BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Ogden Pioneer Days paid out more money in 2022 than any of the 88 years prior in its Hall of Fame history. The greatest beneficiaries of that increase in prize money were obviously the champions of the rodeo, who all won between $5,000 and $8,000.
Bareback riding was split between 2021 NFR qualifiers Cole Franks and R.C. Landingham both were 85.5 points, and both are in the Top 5 of this year’s World Standings.
There was also a shared title in the steer wrestling as Cody Devers and Stetson Jorgensen were both 7.8 seconds on two.
Team roping was won by Jaxson Tucker/Wyatt Cox who edged out Top 15 pairing Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor by one tenth, 9.9 seconds to 10 flat.
It was a leaderboard full of decorated cowboys in the saddle bronc riding and it was won by Kade Bruno and Logan Cook. In second, was World No. 1 Sage Newman, fourth went to 2021 RNCFR Champion Jake Finlay and fifth was split between 2022 Calgary Stampede Champion Logan Hay and two-time World Champion Zeke Thurston.
Tie-down roping offered yet another shared championship. Jake Pratt and Bo Pickett were both 17.7 seconds on two and Pickett won the rodeo despite not taking home day money in either round.
Barrel racing was just one go and there were two cowgirls faster than 17 seconds - reigning World Champion Jordan Briggs and reigning Calgary Stampede Champion Kassie Mowry. Briggs stopped the clock at 16.96 to beat out Mowry by two-hundredths of a second.
In bull riding, Trevor Reiste was 89.5 points in the first performance on July 20 and it held up through July 25 to get him the win.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. (tie) Cole Franks, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Sun Catcher, and R.C. Landingham, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Mr. Harry, 85.5 points, $5,231 each; 3. Tim O’Connell, 85, $3,356; 4. Cooper Cooke, 84, $2,171; 5. (tie) Kaycee Feild and Tilden Hooper, 83.5, $1,184 each; 7. Orin Larsen, 82.5, $790; 8. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Keenan Hayes, 81, $296 each.
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 3.4 seconds, $3,336; 2. (tie) Curtis Cassidy and Don Payne, 3.6, $2,683 each; 4. Clayton Hass, 3.7, $2,030; 5. (tie) Coby Brown, Ty Erickson and Winsten McGraw, 3.8, $1,160 each; 8. (tie) Riley Duvall and Dakota Eldridge, 3.9, $145 each.
Second round: 1. Matt Reeves, 3.0 seconds, $3,336; 2. (tie) Marc Joiner and Laramie Warren, 3.4, $2,901 each; 3. Cody Devers, 3.5, $2,465; 4. Dirk Tavenner, 3.6, $2,030; 5. (tie) Mike McGinn and Skyler Woolls, 3.7, $1,595 each; 6. (tie) Tucker Allen, Denver Berry, Rowdy Parrott and Zach Trapp, 3.8, $725 each.
Average: 1. (tie) Cody Devers and Stetson Jorgensen, 7.8 seconds on two head, $4,677 each; 3. (tie) Clayton Hass and Will Lummus, 7.9, $3,372 each; 5. (tie) Ty Erickson and Rowdy Parrott, 8.0, $2,067 each; 7. Cody Cabral, 8.1, $1,088; 8. (tie) Sterling Lambert and Ryan Nettle, 8.2, $218 each.
Team roping
First round: 1. Curry Kirchner/Reagan Ward, 4.4 seconds, $3,126 each; 2. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden and Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.7, $2,514 each; 4. (tie) Erich Rogers/Paden Bray and Jaxson Tucker/Wyatt Cox, 4.8, $1,699 each; 6. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 4.9, $1,087; 7. (tie) Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor and Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 5.0, $476 each.
Second round: 1. (tie) Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake and Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 3.8 seconds, $3,126 each; 2. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.0, $2,718; 3. Chad Masters/Paul Eaves, 4.3, $2,310; 4. (tie) Levi Simpson/Ryan Motes and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 4.5, $1,699 each; 6. Brady Tryan/Jake Long, 4.6, $1,087; 7. Jade Stoddard/Max Kuttler, 4.7, $679; 8. Jake Orman/Brye Crites, 4.8, $272.
Average: 1. Jaxson Tucker/Wyatt Cox, 9.9 seconds on two head, $4,688 each; 2. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 10.0, $4,077; 3. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 10.5, $3,465; 4. (tie) Brandon Beers/Daniel Braman IV and Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 10.9, $2,548 each; 6. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 11.0, $1,631; 7. Braden Pirrung/Coley Nicholls, 11.2, $1,019; 8. Tanner Pallesen/Arye Espenscheid, 11.7, $408.
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. (tie) Kade Bruno, on Korkow Rodeos’ Crickett, and Logan Cook, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Satin Sheets, 87 points, $5,131 each; 3. Sage Newman, 86, $3,292; 4. Jake Finlay, 85.5, $2,130; 5. (tie) Logan Hay and Zeke Thurston, 85, $1,162 each; 7. Jacobs Crawley, 84.5, $775; 8. Allen Boore, 84, $581.
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Jake Pratt, 8.2 seconds, $3,545 each; 3. Blake Ash, 8.4, $2,803; 4. (tie) Reese Riemer and Cory Solomon, 8.5, $2,061 each; 6. (tie) Trevor Hale, Richard Newton and Riley Mason Webb, 8.6, $825 each.
Second round: 1. Riley Wakefield, 7.4 seconds, $3,793; 2. (tie) Tuf Case Cooper and King Pickett, 7.8, $3,051 each; 4. (tie) Britt Bedke and Adam Gray, 8.1, $2,061 each; 6. (tie) Colt Papy and Matt Shiozawa, 8.2, $1,072 each; 8. Tanner Green, 8.4, $330.
Average: 1. (tie) Jake Pratt and Bo Pickett, 17.7 seconds on two head, $5,318 each; 3. (tie) Blake Ash and Zack Jongbloed, 17.8, $3,834 each; 5. Cory Solomon, 17.9, $2,721; 6. Marty Yates, 18.1, $1,979; 7. Macon Murphy, 18.2, $1,237; 8. Michael Otero, 18.3, $495.
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Jordon Briggs, 16.96 seconds, $8,584; 2. Kassie Mowry, 16.98, $6,867; 3. Rachelle Riggers, 17.02, $5,580; 4. Ivy Saebens, 17.04, $4,292; 5. Paige Jones, 17.10, $3,434; 6. Shelley Morgan, 17.11, $2,575; 7. Macee McAllister, 17.20, $2,146; 8. Emma Charleston, 17.24, $1,931; 9. Michelle Darling, 17.28, $1,717; 10. Wenda Johnson, 17.31, $1,502; 11. (tie) Lauren Butler and Jamie Olsen, 17.33, $1,180 each; 13. Traci Nelson, 17.36, $858; 14. (tie) Jennifer Kalafatic, Katie Pascoe and Jessica Routier, 17.37, $358 each.
Bull riding
First round: 1. Trevor Reiste, 89.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Mr. Winston, $6,035; 2. JaCauy Hale, 89, $4,627; 3. Stetson Dell Wright, 88.5, $3,420; 4. Jeff Askey, 87, $2,213; 5. Garrett Smith, 85.5, $1,408; 6. Brody Yeary, 81.5, $1,006; 7. Connor Murnion, 80, $805; 8. Braden Richardson, 78.5, $603.