DENVER, Colo.--- J.J. Elshere couldn’t have been any happier with his performance at the 104th edition of the Ntational Western Stock Show Rodeo.
The Quinn, S.D., bronc rider was the high money winner at the 2010 rodeo after having won money in every round of competition. Elshere won the first round, tied for first in the second round and tied for fifth in the finals. When all of the total were added up, he had 242 points on three rides, ahead of fellow South Dakotan, Jeff Willert, who had 237 points.
Elshere had a seven-point lead on the field coming into the finals with 167 points. Behind him was another South Dakota bronc rider and former Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion Chad Ferley with 161.
Ferley made an outstanding effort on Calgary Stampede’s horse named Lunatic Fringe, but failed to have his feet in the correct position when the horse left the bucking chute so was disqualified. Basically all Elshere needed was a qualified ride and the title was his.
Trevor Brazile is pursuing his eighth world champion all-around title with a vengeance. He won the all-around title here collecting $11,961 in tie-down and team roping. The bulk of that money, $11,299 came in tie-down where he also won the championship.
He competed in the team roping last Sunday and then was in tie-down roping on Monday and Tuesday. He left Denver to go rope at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo where he was also successful, then flew back here for the finals.
“Denver has always been pretty good to me,” Brazile said. “I seem to get some money out of here every year. It’s a great way to start the building run.”
The National Western Stock Show Rodeo is the first of the building rodeos that traditionally start the new year. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo has already begun. San Antonio’s rodeo starts next in February and Rodeo Houston takes off in March.
Total attendance at this year’s National Western Stock Show Rodeo was 633,003.
National Western Stock Show Rodeo Champions
Bareback Riding, Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 250 points, $11,626
Steer Wrestling, Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 13.0 seconds, $8,958
Team Roping, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 15.7, $7,065
Saddle Bronc Riding, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 242 points, $14,948
Tie-Down Roping, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 24.7, 11,299
Women’s Barrel Race, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 46.05, $12,391
Bull Riding, Clint Craig, Mena, Ark., 256 points, $8,397
All-Around, Trevor Brazile, $11,961 won in tie-down and team roping
DENVER, Colo. --- The following are final round and over-all results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010.
Bareback Riding: (final round) 1, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 85 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zippy Delivery, $1,650. 2, Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz., 84, $1,250. 3, Bud Munns, Snowville, Utah, 83, $900. 4, Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 82, $600. 5, Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D., 81, $350. 6, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 79, $250. (total on three) 1, Gunderson, 250 points, $7,408. 2, Mote, 248, $5676. 3, Munns, 247, $4,197. 4, McFarland, 246, $2,716. 5, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 245, $1,728. 6, Aus, 244, $1,234. 7, Montague, 241, $988. 8, Jerad Schlegel, Burns, Colo., 234, $741.
Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, Clayton Morrison, Casper, Wyo., 4.3, $1,242. 2 (tie), Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, and Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 4.4, $999. 4 (tie), Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.5, $675. 6, K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 4.7, $432. 7, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 4.9, $270. 8, Olin Hannum, west Haven, Utah, 5.6, $108. (total on three) 1, Ledoux, 13.0, $6,350. 2, Morrison, $5,522. 3, Lewis, 13.8, $4,693. 4, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 14.1. 5, Whitaker, 14.3, $3,037. 6, Milan, 14.4, $2,209. 7, Jones, 14.6, $1,381. 8, Kody Woodward, Dupree, S.D., 15.4, $552.
Team Roping: (final round) 1, Caleb Mitchell, Sealy, Texas, and Justin Copp, Justin, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $1,242. 2, Cody Graham, Everton, Mo., and Gabe Gwaltney, Carthage, Mo., 5.0, $1,080. 3, Seth Gurney, Auroroa, Utah, and K.C. Curtis, Monroe, Utah, 5.1, $918. 4, David Key, Stephenville, Texas, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 5.2, $756. 5, Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, and Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 5.3, $594. 6, Chad Masters, Santo, Texas, and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.4, $432. 7, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 5.6, $270. 8, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 6.0, $108. (total on three) 1, Daniel and Culpepper, 15.7, $4,553. 2, Tryan and Graves, 15.8, $3,959. 3, Key and Skelton, 15.9, $3,385. 4, Gurney and Curtis, 16.2, $2,771. 5, Mitchell and Copp, 16.3, $2,177. 6, Chad Masters, Santo, Texas, and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 16.4, $1,583. 7, Graham and Gwaltney, 16.6, $990. 8, Philipp and Bockius, 17.0, $396.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round) 1, Tate Owens, Platteville, Colo., 84 points on Calgary Stampede’s Knight Rocket, $1,650. 2, Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 80, $1,250. 3, Anthony Bello, Kamas, Utah, 79, $900. 4, Andrew Counts, 76, $600. 5 (tie), James Irish, Lewistown, Mont.; Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas; and J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D.; 75, $200. (total) 1, Elshere, 242, $6,539. 2, Willert, 237, $5,013. 3 (tie), Owens and Counts, 233, $3,052. 5 (tie), Bello and Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo., 231, $1,307. 7, Lide, 226, $872. 8, Irish, 225, $654.
Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 8.3 seconds, $1,242. 2, Murray Pole, Erskine, Alberta, 8.4, $1,080. 3, J.D. Kibbe, Portales, N.M., 8.7, $918. 4, J.C. Malone, Roy, Utah, 8.8, $756. 5, Trevor Brazile, Decautr, Texas, 9.2, $594. 6, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 9.4, $432. 7, Scot Meeks, Wills Point, Texas, 9.8, $270. 8, Timber moore, Aubrey, Texas, 10.2, $108. (total on two) 1, Brazile, 24.7, $6,350. 2, Hutto, 24.8, $5,522. 3, Hanchey, 25.2, $4,694. 4, Pole, 25.5, $3,856. 5, Kibbe, 26.4, $3,037. 6, Malone, 27.0, $2,209. 7, Moore, 27.3, $1,381. 4, Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alberta, 26.3, $552.
Women’s Barrel Race: (final round) 1, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 15.33, $3,010. 2, Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas, 15.36, $2,257. 3, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 15.45, $1,505. 4, Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla., 15.5, $752. (total on two) 1, Pozzi, 46.05, $6,094. 2, Eagleberger, 46.2, $5,224. 3, Dickson, 46.28, $4,353. 4, Jean Winters, Texline, Texas, 46.37, $3,773. 5, Burger, 46.46, $2,902. 6, Sydnie Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M., 46.52, $2,322. 7, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 46.53, $1,741. 8, Theresa Walter, Billlings, Mont., 47.12, $1,161. 9, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 50.89, $871. 10, Rachael Ross, Murrieta, Calif., 51.43, $581.
Bull Riding: (final round) 1, Clint Craig, Mena, Ark., 92 points* on Cervi and Guidry Rodeo Company’s Ole Yeller, $1,650. 2, Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho, 90, $1,250. 3, Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 88, $900. 4, Thad Newell, Muskogee, Okla., 600. 5, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 80, $350. (total on three) 1, Craig, 256, $6,698. 2, Newell, 253, $5,135. 3 (tie), Michaelis, and Welsh, 237, $3,125. 5, Navarre, 236, $1,563. (on two) 6, Beau Schroeder, China, Texas, 165, $1,116. 7, Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 157, $893. 8, Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 156, $670.
