Ellensburg Rodeo: Saturday Matinee Daysheet, Performance 2

Those in the Second Performance in Ellensburg will try to reset the bar.

Ellensburg 2024

The Labor Day Weekend action keeps up in Washington with the Second Performance of the Ellensburg Rodeo.

BAREBACK RIDING

An 85.5 is the score to beat after Night No. 1 and tonight, your World No. 1 Keenan Hayes will nod on Little Valley of Big Bend Rodeo. Tilden Hooper was 81.5 points on the horse at the Omak Stampede earlier this month.

Hunter GreenupDreamliner
Clay StoneArbitrator Joe
Myles CarlsonKing Mountain
Tim MurphyI Fly Plane
Bodee LammersCowboy Fever
Mason ClementsJericho
Darien JohnsonCincy Whitney
Lane McGeheeTootsie Roll
Taylor BroussardXceptional Margarita
Keenan HayesLittle Valley
Colton ClemensBarracuda
JJ AlleyL.A. Colors

STEER WRESTLING

Gage Hesse was a 4.9 in Round 1 and a 4.0 is what currently leads Round 2. It is an 8.7 that leads the Average.

Caleb McMillan
Jacob Stacy
Shane Bullock
Tony Martinez
Eli Lord
Stetson Jorgensen
Kalane Anders
Gage Hesse
Brady Buum

TEAM ROPING

Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp have been on a heater and a 5.1 tied for third in Round 1 and we can expect the duo to stay hot.

Tyler WadeWesley Thorp
Tanner TomlinsonPatrick Smith
Chad MastersWyatt Cox
Brent BaggarleyMatt Meyer
Chase HeltonWyatt Hansen
Lightning AguileraLane Mitchell
Erich RogersPaul Eaves
Houston HullJason Minor
Derrick BegayColter Todd
TC HammackBrushton Minton

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Brody Cress picked up a win on Calgary Stampede’s Erotic Tango in Kennewick and in Ellensburg, it is Wyoming’s Tanner Butner that will nod on the bucking horse.

Cole BiggersJamboree
Nick JoyceYork Alabama
Ryan VerlingBlue Duck
Bailey SmallHoly Dakota
Zeke ThurstonMajor Spirit
Dawson HayMajor Cover
Chase BrooksWhole Half
Tanner ButnerErotic Tango
Sage NewmanAnnual News
Traylin MartinYuppie Bubbles
Brody CressKadoka Kid
Riggin SmithCherry Forever
Joe HarperMajove Moon

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Garrett Jacobs picked up a sixth-place check in Round 1 with an 8.6-second run and right now, that same time would put him fourth in Round 2.

Trevor Hale
Nick Achille
Pecos Tatum
Brushton Minton
Quade Hiatt
Luke Potter
Bryce Derrer
Garrett Jacobs
Matt Gutierrez
Tyler Popescul
Austin Hines

BREAKAWAY ROPING

The legendary Lari Dee Guy will nod and is chasing a 2.5 to take the lead in Round 2. It is already faster than Round 1 by one tenth of a second.

Brighton Bauman
Jordi Edens
Jessica Tye
Timber Allenbrand
Harley Meged
Macy Young
Kinlie Brennise
Amanda Terrell
Sara Recanzone
Lari Dee Guy
Courtney Crum
Jade Mitchell

BARREL RACING

Michelle Alley blazed a 17.03-second run to win Round 1 and she is out to do it all again in Round 2 as the current leader is LaTricia Duke’s 17.18.

Lindsay Ham
Michelle Alley
Andrea Busby
Katelyn Scott
Kacey Gartner
Paige Jones
Molly Otto
Jessica Routier
Hailey Garrison
Nicole Driggers
Jessi Wade
Jordan Driver

BULL RIDING

An 87 and 77 are the only two qualified rides on the board leaving room for change. The No. 1 cowboy in the Permit Race is Hudson Bolton and his matchup is Corey and Lange Rodeo’s Black Jack, who bucked off Trey Kimzey in Performance 1.

Caleb McMillanHostile Arrows
Hudson BoltonBlack Jack
Colton SchneidermanNorth Bound
Jake GardnerInky
Parker BredingWhite Out
Shane ProctorGold Rush
Justin HoustonBreakdown
Maverick SmithDr. Campbell
Jordan SpearsNigels Pet
Colton ByramTC
Patterson StarcherWhirly Bird
Hawk WhittBorn to Sin
Tyler BinghamPuckered Up
Brody YearyUnstoppable
Brady PortenierBubba G
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