Wyoming Cowboys Dominating National Western Bull Riding

By Susan Kanode
Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009

 

DENVER, CO. - Cowboys from Wyoming have been rising to the top of the bull riding standings in every category at the 103rd Annual National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

Kanin Asay, a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Powell leads the second round and over-all standings after two successful rides here last Saturday. Now there are two more bull riders from his home state that have the opportunity to overtake Asay’s lead.

Cameron Castleberry from Gillette is leading the first round after scoring a 90-point ride on a bull that also hails from Wyoming, Huskemaw owned by Burch Rodeo Company from Rosette. Right behind Castleberry is Clayton Savage from Casper, who had an 88-point effort on another Burch Bull, Magic Man.

Both Castleberry and Savage will ride their second bull here on Wednesday at the matinee performance. They will be hoping to make it to the eight-second mark and add enough points to qualify for Sunday’s finals.

Asay has a total of 175 points on two bulls. If Castleberry scores over 85-points he will be the number one bull rider in the standings here. Regardless, he and Savage have the opportunity to close the gap between Asay and Tater Hins from Huron, S.D., who is in second place with 168 points on two head.

The matinee performance of the rodeo starts in the Denver Coliseum at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The evening rodeo will follow at 7:30 p.m.

DENVER, CO.=The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009.

12th Performance -

Bareback Riding: 1, Kaycee Field, Elk Ridge, Utah, 84 points on Strawberry Delight. 2 (tie), Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Bud Munns, Snowville, Utah, 80. 4, Brian Leddy, Roll, Okla., 76.

Steer Wrestling: (two qualified times) 1, Spud Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 4.4. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 6.0.

Team Roping: 1, Chad Masters, Santo, Texas, and Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas, 4.3 seconds. 2 (tie), Guy Howell, Belle Fourche, S.D., and Tommy Crane, Whitewood, S.D.; and Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas; 5.2. 4, Grant Scheer, Weatherford, Texas, and C.L. Morgan, Avondale, Colo., 5.5.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (two qualified rides) 1, Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 76 points on Multichem Happy Endings. 2, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 65.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Barry Burk, Ponca City, Okla., 8.6 secondsd. 2, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 8.8. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 10.5. 4, Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 11.1.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 15.42 seconds. 2, P.J. Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 15.43. 3, Carla Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., 15.82. 15.82. 4, Vickie Solmonsen, 15.84,

Bull Riding: 1, Allen Helmuth, Ellensburg, Wash., 82 points on Extreme Force. 2 (tie), Garrett Wolfe, Wenatchee, Wash., and Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., 81. 4, Justin bailey, Lewistown, Mont., 77.

13th Performance --

Bareback Riding: 1, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 86 points on Enrique. 2, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 83. 3 (tie) Silas Richards, North Zulch, Texas, and Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 82.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, 4.9 seconds. 2, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 5.7. 3, Cole Edge, Coleman, Okla., 5.2. 4, Ben Shofner, Coleman, Okla., 7.1.

Team Roping: 1, Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 4.3 seconds. 2, Miles Kobold, Big Horn, Wyo., and Bret Trenary, Salida, Colo., 5.2. 3 (tie), Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga.; and Quincy Kueckelhan, Bonham, Texas, and Dustin Davis, Texarkana, Texas, 5.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cody Taton, Newell, S.D., 80 points on Hippy Chick. 2 (tie), Lyle Welling, Crawford, Neb., and Travis Sturdy, Palmyra, Neb., 77. 4, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 76.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 8.3 seconds. 2, Jason Hubbard, Laramie, Wyo., 8.4. 3, Seth Hall, Odessa, Texas, 9.8. 4, Barrett Threadgill, Halletsville, Texas, 10.1.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Christy Loflin, Welsh, Colo., 15.65. 2, Brittany Pozzi-Pharr, Victoria, Texas, 15.66. 3, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 15.67. 4, Cathy Grant, New Waverly, Texas, 15.69.

Bull Riding: 1, Cameron Castleberry, Gillette, Wyo., 90 points on Huskama’s. 2, Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 88. 3, Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D., 81. 4, Ross Kleven, Westminster, Colo., 75.

The following are current leaders -

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 89 points on Loadstone Jade. 2, Dustin Murray, Wellston, Okla., 87. 3, Zack Curran, Arvada, Colo., 86. 4, (tie), Bee Jay Scott, Otley, Iowa; and Zac Compton, Hermiston, Ore., 83. (second round) 1, Tim Shirley, Conifer, Colo., 90 points on Multichem Grakel Gap. 2, Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan., 85. 3, Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, 84. 4, Matt Bright, Stephenville, Texas, 83. (total on two) 1, Shirley, 172. 2, Hooper, 169. 3, Curran, 167. 4 (tie), Keylon, and Feild, 164.

Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.8 seconds. 2, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 3.9. 3 (tie), Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, and Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.0. (second round) 1, Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 3.4. 2, Kyle Broce, La Junta, Colo., 3.7. 3, Beau Franzen, Sidney, Mont., 3.9. 4, Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 4.0. (total on two) 1, Cassidy, 8.3. 2 (tie), Dane Hanna, Starkville, Miss., and Franzen, 8.8. 4, Branquinho, 9.1.

Team Roping: (first round) 1, Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 4.3. 2 (tie), Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah; and JoJo Lemond and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev.; 4.5. 4, Coleman Proctor, Miami, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.6. (second round) 1 (tie), Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Bobby Baize, Anthony, N.M.; and Chad Masters, Santo, Texas, and Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas; 4.3. 3 (tie), Adam Worthen, Black Forest, Colo., and Jesse Jolly, Goodwell, Okla.; and Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Justin Viles, Cody, Wyo.; 4.7. (total on two) 1, Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas, and Wade Clayton, Needville, Texas, 9.9. 2, Tryan and Koontz, 10.8. 3, Masters and Jones, 11.1. 4, Jake Kropek, Midway, Texas, and Justin Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, 11.7.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., 88 points on Party Shop. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 83. 3, Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo., 82. 4 (tie), Chet Johnston, Gillette, Wyo.; and Cody Taton, Newell, S.D.; 80. (second round) 1, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 85 points on Get Back. 2 (tie), Bryan Hammons, Victoria, Texas, and Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D., 84. 4, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D.,83. (total on two) 1, Glause, 162. 2 (tie), Harter and Elshere, 159. 4, Hammons, 158.

Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 7.6 seconds. 2, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 7.9. 3 (tie), Kody Curry, Buna, Texas, and Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, 8.3. (second round) 1, Jeff Chapman, Athens, Texas, 7.7. 2, Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 8.0. 3, Cole Wilson, Kincaid, Kan., 8.2. 4, Logan Hofer, Magrath, Ala., 8.3. (total on two) 1, Peek, 16.3. 2, J.D. Kibbe, Portales, N.M., 18.1. 3 (tie), Wilson and Robinson, 18.4.

Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 15.33 seconds. 2, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.39. 3, Tara Lee Woodall, Merkel, Texas, 15.42. 4, Brenda Seely, Lander, Wyo., 15.47. (second round) 1, Hunter, 15.20. 2, Cassie Moseley, Farwell, Texas, 15.27. 3, Britany Fleck, Mandan, N.D., 15.35. 4, Seely, 15.35. (total on two) 1, Hunter, 30.53. 2 Seely, 30.82. 3, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 30.95. 4, P.J. Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 31.03.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Cameron Castleberry, Gillette, Wyo., 90 points on Huskama’s. 2, Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 88. 3 (tie), Corey McFadden, Coleman, Texas, on Flying Five Rodeo’s Fire Water and Tater Hins, Huron, S.D., on Flying Five Rodeo’s Little Joe Hopper, 87 points. (second round) 1, Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 93 points on Bailey Rodeo’s Lucky Strike. 2, Stetson Lewis, Tularosa, N.M., 88. 3, Austin Ambrose, Fletcher, Okla., 85. 4 (tie), Allen Helmuth, Ellensburg, Wash., and Nat Fly, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, 82. (total on two) 1, Asay, 175. 2, Hins, 168. 3, Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., 167. 4, Ambrose, 165.