BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN
The first of two April NFR Playoff Series rodeos in California concluded on Sunday and the Red Bluff Round-Up paid out more than $350,000 in 2022.
Red Bluff offers different formats for different events with a four-head Average determining the winner in the men’s timed events, a two-head Average in barrel racing and one ride to determine the roughstock champions.
The roughstock competitors all needed at least 88 points to win with rookie Bodee Lammers claiming the bareback riding win with 88 points on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil, 2020 Reserve World Champion Wyatt Casper had the same score on Calgary’s Yo Yo Marble to win the bronc riding and JR Stratford went 90 to win the bull riding buckle.
In barrel racing, Stevi Hillman placed second in the Long Round and won the Short Round with the fastest time of the rodeo to get her biggest win of 2022.
As for the timed events, Dalton Massey finished with three straight runs of 4.8 seconds or faster to win the steer wrestling, Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell won the Finals and stayed clean throughout the rodeo to win the team roping buckle and in tie-down roping, Cooper Martin placed in three rounds and won the Finals to win Red Bluff with an aggregate time of 41.7 seconds.
All of the winners received at least $7,000.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Bodee Lammers, 88 points on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil, $7,374; 2. Tilden Hooper, 87, $5,654; 3. Wyatt Denny, 86.5, $4,179; 4. Caleb Bennett, 84.5, $2,704; 5. Keenan Hayes, 84, $1,721; 6. Clayton Biglow, 83, $1,229; 7. Seth Hardwick, 80.5, $983; 8. Zack Brown, 79.5, $737.
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. (tie) Kyler Dick and Levi Rudd, 4.2 seconds, $2,027 each; 3. Nick Guy, 4.3, $1,603; 4. Bridger Chambers, 4.6, $1,320; 5. Bear Pascoe, 4.7, $1,037; 6. (tie) Josh Garner and Zack Jongbloed, 4.8, $613 each; 8. Tyke Kipp, 5.1, $189.
Second round: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 4.0 seconds, $2,169; 2. Sterling Lambert, 4.1, $1,886; 3. Ty Erickson, 4.3, $1,603; 4. (tie) Austin Eller and Eli Lord, 4.5, $1,179 each; 6. Tyke Kipp, 4.6, $754; 7. Kalane Anders, 4.7, $471; 8. (tie) Dalton Massey and Cameron Morman, 4.8, $94 each.
Third round: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 3.9 seconds, $2,169; 2. Dalton Massey, 4.4, $1,886; 3. Levi Rudd, 4.6, $1,603; 4. Caden Camp, 4.8, $1,320; 5. Bridger Chambers, 5.1, $1,037; 6. Justin Kimsey, 5.2, $754; 7. Trisyn Kalawai’a, 5.3, $471; 8. Taz Olson, 5.4, $189.
Finals: 1. Dalton Massey, 3.7 seconds, $1,102; 2. Ty Erickson, 4.2, $912; 3. Dakota Eldridge, 4.3, $722; 4. Ty Allred, 5.7, $532; 5. (tie) Bridger Chambers and Levi Rudd, 6.3, $266 each.
Average: 1. Dalton Massey, 19.8 seconds on four head, $4,338; 2. Bridger Chambers, 21.1, $3,772; 3. Levi Rudd, 22.3, $3,206; 4. Kalane Anders, 22.9, $2,640; 5. Ty Erickson, 23.7, $2,075; 6. Ty Allred, 26.3, $1,509; 7. Dakota Eldridge, 27.1, $943; 8. Stetson Jorgensen, 30.5, $377.
Team roping
First round: 1. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 6.5 seconds, $2,297 each; 2. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Zach Kilgus/Jake Edwards, 6.6, $1,848 each; 4. (tie) Tanner James/Phoenix Everano and Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 6.7, $1,249 each; 6. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 6.8, $799; 7. (tie) Jr. Dees/Levi Lord and Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 7.1, $350 each.
Second round: 1. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 5.5 seconds, $2,297 each; 2. (tie) Rhett Anderson/Max Kuttler and Brayden Schmidt/Logan Cullen, 5.9, $1,848 each; 4. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 6.1, $1,398; 5. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 6.3, $1,099; 6. (tie) Luke Brown/Hunter Koch and Jr. Dees/Levi Lord, 6.5, $649 each; 8. Tanner Bryson/Rhett Kennedy, 6.6, $200.
Third round: 1. Zach Kilgus/Jake Edwards, 5.3 seconds, $2,297 each; 2. Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 5.5, $1,998; 3. Braden Pirrung/Coley Nicholls, 6.5, $1,698; 4. Hayes Smith/Cullen Teller, 6.7, $1,398; 5. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 6.8, $1,099; 6. Jake Raley/Steven Gaona, 7.0, $799; 7. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 7.2, $499; 8. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Walt Woodard, 7.4, $200.
Finals: 1. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 8.5 seconds, $1,211 each; 2. Jake Cooper/Sid Sporer, 8.7, $1,002; 3. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 11.8, $793; 4. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Walt Woodard, 15.2, $585; 5. Jack Graham/Reno Eddy, 17.0, $376; no other qualified runs.
Average: 1. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 31.7 seconds on four head, $4,595 each; 2. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 32.2, $3,996; 3. Jake Cooper/Sid Sporer, 32.4, $3,396; 4. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Walt Woodard, 38.6, $2,797; 5. Jack Graham/Reno Eddy, 40.5, $2,198; 6. Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 20.0 on three head, $1,598; 8. Jr. Dees/Levi Lord, 21.4, $999; 9. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 21.9, $400.
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. Wyatt Casper, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Yo Yo Marble, $7,332; 2. CoBurn Bradshaw, 87.5, $5,621; 3. (tie) Sterling Crawley, Sage Newman and Ryder Wright, 85, $3,422 each; 5. (tie) Sterling Crawley and Ryder Wright, 84, $1,711 each; 6. Ben Andersen, 83, $1,222; 7. Carter Elshere, 82.5, $978; 8. (tie) Jesse James Kirby and Wade Stansfield, 82, $367 each.
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Rhen Richard, 8.6 seconds, $2,410; 2. Cooper Martin, 8.7, $2,096; 3. Garrett Jacobs, 8.9, $1,782; 4. Macon Murphy, 9.3, $1,467; 5. Lane Livingston, 9.6, $1,153; 6. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Ladd King, 9.7, $681 each; 8. Tyson Durfey, 9.8, $210.
Second round: 1. (tie) Marcos Costa and Taylor Santos, 8.9 seconds, $2,253 each; 3. (tie) Shad Mayfield and Chris McCuistion, 9.1, $1,624 each; 5. Hudson Wallace, 9.2, $1,153; 6. Rhen Richard, 9.4, $838; 7. Hunter Herrin, 9.7, $524; 8. Bo Pickett, 9.9, $210.
Third round: 1. Zack Jongbloed, 9.9 seconds, $2,410; 2. Brushton Minton, 10.2, $2,096; 3. (tie) Hagen Houck and Lucas Peres, 11.1, $1,624 each; 5. (tie) Reese Riemer and Riley Wakefield, 11.2, $996 each; 7. Cooper Martin, 11.4, $524; 8. Taylor Santos, 12.1, $210.
Finals: 1. Cooper Martin, 9.8 seconds, $1,160; 2. Reese Riemer, 10.2, $960; 3. Tyson Durfey, 10.9, $760; 4. Tom Crouse, 11.3, $560; 5. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Lucas Peres, 12.9, $280 each.
Average: 1. Cooper Martin, 41.7 seconds on four head, $4,821; 2. Reese Riemer, 43.2, $4,192; 3. Zack Jongbloed, 43.4, $3,563; 4. Tyson Durfey, 44.1, $2,934; 5. Tom Crouse, 44.7, $2,306; 6. Dakota Felton, 47.1, $1,677; 7. Lucas Peres, 47.4, $1,048; 8. Hagen Houck, 53.8, $419.
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Payton Schoeppach, 17.29 seconds, $3,147; 2. Stevi Hillman, 17.32, $2,697; 3. Chelsie Stodghill, 17.38, $2,248; 4. Nellie Miller, 17.40, $1,948; 5. Carly Taylor, 17.43, $1,498; 6. Emily Beisel, 17.46, $1,199; 7. Paige Jones, 17.51, $899; 8. Sissy Winn, 17.54, $599; 9. Kathy Petska, 17.56, $450; 10. Lisa Lockhart, 17.60, $300.
Second round: 1. Stevi Hillman, 17.10 seconds, $3,147; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 17.18, $2,697; 3. Paige Jones, 17.26, $2,248; 4. Nellie Miller, 17.31, $1,948; 5. Kristi Youngblood, 17.42, $1,498; 6. Sissy Winn, 17.45, $1,199; 7. Carly Taylor, 17.47, $899; 8. Kylee Scribner, 17.56, $599; 9. (tie) Kathy Petska and Mandy Staley, 17.61, $375 each.
Average: 1. Stevi Hillman, 34.42 seconds on two head, $3,147; 2. Nellie Miller, 34.71, $2,697; 3. Paige Jones, 34.77, $2,248; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 34.78, $1,948; 5. Carly Taylor, 34.90, $1,498; 6. Sissy Winn, 34.99, $1,199; 7. Kathy Petska, 35.17, $899; 8. Kylee Scribner, 35.18, $599; 9. Chelsie Stodghill, 35.20, $450; 10. Michelle Darling, 35.34, $300.
Bull riding
First round: 1. JR Stratford, 90 points on Big Stone Rodeo Inc’s War Cry, $7,304; 2. (tie) Tanner Bothwell, Josh Frost and Ruger Piva, 87, $4,869 each; 4. (tie) Boudreaux Campbell and Brody Yeary, 85, $2,191 each; 6. Ray Mayo, 84, $1,217; 7. Brady Portenier, 83.5, $974; 8. (tie) Cole Fischer and Reid Oftedahl, 81.5, $365 each.