CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Prior to Friday’s rodeo, the lead in the first round of bareback riding belonged to a contestant who had ridden at the first performance of the 113th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
Zach Curran, from Arvada, Colo., was in first place with an 84-point effort on Five Star Rodeo’s horse named Marbles. Then, Ryan Gray, from Cheney, Wash., tied with Curran during the third performance. That all changed during the seventh performance when Will Lowe, Royce Ford and Clayton Foltyn moved into the top spots.
Lowe, the 2003, 2005 and 2006 world champion from Canyon, Texas, is now at the top of the leader board all by himself with a 90-point ride on Vold Rodeo’s Little Linda. Right behind him is his traveling partner Royce Ford from Greeley who tied with Clayton Foltyn from El Campo, Texas. They each had 87 points to tie for second place. The first round of competition is now over and these men have all earned a little prize money from the “Daddy.” Lowe’s first place check was worth $5,760. Ford and Foltyn each won $3,840 and Curran and Gray held on for $1,472.
Ford and Lowe are part of a four-man traveling partnership that also includes Wes Stevenson from Kaufman, Texas, and Tom McFarland from Wickenburg, Ariz. McFarland was unable to compete here and his career may be changing as a horse flipped over on him in the bucking chute in June in Pecos, Texas. McFarland sustained 26 breaks to his arm and wrist. He had surgery and is recuperating with his wife and three daughters. Ford and others organized a fundraiser Friday night at Frontier Park for the McFarland family.
“It’s not the same without Tom with us,” Ford said. “Hopefully we can raise some money to help him support his family until he can ride again. It’s pretty cool for Will and I to have had the day we did today. We’re going to do all we can for Tom and his girls.”
Foltyn is looking promising to win the Cheyenne Frontier Days all-around title. Along with bareback riding, He also scored 90 points in bull riding to tie for first place in the first round. That was worth $5,436 and made him the first man to win checks in more than one event.
All of these men will compete in the second round on Saturday and be hoping for more high scores to qualify them for Sunday’s finals. None of them have ever won a Cheyenne Frontier Days championship so they will be pulling out all the stops in an effort to get the coveted buckle.
Saturday’s action gets underway at 11:45 a.m.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.,--- The following are current leaders from the 113th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, after the seventh performance, Friday, July 24, 2009. For complete results go to www.cfdrodeo.com.
Bareback Riding: (first round winners) 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 90 points on Vold Rodeo’s Little Linda, $4,760. 2 (tie), Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas, and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., 87, $3,840. 4, (tie), Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo., Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., and Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 84, $1,472. 7 (tie), Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, and Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 82, $672. (second round) 1, Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, 88 points on Faded Charm. 2, Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., 86. 3, Jared Smith, Williston, Fla., 85. 4, Tim Shirley, Grant, Colo., 84. 5 (tie), Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan., and Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 83. 7, Micky Downare, Hartsel, Colo., 80. 8, Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo., 81. (total on two) 1, Curran, 165. 2, Mote, 164. 3, Shirley, 162. 4 (tie), Davis, and Havens, 161. 6 (tie), Micky Downare; Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas; Heath Ford; Keylon; and Gray, 159.
Tie-Down Roping: (first round winners) 1, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 11.4 seconds, $8,308. 2, Garrett Nokes, McCook, Neb., 11.5, $7,224. 3, Kody Curry, Buna, Texas, 12.3, $6,141. 4, Alwin Bouchard, Scandia, Alberta, 12.4, $5,057. 5 (tie), Rusty Sewalt, Del Rio, Texas, and Tyler Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs, S.D., 12.5, $3,432 each. 6, John Brian, Weatherford, Texas, 12.6, $1,806. 7 (tie), Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, and Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga.; 12.8, $361. (second round) 1, Joseph Gernentz, Colorado City, Texas, 11.5. 2, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 11.9. 3, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 12.1. 4, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 12.6. 5, Glenn Dobbs, Jr., Wills Point, Texas, 12.8. 6, Jared Arave, Blackfoot, Iaho, 12.9. 7, Ryan Watkins, Dublin, Texas, 13.4. 8, Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 13.5. (total on two) 1, Ohl, 25.1. 2, Gernentz, 26.8. 3, Maass, 27.5. 4 (tie), Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., and Rusty Sewalt, Del Rio, Texas, 27.8. 6, Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 28.5. 7, Kody Curry, Buna, Texas, 28.6. 8, Rick Greiner, Highmore, S.D., 29.9. 9, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 29.9. 10, Chance Henderson, San Antonio, Texas, 30.0.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1 (tie), Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas, on ProRodeo Inc.’s Bella Starra and Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., on Mosbrucker Rodeo’s War Chick, 86 points, $4,441. 3 (tie), Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., and Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 82, $2,346. 5(tie), Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La.; Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D.; and Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D.; 81, $894. 8 (tie), J. J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D.; Tate Owens, Platteville, Colo.; and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 80, $168. (second round) 1, Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 85 points on Kinney Rodeo’s Shawnee. 2, Chet Johnson, Gillette, Wyo., 84. 3, Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 83. 4, Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 82, 5, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 81. 6 (tie), Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Jesse James Kirby, Dodge City, Kan., 80. (total on two) 1 (tie), Heith DeMoss and Etbauer, 162. 3, Cody DeMoss, 160. 4 (tie), Arnold and Johnson, 159. 6, Kirby, 158. 7(tie), Diaz, and James Irish, Lewistown, Mont., 155. 9 (tie), Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, and Shane Moran, Great Falls, Mont., 154.
Team Roping: (first round winners) , Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, 7.3, $6,240 each. 2, Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas, and Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., 7.7, $5,426. 3, Jay Wadhams, and J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 7.8, $4,612. 4 (tie), Joe Day, Howe, Texas, and Cody McMinn, Caddo Mills, Texas; and Josh and Lance Fillmore, Pueblo, Colo., 8.5, $3,391. 6 (tie), Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas, and Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan.; and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., and Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn.; 8.6, $1,764. 8, Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., and Justin Yost, Mt. Morris, Pa., 8.7, $543. (second round) 1, Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., and JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, 8.2. 2, Chamberlain and Pogue, 8.6. 3, Jake and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 8.8. 4, Ty Blasingame, Olney Springs, Colo., and J.W. Borrego, Pueblo West, Colo., 8.8. 5 (tie), Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., and Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas; Rory Brown, Edgemont, S.D., and Scott White, Oelrichs, S.D., 8.9. 7, Brady and Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.2. 8 (tie), Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah and Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz.; and Jed Middleton, Wolforth, Texas, and Colby Schneemann, Big Lake, Texas; 9.3. (total on two) 1, Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz., and Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, 16.8. 2, Chamberlain and Pogue, 17.5. 3, Joe Day, Howe, Texas, and Cody McMinn, Caddo Mills, Texas, 18.1. 4, Bucky and B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash., 19.0. 5, Brady Minor and Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 19.1. 6, Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., and Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., 19.5. 7, Bockius and Yost, 19.8. 8, Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas, and Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan., 20.1. 9, J.W. Borrego, Pueblo West, Colo., and Ty Blasingame, Olney Springs, Colo., 20.3. 10, Cody Doescher, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Mike Fletcher, Stephenville, Texas, 21.5.
Steer Wrestling: (first round winners) 1 (tie), Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 6.9 seconds, $6,301. 3, Ethan Thouvenell, Menifee, Calif., 7.0, $4,982. 4, Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo., 7.1, $4,103. 5, Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb., 7.2, $3,224. 6, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 7.3, $2,345. 7, Nick Guy, Rapid City, S.D., 7.5, $1,465. 8, Trevor Cox, Purdum, Neb., 7.6, $586. (second round) 1, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 6.8 seconds. 2, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 6.9. 3, Garrett Boekenoogen, Carmel Valley, Calif., 7.8. 4, Beau Franzen, Sidney, Mont., 8.6. 5, Matt Koch, Clarks Grove, Minn., 9.0. 6, Shawn Downing, Silver Star, Mont., 9.1. 7, Gabe ledoux, Kaplan, La., 9.3. 8, Colt Gorrell, Winnett, Mont., 9.5. (total on two) 1, Rinehart, 13.8. 2, Peek, 16.7. 3, Nick Guy, Rapid City, S.D., 17.1. 4, Ledoux, 18.2. 5, Matt Gilbert, Camp Crook, S.D., 18.2. 6, Jason Ohm, Ree Heights, D.D., 18.9. 7, Whitaker, 19.1. 8, Garrett Nokes, McCook, Neb., 19.5. 9, Jessie Hegie, Raymond, Alberta, 20.5. 10 (tie), Boekenoogen, and Jonathon Ferriera, Fort Jones, Calif., 21.4.
Women’s Barrel Race: (second round) 1, Jordon Peterson, Chilton, Texas, 17.39 seconds. 2, Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., 17.40. 3, Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla., 17.54. 4, Laura Lambert, Wiggins, Colo., 17.55. 5 (tie), Timi Lickley, Jerome Idaho; Rachael Myllymaki, Arlee, Mont.; and Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla.; 17.66. 8, Jessi Eagleberger, Stringtown, Okla., 17.69. (total on two) 1, Fox, 34.94. 2, O’Quinn, 35.02. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 35.33. 4, Peterson, 35.34. 5, Eagleberger, 35.39. 6 (tie), Poppino, and Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M., 35.53. 8, Tammy Bruso, Dothan, Ala., 35.59. 9 (tie), Kelli Tolbert, Hinckley, Utah, and Lambert, 35.78. 11, Diann Bukowski, Falcon, Colo., 35.80.
Bull Riding: (first round winners) 1 (tie), Lonnie Carpenter, Haysville, Kan., and Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas, 90, $5,437. 3, Brad Pierce, Baird, Texas, 89, $3,488. 4, Chad Denton, Berry Creek, Calif., 87, $2,257. 5, B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis., 86, $1,436. 6 (tie), Cody Gardner, Fort Lupton, Colo.; Marcus Michaelis, Caldwell, Idaho; Taylor Cowan, Fort Pierre, S.D.; J.W. Harris, May, Texas; and J.B. Mauney, Mooresville, N.C.; 85, $492. (second round) 1, Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 89 points on Broken Arrow’s China Grove. 2, Clint Craig, Mena, Ark., 88. 3, (tie), Tater Hins, Huron, S.D., and Jeston Mead, Ashland, Kan., 87. 5, Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 86. 6, Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 84. (total on two) 1,Craig, 170. 2, Welsh, 169. 3, J.B. Mauney, Mooresville, N.C., 168. 4, Pierce, 167. 5, Chad Denton, Berry Creek, Calif., 165. 6, Zack Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 161. 7 (tie), Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, and Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 157. 9, Charles Zoss, Forestburg, S.D., 148. 10, Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla., 142.
Rookie Bronc Riding: (first round winners) 1, Tyrel Larsen, Goodwell, Okla., 71 points. 2 (tie) Wayne Kogianes, Provo, Utah, and Brett Olive, Ford, Kan., 70. 4 (tie), Cody Allred, Emmett, Idaho, and Phillip Sutherland, Box Elder, Mont., 63. 6, Dan Yeager, Durango, Colo., 61. (second round) 1, Brett Olive, Ford, Kan., 73. 2, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 72. 3 (tie), Tyrel Larsen, Goodwell, Okla., and Tyler West, Fort Scott, Kan., 71. 5, Wayne Kogianes, Provo, Utah, 68. 6 (tie), Pat Carpenter, and Jake Wright, Hurricane, Utah, 67. (total on two) 1, Olive 143. 2, Larsen, 142. 3, Kogianes, 138. 4, Ryan Dale Bestocl, Hyannis, Neb., 125. 5, Wright, 124. 6, Carpenter, 120. 7, Chase Bennett, Payson, Utah, 118. 8, Tyler West, Fort Scott, Kan., 116. 9, Colt Hamaker, Centennial,Wyo., 114. 10, Dan Yeager, Durango, Colo., 105.
Steer Roping: (first round winners) 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 12.5, $7,178. 2, (tie), Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas, and Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas, 13.2, $5,774. 4, Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas, 13.6, $4,369. 5, Buster Record, Jr., Buffalo, Okla., 13.7, $3,433. 6, Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 14.1, $2,497. 7, Tom Sorey, Pendleton, Ore., 14.2, $1,560. 8, Troy Hill, Allen, Okla., 14.4, $624. (second round) 1, Travis Mills, Gillette, Wyo., 12.8. 2, J.P. Wickett, Salisaw, Okla., 13.1. 3, C.A. Lauer, Buffalo, Okla., 13.3. 4, Shane Suggs, Granbury, Texas, 13.6. 5, (tie), Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas; Doug Clark, Wayne, Okla.; and Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo.; 14.0. (total on two) 1, Fisher, 28.0. 2, Snedecor, 28.1. 3, Record, 28.8. 4, Troy Hill, Allen, Okla., 30.0. 5, Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 30.20. 6, Cody Dutton, Boerne, Texas, 30.6. 7, Justin McKee, Lenapah, Okla., 31.2. 8, Tim Abbott, Midland, Texas, 31.3. 9 (tie), Brady Garten, Claremore, Okla., and Will McBride, Ogallala, Neb., 31.5.
Senior Steer Roping: (second round winners) 1, C.A. Lauer, 13.3, $1,264. 2, Dale Christenson, 14.4, $1,046. 3, Dan Fisher, 14.5, $828. 4, Buster Record Jr., 15.1, $610. 5, Tim Tillard, 16.7, $392. 6 (tie), Ralph Williams and Ken Rockenbach, 17.4, $109.
Wild Horse Race: (two qualified) 1, Jason Smith, $540. 2, Chan Childers, $405.
