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The 125th Cheyenne Frontier Days concluded on Sunday, and it was one to remember.
Twelve contestants in each event advanced from the Semifinals to compete in the winner-takes-all Championship round, with Stetson Wright being the standout of the day.
Not only did the reigning Bull Riding and All-Around World Champion qualify for the finals in both the bronc and bull riding, he won the saddle bronc riding title, becoming the first member of the Wright family dynasty to ever do so in Cheyenne. Going on to place fourth in the bulls, Stetson also took home his second consecutive All-Around title at The Daddy of ‘em All.
Tie-down roper Marty Yates likewise won a second Cheyenne championship with a 10.3 second run, as did No. 1 in the Bareback Riding World Standings Tim O’Connell, going 89 points on Sankey’s Irish Eyes and widening the gap between him and No. 2 man Tilden Hooper, who finished third.
In the barrel racing, Hailey Kinsel turned in the second fastest time of the rodeo (17.30 seconds) to get the win , after turning in fastest time (17.22 seconds) in the qualifiers.
Finishing out the day, Australian bull rider Ky Hamilton went 89 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s #546 — the highest marked ride overall in the bull riding.
2021 CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS FINALS RESULTS AND PAYOUTS
BAREBACK RIDING
1. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 89 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo’s MLW’s Irish Eyes, $8,428. 3. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 86.5, $6,385. 4. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 85.5, $4,597. 5. (tie) Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo., and Jess Pope, Waverly, Kansas, 85, $2,426 each. 6. Bodee Lammers, Stephenville, Texas, 84.5, $1,277 each.
BREAKAWAY ROPING
1. Sawyer Gilbert, Buffalo, S.D., 4.4 seconds, $12,175. 2. Nicole Baggerley, Las Cruces, N.M., 5.1, $9,224. 3. (tie) Tibba Smith, Hobbs, N.M., and Jordi Edens, Gatesville, Texas, 5.4, $5,534. 5. Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas, 5.6, $2,583. 6. Coralee Spratt, Shoshoni, Wyo., 5.7, $1,845.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
1. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 10.3 seconds, $9,078. 2. Craig Leonard, Sonora, Texas, 11.0, $7,894. 3. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 11.3, $6,710. 4. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 11.7, $5,526. 5. Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., 12.2, $4,342. 6. Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 13.3, $3,158. 7. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 14.0, $1,974. 8. Ladd King, Kaysville, Utah, 14.7, $789.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
1. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 90 points on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Feather Fluffer, $8,180. 2. Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 88.5, $6,197. 3. (tie) Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., and Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nevada, 87.5, $3,718 each. 5. Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 85.5, $1,735. 6. Sterling Crawley, Huntsville, Texas, 85, $1,239.
TEAM ROPING
1. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 10.2 seconds, $8,807 each. 2. Eric Martin, Aurora, Colo., and Ryon Tittel, Pueblo, Colo., 11.0, $7,658 each. 3. Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta, and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 11.3, $6,510 each. 4. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 13.4, $5,361 each. 5. (tie) Curry Kirchner, Ames, Okla., and Austin Rogers, Crescent, Okla., and Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 14.0, $3,638 each. 7. Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., $1,915 each. 8. (tie) Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla.; and Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 15.0, $383 each.
STEER WRESTLING
1. Newt Novich, Twin Bridges, Mont., 5.1 seconds, $6,442. 2. Chance Howard, Sadler, Texas, 5.9, $5,601. 3. Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 6.0, $4,761. 4. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 6.9, $3,921. 5. (tie) Seth Peterson, Wellington, Colo., and Reed Kraeger, Elwood, Neb., 7.1, $2,661. 7. Brian Snell, 7.3, $1,400. 8. Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 7.5, $560.
BARREL RACING
1. Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas, 17.30, $10,546. 2. Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 17.47, $8,728. 3. (tie) Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., and Jamie Chaffin, Burwell, Neb., 17.62, $7,817 each. 5. (tie) Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., and Lindsay Sears, Ropesville, Texas, 17.64.
BULL RIDING
(five rides) 1. Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 89 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s #546, $8,406. 2. Sage Kimzey, Salado, Texas, 86.5, $6,428. 3. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 85, $4,698. 4. Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 83.5, $3,214. 5. Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La., 81.5, $1,978.
