BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The best of Wyoming and Colorado competed for their share of more than $185,000 at the Mountain States Circuit Finals over the weekend.
The rodeo saw 2023 World No. 1s Keenan Hayes and Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi bring home Year-End Titles in the bareback riding and the breakaway roping respectively.
Hayes was one of three athletes to win both the Circuit Finals Average and Year-End Titles. Gage Heese did it in the steer wrestling and Colton Coffman did the same in the bull riding.
You can see the full Average and Year-End Champions below.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Keenan Hayes, 86.5 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Bald Mountain, $1,693; 2. Myles Carlson, 85.5, $1,270; 3. Donny Proffit, 82, $847; 4. Roedy Farrell, 81.5, $423.
Second Round: 1. Donny Proffit, 85 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Lakota Park, $1,693; 2. Roedy Farrell, 82.5, $1,270; 3. Keenan Hayes, 81, $847; 4. Hunter Carlson, 80.5, $423.
Third Round: 1. Drake Amundson, 87 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Cowtown, $1,693; 2. (tie) Myles Carlson and Keenan Hayes, 85.5, $1,058 each; 4. Cooper Filipek, 83, $423.
Average: 1. Keenan Hayes, 253 points on three head, $2,540; 2. Myles Carlson, 248.5, $1,905; 3. Donny Proffit, 248, $1,270; 4. Roedy Farrell, 246.5, $635.
Year-End Champion: Keenan Hayes
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Gage Hesse, 4.6 seconds, $1,712; 2. Chisum Docheff, 5.0, $1,284; 3. (tie) Nick Guy and Blare Romsa, 5.2, $642 each.
Second Round: 1. Gage Hesse, 4.0 seconds, $1,712; 2. Hadley Jackson, 4.1, $1,284; 3. (tie) Mike Garcia and Avery Jamerman, 4.9, $642 each.
Third Round: 1. Hadley Jackson, 3.9 seconds, $1,712; 2. Gage Hesse, 4.1, $1,284; 3. Mike Garcia, 5.4, $856; 4. Brady Buum, 5.7, $428.
Average: 1. Gage Hesse, 12.7 seconds on three head, $2,568; 2. Mike Garcia, 23.8, $1,926; 3. Austin Eller, 24.4, $1,284; 4. Hadley Jackson, 8.0 on two head, $642.
Year-End Champion: Gage Hesse
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Garrett Tonozzi/J.W. Borrego, 4.8 seconds, $1,712 each; 2. Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 6.0, $1,284; 3. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 6.2, $856; 4. (tie) Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake and Zane Murphy/Dusty Taylor, 10.8, $214 each.
Second Round: 1. Eric Martin/Ryon Tittel, 4.6 seconds, $1,712 each; 2. Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 5.3, $1,284; 3. (tie) Brayden Fillmore/Josh Fillmore and Jase Staudt/Clancey Kreutzer, 5.6, $642 each.
Third Round: 1. Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake, 4.3 seconds, $1,712 each; 2. Garrett Tonozzi/J.W. Borrego, 4.8, $1,284; 3. Austin Crist/Jesse Jolly, 5.0, $856; 4. Jase Staudt/Clancey Kreutzer, 5.3, $428.
Average: 1. Zane Murphy/Dusty Taylor, 24.2 seconds on three head, $2,568 each; 2. Garrett Tonozzi/J.W. Borrego, 9.6 on two head, $1,926; 3. Jase Staudt/Clancey Kreutzer, 10.9, $1,284; 4. Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 11.3, $642.
Year-End Champion: Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. (tie) Ira Dickinson, on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Cowboy Logic, and Cauy Pennington, on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Sand Burr, 80.5 points, $1,498 each; 3. Bailey Small, 79, $856; 4. Sage Miller, 78, $428.
Second Round: 1. (tie) Ira Dickinson, on Kirsten Vold Rodeo Company’s Pine Valley, and Bailey Small, on Kirsten Vold Rodeo Company’s Jerry’s Justice, 81.5 points, $1,498 each; 3. Ben Kukowski, 79.5, $856; 4. Walker Rezzonico, 79, $428.
Third Round: 1. Bailey Small, 82.5 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Hero, $1,712; 2. (tie) Ira Dickinson and Brady Love, 80, $1,070 each; 4. Kasey Rosendahl, 74, $428.
Average: 1. Bailey Small, 243 points on three head, $2,568; 2. Ira Dickinson, 242, $1,926; 3. Ben Kukowski, 222, $1,284; 4. Coleman Shallbetter, 220, $642.
Year-End Champion: Ira Dickinson
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Owen Wahlert, 8.5 seconds, $1,712; 2. Seth Peterson, 9.0, $1,284; 3. Tyler Boxleitner, 9.2, $856; 4. Jase Staudt, 9.3, $428.
Second Round: 1. J.D. McCuistion, 8.5 seconds, $1,712; 2. Riley Pruitt, 9.0, $1,284; 3. Jeremiah Peek, 9.4, $856; 4. Tyler Boxleitner, 10.9, $428.
Third Round: 1. Cason Kingsbury, 8.8 seconds, $1,712; 2. (tie) J.D. McCuistion and Jase Staudt, 9.2, $1,070 each; 4. Seth Peterson, 9.9, $428.
Average: 1. Jeremiah Peek, 30.1 seconds on three head, $2,568; 2. Seth Peterson, 30.2, $1,926; 3. Owen Wahlert, 30.5, $1,284; 4. J.D. McCuistion, 30.7, $642.
Year-End Champion: J.D. McCuistion
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.08 seconds, $1,712; 2. Kelly Yates, 15.09, $1,284; 3. Kim Schulze, 15.27, $856; 4. Shali Lord, 15.29, $428.
Second Round: 1. Kelly Yates, 15.21 seconds, $1,712; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.22, $1,284; 3. Shali Lord, 15.25, $856; 4. Karson Bradley, 15.28, $428.
Third Round: 1. Kelly Yates, 15.18 seconds, $1,712; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.27, $1,284; 3. Shawnee Williams, 15.31, $856; 4. Shali Lord, 15.33, $428.
Average: 1. Kelly Yates, 45.48 seconds on three head, $2,568; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 45.57, $1,926; 3. Shali Lord, 45.87, $1,284; 4. Chris Gibson, 46.25, $642.
Year-End Champion: Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
BULL RIDING
*First Round: 1. Dillon Tyner, 83 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Bad Memory, $2,354; 2. Wyatt Phelps, 70, $1,926; no other qualified rides. *
Second Round: 1. Colt Rohrig, 81 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Sticky Dreams, $2,354; 2. Bryce Burnell, 77, $1,926; no other qualified rides. *
Third Round: 1. Colton Coffman, 87 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Money Talks, $4,280; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Colton Coffman, 87 points on one head, $2,568; 2. Dillon Tyner, 83, $1,926; 3. Colt Rohrig, 81, $1,284; 4. Bryce Burnell, 77, $642. *(all totals include ground money).
Year-End Champion: Colton Coffman
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First Round: 1. Devan McAdow, 3.0 seconds, $2,068; 2. Willow Wilson, 3.3, $1,551; 3. Nicole Hadley, 3.4, $1,034; 4. Erin Johnson, 3.8, $517.
Second Round: 1. (tie) Erin Johnson and Taya McAdow, 2.4 seconds, $1,809 each; 3. (tie) Peggy Garman and Willow Wilson, 3.0, $775 each.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Katie Jolly and Devan McAdow, 3.0 seconds, $1,809 each; 3. (tie) Nicole Hadley and Linsay Rosser Sumpter, 3.2, $775 each.
Average: 1. Devan McAdow, 9.7 seconds on three head, $3,101; 2. Willow Wilson, 10.2, $2,326; 3. Nicole Hadley, 10.8, $1,551; 4. Linsay Rosser Sumpter, 10.9, $775.
Year-End Champion: Willow Wilson
