For the Record: Greeley, Prescott, Oakley City and St. Paul
Cowboy Christmas is the busiest and most-lucrative time of the year in ProRodeo with more than 50 rodeos happening across the U.S. and Canada during Independence Day celebrations.
With big money on the line, cowboys bring their best to each arena and often set arena records – so when July rolls around, ‘tis the season to set records.
The following arena records are for the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, which runs from June 27 through July 3; the World’s Oldest Rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., which runs June 28 through July 4; the Oakley (Utah) Independence Day Rodeo, which runs June 30 through July 4; and the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, which runs June 30 through July 4.
Greeley (1953-2016)
• All-around: $12,413, Trevor Brazile, 2013
• Bareback riding: 89 points, Cimarron Gerke, 2004; Royce Ford, 2009; Bobby Mote, 2009; Will Lowe, 2013; Tim O’Connell, 2014 (174/2, Tim O’Connell, 2014)
• Steer wrestling: 3.2 seconds, Swede Swanson, 1977; Mike Sanders, 1993 (7.1/2, Mark Roy, 1993; 11.7/3, Brad Gleason, 1997)
• Team roping: 4.3 seconds, Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 2011 (9.8/2, Jake Cooper/Rhen Richard, 2012; 15.7/3, Todd Arthur/Twister Cain, 1998)
• Saddle bronc riding: 87 points, Billie Etbauer, 1996; Jesse Bail, 2002; Mo Forbes, 2002; Dan Mortensen, 2004; Rod Warren, 2005; Cody Wright, 2008; Jeff Willert, 2010; Chad Ferley, 2013 (172/2, Mo Forbes, 2002; 163/3, Bud Clemens, 1964)
• Tie-down roping: 7.6 seconds, Raymond Hollabaugh, 1990; Fred Whitfield, 1994; Charley Russell, 2007 (16.7/2, Brent Lewis, 1993; 26.3/3, Ronnie Hyde, 1997)
• Barrel racing: 16.90 seconds, JoAnn Middleton, 1993 (34.16/2, Kristie Peterson, 1994; 51.83/3, Kristie Peterson, 2000).
• Bull riding: 91, Blaine Whipp, 2002 (176/2, Cody Hancock, 2008)
Prescott (1888-2016)
• Total payout: $261,068, 2013
• All-around: $8,241, Ryan Jarrett, 2008
• Bareback riding: 91 points, Brian Bain, 2012
• Steer wrestling: 3.4 seconds, Tim Tierney, 1979 (7.4/2, Tierney, 1979)
• Team roping: 4.1 seconds, Mark Simon/Bret Tonozzi, 2001 (10.7/2, Trevor Brazile/Michael Jones, 2005)
• Saddle bronc riding: 88 points, Cody DeMoss, 2005
• Tie-down roping: 7.8 seconds, Scott Kormos, 2002; Kyle Hughes, 2006
• Barrel racing: 16.93 seconds, Christy Loflin, 2013 (34.04/2, Loflin, 2013)
• Steer roping: 9.9 seconds, Garrett Hale, 2016 (38.5/3, Brad Prather, 2013)
• Bull riding: 93 points, Cody Whitney, 2012
Oakley City (1984-2016)
• Total payout: $176,640, 2016
• All-around: $3,834, Landon McClaugherty, 2014
• Bareback riding: 88 points, Steven Peebles, 2011
• Steer wrestling: 3.3 seconds, Dean Gorsuch, 2006
• Team roping: 4.1 seconds, Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and John Alley/Clark Adcock, 2016
• Saddle bronc riding: *89 points, Billy Etbauer, 2004; 88 points, Scott Miller, 2010; Bryan Martinat, 2013; Zeke Thurston, 2015
• Tie-down roping: 6.8 seconds, Marcos Costa, 2016; Matt Shiozawa, 2016
• Barrel racing: 14.86 seconds, Kelly Larson, 2012
• Bull riding: 93 points, Scottie Knapp, 2014
*Billy Etbauer’s 2004 saddle bronc riding record is the only Oakley City record set prior to moving to the new facility in 2005
St. Paul (1936-2016)
• Total payout: $337,961, 2013
• All-around: $11,689, Trevor Brazile, 2008
• Bareback riding: 88 points, Bruce Ford, 1989; Wes Stevenson, 2002; Steven Dent, 2012
• Steer wrestling: 3.5 seconds, Mike Fuller, 1986; Luke Branquinho, 2002; Shawn Greenfield, 2016
• Team roping: 4.2 seconds, Joe Beaver/Tom Bourne, 2001; Ty Blasingame/Cody Hintz, 2010 (9.2/2, Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 2014)
• Saddle bronc riding: 88 points, Cody Wright, 2003; Matt Marvel, 2007; Bradley Harter, 2011
• Tie-down roping: 7.4 seconds, Shane Hanchey, 2011
• Barrel racing: 16.38 seconds, Callie duPerier, 2015
• Bull riding: 94 points, Terry Don West, 1996
Check back with prorodeo.com for more Cowboy Christmas arena records. The June 30 installment will include Eugene, Ore., Bell Fourche, S.D., Cody, Wyo., and Molalla, Ore. Then on July 1, arena records for Livingston, Mont., Red Lodge, Mont., and Window Rock, Ariz., will be posted. Finally, on July 2, arena records for Estes Park, Colo., Vernal, Utah, and Drummond, Mont., will be posted.
Courtesy of PRCA