Keylon’s upset win at Pendleton gives new life to Wrangler NFR dream
PENDLETON, Ore. – Jared Keylon did what he needed to do at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up to give himself a chance to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Now he’s got two long weeks of competition to see if can make his dream come true.
Keylon, 24, tied for second in the opening round of the bareback riding at Round-Up Arena and won the final round with an 85-point ride on Korkow Rodeo’s Cherry Velvet to win the average and earn checks for $9,069.
It brought his season total to $50,460, more than doubling his career-high of a year ago and good enough to move him past Tim Shirley into 16th place in the PRCA World Standings. Keylon trails Jason Havens for the final qualifying spot into the Wrangler NFR by slightly more than $1,000.
“I’m going home (Fort Scott, Kan.) to see my wife (Ashley) for a day and hit the road again,” Keylon said. “I’m going to Texarkana (Ark.) on Wednesday, Amarillo (Texas) on Thursday and then Albuquerque (N.M.) Friday and Saturday. After that, I’m I qualified into the Heartland ProRodeo Championships in Waco, Texas (Oct. 9-17), which is really important since I didn’t make it to Omaha (Neb.) this week for the Justin Boots Championships.
“I’ve still got a lot of good people behind me (in the standings), so I know I’m still going to have to fight it out until the end. But I’m having a great time doing this.”
Keylon and his wife bought some land 15 miles west of Fort Scott earlier this year and are planning to build a house there, so Keylon has had “a whole lot of extra motivation” for wanting to establish himself among the elite level of bareback riders.
He showed he belonged this weekend when he went head-to-head with standings leader Clint Cannon, two-time World Champion Bobby Mote, three-time World Champion Will Lowe and four-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Ryan Gray to win the biggest title of his career.
“The first time I saw Cherry Velvet, my traveling partner, Matt Bright, rode him for 80 points in Salinas (Calif.),” Keylon said. “Then Brandon Martin had an 83 on the horse in the long go in Pendleton. It’s kind of a young horse, but it’s getting better all the time, and I thought it would be pretty neat to draw Cherry Velvet in the finals. I thought I could handle it. I was excited for the chance.”
Keylon was second-to-last in the riding order, so he knew very well where things stood when he climbed down in the chute.
“I was breathing kind of hard,” he said. “When you’re up against guys like Ryan Gray, Bobby Mote and Clint Cannon, you need to have your rodeo pants on or you’re not going to have a chance. I was eager to get out there and ride before I started to hyper-ventilate or have a heart attack. I’m just glad it all worked out.”
Timed-event cowboy Josh Peek also did his Wrangler NFR chances some good at Pendleton, earning enough in the steer wrestling and tie-down roping to claim his first Let ‘Er Buck Trophy as the rodeo’s top all-around hand.
Peek had total earnings of $6,053 to go with the trophy, a saddle, buckle and several items from Pendleton Woolen Mills.
The $4,233 he won in tie-down roping allowed him to gain a little breathing room in the Wrangler NFR chase; Peek had arrived at Pendleton in 15th place.
“It’s amazing,” Peek said. “It’s a cowboy’s rodeo. It’s a dream of mine. I’ve always wanted to win Pendleton.”
Other winners at Pendleton were steer wrestler Olin Hannum (16.7 seconds on three head), father-son team ropers Joel and Allen Bach (21.2 seconds on three head), saddle bronc rider Wade Sundell (174 points on two head), tie-down ropers Jerrad Hofstetter and Matt Shiozawa (33.7 seconds on three head), barrel racer Linzie Walker (56.54 seconds on two runs) and bull rider Colin McTaggart (175 points on two head).
It was Walker’s fourth consecutive victory at Pendleton.
Lineup set for Justin Boots Championships in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. – Following competition at the Justin Boots Playoffs in Puyallup (Wash.) Pro Rodeo, Sept. 11-13, the top 12 qualifiers in the Tour Standings advanced to the Justin Boots Championships in Omaha, Neb., Sept. 24-26. The table below reflects unofficial season earnings of those qualified for the Justin Boots Championships.
BAREBACK RIDING
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 32/6-0/175 $170,046 Sikeston (Mo.), 8 2
2. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 30/5-9/175 $202,428 Lovington (N.M.), Bremerton (Wash.) 0 0
3. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo. 32/5-9/168 $112,630 San Antonio, T-Austin (Texas) 2 0
4. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla.22/5-8/130 $103,549 Puyallup (Wash.) 2 1
5. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 26/5-5/150 $94,186 Redding (Calif.) Cheyenne (Wyo.) 7 3
6. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 26/5-7/155 $106,420 T-St. Paul, Salinas, Hermiston, T-Bremerton 4 0
7. Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah21/5-9/170 $102,845 Rapid City (S.D.), Reno, T-St. Paul (Ore.) 1 0
8. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo.26/6-0/155 $62,367 -- 6 0
9. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo. 36/5-10/165 $69,049 T-Cody (Wyo.) 0 0
10. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 21/5-10/170 $90,768 Dodge City (Kan.) 1 0
11. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 20/5-11/178 $62,367 T-Colorado Springs (Colo.) 0 0
12. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. 33/5-8/160 $72,010 T-Austin 5 1
STEER WRESTLING
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 27/6-7/265 $104,622 Cheyenne, Sikeston, Puyallup 1 0
2. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta 38/6-2/230 $103,150 Austin, T-Lovington (N.M.), Ellensburg9 1
3. Joey Bell Jr., Athens, Texas 36/6-4/220 $59,209 San Antonio, T-St. Paul (Ore.) 4 0
4. Luke Branquino, Los Alamos, Calif. 29/6-0/235 $81,797 Rapid City (S.D.), Salinas (Calif.) 7 2
5. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas 25/6-0/195 $69,545 -- 0 0
6. Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas 39/6-3/245 $45,458 -- 0 0
7. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 29/6-3/245 $55,298 -- 2 0
8. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 27/6-3/200 $48,527 Redding (Calif.) 0 0
9. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas 31/6-0/215 $57,002 Prescott (Ariz.) 1 0
10. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 27/6-0/185$44,588 -- 2 0
11. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. 28/6-5/230 $42,412 -- 0 0
12. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 30/6-0/185 $40,988 -- 3 0
TEAM ROPING (HEADING)
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. 28/5-8/155 $130,194 Cheyenne (Wyo.), Lovington (N.M.) 5 1
2. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 27/6-1/155 $84,143 Hermiston (Ore.) 0 0
3. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mon. 28/6-0/165 $75,305 Reno (Nev.) 8 0
4. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C. 35/5-8/160 $71,137 -- 1 0
5. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas 22/6-0/170 $42,474 -- 0 0
6. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 30/5-11/170 $56,662 Salinas (Calif.) 7 1
7. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla. 30/6-0/210 $72,486 -- 0 0
8. Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas 42/6-2/225 $58,877 Puyallup (Wash.) 11 1
9. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 32/5-11/170 $83,454 Dodge City (Kan.) 16 9
10. Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev. 25/6-2/175 $43,594 St. Paul (Ore.) 1 0
11. Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan. 34/6-0/235 $49,424 Rapid City (S.D.) 3 0
12. David Key, Caldwell, Texas 40/6-1/180 $67,507 Bremerton (Wash.) 8 0
TEAM ROPING (HEELING)
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 22/6-1/215 $120,722 Cheyenne (Wyo.), Lovington (N.M.) 1 0
2. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. 27/5-10/175 $83,565 Hermiston (Ore.) 3 0
3. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 29/6-0/180 $91,833 Dodge City (Kan.), Colorado Springs 5 1
4. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga. 39/5-11/180 $62,435 San Antonio 5 0
5. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas 30/6-0/175 $74,686 Reno (Nev.) 4 0
6. Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas24/6-0/185 $103,150 Rapid City (S.D.) 1 0
7. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 26/5-11/165 $71,319 -- 0 0
8. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. 38//6-4/240 $55,715 Puyallup (Wash.) 3 0
9. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla. 30/5-11/195 $59,663 Salinas 6 0
10. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 41/6-0/195 $87,432 -- 9 0
11. Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 21/6-0/190 $55,315 -- 0 0
12. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 43/5-8/178 $63,792 Bremerton (Wash.) 14 8
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla. 46/5-5/140 $76,610 Cheyenne (Wyo.), Dodge City (Kan.) 20 5
2. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 23/5-6/165 $130,054 Prescott, Colorado Springs, Ellensburg0 0
3. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D. 36/5-8/160 $62,576 Puyallup (Wash.) 3 0
4. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 28/5-8/160 $79,087 St. Paul (Ore.) 5 0
5. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 24/5-7/145 $81,240 San Antonio 1 0
6. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta 28/5-6/150 $67,318 -- 0 0
7. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 32/5-8/145 $66,065 Redding (Calif.) 5 1
8. Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo. 28/5-9/155 $57,214 -- 3 0
9. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 29/5-7/145 $57,848 -- 3 1
10. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D. 29/5-8/150 $60,248 T-Lovington (N.M.) 2 0
11. Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D. 27/5-4/135 $59,946 Cody (Wyo.), Reno (Nev.) 1 0
12. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas 23/5-11/175 $57,562 T-Lovington (N.M.) 1 0
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 36/6-0/200 $73,743 Cheyenne (Wyo.) 14 6
2. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 25/6-4/190 $74,150 Sikeston (Mo.) 0 0
3. Stran Smith, Childress, Texas39/6-3/190 $47,366 Puyallup (Wash.) 10 1
4. Tuf Cooper, Decaur, Texas 19/5-10/170 $86,106 Austin (Texas) 1 0
5. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla.25/6-0/175 $69,817 Prescott (Ariz.) 3 0
6. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 28/6-2/190 $55,564 San Antonio 3 1
7. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 32/5-11/170$112,185 Hermiston (Ore.) 16 9
8. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah 29/5-5/150 $64,937 -- 1 0
9. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 36/6-2/200 $64,181 -- 13 0
10. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas 34/5-9/200 $66,818 -- 5 0
11. Kody Curry, Buna, Texas 28/5-10/180 $53,474 St. Paul (Ore.) 0 0
12. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 42/6-2/210$54,931 -- 18 8
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BULL RIDING
Name/hometown Age/Ht/Wt Season Earnings Wrangler Million Dollar Tour titles NFR-Q World-T
1. J.W. Harris, May, Texas 23/5-10/135 $190,629 Austin, Reno, Prescott, Dodge City, T-St. Paul 3 1
2. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 25/5-5/135$100,668 Puyallup (Wash.) 4 0
3. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla. 32/5-7/145 $92,950 Redding (Calif.), T-Cody (Wyo.), T-St. Paul (Ore.), Ellensburg (Wash.)0 0
4. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 24/5-8/160 $78,834 -- 2 0
5. Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah 24/5-8/135 $59,021 Colorado Springs (Colo.) 4 1
6. Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas 23/5-11/180 $46,362 T-Salinas 2 0
7. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla. 28/5-8/140 $69,687 -- 0 0
8. Zack Oakes, Elk, Wash. 26/5-10/160 $61,707 Lovington (N.M.) 3 0
9. Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas 23/6-3/180 $44,936 -- 0 0
10. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas 30/5-5/155 $61,209 -- 2 0
11. Jake Wade, Alamo, Nev. 26/5-6/135 $32,694 -- 0 0
12. Brad Pierce, Baird, Texas 23/5-7/150 $29,746 Cheyenne (Wyo.) 0 0
BARREL RACING
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3. Upcoming PRCA Rodeos
Sept. 23 New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo, Albuquerque, ongoing
Sept. 23 Four States Fair Rodeo, Texarkana, Ark., begins
Sept. 23 Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair & Rodeo begins
Sept. 24 Harrison (Ark.) PRCA Rodeo begins
Sept. 24 Comal County Fair & Rodeo, New Branfels, Texas, begins
Sept. 25 Safford (Ariz.) Pro Rodeo begins
Sept. 25 Montgomery County PRCA Rodeo, Conroe, Texas, begins
Sept. 25 McCord (Saskatchwan) Indoor Pro Rodeo begins
Sept. 25 Xtreme Bulls Division II Qualifying Event, Oklahoma City, begins
Sept. 25 Pahrump (Nev.) Fall Festival PRCA Rodeo begins
Sept. 25 Poway (Calif.) Coors Rodeo begins
Sept. 25 San Bernadino (Calif.) Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo begins
Sept. 26 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J.
Sept. 26 Barstow (Calif.) Rodeo Stampede begins
Sept. 26 Andy Devine Days PRCA Rodeo, Kingman, Ariz., begins
Sept. 26 Shawnee Mountain PRCA Rodeo, Shawnee on Delaware, Pa., begins
Sept. 27 Comal County Fair & Rodeo Xtreme Bulls, New Braunfels, Texas
4. Next Up
Sept. 24 Justin Boots Championships, Omaha, Neb., begins
Oct. 9 Heartland Championships, Waco, Texas, begins
5. Rodeo News and Notes
The Trevor Brazile Watch
Trevor Brazile won the tie-down roping in 8.0 seconds at the Eastland County ProRodeo in Ranger, Texas, and placed in a round of team roping with Patrick Smith at the Pendleton Round-Up for earnings of $3,465 from Sept. 18-20. In El Paso, Brazile claimed the all-around by tying for third place in the tie-down roping and tying for sixth in the second round of team roping with Smith. All total, Brazile won $937 at the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo, which concluded Sept. 20. The paydays brought his season total to $227,362 ahead of the total he had on the same week in 2007 ($215,768), on his way to the single-season earnings record of $425,115.
Brazile, of Decatur, Texas, is qualified in both team roping and tie-down roping for this week’s Justin Boots Championships in Omaha, Neb., where there is prize money of nearly $800,000.
Cannon wraps up the Big 4 title
Bareback rider Clint Cannon used another solid week at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up to clinch the coveted “Big 4 Award,” given to the high-money earner at the rodeos in Walla Walla, Wash.; Lewiston, Idaho; Ellensburg, Wash.; and Pendleton. Cannon won the first round at Pendleton and finished sixth in the average to earn $5,193 for the weekend, which kept him atop the Big 4 standings after wins at Lewiston and Walla Walla. He received a $5,000 bonus check with the award.
The bonus money does not count toward the PRCA World Standings. Cannon leads the PRCA’s bareback riding standings with $202,428 a regular-season earnings record for the event by more than $50,000.
All performances of Justin Boots Championships to air on ProRodeoLive.com
ProRodeoLive.com, the Internet voice of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, will provide complete live coverage of the Justin Boots Championships, Sept. 24-26 from Omaha, Neb. The top 12 qualifiers in the regular-season standings of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour, presented by Justin Boots, will compete for nearly $800,000 in prize money at the Qwest Center. Veteran PRCA announcer Steve Kenyon will provide play-by-play coverage. ProRodeoLive.com’s broadcasts will begin at 6:45 p.m. (CT) for all three performances.
ProRodeoLive.com will provide the only live coverage of all 10 performances of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dec. 3-12 from Las Vegas.
For more information about ProRodeoLive.com’s live rodeo coverage and the nationally syndicated RodeoProfiles Radio program, log on to www.prorodeolive.com.
6. 2009 PRCA World Standings Leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile........... $227,362
BB: Clint Cannon............. $202,428
SW: Jake Rinehart............ $104,622
TR-1: Chad Masters.......... $130,194
TR-2: Jade Corkill............. $120,722
SB: Jesse Kruse .............. $130,054
TD: Trevor Brazile............. $112,185
BR: J.W. Harris............... $190,629
SR: Scott Snedecor.......... $57,127
7. 2009 PRCA World Standings
Unofficial as of Sept. 21, 2009. For 2009, official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 70; team roping, 70; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 70; barrel racing, 70; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count Seminole Hard Rock Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.
2009 PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
All-around
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $227,362
2. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 139,801
3. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB 107,594
4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 105,701
5. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. 96,040
6. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah 74,859
7. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas 67,746
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