COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Second chances don’t come around often in life, so when they do, it’s nice to capitalize on them. Bull rider Allen Helmuth was able to take advantage of just such a second chance at the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo, which was held May 21-23. The Ellensburg, Wash., cowboy scored 81 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Wake Up Call to win his event after being bucked off the bull two years ago at the same rodeo.
Helmuth was never really able to get comfortable with the difficult-to-ride bull, because he had a wide variety of jumps in their second meeting, but made the whistle.
“Thank the Lord I stayed on,” said Helmuth, 26. “The adrenaline that comes with winning, there is no feeling like that in the world.
Helmuth works part time doing framing and concrete foundations. The construction job is working really well with competing in ProRodeo.
“The guy I work for lets me set my own schedule, so I can come and go as I please,” said Helmuth, who won $1,939 in Ramona. “Once the summer season comes along and there are more rodeos, I’ll probably be gone almost all the time.”
The other top finishers at the Ramona Rodeo were Austin Adams (all-around), Bee Jay Scott (bareback riding), Rhett Kennedy (steer wrestling), Jake Rodriguez and Brandon Bates (team roping), Darin Redelsperger (saddle bronc riding), Jesse Egan (tie-down roping) and Katie Qualls (barrel racing).
Ramona, Calif.: Ramona Rodeo, May 21-23
All-around cowboy: Austin Adams, $2,831, team roping and tie-down roping.
Bareback riding: 1. Bee Jay Scott, 76 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Standing Tall, $1,561; 2. George Gillespie IV, 74, $1,183; 3. Bo Casper, 73, $852; 4. Kash Wilson, 72, $568; 5. Wyatt Hancock, 68, $331; 6. Jacob Fiddy, 65, $237.
Steer wrestling: 1. Rhett Kennedy, 4.0 seconds, $1,791; 2. Stan Branco, 4.3, $1,482; 3. Luke Branquinho, 4.4, $1,173; 4. Cade Swor, 4.8, $865; 5. Josh Garner, 4.9, $556; 6. Matt Deskovick, 5.2, $309.
Team roping: 1. Jake Rodriguez/Brandon Bates, 4.8 seconds, $2,094 each; 2. Jay Adams/Austin Adams, 5.4, $1,873; 3. Manuel Gonzales/John Taylor, 6.1, $1,653; 4. (tie) Dusty Gravatt/Dusty Gravatt Jr. and Whip Lewis/Ryan White, 6.6, $1,322 each; 6. Jason Vohs/Ron Rogers, 6.7, $992; 7. Steve Smith Jr./Clint Harry, 7.0, $771; 8. (tie) Paul Mullins/Rhett Kennedy and Ed Necochea/Dennis Watkins, 7.4, $441 each; 10. Blaine Linaweaver/Wade Hooker, 7.5, $110.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Darin Redelsperger, 80 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Long Hawk, $1,868; 2. Ad Bugenig, 76, $1,416; 3. (tie) Bradee Hughes and Cody Martin, 73, $849 each; 5. Brad Rudolf, 69, $396; 6. Seth Glause, 66, $283.
Tie-down roping: 1. (tie) Jesse Egan and Ryle Smith, 9.5 seconds, $1,813 each; 3. Jared Ferguson, 9.6, $1,300; 4. Austin Adams, 11.4, $958; 5. Jerrad Hofstetter, 12.1, $616; 6. Nathan Steinberg, 12.6, $342.
Barrel racing: 1. Katie Qualls, 15.50 seconds, $1,965; 2. Haley Jochims, 15.51, $1,684; 3. Linda Vick, 15.55, $1,404; 4. Lita Scott, 15.61, $1,216; 5. Lacy Wilson, 15.69, $936; 6. Robin Bonner, 15.72, $749; 7. Courtney Cline, 15.80, $561; 8. Stacy Dial, 15.81, $374; 9. (tie) Julie Martindale and Sheena Robbins, 15.84, $234 each.
Bull riding: 1. Allen Helmuth, 81 points on Honeycutt Rodeo’s Wake Up Call, $1,939; 2. Friday Wright II, 80, $1,487; 3. Brady Scott Williams, 78, $1,099; 4. Dustin Elliott, 74, $711; 5. (tie) Corey Atwell and A.J. Hamre, 73, $388 each; 7. Craig Begay, 72, $259; 8. (tie) Chris Roundy and Clayton Williams, 71, $97 each.
Total payoff: $63,970. Stock contractor: Honeycutt Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Karen Kissel. Officials: Mike Jones and John Kissel. Timers: Dawn Honeycutt and Virginia Honeycutt. Announcer: Jody Carper. Specialty act: Tomas Garcilazo. Clowns/bullfighters: Joe Butler, Dusty Duba and Clint Selvester. Barrelman: Clint Selvester. Flankman: Jerry Honeycutt. Chute boss: Jerry Honeycutt. Pickup men: Scott Honeycutt and Tel Honeycutt. Photographers: Gene Hyder, Reed Settle and Phil Broda.
