BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
With $3,000 available to winners of each Go-Round, competitors at RodeoHouston have a chance to pull big checks before they even get to the Semifinals inside NRG Stadium, and that held true in Super Series I.
Every Super Series winner except Haven Meged in the tie-down roping pulled in at least $5,000 with bareback rider Clayton Biglow leading the way with $7,000.
A total of 19 competitors brought in more than $4,000.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Clayton Biglow, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Blasting Sand, $3,000; 2. (tie) Richmond Champion and Tim O’Connell, 84.5, $1,500 each; 4. Kody Lamb, 84, $750; 5. Shane O’Connell, 80; $500; 6. Yance Day, 74, $250.
Second Round: 1. (tie) Clayton Biglow, on J Bar J’s All Pink, and Richmond Champion, on Calgary Stampede’s Yesterday’s Delivery, 86 points, $2,500 each; 3. Kody Lamb, 85.5, $1,000; 4. Yance Day, 80, $750; 5. Jacek Frost, 79, $500; 6. Tim O’Connell, 78, $250.
Third Round: 1. Tim O’Connell, 86.5 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Viewmaster, $3,000; (tie) Kody Lamb and Clayton Biglow, 84, $1,500 each; 4. Yance Day, 82, $750; 5. Dean Thompson, 81.5, $500; 6. Richmond Champion, 81, $250.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Clayton Biglow, $7,000; 2. Tim O’Connell, $4,750; 3. Richmond Champion, $4,250; 4. Kody Lamb, $3,250.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Jacob Talley, 5.5 seconds, $3,000; 2. Stetson Jorgensen, 7.2, $2,000; 3. Tanner Brunner, 15.8, $1,000; 4. Tyler Waguespack, 18.3, $750; no other qualified runs.
Second Round: 1. Rowdy Parrott, 6.0 second, $3,000; 2. Jacob Talley, 6.1, $2,000; 3. Tristan Martin, 9.7, $1,000; no other qualified runs.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Stetson Jorgensen and Tyler Waguespack, 5.0 seconds, $2,500 each; 3. Tanner Brunner, 7.2, $1,000; 4. Curtis Cassidy, 7.9, $750; 5. Jacob Talley, 9.4, $500; 6. Tristan Martin, 9.9, $250.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Jacob Talley, $5,500; 2. Stetson Jorgensen, $4,500; 3. Tyler Waguespack, $3,250; 4. Rowdy Parrott, $3,000.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 4.7 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 5.9, $2,000; 3. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 6.1, $1,000; 4. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 10.9, $750; 5. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 15.0, $500; no other qualified runs.
Second Round: 1. Jake Orman/Brye Crites, 5.4 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 6.5, $2,000; 3. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 7.4, $1,000; 4. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins, 10.5, $750; no other qualified runs.
Third Round: 1. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 4.9 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 5.6, $2,000; 3. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 6.6, $1,000; 4. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, 6.7, $750; no other qualified runs.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, $5,000 each; 2. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, $4,000; 3. Cory Kidd V/Lane Mitchell, $3,750; 4. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, $3,500.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. Brody Cress, 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Arbitrator Joe, $3,000; 2. Ross Griffin, 84, $2,000. 3. Lefty Holman, 83, $1,000; 4. Mitch Pollock, 82, $750; 5. Leon Fountain, 79, $500; 6. Sterling Crawley, 77, $250.
Second Round: 1. (tie) Ross Griffin, on J Bar J’s In The Lu, and Brody Cress, on J Bar J’s Painted Bunny, 85.5 points $2,500 each; 3. Lefty Marvel Holman, 75, $1,000; 4. Kade Bruno, 71, $750; no other qualified rides.
Third Round: 1. Kade Bruno, 87 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Shady Jacket, $3,000; 2. Lefty Holman, 86.5, $2,000; 3. Sterling Crawley, 83, $1,000; 4. Brody Cress, 82.5, $750; 5. Mitch Pollock, 81.5, $500; 6. Leon Fountain, 80.5, $250.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Brody Cress, $6,250; 2. Ross Griffin, $4,500; 3. Lefty Holman, $4,000; 4. Kade Bruno, $3,750.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Lane Livingston, 9.7 seconds, $3,000; 2. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Marty Yates, 10.1, $1,500 each; 4. Haven Meged, 10.6, $750; 5. Blake Ash, 11.2, $500; 6. John Douch, 11.7, $250.
Second Round: 1. Haven Meged, 9.1 seconds, $3,000; 2. Tyler Milligan, 9.6, $2,000; 3. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Marty Yates, 9.8, $875 each; 5. Lane Livingston, 10.1, $500; 6. Caleb Smidt, 11.0, $250.
Third Round: 1. Caleb Smidt, 7.5 seconds, $3,000; 2. John Douch, 8.1, $2,000; 3. Hunter Herrin, 8.4, $1,000; 4. Blake Ash, 9.2, $750; 5. Tyler Milligan, 9.9, $500; 6. Haven Meged, 12.2, $250.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Haven Meged, $4,000; 2. Lane Livingston, $3,500; 3. Hunter Herrin, $3,375; 4. Caleb Smidt, $3,250.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Jordon Briggs, 14.93 seconds, $3,000; 2. Andrea Busby, 15.06, $2,000; 3. Jessica Routier, 15.14, $1,000; 4. Bayleigh Choate, 15.28, $750; 5. Dona Kay Rule, 15.35, $500; 6. Kricket Gintner, 15.39, $250.
Second Round: 1. Andrea Busby, 14.79 seconds, $3,000; 2. Jessica Routier, 14.81, $2,000; 3. Kricket Gintner, 15.05, $1,000; 4. Bayleigh Choate, 15.11, $750; 5. Stephanie Fryar, 15.30, $500; 6. Dona Kay Rule, 15.34, $250.
Third Round: 1. Kricket Gintner, 14.69 seconds, $3,000; 2. Jordon Briggs, 14.90, $2,000; 3. Bayleigh Choate, 14.94, $1,000; 4. Jessica Routier, 15.07, $750; 5. Dona Kay Rule, 15.12, $500; 6. Sable Emerson, 15.37, $250.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Andrea Busby and Jordon Briggs, $5,000 each; 3. Kricket Gintner, $4,250; 4. Jessica Routier, $3,750.
BULL RIDING
First Round: *1. Stetson Wright, 81 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Hard Knox, $5,250; 2. Cody Teel, 70, $4,250; no other qualified rides.
Second Round: *1. Chance Schott, 88.5 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Iceman, $3,500; 2. Jacob O’Mara, 87.5, $2,500; 3. Stetson Wright, 85.5, $1,500; no other qualified rides.
Third Round: 1. J.B. Mauney, 88.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s White Trash, $4,250; 2. Chance Schott, 79, $3,250; no other qualified rides.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Chance Schott, $5,000; 2. Stetson Wright, $4,000; 3. J.B. Mauney, $3,000; 4. Jacob O’Mara, $2,000.
*(all totals include ground money).
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First Round: 1. Erin Johnson, 2.90 seconds, $3,000; 2. (tie) Kelsie Domer and Shelby Boisjoli, 3.10, $1,500 each; 4. Jackie Crawford, 3.20, $750; 5. Hope Thompson, 3.40, $500; 6. Bradi Good, 3.60, $250.
Second Round: 1. Jackie Crawford, 4.30 seconds, $3,000; 2. Hope Thompson, 4.70, $2,000; 3. Kelsie Domer, 5.00, $1,000; 4. Joey Williams, 12.30, $750; no other qualified runs.
Third Round: 1. Joey Williams, 2.70 seconds, $3,000; 2. Erin Johnson, 3.20, $2,000; 3. Kelsie Domer, 3.90, $1,000; 4. Hope Thompson, 4.40, $750; 5. Tiada Gray, 12.40, $500; 6. Bradi Good, 12.80, $250.
Semifinal Qualifiers: 1. Erin Johnson, $5,000; 2. (tie) Joey Williams and Jackie Crawford, $3,750 each; 4. Kelsie Domer, $3,500.