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Hastings College rodeo coach wins honor

Hastings, Neb. (May 9, 2017) – Hastings College rodeo coach Justen Nokes has been awarded the Great Plains Region College Rodeo Coach of the Year.

The Juniata man has been at the helm of the Hasting College rodeo team since the college started the club eight years ago. Winning the award “caught me off guard,” Nokes said. I didn’t expect it one bit.”

His team this year consisted of eighteen students, with two of them: Nolan Sybrant, Bassett, and Marshal Peterson, Ashland, winning titles in the Great Plains region. In the region, Sybrant finished first in the tie-down roping to qualify for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) and Peterson finished fourth in the tie-down roping and fourth in the team roping (heading) to win the all-around. Peterson will compete in both of his events at the CNFR.

In his eight years as college coach, Nokes has had two other students qualify for the CNFR: steer wrestlers Richard Coats, Hastings (2013-2014) and Tom Littell, Elm Creek, (2016).

The 2016-2017 school year was supposed to be the last for the Hastings College rodeo team, due to financial constraints, but support from donors, namely Industrial Irrigation, have given the team one more year.

Nokes enjoys seeing the rodeo athletes progress throughout their college career. “Watching them mature, inside and outside the arena, is very satisfying. It’s really rewarding to see them obtain the goals they’ve set, with rodeo and outside of rodeo.”

Nokes is an accomplished cowboy, having won multiple titles in the steer wrestling, team roping and all-around in the Nebraska State Rodeo Association, the Mid-States Rodeo Association, and the Kansas Pro Rodeo Association, but winning the coaching title means more to him. “I’ve had a lot of titles, but this one is special. To be voted on by your peers, it’s fun.”

Nokes continues to compete in the steer wrestling and team roping.

The Great Plains region is one of eleven regions that make up the National Inter-Collegiate Rodeo Association. The Great Plains region consists of twelve colleges and universities in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota: Mid-Plains Community College (North Platte); Black Hills State University (Spearfish, S.D.); University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Dickinson (N.D.) State University;  Iowa Central Community College (Ft. Dodge); South Dakota State University (Brookings); North Dakota State University (Fargo); Mitchell (S.D.) Technical Institute; Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (Curtis); Iowa State University (Ames); the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and Hastings College.

 

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Burwell cowboy part has competitive drive

Burwell, Neb.  (May 8, 2017)  – A competitive streak runs through Tori Huffman’s veins.

The eighteen-year-old, a resident of Burwell, Neb., and a member of the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association, loves to compete.

And it shows. He was part of the Burwell High School football team that won last year’s D-1 Class Title, and he was the state champion wrestler in the 182 lb. division.

He excels in everything he does. As a linebacker and running back for the Burwell team, which plays eight-man football, he was an all-state running back, setting a new Burwell High School record with 2,272 yards of rushing this year. His stats include 32 offensive touchdowns, one defensive touchdown, and over 100 tackles.

Huffman has wrestled at the 182 lb. class for the past three years, finishing his junior year 40-6 and wining third at state. This year, as a senior, he was undefeated, won state, and helped his team win the team title as well.

It isn’t easy to do two sports at once, but Huffman did in the fall, combining football and rodeo. There were four football games that happened on Friday nights and were followed by a Saturday rodeo, and for home games with rodeos farther away, his parents would have his horses loaded in the trailer, parked at the football field, ready to take off as soon as Huffman was done playing ball. He was a little sore on Saturday mornings following football games. “It wasn’t fun waking up the next morning and getting on a horse,” he said. In high school rodeo, he competes in the team roping, heeling for Nathan Poss, and in the tie-down roping.  Last year, he competed in the steer wrestling.

And practice for two sports in the fall wasn’t simple, either. Huffman would be at football practice till 6 pm, then come home, load horses and take them to an arena twenty miles away, since the family lives in town.

Huffman excels in the classroom as well. He is on his school’s A-B Honor Roll and received academic scholarships to attend Chadron (Neb.) State College, where he will study ranch management or range management. He has been in the top ten in the FFA state range judging competition each of the last three years, and was a member of the Burwell High School team that won the state range judging in 2015.

Of his three sports, Huffman can’t pick a favorite. He loves the team aspect of football, but in wrestling “really likes to beat up on people,” he said. “I’d have to say wrestling is one of my favorites.” But he likes rodeo, too. “I love the connections I make with people, and the friendships I make, and being able to make a connection with the horses.”

He’s a true competitor, says his high school football and wrestling coach Luke Gideon. “He’s somebody you want on your team. He’s just really confident and he works really hard at being good at the little things, and that has been a huge part of why we’ve had success here.” Huffman realizes it’s not all about him, too. “He’s a great team player. He’s not in it just for himself,” Gideon said.

Gideon likens his laid-back personality to a light switch. “He’s real humble about things, but he has a switch he flips when it comes time to compete. He is kind of fiery when it comes down to it.”

Huffman has chosen to play football at Chadron State this fall, forgoing wrestling and rodeo.

He will compete at his fourth state high school finals rodeo in Hastings in June in both of his events. He finished tenth in the state last year in the team roping.

The Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo will be held in Hastings at the Adams Co. Fairgrounds June 15-17. Tickets are $7 for everyone ages five and up and are available through the office and at the gate. For more information, visit AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com or hsrodeo-nebraska.com, or call 402.462.3247.

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TORRINGTON, Wyo. – After five trips to the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping, Chris Glover of the Mountain States Circuit grabbed his first title with a 9.7-second run in the four-man final round April 30.

Glover, 56, kicked things off strong by tying for third place with Travis Mills in Round 1 with an 11.9. Although the second round was a 14.0-second run for Glover, he remained in the average standings, ranking third with 25.9 on two head.

“I had a tougher time in the second round,” the Colorado cowboy said. “The third round was all fresh steers and mine ducked down to the left fence and I missed him. I was a little disappointed, but I kept roping and trying – it goes back to what my dad always told me, ‘you can only rope and tie as fast he lets you.’”

Once the Top 8 cowboys are determined from the first six rounds, they’ve all got equal footing for a chance at the title. At the end of the first six rounds, Glover was tied for seventh place with Chance Kelton – both cowboys had a time of 63.7 seconds on five head.

The semi-finals featured some of the big names – Rocky Patterson, Reo Lohse, Howdy McGinn, Chet Herren, Mark Milner, Jason Evans, Kelton and Glover.

“I sat there and was counting the guys who made it and thought if they stubbed their toe and if I kept roping, I’d get to that round – and when it came, I drew a good steer,” Glover said. “He was really good and, heck, I did the same thing with him that I did with the rest of them.”

When the dust settled on the eight-man round, only four cowboys were left standing – Lohse with 9.9, Herren with 10.2, Glover with 10.6 and Kelton with 11.4.

“For the final one, I had a big peace come over me and I knew I couldn’t change my plan,” Glover said. “I would rope as fast as the steer would let me, and that’s what I did – I just felt I got off a step earlier.”

Glover shaved nearly a full second off his time in the final round, clocking in with a blazing 9.7-second time.

As if winning the NCFSR wasn’t enough, Glover’s horse, Cooper, was voted the top horse at the NCFSR.

“That young horse did good – I’m really proud of him,” Glover said.

• Jess Tierney set an arena record in Round 5 of the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping with an 8.6-second run – a half-second faster than the previous record, a 9.1 that was set by Bryce Davis in 2011.

There were a couple of changes atop the May 1 WEATHER GUARD^® PRCA World Standings. Caleb Smidt surpassed Josh Peek to take the lead in the all-around standings. Smidt has earned $58,619, while Peek is right behind at $57,784. Bareback rider R.C. Landingham capped his stellar April by becoming the standings leader. With his win at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo, Landingham has $66,842, just ahead of reigning world champion Tim O’Connell’s $65,067 total.

Gordon cowgirl prevails over knee, hip surgeries; is back to rodeo

Lincoln, Neb.  (April 26, 2017)  – Morgan Darnell has seen the inside of more surgery rooms than she’d prefer.

The Gordon, Neb. cowgirl, a member of the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association, has had four surgeries in the last four years.

It all started when she hit her knee on a post while riding her horse. When her parents took her to the doctor, no damage had been done, but the doctor discovered that she had OCD: osteochondritis dissecans, a loss of blood flow to the bone, causing the bone to die. OCD occurs most often in the knees, where Darnell’s case was. She had surgery to repair the damage her eighth grade year, spending five months on non-weight bearing crutches.

The surgery wasn’t successful, so she had two more surgeries in 2015, her sophomore year, one to remove a bone chip and cartilage that hadn’t attached in the first surgery, and the other to repair the OCD damage.

The second OCD surgery was successful, but doctors couldn’t get the cartilage on the back of her knee to stay. The cartilage is not on the weight bearing part of the bone, so it doesn’t affect her a lot.

Then, this past November, the sixteen-year-old, the daughter of Buddy and Stacey Darnell, had a fourth surgery, this time for hip dysplasia. Her right hip socket wasn’t big enough for the ball on the end of her femur, so doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center cut the pelvis bones, shifted the joint, and pinned it back. Darnell was on complete bed rest for eight weeks to allow it to heal, starting in a wheelchair and working towards part days and eventually full days at school.

All of her surgeries took place during the winter so she didn’t miss any rodeo competition. She played basketball her freshman year but the surgeries kept her from that as well.

Darnell, a junior at Gordon-Rushville High School, is a team roper and breakaway roper, and while she was at home recuperating from hip surgery, she could practice her roping. She wasn’t allowed to move her right leg on her own; her parents moved her from the bed to the couch and back. But as soon as she was able to sit up on her own, the roping dummy (a plastic form in the shape of a steer that is portable) came into the Darnell living room. “She sat on the couch and roped,” said Stacey.

The knee is not one hundred percent, and probably never will be. “Sometimes it will lock up or swell and be painful. I think it’s about as good as it’s going to be,” Morgan said. Doctors told her high impact sports, like getting off your horse at high speed in the goat tying, are out of the question. But if she chose to, she could run and play basketball.

The hip isn’t one hundred percent, either, but it will be. Four screws hold it in place, and within a few years, it will be completely healed. She can ride, and plans on competing this spring for her her third year of high school rodeo.

She and her header Clayton Simons are ranked second in the Neb. High School Rodeo standings in the team roping and she is ranked fifth in the breakaway. She qualified for state finals her freshman and sophomore years, and last year, qualified for the National High School Finals in the team roping with her older brother Cody. At the 2016 state finals, she set a finals record in the breakaway roping with a time of 2.13 seconds.

The surgeries have given Darnell a focus on her career. She had originally thought about being a teacher, but is now considering physical therapy. “I’ve spent a lot of time (in physical therapy) and it seems like something I would enjoy,” she said. “All of my doctors and physical therapists have strongly encouraged me to go into the medical field.”

She has the grades for it; she is on the All-A Honor Roll at Gordon-Rushville, the National Honor Society, and FFA. She has competed at the state FFA competition the last two years; once in ag science and once in livestock judging.

The surgeries have made her mature, too, her mom said. “Lots of times with doctors, she asks her own questions. She’s very positive. She’s been through a lot in three years.”

And this June, she plans on being at the state finals rodeo in Hastings.

The Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo will be held in Hastings at the Adams Co. Fairgrounds June 15-17. Tickets are $7 for everyone ages five and up and are available through the office and at the gate. For more information, visit AdamsCountyFairgrounds.com or hsrodeo-nebraska.com, or call 402.462.3247.

 

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Second year of rodeo, Red Bluff win is confidence booster for tie-down roper

Red Bluff, Calif. (April 17, 2016) – Westyn Hughes knows where he belongs, and it’s in the winner’s circle.

The Caldwell, Texas cowboy secured the tie-down roping title at the 96^th annual Red Bluff Round-Up on April 23 with the average win, the fastest times combined on four runs. His time of 40.9 seconds on four head was nearly two seconds faster than the number two man, Cimarron Boardman, of Stephenville, Texas.

Tie-down ropers Luke Landry, Leesville, La. and Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., who trailed Hughes going into the average by a second or less, opened the door for Hughes when they didn’t rope their calves today. “Today I just had to go in there and make a solid run, just get out clean at the barrier, and not have any penalties.” Hughes didn’t have to rope as aggressively, with Landry and Smith out of the lead. “At that point, I didn’t have to take as much of a gamble.”

Hughes, who is nineteen years old, is in his second year of PRCA rodeo competition, having won the Resistol Rookie Tie-Down Roper in 2016, and it’s going well. “This year has started off a lot better than it did last year,” he said. He chalks it up to more experience. “I think I’ve roped smarter in general. The second year of going to the PRCA rodeos has definitely helped me and been in my favor.”

His second trip to the Red Bluff Round-Up is the complete opposite of last year. “The crazy thing is,” he said, “last year, I never caught a calf here. I missed all my calves. It was me, not roping smart, and fighting my head.”

Winning Red Bluff is a big confidence booster. “I just feel like I belong here. Last year, I was struggling, and had in my head, do I belong here? Now I know I do.”

Hughes’ mount is a horse he purchased from Jade Conner of Iowa, La. The eleven year old horse, named Clorox, has “been a big help. He’s got a lot of run and he’s real honest.”

The 2017 Round-Up bull riding title went to Rock Island, Texas’ Trey Benton III, who scored 88.5 points on the Rosser Rodeo bull Heartbreak. Hughes is coming off of two years of injuries which have kept him out of competition and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Within a six week span in 2015, he had surgeries to repair the ACL in one knee and the ACL and MCL in the other knee, and in 2016, he tore his groin, his labrum, and had a minor sports hernia. “I’m getting my feet back under me,” he said. “The past two years, I’ve been getting hurt, and I’m not able to get anything rode.”

Benton is rodeoing a bit differently this year. He is working with a sports trainer and has a plan for rodeo. The plan relates to the mental part of bull riding, since bull riding is “more mental than physical.” He’s also competing at fewer rodeos, being more careful where he rides. “I haven’t been rodeoing as hard as other guys. I’ve been to just fifteen rodeos this year, at the rodeos that fit me, with more added money.”

Other Red Bluff champions include bareback riders Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D. and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas (85.5 points each); steer wrestler Chance Howard, Cedarville, Ark. (19.2 seconds on four runs); saddle bronc rider Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla. (85 points); team ropers Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. (38.1 seconds on four runs); and barrel racer Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas (34.58 seconds on four runs.)

During the rodeo, which was the annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink event, a VIP rodeo package was auctioned off. Rose Crain and Dan Davidson, owners of Haleakala Ranch, purchased it for $35,000. The package includes an engraved Henry repeating Arms Big Boy .44 Magnum/.44 Special with a custom-made scabbard and a silver bracelet with rose-gold accents. The auction winner also receives a behind-the-scenes experience at two of Napa’s top wineries: Clos Pegase and Swanson Vineyards, with a two-night stay at a five-star hotel, a personal tour and connoisseur’s tasting of current and library vintages. Monies raised during the Round-Up’s “pink” campaign go to breast cancer treatment at the St. Elizabeth Imaging Center.

Next year’s Red Bluff Round-Up will be held April 20-22, 2018. For more information on the rodeo, visit RedBluffRoundup.com.

Results, Red Bluff Round-Up, April 21-23, 2017

 All-around winner: Ryle Smith, Oakland, Calif. $7,051 in the steer wrestling and tie-down roping

Bareback Riding – 2017 Red Bluff Co-Champion – Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D. and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas

1. (tie) Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D. 85 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Caddy Wagon and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 85 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Raggidy Ann; 3. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 84.5; 4. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah 83; 5. (tie) R. C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., and Grant Denny, Minden, Nev., 82.5 each; 7. Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas 82; 8.(tie) Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. and Justin Miller, Billings, Mont. 81.5 each.

Steer Wrestling 2017 Red Bluff Champion –  Chance Howard, Cedarville, Ark.

First round: 1. Kody Dollery, Caldwell, Texas 4.7 seconds; 2. Chance E. Howard, Cedarville, Ark. 4.9; 3. Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah 5.0; 4. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 5.2; 5. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss. 5.4; 6. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 5.6.

Second round: 1. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alb.; 4.1 seconds; 2. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 4.6; 3. John Henry Franzen, Riverton, Wyo. 4.7; 4. (tie) Jarret New, Wimberly, Texas and Kody Dollery, Caldwell, Texas 4.9 each; 6. (tie) Will Stovall, Roberts, Mont. and Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev. 5.1 each.

Third round: 1. Cody Pratt, Pueblo, Colo. 4.4 seconds; 2. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 4.6; 3. Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah 4.7; 4. (tie) Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev. and Chance Howard, Cedarville, Ark. 4.8 each; 6. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 4.9.

Finals: 1. Chance Howard, Cedarville, Ark. 4.3 seconds; 2. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 4.7; 3. (tie) Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. and Taylor Gregg, Walla Walla, Wash. 4.9 each; 5. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 5.1; 6. Kody Dollery, Caldwell, Texas 5.2.

 Average: 1. Chance Howard, Cedarville, Ark. 19.2 seconds on four runs; 2. Kody Dollery, Caldwell, Texas 20.5; 3. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 21.4; 4. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 21.7; 5. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 22.2; 6. Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev. 22.6.

Saddle bronc riding 2017 Red Bluff Champion – Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla.

1. Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla. 85 points on Calgary Stampede’s Turbo Rocket; 2. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 84.5; 3. (tie) Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alb. and Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, B.C. 83.5 each; 5. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 83; 6. (tie) Tyrell J. Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont. and Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas; 82.5 each; 8. (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah 82 points each.

Tie Down Roping 2017 Red Bluff Champion – Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas

First round: 1. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 8.9 seconds; 2. D.J. Parker, Hollister, Calif. 9.4; 3. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 9.6; 4. Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas 10.1; 5. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 10.2; 6. Cody McCartney, Ottawa Lake, Mich. 10.4.

Second round: 1. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas 8.4 seconds; 2. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 8.7; 3. Cy Eames, Gooding, Ida. 8.9; 4. (tie) Luke Jeffries, Maricopa, Ariz. and Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 9.1 each; 6. Clint Nyegaard, Cuero, Texas 9.2.

Third round:  1. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 8.9 seconds; 2. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 9.3; 3. Luke Landry, Leesville, La. 10.2; 4. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 10.7; 5. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. 10.8; 6. Roger Nonella, Redmond, Ore. 11.1.

Finals: 1. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 8.7 seconds; 2. Kody Mahaffey, Sweetwater, Texas 8.9; 3. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas 10.0; 4. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 10.1.

Average: 1. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas 40.9 seconds on 4 runs; 2. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 42.8; 3. Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas 43.0; 4. Kody Mahaffey, Sweetwater, Texas 43.5; 5. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. 43.8; 6. Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash. 45.6.

Team Roping 2017 Red Bluff Champions – Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.

First round: 1. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 7.0 seconds; 2. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Joel Bach, Mt. Vernon, Texas 7.6; 3.Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 7.8; 4. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 8.2; 5. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz./Tyler Worley,  Bluffdale, Texas 8.4; 6. Ryan Reed, Farmington, Calif./Cody Pearson, Tucson, Ariz. 8.6; 7. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas/Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas 8.8; 8. Lane Karney, Creston, Calif./Dalton Pearce, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 9.1.

Second round:  1. Brandon Webb, Carrizo Springs, Texas/Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. 6.3; 2. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 6.4; 3. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz./Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas 6.9; 4. (tie) Doyle Hoskins, Chualar, Calif./BJ Campbell, Aguila, Arz. And Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore. and Todd Hampton, Madera, Calif. 7.4 each; 6. Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore. and Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif. 7.8; 8. Case Hirdes, Turlock, Calif./Cord Forzano, Madera, Calif. 8.1.

Third round:  1. Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas and Buddy Hawkins, II, Columbus, Kan. 7.1 seconds; 2. Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore. and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 7.3; 3. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 7.4; 4. Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore. and Todd Hampton, Madera, Calif. 8.2; 5. Preston Burgess, Hilmar, Calif. and Cody Cowden, Atwater, Calif. 8.7; 6. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. and Brady Norman, Springer, Okla. 9.0; 7. Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif. and John Chaves, Los Alamos, Calif. 9.5; 8. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C. and Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas 9.7.

Finals: 1. Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif./John Chaves, Los Alamos, Calif. 7.6; 2. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 8.0; 3. Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas/Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 8.8; 4. Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore./Todd Hampton, Madera, Calif. 8.9; 5. (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev./Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. and Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C./Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas 10.1 each.

 Average: 1. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 38.1 seconds on 4 runs; 2. Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas/Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 38.5; 3. Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore./Todd Hampton, Madera, Calif. 43.3; 4. Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif./John Chaves, Los Alamos, Calif. 47.4; 5. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C./Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas 49.6; 6. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M./Brady Norman, Springer, Okla. 53.8; 7. Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore./Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif. 54.4; 8. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev./Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif. 57.0.

Barrel racing – 2017 Red Bluff Champion – Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas

First round: 1. (tie) Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas and Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo. 17.26 seconds each; 3. (tie) Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas and Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas 17.37 each; 5. Jana Bean, Ft Hancock, Texas 17.38; 6. Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas 17.42; 7. Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz. 17.50; 8. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 17.56; 9. Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas 17.58; 10. Carman Pozzoon, Aldergrove, B.C. 17.61.

Second round: 1. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 17.02 seconds; 2. Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M. 17.07; 3. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 17.19; 4. Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas 17.22; 5. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas 17.23; 6. Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas 17.33; 7. Kris Gadbois, Escondido, Calif. 17.35; 8. Mary Jo Camera, Ceres, Calif. 17.40; 9. Sami Morisoli, Paso Robles, Calif. 17.41; 10. (tie) Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas and Brittany Kell, Paso Robles, Calif. 17.42 each.

Average: 1. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 34.58 seconds on two runs; 2. Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas 34.60; 3. Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas 34.64; 4. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas 34.71; 5. Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas 34.79; 6. Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M. 34.86; 7. Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas 34.91; 8. Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz. 34.96; 9. Kris Gadbois, Escondido, Calif. 35.04; 10. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 35.07.

Bull Riding 2017 Red Bluff Champion – Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas

1. Trey Benton, III, Rock Island, Texas 88.5 points on Rosser Rodeo’s Heartbreak; 2. Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah 85.5; 3. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Ida. 84; 4. Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla. 82; 5. Jordan Hansen, Okotoks, Alb. 81; 6. Cain Smith, Pendleton, Ore. 80; 7. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla. 76; 8. Jesse Petri, Geneva, Fla. 74.

** All results are unofficial.  For more information, visit RedBluffRoundup.com.  For complete rodeo results, visit ProRodeo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2017 RNCFR Closes out with a Bang

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

— HOUSTON —  It was a wild night in NRG Stadium as cowboys and cowgirls battled it out during the RODEOHOUSTON Super Series I Championship. The athletes competed for the top four spots in each event to advance to the Semifinals on March 22 and 23.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Caleb Smidt of Bellville, Texas, snagged the title of the RODEOHOUSTON Super Series I Tie-Down Roping Champion. Smidt said he is working hard to prepare himself for the Semifinal Round.

“I’m feeling great,” Smidt said. “I’m going to practice at my house and continue to work hard, stay healthy and most importantly stay prepared.”

 

Advancing to a Semifinal Round:

Caleb Smidt: Bellville, Texas — $7,000

Tuf Cooper: Decatur, Texas — $ 3,750

Stran Smith: Childress, Texas — $2,750

Marcos Costa: Childress, Texas — $2,750

 

BAREBACK RIDING

Mason Clements took home the Super Series I Bareback Riding Champion title. Clements expressed his gratitude and said he was going to continue to compete and stay hungry for the next round.

“I’m very happy with the results,” Clements said. “Without a good horse under me, I wouldn’t be able to do what I can do. I’m very thankful. ”

 

Advancing to Semifinal Round:

Mason Clements: Santaquin, Utah — $6,000

Richie Champion: The Woodlands, Texas — $ 5,083

Bobby Mote: Stephenville, Texas — $3,833

Blake Smith: Zap, North Dakota — $3,000

 

TEAM ROPING Ryan Reed and Dugan Kelly are the Super Series I Team Roping Champions. Reed and Kelly performed well together in the moments when it counted the most.

 

“Everything about it is great,” Kelly said. “It makes you feel like a professional athlete when you ride in this arena.”

Reed showed enthusiasm after their win and said this was something he had been looking forward to for a long time.

“It’s my first time here,” Reed said. “It has been my dream since a little kid to rope here.”

 

Advancing to Semifinal Round:

Ryan Reed: Whitman, Arizona; and Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, California — $12,000

Jojo Lemond: Andrews, Texas; and Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah — $8,000

Charly Crawford: Stephenville, Texas; and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas — $7,500

Colby Lovell: Madisonville, Texas; and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, California — $6,000

 

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Layton Green took home the win at RODEOHOUSTON Super Series I in the Saddle Bronc Riding event. Green said that although he resides in Houston, this particular one is still his favorite to compete in.

“It’s a fun rodeo,” Green said. “You don’t have to travel a lot and you can stay in one spot and hang with your friends.”

 

Advancing to Semifinal Round:

Layton Green: Meeting Creek, Alberta, Canada — $6,000

Coburn Bradshaw: Milford, Utah — $5,750

Hardy Braden: Welch, Oklahoma— $3,000

Jake Watson: Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, Canada — $2,000

 

STEER WRESTLING

KC Jones of Decatur, Texas, won the Super Series I Steer Wrestling Championship. Jones was excited about his win because he said RODEOHOUSTON is his favorite rodeo to attend, and to do well here means a lot.

“This is special because it’s the first time riding that mare,” Jones said. “I’m really proud of her, so to come to one of the biggest rodeos in the world and have good results means a lot.”

 

Advancing to Semifinal Round:

KC Jones: Decatur, Texas — $4,000

Casey Martin: Sulfur, Louisiana — $3,750

Cody Cassidy: Donalda, Alberta, Canada — $3,000

Gary Gilbert: Boyd, Texas, — $2,750

 

BARREL RACING

It was a close race between Colorado native Sammi Bessert and Kathy Grimes, of Medical Lake, Washington, but it was Bessert who was named the Super Series I Barrel Racing Champion.

“I love running my horse here,” Bessert said. “They treat us so good here and they do such a great job.”

 

Advancing to Semifinal Round:

Sammi Bessert: Grand Junction, Colorado — $6,000

Kathy Grimes: Medical Lake, Washington — $6,000

Taylor Langdon: Aubrey, Texas — $4,000

Kelli Collier: Hereford, Texas — $2,500

 

BULL RIDING

Garrett Smith from Rexburg, Idaho, was named the Super Series I Bull Riding Champion. Smith was proud of his win and said there is nothing he loves more than performing in the rodeo.

“This place is amazing,” Smith said. “There’s not a better rodeo. It’s what we love. It’s what we’re trained to do and I guess we are just stuck with it.”

 

Advancing to Semifinal Round:

Garrett Smith: Rexburg, Idaho — $3,000

Clayton Savage: Yoder, Wyoming — $3,000

Aaron Pass: Kaufman, Texas — $2,500

Cain Smith: Adams, Oregon — $2,500

 

The top four from each event, from each Super Series will advance to a Semifinal Round. The top four from each event in the Semifinal rounds will advance to the RODEOHOUSTON Super Series Championship, Saturday, March 25. The remaining six from each event in the two semifinals will compete in the Wild Card Round, Friday, March 24, where the top two from each event will advance to the Championship. Each event champion will walk away with a $50,000 payout, in addition to previous winnings. The RODEOHOUSTON Super Series continues through March 25, with the RODEOHOUSTON Super Shootout: North America’s Champions® presented by Crown Royal, on Sunday, March 26.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

Team Roping – Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

 

Finals followed by total money (20th performance) —

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

 

 

Semifinals 1 followed by total money —

 

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friday Shoot-out Contestants:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 11, 2017) —There was a lot of heat during the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo on Saturday, most of it caused by barrel racer Taylor Langdon and her great buckskin mare, Vegas Firefighter.

The eight-year -old mare and her jockey were the only barrel-racing duo in Bracket 1 to have three runs under 14 seconds that were penalty-free. Her times of 13.85, 13.94 and 13.74 were by far the most consistent and saw her making three victory laps around the AT&T Center. They were the high-money earners out of all the contestants in the bracket at $6,843. They are planning their trip back to the semi-finals which start on Feb. 21.

“I’m on cloud nine,” Langdon said in a Facebook post shortly after her third run. “I don’t know when I have been more excited. Semi-Finals here we come.”

Langdon, grew up near Aubrey, Texas, riding cutting horses. While in high school, she started competing in barrel racing and was hooked. She earned a rodeo scholarship to Texas Tech University in Lubbock where she qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo three times.

It has all been part of the process for the focused young woman who has her sights set on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) next December in Las Vegas. It’s not just a coincidence that the mare that is helping her achieve that goal is called Vegas.

Langdon finished the 2016 season just two spots out of qualifying for her first NFR. She is currently 30^th in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings with $7,802. Add in the money she has already won here and she would be in the top 10 with opportunity to change that with a win in the semi-finals and then the finals.

While Langdon and other contestants from Bracket 1 are excited about making the trip back to the Alamo City after their third-round competition on Saturday afternoon, a new group started Bracket 2 on Saturday night. Jacobs Crawley, from Boerne dominated the saddle bronc riding in Bracket 1, winning 2 rounds and placing in the third to earn $5,987 here so far.

Saturday night, it was his younger brother Sterling who made the victory lap around the arena after the saddle bronc riding. He was 88 points on Stampede Warrior, a horse from Canada’s Calgary Stampede for the win. He is hoping to dominate like his world champion brother and have a chance at a San Antonio Championship Feb. 22.

The second round of Bracket 2 will continue here on Sunday with a performance at 1 p.m. At other rodeos, contestants focus on their scores and times, but these are all looking at how much money they earn as that is how they advance through the brackets into the Semi-Finals and then to the Finals. When it is all said and done, $1.7 million in prize money will have been distributed among the athletes. For Taylor Langdon, it has the potential to change her whole year.

 

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.11, 2017) — The following are results after the first performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 12-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year. Complete results are available at sarodeo.com

 

Bracket 1, round 3 followed by total money —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Wyatt Bloom, Bend, Ore., 85.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Forward Motion, $2,281. 2, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 80.5, $1,711. 3, (tie) Richmond Champion, The Woodladns, Texas, and Devan Rielly, Sheridan, Wyo., 80 and $855 points each. (semi-finals qualifiers) 1, O’Connell, $6,273. 2, Champion, $4,277. 3, Bloom, $3,992. 4, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., $1,141.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 5.4 seconds, $2,281. 2, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 5.5, $1,71. 3, Chance Howard, Cedarville, Ark., 6.0, $1,141. 4, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 6.3, $571. (semi-finals qualifiers) Brunner, $3,992. 2, (tie) Floyd and Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wis., $2,851 each. 4, Josh Clark, Belgrade, Mont., $1,996.

 

Team Roping: 1, ( tie) Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas; Pace Freed, Chubbuck, Idaho and Garrett Jess, Coulee City Wash.; Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas; and Manny Egusquiza Jr., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 4.3 seconds and $1,426 each. (semi-finals qualifiers) 1, Egusquiza and Koontz, $5,988. 2, Cooper and Cooper, $3,136. 3, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.4, $2,851. 4, Rowdy Rieken, Arp, Texas, and Sid Sporer, Cody Wyo., $1,711.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Lane Cust, Sylvan Lake, Alberta, 86.5 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s No Show Jones, 86.5, $2,281. 2, (tie) Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, and Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 82.5 and $1,426 each. 4, (tie) Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82, $285. (semi-finals qualifiers) 1, Crawley, $5,988. 2, (tie) Cust and Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, $3,422. 4, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, $2,566.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas, 6.9 seconds, $2,281. 2, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 7.1, $2,851. 3, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 7.5, $1,141. 4, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 7.6, $570. (semi-finals qualifiers) 1, Shiozawa, $3,422. 2, Moore, $2,851. 3, (tie) Williams and Randall Carlisle, Athens, Texas, $2,281 each.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 13.74 seconds, $2,281. 2, Kim Schulze, Larkspur, Colo., 13.96, $1,711. 3, Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla., 14.01, $1,141. 4, Stevi Hilllman, Weatherford, Texas, 14.06, $570.(semi-finals qualifiers) 1, Langdon, $6,483. 2, (tie) Schulze and Hillman, $2,281. 4, Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas, $1,711.

 

Bull Riding: 1, (three rides) Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas, 80.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Pit Boss, $2,471. 2, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 80, $1,901. 3, Eli Vastbinder, Athens, Texas, 71, $1,331. (semi-finals qualifiers) 1, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, $3,136. 2, Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., $2,851. 3, Melancon and Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, $2,281.

 

Bracket 2, round 1 – fourth performance —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, (tie) Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., on Calgary Stampede’s Princess Warrior and J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., on Frontier Rodeo’s Gunfire, 82 points and $1,996 each. 3, Luke Creasy, Lovington, N.M., 79.5, $1,141. 4, (tie) Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, and R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 78, $285.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 3.9 seconds, $2,281. 2, Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 4.2, $1,711. 3, Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, 4.5, $1,141. 4, Brad Johnson, Reva, S.D., 4.6, $570.

 

Team Roping: 1, Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 4.9 seconds, $2,281. 2, Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 5.4, $1,711. 3, Ryan Reed, Wittmann, Ariz., and Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 5.6, $1,141. 4, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 9.9, $470.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Stampede Warrior, $2,281. 2, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 86, $1,711. 3, (tie) Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba; Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta; and Shade Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla.; 81 and 4570 each.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 8.4, $2,281. 2, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 9.5, $1,711. 3, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 9.9, $1,141. 4, Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 10.8, $570.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 14.06, $2,281. 2, Katie Pascoe, Morro Bay, Calif., 14.13, $1,711. 3, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 14.17, $1,141. 4, Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont., 14.32, $570.

 

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, 86.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Psychopath, $2,471. 2, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 86, $1,901. 3, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, $1,331.