BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN
RodeoHouston completely reshaped the PRCA World Standings over the weekend with the champions taking home the biggest prize in a PRCA rodeo so far this season, $50,000 each. And following Saturday’s action, every athlete who won Houston now sits No. 1 in the world in their event.
In bareback riding, two-time NFR Average champion Jess Pope continued to show up in the biggest moments. He won the Wild Card, Championship Round and Championship Shootout with three straight rides of 88 or more points to close out the rodeo.
Steer wrestling was won by Hunter Cure, who made $57,000 at the event, which was enough to move him to No. 1 despite entering Houston with about $4,000 won for the season.
In team roping, Clay Tryan/Jake Long won the Championship Round and Championship Shootout on Saturday with times of 5.1 and 6.4 seconds respectively.
Saddle bronc riding saw Sage Newman pick up the biggest win of his career with an impressive 93 point ride on Pete Carr’s Billie. Newman made his first NFR last year with around $83,000. This year, he has already topped $87,000 thanks to his at RodeoHouston.
Like Tryan/Long in team roping, John Douch also swept both rounds on Championship Saturday. He was 7.7 seconds twice to win RodeoHouston for the first time in his career. Douch was coincidentally wearing No. 77 as his back number as well.
In bull riding and barrel racing, Stetson Wright and Jordon Briggs continued dream seasons. Wright was 93 points on Yellowstone to clear the $100,000 mark for the season in the PRCA Bull Riding World Standings. Wright is also No. 2 in saddle bronc riding after winning Fort Worth and San Antonio earlier this year. Briggs, the reigning World Champion, also won San Antonio and on Saturday, she added a Houston buckle to her collection after finishing the rodeo with a 14.33 second run, the fastest of the entire rodeo.
In breakaway roping, Erin Johnson stopped the clock at 2.7 seconds to get the win. Johnson entered the rodeo No. 3 in the WPRA World Standings.
In total, the rodeo paid out nearly $1.8 million.
BAREBACK RIDING
Semifinal 1: 1. (tie) Chad Rutherford, on Calgary Stampede’s Bigtime Houston and Orin Larsen, on Calgary Stampede’s Arbitrator Joe, 85 points, $2,500 each; 3. Rocker Steiner, 83, $1,000; 4. Tilden Hooper, 82, $750.
Semifinal 2: 1. Will Lowe, 85 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Doughboy, $3,000; 2. (tie) Garrett Shadbolt, Cole Reiner and R.C. Landingham, 83, $1,250 each.
Wild Card: 1. Jesse Pope, 88 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s San Angelo Sam, $3,000; 2. Jacob Lees, 86, $2,000; 3. Leighton Berry, 84, $1,000; 4. Kaycee Feild, 81, $750.
Championship Round: 1. Rocker Steiner, 91 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Dream Machine; 2. (tie) R.C. Landingham and Jesse Pope, 89; 4. Will Lowe, 88; 5. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Cole Reiner, 86, $1,500 each; 7. Chad Rutherford, 85, $1,500; 8. Orin Larsen, 84, $1,500; 9. Garret Shadbolt, 83, $1,500; 10. Jacob Lees, NS, $1,500.
Championship Shootout: 1. Jess Pope, 89 points on Cervi Rodeo’s Bay Nation, $50,00; 2. Rocker Steiner, 88, $20,000; 3. R.C. Landingham, 87, $10,000; 4. Will Lowe, 86, $5,500.
JESS POPE’S WINNING RIDE
STEER WRESTLING
Semifinal 1: 1. Hunter Cure, 4.6 seconds, $3,000; 2. (tie) Tanner Brunner, J.D. Struxness and Will Lummus, 4.8, $1,250 each.
Semifinal 2: 1. (tie) Tucker Allen, Jace Melvin and Dustin Merritt, 4.4 seconds, $2,000 each; 4. Dirk Tavenner, 4.8, $750.
Wild Card: 1. Jacob Talley, 4.1 seconds, $3,000; 2. Timmy Sparing, 5.3, $2,000; 3. Kyle Irwin, 5.4, $1,000; 4. Dakota Eldridge, 5.6, $750.
Championship Round: 1. Tanner Brunner, 4.2 seconds; 2. (tie) Timmy Sparing and Jacob Talley, 4.6; 4. Hunter Cure, 5.0; 5. J.D. Struxness, 5.0, $1,500; 6. Tucker Allen, 5.4, $1,500; 7. Will Lummus, 7.5, $1,500; 8. Dirk Tavenner, 7.8, $1,500; 9. (tie) Jace Melvin and Dustin Merritt, NT, $1,500 each.
Championship Shootout: 1. Hunter Cure, 4.0 seconds, $50,000; 2. Tanner Brunner, 4.6, $20,000; 3. Timmy Sparing, 14.1, $10,000; 4. Jacob Talley, NT, $5,500.
HUNTER CURE’S WINNING RUN
TEAM ROPING
Semifinal 1: 1. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.9, $3,000 each; 2. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 5.0, $1,500 each; 4. Colby Lovell/Shay Carroll, 10.0, $750.
Semifinal 2: 1. Curry Kirchner/Austin Rogers, 4.7 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. (tie) Clay Tryan/Jake Long and Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 5.3, $1,500 each; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Kyle Lockett, 5.9, $750.
Wild Card: 1. Jr. Dees/Levi Lord, 4.4 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, 4.7, $2,000; 2. Levi Simpson/Ryan Motes, 5.2, $1,000; 4. (tie) Tyler Waters/Tyler McKnight and Derrick Begay/Paul Eaves, 5.4, $625 each.
Championship Round: 1. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 5.1 seconds; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.3; 3. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 5.5; 4. Curry Kirchner/Austin Rogers, 5.6; 5. Aaron Tsinigine/Kyle Lockett, 15.0, $1,250 each; 6. (tie) Jr. Dees/Levi Lord, Riley Minor/Brady Minor, Tyler Wade/Trey Yates, Colby Lovell/Shay Carroll and Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, NT, $1,250 each.
Championship Shootout: 1. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 6.4 seconds, $50,000; 2. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 9.3, $20,000; 3. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Curry Kirchner/Austin Rogers, NT, $7,550 each.
TRYAN/LONG’S WINNING RUN
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Semifinal 1: 1. Stetson Wright, 87 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Pearl, $3,000; 2. (tie) Leon Fountain and Damian Brennan, 85, $1,500 each; 4. Dawson Hay, 84, $750.
Semifinal 2: 1. Layton Green, 87 points on Stockyards Rodeo’s Night Train, $3,000; 2. (tie) Rusty Wright, Lefty Holman and Mitch Pollock, 86, $1,250 each.
Wild Card: 1. Wyatt Casper, 92 points on Cervi Rodeo’s Avenger, $3,000; 2. Sage Newman, 90, $2,000; 3. Ryder Wright, 83, $1,000; 4. Kole Ashbacher, 82, $750.
Championship Round: 1. Wyatt Casper, 91 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Larry Culpepper; 2. (tie) Dawson Hay and Sage Newman, 88; 4. Stetson Wright, 87; 5. Rusty Wright, 87, $1,250; 6. (tie) Layton Green and Leon Fountain, 85, $1,250 each; 8. Lefty Holman, 83, $1.250; 9. (tie) Damian Brennan and Mitch Pollock, NS, $1,250 each.
Championship Shootout: 1. Sage Newman, 93 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Billie, $50,000; 2. Wyatt Casper, 90, $20,000; 3. Stetson Wright, 88, $10,000; 4. Dawson Hay, NS, $5,500.
SAGE NEWMAN’S WINNING RIDE
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Semifinal 1: 1. Zack Jongbloed, 7.6 seconds, $3,000; 2. Kincade Henry, 7.8, $2,000; 3. Tyler Milligan, 8.2, $1,000; 4. Ty Harris, 8.5, $750.
Semifinal 2: 1. Ryan Jarrett, 9.1 seconds, $3,000; 2. John Douch, 9.8, $2,000; 3. Blane Cox, 9.9, $1,000; 4. Hunter Herrin, 10.0, $750.
Wild Card: 1. Shad Mayfield, 8.9 seconds, $3,000; 2. Tuf Cooper, 9.4, $2,000; 3. (tie) Marty Yates and J.D. McCuistion, 10.6, 875 each.
Championship Round: 1. John Douch, 7.7 seconds; 2. (tie) Tyler Milligan and Tuf Cooper, 7.9; 4. Zack Jongbloed, 8.0; 5. Shad Mayfield, 8.3, $1,250; 6 Hunter Herrin, 8.4, $1,500; 7. Blane Cox, 8.6, $1,500; 8. Kincade Henry, 9.2, $1,500; 9. Ty Harris, 9.8, $1,500; 10. Ryan Jarrett, NT, $1,500.
Championship Shootout: 1. John Douch, 7.7 seconds, $50,000; 2. Tyler Milligan, 8.2, $20,000; 3. Tuf Cooper, 8.3, $10,000; 4. Zack Jongbloed, NT, $5,500.
JOHN DOUCH’S 7.7 SECOND RUN
BARREL RACING
Semifinal 1: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 14.59 seconds, $3,000; 2. Molly Otto, 14.62, $2,000; 3. Lois Ferguson, 14.74, $1,000; 4. Wenda Johnson, 14.91, $750.
Semifinal 2: 1. Jordon Briggs, 14.52 seconds, $3,000; 2. Kassie Mowry, 14.54, $2,000; 3. Dona Kay Rule, 14.61, $1,000; 4. Nellie Miller, 14.75, $750.
Wild Card: 1. Jimmie Smith, 14.43 seconds, $3,000; 2. Emma Charleston, 14.67, $2,000; 3. Stevi Hillman, 14.77, $1,000; 4. Jessica Routier, 14.83, $750.
Championship Round: 1. Jordon Briggs, 14.55 seconds; 2. Nellie Miller, 14.67; 3. Kassie Mowry, 14.71; 4. Hailey Kinsel, 14.74; 5. Emma Charleston, 14.96, $1,250; 6. Dona Kay Rule, 15.13, $1,250; 7. Wenda Johnson, 15.16, $1,250; 8. Lois Ferguson, 15.29, $1,250; 9. Jimmie Smith, 20.05, $1,250; 10. Molly Otto, 20.37, $1,250.
Championship Shootout: 1. Jordon Briggs, 14.33 seconds, $50,000; 2. Kassie Mowry, 14.55, $20,000; 3. Hailey Kinsel, 14.80, $10,000; 4. Nellie Miller, 19.80, $5,500.
JORDON BRIGGS’ WINNING RUN
BULL RIDING
Semifinal 1: *1. Parker Breding, 91 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Farmers Only, $3,250; 2. Roscoe Jarboe, 87, $2,250; 3. Jordan Hansen, 80, $1,250; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).
Semifinal 2: *1. Colten Fritzlan, 89 points on Cervi Brother’s Rodeo’s $3,250; 2. Stetson Wright, 85, $2,250; 3. Jeff Askey, 84, $1,250; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).
Wild Card: *1. Clayton Savage, 80 points on Cervi Rodeo’s Stolen Thunder, $3,375; 2. Josh Frost, $2,375; no other qualified rides.
Championship Round: 1. (tie) Stetson Wright, on Stockyards Rodeo’s Here To Party and Josh Frost, on Stockyards Rodeo’s Assault & Battery, 90 points; 3. Jeff Askey, 86; 4. Roscoe Jarboe, 83; 5. Sage Kimzey, 82, $1,250; 6. Clayton Savage, 81, $1,250; 7. (tie) Blaine Beaty, Parker Breding, Colten Fritzlan and Jordan Hansen, NS, $1,250 each.
Championship Shootout: 1. Stetson Wright, 93 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Yellowstone, $50,000; 2. (tie) Josh Frost, Jeff Askey and Roscoe Jarboe, NS, $11,833 each.
STETSON WRIGHT’S WINNING RIDE
BREAKAWAY ROPING
Semifinal: 1. Amanda Coleman, 2.5 seconds, $3,000, 2. J.J. Hampton, 4.2, $2,000; 3. Laramie Johnson, 4.4, $1,000; 4. Erin Johnson, 12.2, $750.
Championship: 1. Erin Johnson, 2.7 seconds, $50,000; 2. Laramie Johnson, 12.2, $20,000; 3. Amanda Coleman, 12.4, $10,000; 4. J.J. Hampton, NT, $5,500.
ERIN JOHNSON’S WINNING RUN
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