Brothers Win Team Roping Round at CNFR - Finals

Posted Tuesday, June 16, 2009

CASPER, Wyo. --- Brothers from Zachary, La., won the first round of team roping at the 61st annual College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) here on Monday.

Jesy and Rudy Austin stopped the clock in 6.2 seconds for the win. They are both attending Wharton County Community College in Wharton, Texas. Jesy, the younger of the duo did the heading. He is 19 years old and competing at his first CNFR. Rudy has been here the past two years. He is 22 years old and was responsible for catching the steer’s two hind feet.

In the tie-down roping it was P.J. Painter, from Buffalo, S.D., who had the fastest time. Painter’s 10.4 second run not only gave him the first round win, he earned a valuable 80 points for Black Hills State University’s mens team.

Former women’s all-around champion Nikki Steffes won the first round of goat tying. Steffes is a senior at the University of Wyoming in Laramie and had a time of 6.3 seconds. She makes her home in Vale, S.D. Steffes won the all-around title here in 2007.

Jake Shaw from Missouri (Marshall) Valley College has the fast time in steer wrestling. His 3.8 earned him the first place check in the round. Shaw’s most loyal supporter, his grandfather, made the trip from Cocoa, Fla., to cheer him on.

In barrel racing it was Rachel Tiedeman, from South Dakota State University at the top of the leader board. She and her horse completed the pattern in 14.27 seconds. All of these contestants will have their second round of competition here on Tuesday. The first performance of the rodeo starts Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

CASPER, Wyo.---The following are results from Monday slack at the College National Finals Rodeo, June 15 2009, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.

Breakaway Roping: (second round leaders) 1, Kassi Venturacci, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 2.6 seconds. 2, Cally Cummings, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 2.7. 3, Megan Wilkerson, New Mexico State University, 2.8. 4, Halley Treeby, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 2.9. 5, Cassidy Clyde, Lewis Clark State College, 3.1. 6, Kelsey Johnson, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 3.2. 7, Nikki Steffes, University of Wyoming, 3.4. 8 (tie), Cassie Vierstra, South Plains College and Stephanie Zakkrzewski, University of Arkansas – Monticello, 4.2. (total on two) 1, Wilkerson, 5.6. 2, Johnson, 6.2. 3, Clyde, 6.3. 4, Cummings, 6.7. 5, Zakrzewski, 8.6. 6, Venturacci, 14.5. 7, Steffes, 15.1. 8, Courtney Stephens, Sam Houston State University, 15.3.

Bareback Riding: (second round leaders) 1, Steven Peebles, Walla Walla Community College, 82 points. 2, Ty Breuer, Central Wyoming College, 79. 3 (tie), Caleb Bennett, Weber State University, and Dusty Gracia, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 76.5. 5, Jared Smith, Western Texas College, 75. 6, Trey Broussard, McNeese State University, 72.5. 7 (tie), Whitten Hoover, Chadron State University and Kent Connor, Utah Valley University, 72. (total on two) 1, Peebles, 158.5. 2, Gracia, 155.5. 3, Smith, 153. 4, Bryan Jones, Central Wyoming College, 148. 5, Broussard, 145.5. 6, Denver DeRose, Dawson Community College, 141. 7, Bennett, 138. 8 (tie) Hoover and Connor, 137.

Steer Wrestling: (first round winners) 1, Jake Shaw, Missouri Valley College, 3.9 seconds. 2, Kody Woodward, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 4.0. 3, Wyatt Smith, University of Montana – Western, 4.1. 4, Cory Kirk, University of Tennessee – Martin, 4.5. 5, Jake Mitchell, West Texas A & M University, 4.6. 6 (tie), Jason Thomas, Panola Junior College, and Jake Woolstenhulme, Utah Valley University, 4.8. 8 (tie), Casey Harmon, Vernon College, and Justin Miller, Dickinson State University, 4.9.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (second round leaders) 1 (tie), Jesse Wright, College of Southern Idaho, and Bryan Martinat, Western Texas College,78 points. 3, Dean Daly, New Mexico State University, 73.5. 4, Alexander Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 73. 5, Jake Wright, Western Texas College, 72. 6 (tie), Wyatt Smith, University of Montana – Western, and Tyler Manke, Black Hills State University, 71.5. 8, Logan Allen, Texas Tech University, 71. (total on two) 1 (tie) Jake Wright and Bryan Martinat, Western Texas College, 151.5. 3, Travis Darling, Casper College, 143.5. 4 (tie), Alexander Wright, College of Southern Idaho; Wyatt Smith, University of Montana – Western; and Logan Allen, Texas Tech University; 139.5. 7, Will Smith, Missouri Valley College, 133. 8, Tyler Thompson, Dickinson State University, 127.

Goat Tying: (first round winners) 1, Nikki Steffes, University of Wyoming, 6.3 seconds. 2, Kassi Venturacci, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 6.4. 3 (tie), Brooke Inlow, Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Jessica Picchietti, Central Wyoming College, 6.7. 5, Amy Outhier, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 6.8. 6, Brittany Striegel, New Mexico State University, 6.9. 7 (tie), Sarah Mulholland, University of Wyoming and Chancy Harrington, Panhandle State University, 7.0.

Team Roping: (first round winners) 1 (tie), Jesy and Rudy Austin, Wharton County Junior College; and Ryan Routier, Dickinson State University and Taylor Williams, Black Hills State University, 6.2 seconds. 3, O.J. Huxtable, Casper College and Riley Warren, Central Wyoming College, 6.4. 4, Trice and T.J. Watts, Northeastern Junior College, 6.9. 5, Logan Westcott, Northland Pioneer College and Dustin Hintz, Central Arizona College, 7.4. 6 (tie); Clint Keller and Mark Gentry, Troy University; Rob Webb, Walla Walla Community College and Ted Walker, University of Idaho; and Zach Merritt and Levi Tyan, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture; 7.6.

Tie Down Roping: (first round winners) 1, P.J. Painter, Black Hills State University, 10.4. 2 (tie), Isaiah Pemberton, Dickinson State University, and Kyle Tidwell, Montana State University, 10.8. 10.8. 4, C.J. DeForest, Chico State University, 10.9. 5, Rylan Edgmon, New Mexico State University, 11.0. 6, Cory Solomon, Hill College, 11.3. 7, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar Community College, 11.6. 8, Bart Brunson, University of Arkansas – Monticello, 11.7.

Barrel Racing: (first round winners) 1, Rachel Tiedeman, South Dakota State University, 14.27 seconds. 2, Jordan Crossley, Walla Walla Community College, 14.36. 3, Sierra Thomas, Weber State University, 14.43. 4, Teal Hampton, Western Texas College, 14.50. 5, Whitney Sprunk, South Dakota State University, 14.53. 6, Kortney Fisher, Walla Walla Community College, 14.54. 7, Jordan Muncy, Panhandle State University, 14.56. 8, Amy Holmes, Black Hills State University, 14.59.

Bull Riding: (second round leaders – six rides) 1, Cameron Bland, Wharton County Junior College, 84 points. 2 (tie), Brent Menz, University of Tennessee – Martin, and Trevor Kastner, Western Oklahoma State University, 80.5. 4, Tag Elliott, College of Southern Idaho, 79. 5, Kyle Lozier, Dawson Community College, 77. 6, Jose Griego, New Mexico Highlands, University, 76. (total on two – one qualified) 1, Tag Elliott, 155.