BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Pendleton Round-Up had perhaps the biggest rodeo in its more than 120 year history as attendance records were broken during two performances and more than $60 million was generated for the local area.
Jake Finlay Wows in the Saddle Bronc Riding Finals with 91 Points on The Black Tie
Finlay, who entered the weekend No. 29, split the Long Round with a pair of Top 10 cowboys (Zeke Thurston and Statler Wright) before exploding for 91 points on the 2023 Reserve Horse of the Year. He finished with 176.5 points on two to win more than $13,000 and move to No. 22 in the PRCA World Standings.
“This is huge for me, I don’t have words right now,” Finlay said. “That one right there was for Witch Holman.”
This year, there have been 10 rides on The Black Tie of Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics and six of them have been worth 90 or more.
Ty Harris Re-Takes No. 2 Spot in the World Standings With Win
Harris saved the fastest run of the rodeo for the Finals, which he entered seventh in Pendleton, before an 8.4 rallied him to an aggregate time of 30.1 seconds on three to split the win with Preston Pederson. That win proved crucial in the World Standings as Harris jumped back over Haven Meged and once again sits No. 2 in the World with $217,409.
“I’ve had a slow last month, I was just glad to make a good run. In the back of my mind, I never thought I’d be (the Pendleton Round-Up Champion,” he said.
Trevor Reiste Sweeps Bull Riding, Jumps Three More Spots in the Standings
Reiste was on the bubble just a few weeks ago and then got some breathing room thanks to a win at the Cinch Playoffs in Puyallup. He took it one step further in Pendleton, essentially locking in his first NFR since 2017 by riding for 87 and 91.5 points. Combined those two rodeos paid him more than $30,000.
The latter of those two rides was on Blue Magic, a bull he rode earlier in the week for 90.5 points at the Pendleton Xtreme Bulls Finale.
“Just kept my hand shut and tried as hard as I could,” he said of the rematch.
Reiste is No. 9 in the PRCA World Standings.
Other winners included Weston Timberman in the bareback riding (173.5 points on two), Jesse Brown in steer wrestling (18.3 seconds on three), Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord in team roping (17.9 seconds on three), Kelsie Domer in breakaway roping (6.4 seconds on two), and Lisa Lockhart in barrel racing (57.29 seconds on two)
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Kade Sonnier, 86.5 points on Outlawbuckers Rodeo’s Barcelona City, $6,822; 2. R.C. Landingham, 86, $5,230; 3. (tie) Cole Reiner and Dean Thompson, 85, $3,183 each; 5. (tie) Bradlee Miller and Weston Timberman, 84.5, $1,364 each; 7. Cole Franks, 84, $910; 8. (tie) Waylon Bourgeois, Clay Jorgenson, Nick Pelke and Mason Stuller, 83.5, $171 each.
Finals: 1. Weston Timberman, 89 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Land O’ Fancy, $1,650; 2. (tie) Waylon Bourgeois and Cole Reiner, 88, $1,075 each; 4. (tie) Mason Clements and Clay Jorgenson, 87, $475 each; 6. (tie) Jacob Lees and Mason Stuller, 85.5, $125 each.
Average: 1. Weston Timberman, 173.5 points on two head, $6,822; 2. Cole Reiner, 173, $5,230; 3. (tie) Waylon Bourgeois and Kade Sonnier, 171.5, $3,183 each; 5. R.C. Landingham, 171, $1,592; 6. Clay Jorgenson, 170.5, $1,137; 7. Mason Clements, 170, $910; 8. Bradlee Miller, 169.5, $682.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Riley Duvall, 4.9 seconds, $5,035; 2. Trisyn Kalawaia, 5.1, $4,378; 3. (tie) Logan Kenline and Rowdy Parrott, 5.8, $3,393 each; 5. (tie) BoDee Foster and Colin Wolfe, 6.0, $2,080 each; 7. Kenny Coppini, 6.1, $1,095; 8. (tie) Landon Beardsworth and Dakota Eldridge, 6.2, $219 each.
Second Round: 1. Eli Lord, 4.1 seconds, $5,035; 2. Rowdy Parrott, 5.9, $4,378; 3. (tie) Dalton Massey and Jacob Stacy, 6.0, $3,393 each; 5. Tyler Waguespack, 6.2, $2,408; 6. (tie) Jesse Brown, Scott Guenthner, Logan Kenline and Brendan Laye, 6.4, $821 each.
Finals: 1. Jace Melvin, 4.9 seconds, $1,334; 2. Dalton Massey, 5.1, $1,104; 3. Jesse Brown, 5.3, $874; 4. Justin Shaffer, 5.5, $644; 5. Cody Devers, 5.6, $414; 6. Scott Guenthner, 5.9, $230.
Average: 1. Jesse Brown, 18.3 seconds on three head, $7,552; 2. Dalton Massey, 18.4, $6,567; 3. Jace Melvin, 18.9, $5,582; 4. Cody Devers, 19.5, $4,597; 5. Scott Guenthner, 20.3, $3,612; 6. Justin Shaffer, 20.8, $2,627; 7. Tucker Allen, 22.9, $1,642; 8. Kyle Irwin, 23.2, $657.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Brye Crites/Tyler Worley, 5.0 seconds, $6,579 each; 2. (tie) Jake Clay/Trey Yates and Coleman Proctor/Junior Nogueira, 5.3, $5,292 each; 4. (tie) Hagen Peterson/Chase Tryan and Clint Summers/Jake Long, 5.6, $3,576 each; 6. (tie) Luke Brown/Travis Graves and Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 5.8, $1,859 each; 8. (tie) Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray and Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 5.9, $286 each.
Second Round: 1. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 4.0 seconds, $6,579 each; 2. Hayes Smith/Justin Davis, 4.9, $5,721; 3. David Temple/Tio Simmons, 5.2, $4,863; 4. Tyler Tryan/Denton Dunning, 5.3, $4,005; 5. Kreece Thompson/Cooper Freeman, 5.4, $3,146; 6. Wawa Ben JR./Brandon Ben, 5.5, $2,288; 7. Jake Stanley/B.J. Campbell, 5.6, $1,430; 8. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and Roger Nonella/Colton Gow, 5.9, $286 each.
Finals: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 6.1 seconds, $1,783 each; 2. Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 6.3, $1,550; 3. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 6.7, $1,318; 4. Coleman Proctor/Junior Nogueira, 8.4, $1,085; 5. Jason Handy/Cole Cooper, 8.8, $853; 6. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 10.9, $620; 7. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 13.3, $388; 8. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 14.4, $155.
Average: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 17.9 seconds on three head, $9,868 each; 2. Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 18.3, $8,581; 3. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 18.7, $7,294; 4. Coleman Proctor/Junior Nogueira, 19.8, $6,007; 5. Jason Handy/Cole Cooper, 22.1, $4,720; 6. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 23.0, $3,433; 7. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 26.4, $2,145; 8. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 28.0, $858.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. (tie) Jake Finlay, on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Cowboy Fool, Zeke Thurston, on Brookman Rodeo’s Chick Bate, and Statler Wright, on Four Star Rodeo’s Stroke Of Luck, 85.5 points, $4,999 each; 4. (tie) Kade Bruno, Lefty Holman and Kolby Wanchuk, 85, $1,642 each; 7. (tie) Damian Brennan, Zachary Dallas and Cash Wilson, 84.5, $500 each.
Finals: 1. Jake Finlay, 91 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ The Black Tie, $1,650; 2. (tie) Brody Cress and Zeke Thurston, 89, $1,075 each; 4. Lefty Holman, 86, $600; 5. Damian Brennan, 85.5, $350; 6. Dawson Hay, 85, $250.
Average: 1. Jake Finlay, 176.5 points on two head, $6,427; 2. Zeke Thurston, 174.5, $4,927; 3. Brody Cress, 173, $3,642; 4. Lefty Holman, 171, $2,357; 5. Damian Brennan, 170, $1,500; 6. (tie) Dawson Hay and Cash Wilson, 169, $964 each; 8. Statler Wright, 168.5, $643.
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First Round: 1. Kelsie Domer, 2.4 seconds, $4,481; 2. Lari Dee Guy, 2.6, $3,585; 3. (tie) Jenna Dallyn, Coti Fuller and Haliegh Grant, 2.7, $2,315 each; 6. (tie) Bailey Bates and Taylor Munsell, 2.8, $1,232 each; 8. Braylee Shepherd, 2.9, $1,008; 9. (tie) Rickie Fanning, Chloe Lambert, Bailey Patterson and Madalyn Richards, 3.0, $728 each; 13. (tie) Jackie Crawford, Bradi Good and Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, 3.1, $336 each.
Finals: 1. Coti Fuller, 3.7 seconds, $1,431; 2. Chloe Lambert, 3.9, $1,245; 3. Kelsie Domer, 4.0, $1,058; 4. Braylee Shepherd, 4.5, $871; 5. Bailey Patterson, 4.7, $685; 6. Madalyn Richards, 4.8, $498; no other qualified runs.
Average: 1. (tie) Kelsie Domer and Coti Fuller, 6.4 seconds on two head, $6,049 each; 3. Chloe Lambert, 6.9, $4,369; 4. Braylee Shepherd, 7.4, $3,361; 5. Bailey Patterson, 7.7, $2,689; 6. Madalyn Richards, 7.8, $2,016; 7. Lari Dee Guy, 2.6 on one head, $1,680; 8. (tie) Haliegh Grant and Jenna Dallyn, 2.7, $1,428 each; 10. (tie) Taylor Munsell and Bailey Bates, 2.8, $1,092 each; 12. Rickie Fanning, 3.0, $840; no other qualified runs.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Cash Hooper, 8.6 seconds, $5,329; 2. Britt Bedke, 8.8, $4,634; 3. Lucas Potter, 9.0, $3,939; 4. Kincade Henry, 9.1, $3,244; 5. Brushton Minton, 9.3, $2,549; 6. Logan Bird, 9.6, $1,854; 7. (tie) Dylan Hancock, Kass Kayser, Jason Minor and Marty Yates, 9.7, $405 each.
Second Round: 1. Paden Bray, 8.7 seconds, $5,329; 2. Zack Jongbloed, 9.3, $4,634; 3. (tie) Waid Dalton and John Pereira, 9.8, $3,591 each; 5. (tie) Garrett Jacobs, Brushton Minton, Jake Pratt and Riley Pruitt, 10.0, $1,506 each.
Finals: 1. Ty Harris, 8.4 seconds, $1,508; 2. Marcos Costa, 8.5, $1,248; 3. Preston Pederson, 8.6, $988; 4. Jake Pratt, 8.8, $728; 5. Cody Craig, 9.0, $468; 6. Michael Pederson, 9.3, $260.
Average: 1. (tie) Ty Harris and Preston Pederson, 30.1 seconds on three head, $7,472 each; 3. Jake Pratt, 30.2, $5,908; 4. Brushton Minton, 30.3, $4,866; 5. Britt Bedke, 30.7, $3,823; 6. Michael Pederson, 31.1, $2,780; 7. Marcos Costa, 31.2, $1,738; 8. Cody Craig, 31.9, $695.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 28.57 seconds, $5,891; 2. Italy Sheehan, 28.71, $5,049; 3. Sara Winkelman, 28.84, $4,208; 4. Shelly Mull, 28.86, $3,647; 5. Jamie Olsen, 29.00, $2,805; 6. (tie) Megan McLeod-Sprague and Tayla Moeykens, 29.08, $1,964 each; 8. LaTricia Duke, 29.09, $1,122; 9. Colleen Kingsbury, 29.23, $842; 10. Leslie Smalygo, 29.25, $561.
Finals: 1. Sara Winkelman, 28.63 seconds, $2,493; 2. Tayla Moeykens, 28.64, $1,870; 3. (tie) LaTricia Duke and Lisa Lockhart, 28.72, $935 each.
Average: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 57.29 seconds on two head, $5,891; 2. Sara Winkelman, 57.47, $5,049; 3. Tayla Moeykens, 57.72, $4,208; 4. LaTricia Duke, 57.81, $3,647; 5. Jamie Olsen, 58.15, $2,805; 6. Nikki Albisu, 58.20, $2,244; 7. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 58.24, $1,683; 8. Lindsey Ham, 58.90, $1,122; 9. Leslie Smalygo, 60.15, $842; 10. Shelly Mull, 62.46, $561.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. Trevor Reiste, 87 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Sasquatch, $6,371; 2. Jeter Lawrence, 86, $4,884; 3. Roscoe Jarboe, 84, $3,610; 4. Rawley Johnson, 83, $2,336; 5. Jestyn Woodward, 82.5, $1,486; 6. Ernie Courson Jr, 82, $1,062; 7. Jace Trosclair, 81.5, $849; 8. TJ Gray, 81, $637.
*Finals: 1. Trevor Reiste, 91.5 points on Outlawbuckers Rodeo’s Blue Magic, $1,800; 2. Jeter Lawrence, 88, $1,400; 3. Trey Kimzey, 87.5, $1,050; 4. Hayes Weight, 82.5, $750; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Trevor Reiste, 178.5 points on two head, $6,371; 2. Jeter Lawrence, 174, $4,884; 3. Trey Kimzey, 160.5, $3,610; 4. Hayes Weight, 160, $2,336; 5. Roscoe Jarboe, 84 on one head, $1,486; 6. Rawley Johnson, 83, $1,062; 7. Jestyn Woodward, 82.5, $849; 8. Ernie Courson Jr, 82, $637. *(all totals include ground money).
