(PRCA release)
DENVER – When the 113th National Western Stock Show comes to a close on Sunday, nearly half a million dollars in prize money will have been paid and the rodeo and the 2019 champions will be crowned.
It will be a family affair for many of the competitors here. The famed saddle bronc riding family – the Wrights from Utah – will have four representatives competing in the Denver Coliseum. Leading the pack will be Spencer, the 2014 world champion with a total of 166 points on two rides. His brothers Alex and Jesse (the 2012 world champion) along with their nephew, Rusty Wright will also be in the field.
Colorado fans will be making lots of noise for Loveland residents and brothers Joey and Kyle Dickens during the tie-down roping. They start the competition ranked 9th and 10th respectively. They will be competing against Tuf Cooper, from Decatur, Texas, who has three world titles in that event. Cooper leads the 12-man field with a total time of 15.4 seconds on two runs.
Brothers Clay and Jake Smith, from Broken Bow, Oklahoma, have both qualified in the team roping but will be roping against each other. Clay will be heading for Jake long from Coffeyville, Kansas. Jake Smith will be heeling for Jesse Stipes from Salina, Oklahoma. Steven and Jason Duby, brothers from Klamath Falls, Oregon will be roping together.
Clay Tryan from Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves have held on to their lead in the team roping since the first weekend of the rodeo. Both have won this rodeo before. They have a total time of 9.3 seconds on two runs. If they remain in that position Sunday, Tryan will collect his second Denver championship and Graves will earn his third.
The final performance of the rodeo will start at 2 p.m.
Seventeenth Performance —
Bareback Riding: 1, Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., 83 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Lunatic-N-Law. 2, Luke Creasy, Hobbs, N.M., 81. 3, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 80. 4, (tie) Brian Brown, La Barge, Wyo., and Wyatt Bloom, Bozeman, Mont., 78.
Steer Wrestling: 1, (tie) Grady Payne, Stephenville, Texas, and Shayde Tree Etherton, Borden, Ind., 4.2 seconds each. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.3. 4, Ory James Lemmons, Castro Valley, Calif., 4.4.
Team Roping: 1, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 4.2 seconds. 2, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, and Jeremy Buhler, Arowwood, Alberta, 4.8. 3, Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., and Iceman Miller, Mauston, Wisc., 4.9. 4, Tate Kirchenschlager, Yuma, Colo., 5.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 77 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Rodeo Houston’s Threat. 2, Chanse Darling, Hyattville, Wyo., 76.5. 3, Samuel Kelts, Milarville, Alberta, 76. 4. Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 74.5.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La., 7.6 seconds. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.1. 3, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, 8.4. 4, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 11.1.
Barrel Racing: 1, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 15.33 seconds. 2, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 15.47. 3, Cheyenne Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas, 15.49. 4, Jessie Telford, Caldwell, Idaho, 15.53.
Bull Riding: 1, Payton Fitzpatrick, Polson, Mont., 81.5 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Viper. 2, toby Collins, Stephenville, Texas, 81. 3, Connor Murnion, Jordan, Mont., 79.5. 4, Colten Fritzlan, Snyder, Texas, 78.5.
Eighteenth Performance —
Bareback Riding: 1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 83 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Grin & Bear It. 2, Lane McGeehee, Victoria, Texas, 79.5. 3, (tie) Justin Polmiller, Weatherford, Okla., and Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., 79.
Steer Wrestling: 1, (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., and Harley Cole, Okotoks, Alberta, 4.0 seconds each. 3, Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., 4.1. 4, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 5.0.
Team Roping: 1, Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 5.3 seconds. 2, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, and McCoy Profili, Anderson, Texas, 5.5. 3, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.7. 4, Garrett Chick, Salado, Texas and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 6.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Shade Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 84.5 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Mood Swings. 2, Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, British Columbia, 84. 3, Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia, 82. 4, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 80.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 7.8 seconds. 2, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 8.6. 3, J.C. Malone, Plain City, Utah, 9.4. 4, Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 11.1.
Barrel Racing: 1, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D., 15.47. 2, (tie) Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore., and Danyelle Williams, Vale, Ore., 15.48 each. 4, Kara Large, Bromide, Okla., 15.66.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas, 90 points on J K Rodeo’s Reaper. 2, Chris Bechthold, Booker, Texas, 87.5.
Nineteenth Performance —
Bareback Riding: 1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 84.5 points on Clagary Stampede’s Young Carma. 2, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 82.5. 3, Luke Creasy, Hobbs, N.M., 82. 4, (tie) Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., and Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan, 80.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Harley Cole, Okotoks, Alberta, 3.4 seconds. 2, Will Lummus, West Point, Miss., 3.5. 3, Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii,4.5. 4, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 5.5.
Team Roping: 1, Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., and Cullen Teller, Fort Collins, Colo., 4.5 seconds. 2, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 4.8. 3, Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Kory Koontz, St4ephenville, Texas, 5.6. 4, Jesse Stipes, Slaina, Okla., and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 6.1.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 86 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Redial. 2, Colton Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 81.5. 3, Chanse Darling, Hyattville, Wyo., 80. 4, Samuel Kelts, Milarville, Alberta, 72.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.0 seconds. 2, Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 8.4. 3, Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah, 9.3. 4, Neil Dove, Hico, Texas, 9.5.
Barrel Racing: 1, Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore., 15.34. 2, (tie) Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn., and Cindy Smith, Hobbs, N.M., 15.58 each. 4, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D., 15.67.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 83.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Rattler. 2, Colten Fritzlan, Snyder, Texas, 77.5.
Current Leaders – Round winners followed by Championship Finals Qualifiers (total on two)
Bareback Riding: (first round winners) 1, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Added Money, $3,718. 2, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 87.5, $2,850. 3, Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 86.5, $2,107. 4, Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., 85, $1,363. 5, Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho, 84.5, $858. 6, Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., 84, $620. 7, (tie) Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo.; Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta; Tristan Hansen, Dillon, Mont.; and Spur Lacasse, Calgary, Alberta; 83.5 and $217 each. (second round winners) 1, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 86.5 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s High Rollin Sidney, $3,718. 2, Dantan Bertsch, Eastend, Saskatchewan, 85, $2,850. 3, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Steven Dent, Mullen, Nev., 84.5, $1,735. 5, (tie) Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., and Blaine Kaufman, Pretty Prairie, Kan., 84, $744. 7, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 83.5, $496. 8, (tie) Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., and Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D., 83, $186. (total on two) 1, Shadbolt, 168. 2, Dent, 167.5. 3, (tie) Colletti, and Biglow, 167. 5, Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 166. 6, Bertsch, 165.5. 7, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 165. 8, (tie) Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta; Blaine Kaufman, Pretty Prairie, Kan.; and Richmond Champion 164. 11, (tie) Reiner and Aus, 163.5.
Steer Wrestling: (first round winners) 1, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.5 seconds, $3,384. 2, (tie) Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., and Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 3.6 and $3,084 each. 4, (tie) Cole McNamee, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., and Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb., 3.8, $2,084. 6, Bubba Boots, St. Anthony, Idaho, 3.9, $1,334. 7, (tie) Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss.; Harley Cole, Okotoks, Alberta; and Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev.; 4.0 and $3,889 (second round winners) 1, Harley Cole, Okotoks, Alberta, 3.4 seconds, $3,834. 2, Will Lummus, West Point, Miss., 3.5, $3,334. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 3.6, $2,834. 4, (tie) Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala.; Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La.; and Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla.; 3.7 and $1,834 each. 7, Cole Edge, Duncan, Okla., 3.8, $834. 8, Jake Fulton, Rosebud, S.D., 3.9, $333. (total on two) 1, Duvall, 7.2. 2, Harley Cole, 7.4. 3, Kyle Irwin, 8.0. 4, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 8.1. 5, Dru Melvin, 8.2. 6, Grady Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 8.3. 7, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 8.4. 8, (tie) Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, and Bubba Boots, 8.6. 10, Shayde Tree Etherton, Borden, Ind., 8.8. 11, Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., 8.9. 12, Tanner Brunner 9.0.
Team Roping: (first round winners) 1, (tie) Coleman Proctor, Yukon, Okla., and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas; and Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; 4.1 and $3,727 each. 3, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 4.3, $2,947. 4, Luke Brown, Rockdale, S.C., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.5, $2,427. 5, (tie) Dustin Bird, Cutbank, Mont., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore.; and Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas and Ty Arnold, Midway, Texas; 4.7, $1,647. 7, Steven Duby, Hereford, Ore., and Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., 4.8, $867. 8, (tie) Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M.; and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, 4.9, $173. (second round winners) 1, Casey Tew, Billings, Mont., and Jerren Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 3.8 seconds, $3,987. 2, Brenten Hall, Stephenville, Texas, and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 3.9, $3,467. 3, (tie) Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas; and Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Hunter Koch, Walters, Okla.; 4.1, $2,687. 5, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 4.2, $1,907. 6, Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 4.4, $1,387. 7, (tie) Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.; Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D.; Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo.; and Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., and Cullen Teller, Fort Collins, Colo., 4.5, $303. (total on two) 1, Clay Tryan and Travis Graves, 9.3. 2, Clay Smith and Jake Long, 9.5. 3, Pace Freed, Chubbock, Idaho and Jade Anderson, Genola, Utah, 10.4. 4, Jeff Johnston, Thedford, Neb., and Dustin Harris, O’Neill, Neb., 10.5. 5, Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D., and Blaine Vick, Breckenridge, Texas, 10.7. 6, Tate Kirchenschlager, Yuma, Colo., and B.J. Dugger, Comfort, Texas, 11.1. 7, Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 11.4. 8, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 12.4. 9, J.B. James, Jr., Bennett, Colo., and Brock Hanson, Bennett, Colo., 13.0. 10, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 14.9. 11, Steven and Jason Duby, 15.1. 12, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 15.2.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1, Shade Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 84.5 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Mood Swings, $3,778. 2, Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, British Columbia, 84, $2,897. 3, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 83, $2,141. 4, (tie) Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, and Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia, 82, $1,134 each. 6, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 81.5, $630. 7, (tie) Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah; Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D.; and Wyatt Hageman, Jay Em, Wyo., 81, $294 each. (second round winners) 1, Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D., 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Starburst Rolly, $3,778. 2, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 86, $2,897. 3, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 85.5, $2,141. 4, (tie) Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, and Hawkins Boyce, Malad, Idaho, 85 and $1,134 each. 6, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 84.5, $630. 7, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 84, $504. 8, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 83, $378. (total on two) 1, Spencer Wright, 166. 2, Blackwell, 163.5. 3, Boyce, 163. 4, Wyatt Casper, 162.5. 5, Rusty Wright, 162. 6, (tie) Cole Elshere, and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 161. 8, Wanchuk, 160.5. 9, Colton Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 160. 10, (tie) Sterling Crawley, and Alex Wright, 159.5. 12, Jesse Wright, 159.
Tie-Down Roping: (first round winners) 1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.3 seconds, $3,795. 2, (tie) Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 7.7 and $3,052 each. 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 7.8, $2,310. 5, Cody Craig, Wendell, Idaho, 8.0, $1,815. 6, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 8.1, $1,320. 7, Anthony Jordan, Houston, Texas, 8.2, $825. 8, (tie) Brandon Neugebauer, La Junta, Colo., and Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 8.3, $165. (second round winners) 1, Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La., 7.6, $3,795. 2, Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas, 7.7, $3,300. 3, Cole Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla., 7.9, $2,805. 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.0, $2,310. 5, (tie) Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan., and Tuf Cooper, 8.1, $1,567. 7, (tie) Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, and Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas, 8.4, $577. (total on two) 1, Cooper, 15.4. 2, Marty Yates, 15.8. 3, Cooper Martin, 16.7. 4, Lane Livingston, 17.0. 5, Tanner Green, 17.2. 6, Brody Stallard, Fort Sumner, N.M., 18.6. 7, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 18.8. 8, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 19.2. 9, Joey Dickens, 19.3. 10, Kyle Dickens, Loveland, Colo., 19.4. 11, Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 19.8. 12, Treg Schaack, Canyon, Texas, 20.0.
Barrel Racing: 1, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 15.04 seconds, $3,541. 2, Jennifer Sharp, Montgomery, Texas, 15.26, $3,035. 3, (tie) Shelley Morgan, Canton, Texas, and Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 15.30, $2,361. 5, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 15.36, $1,686. 6, (tie) Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, and Amy Jo Farella, Cheyenne, Wyo., 15.39 each, $1,180. 8, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 15.40, $675. 9, Sadye Simpson, Stephenville, Texas, 15.41, $506. 10, Kelley Carrington, Boston, Ga., 15.43, $337. (second round winners) 1, Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., 15.23, $3,541. 2, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 15.29, $3,035. 3, Leia Pluemer, Los Lunas, N.M., 15.32, $2,529. 4, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 15.33, $2,192. 5, Amberleigh Moore, Salem, Ore., 15.34, $1,686. 6, Chris Gibson, Windsor, Colo., 15.35, $1,349. 7, Jennifer Sharp, 15.37, $1012. 8, (tie) Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., and Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 15.38, $590. 10, Brooke Jeter, Stephenville, Texas, 15.39, $337. (total on two) 1, Langdon, 30.37. 2, Sharp, 30.63. 3, Miller, 30.76. 4, Alley, 30.77. 5, Lord, 30.78. 6, Amy Jo Farella, Cheyenne, Wyo., 30.81. 7, (tie) Lockhart, Moore and Pluemer, 30.82 each. 10, (tie) Schuster and Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 30.92. 12, Jeter, 30.99.
Bull Riding: (first round winners) 1, Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas, 90 points on J K Rodeo’s Reaper, $3,799. 2, Dayton Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga., 87, $2,912. 3, Nevada Newman, Melstone, Mont., 86.5, $2,153. 4, Aaron Williams, Pismo Beach, Calif., 85, $1,393. 5, Stetson Wright, Beaver, Utah, 84.5, $886. 6, Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta, 83.5, $633. 7, (tie) Jeston Mead, Holcomb, Kan., and Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas, 83 and $443 each. (second round winners) 1, Dillon James Tyner, Eaton, Colo., 89 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Grey Denim, $3,799. 2, Chris Bechthold, Booker, Texas, 87.5, $2,912. 3, Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, 87, $2,153. 4, Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo., 86.5, $1,393. 5, Bart Miller, Pleasanton, Neb., 85, $886. 6, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 84, $633. 7, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 83.5, $506. 8, (tie) Tyler Hessman, Beaver, Okla., and Nathan Hatchel, WeatheSrford, Okla., 82, $190. (total on two) 1, Wallace, 166.5. 2, Hatchel, 163. 3, Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas, 160. 4, Colten Fritzlan, Snyder, Texas, 156. 5, Levi Gray, Dairy, Ore., 152. 6, Nic Lica, Garden City, Mich., 151. 7, Jeff Bertus, Avon, S.D., 145.5. 8, Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 138. (on one) 9, Rostockyj, 90. 10, Tyner, 89. 11, Bechthold, 87.5.
