BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The richest rodeo over the weekend was the Dodge City Roundup in Kansas with a total payoff of almost $375,000. The champions were determined by the Average in all events with roughstock and barrels getting two gos and timed events getting three.
In bareback riding, Garrett Shadbolt made a statement in the Finals with 91.5 points on Gunfire to win with 178 points on two head. He was five points clear of the second-place finisher, World No. 1 Jess Pope.
In steer wrestling, Stetson Jorgensen made a clutch 3.6 second run to win the Finals and edge Slammer Powers by two tenths of a second. Jorgensen was 12.4 seconds on three and Powers was 12.6.
Clay Smith/Jake Long were the team roping champions, which made for one of the best stories of the ProRodeo season. Competing with a broken leg, Smith used a walking boot and custom stirrups and helped the pair to an aggregate time of 17.0 seconds.
Colt Gordon was 85.5 points for second in Round 1 and 87 to win the Finals claim the saddle bronc riding title.
The tie-down roping was the first event in Dodge City where Sunday’s Short Round winner did not also win the rodeo. Cory Solomon tied for second in the Finals with a 9.2 second run but was victorious in the Average by more than a second on the next closest cowboy Marty Yates.
Barrel racing was won by Michelle Darling thanks to a two-head time of 34.59 seconds. She finished second in both rounds.
Lastly, Creek Young was the bull riding champion after riding for 90 in the Short Round. Reid Oftendahl matched his score and joined him as the only cowboy to ride two. Young totaled 169.5 points while Oftendahl had 163.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Tim O’Connell, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s High Heels, $2,786; 2. (tie) Wyatt Denny, Kaycee Feild and Garrett Shadbolt, 86.5, $1,578 each; 5. (tie) Jess Pope and Ty Pope, 85.5, $557 each; 7. Tilden Hooper, 85, $371; 8. Seth Hardwick, 84.5, $279.
Finals: 1. Garrett Shadbolt, 91.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire, $1,650; 2. Jess Pope, 87.5, $1,250; 3. Tilden Hooper, 86.5, $900; 4. Wyatt Denny, 85, $600; 5. Seth Hardwick, 84.5, $350; 6. Kaycee Feild, 84, $250.
Average: 1. Garrett Shadbolt, 178 points on two head, $2,786; 2. Jess Pope, 173, $2,136; 3. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Wyatt Denny, 171.5, $1,300 each; 5. Kaycee Feild, 170.5, $650; 6. Seth Hardwick, 169, $464; 7. Cole Reiner, 165, $371; 8. Lane McGehee, 162.5, $279. Dodge City
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Bryton Edmundson, 3.9 seconds, $3,762; 2. Landris White, 4.0, $3,271; 3. (tie) Kyle Irwin and Timmy Sparing, 4.1, $2,535 each; 5. (tie) Mitch Hutto, D.J. Joos, Stetson Jorgensen, Slammer Powers and Matt Reeves, 4.2, $850 each.
Second round: 1. Cody Devers, 3.5 seconds, $3,762; 2. Bridger Anderson, 3.6, $3,271; 3. Dakota Eldridge, 3.7, $2,780; 4. Tristan Martin, 3.8, $2,290; 5. Ryan Shuckburgh, 4.0, $1,799; 6. (tie) Dalton Massey and Joe Nelson, 4.1, $1,063 each; 8. (tie) Richard Coats, Rowdy Parrott and Timmy Sparing, 4.2, $109 each.
Finals: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 3.6 seconds, $1,595; 2. Slammer Powers, 3.8, $1,320; 3. Stephen Culling, 4.1, $1,045; 4. Rowdy Parrott, 4.3, $770; 5. Landris White, 5.1, $495; 6. Gavin Soileau, 5.2, $275.
Average: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 12.4 seconds on three head, $5,643; 2. Slammer Powers, 12.6, $4,907; 3. Stephen Culling, 12.9, $4,171; 4. Rowdy Parrott, 13.3, $3,435; 5. Landris White, 13.5, $2,699; 6. Timmy Sparing, 14.0, $1,963; 7. Gavin Soileau, 14.7, $1,227; 8. Jace Melvin, 15.7, $491.
Team roping
First round: 1. Zach Kilgus/Jake Edwards, 4.8 seconds, $2,976 each; 2. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 4.9, $2,588; 3. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 5.1, $2,199; 4. (tie) Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden and Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 5.4, $1,423 each; 7. Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 5.5, $647; 8. (tie) Chad Masters/Paul Eaves and Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 5.6, $129 each.
Second round: 1. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.0 seconds, $2,976 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.4, $2,588; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 4.5, $2,199; 4. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 4.6, $1,811; 5. Trent Vaught/Jace McDaniel, 4.8, $1,423; 6. Logan Graham/Whitney DeSalvo, 5.1, $1,035; 7. (tie) Tanner James/Max Kuttler and Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 5.3, $453 each.
Finals: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 6.0 seconds, $1,030 each; 2. (tie) Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan and Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix, 6.1, $763 each; 4. Tyler Hobert/Chase Boekhaus, 6.3, $497; 5. Corben Culley/Shane Jenkins, 6.4, $320; 6. (tie) Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell and Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 6.6, $89 each.
Average: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 17.0 seconds on three head, $4,464 each; 2. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 17.8, $3,881; 3. (tie) Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 18.6, $3,008 each; 5. Corben Culley/Shane Jenkins, 21.7, $2,135; 6. Tyler Hobert/Chase Boekhaus, 22.5, $1,553; 7. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 22.9, $970; 8. Curry Kirchner/Reagan Ward, 24.8, $388.
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. Statler Wright, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bordertown, $2,662; 2. (tie) Colt Gordon and Riggin Smith, 85.5, $1,775 each; 4. Ryder Wright, 84.5, $976; 5. (tie) Lefty Marvel Holman and Wade Sundell, 83.5, $532 each; 7. Shorty Garrett, 83, $355; 8. Logan Cook, 82.5, $266.
Finals: 1. Colt Gordon, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Yellowstone, $1,650; 2. Isaac Diaz, 86.5, $1,250; 3. Logan Cook, 86, $900; 4. (tie) Shorty Garrett and Ryder Wright, 85.5, $475 each; 6. Lefty Marvel Holman, 83, $250.
Average: 1. Colt Gordon, 172.5 points on two head, $2,662; 2. Ryder Wright, 170, $2,041; 3. (tie) Isaac Diaz, Shorty Garrett and Logan Cook, 168.5, $1,035 each; 6. Lefty Marvel Holman, 166.5, $444; 7. Brady Hill, 162.5, $355; 8. Jake Finlay, 161.5, $266.
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Cory Solomon, 8.3 seconds, $3,687; 2. Chance Thiessen, 8.5, $3,206; 3. Kincade Henry, 8.7, $2,725; 4. Westyn Hughes, 8.8, $2,244; 5. Tuf Case Cooper, 9.2, $1,763; 6. Blake Chauvin, 9.3, $1,282; 7. Marty Yates, 9.4, $801; 8. Tyson Durfey, 9.7, $321.
Second round: 1. King Pickett, 8.2 seconds, $3,687; 2. Ryan Thibodeaux, 8.5, $3,206; 3. Riley Mason Webb, 9.0, $2,725; 4. Marty Yates, 9.2, $2,244; 5. (tie) Adam Gray and Cory Solomon, 9.3, $1,523 each; 7. Marcos Costa, 9.4, $801; 8. Sy Felton, 9.6, $321.
Finals: 1. Lane Livingston, 8.4 seconds, $1,450; 2. (tie) Cory Solomon and Jase Staudt, 9.2, $1,075 each; 4. Westyn Hughes, 9.3, $700; 5. Marty Yates, 9.4, $450; 6. Riley Mason Webb, 10.7, $250.
Average: 1. Cory Solomon, 26.8 seconds on three head, $5,530; 2. Marty Yates, 28.0, $4,809; 3. Lane Livingston, 28.9, $4,087; 4. Westyn Hughes, 29.8, $3,366; 5. Jase Staudt, 30.7, $2,645; 6. Riley Mason Webb, 32.0, $1,923; 7. Sy Felton, 34.5, $1,202; 8. Austin Lawrence, 19.8 on two head, $481.
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Jordon Briggs, 16.96 seconds, $3,714; 2. Michelle Darling, 17.22, $3,183; 3. Tarryn Lee, 17.28, $2,653; 4. Keyla Polizello Costa, 17.35, $2,299; 5. Stevi Hillman, 17.37, $1,768; 6. Randi Holliday, 17.38, $1,415; 7. Jordan Driver, 17.39, $1,061; 8. Jessica Routier, 17.40, $707; 9. Destri Devenport, 17.45, $531; 10. Tana Poppino, 17.46, $354.
Finals: 1. Stevi Hillman, 17.34 seconds, $1,572; 2. Michelle Darling, 17.37, $1,179; 3. Tarryn Lee, 17.52, $786; 4. Ari-Anna Flynn, 17.53, $393.
Average: 1. Michelle Darling, 34.59 seconds on two head, $3,714; 2. Stevi Hillman, 34.71, $3,183; 3. Tarryn Lee, 34.80, $2,653; 4. Jordon Briggs, 34.85, $2,299; 5. Ari-Anna Flynn, 35.08, $1,768; 6. Tammy Peterson, 35.28, $1,415; 7. Jessica Routier, 35.33, $1,061; 8. Jordan Driver, 35.36, $707; 9. Keyla Polizello Costa, 40.03, $531; 10. Randi Holliday, 40.08, $354.
Bull riding
First round: 1. JR Stratford, 87.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s He’s Legit, $2,987; 2. Trey Holston, 86.5, $2,290; 3. Canyon Bass, 85.5, $1,692; 4. Tyler Bingham, 85, $1,095; 5. Brett McAbee, 84.5, $697; 6. (tie) Thomas Harmon, Brady Portenier and Hayes Weight, 83, $398 each.
*Finals: 1. (tie) Reid Oftedahl, on Frontier Rodeo’s County Jail, Reid Oftedahl, on Frontier Rodeo’s County Jail, Creek Young, on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Geronimo, and Creek Young, on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Geronimo, 90 points, $2,500 each; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Creek Young, 169.5 points on two head, $2,987; 2. Reid Oftedahl, 163, $2,290; 3. JR Stratford, 87.5 on one head, $1,692; 4. Trey Holston, 86.5, $1,095; 5. Canyon Bass, 85.5, $697; 6. Tyler Bingham, 85, $498; 7. Brett McAbee, 84.5, $398; 8. (tie) Brady Portenier, Hayes Weight and Thomas Harmon, 83, $100 each. *(all totals include ground money).