July Fourth Earns Titles for Stall and Schmidt
CODY, Wyo.; — The Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede is known for being one of the best rodeos on the circuit over the Fourth-of-July holiday and this year it was the highest paying with $348,402 in prize money.
Two contestants that showed up on the Fourth of July for the last of four performances were extremely happy they were here. Chuck Schmidt from Keldron, S.D., won the saddle bronc riding with an 87-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Tip Off. That was good for first place and $8,657.
Brett Stall, from Detroit Lakes, Minn., was one of two bull riders successful at Stampede Park on Saturday and finished the rodeo with an 87 point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Flash Boy. That earned Stall $9,076. He was 15th in the world standings prior to his win here. Last year, he won the Cody/Yellowstone Xtreme Bulls so as long as he is riding bulls, he is likely to put Cody on his rodeo list.
The Cody Stampede turned “Cowboy Christmas” around for Schmidt. After bucking off of several horses and not winning a dime at other rodeos, he finally had success here. Schmidt was sixth in the world standings and is likely headed to his second Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). He qualified in 2011.
The former college champion (2008) was doing well in 2013 when disaster struck. In August of that year, he broke his neck, had surgery to fuse vertebras together and missed the rest of that year and all of 2014. He started off this year well with wins in Jackson, Miss., and Austin, Texas. But this one is one he will probably never forget.
“This made my fourth,” Schmidt said. “That horse was outstanding. I was getting pretty discouraged, so this means a lot.”
Plans are underway for the 97th annual Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede. For dates and information go to www.codystampederodeo.com. The Cody Nite Rodeo will start again in Stampede Park on July 5.
2015 Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede Champions
Bareback Riding – R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., 87 points, $10,667
Steer Wrestling – Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, 3.9 seconds, $9,372
Team Roping Header – Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., 4.2, $9,426
Team Roping Heeler – Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 4.2, $9,426
Saddle Bronc Riding – Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 87, $8,657
Tie-Down Roping – Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 8.1, $10,091
Women’s Barrel Racing – Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz., 16.91, $9,517
Bull Riding – Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 87, $9,076
All-Around – Trevor Brazile, $11,369 won in tie-down and team roping
CODY, Wyo., July 4, 2015 — Following are results from the Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede
Fourth Performance —
Bareback Riding: (three rides) 1, Brian Bain, Powell Butte, Ore., 78 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Full Baggage. 2, Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 77. 3, Tyler Waltz, Martin, Tenn., 71.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Mike Gollaher, Cascade, Mont., 4.8 seconds. 2, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 5.7. 3, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 5.9. 4, Nick Stubblefield, Choteau, Mont., 8.2.
Team Roping: 1, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.3 seconds. 2, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 4.4. 3, Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas, and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 4.8. 4, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, 5.0.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Tip Off. 2, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 81. 3, Colton Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 75. 4,
Nat Stratton, Goodwell, Okla., 65.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Kade Kinghorn, Buffalo, Wyo., 10.1 seconds. 2, Treston Vermandel, Shepherd, Mont., 19.2. 3, Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, 20.1. 4, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 23.1.
Barrel Racing: 1, (tie) Brittany Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., and Callie DuPerier, Boerne, Texas, 17.20 each. 3, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.21. 4, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.26.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Flash Boy. 2, Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas, 79.
The following are current leaders –
Bareback Riding: 1, R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore., 87 points on C5 Rodeo’s Make Up Face, $10,667. 2, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 86, $8,178. 3, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 85, $6,044. 4, Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 83, $3,911. 5, Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 82, $2,489. 6, (tie) Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., and David Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 80, $1,560. 8, (tie) George Gillespie, Hamilton, Mont., and Zachariah Phillips, Casper, Wyo., 79, $533
Steer Wrestling: 1,Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia, 3.9 seconds, $9,372. 2, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.0, $8,386. 3, (tie) Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., and Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 4.7 and $6,906 each. 5, Mike gollaher, Cascade, Mont., 4.8, $5,426. 6, (tie) Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, and Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 4.9, $3,946. 8, Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 5.0, $2,466. 8, (tie) Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho; Matt Mousseau, Hensall, Ontario; Kyle Callaway, Blue Creek, Mont., and Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 5.1, $493.
Team Roping: 1, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 4.2 seconds, $9,426. 2, (tie) Chad Master, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; and Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Kory Koontz, Stephenville, Texas; 4.3 and $7,937 each. 4, (tie) Shawn Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Justin Viles, Cody, Wyo.; and Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif.; 4.4, $5,953. 6, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 4.5, $4,465. 7, (tie) Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas, and Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas; and Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Ryon Tittel, Pueblo, Colo.; 4.6, $2,977. 9, Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta and Jeremy Buhler, Abbotsford, British Columbia, 4.7, $1,488. 10, (tie) Manny Egusquiza, Marianna, Ga., and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif.; and Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla.; 4.8, $248.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Tip Off, $8,657. 2, Jesse James Kirby, 86, 6,637. 3, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 82, $4,906. 4, (tie) Ben Londo, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 81, $2,597 each. 6, (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 80, $1, 299. 8, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 79, $866.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 8.1 seconds, $10,091. 2, (tie) Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, and Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 8.3 and $8,498 each. 4, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 8.8, $6,904. 5, Trent Walls, Stephenville, Texas, 9.0, $5,842. 6, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell , Okla., 9.1, $4,780. 7, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.2, $3,718. 8, Jake Hamilton, Casper, Wyo., 9.3, $2,656. 9, Caleb Smidt, Belleville, Texas, 9.4, $1,593. 10, (tie) Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas; Jordan Ketscher, Squaw Valley, Calif.; and Scot Meeks, Clyde, Texas; 9.5, $177.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Jill Welsh, Parker, Ariz., 16.91 seconds, $9,517. 2, Ari-Anna Flynn, Charleston, Ark., 16.96, $7,613. 3, Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 17.08, $6,186. 4, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.09, $4,758. 5, Ruth Haislip, Acampo, Calif., 17.12, $3,806. 6, Paige Willis, Goshen, Ala., 17.14,$2,854 . 7, Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 17.16, $2,379. 8, (tie) Brittany Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., and Callie DuPerier, Boerne, Texas, 17.20 and $2,022 each. 10, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.21, $1,665. 11, Heather Knerr, Grass Range, Mont., 17.25, $1,427. 12, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.26, $1,190. 13, Sidney Forrest, Lipan, Texas, 17.29, $952. 14, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 17.31, $714. 15, Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 17.32, $476.
Bull Riding: 1, Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Flash Boy, $9,076. 2, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 86, $6,958. 2, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 83, $5,143. 4, Josh Forst, Randlett, Utah, 80, $3,328. 5, Reid Barker, Comfort, Texas, 79, $2,118. 6, Chad German, Groesbeck, Texas, 77, $1,513. 7, (tie) Boss Votaw, Porter, Texas, and Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas, 75 and $1,059 each.