BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo is Missouri’s only NFR Playoff rodeo and the fans in the Show Me State got their money’s worth as a slew of NFR contenders provided plenty of drama.
In the bareback riding, Orin Larsen rode for 88 points in the first performance and set a mark that held up all the way until one of the last outs of the fourth and final performance. Wyatt Denny, who is now in the Top 15 after entering the week No. 17 in the world, was 90 points on Cervi Championship’s Guardian Angel to give him one of his three rodeo wins over the weekend.
In steer wrestling, several cowboys had a chance going into the final performance, but no one could best Riley Duvall, who won the two-head Average with a time of 9.2 seconds.
In team roping Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich set the pace at 11.2 seconds on Thursday night after a Round 2 run of 5.2 seconds and it was just barely enough to win the round and the rodeo. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison were 11.3 seconds on two and three teams stopped the clock at 5.4 in the Second Round. Rahlmann/Rich walked away with more than $5,000 in prize money.
Saddle bronc riding belonged to nine-time NFR qualifier Wade Sundell as he rode Cervi Championship’s Womanizer to victory. It was the Iowa cowboy’s second win of the season.
Paul David Tierney showed himself to be a talented all-around hand as he was one of two cowboys to place in both rounds in the tie-down roping just two weeks after winning a Semifinal in Cheyenne in team roping. He won Sikeston with an aggregate time of 18.5 seconds. Jesse Hinkle was the other cowboy to get checks in both rounds.
Michelle Darling found herself in the winner’s circle for the second straight weekend in the Midwest. She won Sikeston with time of 16.16 seconds after being named The Cowboy Channel’s Female Athlete of the Week because of her triumph in Dodge City on Aug. 7.
In bull riding, 22-year-old Coy Pollmeier had his highest marked ride of the season, winning the rodeo with 88 points aboard Cervi Championship’s Rawhide.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Wyatt Denny, 90 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Guardian Angel, $4,371; 2. Orin Larsen, 88, $3,351; 3. Jayco Roper, 87, $2,477; 4. Briar Dittmer, 86, $1,603; 5. (tie) R.C. Landingham, Jess Pope and Bill Tutor, 85, $777 each; 8. Clayton Biglow, 84.5, $437.
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Kyle Eike, 4.5 seconds, $1,787; 2. Riley Duvall, 4.6, $1,479; 3. Wade Steffen, 4.7, $1,171; 4. Shane Frey, 4.8, $863; 5. Stephen Culling, 5.1, $555; 6. Ryan Shuckburgh, 5.2, $308.
Second round: 1. Jon Ragatz, 4.4 seconds, $1,787; 2. (tie) Joshua Hefner and Kyle Irwin, 4.5, $1,479 each; 3. Riley Duvall, 4.6, $1,171; 4. (tie) Peter Fager and Wade Steffen, 5.0, $709 each; 6. (tie) Denver Berry, Cody Devers and Joshua Hefner, 5.1, $154 each.
Average: 1. Riley Duvall, 9.2 seconds on two head, $2,681; 2. Wade Steffen, 9.7, $2,219; 3. Joshua Hefner, 9.8, $1,757; 4. Shane Frey, 10.6, $1,294; 5. (tie) Jon Ragatz and Sam Goings, 11.1, $647 each.
Team roping
First round: 1. Curry Kirchner/Reagan Ward, 5.0 seconds, $1,939 each; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 5.1, $1,605; 3. Clint Summers/Ross Ashford, 5.4, $1,271; 4. Keven Daniel/Adam Plyler, 5.7, $936; 5. (tie) Luke Brown/Hunter Koch and Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 6.0, $468 each.
Second round: 1. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 5.2 seconds, $1,939 each; 2. (tie) Braxton Culpepper/Brad Culpepper, Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden and J.C. Yeahquo/L.J. Yeahquo, 5.4, $1,438 each; 4. Nick Sartain/Austin Rogers, 5.5, $936; 5. Jake Orman/Brye Crites, 5.6, $602; 6. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 6.2, $334.
Average: 1. Coy Rahlmann/Douglas Rich, 11.2 seconds on two head, $2,909 each; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 11.3, $2,407; 3. J.C. Yeahquo/L.J. Yeahquo, 11.6, $1,906; 4. Curry Kirchner/Reagan Ward, 12.1, $1,404; 5. Adam Rose/Cooper Freeman, 13.1, $903; 6. Clint Wallace/J.W. Beck, 13.9, $502.
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. Wade Sundell, 87.5 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Womanizer, $4,540; 2. Brody Cress, 84, $3,481; 3. (tie) Sterling Crawley and Jake Finlay, 83.5, $2,119 each; 5. (tie) Chet Johnson and Will Pollock, 83, $908 each; 7. Isaac Diaz, 82.5, $605; 8. Jacobs Crawley, 82, $454.
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Richard Newton, 8.8 seconds, $1,810; 2. Paul David Tierney, 9.2, $1,574; 3. Jesse Hinkle, 9.6, $1,338; 4. Roy Lee, 9.9, $1,102; 5. Randall Carlisle, 10.2, $866; 6. Trent Creager, 10.3, $630; 7. (tie) Lucas Potter and Chance Thiessen, 10.4, $275 each.
Second round: 1. Tom Crouse, 8.4 seconds, $1,810; 2. (tie) Trent Creager and Hunter Herrin, 8.9, $1,574 each; 3. Chance Oftedahl, 9.1, $1,338; 4. Paul David Tierney, 9.3, $1,102; 5. (tie) Jesse Hinkle, Dallen McIntire and Colt Papy, 9.5, $630 each; 8. (tie) Jonathan Isaacs and West Smith, 9.9, $157 each.
Average: 1. Paul David Tierney, 18.5 seconds on two head, $2,715; 2. Jesse Hinkle, 19.1, $2,361; 3. (tie) Colt Papy and Tom Crouse, 20.1, $1,830 each; 5. Dallen McIntire, 20.2, $1,298; 6. (tie) Randall Carlisle and Roy Lee, 20.4, $767 each; 8. (tie) Wyatt Muggli and Dawson Turner, 23.0, $118 each.
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Michelle Darling, 16.16 seconds, $3,746; 2. Kricket Gintner, 16.19, $2,997; 3. Josey Owens, 16.20, $2,435; 4. Mary Brooks, 16.22, $1,873; 5. Sara Winkelman, 16.27, $1,498; 6. Lacinda Rose, 16.28, $1,124; 7. Jessica Routier, 16.32, $936; 8. Jenna Beaver, 16.42, $843; 9. Jamie Olsen, 16.45, $749; 10. Stephanie Fryar, 16.49, $656; 11. Halyn Lide, 16.53, $562; 12. (tie) Amanda Brooks and Leslie Smalygo, 16.59, $421 each; 14. Jamie Lenzner, 16.60, $281; 15. Tracy Nowlin, 16.64, $187.
Bull riding
First round: *1. Coy Pollmeier, 88 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Rawhide, $4,968; 2. Dawson Gleaves, 87.5, $3,825; 3. Trey Holston, 86.5, $2,846; 4. Josh Frost, 86, $1,866; 5. Blaine Beaty, 85, $1,213; 6. Cole Skender, 80.5, $886; 7. Maverick Smith, 80, $723; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).
