BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
At about $360,000, the Lea County PRCA Rodeo paid out more than any other during a crucial August weekend that saw cowboys scattered across the country.
Tie-Down Roper Trevor Hale Battles Back to Right Side of the Bubble
Hale was No. 19 entering the weekend and now sits in the money spot, No. 15 in the World. He won close to $8,000 there and was 18.5 on two to get it done.
Although, the 22-year-old Hale is clearly in for a heart-pounding final few weeks of the season as he hopes to make his first NFR, he told ProRodeo.com it’s not something he is worried about.
“No, I am not thinking about that,"he said. We have a lot left to do and a lot of rodeos left. That is my focus.”
Wenda Johnson Wins By Barrel Racing By .01 Seconds
Johnson took the lead after the First Performance and went on to win a rodeo that was as tight as can be. Not only was her 17.50-second run just a hair faster than Sadie Wolaver-Troyer’s 17.51, there were a total of six runs in the rodeo between 17.50 and 17.57.
Want more proof that every hundredth of a second counts? Johnson was paid $7,977 for her win, while Hailey Kinsel took home $2,393 for sixth.
Wacey Schalla Doubles Up With Wins at the Xtreme Bulls and Rodeo
Schalla was 89.5 points in the Finals of the Xtreme Bulls in Lea County and did the exact same thing at the rodeo to win both. It was the first time the 18-year-old rookie had won a rodeo and an X Bulls at the same site in his career and helped him go to No. 8 in the PRCA Bull Riding World Standings. He started August at No. 17.
Other winners were Weston Timberman in bareback riding (89.5 points), Clayton Hass in steer wrestling (7.6 seconds on two), Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray (9.2 seconds on two), and Brody Cress in saddle bronc riding (89 points).
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Weston Timberman, 89.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Secret’s Out, $8,425; 2. Leighton Berry, 88, $6,459; 3. Garrett Shadbolt, 87.5, $4,774; 4. (tie) Orin Larsen and Jacob Lees, 86.5, $2,528 each; 6. (tie) Waylon Bourgeois and Bradlee Miller, 86, $1,264 each; 8. Nick Pelke, 85.5, $843
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Clayton Hass, 3.4 seconds, $3,052; 2. (tie) Walt Arnold, Chance Howard and Tyler Scheevel, 4.1, $2,256 each; 5. Talon Roseland, 4.2, $1,459; 6. Sam Powers, 4.3, $1,061; 7. Eli Lord, 4.4, $663; 8. (tie) Shane Frey, Cameron Haumea, Tyke Kipp and Paul Melvin, 4.5, $66 each.
Second Round: 1. (tie) Cash Robb and Tyler Waguespack, 3.9 seconds, $2,853 each; 3. (tie) Tyke Kipp and Don Payne, 4.0, $2,056 each; 5. (tie) Cody Devers, Chance Howard, Matt Jodie and Will Lummus, 4.1, $862 each.
Average: 1. Clayton Hass, 7.6 seconds on two head, $4,577; 2. Chance Howard, 8.2, $3,980; 3. (tie) Tyke Kipp, Walt Arnold and Cash Robb, 8.5, $2,786 each; 6. Matt Jodie, 9.2, $1,592; 7. Eli Lord, 9.3, $995; 8. Cody Devers, 10.0, $398.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 3.8 seconds, $2,928 each; 2. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.2, $2,546; 3. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Evan Arnold, 4.7, $2,164; 4. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 4.9, $1,782; 5. Wawa Ben JR./Brandon Ben, 5.1, $1,400; 6. Devon McDaniel/Walt Woodard, 5.2, $1,018; 7. (tie) Jake Clay/Trey Yates, Cyle Denison/Tanner Braden and Seth Hall/Pace Blanchard, 5.3, $297 each.
Second Round: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 3.7 seconds, $2,928 each; 2. (tie) Jr. Dees/JC Flake, Brenten Hall/Kaden Profili and J.C. Yeahquo/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.1, $2,164 each; 5. Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 4.3, $1,400; 6. Cash Fretwell/Creed West, 4.5, $1,018; 7. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 4.9, $637; 8. Curry Kirchner/Jake Edwards, 5.0, $255.
Average: 1. Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 9.9 seconds on two head, $4,392 each; 2. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 10.3, $3,819; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Ross Ashford, 10.6, $3,246; 4. Cyle Denison/Tanner Braden, 11.0, $2,673; 5. Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 11.1, $2,101; 6. Wawa Ben JR./Brandon Ben, 11.7, $1,528; 7. Seth Hall/Pace Blanchard, 12.2, $955; 8. Devon McDaniel/Walt Woodard, 14.4, $382.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. Brody Cress, 89 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket, $8,235; 2. (tie) Lefty Holman and Bailey Small, 87, $5,490 each; 4. Gus Gaillard, 86.5, $3,019; 5. Jake Finlay, 86, $1,921; 6. (tie) Dawson Hay and Weston Patterson, 85.5, $1,235 each; 8. Allen Boore, 85, $823.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. (tie) Hagen Houck and Cory Solomon, 9.0 seconds, $3,084 each; 3. (tie) Bryce Derrer and Gio Piloto, 9.2, $2,223 each; 5. Kincade Henry, 9.4, $1,578; 6. Brushton Minton, 9.6, $1,147; 7. (tie) Marcos Costa and Trevor Hale, 9.7, $502 each.
Second Round: 1. Marty Yates, 8.2 seconds, $3,299; 2. Cash Hooper, 8.6, $2,868; 3. Trevor Hale, 8.8, $2,438; 4. Buck Tate, 8.9, $2,008; 5. Zane Kilgus, 9.5, $1,578; 6. (tie) Cash Fretwell and Austin Lawrence, 9.7, $932 each; 8. (tie) Marcos Costa and Brody Stallard, 9.8, $143 each.
Average: 1. Trevor Hale, 18.5 seconds on two head, $4,948; 2. Kincade Henry, 19.3, $4,303; 3. Marcos Costa, 19.5, $3,657; 4. Brushton Minton, 19.7, $3,012; 5. (tie) Marty Yates and Gio Piloto, 20.0, $2,044 each; 7. Tom Crouse, 20.2, $1,076; 8. Cory Rowland, 20.6, $430.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Wenda Johnson, 17.50 seconds, $7,977; 2. Sadie Wolaver-Troyer, 17.51, $6,382; 3. Emily Beisel, 17.52, $5,185; 4. Tarryn Lee, 17.54, $3,989; 5. Paige Jones, 17.56, $3,191; 6. Hailey Kinsel, 17.57, $2,393; 7. Londyn Ross, 17.63, $1,994; 8. Jamie Olsen, 17.67, $1,795; 9. Sabrina Ketcham, 17.69, $1,595; 10. Natalie Bland, 17.73, $1,396; 11. Fallon Forbes, 17.80, $1,197; 12. Cindy Smith, 17.81, $997; 13. Savannah Woodfin, 17.83, $798; 14. Morgan Addison, 17.88, $598; 15. (tie) Lisa Fernandes and Tibba Smith, 17.89, $199 each.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. Wacey Schalla, 89.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Armed Conflict, $9,755; 2. Brad Moreno, 87, $7,790; 3. (tie) Avery Mullins and Wade Tuni, 85.5, $5,264 each; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).
