BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo is the highest paying in the State of Missouri, doling out $182,000 in total prize money this year.
In bareback riding, Tanner Aus took first with 88 points on The Cervi Brothers’ On Second Thought to best the likes of Orin Larsen, Will Lowe, Richmond Champion, Tim O’Connell, Jess Pope and Rocker Steiner.
In steer wrestling, Emmett Edler won Round 1 with a 4.2-second run and was able to claim the Average as well with 10.4 seconds on two.
Clint Summers/Jake Long were the team roping champions by two tenths over Justin Pruitt/Gralyn Elkins. Summers/Long were 5 flat to win Round 1 and 5.7 seconds for eighth in Round 2.
In saddle bronc riding, World No. 10 Brody Cress provided the most fireworks of the rodeo with 91 points on the Cervi Brothers’ Womanizer. It’s the second consecutive weekend Cress won a Playoff Series Rodeo as he was also victorious at the Dodge City Roundup in Kansas.
In tie-down roping, Chance Oftedahl took first in Round 1 and second in Round 2 to win the Average by a whopping 1.5 seconds with an aggregate time of 18.3 seconds.
Summer Kosel was two tenths clear of any other cowgirl in barrel racing with a 16 flat to continue her hot streak. Kosel has won more than $20,000 in August and gone from outside the Top 20 to No. 13 in the WPRA World Standings.
And in bull riding, Lucas Mooningham was 89 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitaliz Hard Knox to edge out Top 10 cowboy Creek Young by a half-point.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Tanner Aus, 88 points on The Cervi Brothers’ On Second Thought, $4,759; 2. Orin Larsen, 87.5, $3,648; 3. Will Lowe, 87, $2,697; 4. (tie) Richmond Champion, Tim O’Connell, Jess Pope and Rocker Steiner, 86.5, $1,071 each; 8. Ben Kramer, 85, $476.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Emmett Edler, 4.2 seconds, $1,992; 2. (tie) Clay Clayman and Colten Madison, 4.3, $1,477 each; 4. Kaden Greenfield, 4.7, $962; 5. (tie) Kyle Irwin and Slick Pickerill, 4.8, $481 each.
Second Round: 1. Austin Madison, 4.3 seconds, $1,992; 2. Mason Couch, 5.3, $1,648; 3. Emmett Edler, 6.2, $1,305; 4. (tie) Peter Fager Fager and Kaden Greenfield, 6.3, $790 each; 6. Stockton Graves, 6.4, $343.
Average: 1. Emmett Edler, 10.4 seconds on two head, $2,988; 2. Kaden Greenfield, 11.0, $2,473; 3. Clay Clayman, 11.5, $1,958; 4. Slick Pickerill, 11.7, $1,442; 5. Mason Couch, 11.9, $927; 6. Stockton Graves, 12.2, $515.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. (tie) Clint Summers/Jake Long and Nelson Wyatt/Chase Tryan, 5.0 seconds, $1,625 each; 3. (tie) Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan and Justin Pruitt/Gralyn Elkins, 5.7, $1,172 each; 5. Chad Masters/Trey Yates, 5.8, $832; 6. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 5.9, $605; 7. (tie) Jacob Dagenhart/Adam Plyler and Lane Goebel/J.W. Beck, 6.0, $265 each.
Second Round: 1. Trent Vaught/Blaine Turner, 4.9 seconds, $1,739 each; 2. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 5.1, $1,512; 3. Justin Pruitt/Gralyn Elkins, 5.2, $1,285; 4. (tie) Clay Bauer/Butch Levell and Jake Clay/Kollin VonAhn, 5.4, $945 each; 6. Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres, 5.5, $605; 7. Keven Daniel/Travis Graves, 5.6, $378; 8. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 5.7, $151.
Average: 1. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 10.7 seconds on two head, $2,608 each; 2. Justin Pruitt/Gralyn Elkins, 10.9, $2,268; 3. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 11.0, $1,928; 4. Jake Clay/Kollin VonAhn, 11.6, $1,588; 5. Zach Kilgus/Tyler McKnight, 12.2, $1,247; 6. Cody Reed/Jace McDaniel, 12.5, $907; 7. Cole Smith/Reed Boos, 17.9, $567; 8. Curry Kirchner/Billie Jack Saebens, 22.3, $227.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. Brody Cress, 91 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Womanizer, $5,062; 2. Ryder Sanford, 87.5, $3,881; 3. (tie) Logan Cook and Dylan Hancock, 86.5, $2,362 each; 5. Will Pollock, 86, $1,181; 6. Keene Justesen, 85.5, $844; 7. John Allen, 85, $675; 8. Jarrod Hammons, 83, $506.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Chance Oftedahl, 9.0 seconds, $1,838; 2. Fenton Nelsen, 9.9, $1,598; 3. Coltin Rauch, 10.0, $1,358; 4. Paul David Tierney, 10.1, $1,119; 5. (tie) Ty Harris and Tatum Miller, 10.7, $759 each; 7. Austin Madison, 10.9, $400; 8. (tie) Dallen McIntire and Tim Pharr, 11.2, $80 each.
Second Round: 1. Westyn Hughes, 8.9 seconds, $1,838; 2. Chance Oftedahl, 9.3, $1,598; 3. Sherman Lasker, 9.4, $1,358; 4. Paul David Tierney, 9.7, $1,119; 5. (tie) Dallen McIntire and Marty Yates, 9.9, $759 each; 7. Shane Goodson, 10.1, $400; 8. Joel Harris, 10.4, $160.
Average: 1. Chance Oftedahl, 18.3 seconds on two head, $2,757; 2. Paul David Tierney, 19.8, $2,397; 3. Westyn Hughes, 20.3, $2,037; 4. Dallen McIntire, 21.1, $1,678; 5. Fenton Nelsen, 21.3, $1,318; 6. Joel Harris, 23.0, $959; 7. Ty Harris, 23.4, $599; 8. Marty Yates, 24.3, $240.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Summer Kosel, 16.00 seconds, $4,742; 2. Jamie Olsen, 16.20, $3,794; 3. (tie) Bailey Below and Jody McKay, 16.30, $2,727 each; 5. (tie) Kricket Gintner and Lacinda Rose, 16.33, $1,660 each; 7. Victoria Procter, 16.38, $1,186; 8. Jessica Routier, 16.40, $1,067; 9. Sydney Graham, 16.41, $948; 10. Sissy Warren, 16.42, $830; 11. (tie) Ilyssa Riley and Katie Sowada, 16.50, $652 each; 13. Ronda Casey, 16.59, $474; 14. Emily Golden, 16.60, $356; 15. Jamie Lenzner, 16.69, $237.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. Lucas Mooningham, 89 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Hard Knox, $5,090; 2. Creek Young, 88.5, $3,902; 3. Cody McElroy, 87, $2,884; 4. Trey Holston, 86.5, $1,866; 5. Cody Teel, 83, $1,188; 6. (tie) Brandon Ballard and Garrett Wall, 82.5, $764 each; 8. Grayson Cole, 81.5, $509.
