2011 NFR Round 6 Barrel Racing
1. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.93 seconds, $17,885; 2. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.95, $14,135; 3. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 13.96, $10,673; 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.97, $7,500; 5. Jody Sheffield, Ogden, Utah, 13.99, $4,615; 6. Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 14.02, $2,885.
2011 NFR Round 6 Bull Riding
1. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas, 89 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Crystal Springs Peach, $17,885; 2. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 88.5, $14,135; 3. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo., and Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 86, $9,087; 5. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo., 85.5, $4,615; 6. Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., 83, $2,885.
Colletti pushes past $30,000 in NFR earnings
LAS VEGAS – The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was set up to be a tremendous test of athletic talent, courage and handling the mental and physical demands that come with ProRodeo’s championship event. Bareback rider Casey Colletti is feeling the aches and pains of being an elite bareback rider, now competing on the biggest stage […]
The light gets Brighter with sixth-round paycheck
LAS VEGAS – Gold Coast Katie wasn’t the prettiest girl in the bareback riding dance on Tuesday night, but she was just what Matt Bright needed in his second trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Bright, of Azle, Texas, rode the Classic Pro Rodeo horse for 76 points, good enough for sixth place in […]
Sherwood, Petska have best run of NFR, place 2nd
LAS VEGAS – The 10 nights of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the time for the best cowboys in the game to have a good week of work. It’s better if it’s a great week of work. Matt Sherwood is hoping the former turns into the latter and that he and partner Cory Petska […]
Johnson living a roper’s dream in rodeo’s title event
LAS VEGAS – This is a dream, and it’s pretty good. In fact, Jhett Johnson won’t want to be awakened. In his fifth qualification to the sport’s biggest event, the Casper, Wyo., cowboy is having his best Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Johnson and his partner, Turtle Powell of Stephenville, Texas, have placed in the first […]
Team MGM getting its share of NFR’s $6 million purse
LAS VEGAS – It’s been an impressive run for the Team MGM Grand contestants at the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Through six go-rounds, the cowboys and cowgirls who are making the MGM Grand their home during the duration of ProRodeo’s biggest event have collected $893,952. The NFR’s purse, $6 million, is the biggest the […]
Glause getting noticed by bull riding legends
LAS VEGAS – This season marks the third time in young Seth Glause’s career he’s competed at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. That is proof he is one of the elite bull riders in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. So is the $22,500 he’s earned through six go-rounds of the sport’s finale. In fact, he’s […]
Johnson, a cancer survivor, wins on NFR pink night
LAS VEGAS – Jenny Johnson had a simple request for her team roping husband: Win the Tough Enough to Wear Pink night go-round at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Jhett Johnson did that on Monday night’s fifth round with his partner, Turtle Powell, stopping the clock in 3.8 seconds and sending a statement on the […]
Colletti earns another check with right frame of mind
LAS VEGAS – Nothing has really changed in Casey Colletti’s mind about how to approach his first qualification to rodeo’s biggest event, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Through five go-rounds, Colletti, 25, of Pueblo, Colo., has place three times and earned $24,663; he’s had fun doing it, too. “That’s not a bad week’s work,” he […]
O’Mara proving himself on the NFR stage
LAS VEGAS – Everyone around ProRodeo has been talking about how strong a bull rider Jacob O’Mara is. He’s showing the rest of the world while competing on the biggest stage in the sport, the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. O’Mara, of Prairieville, La., has placed in three of five go-rounds – including the third-round victory […]
Re-ride in bareback riding
The Calgary Stampede’s Rapper Margie didn’t have a very good trip on Monday night. Jason Havens gets a re-ride. We’ll await that to post the results from bareback riding, but Ryan Gray leads with a magnificent 90-point ride on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night.
2011 NFR Round 5 Steer Wrestling
1. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif, 3.5 seconds, $17,884; 2. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 3.7, $14,135; 3. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 3.9, $10,673; 4. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 4.0, $7,500; 5. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 4.1, $3,750 each.
2011 NFR Round 5 Bareback Riding
1. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 90 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s MGM Deuces Night, $17,885; 2. Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, 88, $14,135; 3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 87,$10,673; 4. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 86.5, $6,058 each; 6. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., and Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 86, $1,442 each.
2011 NFR Round 5 Team Roping
1. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 3.8 seconds, $17,885; 2. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.0, $14,135; 3. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 4.1, $10,673; 4. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 4.3, $7,500; 5. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 4.6, $4,615; […]
2011 NFR Round 5 Tie-Down Roping
1. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 7.4 seconds, $17,885; 2. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, and Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 7.5, $12,404 each; 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.7, $7,500; 5. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, and Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 7.8, $3,750 each.
Record broken
Carlee Pierce won her second straight barrel racing go-round. More importantly, she rounded the cloverleaf pattern in 13.46 seconds, besting the record set by Sherry Cervi a season ago. That’s pretty salty for a first-time NFR qualifier. Of course, her horse, Dillion, isn’t a first-timer. The 12-year-old buckskin gelding was in Las Vegas in 2008 […]
2011 NFR Round 5 Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 90 points on Burns Rodeo Co.’s Chugwater Blue, $17,885; 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 87.5, $14,135; 3. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., and Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 83.5, $9,087 each; 5. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 83, $4,615; 6. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 82.5, $2,885.
2011 NFR Round 5 Barrel Racing
1. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 13.46 seconds, $17,885; 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.79, $14,135; 3. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 13.82, $10,673; 4. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.88, $7,500; 5. Jody Sheffield, Ogden, Utah, 13.90, $4,615; 6. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 13.92, $2,885.
2011 NFR Round 5 Bull Riding
1. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas, 90.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Zombie Zoo, $17,885; 2. Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., 88, $14,134; 3. L.J. Jenkins, Porum, Okla., 79, $10,673; no other qualified rides.
Sherwood, Petska place in their third round at NFR
LAS VEGAS – Matt Sherwood’s been around the team roping game a long time, so he knew the odds were against his 10.5-second run making any money Sunday during the fourth go-round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Sometimes the odds work in the player’s favor, even in Las Vegas. Sherwood and his partner, Cory […]
Graves continues his winning ways in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Most people in Oklahoma would love to make $20,000 over the course of a few weeks. Stockton Graves has earned $20,192 in just four days of wrestling steers at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, but he’s not satisfied. Graves, 33, of Newkirk, Okla., has placed in each of the first four go-rounds […]
Johnson, Powell get a break, place in fourth round
LAS VEGAS – Sometimes things just go your way. That was the case for team ropers Jhett Johnson and Turtle Powell on Sunday during the fourth round of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. They got a late start on a fast-running steer, caught the animal in 8.0 seconds, but suffered a 5-second penalty with one […]
Contestants, fans find much to experience at MGM
LAS VEGAS – There’s a reason cowboys are finding their way to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino every day of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The MGM Grand is the Home of Champions, and the resort is playing a big-time host to ProRodeo’s biggest names. Not only that, but the resort is offering unheard […]