BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Golden Spike Rodeo is a one-header in Tremonton, Utah that paid more than $200,000, making it one of the Top 60 paying in the country and a PRCA Playoff Series event.
One of the winners was World No. 2 tie-down roper Haven Meged with a 6.9-second run, one of the fastest of the season and the second-fastest in all of ProRodeo this month. He was eight tenths clear of second place and 1.1 seconds clear of third.
“I just drew a good calf and hit the barrier and the horse worked good and I guess it just all worked out,” Meged told ProRodeo.com. “The season has been great. I can’t complain. But it’s winding down and I’m just trying to keep pushing forward and win as much as possible.”
The other champions of the 2023 Golden Spike Rodeo were Clayton Biglow in the bareback riding (85 points), Gage Hesse and Tristan Martin in steer wrestling (3.4 seconds each), Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin in team roping (4.0 seconds), Tanner Butner and Stran Nelson in saddle bronc riding (85.5 points each), Carlee Otero (16.94 seconds) and Clayton Selalrs in bull riding (89 points).
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Clayton Biglow, 85 points on Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Fire Man, $5,358; 2. Jayco Roper, 84.5, $4,108; 3. Donny Proffit, 84, $3,036; 4. Keenan Hayes, 83.5, $1,965; 5. (tie) Cole Franks and Rocker Steiner, 83, $1,072 each; 7. (tie) Taylor Broussard and Jacob Lees, 82, $625 each.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. (tie) Gage Hesse and Tristan Martin, 3.4 seconds, $3,858 each; 3. (tie) Ty Bauerle and Dakota Eldridge, 3.7, $2,893 each; 5. Jace Melvin, 3.9, $2,170; 6. (tie) Jesse Brown and Jacob Talley, 4.0, $1,808 each; 8. (tie) Kyler Dick, Connor McKell and Tyler Waguespack, 4.1, $1,206 each; 11. (tie) Kalane Anders, Clay Lloyd, Mike McGinn and Dirk Tavenner, 4.2, $301 each.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.0 seconds, $4,790 each; 2. (tie) Lightning Aguilera/Jared Fillmore, Brye Crites/Rance Doyal, Cole Eiguren/Tyler Eiguren, Jake Orman/Corey Hendrick, Hagen Peterson/Caleb Hendrix and Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 4.1, $3,140 each; 8. (tie) Mason Appleton/Cooper Freeman, Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, Jake Smith/Douglas Rich, Cole Thomas/Lane Mitchell and Jaxson Tucker/Clay Futrell, 4.2, $1,373 each; 13. (tie) Luke Brown/Hunter Koch and Brodi Jones/Dylin Ahlstrom, 4.3, $559 each; 15. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 4.4, $319.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. (tie) Tanner Butner, on Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Flirting With Disaster, and Stran Nielson, on Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Bitter Dan, 85.5 points, $4,534 each; 3. (tie) K’s Thomson and Kolby Wanchuk, 85, $2,395 each; 5. Isaac Diaz, 84.5, $1,198; 6. (tie) Ira Dickinson, Cash Wilson, Ryder Wright and Stu Wright, 83, $513 each.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Haven Meged, 6.9 seconds, $4,970; 2. Dylan Hancock, 7.7, $4,308; 3. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and King Pickett, 8.0, $3,645 each; 5. Jake Pratt, 8.1, $2,982; 6. Cory Solomon, 8.3, $2,651; 7. Lucas Potter, 8.4, $2,319; 8. (tie) Joel Harris and Kincade Henry, 8.5, $1,822 each; 10. Beau Cooper, 8.6, $1,325; 11. Waid Dalton, 8.7, $1,160; 12. Reese Riemer, 9.0, $994; 13. Marty Yates, 9.3, $663; 14. Shane Hancock, 9.6, $497; 15. Colton Kofoed, 9.7, $331.
BARREL RACING
First Round: Carlee Otero, 16.94 seconds, $4,987; 2. Marcie Wilson, 17.10, $4,322; 3. Stacy Glause, 17.16, $3,990; 4. Mimi Argyle, 17.20, $3,325; 5. Abby Phillips, 17.22, $2,992; 6. Callie Clark, 17.24, $2,660; 7. Macee McAllister, 17.27, $2,327; 8. Toria Madsen, 17.30, $1,995; 9. (tie) Wenda Johnson and Taycie Matthews, 17.33, $1,496 each; 11. Sissy Winn, 17.35, $1,164; 12. Sue Smith, 17.36, $997; 13. (tie) Nicole Driggers and Shelley Morgan, 17.37, $582 each; 15. Italy Sheehan, 17.38, $332.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. Clayton Sellars, 89 points on Legacy Pro Rodeo’s Grey Eagle, $5,684; 2. Hayes Weight, 87.5, $4,358; 3. Grayson Cole, 87, $3,221; 4. Jeff Askey, 85.5, $2,084; 5. JC Mortensen, 84, $1,326; 6. Trey Kimzey, 83, $947; 7. Maverick Potter, 79, $758; 8. Canyon Bass, 78, $568.
