Rodeo Rapid City was full of big names and even bigger scores. Saturday night’s performance saw an arena record, young guns earning big paydays, and a big crowd to watch it all unfold.
In bareback riding it was a tie at the top. Jayco Roper and Jess Pope posted 89.5 point rides to take home a check of $3.986 each.
In steer wrestling, Jake Kraupie posted a 3.5-second run all the way back in the slack round, but that would hold up throughout the rodeo. Kraupie took home a $4,644 check thanks to the impressive run. There was a logjam in second and third place as Sterling Lambert and Gabe Burrows tied for second with a 3.7-second run and five cowboys tied for third at 3.8 seconds including 2020 NFR qualifier Bridger Anderson.
In bull riding, JR Stratford put on a show. Stratford posted one of the best rides you will ever see and set a new arena record with a 93.5 point ride on New Frontier Rodeo’s High Expectations. With this being the last year the rodeo will be held at Barnett Arena, Stratford will make his mark on the record book at an arena that has so much history inside its walls.
Final Results and Payouts
at Rodeo Rapid City
Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Jayco Roper, on Fettig Pro Rodeo’s Pop A Top, and Jess Pope, on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Prarie Rose, 89.5 points, $3,986 each; 3. Tanner Aus, 89, $2,557; 4. (tie) Cole Reiner and Will Lowe, 88, $1,354 each; 6. (tie) Jamie Howlett and Taylor Broussard, 87, $677 each; 8. (tie) Wyatt Denny and Jacob Lees, 86.5, $226 each.
Steer wrestling: 1. Jake Kraupie, 3.5 seconds, $4,644; 2. (tie) Sterling Lambert and Gabe Burrows, 3.7, $3,910 each; 4. (tie) Bridger Anderson, Ty Erickson, Colt Honey, Nick Guy and Tristan Martin, 3.8, $2,200 each; 9. (tie) Kyle Whitaker, J.D. Struxness, Dirk Tavenner, Jace Melvin, Curtis Cassidy, Kody Woodward, Zack Jongbloed, Kodie Jang, Brody Cleveland and Joe Wilson, 4.0, $98 each.
Team roping: 1. John Gaona/Trevor Nowlin, 4.1 seconds, $6,255 each; 2. (tie) Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan and Hayes Smith/Justin Davis, 4.2, $5,268 each; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 4.3, $4,280; 5. Jon Peterson/Riley Curuchet, 4.7, $3,622; 6. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 4.8, $2,963; 7. (tie) Jace Johnson/Jake Beard and Brandon Webb/Kollin VonAhn, 5.0, $1,975 each; 9. Nick Sartain/Coleby Payne, 5.1, $988; 10. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 5.4, $329.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Cody DeMoss, 91 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Face Book, $4,427; 2. Chase Brooks, 89, $3,394; 3. (tie) Kolby Wanchuk and Jake Watson, 88.5, $2,066 each; 5. Jesse Bail, 86.5, $1,033; 6. Ryder Wright, 85.5, $738; 7. Jacobs Crawley, 85, $590; 8. Tegan Smith, 84.5, $443.
Tie-down roping: 1. Shad Mayfield, 8.0 seconds, $7,412; 2. Zack Jongbloed, 8.2, $6,632; 3. (tie) Michael Otero, Trenton Smith and Preston Pederson, 8.3, $5,071 each; 6. (tie) Jake Pratt and Shane Hanchey, 8.4, $3,121 each; 8. Clint Robinson, 8.9, $1,951; 9. Jase Staudt, 9.1, $1,170; 10. Adam Gray, 9.2, $390.
Barrel racing: 1. Randee Prindle, 11.80 seconds, $5,433; 2. Keyla Polizello Costa, 11.91, $4,347; 3. Kathy Grimes, 12.05, $3,532; 4. Ari-Anna Flynn, 12.06, $2,717; 5. Jessica Routier, 12.12, $2,173; 6. Lacinda Rose, 12.13, $1,630; 7. Shali Lord, 12.17, $1,358; 8. (tie) Summer Kosel, Jessi Fish and Jamie Steiner, 12.18, $1,087 each; 11. Ashley Day, 12.19, $815; 12. Andrea Busby, 12.20, $679; 13. (tie) Austyn Tobey and Wendy Hoefer, 12.22, $475 each; 15. Cindy Baltezore, 12.24, $272.
Bull riding: 1. JR Stratford, 93.5 points on New Frontier Rodeo’s High Expectactions, $4,315; 2. Parker Breding, 90.5, $3,308; 3. TJ Gray, 89.5, $2,445; 4. Fletcher Jowers, 89, $1,582; 5. Stetson Dell Wright, 87, $1,007; 6. Braden Richardson, 86, $719; 7. (tie) Josh Frost and Creek Young, 85.5, $503 each.
