It was an exciting end to the 2021 rodeo season at the California Rodeo Salinas. We saw bubbles burst and NFR dreams come true.
The ProRodeo Tour Finale Short Round was highlighted by an impressive shootout round in Saddle Bronc Riding. Stetson Wright, Wyatt Casper, Tanner Butner, and Layton Green competed in that order. To start the round Stetson Wright went 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Xena Warrior. 87 points was good enough to win rodeos throughout the season, but it would only get Stetson a fourth-place finish.
Wyatt Casper followed Stetson’s ride with an 88 point ride on Wild Cherry, but again, that would be topped. Tanner Butner finished in second place thanks to an 89.5 point ride, and Layton Green finished the round with a 91 point winning ride on Birdwell Pro Rodeo’s Indian Burn. Green won more than $18,000 over the weekend.
CALIFORNIA RODEO SALINAS FULL RESULTS
BAREBACK RIDING
First round: 1. Caleb Bennett, 85.5 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Ted, $1,323; 2. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Tanner Aus, 85, $1,064 each; 4. Richmond Champion, 84.5, $805; 5. Seth Hardwick, 83, $633; 6. Kaycee Feild, 80.5, $460; 7. Cole Reiner, 80, $288; 8. Taylor Broussard, 79.5, $115.
Second round: 1. Taylor Broussard, 86.5 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Caddy Wagon, $1,323; 2. Cole Reiner, 85.5, $1,150; 3. (tie) Richmond Champion and Seth Hardwick, 82.5, $891 each; 5. Tilden Hooper, 82, $633; 6. Tanner Aus, 80, $460; 7. Kaycee Feild, 75.5, $288; 8. Caleb Bennett, 70.5, $115.
Third round: 1. Kaycee Feild, 86.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Bambino Vold, $1,323; 2. Cole Reiner, 84.5, $1,150; 3. Taylor Broussard, 82.5, $978; 4. Richmond Champion, 82, $805; 5. Tilden Hooper, 81.5, $633; 6. Wyatt Denny, 81, $460; 7. Seth Hardwick, 80.5, $288; 8. Tanner Aus, 76, $115.
Average winners: 1. Cole Reiner, 250 points on three head, $1322; 2. Richmond Champion, 249, $1150; 3. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Taylor Broussard, 248.5, $891 each ; 5. Seth Hardwick , 246, $632; 6. Kaycee Feild, 242.5, $460; 7. Tanner Aus, 241, $287; 8. Wyatt Denny, 81, $115.
Semi Final: 1. Wyatt Denny, 90 points on Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies, $3,749; 2. Richmond Champion, 88, $3,260; 3. Cole Reiner, 87.5, $2,771; 4. Tanner Aus, 86, $2,282; 5. Kaycee Feild, 84, $1,793; 6. Taylor Broussard, 83, $1,304; 7. Tilden Hooper, 82, $815; 8. Seth Hardwick, 80.5, $326.
Finals: 1. Richmond Champion, 87 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Mary, $10,000; 2. Wyatt Denny, 79, $7,225; 3. Tanner Aus, 77, $4,335; 4. Cole Reiner, $2,890.
STEER WRESTLING
First round: 1. Curtis Cassidy, 5.3 seconds, $2,300; 2. Dakota Eldridge, 5.8, $2,000; 3. Jesse Brown, 5.9, $1,700; 4. Riley Duvall, 6.1, $1,400; 5. (tie) Cody Devers and Rowdy Parrott, 6.5, $950 each; 7. Jacob Edler, 6.6, $500; 8. Kyle Irwin, 7.3, $200.
Second round: 1. Cody Devers, 5.5 seconds, $2,300; 2. Rowdy Parrott, 6.7, $2,000; 3. Jace Melvin, 7.0, $1,700; 4. Dalton Massey, 7.1, $1,400; 5. Blake Knowles, 7.2, $1,100; 6. (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Jesse Brown and Jacob Edler, 7.4, $500 each.
Average winners: 1. Cody Devers, 12.0 seconds on two head, $2300; 2. (tie) Rowdy Parrott and Dakota Eldridge, 13.2, $1850 each; 4. Jesse Brown, 13.3, $1400; 5. Riley Duvall, 13.8, $1100; 6. Jacob Edler, 14.0, $800; 7. Dalton Massey, 14.7, $500; 8. Blake Knowles, 14.8, $200.
Semi Final: 1. Riley Duvall, 6.0 seconds, $3,749; 2. Dalton Massey, 6.8, $3,260; 3. Jacob Edler, 7.6, $2,771; 4. Rowdy Parrott, 8.7, $2,282; 5. Blake Knowles, 15.9, $1,793; 6. Dakota Eldridge, 17.1, $1,304; 7. Cody Devers, 0.0, $815; 8. Jesse Brown, 0.0, $326.
Finals: 1. Riley Duvall, 5.6 seconds, $10,000; 2. Jacob Edler, 6.2, $7,225; 3. Dalton Massey, 7.0, $4,335; 4. Rowdy Parrott, 15.8, $2,890.
TEAM ROPING
First round: 1. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 6.9 seconds, $2,300 each; 2. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 7.4, $2,000; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 7.8, $1,700; 4. Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin, 8.2, $1,400; 5. (tie) Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, Clay Tryan/Jake Long and Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 8.3, $800 each; 8. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 8.4, $200.
Second round: 1. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 7.7 seconds, $2,300 each; 2. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 8.1, $2,000; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 8.3, $1,700; 4. (tie) Clint Summers/Ross Ashford and Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 8.4, $1,250 each; 6. Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 8.5, $800; 7. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 8.7, $500; 8. (tie) Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin and Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 8.9, $100 each.
Average winners: 1. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 16.1 seconds on two head, $2300; 2. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 16.6, $2000; 3. (tie) Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 17.1, $1550 each; 5. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 17.2, $1100; 6. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 17.5, $800; 7. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 17.7, $500; 8. Kaleb Driggers/Junio Nogueira, 17.9, $200.
Semi Final: 1. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 8.4 seconds, $3,749 each; 2. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 8.9, $3,260; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 14.4, $2,771; 4. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 17.1, $2,282; 5. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 17.3, $1,793; 6. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 17.9, $1,304; 7. Hayes Smith/Logan Medlin, 0.0, $815; 8. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 0.0, $326.
Finals: 1. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 11.6 seconds, $10,000 each; 2. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 13.5, $7,225; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 14.9, $4,335; 4. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 19.7, $2,890.
Saddle Bronc Riding
First round: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 88.5 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Tear Drop, $2,147; 2. Rusty Wright, 87.5, $1,867; 3. Layton Green, 87, $1,587; 4. Wyatt Casper, 86, $1,307; 5. Tanner Butner, 85.5, $1,027; 6. (tie) Mitch Pollock and Chase Brooks, 84, $607 each; 8. (tie) Logan Hay and Ben Andersen, 82.5, $93 each.
Second round: 1. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright, on Four Star Rodeo’s Stella, Layton Green, on Four Star Rodeo’s Toodaloo, and Rusty Wright, on Calgary Stampede’s Umber Bubbles, 87.5 points, $1,867 each; 4. Chase Brooks, 86, $1,307; 5. Isaac Diaz, 85.5, $1,027; 6. Ryder Wright, 85, $747; 7. Tanner Butner, 84.5, $467; 8. Logan Hay, 83.5, $187.
Average winners: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 176 points on two head, $2147; 2. Rusty Wright, 175, $1867; 3. Layton Green, 174.5, $1587; 4. (tie) Chase Brooks and Tanner Butner, 170, $1167 each; 6. Wyatt Casper, 167.5, $747; 7. Ryder Wright, 167, $467; 8. Logan Jay, 167.5, $187.
Semi Final: 1. Layton Green, 89.5 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Monster, $3,749; 2. Tanner Butner, 89, $3,260; 3. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright and Wyatt Casper, 87, $2,527 each; 5. (tie) Logan Hay and Ryder Wright, 84, $1,549 each; 7. Rusty Wright, 81, $815; 8. Chase Brooks, 0, $326.
Finals: 1. Layton Green, 91 points on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Indian Burn, $10,000; 2. Tanner Butner, 89.5, $7,225; 3. Wyatt Casper, 88, $4,335; 4. Stetson Dell Wright, 87, $2,890.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round: 1. Marty Yates, 9.4 seconds, $2,300; 2. Marcos Costa, 10.0, $2,000; 3. Stetson Vest, 11.1, $1,700; 4. Ty Harris, 11.3, $1,400; 5. Hunter Herrin, 11.5, $1,100; 6. Justin Smith, 11.6, $800; 7. John Douch, 11.9, $500; 8. J.D. McCuistion, 12.7, $200.
Second round: 1. Westyn Hughes, 9.7 seconds, $2,300; 2. Ryan Jarrett, 10.0, $2,000; 3. Zack Jongbloed, 10.5, $1,700; 4. Andrew Burks, 10.7, $1,400; 5. (tie) Justin Smith and Taylor Santos, 11.2, $950 each; 7. Riley Pruitt, 11.3, $500; 8. (tie) Marcos Costa, Shane Hanchey and Marty Yates, 11.9, $67 each.
Average winners: 1. Marty Yates, 21.3 seconds on two head, $2300; 2. Marcos Costa, 21.9, $2000; 3. Justin Smith, 22.8, $1700; 4. Westyn Hughes, 23.2, $1400; 5. Hunter Herrin, 23.5, $1100; 6. Taylor Santos, 24.1, $800; 7. Adam Gray, 25.2, $500; 8. Haven Meged, 25.6, $200.
Semi Final: 1. Westyn Hughes, 10.2 seconds, $3,749; 2. Marcos Costa, 11.9, $3,260; 3. Justin Smith, 12.6, $2,771; 4. Taylor Santos, 12.9, $2,282; 5. Adam Gray, 13.3, $1,793; 6. Haven Meged, 20.6, $1,304; 7. Marty Yates, 0.0, $815; 8. Hunter Herrin, 0.0, $326.
Finals: 1. Marcos Costa, 11.2 seconds, $10,000; 2. Taylor Santos, 12.1, $7,225; 3. Justin Smith, 17.9, $4,335; 4. Westyn Hughes, 0.0, $2,890.
BARREL RACING
First round: 1. Katie Halbert, 16.16 seconds, $2,070; 2. Ivy Saebens, 16.39, $1,800; 3. Katie Pascoe, 16.40, $1,530; 4. Nellie Miller, 16.42, $1,260; 5. Sidney Forrest, 16.53, $990; 6. Steely Steiner, 16.54, $720; 7. Michelle Alley, 16.56, $450; 8. Kylee Scribner, 16.57, $180.
Second round: 1. Nellie Miller, 16.03 seconds, $2,070; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.06, $1,800; 3. Carly Taylor, 16.18, $1,530; 4. Ivy Saebens, 16.20, $1,260; 5. Kylee Scribner, 16.21, $990; 6. (tie) Cheyenne Wimberley and Katie Halbert, 16.23, $585 each; 8. Michelle Alley, 16.31, $180.
Average winners: 1. Katie Halbert, 32.39 seconds on two head, $2070; 2. Nellie Miller, 32.45, $1800; 3. Ivy Saebens, 32.59, $1530; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 32.68, $1260; 5. Kylee Scribner, 32.78, $990; 6. Michelle Alley, 32.87, $720; 7. Cheyenne Wimberley, 32.88, $450; 8. Steely Steiner, 32.95, $180.
Semi Final: 1. (tie) Cheyenne Wimberley and Steely Steiner, 16.20 seconds, $3,505 each; 3. Nellie Miller, 16.29, $2,771; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.32, $2,282; 5. Ivy Saebens, 16.35, $1,793; 6. Michelle Alley, 16.46, $1,304; 7. Kylee Scribner, 16.52, $815; 8. Katie Halbert, 16.56, $326.
Finals: 1. Nellie Miller, 16.15 seconds, $10,000; 2. Cheyenne Wimberley, 16.18, $7,225; 3. Steely Steiner, 16.20, $4,335; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.26, $2,890.
BULL RIDING
First round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 87.5 points on Four Star Rodeo’s Shark Bait, $2,833; 2. Trey Benton III, 85, $2,668; no other qualified rides.
Second round: 1. Sage Kimzey, 87 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Sleepy Joe, $1,623; 2. Creek Young, 85.5, $1,458; 3. Jeff Askey, 83.5, $1,293; 4. Clayton Sellars, 76, $1,128; no other qualified rides.
Third round: 1. Creek Young, 87.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Medicated, $1,998; 2. Clayton Sellars, 77.5, $1,833; 3. Sage Kimzey, 71, $1,668; no other qualified rides.
Average winners: 1. Sage Kimzey, 245.5 points on three head, $1430; 2. Creek Young, 173 on two head, $1265; 3. Clayton Sellars, 153.5, $1100; 4. Trey Benton III, 85 on one head, $935; 5. Jeff Askey, 83.5, $770, no other qualified rides.
Semi Final: 1. (tie) Clayton Sellars, on Four Star Rodeo’s Westec, and Sage Kimzey, on Bridwell Pro Rodeos’ Ghetto Spread, 83 points, $3,994 each; 3. Creek Young, 0, $3,260; 4. Trey Benton III, 0, $2,771; 5. Jeff Askey, 0, $2,282;
Finals: 1. Clayton Sellars, 86.5 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Shaved Ice, $10,000; 2. Sage Kimzey, 0, $7,225; 3. Creek Young, 0, $4,335; 4. Trey Benton III, 0, $2,890.