For the Record: Caldwell

Since 1949, the Caldwell Night Rodeo has been taking place, and the best of the best cowboys and cowgirls have competed there.

The latest edition of the Caldwell Night Rodeo begins at 8 p.m., Aug. 14, and concludes Aug. 18.

The Wrangler ProRodeo Tour’s Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo will be broadcast on ProRodeoTV.com at 8 p.m. (MT), Aug. 17-18.

In 2001, bull rider Lee Akin cemented himself in the Caldwell Night Rodeo record book with a 94-point ride. He also set the rodeo’s two-head average record that year with 183 points.

Akin qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 1997, 2000-01. He finished third in the world standings in 2000 and 2001.

Here are the rest of the Caldwell Night Rodeo records through 2017:

Rodeo records

Total payout: $306,632, 2007

All-around: $10,944, Trevor Brazile, 2008

Bareback riding: 91 points, Steven Dent, 2008

Steer wrestling: 3.5 seconds, Rod Currin, 1986; Casey McMillen, 2007; Kyle Irwin, 2017 (11.3 seconds on three head, Rowdy Parrott, 2017)

Team roping: 3.8 seconds, Colter Todd/Cesar de la Cruz, 2007; Garrett Tonozzi/Caleb Twisselman, 2007 (14.5/3, Brandon Beers/Jim Ross Cooper, 2014)

Saddle bronc riding: 91 points, Shaun Stroh, 2010

Tie-down roping: 6.9 seconds, Blair Burk, 2011 (23.8/3, Justin Maass, 2012; Cory Solomon, 2013)

Barrel racing: 16.68, Stevi Hillman, 2017 (50.69/3, Stevi Hillman, 2017)

Courtesy of PRCA