Spanish Fork, Utah drew big names and big action for the 2021 Fiesta Days Rodeo, and despite the rain delays on Night 2 (as well as many barrel racers trotting through the course to not risk injury, steer wrestlers missing while sliding through puddles, and calf ropers getting stuck in the mud) the rodeo did not disappoint.
The Fiesta Days Rodeo was a one header in the roughstock and barrel racing, while the other timed events were an average on two
Both the bareback and the tie-down roping resulted in ties for first with Garrett Shadbolt and Jess Pope notching 89.5 points each on two Frontier Rodeo Company star buckers, and No. 1 man in the Standings Shane Hanchey and reigning World Champion Shad Mayfield splitting the win with total times of 14.8 seconds on two head.
Dustin Boquet took the bull riding the title in the final performance with an electric 91-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Glory Days — a much needed win for the cowboy who has been struggling through the summer run.
But the highlight of the rodeo was Lefty Holman‘s bronc ride on Friday night. Holman drew C5 Rodeo’s Virgil, a world champion bareback horse turned saddle bronc. Holman rode Virgil for 90.5 — not only winning the rodeo but also setting a new arena record AND becoming the first bronc rider to last 8 seconds on Virgil this season.
SPANISH FORK FIESTA DAYS RESULTS
BAREBACK RIDING
1. (tie) Garrett Shadbolt, on Frontier Rodeo’s Short Night, and Jess Pope, on Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire, 89.5 points, $7,473 each; 3. (tie) Clayton Biglow and Kaycee Feild, 88, $3,948 each; 5. Ben Kramer, 85.5, $1,974; 6. (tie) Wyatt Denny and Tilden Hooper, 85, $1,269 each; 8. Connor Hamilton, 84.5, $846.
JESS POPE | 89.5 POINTS
GARRETT SHADBOLT | 89.5 POINTS
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Tristan Martin, 3.8 seconds, $2,996; 2. (tie) Justin Shaffer, Tory Johnson and Jule Hazen, 3.9, $2,214 each; 5. (tie) Jason Thomas, Bridger Chambers, Chance Howard and Remey Parrott, 4.0, $847 each.
Second round: 1. Ty Erickson, 3.0 seconds, $2,996; 2. Tanner Brunner, 3.9, $2,605; 3. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Eli Lord, 4.0, $2,019 each; 5. (tie) Trell Etbauer, Gary Gilbert and Jacob Talley, 4.1, $1,042 each; 8. (tie) Stockton Graves and Tucker Allen, 4.3, $130 each.
Average: 1. Eli Lord, 8.1 seconds on two head, $4,494; 2. Zack Jongbloed, 8.2, $3,908; 3. Jason Thomas, 8.4, $3,322; 4. (tie) Chance Howard and Tory Johnson, 8.5, $2,442 each; 6. Jule Hazen, 8.6, $1,563; 7. Trell Etbauer, 8.9, $977; 8. (tie) J.D. Struxness and Nick Guy, 9.0, $195 each.
ELI LORD | 4.O SECONDS
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 3.8 seconds, $3,157 each; 2. Spencer Mitchell/Chris Young, 4.2, $2,745; 3. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 4.4, $2,333; 4. (tie) Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake and Nick Sartain/Reagan Ward, 4.5, $1,716 each; 6. Tanner Green/Clay Futrell, 4.6, $1,098; 7. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin and Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 4.8, $480 each.
Second round: 1. Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 3.8 seconds, $3,157 each; 2. (tie) Nelson Wyatt/Levi Lord and Britt Smith/Jake Smith, 4.1, $2,539 each; 4. Zane Barnson/Cole Wilson, 4.2, $1,921; 5. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.5, $1,510; 6. Reno Stoebner/Pace Blanchard, 4.6, $1,098; 7. Brodi Jones/Jared Fillmore, 4.7, $686; 8. (tie) Wyatt Muggli/Casey Mccleskey and Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake, 4.8, $137 each.
Average: 1. Pedro Egurrola/JC Flake, 9.3 seconds on two head, $4,735 each; 2. Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix, 9.9, $4,117; 3. Aaron Tsinigine/Kyle Lockett, 10.2, $3,500; 4. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 10.6, $2,882; 5. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 13.5, $2,264; 6. Zane Barnson/Cole Wilson, 14.3, $1,647; 7. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 14.5, $1,029; 8. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 14.7, $412.
EGURROLA AND FLAKE | 4.8 SECONDS
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
1. Lefty Holman, 90.5 points on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil, $8,234; 2. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright, Layton Green, Brody Cress and Colt Gordon, 87.5, $3,980 each; 6. Sage Newman, 87, $1,372; 7. (tie) Logan Hay and Jacob Kammerer, 86, $961 each.
LEFTY HOLMAN | 90.5 POINTS
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Shane Hanchey, 7.2 seconds, $3,490; 2. Shad Mayfield, 7.5, $3,035; 3. Bo Pickett, 7.6, $2,580; 4. Tyson Durfey, 8.1, $2,124; 5. Tyler Prcin, 8.3, $1,669; 6. Caleb Smidt, 8.4, $1,214; 7. Ryan Jarrett, 8.5, $759; 8. (tie) Tyler Milligan and Beau Cooper, 8.7, $152 each.
Second round: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.3 seconds, $3,490; 2. Marty Yates, 7.4, $3,035; 3. Shane Hanchey, 7.6, $2,580; 4. Riley Pruitt, 7.7, $2,124; 5. Hunter Herrin, 7.9, $1,669; 6. Trampus Quarnberg, 8.1, $1,214; 7. (tie) Ty Harris and Rhen Richard, 8.4, $531 each.
Average: 1. (tie) Shane Hanchey and Shad Mayfield, 14.8 seconds on two head, $4,894 each; 3. Beau Cooper, 17.7, $3,869; 4. Bo Pickett, 18.0, $3,187; 5. Tyler Milligan, 18.1, $2,504; 6. Ty Harris, 18.2, $1,821; 7. Clint Robinson, 19.0, $1,138; 8. Tyson Durfey, 19.2, $455.
SHANE HANCHEY | 7.6 SECONDS
SHAD MAYFIELD | 7.3 SECONDS
BARREL RACING
1. Marcie Wilson, 16.97 seconds, $9,975; 2. Toria Madsen, 17.11, $7,980; 3. (tie) Maggie Poloncic and Casey Mathis, 17.12, $5,736 each; 5. Chani Graves, 17.17, $3,990; 6. (tie) Macee McAllister and Rachelle Riggers, 17.18, $2,743 each; 8. (tie) Savannah Bennett and Rainy Robinson, 17.22, $2,120 each; 10. Blythe Beshears, 17.24, $1,746; 11. Lisa Zachoda, 17.29, $1,496; 12. Jessie Telford, 17.36, $1,247; 13. Christina Gould, 17.38, $998; 14. Darby Fox, 17.41, $748; 15. Teressa Peck, 17.44, $499.
BULL RIDING
1. Dustin Boquet, 91 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Glory Days, $8,347; 2. Brady Portenier, 88.5, $6,400; 3. Riley Barg, 87, $4,730; 4. JB Mauney, 85.5, $3,061; 5. (tie) Trey Kimzey and Trey Benton III, 83.5, $1,669 each; 7. Colby Demo, 83, $1,113; 8. Sage Kimzey, 82.5, $835.
DUSTIN BOQUET | 91 POINTS