BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Cowboys from Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma descended upon the Stephens County Expo Center in Duncan to compete for nearly $200,000 in prize money toward the 2023 season and a spot in the NFR Open.
The Prairie Circuit Finals were a three-round rodeo with the winner being determined by the Average.
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Colt Eck, 81.5 points on New Frontier Rodeo’s Law Dog, $1,926; 2. Mike Fred, 80.5, $1,445; 3. Jayco Roper, 80, $963; 4. (tie) Yance Day and Trevor Lattin, 78, $241 each.
Second round: 1. (tie) Colt Eck, on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Country Boy, and Jayco Roper, on Frontier Rodeo’s Delta Ship, 82.5 points, $1,686 each; 3. Ty Blessing, 80, $963; 4. Yance Day, 74, $482.
Third round: 1. Jayco Roper, 82 points on Silver Creek Pro Rodeo’s Super Soaker, $1,926; 2. Yance Day, 80.5, $1,445; 3. Owen Brouillette, 80, $963; 4. Colt Eck, 79.5, $482.
Average: 1. Jayco Roper, 244.5 points on three head, $2,890; 2. Colt Eck, 243.5, $2,167; 3. Yance Day, 232.5, $1,445; 4. Ty Blessing, 228, $722.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Bridger Anderson, 3.9 seconds, $1,926; 2. Cody Devers, 4.5, $1,445; 3. (tie) Tucker Alberts and Blake Mindemann, 5.3, $722 each.
Second round: 1. Jacob Edler, 3.7 seconds, $1,926; 2. Travis Munro, 4.3, $1,445; 3. Tanner Brunner, 4.7, $963; 4. Blake Mindemann, 4.9, $482.
Third round: 1. Travis Munro, 4.6 seconds, $1,926; 2. Cody Devers, 4.8, $1,445; 3. Riley Duvall, 5.0, $963; 4. Jacob Edler, 5.3, $482.
Average: 1. Jacob Edler, 15.0 seconds on three head, $2,890; 2. Travis Munro, 16.5, $2,167; 3. Gus Franzen, 16.8, $1,445; 4. Tanner Brunner, 19.7, $722.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.4 seconds, $1,926 each; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 5.2, $1,445; 3. Trevor Howard/Cody Heflin, 5.6, $963; 4. Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, 6.0, $482.
Second round: 1. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.4 seconds, $1,926 each; 2. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.6, $1,445; 3. Curry Kirchner/Reagan Ward, 4.7, $963; 4. Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, 4.8, $482.
Third round: 1. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.4 seconds, $1,926 each; 2. Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, 4.9, $1,445; 3. Tyler Hobert/Chase Boekhaus, 5.1, $963; 4. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 5.4, $482.
Average: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 14.4 seconds on three head, $2,890 each; 2. Jake Clay/Billie Jack Saebens, 15.7, $2,167; 3. Tyler Hobert/Chase Boekhaus, 23.7, $1,445; 4. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 27.7, $722.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round: 1. Tyrel Larsen, 82.5 points on Silver Creek Pro Rodeo’s Bunny Gal, $1,926; 2. Trent Burd, 80.5, $1,445; 3. Luke Price, 79.5, $963; 4. Ean Price, 78, $482.
Second round: 1. Cody Ballard, 80 points on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Bet The Ranch, $1,926; 2. (tie) Weston Patterson and Ean Price, 79.5, $1,204 each; 4. Hardy Braden, 79, $482.
Third round: 1. Hardy Braden, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Top Pick, $1,926; 2. Ean Price, 86, $1,445; 3. Weston Patterson, 85, $963; 4. Cody Ballard, 84.5, $482. Average: 1. Ean Price, 243.5 points on three head, $2,890; 2. Hardy Braden, 241, $2,167; 3. Trent Burd, 238, $1,445; 4. Weston Patterson, 236, $722.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Jerry Adamson, 8.2 seconds, $1,926; 2. Austin Lawrence, 8.5, $1,445; 3. Cody McCartney, 9.2, $963; 4. Wyatt Muggli, 9.6, $482.
Second round: 1. Ryan Jarrett, 7.9 seconds, $1,926; 2. Clint Graves, 8.6, $1,445; 3. Hagen Houck, 9.3, $963; 4. Wyatt Muggli, 10.1, $482.
Third round: 1. (tie) Jerry Adamson and Coy Arnold, 8.6 seconds, $1,686 each; 3. Trent Creager, 9.1, $963; 4. Denton Oestmann, 9.7, $482.
Average: 1. Jerry Adamson, 27.6 seconds on three head, $2,890; 2. Wyatt Muggli, 30.1, $2,167; 3. Austin Lawrence, 30.2, $1,445; 4. Trent Creager, 31.1, $722.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Emily Griffin, 16.35 seconds, $1,926; 2. Ivy Hurst, 16.38, $1,445; 3. Michelle Darling, 16.42, $963; 4. Emily Beisel, 16.43, $482.
Second round: 1. Ivy Hurst, 16.01 seconds, $1,926; 2. Emily Beisel, 16.28, $1,445; 3. Taylor Johnson, 16.36, $963; 4. Tammy Peterson, 16.43, $482.
Third round: 1. Ivy Hurst, 16.01 seconds, $1,926; 2. Emily Griffin, 16.09, $1,445; 3. Emily Beisel, 16.14, $963; 4. Tamara Reinhardt, 16.16, $482.
Average: 1. Ivy Hurst, 48.40 seconds on three head, $2,890; 2. Emily Beisel, 48.85, $2,167; 3. Emily Griffin, 48.98, $1,445; 4. Tamara Reinhardt, 49.16, $722.
BULL RIDING
*First round: 1. (tie) Fulton Rutland, on McCoy Rodeo’s Homegrown, 86.5 points, $2,087; 2. Trey Holston, $1,605; 3. Logan Hunter, 77, $1,124; no other qualified rides.
*Second round: 1. Patterson Starcher, 83.5 points on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Upper Cutt, $2,649; 2. Cash Toews, 78, $2,167; no other qualified rides.
*Third round: 1. Trey Holston, 81.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Slim Jim, $2,649; 2. Brett McAbee, 73, $2,167; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Trey Holston, 163.5 points on two head, $2,890; 2. Fulton Rutland, 86.5 on one head, $2,167; 3. Patterson Starcher, 83.5, $1,445; 4. Cash Toews, 78, $722. *(all totals include ground money).
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First round: 1. KeAnn Hayes, 2.4 seconds, $1,536; 2. Alyssa Bigon, 2.5, $1,152; 3. Ari-Anna Flynn, 2.9, $768; 4. Hannah Lee, 11.8, $384.
Second round: 1. Taylor Munsell, 2.1 seconds, $1,536; 2. Alyssa Bigon, 2.3, $1,152; 3. Addie Weil, 2.6, $768; 4. KeAnn Hayes, 2.8, $384.
Third round: 1. Taylor Munsell, 2.0 seconds, $1,536; 2. Hannah Lee, 2.1, $1,152; 3. (tie) Mollie Bassett, Mikayla McCoy and Addie Weil, 2.5, $384 each.
Average: 1. KeAnn Hayes, 7.9 seconds on three head, $2,304; 2. Ari-Anna Flynn, 9.1, $1,728; 3. Taylor Munsell, 4.1 on two head, $1,152; 4. Alyssa Bigon, 4.8, $576.
