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Cress, Clements Take Overall Leads at Fort Worth Rodeo

by Johna Cravens
for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sunday’s action at the World’s Original Indoor Rodeo® brought new leaders in bareback and saddle bronc riding and paid out more than $12,000 to winners in the first round of steer wrestling.

Bareback rider Mason Clements of Springville, Utah, qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December where he won more than $80,000 and finished the season ranked 10th. He’s had a slow start to the 2018 season, but that may be changing. After scoring 80 on his first-round horse Saturday night, Clements made a splash on Sunday. In the afternoon matinee, he rode J Bar J Rodeo’s Live Bunny for 85 points and a tie for the second-round lead. He came back Sunday night with an even-better ride – 89 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Jungle Cat to take both the third-round lead and the overall number one spot by 13 points.

Clements, an outdoorsman who keeps a rugged CrossFit training schedule, has also competed in motocross for many years. He should be among the top 12 who will compete here February 3 in the championship round.

Another cowboy who qualified for his first NFR in December, saddle bronc rider Brody Cress of Hillsdale, Wyo., also took the lead at Fort Worth on Sunday. Cress, who finished 2017 as the reserve world champion won more than $176,000 at the NFR.

He scored 86.5 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Faded Charm Sunday afternoon to edge into the first-round lead by half a point. Cress, who was an ag business major at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, returned on Sunday night and scored 84 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Ropin Dreams. That was enough to put him in third place in the second round and give him a 7-point overall lead.

Jacob Talley of Keatchie, La., was Sunday’s biggest winner at the rodeo. When the first round of steer wrestling concluded Sunday night, he earned $5,679 for the time of 3.9 seconds he clocked earlier this week. Talley will return to Fort Worth to compete in the second round on Friday.

The World’s Original Indoor Rodeo® continues its 100th anniversary run Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Fort Worth’s historic Will Rogers Coliseum.

The following are unofficial results from Sunday at the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, January 21, 2018.

Fifth Performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Mason Clements, Springville, Utah, 85 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Live Bunny. 2, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 82.5. 3, Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 80. 4, Blade Elliott, Centreville, Ala., 77.5.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii, 4.4 seconds. 2, Will Lummus, West Point, Miss., 4.8. 3, Ross Mosher, Augusta, Mont., 5.3. 4, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 5.7.

Team Roping: 1, Lane Ivy, Adrian, Texas, and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan., 7.4 seconds. 2, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 9.4. 3, Butch Levell, Glenwood, Iowa, and Lucas Falconer, Backus, Minn., 11.0. 4, Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif., and Bronc Boehnlein, Riverside, Ca., 23.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 86.5 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Faded Charm. 2, Preston Burr, Stratford, Texas, 78.5. 3, Jacob Lewis, Stephenville, Texas, 78. 4, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 77.5.

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1. Darnell Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 12.2. 2, Doyle Hoskins, Prunedale, Calif., 13.9. 3, Cody Waldrop, San Angelo, Texas, 14.9.

Barrel Racing: 1, Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas, 16.92 seconds. 2, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, 16.94. 3, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 16.97. 4, Alex Lang, Harper, Texas, 17.08.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Christopher Byrd, Compton, Calif., 76.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Inspector Gadget. 2, Jed Jones, Garden Valley, Idaho, 73.

Sixth Performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Mason Clements, Springville, Utah, 89 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Jungle Cat. 2, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 86. 3, Tyler Waltz, Martin, Tenn., 74.5. 4, Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 74.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Ricky Riley, Sapulpa, Okla., 4.5 seconds. 2, Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas, 4.8. 3, Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., 4.8. 4, Tim Robertson, Marana, Ariz., 5.9.

Team Roping: 1, Mitchell Barney, Logan, Iowa, and J.W. Beck, Moville, Iowa, 4.5 seconds. 2, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla., 4.6. 3, Brooks Dahozy, Window Rock, Ariz., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 5.3. 4, Chant DeForest, Wheatland, Calif., and Bronc Boehnlein, Riverside, Calif., 6.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 85.5 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Raise Your Glass. 2, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 84. 3, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 76. 4, Preston Burr, Stratford, Texas, 70.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.8 seconds. 2, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 9.1. 3, Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., 11.1. 4, Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, 14.3.

Barrel Racing: 1, Liz Herrin, Big Spring, Texas, 16.79 seconds. 2, Kristin Shoppa, Decatur, Texas, 16.91. 3, Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta, 16.93. 4, Leslie Schur, Las Vegas, Nev., 17.06.

Bull Riding: 1, Keaton Moody, Hartshorne, Okla., 78.5 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Blue River. 2, Casey White, Weiser, Idaho, 77. 3, Bubba Easton, Wessington Springs, S.D., 66. 4, Jed Jones, Garden Valley, Idaho, 56.

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, Tanner Aus, 79. 6, Blade Elliott Centreville, Ala., 77.5. (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, $,2346 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, Ricky Riley, Sapulpa, Okla., 4.5 seconds. 2, Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas, 4.8. 3, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 6.9. Miles Switzer, Morro Bay, Calif., 10.9. (total on two) 1, Knowles, 12.6. (on one) 2, Talley, 3.9. 3, (tie) Morman, Pearson and Melvin, 4.1.

Team Roping: (first round) 1, J.B. James, Jr., Bennett Colo., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.1 seconds. 2, Tyler Wojciechowski, Hico, Texas and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 5.6. 3, Cody Wheeler, Whitesboro, Texas, and Wesley Moss, Decatur, Texas, 6.4. 4, (tie) Colt Fisher, Sulphur, La., and Justin Pruitt, Greenbrier, Ark., and Chuck Doebbler and Randal Eggemeyer, Victoria, Texas, 6.7. 6, Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and Kinny Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 7.1. (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, Green and Hogan, 16.0. 4, Wheeler and Moss, 21.5. 6, Brett Stuart, Bridgeport, Texas, and Paden Bray, Granbury, Texas, 26.4.

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, (tie) Dylan Henson, Bloomfield, Minn., and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 80. 5, Preston Burr, Stratford, Texas, 78.5. 6, Jacob Lewis, Stephenville, Texas, 78. (second round) 1, Jacobs Crawley, 86.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Orange Crush. 2, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 85.5. 3, Cress, 84. 4, Cort Scheer, Douglas, Wyo. 80.5. 5, Mason Laviolette, Rayne, La., 78. 6, (tie) Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., and Rowdy Rathmell, Pleasanton, Texas, 76. (total on two) 1, Cress, 170.5. 2, Crawley, 163.5. 3, Gordon, 163. 4, Scheer, 156.5. 5, Henson, 153. 6, Elliott, 152.5.

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, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.8. 2, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 9.1. 3, Clif Cooper, 9.3. 4, Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., 11.1. 5, Darnell Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 12.2. 6, Doyle Hoskins, Prunedale, Calif., 13.9. (total on two) 1, Cooper, 18.1 seconds. 2, Smith, 20.7. 3, Clark, 20.8. 4, Hoskins, 27.9. 5, Cody Waldrop, San Angelo, Texas, 29.5. 6, Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 34.6.

Barrel Racing: (first round) 1, Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla.,16.61 seconds. 2, Liz Herrin, Big Spring, Texas, 16.79. 3, Cheyenne Kelly, Hallettsville, Texas, 16.86. 4, Kristin Shoppa, Decatur, Texas, 16.91. 5, (tie) Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., and Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas, 16.92. 7, (tie) Ashley Schafer, Yoder, Wyo., and Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta, 16.93.

Bull Riding: (first round-5 rides) 1, (tie) Jimy Marten, Donahue, Iowa, on Rafter G Rodeo’s Edmund Fitzgerald and Laramie Mosley, Satanta, Kan., on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Desert Palms, 80 points. 3, Christopher Byrd, Compton, Calif., 76.5. 4, Jed Jones, Garden Valley, Idaho, 73. 5, Jordan Hansen, Ponoka, Alberta, 71.5. (second round) 1, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s B A’s Unicorn. 2, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 84.5. 3, Keaton Moody, Hartshorne, Okla., 78,.5. 4, (tie) Wacey Finkbeiner, Ponoka, Alberta, and Casey White, Weiser, Idaho, 77. 6, Jimy Marten, Donahue, Iowa, 68.5. (total on two) 1, Marten, 148.5. 2, Jones, 129. (on one) 3, Teel, 87. 4, Frost, 84.5. 5, Mosley, 80. 6, Moody, 78.5.

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