned pro while still in college then went on to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo four times and the Professional Bull Riders World Finals five times. He made it to both finals in 2010 – a rare accomplishment in the sport of professional rodeo.

His greatest achievement came in 2004 when he won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Championship. He finished fourth in the national standings each of the next two years and spent four years on the PBR’s Top 15 list.

Today, Elliott tries to give back to the industry that did so much for him. He currently resides at North Platte with his wife Cynthia and their twins Ethan and Emma.

When not working on the family ranch or conducting bull riding clinics across the country, he can be found coaching up-and-coming athletes on the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team.

His list of protégés includes former Great Plains Region bull riding champs Tyler Viers, Trey Engel and Garrett Wickett as well as regional bareback champion Rowdy Moon.

Minnesota bareback rider one step closer to National Finals; Australian one of eight event winners

HASTINGS, NEB. – (August 26, 2018) – Tanner Aus is trying to make up for lost time.

The Granite Falls, Minn. man scored 84 points in the bareback riding during the Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings, Neb., this weekend to win the rodeo and inch a bit closer to the top fifteen bareback riders in the world.

He was aboard a Korkow Rodeos’ horse named Ol’ One Eye, a horse that was ridden for the 2017 bareback riding title, and the ride was good. The bronc was “real snappy,” Aus said. “He stepped out pretty smooth, had a pretty snappy jump, then went right around to the right. It was a fight to stay ahead of him.”

Much of Aus’ season has been a fight. The twenty-eight year old cowboy tore ligaments in his knee on June 2, which kept him out of competition for a month and a half, during part of the busy rodeo season. His world rankings slipped as he was home, rehabbing.

But there was a silver lining to his injury. While at home recovering, he was able to spend time with he and his wife Lonissa’s newborn daughter, born in May.

Aus has competed at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), pro rodeo’s “super bowl” four times (2011-12, 2015-16) and hopes to make it a fifth time. The rodeo season ends on Sept. 30; by that date, cowboys must be in the top fifteen in their event, in the world standings, to make it to the WNFR. Aus will ride at five more rodeos this week, hoping to move from twenty-first place to the top fifteen. He knows it’ll be a fight. “It’s going to take a lot of work and a lot of luck.”

There is a gap of more than $18,000 in earnings between Aus’ spot at 21 and the number fifteen man, and he is realistic that he may not win that much in the next five weeks. “After Labor Day weekend, I’ll have a little clearer picture,” he said. If he continues to win, he will chase another WNFR qualification. If not, he’ll rodeo closer to home and focus on next year.

In the saddle bronc riding, an Australian took home the title of 2018 Oregon Trail Rodeo champion.

Jake Finlay scored 83.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Anger Management, a horse he’d been wanting to ride for a while. “My buddy (Kash Deal) won some money on him at Dickinson (N.D.),” he said. “I called Kash and got the run down (on how the horse bucked) and it all worked out.”

Finlay, a native of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, came to the U.S. four years ago after being recruited by Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla., for their rodeo team. His mother was happy he moved to the U.S., not because she wasn’t going to miss him, but because he was going to college. “I probably wouldn’t have gone to school if it wasn’t for rodeo.” He graduated this past May with a degree in animal science nutrition and production.

Finlay was the 2018 National Intercollegiate Rodeo saddle bronc riding champion and helped his college rodeo team win the men’s title for the second consecutive year.

 

This was Finlay’s fourth trip to the Hastings rodeo. He is rodeoing full time, with the goal of making the WNFR, beginning next year.

Other champions at the 27th annual rodeo include tie-down roper Cody McCartney, Ottawa Lake, Mich. (9.9 seconds); steer wrestler Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D. (3.4 seconds); team ropers Dylan Gordon, Comanche, Okla. (header) and Gage Williams, Foster, Okla. (heeler) (5.3 seconds); barrel racer Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas (15.82) and bull riders Laramie Mosley, Satanta, Kan. and Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Kan. (81 points each).

The 2018 Miss Oregon Trail Rodeo queen was crowned during the Sunday performance.

Halee Kometscher, Lawrence, Neb., won the title. She is the eighteen-year-old daughter of Duane and the late Laurie Kohmetscher, and is a freshman at Northeast Community College in Norfolk. Her older sister, Kristin Kohmetscher, was the 2010 Miss Oregon Trail Rodeo Queen and is the reigning Miss Rodeo Nebraska.

Next year’s Oregon Trail Rodeo will take place August 23-25, 2019. For more information, visit the fairgrounds website at AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com.  For complete results, visit ProRodeo.com.

 

Results, 2018 Oregon Trail Rodeo, Hastings, Nebraska

Bareback riding

1. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 84 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Ol One Eye; 2. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 80; 3. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. 79; 4. Jesse Pope, Marshall, Mo. 78; 5. (tie) Blake Smith, Zap, N.D. and Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo. 77.5 each.

 

Tie-down roping

1. Cody McCartney, Ottawa Lake, Mich. 9.9 seconds; 2. Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla. 10.0; 3. (tie) Kyle Dickens, Loveland, Colo. and Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla. 10.1 each; 5. Cody Rieker, Lexington, Neb. 10.4; 6. Austin Hurlburt, Cheyenne, Wyo. 11.2.

 

Saddle bronc riding

1. Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia 83.5 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Anger Management; 2. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 82; 3. Tyrel Larsen, Weatherford, Okla. 80; 4. Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D. 79.5; 5. Preston Kafka, Wagner, S.D. 78; 6. Roper Kiesner, Ripley, Okla. 76.5.

 

Steer wrestling

1. Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D. 3.4 seconds; 2. Jacob Edler, Dacoma, Okla. 3.7; 3. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 3.8; 4. (tie) Tom Littell, Elm Creek, Neb. and Jake Kraupie, Gering, Neb. 4.2 each; 6. Jace Melvin, Ft Pierre, S.D.4.4; 7. Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D. 4.5; 8. Cody Devers, Alva, Okla. 4.6.

 

Team roping

1. Dylan Gordon, Comanche, Okla./Gage Williams, Foster, Okla. 5.3 seconds; 2. Brett Christensen, Alva, Okla./Chase Boekhaus, Rolla, Kan. 5.5; 3. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo./JW Beck, Moville, Iowa 7.1; 4. Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb./Dustin Harris, O’Neill, Neb. 7.8; 5. Nick Becker, Garden City, Kan./Toby Mentzer, Ensign, Kan. 10.6; 6. Curry Kirchner, Ames, Okla./Daniel Reed, Guthrie, Okla. 11.7.

 

Barrel racing

1. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas 15.82 seconds; 2. Jacie Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. 15.97; 3. Callie Gray, Stillwater, Okla. 15.98; 4. Hollie Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. 16.13; 5. Jamie Molesworth, Burwell, Neb. 16.24; 6. Robin Beck, Moville, Iowa 16.26; 7. Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas 16.28; 8. Sandi Brandli, Mauston, Wisc. 16.29; 9. Kara Posch, Holdingford, Minn. 16.30; 10. Deb Cox, Mullen, Neb.16.38.

 

Bull riding

1. (tie) Laramie Mosley, Satanta, Kan. 81 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Channel Cat, and Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Kan. 81 points on Korkow Rodeos’ The Iceman; 3. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 78.5; 4. (tie) Dillon Adolph, Manhattan, Kan. and Clayton Appelhans, Colby, Kan. 77 each; 6. Wyatt Edwards, Sulphur, Okla. 76.5.

 

All-around champion:

Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. – bareback riding and saddle bronc riding

PRCA team roping heeler Joe Beers, 29, was critically injured in an ATV accident Aug. 17 in Prineville, Ore. Brandon Beers, Joe’s older brother and four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo team roping header, said Joe had a second surgery Aug. 20, and he continues to improve and regain more strength. Joe and Brandon are the sons of ProRodeo Hall of Famer Mike Beers. A fundraiser was set up by a family friend at http://bit.ly/JoeBeersFundraiser.

 

The family also has set up a donation account at or through U.S. Bank. Anyone wishing to donate may go to any U.S. Bank location and deposit into the Joe Beers Medical Fund Account … Bull riders PRCA world champion Dustin Elliott (2004) and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Will Farrell (2003) will be among the eight individuals inducted into the Chadron (Neb.) State College Athletic Hall of Fame, Oct. 27, in the CSC Student Center following Chadron State’s football game with New Mexico Highlands that afternoon. At Chadron State, Farrell and Elliott combined to win three national college bull riding titles in four years. Farrell was the champion in 1999 and 2002 and Elliott won the crown in 2001. Elliott qualified for the Wrangler NFR four times – 2004-2006 and 2010. Farrell finished 15th in the world standings in his lone appearance at the NFR … The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma, City, Okla., recently announced its 2018 Hall of Fame class. The list consists of ProRodeo Hall of Fame saddle bronc rider/bull rider Bobby Berger; Derek Clark, a 15-time Wrangler NFR qualifier in saddle bronc riding; three-time PRCA world champion steer wrestler Steve Duhon; PRCA steer wrestler/hazer Bill Duvall; rodeo clown Jim Bob Feller; ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer wrestler John W. Jones Jr.; renowned rodeo photographer James Cathey, posthumously; NFR bareback riding qualifier Les Gore; Elaine Agather, Tad Lucas Memorial Award; Clyde Frost, Ben Johnson Memorial Award and Dr. Don Mitchell, Directors’ Choice Award. The induction weekend takes place Nov. 9-10 … Mickey Dee Bagnell, a PRCA competitor and bullfighter/rodeo clown, passed away Aug. 14. He was 70. Bagnell started out riding in junior rodeos. He enlisted in the Army after graduation in 1966 and spent a year in Vietnam as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. His rodeo career spanned the next 21 years, competing and performing in amateur, intercollegiate, Indian and PRCA rodeos throughout the Northwest and Canada. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m., Sept 22 at the Chattaroy (Wash.) Cemetery, followed by a Military Celebration Service and potluck meal at the Deer Park VFW at 1 p.m. … The next PRCA Rodeo Camp will be Sept. 1 in Palestine, Ill. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CT). Registration is required at www.prorodeo.com/prorodeo/rodeo/youth-rodeo.

 

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (June 28th, 2018) – Nearly 500 spectators, 51 competitors, local business owners and countless family and friends turned out in large numbers to attend the 1st Annual Hunter Norman Memorial Bulls & Ranch Broncs event on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018. With fans filling the grandstands and riders packing the bucking chutes, people flocked to the event at the Mesa County Fairgrounds in Grand Junction to honor and pay tribute to respected Western Slope ranch bronc rider, Hunter Norman who lost his life in a tragic accident in early May.

The highly attended event is just a testament of the profound impact that 20-year old Fruita Monument High School graduate Hunter Norman had on the Western Slope community and beyond. With competitors coming in from Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and throughout Colorado and premier bucking stock from Ty Farris, Lonny Lancaster, Bryan Flynn and Wes Clegg of 7C Buckers, the event showcased fierce competition, big payouts and prizes in one of the best rodeo events to hit the Western Slope. 9-time PBR World Finals qualifier Tony Mendes made his return to bull riding at the event after a two-year hiatus to honor the memory and spirit of the beloved cowboy.

“It’s a blessing and an honor that everybody showed up and attended this,” Mendes said. “It speaks volumes on what Hunter represented as a cowboy. He had heart. He’d always show up with some young kid wanting to learn how to do it. He put a lot back into this sport and I guess that was my biggest thing with coming back. I haven’t been on a bull in two years and the love that that kid showed my sport, I really wanted to be a part of this event.”

“Hunter made an impact on my life because he always wanted to help somebody else,” Mendes said. “Hunter would show up at the practice pen out in Fruita and pay 10 bucks for some other kid to ride. He always gave back to the kids and always tried to help everybody. You’d never see him turn his back on nobody. To be a part of an event like this and to see everybody brought together doing what we love to do — that’s being a cowboy — it’s an honor and privilege. He had a heart. Hunter had a big heart. That’s why he made such a big impact and that’s why you see these people here. When he did something, he did it with his heart. He did it because he wanted to be a cowboy.”

Family and long-time friends of Hunter organized the event in just five weeks with the help of an incredible outpouring of support from sponsors and donations. The annual memorial event will continue to celebrate the young cowboy’s life through his love and passion for ranch bronc riding and plans are already underway for next year’s event to potentially include a concert, raffle and silent auction.

“It was a pleasure to work with Scott Norman and his team to host this event to honor the memory of his son, Hunter,” said Stacy Pinnt, Mesa County Fairgrounds Event Coordinator. “I think for this event’s first year, it was a big success and we look forward to working with them to make this event an annual one that just gets bigger every year.”

One of the special moments from the evening featured “Hunter’s Last Ride” where a horse wearing just Hunter’s saddle was sent out from the bucking chute just before the short round. As the horse ran across the arena, fellow competitors and friends threw out their cowboy hats to show their respect for Hunter Norman.

 

Winners List – 1st Annual Hunter Norman Memorial Bulls & Ranch Broncs:

Ranch Broncs

1st Place: Tyler Williams ($2700 + custom hat from Rocky Mountain Hat & Boots and Hunter Norman Buckle from A Cut Above)

2nd Place: Wes Rosengreen ($1620 + Hunter Norman Memorial Spurs from A Cut Above)

3rd Place: Dallin Anderson ($1080 + Hunter Norman Memorial Jacket from Bud Signs)

High Point Ride in the Long Round – 81 points: Travis Harrison & Kasey Rosendahl (Custom-made Bronc Halter from Tel Campbell + rein donated from The Horse in Sport)

Bulls

1st Place: Nate Hoey ($2600 + Hunter Norman Memorial Buckle from A Cut Above)

2nd Place: Wyatt Hamilton ($1560 + custom hat from Rocky Mountain Hat & Boots)

3rd Place: Wyatt Bronson ($1040 + Hunter Norman Memorial Jacket from Bud Signs)

High Point Ride in the Long Round – 82 points: Wyatt Hamilton (Custom-made Bull Rope from Beast Master Rodeo Gear)

 

“We wanted to make this event the No. 1 stop in the month of June. The crowd turned out and the ranch bronc riders and bull riders showed up. I’m going to say this is one of the biggest events Mesa County has had in a long time,” said two-time Colorado Bullfighter of the Year Tyler Williams, one of the event organizers. “Hunter, being only 20 years of age, had a big impact on a lot of people. It’s crazy to know the impact that he had. Community members and the family came together to make this event happen, and it means the world to us.”

Special thanks to buckle sponsors Diamond Peak Cattle Company and Twin Butte Ranch and stock contractors Ty Farris, Lonny Lancaster, Bryan Flynn and Wes Clegg of 7C Buckers. Special thanks to event sponsor Growing Spaces Greenhouses based in Pagosa Springs, Colorado and short round ranch broncs sponsor Joe and Beth Madaris from Trading Post Liquors in Grand Junction. And, special thanks to Mike Smith J for donating his beautiful custom flag art work for the silent auction item.

For information on next year’s event and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Scott Norman at 970-471-5900.

SALT LAKE CITY (July 24, 2018) – It was a golden night on Tuesday at the Komatsu Equipment Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo presented by Zions Bank in Salt Lake City with gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to the champions.

The night started off similar to 2017 with bareback rider Wyatt Denny atop the medal podium after turning in an 88-point ride aboard Sankey Rodeo’s Sozo. Denny of Minden, Nev., added a second gold medal to his collection and another $50,000 to his bank account.

“I had that horse a few weeks ago so when I saw I had drawn him tonight I was pretty excited,” said Denny. “It is great to be back here and capture another gold medal.”

Taking the silver medal was JR Vezain of Melstone, Mont. It took two horses but Vezain made the second one count after receiving a reride. He tallied 85 points on the second horse, which was Andrews Rodeo’s PTDS Power Play to take second and a check totaling $25,000. There was a tie for third with Ty Breuer of Mandan, N.D. and Tristan Hansen of Victor, Idaho, who both spurred their way to 84.5 points. Due to the tiebreaker rules, Breuer received the bronze medal as his score coming in was a half a point higher than Hansen. However they will share the money each receiving $9,000.

Saddle bronc rider Cody DeMoss joined Denny as a repeat champion after spurring Bar T Rodeo’s Pinto Pass for 87.5 points. DeMoss adds another gold medal to his collection and another $50,000 in cold hard cash. This was actually DeMoss’ third time to win the Days of ’47 Rodeo.

“I really like this rodeo,” said DeMoss moments after receiving the gold medal. “I was in Cheyenne earlier today and have to thank Stace Smith for flying me over here and for Young Living Farms and their essential oils to help me move tonight. I pulled a hamstring and have been rubbing their oil all over. I am a big believer in their product.

“God has blessed me here at this great arena in front of these great fans.”

Taking the silver medal was Wyatt Casper of Pampa, Texas with an 86.5-point ride on Bar T Rodeo’s Hell Boy. Isaac Diaz and Taos Muncy tied for third with 86 points rides but it was Diaz who collected the bronze medal after coming into the Finals with a half point better ride than Muncy. Diaz rode Andrews Rodeo’s Fire Lane, while Muncy did battle with Bar T Rodeo’s Son of Sadie.

Not to be outdone by the cowboys, barrel racer Hailey Kinsel repeated as the gold medalist at the Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo. Kinsel of Cotulla, Texas, and her mount DM Sissy Hayday “Sister” turned in a lighting fast 17.09 second run to lead the way and continue their winning ways.

“I have faith in God and he never let’s anyone down who puts their faith in him,” said Kinsel when asked what her secret was to dominating the barrel racing. “Plus, I have a great yellow mare who believes the same.”

Joining Kinsel on the medal stand for the second year in a row was Lisa Lockhart of Oelrichs, S.D. Lockhart moved up one spot capturing the silver medal in 2018 with a time of 17.19 seconds aboard An Oakie With Cash “Louie.” Two-time world champion Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi took the bronze with a 17.24 aboard KissKiss BangBang “Mona.”

There was a new man atop the podium in the steer wrestling as defending champion Ryle Smith received a no time. Justin Shaffer of Hallsville, Texas, and a former Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo Champion won his first gold medal and picked up $50,000. He stopped the clock in 4.2 seconds. Close on his heels was Rowdy Parrott of Mamou, La., with a 4.4 and Bridger Anderson of Alva, Okla., with a 4.5.

It was a family affair in the team roping with brothers Kellan and Carson Johnson atop the podium with their very first gold medals. Kellan, 19, and Carson, 17, stopped the clock in 4.1 seconds to add $50,000 each to their bank accounts. Their father, Jhett, won the PRCA world title in 2011 as a heeler and is now watching his sons make a name for themselves in the rodeo arena. The duo who call Casper, Wyo., home also turned in the fastest time in the semifinals just 24-hours earlier with a 4.9-second run and collected $3,200 each for that run.

Matt Sherwood of Pima, Ariz., teamed with Will Woodfin of Marshall, Texas, this week and they finished as silver medalists with a time of 4.3 seconds. Another brother team took the bronze when Riley and Brady Minor stopped the clock in 4.4 seconds.

Tie-down roper Cory Solomon brought his A-game to Salt Lake City on Tuesday night standing atop the podium with his first gold medal. Solomon of Prairie View, Texas, stopped the clock in 6.6 seconds to capture the win and $50,000 that goes to the champion. His run was the fastest of the event with Utah cowboy JC Malone hot on his heels with a 6.7-second run. Malone of Plain City added $25,000 to his bank account and a silver medal to his trophy case. Rounding out the top three was Caleb Smidt of Bellville, Texas, with a 7.0.

 

Bringing the night to an exciting close Derek Kolbaba rode PBR and PRCA bull of the year D&H Cattle Sweet Pro’s Brusier to an 89.5-point ride. Kolbaba of Walla Walla, Wash., added $50,000 and his very first gold medal to his resume. Fellow PBR rider Alisson De Souza joined Kolbaba on the podium as the silver medalist and the only other one to have a qualified ride on the final night. De Souza of Brazil rode Broken Arrow’s Cut the Cord for 87 points. Garrett Smith of Rexburg, Idaho, captured the bronze after coming into the finals with the highest marked ride of 86.5 points.

The Komatsu Equipment Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo presented by Zions Bank, is taking place at the $17.5 million state-of-the-art Days of ’47 Arena at the Utah State Fairpark, custom designed and built for rodeo. The venue—an outdoor arena located in the heart of Salt Lake City—features over 10,000 stadium-style seats.

For only the fourth time in the history of rodeo, riders will had the opportunity to compete for Gold, Silver or Bronze Medals. The first two times were in conjunction with the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary (1988) and Salt Lake City (2002), when rodeo was part of the Cultural Olympiad and the third being the Days of ’47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo in 2017. The medals awarded at the Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo were produced by OC Tanner, the same company that made the Olympic medals for the champions of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

CBS Sports Network will air a recap of the final performance on tape delay on July 25 at 5 pm. MT. CBS will air a highlight show of the Days of ’47 Cowboy Games & Rodeo on July 29 at 11 a.m. MT.

 

Results: – Performance 5 – July 24, 2018

Bareback riding:1. Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 88 points on Sankey Rodeo’s Sozo, $50,000; 2. JR Vezain, Melstone, Mont., 85 on Andrews Rodeo’s PTDS Power Play, $25,000; 3. (tie) Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., on Sankey Rodeo’s Thunder Monkey, and Tristan Hansen, on Summit ProRodeo’s Revolving Door, 84.5 points, $9,000 each.

*tie for third for medals was broken based on score coming into the Finals. Breuer had an 85.5 while Hansen came in with an 85.

Gold medalist: Wyatt Denny

Silver medalist: J.R. Vezain

Bronze medalist: Ty Breuer

Steer wrestling: 1. Justin Shaffer, 4.2 seconds, $50,000; 2. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 4.4, $25,000; 3. Bridger Anderson, Alva, Okla., 4.5, $12,000; 4. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 6.6, $6,000.

Gold medalist: Justin Shaffer

Silver medalist: Rowdy Parrott

Bronze medalist: Bridger Anderson

Team roping: 1. Kellan Johnson, Casper, Wyo./Carson Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 4.1 seconds, $50,000 each; 2. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz./Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas, 4.3, $25,000; 3. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash./Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 4.4, $12,000; 4. Derrick Begay, Winslow, Ariz./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 4.5, $6,000.

Gold medalist: Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson

Silver medalist: Matt Sherwood/Will Woodfin

Bronze medalist: Riley Minor/Brady Minor

Saddle bronc riding: 1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 87.5 points on Bar T Rodeo’s Pinto Pass, $50,000; 2. Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, 86.5 on Bar T Rodeo’s Hell Boy, $25,000; 3. (tie) Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, on Andrews Rodeo’s Fire Lane and Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., on Bar T Rodeo’s Son of Sadie, 86, $9,000 each.

*tie for third for medals was broken based on score coming into the Finals. Diaz had an 86.5 while Muncy came in with an 86.

Gold medalist: Cody DeMoss

Silver medalist: Wyatt Casper

Bronze medalist: Isaac Diaz

Tie-down roping: 1. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 6.6 seconds, $50,000; 2. JC Malone, Plain City, Utah, 6.7, $25,000; 3. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 7.0, $12,000; 4. Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 7.3, $6,000.

Gold medalist: Cory Solomon

Silver medalist: JC Malone

Bronze medalist: Caleb Smidt

Barrel racing: 1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 17.09 seconds, $50,000; 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.19, $25,000; 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.24, $12,000; 4. Chani Graves, Sulphur Springs, Texas, 17.32, $6,000.

Gold medalist: Hailey Kinsel

Silver medalist: Lisa Lockhart

Bronze medalist: Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi

Bull riding: 1. Derek Kolbaba, Walla Walla, Wash. 89.5 points on HD Page’s Sweet Pro’s Bruiser, $50,000; 2. Alisson De Souza, Brazil, 87 on Broken Arrow’s Cut the Cord, $25,000; no other qualified rides.

*Garrett Smith received the bronze after having the highest score coming into the final round.

Gold medalist: Derek Kolbaba

Silver medalist: Alisson De Souza

Bronze medalist: Garrett Smith

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 29, 2018) — It’s been 86 years since a saddle bronc rider won back-to-back championships at Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD), but local favorite Brody Cress was not intimidated by history.

The 22-year-old from nearby Hillsdale won his hometown rodeo in 2017, an accomplishment that fueled the rest of his season and helped him win his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo championship last December. Cress is sponsored by CFD and proudly wears the legendary rodeo’s iconic arrowhead logo on his chaps and his shirts. “There’s no other rodeo I’d want to represent,” he said.

Last year he came into Championship Sunday in second place and had to ride two broncs after being awarded a re-ride. He won the title by half a point. This year he came in with the overall lead and had to wait on Texan Wyatt Casper’s re-ride to see if his lead would hold for his second, record-setting CFD Championship. The crowd of 12,401 erupted with cheers and were on their feet when Cress took his victory lap around the arena.

The biggest money winner at the 122nd “Daddy of ‘em All” was steer wrestler Levi Rudd. The Chelsea, Oklahoma, cowboy earned $21,396. When the day began he had already collected more than $11,000 in the first and second rounds. He added nearly $900 for fourth place in the final round and about $9,500 for winning the overall championship by 1.1 second.

Rudd had competed at CFD twice in the past but had never done well. “I was happy after I won the first round since I’d never done any good here,” he said.  Rudd started the week ranked 50th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) steer wrestling standings. He more than doubled his season earnings after his win here and jumped about 20 spots in the standings.

Three-time world champion bareback rider Will Lowe started the day in sixth place, but an 88-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo’s Black Tie earned the Canyon, Texas, cowboy his third CFD championship and nearly $16,000.  He previously won here in 2009 and 2012. Lowe, who has qualified for 14 National Finals Rodeos (NFR) is grateful to still be riding at the highest level 10 years after winning his first title in Frontier Park.

“It’s so awesome to be able to still be here, riding with these guys and still be competitive,“ he said. The win here should help his quest for a 15th NFR berth.

Lowe joins three legendary cowboys – Jim Shoulders, Joe Alexander and Clint Corey – as the only ones to win three bareback riding championships here.

Idaho bull rider Ruger Piva has accomplished something in the past year that many bull riders never will in their entire careers. Last September Piva, now 23, won the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. This week he competed for the first time at CFD, rode all three of his bulls and left with more than $10,000 in prize money and a Cheyenne Frontier Days title. The 23-year-old former high school and college wrestler can now claim wins at two of the most historic and prestigious rodeos in North America.

“If you had told me two years ago that I would win Pendleton and Cheyenne within a year, I wouldn’t have believed you,” Piva said. “Cheyenne felt a lot bigger than I expected. I hid in the ready room and watched the action on the tv screen.”

He received congratulations from four-time world champion J.W. Harris, who finished second. As Harris walked away, Piva asked Harris for an autograph. “He’s one of my heroes,” Piva explained.

For the second year, weather affected the Championship Sunday competition. Last year it rained, but this year a tornado warning issued during the rodeo resulted in a weather delay of about 20 minutes. When competition resumed, rain and hail came down, particularly during the barrel racing.

World champion Nellie Miller and her horse Rafter W Minnie Reba, that she calls “Sister,” were on the course during some of the worst of the weather, but the California duo made a solid run. Although they did not win money in the final round, their total time of 53.21 seconds earned Miller the championship. She won $19,530 and helped boost her lead in the 2018 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) standings. Miller and her father, Sam Williams, raised and trained Sister, who got her name because she is a half-sister to the horse Miller rode to her first NFR in 2010.

Second-generation rodeo athlete Brodie Poppino of Big Cabin, Oklahoma, came into Championship Sunday ranked fifth in steer roping. It was the first time he qualified for Championship Sunday in seven years of trying.

Poppino won the final round by nearly six seconds, riding his 22-year-old horse named Shaggy, a full brother to the horse his mother, Tana Poppino, rode to qualify for the NFR in barrel racing. “He stays in the pasture most of the year and about a month before we start legging him up for Cheyenne,” Poppino said.

“This is one of the most prestigious, one of the oldest rodeos in the world. It’s called “The Daddy” for a reason,“ he said. “Everybody wants to win this one. It’s a dream come true.”

Tie-down roper Shane Hanchey credits his horse Si, the 2017 horse of the year, for helping him come from seventh place to win his first CFD title. The former world champion and eight-time NFR qualifier had the second-fastest time on Sunday. Although he did not place in the first two rounds, he earned more than $13,000.

“I never really dreamed of winning this rodeo,” he said.  “I weigh 140 pounds. All I’ve ever heard since I was about four years old is how big the calves were and how little people didn’t fare very well (at Cheyenne). I don’t show emotions very much, but this win’s got me shook up.”

Coming from the middle of the field to take the title was a trend in the roping events. Tennessee’s Chad Masters and Oklahoma’s Joseph Harrison were sixth in team roping when the day began, but out-paced the rest to win the final round. Their total time of 26.4 earned Masters his second CFD title (his first was in 2009) and Harrison his first.

Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, won his eighth CFD championship when he took home the all-around title for the fourth time. He has also won a team roping and three steer roping championships at CFD.

2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Champions

Bareback Riding – Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 253.5 points, $15,808

Steer Wrestling – Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Oklahoma, 24.0 seconds, $21,396

Team Roping – (header) Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tennessee, 26.4 seconds, $10,752

(heeler) Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla., $10,752

Saddle Bronc Riding – Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyoming, 252.5 points, $13,123

Tie-Down Roping – Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, Louisiana, 34.9 seconds, $11,345

Barrel Racing – Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, California, 53.21 seconds $19,530

Bull Riding – Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 252 points, $10,281

Steer Roping – Brody Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 46.4 seconds, $10,801

All-Around – Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, $6,486 competing in tie-down, team and steer roping

 

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 29, 2018 — The following are final round and overall Cheyenne Frontier Days results.

Bareback Riding: (final round winners) 1, (tie) Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., on J Bar J Rodeo’s Beyond Bugs, and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, Sankey Pro Rodeo’s Black Tie, 88 points, $1,450 each. 3, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 86.5, $900. 4, Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, 86, $600. 5, (tie) Seth Lee Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., and Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 82.5, $300 each. (overall winners) 1, Lowe, 253.5 points, $8,615. 2, McGehee, 252, $6,605. 3, O’Connell, 251.5, $4,882. 4, (tie) Breuer and Tutor, 250, $2,584 each. 6, Hardwick, 249, $1,436. 7, Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 247.5, $1,149. 8, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 247, $861.

Steer Wrestling: (final round winners) 1, (tie) Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla., and Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 8.3 seconds, $1,752 each. 3, Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb., 8.8, $1,386. 4, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 9.8, $1,141. 5, Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., 9.9, $897. 6, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 10.1, $652. 7, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 10.4, $408. 8, Jacob Edler, Dacoma, Okla., 10.5, $163. (overall winners) 1, Rudd, 24 seconds, $9,493. 2, Guy, 25.1, $8,255. 3, Dru Melvin, 27, $7,017. 4, Cassidy, 27.1, $5,778. 5, Mindemann, 27.4, $4,540. 6, Lewis, 28.1, $3,302. 7, Jorgensen, 29.2, $2,064. 8, Edler, 29.3, $825.

Tie-Down Roping: (final round winners) 1, Ryan Watkins, Morgan Mill, Texas, 10.9 seconds, $1,737. 2, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., $1,510. 3, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 11.5, $1,284. 4, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 12.1, $1,057. 5, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 13.8, $831. 6, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 14.1, $604. 7, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 14.5, $378. 8, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 16.1, $151. (overall winners) 1, Hanchey, 34.9 seconds, $9,835. 2, Watkins, 36, $8,552. 3, (tie) Kormos and Smith, 36.6, $6,628 each. 5, Douch, 37, $4,704. 6, Cooper, 37.4, $3,421. 7, Harris, 37.7, $2,138. 8, Gray, 39, $855.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round winners) 1, (tie) Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., on Sankey Pro Rodeo’s Marquee and Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, on Stace Smith ProRodeo’s Resistols Top Hat, 87 points, $1,450 each. 3, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 86, $900. 4, (tie) Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, and Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 85.5, $475 each. 6, (tie) Joey Sonnier III, New Iberia, La., and Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 85, $125 each. (overall winners) 1, Cress, 252.5 points, $7,334. 2, (tie) Casper and Diaz, 250, $4,889. 4, Scheer, 247, $2,689. 5, Sonnier III, 246.5, $1,711. 6, Hay, 245, $1,222. 7, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 244, $978. 8, Wright, 243.5, $733.

Team Roping: (final round winners) 1, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla., 7.6 seconds, $1,813 each. 2, Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas, 9.2, $1,500. 3, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., 9.3, $1,188. 4, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 9.5, $875. 5, Turner Harris, Killdeer, N.D., and Ross Carson, Grassy Butte, N.D., 10.1, $563. 6, Shay Carroll, Hico, Texas, and Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., 12.5, $313. (overall winners) 1, Masters and Harrison, 26.4 seconds, $8,939. 2, Driggers and Nogueira, 28.1, $7,773. 3, Egusquiza and Koontz, 28.5, $6,607. 4, Harris and Carson, 29.2, $5,441. 5, Rogers and Summers, 29.5, $4,275. 6, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 32.4, $3,109. 7, Carroll and Duby, 32.7, $1,943. 8, Ty Bach, Mt. Vernon, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Weatherford, Texas, 33.1, $777.

Barrel Racing: (final round winners) 1, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 17.66 seconds, $4,940. 2, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.70, $3,705. 3, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 17.85, $2,470. 4, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 17.87, $1,235. (overall winners) 1, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., 53.21 seconds, $10,003. 2, Hillman, 53.26, $8,574. 3, Lockhart, 53.28, $7,145. 4, Ganter, 53.54, $6,192. 5, Lord, 53.81, $4,763. 6, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 53.90, $3,811. 7, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 53.92, $2,858. 8, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 53.99, $1,905. 9, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 54.09, $1,429. 10, Laura Lambert, Wiggins, Colo., 54.33, $953.

Bull Riding: (final round winners) (only four rides) 1, Eli Vastbinder, Athens, Texas, 89 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Soup in a Group, $1, 800. 2, Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 85.5, $1,400. 3, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 82, $1,050. 4, Trevor Kastner, Roff, Okla., 81, $750. (overall winners) 1, Piva, 252 points, $8,881. 2, Harris, 250, $6,809. 3, Kastner, 238.5, $5,032. 4, (on two) Vastbinder, 176.5, $3,256. 5, Koby Radley, Montpelier, La., 173.5, $2,072. 6, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 168, $1,480. 7, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 166, $1,184. 8, Gray Essary III, 165.5, $888.

Steer Roping: (final round winners) (only three times) 1, Brodie Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 13.9 seconds, $2,415. 2, Kenyon Burns, Lovington, N.M., 19.7, $2,100. 3, Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan., 20.2, $1,785. (overall winners) 1, Poppino, 46.4 seconds, $8,974. 2, Burns, 51.1, $7,803. 3, Scheck, 57.5, $6,633. 4, (on two) Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 29.7, $5,462. 5, Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas, 32, $4,291. 6, Quay Howard, Canyon, Texas, 32.3, $3,121. 7, (tie) Jim Locke, Miami, Texas, and Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas, 33.1, $1,366 each.

Wild Horse Race: (final round winners) 1, Bobcat of the Rockies, $848. 2, Mo Green, $636. 3, BMC Construction, $424. 4, Davis Dental, $212.  (overall winners) 1, Bobcat of the Rockies, $7,949. 2, Mo Green, $6,076. 3, Dizzy Heifer Cattle Co., $4,388. 4, BMC Construction, $2,542.