Brunner, Bingham Take Event Leads at Fort Worth Rodeo
by Johna Cravens
for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
FORT WORTH, Texas — A horse made all the difference in the steer wrestling at the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Tuesday night.
That horse, a 10-year-old mare took Tanner Brunner and Sean Mulligan to first and second place in the overall standings, and she has a very special place in Mulligan’s heart.
“She was born on our place, and to have one that you raised perform like she does is very rewarding,” Mulligan said. “I can’t tell you how proud I am to have one that we raised, and trained from start to finish do what she has done.”
Mulligan competed first on the mare they call “Holly.” He stopped the clock in 4.6 seconds to move into third in the second round. He had a solid run in the first round and was in first place overall with a total time of 9.4. Then he climbed on his hazing horse, another mare called Karma.
Brunner got on Holly and moved Mulligan down one spot in the overall standings. The Ramona, Kansas resident stopped the clock in 4.7 seconds. He had placed fifth in the first round and has already won $2,346. His total of 9.0 is now atop the leaderboard.
Both these horses are out of a stallion owned by Sean and his wife Bryel Mulligan, Lion’s Share of Fame. He has passed some valuable characteristics to his offspring according to Sean.
“These horses are smart and have great dispositions,” he said. “They have cow sense and, of course, they can run. It all adds up to horses that are great in the arena and are fun to ride. They worked really well in Fort Worth. It’s an old-school traditional rodeo with 200 steer wrestlers. I love it here.”
Tyler Bingham may be the lesser known of two bull riding brothers from Honeyville, Utah, but the younger sibling of three-time National Finals Rodeo (NFR) cowboy Tim Bingham has moved to the top of the leaderboard.
After taking the lead in the first round on Monday night with an 81.5-point ride, Tyler rode a black Rafter G Rodeo bull named Johnny Cash for 85 points on Tuesday. That put him second in round two, just two points behind former world champion Cody Teel. More importantly, Bingham’s total of 166.5 vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard.
Two other cowboys – Californian Colby Demo and Texan Tristan Mize – moved into second and third place overall after back-to-back rides Monday and Tuesday. All three cowboys have a good chance to be among the 12 bull riders who qualify for the championship finals on February 3.
The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo® continues its 100th anniversary edition Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Fort Worth’s historic Will Rogers Coliseum.
The following are unofficial results from Tuesday at the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, January 23, 2018.
Eighth Performance
Bareback Riding: (two rides) 1, Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 79 points on Silver Creek Rodeo’s Super Soaker. 2, David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 77.5.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 4.6 seconds. 2, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 4.7. 3, Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb., 5.7. 4, Trevor Nelson, Moorcroft, Wyo., 8.6.
Team Roping: 1, Brandon Webb, Big Wells, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 6.0 seconds. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 10.1. 3, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif., 10.2. 4, Lane Santos Kearney, Creston, Calif., and Ty Romo, Whiteriver, Ariz., 10.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 83.5 points on Big Rafter Rodeo’s Ratchet Strap. 2, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 82. 3, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 77. 4, Andy Clarys, Riverton, Wyo., 75.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 10.2 seconds. 2, Braxton Laughlin, Sulphur, La., 10.9. 3, Caleb Bullock, Boise City, Okla., 11.0. 4, Casey Butaud, Houston, Texas, 12.0.
Barrel Racing: 1, Jodi Colton, Spring Hill, Tenn., 16.62 seconds. 2, Kim Schulze, Larkspur, Colo., 16.78. 3, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 16.87. 4, Michele McLeod, Duncan, Okla., 16.91.
Bull Riding: 1, Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 85 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Johnny Cash. 2, Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, 84. 3, Ethan Lesiak, Clark, Neb., 82. 4, Colby Demo, Red Bluff, Calif., 80.5.
Current Leaders
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 86.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Secret Agent Man. 2, Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 85.5. 3, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Tyler Waltz, Martin, Tenn., 81. 5, Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., 80.5. 6, Mason Clements, Springville, Utah, 80. (second round) 1, (tie) Breuer on Andrews Rodeo’s Rags to Riches and Clements on J Bar J Rodeo’s Live Bunny, 85 points. 3, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 82.5. 4, Kaycee Feild, 80. 5, (tie) Tanner Aus and Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 79. (third round) 1, Clements on United Pro Rodeo’s Jungle Cat, 89 points. 2, Hooper, 86. 3, Breuer, 81. 4, Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., 76. 5, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 75.5. 6, Colby Fedor, Grandview, Texas, 74.5. (total on three) 1, Clements, 254. 2, Breuer, 241.5. 3, Feild, 241. 4, Aus, 235.5. 5, O’Connell, 227.5. 6, Waltz. 226.
Steer Wrestling: (first round winners) 1, Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., 3.9 seconds, $5,679. 2, (tie) Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss.; Dru Melvin, Hebron, Neb., and Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D., 4.1, $4,198 each. 5, (tie) Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., and Jacob Shofner, Huntsville, Texas, 4.3, $2,346 each. 7, Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii, 4.4, $1,235. 8, (tie) Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif.; Blake Doyle, Flandreau, S.D.; Blair Jones, Monte Vista, Colo.; Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, and Taz Olson, Prairie City, S.D., 4.5, $99 each. (second round leaders) 1, (tie) Ricky Riley, Sapulpa, Okla., and Damian Padilla, Rio Rico, Ariz., 4.5 seconds. 3, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 4.6. 4, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 4.7. 5, (tie) Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas, and Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 4.8. (total on two) 1, Brunner, 9.0. 2, Mulligan, 9.4. 3, Lindsay, 10.2. 4, Trevor Knowles, Mt. Vernon, Ore., 12.6. 5, Newt Novich, Twin Bridges, Mont., 16.1. 6, Trevor Nelson, Moorcroft, Wyo., 18.1.
Team Roping: (first round) 1, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 4.8 seconds. 2, J.B. James, Jr., Bennett Colo., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.1. 3, Tyler Wojciechowski, Hico, Texas and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 5.6. 4, Cody Wheeler, Whitesboro, Texas, and Wesley Moss, Decatur, Texas, 6.4. 5, (tie) Colt Fisher, Sulphur, La., and Justin Pruitt, Greenbrier, Ark., and Chuck Doebbler and Randal Eggemeyer, Victoria, Texas, 6.7. (second round) 1, Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif., and Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., 4.0 seconds. 2, Mitchell Barney, Logan, Iowa, and J.W. Beck, Moville, Iowa, 4.5. 3, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 4.6. 4, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, and Cody Hogan, Benton, Ark., 4.9. 5, Tyler Wojciechowski and Ross Ashford, 5.1. 6, Brooks Dahozy, Window Rock, Ariz., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 5.3. (total on two) 1, Wojciechowski and Ashford, 10.7 seconds. 2, Proctor and Saebens, 14.0. 3, Driggers and Nogueira, 14.9. 4, Green and Hogan, 16.0. 5, Butch Levell, Glenwood, Iowa., and Lucas Falconer, Backus, Minn., 21.3. 6, Wheeler and Moss, 21.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 86.5 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Faded Charm. 2, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 86. 3, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 81. 4, (tie) Dylan Henson, Bloomfield, Minn., and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 80. 6, Preston Burr, Stratford, Texas, 78.5. (second round) 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 86.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Orange Crush. 2, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 85.5. 3, Cress, 84. 4, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 83.5. 5, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 82. 6, Cort Scheer, Douglas, Wyo. 80.5. (total on two) 1, Cress, 170.5. 2, Crawley, 163.5. 3, Gordon, 163. 4, Diaz, 161. 5, Scheer, 156.5. 6, Jesse Wright, 156.
Tie-Down Roping: (first round winners) 1, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.9 seconds, $6,594. 2, Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 8.0, $5,725. 3, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 8.3, $4,866. 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.5, $4,008. 5, (tie) Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas; Braxton Laughlin, Sulphur, La., and Treg Schaack, Canyon, Texas, 8.8, $2,290 each. 8, (tie) Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss.; Shay Carroll, Hico, Texas; Matt Kenney, Midland, Texas, and Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 8.9, $143 each. (second round leaders) 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 8.1 seconds. 2, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 8.4. 3, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.8. 4, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 9.1. 5, Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.3. 6, Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 10.2. (total on two) 1, Kormos, 16.7 seconds. 2, Cooper, 18.1. 3, Quaney, 19.1. 4, Laughlin, 19.7. 5, Brazile, 20.1. 6, Smith, 20.7.
Barrel Racing: (first round) 1, Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla.,16.61 seconds. 2, Jodi Colton, Spring Hill, Tenn., 16.62. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 16.76. 4, (tie) Kim Schultze, Larkspur, Colo., and Jody McKay, Red Oak, Okla., 16.78. 6, Liz Herrin, Big Spring, Texas, 16.79. 7, Cheyenne Kelly, Hallettsville, Texas, 16.86. 8, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 16.87.
Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 81.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Jump The Gun. 2, Colby Demo, Red Bluff, Calif., 81. 3, (tie) Jimy Marten, Donahue, Iowa, and Laramie Mosley, Satanta, Kan., 80. 5, Christopher Byrd, Compton, Calif., 76.5. 6, Jed Jones, Garden Valley, Idaho, 73 (second round) 1, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s B A’s Unicorn. 2, Bingham, 85. 3, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 84.5. 4, Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, 84. 5, Ethan Lesiak, Clarks, Neb., 82. 6, Keaton Moody, Hartshorne, Okla., 78,.5. (total on two) 1, Bingham, 166.5 points. 2, Demo, 161.5. 3, Mize, 156. 4, Marten, 148.5. 5, Jones, 129. (on one) 6, Teel, 87.