CASPER, Wyo.- It was the women at the second performance of the College National Finals
The second performance saw three 2.3 second times in the breakaway roping, the fastest times of the rodeo so far. Hilary Bair from Utah Valley University; Nikki Stefes from the University of Wyoming and Kassi Venturacci from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas are all tied for first place in the third round of competition. The second performance saw three 2.3 second times in the breakaway roping, the fastest times of the rodeo so far. Hilary Bair from Utah Valley University; Nikki Stefes from the University of Wyoming and Kassi Venturacci from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas are all tied for first place in the third round of competition.
Michele Lyons from Walla Walla Community College had one of the slower runs of the night at 5.0 seconds, but because of her performance in the two previous rounds, she now leads the over-all standings with a total time of 11.6 seconds on three runs.
There is a new leader in the barrel race as well. Haley Nelson from South Plains College, had a 14.08 second run. This is also the fastest barrel racing time of the rodeo so far. Nelson moved up to fourth place in the over-all standings and is likely to qualify for Saturday night’s finals. Rachel Tiedeman from South Dakota State University is still atop the leader board with a total time of 43.23 seconds. Cassie Ward, younger sister of former world champions barrel racer and college champion Janae Ward is in second with 43.51.
Shannon Jones who is a third generation rodeo competitor is in third with a total of 43.55. Jones is attending Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo and is the daughter of John W Jones, a three-time world champion steer wrestler .
There was only one bull rider to make it to the eight-second mark on Wednesday. Jacob Buller from Central Wyoming College rode Patriot for 77 points. There is only one bull rider here so far that has been successful on all three attempts.
The third performance of the rodeo gets underway at the Casper Events Center on Thursday at 7 p.m.
CASPER, Wyo.---The following are leader after the second performance at the College National Finals Rodeo, June 176, 2009, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.
Bareback Riding: (third round) 1, R.C. Landingham, Blue Mountain Community College, 78.0 points. 2, Danny Webb, Feather River College, 77.5. 3, Steven Peebles, Walla Walla Community College, 74. 4, Kyle Brennecke, Missouri Valley College, 72. 5 (tie), Jeremy Mouton, McNeese State University and Dusty Gracia, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 71.5. (total on three) 1, Webb, 233. 2 (tie), Peebles and Landingham, 232.5. 4, Gracia, 227. 5, Trey Broussard, McNeese State University, 213.5. 6, Denver DeRose, Dawson Community College, 212.
Breakaway Roping: (third round) 1(tie), Hilary Bair, Utah Valley University; Nikki Steffes, University of Wyoming; and Kassi Venturacci, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 2.3. 4, Bailey Minor, Central Washington University, 2.5. 5 (tie), Dana Weiser, South Plains College, and Jackie Owens, University of Idaho, 2.7. (total on three) 1, Michele Lyons, Walla Walla Community College, 11.6. 2, Picchietti, 12.2. 3, Stephanie Zakrzewski, University of Arkansas – Monticello, 13.3. 4, Venturacci, 16.8. 5, Steffes, 17.4. 6, Chelsea Hoff, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 20.8.
Steer Wrestling: (third round) 1, Brent Sutton, South Dakota State University, 4.3 seconds. 2, Miles Switzer, Cuesta College, 5.0. 3(tie), Baylor Roche, Utah Valley University, and Colt Stearns, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 5.2. 5, Dustin Wilson, New Mexico State University, 5.4. 6, Jason Thomas, Panola Junior College, 6.0. (total on three) 1, Stearns, 15.8. 2, Sutton, 16.8. 3, Thomas, 16.9. 4, Kyle Irwin, Western Oklahoma State College, 27.7. 5, Jeremy Krywcun, Texas Tech University, 30.1. 6, (on two) Roche, 11.0.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (third round) 1, Bryan Martinat, Western Texas College, 80. 2, Dean Daly, New Mexico State University, 76. 3, Jake Wright, Western Texas College, 73. 4, Dean Wadsworth, McNeese State University, 72.5. 5, Blaze Hamaker, Central Wyoming College, 72. 6, Jesse Wright, College of Southern Idaho, 69. (total on three) 1, Martinat, 231.5. 2, Jake Wright, 224.5. 3, Hamaker, 219.5. 4, Wyatt Smith, University of Montana – Western, 207.5. 5, Merritt Smith, University of Wyoming, 206.5. 6, Logan Allen, Texas Tech University, 204.5.
Goat Tying: (third round) 1, Toya Vogt, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 6.5 seconds. 2, Hannah Thomas, Southern Arkansas University, 6.7. 3, Cynda Norell, Tarleton State University, 6.8, 4, Hilary Bair, Utah Valley University, 6.9. 5(tie), Chancy Harrington, Panhandle State University and Kelsey Early, Central Arizona College, 7.0. (total on three) 1, Jessica Picchietti, Central Wyoming College, 20.9. 2 (tie), Vogt and Harrington, 21.5. 4, Laura Waldo, Central Wyoming College, 22.5. 5, Brittany Striegel, New Mexico State University, 24.0. 6, Kelsey Early, Central Arizona College, 24.5.
Team Roping: (third round) 1, Rob Webb, Walla Walla Community College and Ted Walker, University of Idaho, 6.4 seconds. 2, Ryan Routier, Dickinson State University and Taylor Williams, Black Hills State University, 7.5. 3, Ryan VonAhn and Trevor Connolly, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 7.8. 4, T.J. and Conner Atkin, Dixie State College of Utah, 8.0. 5, Wyatt Althoff and Johnny Salvo, New Mexico State University, 12.7. 6 (tie), Cody Burney, Western Texas College, and Kory Bramwell, Ranger College; Trice Watts and T.J. Watts, Northeastern Junior College, 13.2. (total on three) 1, VonAhn and Connolly, 22.4. 2, Routier and Williams, 24.2. 3, Atkin and Atkin, 28.6. 4, Jesy Austin, and Rudy Austin, Wharton County Junior College, 30.7. 5, Webb and Walker, 34.5. 6, Watts and Watts, 35.2.
Tie Down Roping: (third round) 1, Roger Nonella, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 8.9. 2, Kyle Tidwell, Montana State University, 10.9. 3, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar Community College, 11.7. 4, Mitch McAdow, Northeastern Junior College, 13.3. 5, Luke Blanton, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 13.3. 6, Ben Mayworth, Troy, University, 14.8. (total on three) 1,Dorenkamp, 38.5. 2, Tidwell, 40.0. 3, McAdow, 41.4. 4, Mayworth, 46.9. 5, Casey Good, Northwest College, 55.7. (on two) 6, Nonella, 17.9.
Barrel Racing: (third round) 1, Haley Nelson, South Plains College, 14.08 seconds. 2, Shannon Jones, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 14.16. 3, Cassie Ward, Vernon College, 14.29. 4, (tie), Jordan Crossley, Walla Walla Community College, Ashley Haller, Central Arizona College; and Rachel Tiedeman, South Dakota State University, 14.39. (total on three) 1, Tiedeman, 43.23. 2, Ward, 43.51. 3, Jones, 43.53. 4, Nelson, 43.55. 5, Jordan Bassett, New Mexico State University, 43.65. 6, Whitney Stahl, Blue Mountain Community College, 43.79.
Bull Riding: (third round – four qualified rides) 1, Chad German, Hill College, 80.5. 2, Jake Wright, Western Texas College, 78.5. 3, Bryce Brown, Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 77.5.4, Jacob Buller, Central Wyoming College, 77. (total on three – one qualified) 1, German, 218. (on two) 2, Jeffrey Askey, University of Tennessee – Martin, 165. 3, Brown, 155.5. 4, Tag Elliott, College of Southern Idaho, 155. 5, Justin Thomas, Laramie County Community College, 142.5. (on one) 6, Cameron Bland, Wharton County Junior College, 84.
Men’s All-Around: 1, Jake Wright, Western Texas College, 210 points. 2, Wyatt Smith, University of Montana – Western, 135. 3, Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar Community College, 100. 4, Chase Tryan, Montana State University, 75.
Women’s All-Around: 1, Kassi Venturacci, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 220. 2, Hilary Bair, Utah Valley University, 190. 3, Nikki Steffes, University of Wyoming, 160. 4 (tie), Dana Weiser, South Plains College, and Shannon Jones, Cal Poly State University, 155
Men’s Team: 1, Western Texas College, 435 points. 2, Northwestern Oklahoma State Universtiy, 380. 3, Central Wyoming College, 365. 4 (tie), University of Montana – Western and University of Tennessee – Martin, 315.
Women’s Team: 1, University of Nevada – Las Vegas, 300 points. 2, South Plains College, 295. 3, University of Wyoming, 245. 4, New Mexico State University, 235.
