It’s been three exciting days at Rodeo Salinas deciding who would advance to Championship Sunday.
How the format works: bull riding and the bareback riding were best in the average on three and all other events were best on two. Eight advance in each event to the short round, where slates are wiped clean. Top 4 in the short-go advance to the shootout, which will decide the champions.
Here’s a look at how it all shook out in the prelims and who qualified for the short round in each event.
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Caleb Bennett, 85.5 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Ted, $1,323; 2. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Tanner Aus, 85, $1,064 each; 4. Richmond Champion, 84.5, $805; 5. Seth Hardwick, 83, $633; 6. Kaycee Feild, 80.5, $460; 7. Cole Reiner, 80, $288; 8. Taylor Broussard, 79.5, $115. Second round: 1. Taylor Broussard, 86.5 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Caddy Wagon, $1,323; 2. Cole Reiner, 85.5, $1,150; 3. (tie) Richmond Champion and Seth Hardwick, 82.5, $891 each; 5. Tilden Hooper, 82, $633; 6. Tanner Aus, 80, $460; 7. Kaycee Feild, 75.5, $288; 8. Caleb Bennett, 70.5, $115. Third round: 1. Kaycee Feild, 86.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Bambino Vold, $1,323; 2. Cole Reiner, 84.5, $1,150; 3. Taylor Broussard, 82.5, $978; 4. Richmond Champion, 82, $805; 5. Tilden Hooper, 81.5, $633; 6. Wyatt Denny, 81, $460; 7. Seth Hardwick, 80.5, $288; 8. Tanner Aus, 76, $115.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Cole Reiner, 250 points on three head, $1322; 2. Richmond Champion, 249, $1150; 3. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Taylor Broussard, 248.5, $891 each ; 5. Seth Hardwick , 246, $632; 6. Kaycee Feild, 242.5, $460; 7. Tanner Aus, 241, $287; 8. Wyatt Denny, 81, $115.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Curtis Cassidy, 5.3 seconds, $2,300; 2. Dakota Eldridge, 5.8, $2,000; 3. Jesse Brown, 5.9, $1,700; 4. Riley Duvall, 6.1, $1,400; 5. (tie) Cody Devers and Rowdy Parrott, 6.5, $950 each; 7. Jacob Edler, 6.6, $500; 8. Kyle Irwin, 7.3, $200. Second round: 1. Cody Devers, 5.5 seconds, $2,300; 2. Rowdy Parrott, 6.7, $2,000; 3. Jace Melvin, 7.0, $1,700; 4. Dalton Massey, 7.1, $1,400; 5. Blake Knowles, 7.2, $1,100; 6. (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Jesse Brown and Jacob Edler, 7.4, $500 each.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Cody Devers, 12.0 seconds on two head, $2300; 2. (tie) Rowdy Parrott and Dakota Eldridge, 13.2, $1850 each; 4. Jesse Brown, 13.3, $1400; 5. Riley Duvall, 13.8, $1100; 6. Jacob Edler, 14.0, $800; 7. Dalton Massey, 14.7, $500; 8. Blake Knowles, 14.8, $200.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 6.9 seconds, $2,300 each; 2. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 7.4, $2,000; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 7.8, $1,700; 4. Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin, 8.2, $1,400; 5. (tie) Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, Clay Tryan/Jake Long and Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 8.3, $800 each; 8. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 8.4, $200. Second round: 1. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 7.7 seconds, $2,300 each; 2. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 8.1, $2,000; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 8.3, $1,700; 4. (tie) Clint Summers/Ross Ashford and Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 8.4, $1,250 each; 6. Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 8.5, $800; 7. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 8.7, $500; 8. (tie) Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin and Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 8.9, $100 each.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 16.1 seconds on two head, $2300; 2. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 16.6, $2000; 3. (tie) Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 17.1, $1550 each; 5. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 17.2, $1100; 6. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 17.5, $800; 7. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 17.7, $500; 8. Kaleb Driggers/Junio Nogueira, 17.9, $200.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 88.5 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Tear Drop, $2,147; 2. Rusty Wright, 87.5, $1,867; 3. Layton Green, 87, $1,587; 4. Wyatt Casper, 86, $1,307; 5. Tanner Butner, 85.5, $1,027; 6. (tie) Mitch Pollock and Chase Brooks, 84, $607 each; 8. (tie) Logan Hay and Ben Andersen, 82.5, $93 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright, on Four Star Rodeo’s Stella, Layton Green, on Four Star Rodeo’s Toodaloo, and Rusty Wright, on Calgary Stampede’s Umber Bubbles, 87.5 points, $1,867 each; 4. Chase Brooks, 86, $1,307; 5. Isaac Diaz, 85.5, $1,027; 6. Ryder Wright, 85, $747; 7. Tanner Butner, 84.5, $467; 8. Logan Hay, 83.5, $187.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 176 points on two head, $2147; 2. Rusty Wright, 175, $1867; 3. Layton Green, 174.5, $1587; 4. (tie) Chase Brooks and Tanner Butner, 170, $1167 each; 6. Wyatt Casper, 167.5, $747; 7. Ryder Wright, 167, $467; 8. Logan Jay, 167.5, $187.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Marty Yates, 9.4 seconds, $2,300; 2. Marcos Costa, 10.0, $2,000; 3. Stetson Vest, 11.1, $1,700; 4. Ty Harris, 11.3, $1,400; 5. Hunter Herrin, 11.5, $1,100; 6. Justin Smith, 11.6, $800; 7. John Douch, 11.9, $500; 8. J.D. McCuistion, 12.7, $200. Second round: 1. Westyn Hughes, 9.7 seconds, $2,300; 2. Ryan Jarrett, 10.0, $2,000; 3. Zack Jongbloed, 10.5, $1,700; 4. Andrew Burks, 10.7, $1,400; 5. (tie) Justin Smith and Taylor Santos, 11.2, $950 each; 7. Riley Pruitt, 11.3, $500; 8. (tie) Marcos Costa, Shane Hanchey and Marty Yates, 11.9, $67 each.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Marty Yates, 21.3 seconds on two head, $2300; 2. Marcos Costa, 21.9, $2000; 3. Justin Smith, 22.8, $1700; 4. Westyn Hughes, 23.2, $1400; 5. Hunter Herrin, 23.5, $1100; 6. Taylor Santos, 24.1, $800; 7. Adam Gray, 25.2, $500; 8. Haven Meged, 25.6, $200.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Katie Halbert, 16.16 seconds, $2,070; 2. Ivy Saebens, 16.39, $1,800; 3. Katie Pascoe, 16.40, $1,530; 4. Nellie Miller, 16.42, $1,260; 5. Sidney Forrest, 16.53, $990; 6. Steely Steiner, 16.54, $720; 7. Michelle Alley, 16.56, $450; 8. Kylee Scribner, 16.57, $180. Second round: 1. Nellie Miller, 16.03 seconds, $2,070; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.06, $1,800; 3. Carly Taylor, 16.18, $1,530; 4. Ivy Saebens, 16.20, $1,260; 5. Kylee Scribner, 16.21, $990; 6. (tie) Cheyenne Wimberley and Katie Halbert, 16.23, $585 each; 8. Michelle Alley, 16.31, $180.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Katie Halbert, 32.39 seconds on two head, $2070; 2. Nellie Miller, 32.45, $1800; 3. Ivy Saebens, 32.59, $1530; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 32.68, $1260; 5. Kylee Scribner, 32.78, $990; 6. Michelle Alley, 32.87, $720; 7. Cheyenne Wimberley, 32.88, $450; 8. Steely Steiner, 32.95, $180.
BULL RIDING
First round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 87.5 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Shark Bait, $2,833; 2. Trey Benton III, 85, $2,668; no other qualified rides. Second round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 87 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Sleepy Joe, $1,623; 2. Creek Young, 85.5, $1,458; 3. Jeff Askey, 83.5, $1,293; 4. Clayton Sellars, 76, $1,128; no other qualified rides. Third round: 1. Creek Young, 87.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Medicated, $1,998; 2. Clayton Sellars, 77.5, $1,833; 3. Sage Kimzey, 71, $1,668; no other qualified rides.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: *1. Sage Kimzey, 245.5 points on three head, $1430; 2. Creek Young, 173 on two head, $1265; 3. Clayton Sellars, 153.5, $1100; 4. Trey Benton III, 85 on one head, $935; 5. Jeff Askey, 83.5, $770, ; no other qualified rides.
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First round: 1. Cheyanne Guillory, 3.80 seconds, $1,494; 2. Erin Johnson, 4.10, $1,236; 3. (tie) Shelby Boisjoli, Jordan Jo Fabrizio and Jackie Crawford, 4.30, $721 each; 6. Lari Dee Guy, 4.40, $258. Second round: 1. Lari Dee Guy, 4.30 seconds, $1,494; 2. (tie) Cheyanne Guillory and Taylor Munsell, 4.50, $1,107 each; 4. Taylor Hanchey, 4.80, $721; 5. Hope Thompson, 4.90, $464; 6. (tie) Shelby Boisjoli and JJ Hampton, 5.10, $129 each.
AVERAGE LEADERS | SHORT ROUND QUALIFIERS: 1. Cheyanne Guillory, 8.30 seconds on two head; 2. Lari Dee Guy, 8.70; 3. Shelby Boisjoli, 9.40; 4. Jordan Jo Fabrizio, 9.50; 5. Taylor Hanchey, 9.90; 6. Jackie Crawford, 10.00; no other qualified runs.
