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ARLINGTON, Texas – Despite the ice storm that brought Dallas to a halt Saturday, nearly 30,000 fans at AT&T Stadium watched Joao Ricardo Vieira earn his second consecutive Iron Cowboy title during the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy, powered by Kawasaki Strong, part of the elite Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS).

Vieira went 3-for-3 on the night, being the only rider to cover his bull in the third round. His 88.5-point ride on Crack The Whip (J.A.R.S. Bucking Bulls/Gene Owen) sealed his victory and won him more than $194,000.

As the first of four PBR Majors, Iron Cowboy offered increased prize money with a total purse of $250,000 and increased PBR world points at 1 ½ times.

The 2013 PBR Rookie of the Year earned 900 event points with the win, launching him into the Top 10 of the PBR world standings where he sits at No. 5. With his second Iron Cowboy title, Vieira has earned almost $250,000 inside AT&T Stadium.

North Dakota native Stetson Lawrence earned a second-place finish with a total of 168.8 points. He first earned 93.8 event points with a tie for first place in Round 1 and later earned an additional 75 event points for placing third in Round 2. Lawrence lasted just 2.57 seconds atop Lane’s Magic Train (Jared Allen’s Pro Bull Team) during his final out of the night in Round 3.

Jared Allen’s Pro Bull Team rider Tanner Byrne was the only additional rider to make it to the final round of competition, placing sixth overall in the event with 90 event points from his second-place finish in Round 2. Byrne was bucked off of Boot Jack (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Jerry Brown) in 1.82 seconds in the final round to end his night.

Jared Allen’s Air Time earned the Salem Nationalease High-marked Bull award in Arlington with a bull score of 46.75 points out of 50 by tossing veteran bull rider Kasey Hayes in 4.21 seconds.

Although Air Time surpassed him, Asteroid (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo) posted the second-highest bull score of the event with 46 points in his last out on the BFTS. The 2012 World Champion Bull, who unseeded the three-time PBR World Champion Bull Bushwacker to earn his title, totaled 49 buckoffs in 53 outs he made during his BFTS career.

CBS Television Network will broadcast the final two rounds of competition on Sunday, March 1, at 1 p.m. ET.

For more information and behind-the-scenes details about the Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy powered by Kawasaki Strong, read Behind the Chutes by Justin Felisko on www.pbr.com.

The Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy powered by Kawasaki Strong was the ninth of 27 stops on the 2015 PBR Built Ford Tough Series schedule. The 19-state tour will culminate with the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 21-25 when the 2015 PBR World Champion, the bull rider who earns the most PBR world points during the 2015 season, will be crowned and receive the coveted $10,000 World Championship belt buckle and $1 million bonus.

Next on the 2015 BFTS is a stop in California at the Save Mart Center in Fresno on March 7-8 for the Fresno Invitational. The event takes place at 7 p.m. PT on Saturday, March 7 and 2 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 8. It will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Fans can also watch every ride each weekend live online at PBR.com/live.

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network – the home of the PBR – and networks around the world. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer.

Professional Bull Riders – Choctaw Casino Resort Iron Cowboy powered by Kawasaki Strong
Arlington – AT&T Stadium
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 85.5-90.5-88.5-264.50-900 Points.
2. Stetson Lawrence, 87.5-85-0-172.50-168.75 Points.
3. L.J. Jenkins, 87.5-87.50-93.75 Points.
(tie). Douglas Duncan, 87.5-87.50-93.75 Points.
(tie). Rubens Barbosa, 87.5-87.50-93.75 Points.
6. Tanner Byrne, 84.25-86.75-0-171-90 Points.
7. J.W. Harris, 86.75-86.75-22.5 Points.
(tie). Nathan Schaper, 86.75-86.75-22.5 Points.
9. Eduardo Aparecido, 86.5-86.50
(tie). Bryan Titman, 86.5-86.50
11. Lachlan Richardson, 86-86
12. Mike Lee, 85.75-85.75
13. Kasey Hayes, 84.75-84.75
14. Silvano Alves, 83.75-83.75
15. Guilherme Marchi, 83-83
16. J.B. Mauney, 81.75-81.75
Matt Triplett, 0-0
Reese Cates, 0-0
Kaique Pacheco, 0-0
Valdiron de Oliveira, 0-0
Shane Proctor, 0-0
Ben Jones, 0-0
Cody Nance, 0-0
Ryan Dirteater, 0-0
Fabiano Vieira, 0-0
Dave Mason, 0-0
Renato Nunes, 0-0
Stormy Wing, 0-0
Bonner Bolton, 0-0
Sean Willingham, 0-0
Brady Sims, 0-0
Cooper Davis, 0-0
Alexandre Cardozo, 0-0
Austin Meier, 0-0
Robson Aragao, 0-0
Tyler Harr, 0-0
Skeeter Kingsolver, 0-0
Jay Miller, 0-0
Neil Holmes, 0-0
Dakota Louis, 0-0

2015 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series World Standings         
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5’s, PBR World Points, Total Winnings)
1. Matt Triplett, 13, 2, 7, 2,090.000, $130,401.00
2. Silvano Alves, 13, 2, 6, 1,330.000, $100,141.22
3. Reese Cates, 12, 2, 4, 1,297.500, $90,031.72
4. Kaique Pacheco, 17, 7, 7, 1,277.500, $79,866.40
5. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 9, 1, 1, 1,170.000, $212,323.33
6. J.B. Mauney, 9, 0, 2, 930.000, $63,836.67
7. J.W. Harris, 9, 1, 2, 917.500, $58,103.33
8. Nathan Schaper, 11, 0, 3, 887.500, $45,242.86
9. Valdiron de Oliveira, 14, 0, 6, 840.000, $58,268.82
10. Chase Outlaw, 13, 0, 4, 810.000, $50,136.07
11. Stetson Lawrence, 9, 0, 2, 748.750, $44,850.00
12. Guilherme Marchi, 10, 1, 1, 695.000, $47,781.19
13. Shane Proctor, 9, 0, 2, 625.000, $29,061.67
14. Ben Jones, 20, 3, 9, 522.500, $52,084.22
15. Cody Nance, 13, 0, 3, 510.000, $36,153.38
15. Ryan Dirteater, 11, 0, 1, 510.000, $26,658.33
17. Tanner Byrne, 11, 0, 2, 490.000, $33,741.57
18. Fabiano Vieira, 10, 0, 2, 485.000, $34,142.24
19. Kasey Hayes, 10, 0, 1, 447.500, $25,903.33
20. Dave Mason, 14, 4, 7, 360.000, $27,934.35
21. Eduardo Aparecido, 10, 0, 1, 352.500, $21,278.33
22. Renato Nunes, 11, 0, 1, 350.000, $22,487.80
23. L.J. Jenkins, 13, 0, 2, 303.750, $18,886.86
24. Stormy Wing, 10, 0, 1, 285.000, $17,155.00
25. Bonner Bolton, 11, 2, 4, 282.500, $21,902.70
26. Brady Sims, 12, 0, 2, 275.000, $21,763.92
26. Sean Willingham, 13, 0, 1, 275.000, $16,928.33
28. Bryan Titman, 15, 2, 3, 245.000, $21,940.05
29. Douglas Duncan, 7, 0, 1, 228.750, $12,417.86
30. Cooper Davis, 15, 1, 7, 227.500, $34,638.91
31. Rubens Barbosa, 11, 0, 6, 221.250, $14,576.67
32. Alexandre Cardozo, 15, 3, 5, 205.000, $22,081.25
33. Lachlan Richardson, 17, 1, 4, 190.000, $15,065.93
33. Mike Lee, 11, 0, 0, 190.000, $12,780.00
35. Austin Meier, 19, 1, 4, 165.000, $16,886.73
36. Robson Aragao, 18, 0, 6, 162.500, $18,653.53
37. Tyler Harr, 17, 1, 4, 160.000, $19,207.08
38. Jay Miller, 11, 1, 3, 140.000, $16,018.12
38. Skeeter Kingsolver, 15, 1, 1, 140.000, $11,695.00
40. Cody Heffernan, 9, 1, 5, 135.000, $11,207.69
41. Neil Holmes, 10, 1, 3, 120.000, $11,941.75
42. Jordan Hupp, 8, 1, 2, 100.000, $7,841.71
42. Riley Blankenship, 4, 1, 3, 100.000, $7,958.80
42. Clint Johnson, 8, 1, 3, 100.000, $8,587.49
42. Dallee Mason, 4, 0, 2, 100.000, $9,250.00
42. Chris Lowe, 3, 1, 2, 100.000, $8,854.60

NASHVILLE, Tenn (RFD-TV) Sunday evenings RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN Patch Auction raised $440,000 for athletes and their charities.

Busby Quarter Horses bought Amberley Snyder, the fan exemption,  at the patch auction for $31,000!

65% of the money raised goes right back to the cowboy …

Here’s a list of the consignors and their sponsors:

CONSIGNOR: SPONSOR:

Austin Foss  Marvin Alderman Jr.

Kaycee Feild  3-S Services

Richmond Champion            Rich Champion

Bobby Mote    Stan Harper Harper Cattle LLC

Steven Peebles    Jane Allman Animal Health International

Jake Vold    Kurt Manke

Winn Ratliff    Jane Allman Animal Health International

Tim O’Connell    Terry Dickerson/ Machinery Auctioneers

Justin McDaniel   Justin McBride

Will Lowe   Chad Riggins

Brian Bain    Mike Fester Insurance and Equine, LLC

Ryan Gray    Steve Britten

Tilden Hooper    Scott Davis/ Western Unlimited

Taylor Price    Rachel Stevenson

Orin Larsen Steve Britten

Seth Hardwick    Gil Galyean

Amberley Snyder    Jeff Busby / Busby Quarterhorses

Lisa Lockhart    Payson Peterson /Professional Compliance & Testing, LLC

Kaley Bass    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Michele McLeod    Blitz Energy Services

Brittany Diaz    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Carlee Pierce    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Mary Walker   Byron Walker / World Performance Horse

Trula Churchill    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Kassidy Dennison    Dale Steege / Med Vet Pharmaceuticals

Charmayne James    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Fallon Taylor    Bob Tallman (Bart Steindorf)

Shelly Anzick    Payson Peterson /Professional Compliance & Testing, LLC

Chayni Chamberlain         SOD Rope Horses, Inc

Callahan Crossley    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Destri Davenport    Kristi Schiller / K9s4COPS

Sharin Hall    Dale Steege / Med Vet Pharmaceuticals

Jackie Jatzlau    Betthe Deal

Lindsey McLeod    Dan Houk / Universal Asphalt Co., Inc.

Jane Melby    Anna Jennings / Stockyards Station

Adeline Nevala    Chris Woodruff / Group W Productions

Carmel Wright    Shada Brazile / Relentless

Luke Branquinho    Triple 777

Kyle Irwin    Steve Britten

Casey Martin    Chad Havens

Nick Guy    Jane Allman Animal Health International

Dakota Eldridge    Wade Sundell

Trevor Knowles    Cetyl M.

Ty Erickson    Molly Winstead

Clayton Haff    Byron Walker / World Performance Horse

Bray Armes    Taco Casa

Ote Berry    Sinks Excavation

KC Jones    Robbia Bryant

Garrett Smith    Jane Allman Animal Health International

Stewart Gulager    Charlie Cummings

Cash Myers    Boo Klein , Kline Bros. Rodeo

Josh Peek    Jack Pitts/Bob Tallman

Rowdy Parrott    Scott Broussard / Acadia Crawfish Co & Gunner Co

Clay Tryan    Bill Casner

Trevor Brazile    Stan Harper / Harper Cattle LLC.

Cole Proctor    Heath Massey

Jake Barnes   Rodeo Cowboy Collectibles

Dustin Bird   3-S Services

Kaleb Driggers   3-S Services

Turtle Powell   Steve Britten

Brandon Beers   Brett Tatum / Tres Rio

Speed Williams   Rene Cervantes

Tee Woolman   Brett Tatum / Tres Rio

Colby Lovell    Bill Fick Ford

Manny Egusquiza    Steve Britten

Tyler Wade    Sinks Excavation

Jimmy Tanner    Jane Allman Animal Health International

Jade Corkill    Peek Brothers Construction

Travis Graves    Tiada Gray

Jake Long    Steve Britten

Paul Eaves    Jane Allman Animal Health International

Patrick Smith    3-S Services

Junior Nogueira Grupo Banderantes de Band TV

Dakota Kirchenschlager       Byron Walker / World Performance Horse

Jim Ross Cooper Michael Aura

Rich Skelton Jim Folk

Daniel Brannon John Wayne Cancer Institute

Cole Bigbee David Kimbrough

Jonathan Torres Chad Havens

Kinney Dale Harrell     Tyler Wright

Kory Koontz Larry The Cable Guy

Spencer Wright Terry Dickerson / Machinery Auctioneers

Cort Scheer Bismarck Ranch

Wade Sundell Mesquite Championship Rodeo

Heith DeMoss Josh Dill

Jake wright Mesquite Championship Rodeo

Jacobs Crawley Jaclyn Thayer / Vetericyn

Jesse Wright Steve Britten

Chuck Schmidt Kurt Manke

Layton Green Jane Allman Animal Health International

Bradley Harter Steve Britten

Tyler Corrington Joe Simon

Steven Dent Larry The Cable Guy

Tuf Cooper Stan Harper / Harper Cattle LLC.

Matt Shiozawa Ronnie Austin, Austin Cattle Co

Cody Ohl Jason Beyer

Cade Swor Triple 777

Adam Gray Steve Britten

Hunter Herrin Triple 777

Shane Hanchey Michael Aura

Timber Moore Mark Winstead

Fred Whitfield David Markley

Marty Yates Mark Winstead

Cole Bailey Triple 777

Walt White Triple 777

Tyson Durfey Terry Dickerson

Marcos Costa Grupo Banderantes de Band TV

Reese Riemer Triple 777

Chase Williams Triple 777

Mike Lee   Steve Britten

Cody Nance   Roger & Linda St. Clair / Sheridan Wyoming Rodeo

JB Maundy   Brett Tatum / Tres Rio

Stormy Wing Clayton Hass

In 2014, Ali Armstrong of Noble, OK entered the International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, OK.  “It was my first time to enter the IFYR,” said Ali.  “I loved that rodeo, it was great.  I met a lot of new people and saw friends from a lot of different states.”

The cowgirl not only made a lot of friends, she made a lot of money and left Shawnee, OK with the barrel racing championship added to her resume.  From the IFYR she traveled to Perry, GA to the NBHA Youth World Championship where she and her wonder horse, Matts Freckled Cowboy or Panama, as he is known, earned the win in the 1D, which earned her a horse trailer and a trophy saddle.

With the birth of RFD-TV’s The American in 2014 and it’s opportunity for everyone to have a chance to earn a spot at the ATT Stadium, it was no surprise that Ali had her sights set on a chance to run at the biggest payday in rodeo.  “I qualified for The American Semi-Finals in Lincoln, NE last October,” said the soft-spoken cowgirl.  “It wasn’t our best run by any means, he was running but his turns weren’t as good as they could have been.  It was just a decent run and we ended up 8th out of the top 10.  We did win the derby side-pot they had along with it.”

Ali’s strategy for her run at the semi finals in Ft. Worth is simple, “I’m just going to go in there and do the best we can and let God take care of the rest.   We’ve ran there before and he likes the Cowtown Coliseum.  I’ve made the top 30 and will run again on Friday night, hopefully we’ll get to move on and run in the ATT Stadium.”

Panama is Ali’s top priority.  “I ride him everyday and keep him in shape and legged up.  I work very hard to keep him healthy and going down the road.  He had an abscess and has been off for about a month.  I took him to Ardmore this past weekend and it was his first run back and there were 274 entries and we won it so I’m really excited that he came back so strong.  He loves his job.”

“Running barrels is really a mental game,” said Armstrong.  “I’ve learned that you have to have your priorities right and when you want it bad enough, you’ll get it.

My mom and I pray together before every run I make and that is very important to me.  I will usually watch a couple of videos from past runs on my phone and that helps me prepare.  I just think about him and I.”

Ali credits Debbie Caywood of Lexington, OK for being the biggest influence in her barrel racing career.  “She had actually started Panama on the barrels when we bought him.  I’ve been running him for 4 years now and she is always there to help me if I have any trouble.”

While Ali’s sights are set on The American right now, she is looking forward to another trip to Shawnee in July for the International Finals Youth Rodeo.  “Yes ma’am, I’m definitely planning on being back there,” she said enthusiastically.  “It’s a great rodeo.”

The IFYR will take place at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center July 5-10, 2015.  Online entries open on April 1, 2015 at www.ifyr.com.

FORT WORTH, Texas; February 21, 2015 – Tie-down roper Tyson Durfey, who lives just outside Fort Worth, Texas, is handily dominating the $500,000 American Semi-Finals rodeo in Fort Worth’s Cowtown Coliseum.

On Saturday night, Durfey’s run of 7.72 seconds was the second-fastest in the third round and easily qualified him for Sunday’s top-10 short round. On Sunday, Durfey must post one of the six fastest times to advance March 1 into RFD-TV’s $2 million rodeo, The American presented by Polaris Ranger, held at AT&T Stadium.

At The American in Arlington last year, Durfey won his event and $100,000 plus roughly $40,000 in prizes. This year, because Durfey gained entry via the Semi-Finals rather than being invited as one of the top 10 in the world, he could win the $1 million bonus as a repeat champion.

Also on Saturday night, Tyler Wade and Kinney Harrell made the fastest run of the entire week – a 4.20 – to lead the team ropers into the short round, while steer wrestler Riley Duvall also carries plenty of momentum into the sudden-death round after posting a 4.28-second time in his event.

Bareback and bronc riding fields on Sunday will feature 14 competitors; bull riding 11; and all timed events except barrel racing will feature 10 (the 10 barrel racers running on Sunday will be competing against the 20 who ran on Friday and Saturday for the 10 open positions into The American). Just five slots are available into The American in bareback and bronc riding and team roping; six slots in steer wrestling and tie down roping; ten in barrel racing and one in bull riding.

The $500,000 American Semi-Finals continues Sunday at 2 p.m. (Central) and will be broadcast live on RFD-TV. Tickets are available at the Cowtown Coliseum box office, by calling (800) COWTOWN, or at stockyardsrodeo.com.

Tickets for RFD-TV’s The American, presented by Polaris Ranger, and the Iron Cowboy VI are on sale at the AT&T Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations and at americanrodeo.com.

 

Following are leaders at The American Semi-Finals through Feb. 21:

Bareback Riding:  1. Taylor Price, Huntsville, Texas, 83.25 points; 2. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., 82.75; 3. Buck Lunak, Florence, Mont., 82; 4. Logan Berg, Mandan, N.D., 81.25; 5. Tilden Hooper, Weatherford, Texas, 81; 6. (tie) Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., Jessy Davis, Power, Mont.; RC Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., 80.75; 9. Josi Young, Buhl, Idaho, 80.5; 10. Josi Young, Buhl, Idaho, 80; 11. Austin Graham, Jay, Okla., 79.5; 12. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, William Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, and Ryan Gray, Reardan, Wash., 79.25 each.

 Steer Wrestling:  1. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 4.28 seconds; 2. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 4.41; 3. Rowdy Parrot, Mamou, La., 4.48; 4. Cole Fritzlon, Rifle, Colo., 4.53; 5. KC Jones, Decatur, Texas, 4.56; 6. Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla., 4.60; 7. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.84; 8. Lane Holland, Walker, La., 4.89; 9. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, 4.99; 10. Stewart Gulager, Fort Scott, Kan., 5.02.

 Team Roping:  1.Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Kinney Harrell, San Angelo, Texas, 4.20 seconds; 2. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Earth, Texas, 4.99; 3. Manny Egusquiza, Madiso, Calif., and Jonathon Torres, Bell City, La., 5.33; 4. Blaine Vick, Dublin, Texas and Jed Middleton,  5.56; 5. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas, and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 5.63; 6. Jimmy Tanner and Cole Bigbee, 6.00; 7. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas and Daniel Braman, Refugio, Texas, 6.04; 8. Cale Markham, Vinita, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins, Columbus, Kan., 8.72; 9. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla., 10.02; 10. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 11.32.

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 80.25 points; 2. (tie) Eric Wolford, Three Corners, USA, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., and Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 80 each; 5. Tyler Corrington, Guymon, Okla., 79.5; 6. Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 79.25; 7. Coburn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 79; 8. Ray Tom Meiers, 78.75; 9. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta,78.5; 10. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 77.5; 11. Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 76.75; 12. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., Nat Stratton, Okeehobee, Okla., and Shorty Garrett, 76.5 each

 Tie Down Roping:  1. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 7.39 seconds; 2. Tyson Durfey, Peaster, Texas, 7.72; 3. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 7.78; 4. Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas, 8.00; 5. Cole Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla., 8.04; 6. Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 8.11; 7. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 8.12; 8. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 8.14; 9. Justin Maas, Giddings, Texas, 8.31; 10. Walt White, Ochelata, Okla., 8.35.

Barrel Racing Leaders:  1. Chayni Chamberlain, Stephenville, Texas, 13.902 seconds; 2. Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont.; 14.005; 3. Lindsey McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 14.040; 4. Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 14.066; 5. Callahan Crossley, Hermiston, Ore., 14.090; 6. Jackie Jatzlau, Giddings, Texas, 14.104; 7. Destri Devenport, Lubbock, Texas, 14.134; 8. Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Mont., 14.153; 9. Adeline Nevala, Sebeka, Minn., 14.242; 9. Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., 14.271; 10. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 14.279.

 

Bull Riding Leaders:  First Round:  1. [one qualified ride] Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas, 86.25 points. Second Round:  1. [one qualified ride] Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas, 81.5.

 

 

Nashville, Tenn.; February 20, 2015 – Nearly 600 contestants hoping for a chance to advance to RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN, presented by Polaris RANGER, were whittled to just 110 in timed events during preliminary rounds of the American Semi-Finals on February 18-19.

 

The $500,000 American Semi-Finals in the Fort Worth Stockyard’s Cowtown Coliseum continues February 20-21, during which the fastest 20 entries after two rounds in steer wrestling, tie down roping and team roping compete once to determine top-10 short-round qualifiers on February 22. In barrel racing, the fastest 30 competitors advanced after one round and 10 each will compete in performance Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 

The rodeo offers a clean slate for third-round action. Except in barrel racing, once the top 10 advance to Sunday’s short round, they once again compete with a clean slate. On Sunday, just five teams in team roping; six steer wrestlers, six tie down ropers and 10 barrel racers will punch their tickets to RFD-TV’s The American in AT&T Stadium on March 1.

 

Last year, defending American champion Tyson Durfey earned $100,000 for winning The American in AT&T Stadium because he was an invited contestant who had been ranked in the top 10 in the world in 2013. This year, he’s qualifying the old-fashioned way and has advanced to the third round. He has four calves ahead of him to tie down if he wants to repeat his championship in AT&T Stadium – but this time, he’s eligible for the $1 million bonus. Also, in barrel racing, Shelly Anzick has taken a step toward returning to The American, where last year she suffered a penalty during her final for $1 million.

 

Unlike sanctioning rodeo associations, RFD-TV’s The American has no age, gender, or earnings limitations. The top 30 barrel racers this weekend include three kids 9, 10 and 12 years old, respectively, as well as two male racers. Five former NFR barrel racers are also in the mix, including Taylor Jacob, who holds the arena record at the NFR.

 

The roughstock events Friday and Saturday will feature more than 15 former NFR qualifiers including rising star Joe Frost, who is a cousin to late rodeo legend Lane Frost. In tie down roping, Brazilian Marcos Costa made the cut, as well as his mentor, world champion Stran Smith, and six other former NFR ropers. The field includes Rhen Richard, who has also advanced in team roping. The other two-event cowboy trying to get two chances at $1 million – and the $25,000 bonus in the all-around at AT&T Stadium – is Steven Dent in bareback and saddle bronc riding.

 

Seven more NFR qualifiers will compete in steer wrestling including Cash Myers, who came out of a five-year retirement to try his luck at winning $1 million. In team roping, legendary Hall-of-Famer and four-time world champion Tee Woolman is in the mix with his 18-year-old partner, as well as 10 other former NFR ropers who include former world champion Kollin VonAhn.

 

Tickets for the American Semi-Finals at the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Feb. 20-22, are available at the Cowtown Coliseum box office, by calling (800) COWTOWN, or at stockyardsrodeo.com.

 

Tickets for RFD-TV’s The American, presented by Polaris Ranger, and the Iron Cowboy VI are on sale at the AT&T Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations and at americanrodeo.com.

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Following are results from the timed events at The American Semi-Finals on Feb. 18-19:

 

Steer Wrestling:  First Round:  1. KC Jones, Decatur, Texas, 3.86 seconds, $3,690; 2. Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 4.12, $2,337; 3. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, 4.15, $1,599; 4. (tie) Christian Petigrew, Fort Sumner, NM; Shayde Etherton, Hico, Texas; and Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa, 4.16 each, $1,148 each. Second Round:  1. Sean Thomas, Benton, Ark., 4.07 seconds, $3,690. 2. Cade Staton, 4.11, $2,337; 3. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 4.14, $1,599; 4. Benjamin Cox, 4.43, $1,353; 5. Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif., 4.51, $1,107; 6. (tie) Justin Morehouse, and KC Jones, Decatur, Texas, 4.52 each, $492 each.  Top 20 Qualifiers to Third Round:  Luke Campbell, Riley Duvall, Cole Fritzlon, Josh Garner, Tyler Gibson, Stewart Gulager, Jule Hazen, Lane Holland 5. Tyler Gibson, Huntsville, Texas
6. Stewart Gulager, Fort Scott, Kan.
7. Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan.
8. Lane Holland, Walker, La.
9. KC Jones, Decatur, Texas
10. Will Lummus, West Point, Miss.
11. Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla.
12. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla.
13. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas
14. Lex Owen, Mathews, Ala.
15. Rowdy Parrot, Mamou, La.
16. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo.
17. Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho
18. JD Struxness, Appleton, Minn.
19. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D.
20. Aaron Vosler, Cheyenne, Wyo., KC Jones, Will Lummus, Blake Mindemann, Sean Mulligan, Cash Myers, Lex Owen, Rowdy Parrot, Josh Peek, Garrett Smith, JD Struxness, Todd Suhn, Aaron Vosler.

 

Team Roping:  First Round:  1. Lane Ivy, Amarillo, Texas, and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 4.60 seconds, $6,705; 2. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 4.65, $4,246; 3. Jay Tittel, Pueblo, Colo., and Cullen Teller, Pierce, Colo., 5.16, $2,906; 4. Bubba Buckaloo, Caddo, Okla., and Russell Cardoza Jr., Terrebonne, Ore., 5.25, $2,458; 5. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 5.30, $2,012; 6. Luke Brown, Morgan Mill, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 5.36, $1,788; 7. Tee Woolman, Llano, Texas, and Daniel Braman, Refugio, Texas, 5.36, $1,341; 8. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 5.39, $894. Second Round:  1., Clint Summers, Kyle Lawrence 4.46 seconds, $6,705; 2. Clint Summers Zak Richardson, , 4.50, $4,246; 3., Charly Crawford, Ryon Tittel 4.57, $2,906; 4., David Key, Wesley Thorp, 4.58, $2,458; 5. Kaden Richard, Cody Doescher, 4.63, $2,012; 6. Seth Hall, Kory Bramwell, 4.67, $1,788; 7. Jimmy Tanner and Cole Bigbee, 4.81, $1,341; 8. Travis Bounds, and Wade Kreutzer, 4.88, $894. Average on Two:  1. Jimmy Tanner, Stephenville, Texas and Cole Bigbee, Tuscumbia, Ala., 10.56 seconds, $6,638; 2. Luke Brown, Morgan Mill, Texas and Kollin Vonahn, Blanchard, Okla., 10.92, $4,425; 3. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Jett Hillman, Purcell, Okla., 11.00, $3,420; 4. Manny Cunde Egusquiza, Madiso, Calif., and Jonathon Torres, Bell City, La., 11.37, $2,414; 5. Lane Ivy, Amarillo, Texas and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 11.45, $1,810; 6. John Alley, Adams, Tenn., and Clark Adcock, Watertown, Tenn., 11.79, $1,408. Top 20 Qualifiers to Third Round:  Jimmy Tanner/Cole Bigbee; Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn; Bubba Buckaloo/Jett Hillman; Manny Egusquiza/Jonathon Torres; Lane Ivy/Dustin Davis; John Alley/Clark Adcock; Zachary Small/Billie Jack Saebens; 8. Shane Philipp and John Philipp; 9. Blaine Vick and Jed Middleton; 10. Billy Bob Brown and Garrett Jess; 11. Tyler Wade and Kinney Harrell; 12. Cale Markham and Buddy Hawkins II; 13. Kenton Woodson and John Philipp; 14. Colby Lovell and Kory Koontz; 15. Robert Boyd and Byron Wilkerson; 16. Cory Clark and Jake Smith; 17. Nick Sartain and Rich Skelton; 18. Cory Kidd V and Ryan Motes; 19. Rhen Richard and Shay Carroll; 20. Tee Woolman and Daniel Braman.

 

Tie Down Roping:  First Round: 1. Randall Carlisle, Bryan, Texas, 7.34 seconds, $4,191; 2. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 7.42, $2,654; 3. Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., 7.57, $1,816; 4. Marshall Leonard, Shongaloo, La., 7.76, $1,537; 5. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.91, $1,257; 6. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 7.94, $1,118. Second Round:  1. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan., 6.81 seconds, $4,191; 2. Blane Cox, , Cameron, Texas, 6.85, $2,654; 3. Kody Mahaffey, Sweetwater, Texas, 7.32, $1,816; 4. Rowdy Haferkamp, Cuero, Texas, 7.39, $1,537; 5. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 7.40, $1,258; 6. Jeff Chapman, Union, Miss., 7.43, $1,118. Top 20 Qualifiers to Third Round:  Marcos Costa, Stran Smith, Houston Hutto, Rhen Richard, Randall Carlisle, Sterling Smith, Cole Wilson, Justin Maass, Cimarron Boardman, Dane Kissack, Reese Riemer, Clif Cooper, Bradley Bynum, Cooper Martin, Walt White, Cory Kirk, Tyson Durfey, Michael Otero, Cole Bailey, Chase Williams.

 

Barrel Racing:  First Round and Final-Round Qualifiers:  1. Jackie Jatzlau, Giddings, Texas, on Imanonstop Fame, 13.863, $7,911; 2. Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 13.939, $6,981; 3. Jacie Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 13.962, $6,050; 4. Jimmy Bryant, Columbus, Ind., 13.984, $5,119; 5. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 13.987, $4,188; 6. Chayni Chamberlain, Stephenville, Texas, 14.006, $3,723; 7. Kelsie Miller, Riley, Ore., 14.019, $3,258; 8. Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., 14.052, $2,792; 9. Lindsey McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 14.058, $2,327; 10. Callahan Crossley, Hermiston, Ore., 14.062, $1,629; 11. Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 14.062, $1,629; 12. Laura Kennedy, Quitman, Ark., 14.069, $931; 13. Sharin Hall, Kingston, Okla.; 14. Destri Devenport, Sandy Hook, Miss.; 15. Ann Scott, Odessa, Texas; 16. Allie Chouest, Cut Off, La.; 17. Ali Armstrong, Lexington, Okla; 18. Troy Crumrine, Waynesfield, Ohio; 19. Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash.; 20. Shelby Herrmann, Stephensville, Mont.; 21. Latricia Duke, College Station, Texas; 22. Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla.; 23. Megan Swint, Lithia, Fla., 14.175; 24. Steffani Matther, Cypress County, Alberta, 14.179; 25. Joy Wargo, Gainesville, Texas; 26. Karsyn Daniels, McKinney, Texas; 27. Carmel Wright, Roy, Mont.; 28. Adeline Nevala, Sebeka, Minn.; 29. Shelly Anzick, Livingston, Mont.; 30. Jaycie Cundall, Queen Creek, Ariz.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bull Riding: Final Round—(no qualified rides)

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

 

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

Tenth Performance —

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Tenth Performance —

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Current Leaders —

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 Nashville, Tenn. – One of rodeo’s legendary champions is coming out of retirement to compete in RFD-TV’s $2.5 million rodeo, The American presented by Polaris Ranger, on March 1 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

At 52 years old, Pro Rodeo Hall-of-Famer Ote Berry will be competing in one of the most physically demanding events – steer wrestling. He climbed back into the saddle in 2014 after nearly a decade of retirement specifically to accept an exemption invitation to The American. The rodeo is the first to invite retired legends and up-and-coming kids to compete against the best rodeo athletes in the world for a share of millions of dollars. Berry astounded fans inside Cowboys Stadium last year by nearly qualifying for the top-four finals. The standing ovation he received has become an iconic moment in professional rodeo.

“I’d have loved to have some 50-year-old man come try to beat me back in my prime,” said Berry. “It’s an amazing concept. I said last year that I wanted to go back to The American even if it meant untying calves or working on the crew. The atmosphere was so electric it just made me glad to be in the building. I doubt there was a person there who didn’t think it was the greatest one day of rodeo we’ve ever seen in the history of the sport.”

Berry turned pro in 1982. He qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo in 1985 and won his first world championship that same year. During a career that spanned a quarter-century, he qualified for the NFR 13 more times and won three more world titles in 1990, 1991 and 1995.

“We’re honored to have Ote join us on March 1 as one of our exemption athletes,” said Randy Bernard, CEO of RFD-TV Events. “He’s always been a great ambassador to the sport of rodeo and to the state of Oklahoma. The fact that he’s coming out of retirement to compete proves that The American is about the fans and the athletes.”

Berry is the fifth rodeo celebrity to accept an exemption into the event, joining eight-time world champion team ropers Speed Williams and Rich Skelton, 11-time world champion barrel racer Charmayne James and eight-time world champion tie-down roper Fred Whitfield. The American takes over the home of the Dallas Cowboys for the second straight year with the collective cash prize package coming to an unprecedented $2.5 million.

Tickets for the American Semi-Finals at the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Feb. 18-22, are available for $40 per single day or a three-performance package of $100, not including taxes. They can be purchased at the Cowtown Coliseum box office, at stockyardsrodeo.com, or americanrodeo.com

Tickets for RFD-TV’s The American, presented by Polaris Ranger, and the Iron Cowboy VI are on sale at the AT&T Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations and at americanrodeo.com.  Prices for each event range from $20 to $150, not including taxes.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

Ninth Performance —

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Current Leaders —

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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