BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Range Days Rodeo in Rapid City, South Dakota had a rare Wednesday finish as the PRCA rodeo ran from Monday-Wednesday following Sunday night’s Xtreme Broncs Finals.
The rodeo was a one-header in each event and paid a total of just over $96,000.
Tanner Aus was the bareback riding champion by 4.5 points with 85.5 aboard Burch Rodeo’s Tequila Time. Aus has won 10 rodeos this season and three of them have come in North or South Dakota.
In steer wrestling, Tee Burress won more than $2,4000 for his 4.3-second run. He was one of five cowboys faster than 5.0 seconds.
Brent McInerney/Tanner McInerney were 5.2 seconds to win the team roping, it was the first time either of the circuit rodeo cowboys had competed in the PRCA since Rodeo Grand Island on Feb. 26.
Saddle bronc riding was won by 2021 NFR qualifier Kolby Wanchuk with 87 points. Wanchuk, who is No. 10 in the PRCA World Standings, edged Logan Cook and Shorty Garrett by a half point and full point respectively.
Trey Young was the fastest tie-down roper by more than a second with an 8.5-second run. Young has placed at 7-of-10 rodeos he has entered in August.
Barrel racing was the lone tie of the rodeo as Lisa Lockhart and Sabra O’Quinn were both 17.33 seconds, just one hundredth of a second in front of Ashley Day. Lockhart has been an NFR stalwart for more than a decade, but right she is on the outside looking in at No. 20 in the world.
Lastly, Stetson Wright added to his record-breaking money count in 2022 by winning the bull riding with an 86-point ride on Burch’s Spirit World.
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Tanner Aus, 85.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Tequilla Time, $1,872; 2. Ty Breuer, 81, $1,436; 3. Myles Carlson, 80, $1,061; 4. Andy Gingerich, 77.5, $687; 5. Chase Yellowhawk, 77, $437; 6. Tucker Zingg, 76, $312; 7. Tom Webster, 74, $250; 8. Nick Schwedhelm, 71, $187.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Tee Burress, 4.3 seconds, $2,421; 2. Rhett Witt, 4.5, $2,106; 3. Cody Pratt, 4.8, $1,790; 4. (tie) Daycen Hunt and Reed Kraeger, 4.9, $1,316 each; 6. Trig Olson, 5.0, $842; 7. Brayden Burrus, 5.1, $526; 8. (tie) Colby Anders and Jake Fulton, 5.2, $105 each.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Brent McInerney/Tanner McInerney, 5.2 seconds, $3,492 each; 2. (tie) Jon Peterson/Coley Nicholls, Rope Three Irons/Cody Tew and Clay Ullery/Matt Zancanella, 5.4, $2,757 each; 5. Aaron Tsinigine/Landen Glenn, 5.8, $2,021; 6. (tie) Teagan Bentley/Tracer Olson and Paul Griemsman/Chandler Comfort, 6.0, $1,470 each; 8. Braden Pirrung/Levi O’Keeffe, 6.1, $919; 9. Alfred Hansen/Levi Tyan, 6.2, $551; 10. Shane Philipp/John Philipp, 6.3, $184.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round: 1. Kolby Wanchuk, 87.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Calico Valley, $2,572; 2. Logan Cook, 86.5, $1,972; 3. Shorty Garrett, 86, $1,457; 4. Sage Newman, 84, $943; 5. Taygen Schuelke, 83.5, $600; 6. Stetson Dell Wright, 83, $429; 7. Tegan Smith, 81, $343; 8. (tie) Kash Deal, Jake Finlay and Dusty Hausauer, 80.5, $86 each.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Trey Young, 8.5 seconds, $2,420; 2. Ty Wagner, 9.7, $2,165; 3. (tie) Cooper Martin and Jase Staudt, 9.8, $1,783 each; 5. Cody Darnell, 9.9, $1,401; 6. Dillon Mundorf, 10.0, $1,146; 7. Pryce Harris, 10.2, $892; 8. Jason Schaffer, 10.8, $637; 9. Ty Moser, 11.4, $382; 10. Everett Reeves, 11.8, $127.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Sabra O’Quinn, 17.33 seconds, $1,897 each; 3. Ashley Day, 17.34, $1,436; 4. Taylor Hanson, 17.36, $1,231; 5. Sherry Cervi, 17.39, $1,026; 6. Jessica Routier, 17.40, $718; 7. Kristen Zancanella, 17.41, $513; 8. Shyann Lucas, 17.45, $410; 9. (tie) Nicole Bice and Molly Otto, 17.48, $333 each; 11. Kachena Lesmeister, 17.53, $256; 12. Lindsey Horner, 17.55, $205.
BULL RIDING
First round: *1. Stetson Dell Wright, 86 points on Burch Rodeo’s Spirit World, $3,120; 2. Clayton Savage, 85, $2,491; 3. Trey Holston, 82.5, $1,953; 4. Patterson Starcher, 73, $1,414; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).