Vernal, Utah, drew big names this past week for the 2020 Dinosaur Roundup — including the rodeo royalty of the Wright family.
Brothers Jesse and Spencer Wright showed their nephews how it’s done, taking first and fifth in the saddle bronc riding. But Stetson was the big winner in the family, splitting second and third in the bull riding and winning the all-around title.
Blake Knowles won the steer wrestling with an impressive time of 3.4 seconds, and although he was the first to compete, Colton Farquer stopped the clock at 9.1 took the tie-down roping. But the highlight of the rodeo came in the final round when bareback rider Orin Larsen, currently ranked 15 in the standings and fighting for a spot at the NFR, went 90 for the win in the final round on Pete Carr’s Two Buck Chuck.
Here’s a look at the final results and payouts, as well as some of the top moments.
DINOSAUR ROUNDUP RESULTS
ALL-AROUND: Stetson Wright, $2,764, saddle bronc riding and bull riding
BAREBACK RIDING: 1. Orin Larsen, 90 points, $3,768; 2. Ty Breuer, 87, $2,888; 3. Taylor Broussard, 86.5, $2,135; 4. Kody Lamb, 86, $1,381; 5. Kaycee Feild, 85.5, $879; 6. Cole Reiner, 84.5, $628; 7. Richmond Champion, 83.5, $502; 8. Mason Clements, 82.5, $377
STEER WRESTLING: 1. Blake Knowles, 3.4 seconds, $3,751; 2. Payden McIntyre, 3.8, $3,356; 3. Jule Hazen, 4.0, $2,961; 4. (tie) Stetson Jorgensen and Gary Gilbert, 4.1, $2,369 each; 6. (tie) Jacob Talley and John Franzen, 4.2, $1,579 each; 8. Rowdy Parrott, 4.3, $987; 9. (tie) Scott Guenthner and Dylan Schroeder, 4.4, $395 each
TEAM ROPING: 1. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, 4.0 seconds, $4,813 each; 2. Cody Snow/Junior Nogueira, 4.1, $4,307; 3. Cory Kidd V/Clay Futrell, 4.2, $3,800; 4. Steven Duby/Jason Duby, 4.3, $3,293; 5. (tie) Joshua Torres/Jonathan Torres, Jaxson Tucker/Cesar de la Cruz, Clay Tryan/Jake Long, Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves and Hagen Peterson/Jace Nielsen, 4.4, $1,773 each; 10. Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 4.5, $253
SADDLE BRONC RIDING: 1. Jesse Wright, 86.5, $3,894; 2. Brody Cress, 85, $2,986; 3. (tie) Wyatt Casper and Sterling Crawley, 84.5, $1,817 each; 5. (tie) Allen Boore and Spencer Wright, 84, $779 each; 7. Lefty Holman, 83, $519; 8. (tie) Mitch Pollock, Colt Gordon, Jake Watson and Jack Bentz, 82.5, $97 each
TIE-DOWN ROPING: 1. Colton Farquer, 9.1 seconds, $3,661; 2. Riley Pruitt, 9.3, $3,276; 3. (tie) Colt Papy, Marty Yates and Tyler Forsberg, 9.5, $2,505 each; 6. (tie) Haven Meged and Blane Cox, 9.6, $1,542 each; 8. Matt Shiozawa, 9.7, $964; 9. Jake Pratt, 10.1, $578; 10. Brayden Roe, 10.5, $193
BARREL RACING: 1. Shelley Morgan, 17.04 seconds, $4,390; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 17.06, $3,512; 3. Hallie Hanssen, 17.09, $2,853; 4. Sissy Winn, 17.16, $2,195; 5. Paige Jones, 17.17, $1,756; 6. (tie) Dona Kay Rule and Amanda Welsh, 17.23, $1,207 each; 8. Amanda Butler, 17.27, $988; 9. Hailey Kinsel, 17.29, $878; 10. Jessie Telford, 17.30, $768; 11. Whitney Davison, 17.32, $658; 12. Shali Lord, 17.34, $549; 13. Taylor Langdon, 17.37, $439; 14. Jessica Routier, 17.40, $329; 15. (tie) Ashley Castleberry, Sara Cheeney and Lacinda Rose, 17.41, $73 each
BULL RIDING: 1. McCoy Moody, 88.5 points, $4,802; 2. (tie) Stetson Wright and Roscoe Jarboe, 83, $3,420 each; 4. Colten Beaty, 72, $2,176; *no other qualified rides