Biglow Cashes in at Caldwell Night Rodeo
By Susan Kanode for the Caldwell Night Rodeo
CALDWELL, Idaho – The Caldwell Night Rodeo is winding down with preliminary competition nearly over and the field set for the Championship Finals.
Clayton Biglow, a bareback rider from Clements, Calif., is the big winner here so far after scoring 86 points on Powder River Rodeo’s American Thumper during the first performance. That ride held the top spot through the remaining competition. His first-place check of $3,466 is the largest paid here so far.
Last year was Biglow’s most successful season yet after joining the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2015 when he earned the Rookie of the Year. He qualified for last year’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and finished the season in seventh place.
He is currently in fourth place this year with six weeks left in the regular season. His second NFR qualification has been secured. He is hoping to add more money to his earnings and move up in the standings and have a better opportunity to win the gold buckle that goes with being a world champion.
The bull riding is just one full round with 16 bull riders making their first appearance at Saturday night’s rodeo. There were four rides here on Friday night with Chase Dougherty from Canby, Ore., having the most success. Dougherty rode D & H Cattle Company’s bull named Cartridge for 88.5 points to move into second place.
Bulls at the Caldwell Night Rodeo are notorious for bucking off the cowboys. This year has been no exception, however through the first four performances there have been eight rides. Bull riders on Saturday night will need to score 82.5 points or better to move into the money.
The final performance of the rodeo begins at 8 p.m., Saturday night. The lion’s share of nearly $300,000 will be paid and Caldwell Night Rodeo champions will be crowned. More information is available at www.caldwellnightrodeo.com.
The following are unofficial results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo.
Fourth Performance –
Bareback riding: 1, Seth Lee Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 83 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Hard Luck. 2, David Peebles, Redmond, ore., 80.5. 3, (tie) Tyler Scales, Severance, Colo., and Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 71 each.
Steer wrestling: 1, Richard Coats, Hastings, Neb., 4.8. 2, Clay Lloyd, Dingle, Idaho, 5.2. 3, Judd Austin, Preston, Idaho, 6.1 4, Sam Mackenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., 21.8.
Team roping: 1, Billy bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 5.2 seconds. 2, Jared Thompson, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, and Daxton Jim Owyhee, Nev., 11.2. 3, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Wyatt cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 14.3. 4, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 16.5.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., 78 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Smokey Lonesome. 2, Joaquin Real, Santa Paula, Calif., 75.5. 3, Toby Collins, Stephenville, Texas, 74. 4, Andy Clarys, Riverton, Wyo., 72.
Tie-down roping: (three times) 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 7.9. 2, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 8.7. 3, Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan., 19.2.
Women’s barrel racing: 1, Jennifer Barrett, Buhl, Idaho, 17.59. 2, Emily Jayne Sorey, Pendleton, Ore., 17.86. 3, Meka Farr, Ogden, Utah, 17.93. 4, Stephanie Kunz, Willard, Utah, 18.32.
Bull riding: 1, Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore., 88.5 points on D & H Cattle Company’s Cartridge. 2, Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla., 86.5. 3, Jeffery Joseph Ramagos, Zachary, La., 83.5. 4, Cody Ford, Hermiston, Ore., 82.5.
The following are round winners and championship finals qualifiers –
Bareback Riding: (first round winners and final qualifiers) 1, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 86 points on Outlaw Buckers Rodeo’s American Thumper, $3,466. 2, Seth Lee Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 83, $2,657, 3, (tie) J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., and Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 82 and $1,817 each. 5, (tie) Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 81.5and , Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 81, $893. 7, (tie) Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas; Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah; and David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 80.5, $270. 10, Evan Jayne, Marseille, France; Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.; and Morgan Wilde, McCammon, Idaho, 79.5
Steer wrestling: (second round winners) Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 3.6, $2,896. 2, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 3.7, $2,344. 3, (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta; Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii; Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho; and Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev.; 3.8 and $1,465each. 7,(tie) Casey Martin, Sulphur,La.; Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La.; and Clayton Morrison, Heppner, Ore., 3.9, $274. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Parrott, 7.6. 2, Irwin, 7.9. 3, Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., 8.1. 4, (tie) Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wisc., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, 8.4. 6, (tie) Blaine Jones, Templeton, Calif.; Cole Edge, Durant, Okla.; and Errol Frain, Marysville, Calif., 8.5. 9, Whitaker, 8.5. 10, Curtis Casidy, Donalda, Alberta, 8.7. 11, Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., 8.8. 12, Casey Martin, 8.9.
Team roping: (second round winners) 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.8, $2,671. 2, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Travis Graves , Jay, Okla., 4.9, $2,322. 3, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.0, $1,974. 4, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Ty Romo, Whitewater, Ariz., 5.1, $1,625. 5, (tie) Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga.,, and Junior Noguiera, Presidente Prudente, Brazil; Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas; and Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M.; 5.2, & $929 each. 8, Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., and Cody Doescher, Oklahoma City, 5.5, $232. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Smith and Eaves, 10.1. 2, Driggers , and Noguiera, 10.3. 3, Wade and Saebens, 10.5. 4, Therio, and Doescher, 10.8. 5, Riley and Brady Minor, 11.0. 6, Kidd, and Davison, 11.1. 7, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.2. 8, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta and Tyler Worley, Bluffdale, Texas, 11.5. 9, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Brandon Bates, Romoland, Calif., 11.6. 10, (tie) Bryce Palmer, Milton-Freewater, Ore., and Bo Patzke, Klamath Falls, Ore.; and Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla.; 12.2. 12, Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 14.1.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners and finals qualifiers) 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 88.5 points on Outlaw Buckers Rodeo’s Little Muffin, $2,874. 2, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 88, $2,203. 3, Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., 86.5, $1,628. 4, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 86, $1,054. 5, Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., 85, $670. 6, Alex Wright,. Milford, Utah, 84.5, $479. 7, Cort Scheer, Elsemere, Neb., 83, $383. 8, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 82.5, $287. 9, (tie) Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla., and Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 82. 11, (tie) Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., and Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas, 79.5.
Tie-down roping: (second round) 1, Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, 7.7, $2,555. 2, (tie) Caleb Smidt Bellville, Texas, and Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 7.9 & $2,055 each. 4, Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 8.0, $1,555. 5, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.1, $1,222. 6, Ty Baker, Van Horn, Texas, 8.2, $889. 7, Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif., 8.5, $555. 8, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 8.7, $222 (Finals qualifiers) 1, (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas and Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 18.5 each. 3, J.C. Malone, Plain City, Utah, 18.7. 4, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 18.8. 5, (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., and Jake Pratt, 19.1. 7, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 19.9. 8, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 20.8. 9, K.C. Miller, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 21.4. 10, Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 21.7. 11, (tie) Ketscher, and Justin Smith, Leesville, La., 21.9.
Barrel Racing: (second round) 1, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 16.68*, $2033. 2, Taci Bettis, Round Top, Texas, 17.09, $1,743. 3, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 17.23, $1,452. 4, Darby Fox, King Hill, Idaho, 17.29, $1,259. 5, Liz Herrin, Big Spring, Texas, 17.30, $968. 6, Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas, 17.34, $775. 7, Kelsie Miller, Riley, Ore., 17.37, $581. 8, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 17.39, $387. 9, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 17.40, $290. 10,(tie) Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., and Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 17.45 & $97 each. (Finals qualifiers) 1, Hillman, 33.76. 2, Bettis, 34.14. 3, Fox, 34.47. 4, Moore, 34.68. 5, Herrin, 34.78. 6, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 34.90. 7, Jaime Hinton, Bulverde, Texas, 34.96. 8, Kelly Collier, Hereford, Texas, 34.97. 9, Conrado, 35.02. 10, Sydney Forrest, Lipan, Texas, 35.04. 11, Ganter, 35.05. 12, Mary Shae Hays, Hermiston, Ore., 35.07.
Bull Riding: (first round leaders) 1, Scotty Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., 89 points on D & H Cattle Company’s Savage Moves. 2, Chase Dougherty, Canby, Ore., 88.5. 3, Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., 88. 4, Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla., 86.5. 5, Guthrie, Murray, Miami, Okla., 85. 6, Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 84.5. 7, Jeffery Joseph Ramagos, Zachary, La., 83.5. 8, Cody Ford, Hermiston, Ore., 82.5.
*New arena record. Previous record was Mary Aller at 17.01 in 1998.