DENVER, Colo. --- Thad Newell is looking for a win that could be the biggest of his career.
He took the lead in the over-all category on Thursday at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in the Denver Coliseum. Corey Navarre, from Weatherford, Okla., led after the third and fourth performances with a total score of 156 points. Then, Tag Elliot from Thatcher, Utah matched Navarre’s scores during the fifth and sixth performances.
After the sixteenth performance Thad Newell from Muskogee, Okla., moved to the top of the leader board. Newell was 84 points on the Cervi Championship Rodeo bull named Victoria’s Secret at the Wednesday night performance. He then came back for Thursday morning’s rodeo and scored 83 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Unreliable. He now leads the over-all category with 167 points on two head, 10 points ahead of the man in second place, Ardie Maier from Timber Lake, S.D. who has 157.
There are 132 bull riders entered in this year’s rodeo. So far, 11 have qualified rides on two bulls. The top 12 contestants qualify for Sunday’s final round and with five more performances before that, the competition looks tough.
There were four qualified rides during Thursday night’s rodeo and three were over 80 points. Wyoming’s Seth Glause was the leader of the pack at 83 points. Then, two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) qualifier Clint Craig has 82. Mike Moore, from Kankakee, Ill., who used to live north of Denver in Wellington, Colo., scored 81. Moore has qualified for the WNFR 4 times and Glause has been there once.
All three of these men have the opportunity to be in Sunday’s finals but will need another eight-second ride and a good score. That would give them a jump start on the 2010 season and hopefully another trip to Las Vegas to compete in rodeo’s championship event.
Rodeo action continues in the Denver Coliseum on Friday with performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
DENVER, Colo. --- The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.
Sixteenth Performance --
Bareback Riding: 1, Dale Stoller, Killdeer, N.D., 79 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Grunting Greeley. 2, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 78. 3 (tie), Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, and R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., 77.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Kelly Masters, Erie, Colo., 4.3 seconds. 2, Cody Kroul, Salmon, Idaho, 4.6. 3, Brad Anglin, Briggsdale, Colo., 6.4. 4, Wyatt Johnson, Keenesburg, Colo., 16.4.
Team Roping: 1, Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas, and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 5.1 seconds. 2, Ty Smith, Edmond, Okla., and Jace Crabb, Mangum, Okla., 5.7. 3, Jay Ellerman, Fort lupton, Colo., and Shay Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 6.6. 4, Britt Williams, Hammond, Mont., and Bobby Harris, Highmore, S.D., 10.1.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Anthony Bello, Kamas, Utah, 77 points on Flying Five Rodeo Company’s Cat Ballou. 2 (tie), Max Fillippin, Battle Mountain, Nev., and Justin Browning, Lake Charles, La., 76. 4, Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 73.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.8 seconds. 2, Troy Hubbard, Wheatland, Wyo., 9.5. 3, Darnell Johnson, Pueblo, Colo., 11.0. 4, Cody Girard, Eagle, Colo., 11.6.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla., 15.37. 2, Lorie Manning, Myakka City, Fla., 15.41. 3 (tie), Deb Frasier, Binkelman, Neb., and Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 15.44.
Bull Riding: 1, Bonner Bolton, Lubbock, Texas, on Big Bend’s Stockland Livestock, 85 points. 2, Thad Newell, Muskogee, Okla., 83. 3, Jesse Pohlmann, Lenexa, Kan., 72. 4, Jed Moore, Cheyenne, Wyo., 64.
Seventeenth Performance --
Bareback Riding: 1, Eric Mader, Keuterville, Idaho, 80 points on Burch Rodeo Company’s rainbow Stew. 2, Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas, 77. 3 (tie), Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., and Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 76.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Clay Cowan, highmore, S.D., 4.4 seconds. 2, Tyler Haugen, Sturgis, S.D., 5.1. 3, Tyler Holland, Belgrade, Mont., 6.9. 4, Dennis Hepp, Kaycee, Wyo., 8.3.
Team Roping: (three times) 1, Jake and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 4.9 seconds. 2, Derick Fleming, Pingree, Idaho and Marty Becker, Cardston, Alberta, 5.4. 3, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.6. 4, Chad Masters, Santo, Texas, and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.7.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 77 points on Burch Rodeo Company’s Stepsister. 2, Alex Wright, Hagerman, Idaho, 73. 3, Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 71. 4, Ty Manke, Rapid City, S.D., 70.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 9.1 seconds. 2, Mike Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 9.4. 3, Cody Owens, Rankin, Texas, 9.7. 4, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 10.7.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Julie Erkamaa, East Troy, Wis., 15.56. 2, Denni Durham, Morgan, Mill, Texas, 15.72. 3, Deb Renger, Okotoks, Alberta, 15.75. 4, Carolyn Uhler, Holden, Mo., 16.14.
Bull Riding: 1, Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo., 83 points on Burch Rodeo Company’s Catfish. 2, Clint Craig, Mena, Ark., 82. 3, Mike Moore, Kankakee, Ill., 81. 4, Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho, 63.
Leaders --
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 88 points on Burch Rodeo’s Lyin Eyes. 2, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 86. 3, Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 84. 4, Josh Luger, Fort Yates, N.D., 83. (second round) 1 (tie), Gray; Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan.; and Bud Munns, Snowville, Utah; 85. 4, Gunderson, 84. (total on two) 1, Gray, 171. 2, Gunderson, 168. 3, Hooper, 167. 4, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 165. 5, Munns, 164. 6, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 163.
Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 3.7 seconds. 2, Jule Hazen, Protection, Kan., 4.1. 3, Jeff Richardson, Fullerton, Nev., 4.2. 4 (tie), Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., and Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 4.3. (second round) 1, Kyle Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., 3.9. 2 (tie), Clayton Morrison, Casper, Wyo.; Payden McIntyre, Douglas, Wyo.; and Kody Woodward, DuPree, S.D.; and Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo.; 4.1. (total on two) 1, Ledoux, 8.5. 2, Morrison, 9.0. 3, Woodward, 9.3. 4, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 9.4. 5, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 9.6. 6 (tie), Sumpter, and K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 9.9.
Team Roping: (first round) 1, Kaleb Driggers, Pageland, S.C., and Adam Plyler, Pageland, S.C., 4.0 seconds. 2, Jake Weddle, St. Joe, Ark., and Shawn Harris, Searcy, Ark., 4.3. 3 (tie), Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., and Jake and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 4.9. (second round) 1, Garrett Tonnozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 4.2. 2, Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 4.6. 3, Caleb Mitchell, Sealy, Texas, and Justin Copp, Justin, Texas, 4.9. 4, Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, and Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 5.0. (total on two) 1, Gurney and Curtis, 11.1. 2 (tie), Philipp and Bockius; Crawford and Cardoza; Trent Cornelius, Stephenville, Texas, and Bobby Baize, Anthony, N.M.; and Mitchell, and Copp;11.7.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 86 points on Burns Rodeo’s Miller Time. 2, J.R. Berg, Marwayne, Alberta, 83. 3, (tie), Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., and Jace Garrett, Alliance, Neb., 81. (second round) 1 (tie), Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Lakota’s Pet and J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., on Burch Rodeo’s Yellow Hair, 81 points each. 3, (tie), Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, and Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas, 79. (total on two) 1, Elshere, 167. 2, Ferley, 161. 3, (tie), Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D.; Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo.; and Andrew Counts, Stephenville, Texas; 157. 6, Crawley, 79.
Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 7.4 seconds. 2, J.C. Malone, Roy, Utah, 8.5. 3 (tie), Boe Brown, Harrold, S.D., and J.D. Kibbe, Portales, N.M., 8.6. (second round) 1, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 7.3. 2, Cody Waldrop, San Angelo, Texas, 7.7. 3 (tie), Calvin Brevik, Durango, Colo., and Clay Long, Midlothian, Texas, 7.8. (total on two) 1, Brazile, 15.5. 2, Jayce Johnson, Durant, Okla., 17.5. 3, J.D. Kibbe, Portales, N.M., 17.7. 4, Skyler Moore, Mount Vernon, Mo., 17.9. 5, J.C. Malone, Roy, Utah, 18.2. 6, Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont., 18.4.
Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Jessi Eagleberger, Stingtown, Okla., 15.34 seconds. 2, Angela Gilliam, Pelahatchie, Miss., 15.35. 3, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 15.38. 4, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 15.44. . (second round) 1, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.23. 2, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 15.25. 3, Pamela Rolph, Camp Crook, S.D., 15.31. 4, Janet Baughman, Sedalia, Colo., 15.32. (total on two) 1, Eagleberger, 30.71. 2, Pozzi, 30.72. 3, Moody, 30.88. 4, Theresa Walter, Billings, Mont., 30.92. 5, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 30.96. 6, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 31.01.
Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., 91 points on Cervi and Guidry’s Hot Diggity Damn. 2, Dusty Elkinton, Moundville, Mont., 87. 3, Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 85. 4 (tie), Brent Menz, Delta, Mo.; Will Wakley, Malad, Idaho; and Thad Newell, Muskogee, Okla.; 84. (second round) 1 (tie), Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., on David Bailey Rodeo Company’s Cotton Tail and John Jacobs, Timber Lake, S.D., on Southwick Rocky Mountain Rodeo Company’s Redeye, 86. 3 (tie), Tyler Johnston, Bridger, Mont., and Bonner Bolton, Lubbock, Texas, 85. (total on two) 1, Newell, 167. 2, Maier, 157. 3(tie), Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., and Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 156. 5, Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 149. 6, Zack Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 146.
