CALDWELL, Idaho --Aug. 20, 2010 – Bareback rider Kaycee Feild started the 2010 rodeo year off well winning titles in Fort Worth, Texas, and Rapid City, S.D., in February.
He continued to be successful and was sitting very well in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings when disaster struck. At the rodeo in Livermore, Calif., he broke his right arm, the one that he uses to get a grip on a bareback rigging to make a living.
After having surgery on his arm, Feild missed two months of competition. He worked with physical therapist Keith Klevin in Las Vegas who has helped many professional athletes return to competition.
Two months after the injury, Feild returned to competition at Logan, Utah where he shared the championship. Just a week later, he rode at the Caldwell Night Rodeo and scored 86 points on the Calgary Stampede horse named Kauai Coconut. It was the fifth bucking horse he has gotten on since returning to the rodeo arena.
That ride earned him $2,969 for a tie for first place in the first round. Kelly Timberman, from Mills, Wyo., also had an 86. They are both poised to win a championship here during Saturday night’s finals.
Another Wyoming cowboy that is in contention for a title here is Kanin Asay from Powell. Asay tied for first place in the first round here last year with world champion J.W. Harris from Mullen, Texas. They each won $2,988 for their 90 point efforts. Then, Asay couldn’t be at the final round because his brother had chosen to get married on the same day.
That won’t be a problem for the three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier this year. He won the first round here this year outright with an 84-point effort. He collected a check for $2,841.
“I was sick that I couldn’t be there last year,” Asay said. “I’m so thankful that I get to be there Saturday night this year.”
Friday night’s rodeo was part of Wrangler’s Patriot Night program. Over $10,000 was raised for Hero Care, a national program with a local chapter. The funds that Caldwell Night Rodeo raised will support local veterans and their families.
Also on Friday, governor C.L. “Butch” Otter roped with Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association commissioner Karl Stressman. Stressman put a clean catch on the head, but Otter failed to connect.
“We have a lot of rodeo days in our state,” Otter said. “Rodeo is very popular in Idaho. It’s family entertainment. It’s the only professional sport that we do every day at work. For ranchers it is a routine job. I would have loved it if I had caught tonight. It’s still fun to participate.
Saturday night’s final round starts at 8 p.m. All of the Caldwell Night Rodeo champions will be crowned at that time.
CALDWELL, Idaho – Aug. 20, 2010 – The following are results from the fourth performance of the Caldwell Night Rodeo.
Bareback Riding: 1, Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, 86 points on Kauai Coconut. 2, (tie) R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., and Zachary Hutchison, Malta, Idaho, 80. 3, (tie) Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., and Caleb Bennett, Bluffdale, Utah, 78.
Team Roping: 1, Josh Bruce, Jordan Valley, Ore., and Jason Duby, Nampa, Idaho, 7.1 seconds. 2, Pete Jones, Twin Falls, Idaho and Ben Tibbitts, Blackfoot, Idaho, 10.1. 3, Dustin Hermreck, Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Cody Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 19.1.
Steer Wrestling: 1,Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.1 seconds. 2, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.2. 3, Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 14.3.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Alex Wright, Virgin, Utah, 85 points on Yellow Hair. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 83. 3, (tie) Jake Wright, Hurriane, Utah and Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 79.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 8.7 seconds. 2, Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 9.0. 3, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 9.3. 4, Joseph Parson, Marana, Ariz., 11.1.
Barrel Racing: 1, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 17.60 seconds. 2, Benette Barrington, Lubbock, Texas, 17.79. 3, Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla., 17.83. 4, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 18.08.
Bull Riding : (three rides) 1, Clayton Williams, Carthage, Texas, 81 points on #616. 2, Jordan Hooton, Daingerfield, Texas, 74. 3, Cody Hodges, Omaha, Texas, 70.
The following are current leaders.
Bareback Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1, (tie) Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., on Calgary Stampede’s Kalispell Whiskey and Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, on Calgary Stapede’s Kauai Coconut, $2,969 each. 3, (tie) Jared Schlegel, Burns, Colo., and Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 84,$1,569. 5, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 83, $784. 6, (tie) Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, and Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan., 82, $504. 8, (tie) Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho and Dave Worsfold, Queensland, Australia, 81, $168. 10, (tie) Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho; Zachary Hutchison, Malta, Idaho; and R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore.; 80.
Team Roping: (second round winners) 1, JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., 4.6 seconds, $1,819. 2, Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 4.8, $1,505. 3, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.2, $1,191. 4, (tie) Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; Seth Gurney, Aurora, Utah, and K.C. Curtis, Monroe, Utah; and Spencer Mitchell, Cottonwood, Calif., and Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif., 5.3, $585 each. (total on two—final qualifiers) 1, Mitchell and Cresta, 10.7. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.0. 3, Seth Gurney, Aurora, Utah and K.C. Curtis, Monroe, Utah, 11.3. 4, Masters and Corkill, 11.4. 5, (tie) Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.; and Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas; 11.6. 7, Josh Bruce, Jordan Valley, Ore., and Jason Duby, Nampa, Idaho, 12.6. 8, Pace Freed, Pocatello, Idaho and Jason Warner, Chubbock, Idaho, 13.3. 9, Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Penn., and Kyle Crick, Lipan, Texas, 13.5. 10, Jake Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Matt Garza, Mesquite, N.M., 13.6. 11, Rob and Dan Webb, Jerome, Idaho, 15.0. 12, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., 17.1.
Steer Wrestling: (second round winners) 1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.8 seconds, $2,498. 2, (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.1, $2,009 each. 4, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.2, $1,521. 5, (tie) Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo.; Dane Hanna, Starkville, Miss.; and Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore.; 4.3, $869. (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, (tie) Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., and Branquinho, 8.7 seconds each. 3, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 9.0. 4, Hanna, 9.5. 5, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 9.7. 6, (tie), Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., and Shepperson, 9.9. 8, (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 10.1. 10, (tie) Ethan Thouvenell, Napa, Calif., and Clayton Morrison, Cavalier, N.D., 10.3. 12, Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 10.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1,(tie) Ryan MacKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., on Calgary Stampede’s Gin Neat, and Alex Wright on Burch Rodeo’s Yellow Hair, 85 points, $2,333 each. 3, Jesse James Kirby, Dodge City, Kan., 84, $1,497. 4, (tie) Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D.; Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M.; and Cody Wright, Milford, Utah; 83, $675. 7, (tie) Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., and Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 82, $308. 9, Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo., 81. 10, (tie) Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., and Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 80.
Tie-Down Roping: (second round winners) 1, Seth Childers, Cameron, Texas, 7.6 seconds, $2,396. 2, (tie) Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M., and Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.8, $1,927 each. 4, Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla., 8.0, $1,459. 5, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., 8.3, $1,146. 6, J.D. Kibbe, Portales, N.M., 8.5, $833. 7, (tie) Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas and Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 8.7, $365. (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 17.2 seconds. 2, Solomon, 17.7. 3, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 17.8. 4, (tie) Nate Baldwin, Chubbuck, Idaho, and Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 18.0. 6, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 18.1.7, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 18.2. 8, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 18.6. 9, (tie) Ryle Smith, Lehi, Utah, and Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 18.7. 11, Giovanni Davis, College Station, Texas, 19.0. 12, Creager, 19.6.
Barrel Racing: (second round winners) 1,Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 17.21, $1,887. 2, (tie) Sierra Dawn Thomas, Roy, Utah and Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.38, $1,483. 4, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 17.39, $1,168. 5, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 17.51, $899. 6, (tie) Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, and Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.53, $629. 8, Sheena Robbbins, Fresno, Calif., 17.57, $359. 9, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 17.60, $270. 10, Pam Ross, Hilmar, Calif., 17.69, $180. (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, Hunter, 34.69. 2, Thomas, 35.13. 3, Tolbert, 35.12. 4, Richman, 35.24. 5, Mays, 35.31. 6, Robbins, 35.36. 7, Young, 35.41. 8, Moody, 35.46. 9, (tie) Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, and Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 35.62. 11, Bessert, 35.67. 12, Lacy Wilson, Artesia, N.M., 35.68.
Bull Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1, Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 84 points on Sod Buster, $2,841. 2, (tie) Hutch Haslam, Morgan, Utah, and Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, 83, $1,894 each. 4, (tie) Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas; Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo.; and Clayton Williams, Carthage, Texas; 81, $726. 7, (tie) Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., and Kyle German, Crossfield, Alberta, 80, $331. 9, Tylee Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 79. 10, (tie) Dylan Werner, Bushnell, Fla.; Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah; and Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah; 78.
