Spurs Were a Long Time Coming for Reno Rodeo Champion
RENO, NEV.; June 27, 2014 — Monty Joe Petska has been competing in the team roping at the Reno Rodeo for nearly 30 years and while he has won checks along the way, he had yet to win a championship. That changed here on Saturday night as the 95th edition of the Wildest Richest Rodeo of the West came to a close.
Petska, from Turlock, Calif., did the heeling for Tom Richards of Humboldt, Ariz. They had a total time of 17.5 seconds on three runs and each earned $10,647.
“It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Petska said. “I’ve loved coming to this rodeo forever and for sure now it is one of my favorites.”
Kaycee Field and Bradley Harter were the only repeat winners. Field tied for the bareback championship here in 2009, won it in 2012 and again this year. He had a total score of 253 points and collected $10,642. Harter earned his spurs here in 2010 in saddle bronc riding. This year he won the title with 236 points on three rides earning $8,179.
Curtis Cassidy from Donalda, Alberta won the steer wrestling which will be a big boost for his season. He was ranked 20th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association prior to the Reno Rodeo. Taking down three steers in 12.8 seconds earned him $11,297, which should move him into the top 10 in the world standings. He has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo four times, the last time in 2010. He needs to remain in the top 15 through the end of September to qualify for this year’s championship event in December in Las Vegas. Cassidy also competed in tie-down roping earning the all-around championship as well.
“This is huge,” Cassidy said. “There are rodeos on your bucket list that you want to win and this has always been one of them. It’s definitely a confidence builder and hopefully I’ll keep the momentum going.”
In the tie-down roping it was veteran Trent Walls that had the fastest time on three runs. He had 28.6 to win $9,969. Christine Laughlin from Pueblo, Colo., was the high money winner at $13,453. She had a total time of 51.35 seconds for her first set of spurs. There were no qualified rides in the final round of bull riding, so Idaho’s Zeb Lanham earned the title by virtue of his high score in the first round. His 85-point effort earned him $12,110.
Reno Rodeo Champions
Bareback Riding – Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah 253 points $10,642
Steer Wrestling – Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 12.8 seconds, $11,297
Team Roping – Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and
Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 17.5 seconds, $10,647 each
Saddle Bronc Riding – Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 236 points, $8,179
Tie-Down Roping – Trent Walls, Stephenville, Texas, 28.6, $9,969
Women’s Barrel Race – Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., 51.35 seconds, $13,453
Bull Riding – Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 85 points, $12,110
All-Around – Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, $11,297
RENO, NEV., June 28, 2014 — Following are final and overall results from the Reno Rodeo:
Bareback Riding: Final Round Winners: 1, Kaycee Field, Spanish Fork, Utah, 87 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Lil Red Hawk, $1,650. 2, (tie) Kyle Bowers, Calgary, Alberta; Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta; Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla.; and Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 83, $775 each. 6, (tie) Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., and Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 82, $125. Total on three: 1, Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 253, $5,518. 2, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 250, $4,230. 3, Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 248, $2,023. 5, (tie) Kyle Bowers, Calgary, Alberta, and Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 242, $1,104 each. 7, Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 241, $736. 8, (tie) Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., and Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 239, $276.
Steer Wrestling: Final Round Winners: 1, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 3.9 seconds, $1,421. 2, Beau clark, Belgrade, Mont., 4.5, $1,176. 3, (tie) Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 4.6, $809. 5, (tie) Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., and Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 5.1, $343. Total on Three: 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 12.8, $6,170. 2, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 13.2, $5,365. 3, Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 13.3, $4,560. 4, Charles Harris, Salinas, Calif., 13.4, $3,756. 5, Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 13.8, $2,951. 6, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 13.9, $2,146. 7, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 14.0, $1,341. 8, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 14.1, $537.
Team Roping: Final Round Winners: 1, Rhett Anderson, Anabella, Utah and Cole Wilson, Lake Shore, Utah, 5.5 seconds, $1,392. 2, Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., 6.0, $1,152. 3, Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 5.1, $912. 4, Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 5.3, $672. 5, Rob and Dan Webb, Wendell, Idaho, 6.5, $432. 6, Calvin Brevik, Durango, Colo., and Wade Masters, Durango, Colo., 6.6, $240. Total on three: 1, Tom Richards, Humboldt, Ariz., and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 17.5, $6,782. 2, Rob and Dan Webb, Wendell, Idaho, 18.1, $5,897. 3, Rhett Anderson, Anabella, Utah and Cole Wilson, Lake Shore, Utah, 18.1, $5,013. 4, Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas, and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., 18.4, $4,128. 5, Calvin Brevik, Durango, Colo., and Wade Masters, Durango, Colo., 18.5, $3,244. 6, Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 18.6, $2,359. (on two) 7, Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas, and Dakota Kirchenschlager, 10.3, $1,474. 8, (tie) Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas; and Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore., and Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 11.8, $295 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: Final Round Winners: 1,(tie) Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla., on Rosser Rodeo’s The Voice and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, on Big Bend Rodeo’s Holly Blues, 78 points and $1,450 each. 3, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 77, $950. 4, (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Bradely Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 74, $475. Total on Three: 1, Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 236, $5,098. 2, (tie) Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 234, $3,399. 4, (tie) Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla., and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 232, $1,529. (on two) 6, Jesse Wight, Milford, Utah, 164, $850. 7, (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah and Bryce Miller, Nelson, Neb., 156, $595.
Tie-Down Roping: Final Round Winners: 1, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 9.8 seconds, $1,392. 2, (tie) Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, and Trent Walls, Stephenville, Texas, 10.4, $1,032. 4, Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 11.1, $672. 5, Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 12.6, $432. 6, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 14.4, $340. Total on Three: 1, Trent Walls, Stephenville, Texas, 28.6, $6,560. 2, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 28.8, $5,704. 3, Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 29.3, $4,848. 4, Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 29.9, $3,993. 5, Cody Quaney, Cheney, Kan., 20.9, $3,137. 6, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 33.9, $2,282. 7, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 34.2, $1,426. 8, Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas, 36.0, $570.
Barrel Racing: Final Round Winners: 1, Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., 17.07, $2,475. 2, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 17.20, $1,858. 3, Lita Scott, Reno, Nev., 17.24, $1,237. 4, Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 17.27, $619. Total on Three: 1,Christine Laughlin, Pueblo, Colo., 51.35, $5,012. 2, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 51.68, $4,296. 3, Pamela Capper, 51.78, $3,580. 4, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 51.99, $3,102. 5, (tie) Lita Scott, Reno, Nev., and Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 52.27, $2,148. 7, Ann Scott, Canyon Country, Calif., 52.41, $1,432. 8, Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., 52.68, $955. 9, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 56.29, $716. 10, Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 56.61, $477.
Bull Riding: Final Round: (no qualified rides) Overall: 1, Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 85, $6,205. 2, Ty Pozzobon, Merritt, British Columbia, 84, $4,757. 3, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 83, $3,516. 4, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 81, $2,275. 5 (tie), Dalton Votaw, Liberty, Texas; Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas; Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, and Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah; 76, $982 each.