One of the largest rodeos in New Mexico, the Lea County PRCA Rodeo, concluded Saturday night and awarded some big money for the cowboys as they make their final push for the 2021 Wrangler NFR.
Notable winners included Creek Young, Cody DeMoss and Richmond Champion, who each earned close to $5,000 for winning their one-header roughstock events.
In the steer wrestling, Stockton Graves barely edged Chance Howard. Graves has not made the NFR since 2011, but he is now No. 5 in the world.
LEA COUNTY PRCA RODEO FULL RESULTS
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Richmond Champion, 88.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Night Bells, $4,865; 2. (tie) Jess Pope and Tim O’Connell, 88, $3,243 each; 4. Lane McGehee, 87, $1,784; 5. Zach Hibler, 85, $1,135; 6. (tie) Cole Reiner, Wyatt Denny and Chad Rutherford, 84, $649 each.
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Luke Branquinho, 3.3 seconds, $2,057; 2. (tie) Stockton Graves and Chance Howard, 3.5, $1,655 each; 4. Wyatt Jurney, 3.6, $1,252; 5. Jacob Talley, 3.7, $984; 6. Dalton Massey, 3.8, $715; 7. Rowdy Parrott, 3.9, $447; 8. (tie) Justin Shaffer, Tyler Waguespack and Tristan Martin, 4.0, $60 each.
Second round: 1. Hunter Cure, 3.4 seconds, $2,057; 2. (tie) Bridger Anderson and Trever Nelson, 3.6, $1,655 each; 4. (tie) Tyke Kipp, Stockton Graves, Blake Knowles and Clayton Tuchscherer, 3.8, $850 each; 8. (tie) Clayton Hass and Chance Howard, 3.9, $89 each.
Average: 1. Stockton Graves, 7.3 seconds on two head, $3,086; 2. Chance Howard, 7.4, $2,683; 3. (tie) Hunter Cure and Wyatt Jurney, 7.7, $2,079 each; 5. (tie) Justin Shaffer and Tyler Waguespack, 8.0, $1,274 each; 7. (tie) Tristan Martin and Blake Knowles, 8.1, $470 each.
Team roping
First round: 1. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.5 seconds, $2,077 each; 2. (tie) Clay Tryan/Jake Long and Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.6, $1,671 each; 4. Cory Kidd V/Ryan Motes, 4.8, $1,264; 5. Wyatt Imus/Caleb Anderson, 5.0, $993; 6. Marcus Theriot/Jim Ross Cooper, 5.2, $722; 7. (tie) Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson and Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 5.3, $211 each.
Second round: 1. Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 4.2 seconds, $2,077 each; 2. Cody Snow/Kirby Blankenship, 4.3, $1,806; 3. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 4.4, $1,535; 4. (tie) Korbin Rice/Jace Davis and Cory Kidd V/Ryan Motes, 4.6, $1,129 each; 6. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.7, $722; 7. (tie) Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens and Kolton Schmidt/Wyatt Cox, 4.9, $211 each.
Average: 1. Cory Kidd V/Ryan Motes, 9.4 seconds on two head, $3,116 each; 2. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 10.1, $2,709; 3. Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, 10.2, $2,303; 4. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 10.3, $1,897; 5. Marcus Theriot/Jim Ross Cooper, 10.4, $1,490; 6. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 10.7, $1,084; 7. Wyatt Imus/Caleb Anderson, 11.0, $677; 8. Kolton Schmidt/Wyatt Cox, 11.1, $271.
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. Cody DeMoss, 87 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Hollywood Knight, $4,907; 2. Leon Fountain, 85.5, $3,762; 3. Ross Griffin, 84, $2,781; 4. Brody Cress, 83.5, $1,799; 5. Layton Green, 82, $1,145; 6. Kole Ashbacher, 81.5, $818; 7. Logan Cook, 81, $654; 8. K’s Thomson, 80, $491.
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. (tie) Riley Pruitt and Caleb Smidt, 8.2 seconds, $2,443 each; 3. Marty Yates, 8.3, $1,931; 4. J.D. McCuistion, 8.5, $1,591; 5. (tie) Blane Cox and Lane Livingston, 8.6, $1,079 each; 7. (tie) Ty Harris, Ryan Jarrett and Hunter Reaume, 9.0, $265 each.
Second round: 1. Westyn Hughes, 8.1 seconds, $2,613; 2. (tie) Tyson Durfey, Marcos Costa, Cory Solomon and Blake Chauvin, 8.2, $1,761 each; 6. Lucas Potter, 8.3, $909; 7. (tie) J.D. McCuistion and Ryan Thibodeaux, 8.7, $398 each.
Average: 1. (tie) Westyn Hughes and J.D. McCuistion, 17.2 seconds on two head, $3,664 each; 3. Ryan Thibodeaux, 18.3, $2,897; 4. Ty Harris, 18.4, $2,386; 5. Marcos Costa, 18.8, $1,875; 6. Taylor Santos, 19.5, $1,363; 7. Bryson Sechrist, 20.4, $852; 8. (tie) Caleb Smidt and Lucas Potter, 20.9, $170 each.
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Katie Pascoe, 17.12 seconds, $4,772; 2. Kassie Mowry, 17.33, $3,817; 3. Nicole Driggers, 17.34, $3,102; 4. Tarryn Lee, 17.35, $2,386; 5. Jill Wilson, 17.37, $1,909; 6. Dena Kirkpatrick, 17.42, $1,431; 7. Cindy Smith, 17.52, $1,193; 8. (tie) Stephanie Fryar and Katie Halbert, 17.53, $1,014 each; 10. Shannon McReynolds, 17.55, $835; 11. Timber Allenbrand, 17.59, $716; 12. (tie) Wenda Johnson and Stevi Hillman, 17.62, $537 each; 14. Tyra Kane, 17.63, $358; 15. (tie) Tierra Zapalac and Katelyn Scott, 17.71, $119 each.
BULL RIDING
First round: 1. Creek Young, 87 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Tequila Worm, $4,747; 2. Shane Proctor, 85.5, $3,639; 3. Trey Benton III, 85, $2,690; 4. Clayton Sellars, 84.5, $1,741; 5. (tie) Ky Hamilton and Josh Frost, 83.5, $949 each; 7. Sage Kimzey, 83, $633; 8. Dustin Boquet, 71, $475.