THOMPSON 'FEARLESS' IN CALGARY
The 2007 rodeo season kicked into high gear last weekend with stops in Calgary and Medicine Hat, Alta.
Calgary Stampede’s spring indoor rodeo, Rodeo Royal, which was held April 19-22, was the first stop on the high-profile 2007 Canadian Rodeo Tour.
The points-based Tour, which features 11 of the biggest rodeos in Canada, pre-qualifies two contestants for the $1.128 million dollar Canadian Finals Rodeo, held each Edmonton in November.
Not one to rest on their laurels, the always forward-thinking Stampede rodeo committee raised their prize money this time around to $25,000 per event, $5,000 more in each of the six major events than in 2006.
Dustin Thompson (Brooks, Alta.), the 2005 Canadian reserve saddle bronc champion, tapped out a spiffy 85.5-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s equine superstar, Fearless Warrior. Thompson and the 1,100-lb. bay mare won their event, earning Thompson $8,415 and top spot in the Canadian standings.
But, the 25-year-old cowboy shouldn’t have even been there, by some accounts. Immediately after last year’s Finals, Thompson underwent knee surgery to repair a torn ACL.
Originally, Thompson had hoped to be back in time for the May long-weekend rodeos, but after a long winter of intense physiotherapy, he felt good enough to enter his first rodeo in Logandale, Nev. earlier this month.
Justin Volz (Marwayne, Alta.), the 2002 Canadian champion bull rider, also made a comeback of sorts, winning his event during the final performance.
Volz rode Big Stone Rodeo’s black muley Sugar Bear for 87 points and $9,367, landing him on top of the Canadian standings.
In March of 2006 Volz had radical surgery to remove his left groin muscle after tearing it in half at the 2005 Ponoka Stampede.
While he returned to action late last season, this was the first huge win for the two-time Calgary Stampede $50,000 winner since his return.
Other winners in Calgary were: bareback rider Russ Hallaby (Hanna, Alta.), who has been on a tear since his first Canadian Finals appearance in 2006. Hallaby earned $6,518 south of the border this year during the winter rodeos and is 29th in the world standings.
The $7,427 he made in Calgary, combined with the $1,152 he made for second place in Medicine Hat, puts him into the No. 1 hole in the early Canadian bareback standings.
At the timed event end of things, Matt Shiozawa (Chubbuck, Idaho) won the tie-down roping with his 7.0-second run, four ticks faster than Scandia, Alta.’s Alwin Bouchard. They made $6,537 and $5,849, respectively.
Second-year pro Brock Butterfield (Ponoka, Alta.) won the steer wrestling event, earning $7,409, more than he made in all of 2006. He also place fifth in Medicine Hat, taking home another $1,168.
Combined with the $1,502 he made at the Milan Steer Wrestling event held in Cochrane last fall, he leads the Canadian standings with $10,080 in his bank account.
Ladies barrel racer Traci Dawson (Erskine, Alta.), who missed the Finals last year by one spot, won her event, running the cloverleaf pattern in 13.43 seconds. Dawson earned $7,450 in Calgary and $757 in Medicine Hat, where she placed sixth.
Complete results from both events as well as updated Canadian and Canadian Rodeo Tour standings are included in this release.
Unofficial CPRA Rodeo Results
Dodge Extreme Indoor Pro Rodeo
Lethbridge, AB
April 13-15, 2007
SADDLE BRONC
1 Ross Kreutzer, Maple Creek, SK 76.0 $960
Kesler Championship Rodeo's Hangin Out
2 Jarrett Monroe, Saskatoon, SK 75.5 708
3 Justin Berg, Marwayne, AB 74.0 620
4 Dallas Nitschke, Stettler, AB 72.5 328
BAREBACK
1 Denny Phipps, Cochrane, AB 79.0 $753
Kesler Rodeo Co.'s Mardi Gras
2 Clayton Bunney, Cessford, AB 76.0 559
3 Luke Creasy, Brownfield, AB 73.0 396
4 Dusty Roberts, Didsbury, AB 72.5 278
BULL RIDING
1 Ras Evarts, Coronation, AB 88.0 $1,396
Kesler Rodeo Co.'s Monkey Wrench
2 Jason Finkbeiner, Wardlow, AB 84.5 972
3 Daniel Hansen, Medicine Hat, AB 84.0 688
4 Tanner Robertson , Carlyle, SK 78.5 388
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1 Jesse Finnerty, Duchess, AB 8.5 $1,131
2 Shawn Williamson, Mankota, SK 9.2 936
3-4 Braidy Davies, Bozeman, MT 10.0 644
3-4 Steve Lloyd, Alix, AB 10.0 644
5 Bruce H. Robinson, Alix, AB 10.4 351
6 Tyler Leischner, Olds, AB 10.5 98
6 Stacy Cornet, Mossleigh, AB 10.5 98
STEER WRESTLING
1 Greg Hoar, Innisfail, AB 3.6 $1,418
2-3 Straws Milan, Cochrane, AB 3.7 1,051
2-3 Chad Kurtz, Fort Saskatchewan, AB 3.7 1,051
4 William Beierbach, Maple Creek, SK 3.8 684
5 Robert Heggie, Raymond, AB 4.0 440
6 Bart Doan, Calgary, AB 4.2 244
LADIES BARREL RACING
1 Renee Keyes, Chase, BC 12.79 $1,135
2 Laura James, Vanderhoof, BC 12.81 973
3 Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, MT 12.84 811
4-5 Kirsty White, Big Valley, AB 12.85 622
4-5 Elaina Black, Kamploops, BC 12.85 622
6 Allie Schlosser, Stavely, AB 12.86 432
7 Terryl Woodward, Magrath, AB 12.89 324
8 Shannon Leguerrier, Donalda, AB 12.98 216
9-10 Lindsay Sears, Nanton, AB 12.99 135
9-10 Kelle Lee Noble, Lumby, BC 12.99 135
TEAM ROPING
1-2 Clint Morasch, Bassano, AB 5.4 $2,023
Dwight Wigemyr, Brooks, AB
1-2 Rocky Ross, Botha, AB 5.4 2,023
Marty Lillico, Spirit River, AB
3 Cody Mccarroll, Edmonton, AB 5.5 1,156
Murray Linthicum, Glentworth, SK
4 Doug Wilkinson, Arrowwood, AB 5.8 578
Stacy Cornet, Mossleigh, AB
Unofficial CPRA Rodeo Results
Rodeo Royal
Calgary, AB
April 19-22, 2007
Score/Time Money Won
SADDLE BRONC
1 Dustin Thompson, Brooks, AB 85.5 $8,415
Calgary Stampede's Fearless Warrior
2 Alan Bandy, Wainwright, AB 84.0 6,566
3 Cody Taton, Newell, SD 83.0 5,727
4 Jarrett Monroe, Saskatoon, SK 81.0 4,487
5 Kyle Thomson, Black Diamond, AB 80.5 2,938
6 Ross Kreutzer, Maple Creek, SK 79.5 1,979
7 Clair Fitzpatrick, Lethbridge, AB 79.0 2,149
8 Rod Hay, Wildwood, AB 78.5 1,489
8 Shaun Stroh, Glendive, MT 78.5 1,259
8 Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, AB 78.5 989
BAREBACK
1 Russ Hallaby, Hanna, AB 87.5 $7,427
Calgary Stampede's Mata Fact
2 Davey Shields Jr., Bashaw, AB 87.0 5,813
3 Jason Havens, Prineville, OR 84.5 5,018
4 Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, CO 84.0 4,013
5-6 Heath Ford, Greeley, CO 82.5 2,414
5-6 Travis Whiteside, Longview, AB 82.5 2,204
7-8 Clayton Bunney, Cessford, AB 81.5 1,677
7-8 Luke Walker, Vanderhoof, BC 81.5 1,447
9 Don McLeod, Hanna, AB 81.0 1,095
10 Michael Solberg, Sunnynook, AB 80.0 435
10 Andy Bolich, Belgrade, MT 80.0 295
BULL RIDING
1 Justin Volz, Marwayne, AB 87.0 $9,367
Big Stone Rodeo's Sugar Bear
2 Chad Besplug, Claresholm, AB 85.5 6,949
3 Ty Elliott, Vernon, BC 84.0 5,878
4 Beau Hill, West Glacier, MT 82.5 4,807
5-6 Ben Kinkead, Eriksdale, MB 81.5 2,699
5-6 Wade Marchand, Vernon, BC 81.5 2,679
7-8 Quentin Schneider, Cawston, BC 80.5 1,786
7-8 Steven Turner, Cochrane, AB 80.5 1,786
9 Clem Lowry, Perryvale, AB 80.0 1,271
10 Vincent Northrop, Davidson, SK 79.5 894
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1 Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID 7.0 $6,745
2 Alwin Bouchard, Scandia, AB 7.4 6,035
3-4 Marty Becker, Edmonton, AB 7.5 4,970
3-4 Bruce H. Robinson, Alix, AB 7.5 4,970
5 Steve Lloyd, Alix, AB 7.6 3,905
6 Timber Moore, Stephenville, TX 7.7 3,195
7 Chad Johnson, Del Bonita, AB 7.9 2,485
8-9 Grady Lockhart, Oelrichs, SD 8.0 1,420
8-9 Darren Zieffle, Consort, AB 8.0 1,420
10 Dean Edge, Rimbey, AB 8.2 355
STEER WRESTLING
1 Brock Butterfield, Ponoka, AB 4.5 $7,409
2 Todd Suhn, Weatherford, TX 4.7 6,629
3 Michael Gollaher, Cascade, MT 5.1 5,849
4 Les Deschamps, Calgary, AB 5.6 5,069
5 Chance Butterfield, Ponoka, AB 5.8 4,289
6 Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, OR 6.5 3,509
7-8 Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, UT 7.0 2,340
7-8 Daniel Yates, Red Lodge, MT 7.0 2,340
9 Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, BC 7.1 1,170
10 Todd Woodward, Magrath, AB 7.4 390
LADIES BARREL RACING
1 Traci Dawson, Erskine, AB 13.43 $7,450
2 Maria Gee, Stanford, MT 13.47 5,960
3 Joleen Seitz, Savona, BC 13.66 4,842
4 Braidy Howes, Metiskow, AB 13.68 3,725
5-6 Rayel Robinson, Alix, AB 13.70 2,607
5-6 Debbie Renger, Okotoks, AB 13.70 2,607
7 Rana Walter, Lethbridge, AB 13.71 1,862
8 Teri Kay Leibrand, Peerles, MT 13.73 1,676
9-10 Marci Laye, Bashaw, AB 13.75 1,397
9-10 Tracy Gulick, Wetaskiwin, AB 13.75 1,397
11 Kendra Edey, Longview, AB 13.78 1,117
12 Coleen Duggan, Cache Creek, BC 13.79 931
13 Gayle Howes, Metiskow, AB 13.81 745
14 Leanne Niddery, Okanagan Falls, BC 13.82 466
14 Shellee Shaw, Cardston, AB 13.82 466
NOVICE SADDLE BRONC
1st Go-round
1 Delano Kjos, Torrington, AB 68.5 $375
2 Wyatt Daines, Innisfail, AB 63.5 281
3 Clay Creasy, Brownfield, AB 63.0 188
2nd Go-round
1 Delano Kjos, Torrington, AB 67.0 $375
2 Adam Gilchrist, Maple Creek, SK 60.0 281
Aggregate
1 Delano Kjos, Torrington, AB 135.5 $375
2 Wyatt Daines, Innisfail, AB 63.5(1) 281
3 Clay Creasy, Brownfield, AB 63.0(1) 188
4 Adam Gilchrist, Maple Creek, SK 60.0(1) 94
NOVICE BAREBACK
1st Go-round
1 Jake Vold, Ponoka, AB 79.5 $370
2 Luke Creasy, Brownfield, AB 69.0 277
3 Cash Kerner, Pritchard, BC 68.0 185
4 Brady Bertram, Balzac, AB 65.0 92
2nd Go-round
1 Jake Vold, Ponoka, AB 72.5 $370
2 Cash Kerner, Pritchard, BC 71.0 277
3 Luke Creasy, Brownfield, AB 70.0 185
4 Kyle Derose, Kamloops, BC 67.5 92
Aggregate
1 Jake Vold, Ponoka, AB 152.0 $370
2-3 Luke Creasy, Brownfield, AB 139.0 231
2-3 Cash Kerner, Pritchard, BC 139.0 231
4 Kyle Derose, Kamloops, BC 123.5 92
Unofficial CPRA Rodeo Results
Medicine Hat Spring Rodeo
Medicine Hat, AB
April 20-22, 2007
SADDLE BRONC
1 Cody Taton, Newell, SD 81.0 $2,099
Kesler Rodeo Co.'s Instant Request
2-3 Jeremy Harden, Big Valley, AB 77.0 1,509
2-3 Jake Hayworth, St Anthony, ID 77.0 1,509
4 Brad Harter, Weatherford, TX 76.0 1,032
5-6 Justin Meston, Tees, AB 75.0 474
5-6 Sam Kelts, Millarville, AB 75.0 474
7-9 Justin Berg, Marwayne, AB 73.0 240
7-9 Dallas Nitschke, Stettler, AB 73.0 100
7-9 Chet Johnson, Gillette, WY 73.0 100
BAREBACK
1 Heath Ford, Greeley, CO 87.0 $1,613
Kesler Rodeo Co.'s Street Dance
2 Russ Hallaby, Hanna, AB 77.0 1,278
3 Michael Solberg, Sunnynook, AB 76.0 1,112
4 Clayton Bunney, Cessford, AB 75.0 777
5-6 Doug Tkach, Coronation, AB 72.0 571
5-6 Jay Phipps, Marshall, SK 72.0 410
7 Dustan McPhee, Hanley, SK 71.0 297
8 Matt Lait, Seven Persons, AB 69.0 134
8 Ryan Beckman, Idaho Falls, ID 69.0 50
BULL RIDING
1 Cole Collins, Fort St John, BC 83.0 $1,746
Kesler Rodeo Co.'s Rugrat
2 Brett Thompson, Medicine Hat, AB 82.0 1,459
3 Chris Hansen, Caroline, AB 80.5 1,172
4 Nathan Roy, Lloydminster, SK 80.0 1,095
5-6 Jesse Ruzicka, Limerick, SK 78.0 513
5-6 Jason Finkbeiner, Wardlow, AB 78.0 513
7 Blade Young, Tyvan, SK 77.5 312
8 Tyler Thomson, Black Diamond, AB 75.5 255
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1 Blair Burk, Durant, OK 7.5 $2,119
2-3 Darren Zieffle, Consort, AB 8.5 1,704
2-3 Marty Becker, Edmonton, AB 8.5 1,704
4 Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB 8.9 1,290
5 Joshua Graff, Bozeman, MT 9.1 1,013
6 Jared Arave, Blackfoot, ID 9.6 737
7 Bruce H. Robinson, Alix, AB 9.7 461
8 Steven Thiessen, Stettler, AB 10.2 184
STEER WRESTLING
1-2 Kyle Thomson, Black Diamond, AB 3.7 $1,912
1-2 Will Stovall, Roberts, MT 3.7 1,912
3-4 Daryl Fisher, Pincher Creek, AB 3.8 1,487
3-4 Wayne Resch, Maple Creek, SK 3.8 1,487
5 Brock Butterfield, Ponoka, AB 3.9 1,168
6-7 Todd Woodward, Magrath, AB 4.0 850
6-7 Logan Leask, Magrath, AB 4.0 850
8 Matt Pasco, Ashcroft, BC 4.1 531
9 Craig Guthrie, Lacombe, AB 4.3 319
10 Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, BC 4.4 106
LADIES BARREL RACING
1 Rana Walter, Lethbridge, AB 12.37 $2,162
2 Maria Gee, Stanford, MT 12.47 1,838
3 Kelly Rycroft, Sexsmith, AB 12.49 1,513
4 Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, MT 12.50 1,297
5 Teri Kay Leibrand, Peerles, MT 12.56 1,081
6 Traci Dawson, Erskine, AB 12.61 757
7 Lindsey Edge, Marwayne, AB 12.67 541
8 Elaina Black, Kamploops, BC 12.71 432
9-10 Suzanne DePaoli, Longview, AB 12.72 351
9-10 Renee Rae Willis, Princeton, BC 12.72 351
11 Rachelle Boyes, Souris, MB 12.73 270
12 Kendra Edey, Longview, AB 12.74 216
TEAM ROPING
1 Rocky Ross, Botha, AB 5.1 $2,453
Marty Lillico, Spirit River, AB
2 Matt Fawcett, Stettler, AB 5.3 2,030
Troy Fischer, Mayerthorpe, AB
3 Ryan Neish, Eckville, AB 6.1 1,607
Jim Randle, Okotoks, AB
4 Jeffrey Quam, Airdrie, AB 6.5 1,184
Jonathan Drake, Brooks, AB
5 Jeff Robson, Airdrie, AB 6.6 761
DJ Woodward, Magrath, AB
6 Rolly Thomson, Big Valley, AB 6.7 423
Steven Thiessen, Stettler, AB
CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL RODEO ASSOCIATION
2007 CANADIAN RODEO TOUR
For the 2007 season, the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association will once again feature the Canadian Rodeo Tour, which is made up of 11 high-profile rodeos in Canada.
This high-excitement, talent-driven tour offers an added bonus to contestants who compete in it:
the top two point-getters in each of the six major events at the completion of the Tour will be
pre-qualified for the 2007 Canadian Finals Rodeo.
These two berths are open to all full CPRA members who qualify, regardless of citizenship.
Points for each location will be distributed as follows:
1-head: 80 points for 1st to 10 points for 8th
Multi-head and aggregate: 40 points for 1st to 5 points for 8th (for each go-round and aggregate)
2007 Tour Dates
Calgary, AB - April 19-22
Cloverdale, BC - May 18-21
Grande Prairie, AB - May 31-June 3
Innisfail, AB - June 13-17
Wainwright, AB - June 21-24
Ponoka, AB - June 27-July 2
Williams Lake, BC - June 29-July 2
Morris, AB - July 19-22
Medicine Hat, AB - July 26-28
Strathmore, AB - August 3-5
Armstrong, BC - August 29-Sept. 2
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