CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 21, 2013 — Trell Etbauer grew up in rodeo following his father Robert and uncles Dan and Billy Etbauer around.
He watched as Robert won two world titles and Billy won five, all in the saddle bronc riding. Dan also qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on 10 different occasions. The lessons he learned have served him well as he pursues his own rodeo career.
While his family has primarily competed in saddle bronc riding, Trell has become known as a multi-event contestant working both ends of the arena (rough stock and timed-event). He has competed in saddle bronc riding here in the past, but injuries kept him from doing that this year, so he is just entered in the tie-down roping and steer wrestling.
He took the overall lead in tie-down roping here on Saturday after stopping the clock in 13.0 seconds at the second performance of the rodeo. He has a total time of 25.6 seconds on two runs and moved Trevor Thiel from Greeley, Colo., to second place with 26.2 seconds.
A hard running steer took him out of the steer wrestling and minimized his chances of winning an all-around title here. He is coming off a steer wrestling win at the Greeley (Colo.) Independence Stampede.
“It’s always good to see your name on the leaderboard. Hopefully this holds up,” Etbauer said. “I grew up coming to this rodeo. It would probably mean as much to my family as it would to me to win it.”
His tie-down roping horse was a wedding gift to Trell and his wife Kaylee in May of 2010 from Billy and Holly Etbauer. Their youngest son Treg named him Corduroy. Billy had started the young horse then Robert and Trell trained him.
Wyoming’s Seth Hardwick took the second round and overall lead in bareback riding after scoring 84 points on Burns Rodeo’s Nightmare. The Laramie resident has a total of 167 points on two rides. In the saddle bronc riding, Tyrel Smith from Cascade, Mont., has the same total to lead the overall standings.
Brady Menge from Fruita, Colo., has taken the lead in bull riding with an 86 point ride on Wild Card Rodeo’s Lil Shyster. This is the best ride of the rodeo so far where the bulls have definitely been dominating. Through the first two performances, only four riders have had successful rides so far.
The third performance of the 117th annual Daddy of ‘Em All starts at 12:15 p.m. on Monday. Action continues Monday night with the first performance of Championship Bull Ridings World Championships starting at 8 p.m.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. —The following are current leaders after the second performance of the 117th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, Sunday, July 21, 2013.
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 87 points on Burns Rodeo’s Borrowed Angel. 2/3 (tie), Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., and Matt Lait, Stavely, Alberta, 83 points each. 4, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 82. 5, Chance Madsen, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., 79. 6, Morgan Heaton, Paradise, Utah, 78. (second round) 1, Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., Laramie, Wyo., 84 points on Burns Rodeo’s Rodeo’s Nightmare. 2/3 (tie), Ethan McNeill, Grantsville, Utah, and Morgan Heaton, Paradise, Utah, 83 each. 4, David Streweler, Golden, Colo., 80. 5/6 (tie), Zach Curran, Riverton, Wyo., and Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 78 each. (overall — on two) 1, Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., 167 points. 2, Morgan Heaton, Paradise, Utah, 161. 3, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 160. 4, Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 159. 5, Chance Madsen, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., and Ethan McNeill, Grantsville, Utah, 156 points each.
Steer Roping: (first round) 1. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D., 16.1 seconds. 2, Randy Wells, Cisco, Texas, 16.4. 3/4 (tie), Clay Cameron, Canyon, Texas, and JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, 19.1 each. 5, Ty Herd, Irene, Texas, 19.2. 6, Shandon Stalls, McLean, Texas, 19.4. (second round) 1, Tim Abbott, Midland, Texas, 15.0. 2, Bobby Joe Hill, Mexia, Texas, 16.2. 3, J.B. Whatley, 16.6. 4, Garrett Hale, 16.8. 5, K.C. Jones, 17.3. 6, Bobby Harris, Gillette, Wyo., 17.4. (overall — on two) 1, Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla., 41.5 seconds. 2, Joe Wells, Cisco, Texas, 41.8. 3, Bobby Harris, Gillette, Wyo., 45.3. 4, Jim Locke, Miami, Texas, 45.7. 5, J. Paul Williams, Burbank, Okla., 47.7. Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 12.3 seconds. 2, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 12.6. 3, Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 12.7. 4, Blake Ash, Aurora, Mo., 13.3. 5/6 (tie), Joe Schmidt, Belfield, N.D., and Jake Booze, Miami, Texas, 13.4 each. (second round) 1, Clayton Shaw, Alvord, Texas, 10.9. 2, Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 11.2. 3, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 12.0. 4, Jared Kempker, Eugene, Mo., 12.1. 5, Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 12.2. 6, Cody Saculla, Bryan, Texas, 12.4. (overall — on two) 1, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 25.6 seconds. 2, Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 26.2. 3, Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 26.8. 4, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 27.0. 5, Jarred Kempker, Eugene, Mo., 27.1. 6, Michael Akins, Whitesboro, Texas, 28.8. 6, Blake Ash, Aurora, Mo., 29.1. Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1/2 (tie), Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., and RayTom Meiers, Mills, Wyo., 83 points each on Andrews Rodeo’s Wide Open and Smith Pro Rodeo’s Painted Feather, respectively. 3, Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 82. 4, Jeremy Ray Melancon, Huntsville, Texas, 78. 5/6 (tie), Brandon Biebelle, San Lorenzo, N.M., and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 77 each. (second round) 1, Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 87 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Pony Boy. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 85. 3, Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 84. 4, Townsend Prince, Livermore, Colo., 82. 5, Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 79. 6, Brandon Biebelle, San Lorenzo, N.M., 77. (overall — on two) 1, Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 167 points. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 162. 3/4 (tie) , Jacobs Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 161 each. 5/6 (tie), Brandon Biebelle, San Lorenzo, N.M., and Jeremy Ray Melancon, Huntsville, Texas, 154 each. Team Roping: (first round) 1, JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, and Josh Patton, Lubbock, Texas, 9.2 seconds. 2, Paul Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., and Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., 9.7. 3, Mark Morrison, Eaton, Colo., and Tory Shaffer, Fort Lupton, Colo., 11.7. 4, Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, and Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 16.0. 5, Arnold Felts, San Angelo, Texas, and Brad Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 16.5. 6, Bobby Joe Hill, Mexia, Texas, and Will Gasperson, Decatur, Texas, 19.2. (second round) 1, Paul Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., and Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., 9.2 seconds. 2, Brad Prather, Skiatook, Okla., and Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla., 11.9. 3, Ryan Rochlitz, Minatare, Neb., and Justin Smith, Carpenter, Wyo., 12.4. 4, Arnold Felts, San Angelo, Texas, and Brad Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 12.6. 5, JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, and Josh Patton, Lubbock, Texas, 17.8. (overall — on two)1, Paul Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., and Clayton Van Aken, Descanso, Calif., 18.9 seconds. 2, JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, and Josh Patton, Lubbock, Texas, 27.0. 3, Arnold Felts, San Angelo, Texas, and Brad Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 29.1.
Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 7.7 seconds. 2, Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb., 8.2. 3, Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 8.5. 4, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 8.9. 5, Tony Larsen, Sheridan, Wyo., 9.0. 6, Joe Busch, Neola, Iowa, 9.4. (second round) 1, Tony Larsen, Sheridan, Wyo., 8.9 seconds. 2, Joe Busch, Neola, Iowa, 10.6. 3, Cimarron Thompson, Hobbs, N.M., 13.5. 4, Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 13.6. 5, Brock Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta, 13.7. 6, Seth Murphy, South Heart, N.D., 14.1. (overall — on two) 1, Tony Larsen, Sheridan, Wyo., 17.9 seconds. 2, Joe Busch, Neola, Iowa, 20.0. 3, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 23.4. 4, Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 26.0. 5, Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb., 26.7. 6, Cimarron Thompson, Hobbs, N.M., 28.4.
Women’s Barrel Race: (second round) 1, Ann Peterson, Avondale, Colo., 17.64. 2, Sharon Harrell, Wickenburg, Ariz., 17.98. 3, Elaine Hollings, Pavillion, Wyo., 18.02. 4, Sadee Wheeldon, Jackson, Wyo., 18.17. 5, Taylor Reneau, Surry, Texas, 18.27. 6, Kandace Blanchard, 18.28. (overall — on two) 1, Ann Peterson, Avondale, Colo., 35.93 seconds. 2, Sharon Harrell, Wickenburg, Ariz., 36.78. 3, Sadee Wheeldon, Jackson, Wyo., 37.07. 4/5 (tie), Elaine Hollings, Pavillion, Wyo., and Kandace Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M., 37.08 seconds each. 6, Christie Hebert, Pavillion, Wyo., 37.09.
Bull Riding: (first round – 1 ride) 1, John Young, Orient, Iowa, 70 points on Brehmer Rodeo’s Big Winner. (second round – 4 rides) 1, Brady Menge, Fruita, Colo., 86 points on Wild Card’s Little Shyster. 2, Will Crain, Farina, Ill., 81. 3, Kody Pierce, Keeneseburg, Colo., 74. 4, Brad Harris, Winfield, Kan., 69. (overall leaders) 1, Brady Menge, Fruita, Colo., 86 points on one. 2, Will Crain, Farina, Ill., 81. 3, Kody Pierce, Keeneseburg, Colo., 74. 4, John Young, Orient, Iowa, 70. 5, Brad Harris, Winfield, Kan., 69.
Rookie Bronc Riding: (first round – 4 rides) 1/2 (tie), Peter White II, Amarillo, Texas, and Travis Nelson, Philip, S.D., 65 points each. 3, Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 64. 4, Blakey Wildcat, Okeechobee, Fla., 37. (second round) 1, Travis Nelson, Philip, S.D., 71 points. 2, Vince Tsosie, Shiprock, N.M., 67. 3, Will Gullickson, Mandan, N.D., 63. 4, Cody Peterson, Cheyenne, Wyo., 62. 5, Cole Thoreson, Dillon, Mont., 61. 6, Peter White II, Amarillo, Texas, 69. (overall — on two) 1, Travis Nelson, Philip, S.D., 136 points. 2, Peter White II, Amarillo, Texas, 124.
Wild Horse Race: 1, Jason Smith Team, $600. 2, Double JD, $450. 3, Barn Door Photography, $300. 4, Hulinski Electric, $150.