The California Circuit Finals is sending quite the group to the National Finals Open in Colorado Springs. After a weekend of rodeo action, the champions have their buckles and a spot in Colorado.
Like other circuits, there is an event champion and an overall, year end champion after three rounds.
Your highest marked ride in the bareback riding came from Clayton Biglow in Round 3 with a show stopping 88 point ride on Flying U Rodeo’s Lil Red Hawk. Sterling Lambert set the bar in the steer wrestling in Round 1 with a 3.7 and Megan Champion stopped the clock at 13.08 in Round 1 to be the fastest time of the weekend.
Bareback Riding:
First round: 1. R.C. Landingham, 84 points 2. Clayton Biglow, 79.5 points 3. Lucas Samaniego, 79 points 4. Mitchell Parham, 73.5 points
Second round: 1. Wyatt Denny, 84.5 points 2. Clayton Biglow, 83 points 3. R.C. Landingham, 79.5 points 4. Mitchell Parham, 77 points
Third round: 1. Clayton Biglow, 88 points 2. Wyatt Denny, 80 points 3. Zack Brown, 78 points 4. R.C. Landingham, 77 points
Average: 1. Clayton Biglow, 250.5 points on three head 2. R.C. Landingham, 240.5 points 3. Lucas Samaniego, 228.5 points 4. Mitchell Parham, 214.5 points
Steer Wrestling
First round: 1. Sterling Lambert, 4.7 seconds 2. Tucker Allen, 4.9 seconds 3. Wyatt Spencer, 5.3 seconds 4. (tie) Edgar Machado and Dillon Hushour, 6.4 seconds
Second round: 1. Dakota Eldridge, 4.9 seconds 2. Matt Deskovick, 5.2 seconds 3. Stan Branco, 5.5 seconds 4. (tie) Tucker Allen and Sterling Lambert, 5.6 seconds
Third round: 1. (tie) Dillon Hushour and Sterling Lambert, 4.8 seconds 3. Tucker Allen, 5.1 seconds 4. Stan Branco, 5.3 seconds
Average: 1. Sterling Lambert, 15.1 seconds on three head, $2,762; 2. Tucker Allen , 15.6 seconds 3. Dakota Eldridge, 17.1 seconds 4. Dillon Hushour, 18.1 seconds
Team Roping
First round: 1. Chant DeForest/Bronc Boehnlein, 5.7 seconds 2. Dan Williams Jr./Monty Joe Petska, 6.5 seconds 3. Blake Hirdes/Dalton Pearce, 6.6 seconds 4. Lane Lowry/Jake Bourdet, 6.8 seconds
Second round: 1. Tanner James/Wyatt Cox, 5.0 seconds 2. Lane Karney/Wyatt Hansen, 5.4 seconds 3. Blake Hirdes/Dalton Pearce, 5.5 seconds 4. Colton Campbell/Jordan Ketscher, 5.7 seconds
Third round: 1. D.J. Parker/Jason Johe, 6.0 seconds 2. Tanner James/Wyatt Cox, 6.3 seconds 3. Blake Hirdes/Dalton Pearce, 7.1 seconds 4. Lane Lowry/Jake Bourdet, 7.8 seconds
Average: 1. Blake Hirdes/Dalton Pearce, 19.2 seconds on three head 2. Lane Lowry/Jake Bourdet , 26.7 seconds 3. D.J. Parker/Jason Johe, 29.5 seconds 4. Dan Williams Jr./Monty Joe Petska, 32.8 seconds
Saddle Bronc Riding
First round: 1. Wade Brown, 81 points 2. Joaquin Real, 78.5 points 3. Cameron Messier, 76 points 4. Ethan Lemmons, 74 points
Second round: 1. Cameron Messier, 80.5 points 2. Reed Neely, 78.5 points 3. Joaquin Real, 76 points, no other qualified rides
Third round: 1. Reed Neely, 77 points 2. Cameron Messier, 71 points, no other qualified rides
Average: 1. Reed Neely, 228 points on three head 2. Cameron Messier, 227.5 points 3. Joaquin Real, 154.5 on two head 4. Wade Brown, 81 on one head
Tie-Down Roping
First round: 1. Ryle Smith, 10.3 seconds 2. (tie) Taylor Santos and Westyn Hughes, 10.8 seconds 4. J. Cody Jones, 10.9 seconds
Second round: 1. Brushton Minton, 9.5 seconds 2. Taylor Santos, 9.6 seconds 3. Tyler Forsberg, 10.9 seconds 4. Westyn Hughes, 11.3 seconds
Third round: 1. Colton Farquer, 8.5 seconds 2. Brushton Minton, 9.6 seconds 3. Ryle Smith, 10.1 seconds 4. Tyler Forsberg, 10.2 seconds
Average: 1. Brushton Minton, 31.1 seconds on three head 2. Westyn Hughes, 32.4 seconds 3. Taylor Santos, 33.4 seconds 4. Tyler Forsberg, 34.3 seconds
Barrel Racing
First round: 1. Megan Champion, 13.08 seconds (tie) Cheyenne Hattesen and Charleen Ornellas, 13.24 seconds 4. Tonia Forsberg, 13.48 seconds
Second round: 1. Cheyenne Hattesen, 13.27 seconds 2. Shelley Holman, 13.28 seconds 3. Megan Champion, 13.33 seconds 4. Katie Pascoe, 13.37 seconds
Third round: 1. Tonia Forsberg, 13.27 seconds 2. Megan Champion, 13.29 seconds 3. Kathy Petska, 13.33 seconds 4. Destri Devenport, 13.35 seconds
Average: 1. Megan Champion, 39.70 seconds on three head 2. Cheyenne Hattesen, 39.97 seconds 3. Charleen Ornellas, 40.05 seconds 4. Tonia Forsberg, 40.16 seconds
Bull Riding
First round: 1. Aaron Williams, 83.5 points 2. Jesse Flores, 80 points 3. Ray Mayo, 74 points, no other qualified rides.
Second round: 1. Jesse Flores, 82 points 2. Dalton McMurtrie, 81.5 points, no other qualified rides.
Third round: 1. Dalton McMurtrie, 85.5 points 2. Aaron Williams, 84.5 points 3. Ray Mayo, 75 points, no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Aaron Williams, 168 points on two head 2. Dalton McMurtrie, 167 points 3. Jesse Flores, 162 points 4. Ray Mayo, 149 points
Breakaway Roping
First round: 1. Hanna Snodgrass, 2.80 seconds 2. Whitlee Burgess, 3.30 seconds 3. Liz Hirdes, 3.60 seconds 4. Karri Jones, 4.10 seconds
Second round: 1. Kate Branco, 3.20 seconds 2. Liz Hirdes, 3.70 seconds 3. Karri Jones, 4.50 seconds 4. Toni Miller, 5.40 seconds
Third round: 1. Whitlee Burgess, 3.80 seconds 2. Allie Hoskins, 4.30 seconds, no other qualified runs.
Average: 1. Whitlee Burgess, 7.10 seconds on two head 2. Liz Hirdes, 7.30 seconds 3. Kate Branco, 8.30 seconds 4. Karri Jones, 8.60 seconds
The year end champions include Clayton Biglow, Reed Neely, Megan Champion and more.