BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The ProRodeo season is beginning to swing toward the Pacific Northwest as the Horse Heaven Round-Up in Kennewick kicked off a run of several NFR Playoff rodeos in Oregon and Washington in the coming weeks.
For the second consecutive year, Cole Reiner was the bareback riding champion, doing so emphatically by winning both rounds and covering Agent Lynx for 90.5 in the Finals.
In steer wrestling, Tristan Martin turned in three runs of 4.2 seconds or faster to placed in the Top 5 of all three rounds and win the rodeo with an aggregate time of 11.3 seconds. The Louisiana cowboy made over $9,400, the most of any athlete in any event.
Team roping was won by Jake Stanley/Bucky Campbell, who used a 5.0-second run to win the Finals and snatch an unlikely win. The Top 5 teams were separated by six tenths of a second.
Stetson Wright claimed the saddle bronc riding title with 87 in both rounds, which put him first in the Long Round and second in the Short Round. He added more than $6,700 to his record-setting season earnings.
In tie-down roping, Tyler Milligan lead going into the Short Round and won the Short Round. He won the rodeo by 1.2 seconds and is now No. 8 in the world.
Cheyenne Allan won the First Round and held on to win the rodeo despite not placing in the Short Round. Hailey Kinsel was second by less than one tenth of a second in the Average.
In bull riding, Creek Young was the only cowboy to ride two which lead to a payday of more than $8,000.
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Cole Reiner, 86.5 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ No. 457, $2,511; 2. Tilden Hooper, 85.5, $1,925; 3. Chad Rutherford, 84.5, $1,423; 4. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Jayco Roper, 84, $753 each; 6. R.C. Landingham, 83.5, $418; 7. Leighton Berry, 83, $335; 8. Kaycee Feild, 82.5, $251.
Finals: 1. Cole Reiner, 90.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Agent Lynx, $1,650; 2. Jess Pope, 86, $1,250; 3. (tie) Kaycee Feild and R.C. Landingham, 84, $750 each; 5. (tie) Trenten Montero and Dean Thompson, 83.5, $350 each; 6. Tilden Hooper, 80, $250.
Average: 1. Cole Reiner, 177 points on two head, $2,511; 2. (tie) R.C. Landingham and Jess Pope, 167.5, $1,674 each; 4. Kaycee Feild, 166.5, $921; 5. Tilden Hooper, 165.5, $586; 6. Dean Thompson, 163, $418; 7. Jayco Roper, 162, $335; 8. Chad Rutherford, 159, $251.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. (tie) Trell Etbauer and Tristan Martin, 3.6 seconds, $2,980 each; 3. Sam Goings, 3.7, $2,356; 4. (tie) Tucker Allen, Walt Arnold, Mike McGinn, Taz Olson and Ryan Shuckburgh, 3.8, $1,109 each.
Second round: 1. Stephen Culling, 3.7 seconds, $3,188; 2. (tie) Kalane Anders, Mike McGinn and J.D. Struxness, 4.0, $2,564 each; 4. (tie) Stetson Jorgensen, Tristan Martin, Jake Nelson and Talon Roseland, 4.1, $1,317 each; 8. (tie) Shane Frey, Jace Melvin and Dirk Tavenner, 4.2, $139 each.
Finals: 1. (tie) Walt Arnold and Dirk Tavenner, 3.6 seconds, $1,126 each; 3. Nick Guy, 4.0, $808; 4. J.D. Struxness, 4.1, $595; 5. Tristan Martin, 4.2, $383; 6. Tucker Allen, 4.3, $213.
Average: 1. Tristan Martin, 11.9 seconds on three head, $4,781; 2. Walt Arnold, 12.3, $4,158; 3. Dirk Tavenner, 12.5, $3,534; 4. J.D. Struxness, 12.8, $2,910; 5. Nick Guy, 12.9, $2,287; 6. Tucker Allen, 13.4, $1,663; 7. Tanner Brunner, 14.3, $1,039; 8. Cody Cabral, 15.0, $416.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.8 seconds, $2,780 each; 2. (tie) Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, Kolton Schmidt/Cole Davison and Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 5.1, $2,055 each; 5. Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake, 5.2, $1,329; 6. Jake Stanley/Bucky Campbell, 5.4, $967; 7. Jake Orman/Brye Crites, 5.5, $604; 8. (tie) Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp and Kreece Thompson/Chad Williams, 5.6, $121 each.
Second round: 1. Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 4.4 seconds, $2,780 each; 2. (tie) Erich Rogers/Paden Bray and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 4.5, $2,236 each; 4. Lightning Aguilera/Coleby Payne, 4.6, $1,692; 5. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 4.7, $1,329; 6. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.8, $967; 7. (tie) Jared Parke/Jaylen Eldridge, Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis and Dalton Turner/Blaine Turner, 4.9, $423 each.
Finals: 1. (tie) Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan and Jake Stanley/Bucky Campbell, 5.0 seconds, $835 each; 3. Levi Simpson/Ryan Motes, 5.5, $599; 4. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 5.6, $441; 5. Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix, 5.7, $284; 6. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 5.8, $158.
Average: 1. Jake Stanley/Bucky Campbell, 16.3 seconds on three head, $4,169 each; 2. Levi Simpson/Ryan Motes, 16.5, $3,626; 3. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 16.6, $3,082; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 16.7, $2,538; 5. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 16.9, $1,994; 6. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 17.4, $1,450; 7. Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix, 17.5, $906; 8. Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake, 17.6, $363.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Cracking The Till, $2,733; 2. (tie) Brody Wells, Statler Wright and Ryder Wright, 85, $1,549 each; 5. Logan Cook, 84.5, $638; 6. Logan Hay, 83, $455; 7. Jake Watson, 82.5, $364; 8. (tie) Isaac Diaz and Spencer Wright, 82, $137 each.
Finals: 1. Logan Cook, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Weekend Departure, $1,650; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, 87, $1,250; 3. Jacobs Crawley, 85, $900; 4. Brody Wells, 84.5, $600; 5. Spencer Wright, 81.5, $350; 6. Damian Brennan, 80, $250.
Average: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 174 points on two head, $2,733; 2. Logan Cook, 172.5, $2,095; 3. Brody Wells, 169.5, $1,549; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 166.5, $1,002; 5. Statler Wright, 164.5, $638; 6. Spencer Wright, 163.5, $455; 7. (tie) Ryder Wright and Damian Brennan, 160, $319 each.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. (tie) Cody Craig, Kyle Lucas and Tyler Milligan, 7.9 seconds, $2,843 each; 4. Jake Pratt, 8.0, $1,990; 5. (tie) TJ Alexander, Quade Hiatt and Lane Livingston, 8.1, $1,137 each; 8. (tie) Marcos Costa, Blane Cox and Chance Derner, 8.2, $95 each.
Second round: 1. (tie) John Douch and Shane Hanchey, 7.0 seconds, $3,270 each; 2. (tie) Dakota Felton and Ty Harris, 7.3, $2,843 each; 3. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Cory Solomon, 7.4, $2,204 each; 5. (tie) Brushton Minton and Riley Mason Webb, 7.5, $1,351 each; 7. Michael Otero, 7.6, $711; 8. Shad Mayfield, 7.7, $284.
Finals: 1. Tyler Milligan, 8.5 seconds, $1,204; 2. (tie) Kyle Lucas and Chet Weitz, 9.2, $892 each; 4. Lane Livingston, 9.4, $581; 5. Adam Gray, 9.7, $374; 6. Colton Farquer, 9.9, $208.
Average: 1. Tyler Milligan, 24.6 seconds on three head, $4,905; 2. Kyle Lucas, 25.8, $4,265; 3. Adam Gray, 26.3, $3,625; 4. Lane Livingston, 26.5, $2,986; 5. Chet Weitz, 26.8, $2,346; 6. Colton Farquer, 27.7, $1,706; 7. Cory Solomon, 30.1, $1,066; 8. Blane Cox, 33.9, $427.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Cheyenne Allan, 16.91 seconds, $3,626; 2. Hailey Kinsel, 17.21, $3,108; 3. Summer Kosel, 17.25, $2,590; 4. Stevi Hillman, 17.28, $2,245; 5. (tie) Emily Beisel and Paige Jones, 17.37, $1,554 each; 7. Chelsie Stodghill, 17.38, $1,036; 8. (tie) Margo Crowther and Taycie Matthews, 17.40, $604 each; 10. Ivy Saebens, 17.41, $345.
Finals: 1. Emily Beisel, 17.27 seconds, $1,535; 2. Ashley Castleberry, 17.33, $1,151; 3. Hailey Kinsel, 17.36, $768; 4. Margo Crowther, 17.38, $384.
Average: 1. Cheyenne Allan, 34.50 seconds on two head, $3,626; 2. Hailey Kinsel, 34.57, $3,108; 3. Emily Beisel, 34.64, $2,590; 4. Summer Kosel, 34.71, $2,245; 5. Ashley Castleberry, 34.76, $1,727; 6. Margo Crowther, 34.78, $1,382; 7. Chelsie Stodghill, 34.86, $1,036; 8. Rachelle Riggers, 34.93, $691; 9. Taycie Matthews, 34.97, $518; 10. Paige Jones, 35.02, $345.
BULL RIDING
First round: 1. Canyon Bass, 86 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Hell No Roscoe, $2,705; 2. Jeff Askey, 84, $2,073; 3. (tie) Cole Fischer, Ky Hamilton and Ray Mayo, 83.5, $1,052 each; 6. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright and Creek Young, 83, $406 each; 8. Cole Hill, 81.5, $270.*
Finals: 1. Creek Young, 82 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Double Threat, $5,000; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Creek Young, 165 points on two head, $2,705; 2. Canyon Bass, 86 on one head, $2,073; 3. Jeff Askey, 84, $1,533; 4. (tie) Cole Fischer, Ky Hamilton and Ray Mayo, 83.5, $691 each; 7. Stetson Dell Wright, 83, $361; 8. Cole Hill, 81.5, $270. *(all totals include ground money).