Field Set for Caldwell Night Rodeo Finals

By Susan Kanode
Posted Saturday, August 22, 2009

CALDWELL, Idaho --- Saturday night’s Caldwell Night Rodeo will truly fit their slogan of “Where the Cowboys are the Stars.”

The bareback riding will feature reigning world champion Justin McDaniel, from Porum, Okla., the current world standings leader Clint Cannon from Waller, Texas, and two-time world champion Bobby Mote from Culver, Ore. Of the 12 contestants in the field, eight are ranked in the top 20 in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings and there is only a six point spread, so any one of them has the potential to earn the championship here.

In team roping, 2007 world champion header Chad Masters and his partner Jade Corkill enter in fifth place. Masters, from Clarksville, Tenn., and Corkill from Fallon, Nev., lead the world standings in heading and heeling respectively. Former world champion Steve Purcella, from Hereford, Texas, and his partner Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier Jhett Johnson from Casper, Wyo., are in second. The Adams brothers from Logandale, Nev., Jay and Austin, lead the field.

Six-time all-around champion Trevor Brazile is atop the leader board in tie-down roping here. Brazile, from Decatur, Texas, leads the world standings in that category and the all-around standings again. Brazile is closing in on the $200,000 regular season earnings mark and will certainly use any money he earns here to increase his checkbook and lead in the standings.

In fact, the world standings leaders in all of the events with the exception of steer wrestling have qualified for the finals here. In saddle bronc riding, Jesse Kruse had an 85 point effort aboard Burch Rodeo’s Sand to Stone on Friday night to move into third place.

There were only six bull riders that made it to the eight-second whistle and at the top of the leaderboard are Kanin Asay from Powell, Wyo., and J.W. Harris from May, Texas, who each had 90-point scores. Harris is the reigning world champion and leads the world standings. Asay is in sixth.

Top stock from Powder River Rodeo, the Calgary Stampede, Burch Rodeo and D and H Cattle Company will be featured. Fans can expect to see the two-time world champion saddle bronc horse Wyoming’s Miss Congeniality. The leader coming in, Dusty Hausauer, from Dickinson, N.D., is the lucky man to attempt to ride her. Calgary Stampede’s world champion bareback horse, Grated Coconut, will also be here. Zac Compton from Hermiston, Ore., will attempt to ride him.

“The best set of horses in the world will be here tomorrow night,” said Royce Ford who moved into a tie for first place in the long round on Friday night. He rode Powder River Rodeo’s Touch of Silver for 87 points to tie with Bobby Mote. “I just gotta come out and try to do the best I can. Hopefully it’ll work.”

The final performance of the Caldwell Night Rodeo will begin on Saturday at 8 p.m.

CALDWELL, Idaho --- The following are results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo, Friday, August 21, 2009..

Fourth Performance ---

Bareback Riding: 1, Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 87 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Touch of Silver. 2 (tie), Kyle Bowers, Brooks, Alberta; Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho; and Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D.; 80.

Team Roping: 1, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 7.4 seconds. 2, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., and Tommye Flenniken, Jr., Caldwell, Idaho, 10.0. 3, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., 11.1. 4, Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and J.W. Borrego, Pueblo West, Coo., 19.6.

Steer Wrestling: (three times) Seth Hadlock, Liberty, Utah, 4.8. 2, Corey Rogers, Rupert, Idaho, 5.4. 3, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 63.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 85 points on Burch Rodeo’s Sand to Stone. 2, Jake Larson, Garland, Utah, 84. 3 (tie), Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., and Cody Taton, Newell, S.D., 83.

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1, Wes Lockard, Susanville, Calif., 8.7 seconds. 2, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 9.6. 3, Ryan Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 11.3.

Women’s Barrel Racing: 1,Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.53 seconds. 2, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 17.56. 3, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 17.60. 4, Sammi Bessert, Lomah, Colo., 17.68.

Bull Riding: (one qualified ride) 1, Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., 84 points on D and H Cattle Company’s 261.

The following are current leaders ---

Bareback Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1 (tie), Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., on Powder River Rodeo’s Show Boat and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., on Powder River’s Touch of Silver, 87 points, $3,026 each. 3, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 86, $1,941. 4 (tie), Noah Bayes, Adrian, Ore., Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., and Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 84, $875. 7 (tie), Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 83, $400. 9 (tie), Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas; Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo.; Monte Downare, Hartsel, Colo.; and Zac Compton, Hermiston, Ore.; 81.

Team Roping: (second round winners) 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas; and Jake Rodriguez, Livermore, Calif., and Evan Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif.; 4.1, $1,715. 3, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 4.2, $1,230. 4 (tie), Jay and Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., and Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev.; 4.8, $744. 6, Pace Freed, Pocatello, Idaho and Levi Piquet, Harrisville, Utah, 5.1, $324. (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, Adams and Adams, 9.6. 2, Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas, and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 10.8. 3, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 11.4. 4, David Motes, Tolar, Texas, and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 11.9. 5, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 12.1. 6, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 14.7. 7,Tadd Thomas, Ogden, Utah and Brad Freeland, West Haven, Utah, 15.0. 8, Rodriguez and Arnold, 15.3. 9, Pace Freed, Pocatello, Idaho and Levi Piquet, Harrisville, Utah, 16.6. 10, Freed and Piquet, 16.6. 11, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 16.8. 12, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 16.9.

Steer Wrestling: (second round winners) 1 (tie), Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., and Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 3.7 seconds, $2,338. 3, , Craig James Smith, West Haven, Utah, 3.8, $1,847. 4, Brad McGilchrist, Wheatland, Calif., 3.9, $1,521. 5, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.0, $1,195. 6, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Caolo., 4.1, $865. 7, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.2, $543. 8 (tie), Hunter cure, Holliday, Texas, and Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 4.3, $107 each . (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, Greenfield, 8.1. 2, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 8.4. 3 (tie), Gorsuch, and Lewis, 8.5. 5, Travis Carnine, Stanfield, Ore., 8.7. 6, Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo., 9.0. 7 (tie), Craig Smith, and Seth Hadlock, Liberty, Utah, 9.1. 9 (tie), Cure, Halliday, Texas, and B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash., 9.2. 11 (tie), Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., and Michael Reger, Redmond, Ore., 9.6.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1, Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., 88 points on Burch Rodeo’s Jim Dandy, $2,999. 2, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 87, $2,299. 3, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 85, $1,899. 4 (tie), Cody Wright, Milford, Utah; Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla.; and Jake Larson, Garland, Utah; 84, $766. 7 (tie), Tyrell Smith, Vaughn, Mont.; Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif.; Tyler Corrington, Guymon, Okla.; Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo.; and Cody Taton, Newell, S.D.; 83, $140.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round winners) 1, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.9 seconds, $2,549. 2 (tie), Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas; Clint Arave, Blackfoot, Idaho; Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas; and Cole Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla.; 8.0, $1,718. 6, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 82., $887. 7, Alwin Bouchard, Scandia, Alberta, 8.3, $554. 8 (tie), Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., and Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 8.4, $111. (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, Brazile, 16.2. 2, Hanchey, 16.5. 3, Boardman, 16.6. 4, Shank Edwards, Levelland, Texas, 16.8. 5, Moore, 17.1. 6, Seth Childers, Cameron, Texas, 17.6. 7, Matt Shiozawa, Pocatello, Idaho, 17.7. 8, Justin Macha, Needville, Texas, 17.8. 9, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 18.0. 10 (tie), Jack Vanderlans, Temeculah, Calif., and Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 18.2. 12, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 18.3.

Barrel Racing: (second round winners) 1, Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 17.14 seconds, $1,797. 2, Brittany Pharr, Victoria, Texas, 17.43, $1,540. 3 (tie), Jill Atkinson, Murray, Utah; Savanah Reeves, Dublin, Texas; and Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif.; 17.48, $1,084. 6, Tammy Bruso, Dothan, Ala., 17.49, $664. 7, Kali Jo Parker, Wendell, Idaho, 17.51, $413. 8, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.53, $342. 9, Kyna Schrader, Wickenburg, Ariz., 17.54, $257. 10, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 17.55, $171. (total on two – final qualifiers) 1, Sue Smith, 34.97. 2, Robbins, 34.99. 3, Benette Barrington, 35.08. 4, Pharr, 35.21. 5, Reeves, 35.22. 6, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 35.26. 7, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 35.35. 8, Kyna Schrader, Wickenburg, Ariz., 35.37. 9, Shelly Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 35.47. 10, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 35.51. 11, Vauna Walker, Pingree, Idaho, 35.53. 12, Atkinson, 35.54.

Bull Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1 (tie), Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., on D and H Cattle Company’s Savage Shaker and J.W. Harris, May, Texas, on D and H Cattle Company’s Velvet Stinger, 90 points, $2,988. 3, Beau Schroeder, China, Texas, 87, $1,919. 4, Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., 84, $1,240. 5, Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 82, $789. 6, Shane Gordon, Fort Jones, Calif., 80, $564.