There’s certainly no offseason in rodeo. Less than three weeks after the conclusion of the Wrangler NFR in Arlington, the Lone Star State’s best were in Waco competing for the right to call themselves the champion of the Texas Circuit.
TEXAS CIRCUIT FINALS RODEO RESULTS
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Leighton Berry, 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Dusty Diamond, $1,417; 2. Chad Rutherford, 83.5, $1,063; 3. Jake Brown, 83, $709; 4. Zach Hibler, 81, $354.
Second round: 1. Lane McGehee, 87 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo Co’s Night Livin, $1,417; 2. Will Lowe, 84.5, $1,063; 3. Jake Brown, 82, $709; 4. Chad Rutherford, 81.5, $354.
Third round: 1. (tie) Leighton Berry, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Exposed Vegas, and Lane McGehee, on Pickett Pro Rodeo Co’s Freckled Frog, 88 points, $1,240 each; 3. Will Lowe, 87.5, $709; 4. Chad Rutherford, 84, $354.
Average: 1. Leighton Berry, 255 points on three head, $2,126; 2. Lane McGehee, 251, $1,594; 3. Will Lowe, 249.5, $1,063; 4. Chad Rutherford, 249, $531.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Matt Reeves, 4.1 seconds, $1,417; 2. Heath Thomas, 4.4, $1,063; 3. Dylan Schroeder, 4.7, $709; 4. Rowdy Parrott, 4.9, $354.
Second round: 1. Walt Arnold, 4.3 seconds, $1,417; 2. (tie) Heath Thomas and Shayde Etherton, 4.5, $886 each; 4. Hunter Cure, 4.9, $354.
Third round: 1. Hunter Cure, 4.5 seconds, $1,417; 2. (tie) Cade Goodman and Walt Arnold, 4.9, $886 each; 4. Clayton Hass, 5.3, $354.
Average: 1. Dylan Schroeder, 16.5 seconds on three head, $2,126; 2. Cade Goodman, 20.4, $1,594; 3. Rowdy Parrott, 24.0, $1,063; 4. Heath Thomas, 25.4, $531.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Tyler Wade/Ryan Motes, 5.1 seconds, $1,417 each; 2. Cody Snow/Junior Nogueira, 5.2, $1,063; 3. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 9.6, $709; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Lane Mitchell, 9.7, $354.
Second round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 3.9 seconds, $1,417 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Lane Mitchell, 4.3, $1,063; 3. Laramie Allen/Whit Kitchens, 4.5, $709; 4. Tyler Wade/Ryan Motes, 8.5, $354.
Third round: 1. Cyle Denison/Colton Brittain, 4.3 seconds, $1,417 each; 2. Laramie Allen/Whit Kitchens, 9.5, $1,063; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Lane Mitchell, 10.0, $709; 4. Tyler Wade/Ryan Motes, 12.2, $354. Average: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Lane Mitchell, 24.0 seconds on three head, $2,126 each; 2. Tyler Wade/Ryan Motes, 25.8, $1,594; 3. (tie) Laramie Allen/Whit Kitchens and Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, 14.0 on two head, $797 each.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round: 1. Logan Cook, 85 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Trophy Wife, $1,398; 2. Wyatt Casper, 84.5, $1,049; 3. Isaac Diaz, 81.5, $699; 4. Jarrod Hammons, 81, $350.
Second round: 1. Brody Cress, 87 points on Lancaster & Jones Pro Rodeo’s Pertnear, $1,398; 2. Wyatt Casper, 84.5, $1,049; 3. (tie) Isaac Diaz and Dean Wadsworth, 84, $524 each.
Third round: 1. Brody Cress, 88 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Daisy Duke, $1,398; 2. Jacobs Crawley, 81, $1,049; 3. Wyatt Casper, 80.5, $699; 4. Jarrod Hammons, 80, $350.
Average: 1. Wyatt Casper, 249.5 points on three head, $2,097; 2. Brody Cress, 175 on two head, $1,573; 3. Isaac Diaz, 165.5, $1,049; 4. (tie) Logan Cook and Jarrod Hammons, 161, $262 each.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Marty Yates, 7.4 seconds, $1,417; 2. Caleb Smidt, 8.6, $1,063; 3. Reid Zapalac, 9.0, $709; 4. Ty Harris, 9.3, $354.
Second round: 1. Tuf Case Cooper, 7.4 seconds, $1,417; 2. Marty Yates, 7.5, $1,063; 3. Caleb Smidt, 7.7, $709; 4. Kincade Henry, 8.2, $354.
Third round: 1. (tie) Cory Solomon, Marty Yates and Tuf Case Cooper, 6.9 seconds, $1,063 each; 4. Caleb Smidt, 8.5, $354.
Average: 1. Marty Yates, 21.8 seconds on three head, $2,126; 2. Caleb Smidt, 24.8, $1,594; 3. Marcos Costa, 28.9, $1,063; 4. Ty Harris, 41.8, $531.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Jimmie Smith, 15.86 seconds, $1,525; 2. Tiany Schuster, 15.89, $1,144; 3. Shelley Morgan, 15.93, $762; 4. Stephanie Fryar, 16.09, $381.
Second round: 1. Tiany Schuster, 15.71 seconds, $1,525; 2. Kelly Bruner, 15.72, $1,144; 3. Shelley Morgan, 15.82, $762; 4. (tie) Stephanie Fryar and Cheyenne Wimberley, 15.85, $191 each.
Third round: 1. Tiany Schuster, 15.67 seconds, $1,525; 2. Shelley Morgan, 15.73, $1,144; 3. Stephanie Fryar, 15.80, $762; 4. Jimmie Smith, 15.89, $381.
Average: 1. Tiany Schuster, 47.27 seconds on three head, $2,287; 2. Shelley Morgan, 47.48, $1,715; 3. Stephanie Fryar, 47.74, $1,144; 4. Hailey Kinsel, 48.38, $572.
STEER ROPING
First round: 1. Vin Fisher Jr., 11.4 seconds, $1,115; 2. Cody Lee, 12.7, $836; 3. Clay Smith, 13.1, $557; 4. Scott Snedecor, 13.4, $279.
Second round: 1. J. Tom Fisher, 10.4 seconds, $1,115; 2. Cody Lee, 12.0, $836; 3. Clay Smith, 12.1, $557; 4. Shay Good, 12.8, $279.
Third round: 1. Scott Snedecor, 9.9 seconds, $1,115; 2. Shay Good, 11.1, $836; 3. Landon McClaugherty, 13.4, $557; no other qualified runs.
Average: 1. Shay Good, 41.8 seconds on three head, $1,672; 2. Scott Snedecor, 23.3 on two head, $1,254; 3. Cody Lee, 24.7, $836; 4. Clay Smith, 25.2, $418.
BULL RIDING
First round: 1. Braden Richardson, 86 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s River Monster, $1,417; 2. Trey Benton III, 84.5, $1,063; 3. Cole Melancon, 84, $709; 4. (tie) Valdiron Oliveira and Jeff Askey, 83.5, $177 each.
Second round: 1. Ky Hamilton, 89 points on Lancaster & Jones Pro Rodeo’s He Reigns, $1,417; 2. Cole Melancon, 86, $1,063; 3. Trey Benton III, 84.5, $709; 4. Jeff Askey, 82, $354.
Third round: 1. Brody Yeary, 86 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Texas Red, $1,949; 2. Boudreaux Campbell, 85, $1,594; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Cole Melancon, 170 points on two head, $2,126; 2. Trey Benton III, 169, $1,594; 3. Jeff Askey, 165.5, $1,063; 4. Ky Hamilton, 89 on one head, $531.