RENO, NEV., June 27, 2013 — There is only one day left of regular competition at the Reno Rodeo and contestants are making plans for Saturday night’s championship finals.
The top twelve contestants with the highest total score in bareback riding and saddle bronc riding after two rounds will qualify for the finals. In the steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, and women’s barrel racing, qualification will be based on the fastest total time on two runs.
The bull riders advance based on their score in one round. Kaycee Feild, the reigning and two-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world champion made a bid for a qualification here on Thursday night. Field won his first pair of championship spurs here in 2009. Then last year he tied for the win with Ryan Gray, from Cheney, Wash. Feild had the high-marked ride of the sixth performance with an 82-point effort on a horse from Big Bend Rodeo that bears the number 223. He will have his second ride here on Friday night. A similar score will have him here on Saturday night to try to win his third title here. He will have to beat Wes Stevenson, from Lubbock, Texas, who leads the overall standings with 169.
Stevenson competed at the first two performances here and his lead has held up through some very stiff competition. He has an eight point advantage over the man in second place, Steven Peebles from Redmond, Ore. Also in the mix is Gray who shared the title with Feild last year. In the saddle bronc riding, the 2006 world champion put himself in position to qualify for the finals and win his second pair of spurs. Chad Ferley, from Oelrichs, S.D., was 84 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Blues. The last time Ferley won here was the same year he won the world title. He is currently 18th in the world standings and needs to move up into the top fifteen and stay there until the end of September to qualify for his seventh Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Shane Proctor, from Grand Coulee, Wash., earned a world title and a Reno Rodeo championship in bull riding in 2011. He was one of three successful riders on Thursday scoring 80 points. This is currently tied for ninth and tenth place. He will have to wait through Friday night’s performance to see if he gets to ride here again on Saturday night.
News and Notes: Friday night June 28 is Pink Night (wear pink) to recognize Moms on the Run and breast cancer awareness. Splash Dogs are performing in the idoor pavilion. Wiener Dog Races take place at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, June 29 in the indoor pavilion. The eighth performance begins at 7 pm Friday. Tickets are available at www.renorodeo.com or by calling 800-325-7328. For more information, please call 775-329-3877.
RENO, NEV., June 27, 2013 — Following are unofficial results from the seventh performance of the Reno Rodeo. Bareback Riding: 1, Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 82 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s #223. 2, Taylor Price, Hunstville, Texas, 80. 3, (tie) Joel Schlegel, Burns, Colo., and Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 74 points each. Steer Wrestling: 1, Tyler Mitchell, Napa, Calif., 4.9 seconds. 2, Joe Buffington, Wheatland, Wyo., 6.6. 3, Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 8.9. 4, Michael Bates, Mexican Springs, N.M., 12.6. Team Roping: (two times) 1, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., 5.7 seconds. 2, Jade Stoddard, St. Anthony, Idaho and Ike Folsom, Dillon, Mont., 11.4. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 84 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Blues. 2, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 79. 3, Cole Elsehre, Faith, S.D., 78. 4, (tie) Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D., and Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 73. Tie-Down Roping: 1,(tie) Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla., and Jerrad Hofstetter, Lubbock, Texas, 8.3 seconds. 3, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.5. 4, Will Howell, Stillwater, Okla., 9.7. Barrel Racing: 1, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.09. 2, Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 17.26. 3, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz., 17.63. 4, Jolee Lautaret-Jordan, Kingman, Ariz., 18.96. Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, (tie) Tanner Byrne, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on Growney Brothers SFB and Ty Pozzobon, Merritt, British Columbia, on Growney Brother’s Crystal Gun. 3, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 80. RENO, NEV., — The following are unofficial leaders through June 27, 2013. Bareback Riding: (First Round) 1, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 84 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Cajun Queen. 2, Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 83. 3, (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.; Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas; Matthew Smith, Leesville, La.; and Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah; 82 points each. (Second Round) 1, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 85 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Comanchero. 2, (tie) Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., and Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas, 81. 4, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 80. (Total on Two) 1, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 169. 2, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 161. 3, Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho, 159. 4, (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas; Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore.; and Ryan Grey, Cheney, Wash.; 158. 7, (tie) Tom McFarland, Bowie, Texas, and Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas, 156. 9, (tie) Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., and Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 155. Steer Wrestling: (First Round) 1, (tie) Brad Johnson, Reva, S.D., and Morgan Grant, New Waverly, Texas, 4.1 seconds each. 3, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 4.2. 4, Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 4.4. (Second Round): 1, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 3.9. 2, (tie) Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta; and Chancey Larson, Manhattan, Kan., 4.1. 3, (tie) Jacob Shofner, Huntsville, Texas; Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo.; Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo.; and Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev.; 4.2. (Total on Two) 1, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 8.6. 2, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 8.8. 3, Morgan Grant, New Waverly, Texas, 9.0. 4, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, NEv., 9.3. 5, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 9.5. 6, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 9.6. 7, K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 9.9. 8, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 10.0. 9, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 10.2. 10, Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., 10.3. Team Roping: (First Round) 1, Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas, and Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 5.0 seconds. 2, (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas; and Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City; 5.2. 4, (tie) Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D., and Jared Bilby, Bridgeport, Neb.; and Drew Horner, Plano, Texas, and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan.; 5.4. (Second Round) 1, Arky Rogers, Lipan, Texas, and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 4.6. 2, (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif.; and Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif., and Dakota Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas, 4.8. 4, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 5.2. (Total on Two) 1, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 10.7. 2, Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 10.8. 3, Drew Horner, Plano, Texas, and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan., 11.1. 4, Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, Okla., 11.3. 5, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 11.6. 6, (tie) Robby Farias, Kilauea, Hawaii and Cole Wilson, Lake Shore, Utah; and C.R. Wilken, Templeton, Calif., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 12.0. 8, Travis Bounds, Grand Junction, Colo., and Wade Kreutzer, La Veta, Colo., 12.3. 9, Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Bode Baize, Anthony, N.M., 12.4. 10, Levi Grantham, Paso Robles, Calif., and Dennis Watkins, Bakersfield, Calif., 12.9. Saddle Bronc Riding: (First Round) 1, (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, on Big Bend Rodeo’s Short Cut and Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Blues, 84 points each. 2, (tie)Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., and Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 83. 5, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 82. (Second Round) 1, (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, on Flying U Rodeo’s Battle Call and Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, on Flying Five Rodeo’s Holy Holly, 85 points each. 3, (tie) Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. and Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo., 84. (Total on Two) 1, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 169. 2, (tie) Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., and Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo., 162. 4, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, and Cody Taton, Corona, N.M., 160. 6, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 159. 7, (tie) Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 158. 9, (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, and Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 156. Tie-Down Roping: (First Round) 1, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 7.2 seconds. 2, Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah, 7.7. 3, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 8.0. 4, Jerad hofstetter, Lubbock, Texas, and Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla., 8.3. (Second Round) 1, Caleb Smidt, Yorktown, Texas, 7.8 seconds each. 2, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 8.1. 3, (tie) Justin Truman, Huntington, Utah, and Reese Riemer, Stinett, Texas, 8.4. (Total on Two) 1, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 15.3. 2, Tyson Durfey, Colbet, Wash., 16.3. 3, Reese Riemer, Stinett, Texas, 16.9. 4, Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 17.4. 5, Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah, 17.5. 6, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 17.8. 7, (tie) Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, and Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 18.0. 9, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 18.2. 10, Caleb Smidt, Yorktown, Texas, 18.2. Barrel Racing: (First Round) 1, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.24 seconds. 2, Nicole Aichele, Walla Walla, Wash., 17.26. 3, Cindy Woods, Newburg, Ore., 17.43. 4, Kyra Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla., 17.37. (Second Round) 1, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.09. 2, (tie) Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., and Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.15. 4, Nicole Aichele, Walla Walla, Wash., 17.18. (Total on Two) 1, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 34.43. 2, Nicole Aichele, Walla Walla, Wash., 34.44. 3, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 34.54. 4, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 34.60. 5, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 34.70. 6, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 34.72. 7, Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 34.89. 8, (tie) Cindy Woods, Newberg, Ore., and Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 34.97. 10, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 35.00. Bull Riding: (First Round) 1, Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 89 points on Western Rodeo’s Big Jake. 2, (tie) Jordan Wacey Spears, Redding, Calif., and Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah, 87. 4, Wyatt Mecham, Heber City, Utah, 86. 5, Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., 85. 6, Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla., 84. 7, (tie) Tanner Byrne, Prince Alberts, Saskatchewan, and Ty Pozzobon, Merritt, British Columbia, 83. 9, (tie) Brennon Eldred, Purcell, Okla., and Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 80. -30- For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Schroeder, Dir. Communiations, (775) 825-2665 Contact: Susan Kanode (817) 307-6336 www.RenoRodeo.com