Cowboys Face Tough Competition at National Western

By Susan Kanode
Posted Monday, January 19, 2009

DENVER, Colo. - It was a tough day for rodeo contestants at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo on Sunday.

During the matinee performance, they had their first round competition, then came back at 6:30 in the evening for their second round. Through seven events, there were only four contestants to move into the top four in the over-all standings.

A duo from Texas had the most success of the day. Tommy Edens from Gatesville and Wade Clayton from Needville moved to the top of the team roping standings. With Edens doing the heading and Clayton catching the heels, they had times of 4.9 and 5.0 seconds. They were definitely the most consistent ropers in the Denver Coliseum today. During the matinee, Coleman Proctor from Miami, Okla., and Jake Long from Coffeyville, Kan., had the fast time at 4.6. Then a no-time in the evening took them out of the standings.

Barrel racing saw Brenda Seely from Lander, Wyo., move into second place over all with a total time of 30.82. She moved into fourth place in both rounds, but with plenty of good barrel racers yet to compete, whether or not she gets a check remains to be seen.

The 2006 tie-down roping champion has the opportunity to qualify for the finals that are just a week away. Justin Scofield from St. Lawrence, S.D., moved into fourth place over all with a total time of 19.4.

There were two bull riders on Sunday that were successful on both rides. Tater Hins from Huron, S.D., moved into second place with a total score of 168 points. Colin McTaggart, a two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers from Las Vegas, Nev., has a total of 149 and is currently sixth.

There are two rodeo performances at the National Western Stock Show on Monday. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event begins at 2 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr. African American Rodeo starts at 6 p.m.

DENVER, Colo. --- The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009.

Ninth Performance -

Bareback Riding: 1,Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 81 points on Major Disaster. 2 (tie) Josh Luger, Fort Yates, N.D.; Matt Bright, Stephenville, Texas; and Jeremy Mouton, Scott, La.; 78.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 4.0 seconds. 2, Jace Honey, La Junta, Colo., 4.8. 3, Cole Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo., 5.3. 4, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 8.5.

Team Roping: 1, Coleman Proctor, Miami, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.6 seconds. 2, Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas, and Wade Clayton, Needville, Texas, 4.9. 3 (tie), Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, and Arky Rogers, Lake City , Fla., and J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., and Jay Wadhams, Pueblo, Colo., 5.1.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 83 points on Major FW. 2, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 77. 3, Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas, 76. 4 (tie), Ty Atchison, Martin, Tenn., and Jesse Wilson, Kyle, S.D., 74.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Kody Curry, Buna, Texas, 8.3 seconds. 2, Seth Crain, Yancey, Texas, 9.5. 3, Justin Scofield, St. Lawrence, S.D., 10.1. 4, Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, 10.3.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 15.39. 2, Brenda Seely, Lander, Wyo., 15.47. 3, Diann Bukowski, Falcon, Colo., 15.81. 4, Megan Williams, Daingerfield, Texas, 15.87.

Bull Riding: (two qualified rides) 1, Tater Hins, Huron, S.D., 87 points on Raisin Cain. 2, Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev., 84.

Tenth Performance -

Bareback Riding: 1, Matt Bright, Stephenville, Texas, 83 points on Thunder Bay. 2 (tie), Jeremy Mouton, Scott, La., and Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 79. 4, Ryan Stutes, Sulphur, La., 76.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Kyle Broce, La Junta, Colo., 3.7 seconds. 2, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 13.0. 2, Gabe Taylor, Valentine, Neb., 13.9. 4, Cole Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo., 14.5.

Team Roping: 1, Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas and Wade Clayton, Needville, Texas, 5.0 seconds. 2, Tyler Magnus, Lampasas, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 5.7. 3, J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., and Jay Wadhams, Pueblo, Colo., 6.7. 4, Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz., and T.J. Brown, Marana, Ariz., 19.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, 81 points on Vitalix Devil Lady. 2, Jess Jones, Spring Creek, Nev., 77. 3 (tie), Jacobs Cawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Ty Atchison, Martin, Tenn., 74.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Jeff Chapman, Athens, Texas, 7.7. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 8.5. 3, Justin Scofield, St. Lawrence, S.D., 8.3. 4, Britt Bath, Burns, Wyo., 12.5.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Brenda Seely, Lander, wyo., 15.35 seconds. 2, Mattie Little, Ardmore, Okla., 15.56. 3, Diann Bukowski, Falcon, Colo., 15.57. 4, Mandy Teichert, Torrington, Wyo., 15.73.

Bull Riding: 1, Tater Hins, Huron, S.D., 81 points on Horns N Halos. 2, Brandon Wesson, Delaware, Okla., 80. 3 (tie), Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev., and Colby Reilly, Stratford, Wash., 69.

The following are current leaders -

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Dustin Murray, Wellston, Okla., 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Martini. 2, Zack Curran, Arvada, Colo., 86. 3 (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, Matt Bright, Stephenville, Texas, 83. 4 (tie), Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo., and Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 81. (total on two) 1, Shirley, 172. 2, Curran, 167. 3, Keylon, 164. 4, Compton, 163.

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 Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 4.5. 2, Coleman Proctor, Miami, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.6. 3, Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas, and Wade Clayton, Needville, Texas, 4.9. 4, (tie), Cooper Wimberly, Belen, N.M., and James Gillilland, Albuquerque, N.M.; Turtle Powell, Alpine, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; and J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., and Jay Wadhams, Pueblo, Colo.; 5.1. (second round) 1 Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Bobby Baize, Anthony, N.M., 4.3. 2 (tie), Adam Worthen, Black Forest, Colo., and Jesse Jolly, Goodwell, Okla.; and Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Justin Viles, Cody, Wyo.; 4.7. 4, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 4.8. (total on two) 1, Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas, and Wade Clayton, Needville, Texas, 9.9. 2, Jake Kropek, Midway, Texas, and Justin Hendrick, Huntsville, Texas, 11.7. 3, (tie), Dorenkamp and Echtler; and Wimberly and Gilliland; 11.8. 4, Crawford and Cardoza, 11.9.

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, Chet Johnston, Gillette, Wyo., 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, Kody Curry, Buna, Texas, 8.3. 3, Nathan Steinberg, Conroe, Texas, 8.8. 4, Seth Crain, Yancey, Texas, 9.5. (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, Wilson, 18.4. 4, Justin Scofield, St. Lawrence, S.D., 19.4.

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, (tie) Morgan and Moseley, 31.11.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1 (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. 3, Cooper Kanngiesser, Zenda, Kan., 85. 4, Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 84. (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, Nat Fly, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, 82. (total on two) 1, Asay, 175. 2, Hins, 168. 3, Ambrose, 165. 4, Maier, 162.