Aus places 2nd in the fifth round
LAS VEGAS – Tanner Aus just didn’t feel very well when he arrived in Las Vegas. It’s nothing a few antibiotics and a big paycheck can’t cure. On Monday night, Aus rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Hell On Hooves for 86.5 points to finish second in the fifth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, […]
Proctor splits the win in pink
LAS VEGAS – Coleman Proctor and Jake Long are pretty good in pink. For the second straight year, the team ropers earned a share of the victory during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo’s fifth go-round, which is dubbed “Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night” to help draw awareness to the fight against breast cancer. “We […]
Silcox wins NFR’s fifth round
LAS VEGAS – Bull rider Wesley Silcox qualified for the National Finals Rodeo six times in seven years from 2005-11. He’s waited four years for his seventh trip to the Nevada desert for ProRodeo’s championship event; he then waited for five nights to reach the pay window in Las Vegas. “It’s about time,” said Silcox, […]
Martin earns needed payday
LAS VEGAS – Casey Martin need this. The steer wrestler from Sulpher, La., had seen paychecks slip out of his hands for three straight nights at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He changed that Monday night during the fifth go-round inside the Thomas & Mack Center when he posted a 4.1-second run to finish in […]
Feild goes 91 in Round 5
1. Kaycee Feild, 91 points on Calgary Stampede’s Reckless Margie, $26,231; 2. Tanner Aus, 86.5, $20,731; 3. (tie) Will Lowe and Steven Peebles, 85.5, $13,327; 5. Seth Hardwick, 83, $6,769; 6. Bobby Mote, 81.5, $4,231.
K.C. back on top
1. K.C. Jones, 3.3 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Trevor Knowles and Seth Brockman, 4, $18,192; 4. (tie) Ty Erickson, Nick Guy, Tyler Waguespack and Casey Martin, 4.1, $5,500.
Two teams win in team roping
1. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Jake Long and Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 4.0 seconds, $23,481; 3. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 4.3, $15,654; 4. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 4.4, $11,000; 5. JoJo LeMond, 4.6, $6,769; 6. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 5.1, $4,231.
Bradshaw belts out a 90 in broncs
1. CoBurn Bradshaw, 90 points on Beutler & Son’s Would Up, $26,231; 2. Jacobs Crawley, 88.4, $20,730; 3. Wade Sundell, 87.5, $15,654; 4. Cody DeMoss, 85.5, $11,000; 5. Heith DeMoss, 83.5, $6,769; 6. Rusty Wright, 83, $4,231.
Feild, Peebles win Round 4
1. (tie) Steven Peebles, on Rodeo’s Scarlet Belle, and Kaycee Feild, on J Bar J’s Pass the Hat, 84 points, $23,481 each ; 3. Clint Laye, 83, $15,564; 4. Winn Ratliff, 82, $11,000; 5. (tie) Evan Jayne and Seth Hardwick, 81, $5,500.
Eldridge wins the third round
1. Dakota Eldridge, 3.3. seconds, $26,231; 2. Seth Brockman, 3.6, $20,731; 3. Baylor Roche, 3.7, $15,654; 4. (tie) Ty Erickson and Tanner Milan, 3.8, $8,884; 6. Blake Knowles, 4.1, $4,231.
Begay/Cooper win again
For the fourth straight go-round, a cowboy from the Navajo Nation earns the round title at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Aaron Tsinigine won Rounds 1 and 3, and Derrick Begay has won Rounds 2 and 4. 1. Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 3.8, $20,731; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, […]
Rusty Wright on time in Vegas
1. Rusty Wright, 85.5 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Sundance, $26,231; 2. Zeke Thurston, 85, $20,731; 3. Isaac Diaz, 83.5, $15,654; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 83, $11,000; 5. Taos Muncy, 81.5, $6,769; 6. Chuck Schmidt, 80, $4,231.
Swor, Smith fast in the fourth round
1. (tie) Cade Swor and Sterling Smith, 7.2 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie). Marty Yates and Tuf Cooper, 7.4, $13,327; 5. Monty Lewis, 7.5, $6,769; 6. Caleb Smidt, 7.7, $4,231.
McDonald takes Round 4 title
1. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.71 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Cassidy Kruse, 13.85, $18,192 each; 4. Taylor Jacob, 13.89, $11,000; 5. (tie) Callie DuPerier and Nancy Hunter, 14.03, $5,500.
Frost wins bull riding
1. Joe Frost, 85.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Bell Ringer, $26,231; 2. Caleb Sanderson, 83, $20,731; 3. (tie) Kody DeShon and Clayton Foltyn, 82, $13,327 each; 5. Sage Kimzey, 81, $6,769; 6. Cody Teel, 73.5, $4,231.
Jayne handles rank horse in 4th round
LAS VEGAS – Sunday night was supposed to be an easy night for the bareback riders at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. After having to tie themselves to the hardest-to-ride horses in the game during Saturday’s Round 3, the cowboys were looking forward to the fourth-round “hoppers,” the easiest-to-ride bucking equines in Las Vegas for […]
Ratliff catches Round 4 paycheck
LAS VEGAS – Sometimes the littlest things end up making the biggest magic. Take Winn Ratliff’s ride Sunday night during the fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo. The Leesville, La., bareback rider matched moves with Frontier Rodeo’s Times Up for 82 points. He placed fourth in the round and pocketed $11,000. It was his […]
Round 3 results in full
Bareback riding: 1. Steven Peebles, 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cool Water, $26,231; 2. Clint Laye, 84, $20,731; 3. Austin Foss, 80, $15,654; 4. Clint Cannon, 79.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Will Lowe and Seth Hardwick, 79, $5,500. Steer wrestling: 1. Clayton Hass, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Nick Guy, Kyle […]
Barker out of competition
Bull rider Reid Barker suffered a fractured scapula and fractured rib when he was stepped on by his third-round bull on Saturday night. Barker, who earned his first qualified ride of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 74-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Lonestar, slid off the bull just after the qualifying ride. […]
Proctor reaches NFR pay window
LAS VEGAS – Even bad experiences come with great lessons. Those lessons have come in handy for team roping header Coleman Proctor of Pryor, Okla., who has been helping partner Jake Long with the care of Long’s top horse, Colonel. “Jake’s good horse has an abscess, and I’ve had quite a bit of experience with […]
Hass scorches a round win
1. Clayton Hass, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Nick Guy, Kyle Irwin, and Hunter Cure, 4.1, $11,141 each; 6. Seth Brockman, 4.3, $4,231.
Tsinigine and Motes win again
1. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 4.0 seconds, $26,231; 2. Chad Masters/Travis Graves, 4.5, $20,831; 3. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 4.6, $15,654; 4. JoJo LeMond/Junior Nogueira, 5.2, $11,000; 5. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 6.1, $6,769; 6. (tie) Matt Sherwood/Travis Woodard and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 9.3, $2,115 each.
Peebles goes back-to-back
1. Steven Peebles, 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cool Water, $26,231; 2. Clint Laye, 84, $20,731; 3. Austin Foss, 80, $15,654; 4. Clint Cannon, 79.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Will Lowe and Seth Hardwick, 79, $5,500.
Durfey and Smidt take Round 3
1. (tie) Caleb Smidt and Tyson Durfey, 7.5 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Marcos Costa and Timber Moore, 7.7, $13,327 each; 5. Hunter Herrin, 7.8, $6,769; 6. Monty Lewis, 8, $4,231.