Photo: Brody Cress | Maci Berry Photo
It was a mess of rain and mud at the arena in Mobridge, South Dakota, on night one at the Sitting Bull Stampede — but the top athletes seemed unphased by the less than ideal conditions. Highlights included No. 2 bronc rider Brody Cress going 85 points on Sutton Rodeos’ First Blood, steer wrestling young gun Bridger Anderson splitting second and third with his coach/traveling partner Stockton Graves, and world champion Tyson Durfey getting down and dirty to take the lead in the tie-down roping.
Here’s a look at the ones to beat going into Performance 2 at Mobridge. For full results, click here.
To see live highlights from Mobridge — as well as from Belton, Oakley City, Belle Fourche, and Prescott — tune in to The Cowboy Channel tonight at 9PM ET for ProRodeo Live. If you’d rather watch the action from any one location uninterrupted or if you want to catch up on previous performances, the PRCA on Cowboy Channel+ app allows you to stream the rodeos live or watch them anytime on-demand. Click here for our complete Fourth of July rodeo coverage schedule.
BAREBACK RIDING: 1. Jamie Howlett, 85.5, 2. Taylor Broussard, 84.5, 3. Nick Pelke, 82
STEER WRESTLING: 1. J.D. Struxness, 4.1 seconds, 2. (tie) Stockton Graves and Bridger Anderson, 5.0
J.D. STRUXNESS
TEAM ROPING: 1. Tanner Baldwin/Nano Garza, 4.8 seconds, 2. Aaron Tsinigine/Kyle Lockett, 5.4, 3. Blake Teixeira/Jerren Johnson, 6.2
AARON TSINIGINE/KYLE LOCKETT
SADDLE BRONC RIDING: 1. Brody Cress, 85 points, 2. (tie) Taygen Schuelke and Chet Smith, 81 each
BRODY CRESS
TIE-DOWN ROPING: 1. Tyson Durfey, 9.3 seconds, 2. Seth Cooke, 10.3, 3. Chris McCuistion, 10.5
BARREL RACING: 1. Lainee Sampson, 20.68 seconds, 2. Amber Garrett, 20.75, 3. Chelsey Benson, 21.18
BULL RIDING: 1. Colton Kelly, 88 points 2. Zach Parker, 83.5, 3. Gray Essary III, 81
BREAKAWAY: 1. Micah Samples, 2.60 seconds, 2. Amber Crowley, 2.80, 3. Courtney Dahlgren, 3.00
TYSON DURFEY
COLTON KELLY