BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN
Rodeo Austin concluded with its winner-take-all Championship Round on Saturday night and every single event champion won at least $12,000 with some topping $18,000.
The story of the roughstock events was huge scores and familiar faces. In both saddle bronc riding and bull riding, the champion was marked 92 points or higher.
Leon Fountain rode Beutler & Son’s Killer Bee for 92 to win the saddle bronc and in bull riding, Stetson Wright was remarkable once again, covering Andrews Rodeo’s Wild Onion for 93 after riding for 92 to win Houston one week earlier. In bareback riding, nine-time NFR qualifier Caleb Bennett won Rodeo Austin for the third straight year.
“It feels awesome, to three-peat here, to be in front of this crowd, the great people of Austin, to be here rodeoing, doing what I love, wouldn’t have it any other way,” Bennett said.
In steer wrestling, Talon Roseland won both the Semifinals and the Championship round with times of 3.4 and 3.7 seconds respectively. In barrel racing, Destri Devenport dominated in a similar fashion by winning the Long Round and the Finals with two of three fastest times of the rodeo.
“I’ve been to a lot of rodeos and this has by far been the best,” Devenport said. “There’s nothing like running home on a horse like Titan and hearing the crowd yell.”
Finally, in the roping events, Nick Sartain/Reagan Ward were 4.2 seconds to win the team roping and Shad Mayfield stopped the clock at 7.4 seconds to win the tie-down. Mayfield was faster than 8 seconds on all three of his runs at Rodeo Austin.
“Winning, that was the best part (about my run tonight),” Mayfield said. “It seems like I haven’t won a rodeo in forever.”
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Jacob Lees, 88.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Forward Motion, $2,858; 2. Cole Reiner, 87.5, $2,557; 3. Cole Franks, 87, $2,256; 4. Wyatt Denny, 86, $1,955; 5. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Kolt Dement, 85.5, $1,504 each; 7. Lane McGehee, 84.5, $1,053; 8. (tie) Gauge McBride and A.J. Ruth, 84, $602 each; 10. (tie) Pascal Isabelle and Clint Laye, 83.5, $75 each.
Second round: 1. Clayton Biglow, 86.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Breaking Bad, $5,640; 2. Caleb Bennett, 86, $4,700; 3. Kody Lamb, 85, $3,572; 4. (tie) Clint Laye and Gauge McBride, 83.5, $1,974 each; 6. Cooper Cooke, 83, $940.
Finals: 1. Caleb Bennett, 87 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s South Suds, $9,400; 2. Cole Franks, 86.5, $7,050; 3. Tilden Hooper, 84.5, $4,700; 4. Kody Lamb, 83, $2,350.
CALEB BENNETT’S WINNING RIDE
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Jason Thomas, 3.7 seconds, $3,974; 2. (tie) Ringo Robinson, Bridger Anderson and Talon Roseland, 3.9, $3,137 each; 5. (tie) Taz Olson and Reed Kraeger, 4.0, $2,091 each; 7. (tie) Sam Goings, Eli Lord and Rowdy Parrott, 4.2, $1,046 each; 10. (tie) Laramie Warren and Ben Goodman Jr., 4.4, $105 each.
Second round: 1. Talon Roseland, 3.4 seconds, $5,640; 2. Sam Goings, 3.7, $4,700; 3. Taz Olson, 3.9, $3,572; 4. (tie) Jason Thomas and Laramie Warren, 4.1, $1,974 each; 6. Eli Lord, 4.2, $940.
Finals: 1. Talon Roseland, 3.7 seconds, $9,400; 2. Timmy Sparing, 4.5, $7,050; 3. Eli Lord, 5.0, $4,700; 4. Taz Olson, 5.4, $2,350.
TALON ROSELAND’S WINNING RUN
Team roping
First round: 1. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.1 seconds, $3,929 each; 2. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.2, $3,516; 3. Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 4.3, $3,102; 4. (tie) Quisto Lopez/Cody Thornton and Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 4.4, $2,482 each; 6. Chad Masters/Cory Petska, 4.5, $1,861; 7. (tie) Clay Ullery/Matt Zancanella, Erich Rogers/Paden Bray and Kreece Thompson/Chad Williams, 4.6, $1,034 each; 10. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan and Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 4.7, $69 each.
Second round: 1. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 4.1 seconds, $5,640 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.3, $4,700; 3. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 4.5, $3,572; 4. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.7, $2,444; 5. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 4.8, $1,504; 6. Quisto Lopez/Cody Thornton, 5.0, $940.
Finals: 1. Nick Sartain/Reagan Ward, 4.2 seconds, $9,400 each; 2. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 5.3, $7,050; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 6.0, $4,700; 4. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 14.3, $2,350.
NICK SARTAIN/REAGAN WARD’S WINNING RUN
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. Rusty Wright, 89.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Bartender, $3,974; 2. (tie) Brody Cress, Statler Wright and Spencer Wright, 86, $3,137 each; 5. Logan Cook, 85.5, $2,301; 6. (tie) Ryder Wright and Leon Fountain, 84.5, $1,673 each; 8. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright, Liam Pauley and Sage Newman, 84, $627 each.
Second round: 1. Tegan Smith, 90 points on Andrews Rodeo’s All Or Nothin’, $5,640; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, 89, $4,700; 3. Isaac Diaz, 87.5, $3,572; 4. Lefty Marvel Holman, 87, $2,444; 5. Zeke Thurston, 86, $1,504; 6. Leon Fountain, 85.5, $940.
Finals: 1. Leon Fountain, 92 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Killer Bee, $9,400; 2. Zeke Thurston, 87.5, $7,050; 3. Stetson Dell Wright, 87, $4,700; 4. Spencer Wright, 86.5, $2,350.
LEON FOUNTAIN’S WINNING RIDE
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Tyler Milligan, 7.8 seconds, $3,929; 2. (tie) Jake Pratt and Shad Mayfield, 7.9, $3,309 each; 4. Caleb Smidt, 8.0, $2,688; 5. (tie) Kincade Henry and Shane Hanchey, 8.1, $2,068 each; 7. (tie) Sherman Lasker and Riley Pruitt, 8.2, $1,241 each; 9. Lane Livingston, 8.4, $620; 10. John Douch, 8.5, $207.
Second round: 1. (tie) Shad Mayfield and Caleb Smidt, 7.9 seconds, $5,170 each; 3. Lane Livingston, 8.1, $3,572; 4. Quade Hiatt, 8.2, $2,444; 5. Shane Hanchey, 8.3, $1,504; 6. Jake Pratt, 8.6, $940.
Finals: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.4 seconds, $9,400; 2. John Douch, 7.8, $7,050; 3. Quade Hiatt, 8.2, $4,700; 4. Lane Livingston, 8.3, $2,350.
SHAD MAYFIELD’S WINNING RUN
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Destri Devenport, 15.35 seconds, $4,242; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.39, $3,795; 3. Tarryn Lee, 15.47, $3,349; 4. Jessica Routier, 15.56, $2,902; 5. (tie) Sissy Winn and Sherry Cervi, 15.57, $2,233 each; 7. (tie) Bayleigh Choate and Emily Beisel, 15.59, $1,340 each; 9. Jennifer Sharp, 15.62, $670; 10. (tie) Jordon Briggs and Molly Otto, 15.66, $112 each.
Second round: 1. Bayleigh Choate, 15.33 seconds, $5,640; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.36, $4,700; 3. Loni Lester, 15.42, $3,572; 4. Cheyenne Wimberley, 15.48, $2,444; 5. Jessica Routier, 15.52, $1,504; 6. Emily Beisel, 15.56, $940.
Finals: 1. Destri Devenport, 15.31 seconds, $9,400; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.41, $7,050; 3. Bayleigh Choate, 15.42, $4,700; 4. Cheyenne Wimberley, 15.43, $2,350.
DESTRI DEVENPORT’S WINNING RUN
Bull riding
First round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 89 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Wayout Willie, $3,751; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, 87.5, $3,356; 3. Clayton Savage, 86, $2,961; 4. (tie) Garrett Wickett and Roscoe Jarboe, 85.5, $2,369 each; 6. (tie) Garrett Smith and Parker Breding, 85, $1,579 each; 8. Dalton Petersen, 84.5, $987; 9. Tyler Bingham, 84, $592; 10. Ruger Piva, 83.5, $197.
*Second round: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 91 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Trans Am, $5,828; 2. Sage Kimzey, 88.5, $4,888; 3. Maverick Potter, 88, $3,760; 4. Parker Breding, 85, $2,632; 5. Cullen Telfer, 81, $1,692; no other qualified rides.
*Finals: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 93 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Wild Onion, $10,183; 2. Roscoe Jarboe, 85, $7,833; 3. Sage Kimzey, 84.5, $5,483; no other qualified rides.
STETSON WRIGHT’S WINNING RIDE
