BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Every year, Greeley serves as a launching point into the Fourth of July run as champion cowboys earned between $7,000 and $14,000 this year.
The 100th edition of the Greeley Stampede was a two-header in the roughstock events and a three-header in the timed events.
The story of the bareback riding was the permit holders. Collegiate cowboy Dean Thompson and 19-year-old standout Keenan Hayes split the win with 171 points on two head. Anthony Thomas came in a half-point behind the tandem and Tim O’Connell, who won the Short Round with 88.5 points, was fourth overall.
In steer wrestling, it was another permit holder, Cash Robb, who took the title. The 19-year-old was 3.9 seconds to win the Short Round and 4.1 in Round 2.
NFR Average winners Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins won the team roping by three-tenths of a second over Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis. Ward/Hawkins won two of the three rounds, including the Short Round to bring in more than $10,000 apiece.
Hardy Braden won the saddle bronc riding with an 89.5 point ride on Killer Bee, a horse he’d been waiting 10 years for a rematch with. Braden was 175 points on two to win the rodeo by 4.5 points. Wyatt Casper, the No. 4 man in the world, was second.
In tie-down roping, Shad Mayfield moved closer to the No. 1 spot in the world by claiming his second consecutive title in Greeley. He was 7.8 seconds in the Short Round and is now the world No. 2, within $6,000 of John Douch.
Shelley Morgan and Kiss impressed in the barrel racing by finishing second in Round 2 and first in the Short Round. Morgan defeated Lisa Lockhart, who won Round 2 and was third in the Short Round, by a narrow margin of four hundredths of a second.
Lastly, Chance Schott was the only cowboy to cover both of his bulls and he was marked at 84.5 and 88 on those two rides.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Dean Thompson, 86.5 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Cracked Pepper, $3,498; 2. Shane O’Connell, 85, $2,682; 3. Tilden Hooper, 84.5, $1,982; 4. (tie) Jess Pope and Anthony Thomas, 84, $1,049 each; 6. (tie) Evan Betony and Keenan Hayes, 83, $583 each; 7. Tim O’Connell, 81.5, $466; 8. (tie) Lane McGehee and Logan Patterson, 81, $175 each.
Finals: 1. Tim O’Connell, 88.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Black Kat, $1,650; 2. Keenan Hayes, 88, $1,250; 3. Anthony Thomas, 86.5, $900; 4. Tanner Aus, 85.5, $600; 5. Dean Thompson, 84.5, $350; 6. Ty Breuer, 83.5, $250.
Average: 1. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Dean Thompson, 171 points on two head, $3,090 each; 3. Anthony Thomas, 170.5, $1,982; 4. Tim O’Connell, 170, $1,282; 5. Tanner Aus, 166, $816; 6. Ty Breuer, 163.5, $583; 7. Shane O’Connell, 161, $466; 8. Tilden Hooper, 156.5, $350.
KEENAN HAYES’ 88 POINT RIDE
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Stockton Graves, 3.7 seconds, $4,094; 2. Clayton Hass, 4.1, $3,560; 3. Hunter Cure, 4.2, $3,026; 4. Tyler Pearson, 4.3, $2,492; 5. (tie) Bryton Edmundson and Dylan Schroeder, 4.4, $1,691 each; 7. (tie) Jesse Brown, Nick Guy and Stetson Jorgensen, 4.5, $415 each.
Second round: 1. Denell Henderson, 3.6 seconds, $4,094; 2. Tristan Martin, 3.7, $3,560; 3. Don Payne, 3.8, $3,026; 4. Marc Joiner, 4.0, $2,492; 5. (tie) Justin Barhite, Dakota Eldridge, Nick Guy, Taz Olson, Cody Pratt and Cash Robb, 4.1, $1,157 each.
Finals: 1. Cash Robb, 3.9 seconds, $1,610; 2. Trell Etbauer, 4.3, $1,332; 3. Bryton Edmundson, 4.4, $1,055; 4. Stockton Graves, 4.9, $777; 5. Don Payne, 5.2, $500; 6. Tyler Pearson, 5.4, $278.
Average: 1. Cash Robb, 13.1 seconds on three head, $6,140; 2. Bryton Edmundson, 13.3, $5,340; 3. (tie) Trell Etbauer and Don Payne, 14.1, $4,138 each; 5. (tie) Stockton Graves, Nick Guy and Tyler Pearson, 14.6, $2,136 each; 8. Cameron Morman, 15.9, $534.
CASH ROBB’S 3.9 SECOND RUN
Team roping
First round: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.7 seconds, $3,554 each; 2. Jaxson Tucker/Wyatt Cox, 4.9, $3,091; 3. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 5.1, $2,627; 4. (tie) Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, Garrett Tonozzi/T.J. Watts and Nelson Wyatt/Tyler Worley, 5.2, $1,700 each; 7. (tie) Jr. Dees/Levi Lord and Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 5.3, $541 each.
Second round: 1. (tie) Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor and Hayes Smith/Cullen Teller, 4.0 seconds, $3,554 each; 2. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 4.5, $3,091; 3. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 4.7, $2,627; 4. (tie) Quinn Kesler/Caleb Hendrix, Curry Kirchner/Reagan Ward, Chad Masters/Paul Eaves and Jaxson Tucker/Wyatt Cox, 4.9, $1,468 each; 8. (tie) Rhett Anderson/Phoenix Everano, Tanner James/Max Kuttler and Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.0, $155 each.
Finals: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 5.0 seconds, $1,189 each; 2. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 5.1, $984; 3. Cooper White/Tucker White, 5.8, $779; 4. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 6.0, $574; 5. Jhett Trenary/Gralyn Elkins, 7.4, $369; 6. Chad Masters/Paul Eaves, 10.9, $205.
Average: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 15.8 seconds on three head, $5,331 each; 2. Garrett Rogers/Justin Davis, 16.1, $4,636; 3. Cooper White/Tucker White, 17.0, $3,941; 4. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 17.3, $3,245; 5. Jhett Trenary/Gralyn Elkins, 18.6, $2,550; 6. Chad Masters/Paul Eaves, 21.9, $1,854; 7. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 23.4, $1,159; 8. Nelson Wyatt/Tyler Worley, 31.0, $464.
WARD/HAWKINS’ 5.0 SECOND RUN
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. (tie) Wyatt Casper, on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Goldylocks, and Stetson Dell Wright, on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Holy Water, 86 points, $3,199 each; 3. Hardy Braden, 85.5, $2,052; 4. (tie) Kade Bruno, Lefty Marvel Holman and Spencer Wright, 85, $925 each; 7. Ryder Sanford, 84, $483; 8. (tie) Houston Brown and Jacobs Crawley, 83, $181 each.
Finals: 1. Hardy Braden, 89.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Killer Bee, $1,650; 2. Shorty Garrett, 86, $1,250; 3. Wyatt Casper, 84.5, $900; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 84, $600; 5. (tie) Cash Wilson and Statler Wright, 82.5, $300 each.
Average: 1. Hardy Braden, 175 points on two head, $3,621; 2. Wyatt Casper, 170.5, $2,776; 3. Shorty Garrett, 168.5, $2,052; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 167, $1,328; 5. Spencer Wright, 165, $845; 6. (tie) Cash Wilson and Statler Wright, 164.5, $543 each; 8. Kade Bruno, 163, $362.
HARDY BRADEN’S 89.5 POINT RIDE
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Chantz Webster, 7.2 seconds, $4,192; 2. (tie) Shad Mayfield and Riley Mason Webb, 7.4, $3,371 each; 4. Chance Thiessen, 7.8, $2,551; 5. Cody Craig, 7.9, $2,005; 6. Zack Jongbloed, 8.0, $1,458; 7. (tie) Beau Cooper and Richard Newton, 8.1, $638 each.
Second round: 1. (tie) Shane Hanchey and Hunter Herrin, 7.6 seconds, $3,918 each; 3. (tie) Colby Anders, Cash Enderli and Haven Meged, 7.8, $2,825 each; 5. (tie) Tom Crouse and Stetson Vest, 8.0, $2,005 each; 6. (tie) Tyson Durfey and Zaine Mikita, 8.1, $1,185 each; 8. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Chance Oftedahl, 8.2, $364 each.
Finals: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.8 seconds, $1,566; 2. Riley Mason Webb, 8.6, $1,296; 3. Zack Jongbloed, 8.9, $1,026; 4. Cory Solomon, 9.0, $756; 5. (tie) Tom Crouse and Taylor Santos, 9.1, $378 each.
Average: 1. Shad Mayfield, 24.5 seconds on three head, $6,287; 2. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Riley Mason Webb, 25.1, $5,057 each; 4. Tom Crouse, 26.2, $3,827; 5. Cory Solomon, 26.3, $3,007; 6. Taylor Santos, 26.6, $2,187; 7. Beau Cooper, 26.9, $1,367; 8. Cody Craig, 29.8, $547.
SHAD MAYFIELD’S 7.8 SECOND RUN
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Taycie Matthews, 16.47 seconds, $3,560; 2. Shelley Morgan, 16.49, $3,051; 3. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Shawnee Williams, 16.56, $2,373 each; 5. Shannon McReynolds, 16.58, $1,695; 6. Destri Devenport, 16.61, $1,356; 7. Katie Pascoe, 16.65, $1,017; 8. (tie) Paige Jones and Lake Mehalic, 16.73, $593 each; 10. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.74, $339.
Second round: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 16.28 seconds, $3,560; 2. Shelley Morgan, 16.51, $3,051; 3. (tie) Paige Jones and Lake Mehalic, 16.58, $2,373 each; 5. Jessica Routier, 16.63, $1,695; 6. (tie) Stevi Hillman and Ivy Hurst, 16.65, $1,356 each; 7. Molly Otto, 16.66, $1,017; 8. Latricia Mundorf, 16.67, $678; 9. Jordon Briggs, 16.69, $509; 10. (tie) Kristin Hanchey and Tyra Kane, 16.70, $170 each.
Finals: 1. Shelley Morgan, 16.39 seconds, $2,637; 2. Jordon Briggs, 16.54, $1,978; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 16.59, $1,319; 4. Stevi Hillman, 16.75, $659.
Average: 1. Shelley Morgan, 49.39 seconds on three head, $5,340; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 49.43, $4,577; 3. Paige Jones, 50.08, $3,814; 4. Jordon Briggs, 50.22, $3,306; 5. Stevi Hillman, 50.33, $2,543; 6. Nellie Miller, 50.45, $2,034; 7. Sarah Rose Waguespack, 50.56, $1,526; 8. Shawnee Williams, 50.67, $1,017; 9. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 50.83, $763; 10. Kristin Hanchey, 51.37, $509.
SHELLEY MORGAN’S 16.39 SECOND RUN
Bull riding
First round: 1. JR Stratford, 88.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Dale Yeah, $3,593; 2. Jimy Marten, 87, $2,754; 3. Stetson Dell Wright, 86.5, $2,036; 4. Jace Trosclair, 86, $1,317; 5. Chance Schott, 84.5, $838; 6. Clayton Savage, 82, $599; 7. (tie) Trey Holston, Wyatt Phelps and Maverick Potter, 81, $419 each.
*Finals: 1. Chance Schott, 88 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Overpass, $5,000; no other qualified rides.*
*Average: 1. Chance Schott, 172.5 points on two head, $3,644; 3. Jimy Marten, 87 on one head, $2,806; 6. Clayton Savage, 82, $2,087; 7. (tie) Maverick Potter and Trey Holston, 81, $1,129 each; 10. JaCauy Hale, 69, $650; 11. Seth Green, 65, $530; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).
CHANCE SCHOTT’S 88 POINT RIDE