Team Ropers Match Arena Record at San Antonio Rodeo
Cody Snow (heading) and Wesley Thorp (heeling) tied the arena record at the 14th performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo on Sunday when they stopped the clock in 3.8 seconds. San Antonio Rodeo photo by Greg Westfall.
SAN ANTONIO – The team roping arena-record time of 3.8 seconds at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo came dangerously close to falling on Sunday.
Bracket 5 of the tournament-style rodeo had their first and second rounds of competition. The matinee performance saw the fastest run in team roping in six years. With Cody Snow from Los Olivos, California heading and Wesley Thorp from Throckmorton, Texas, doing the heeling, they stopped the clock in 3.8 seconds. This tied the arena record set by Kaleb Driggers from Hoboken, Georgia and Jade Corkill from Fallon, Nevada set in 2012.
Snow and Thorp started roping together just over a year ago and were successful enough in 2017 to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. They won the buckle for the fastest time in the sixth round in Las Vegas last December. Their partnership has continued this year and they are building on success. When they entered the San Antonio Rodeo, Snow, Snow was in third place in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association heading world standings and Thorp was one spot behind in the heeling at fourth.
Thorp is also a two-time National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association champion. He won consecutive titles in 2016 and 2017 at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. Thorp won those titles for Texas Tech University at Lubbock where he has been working on a business degree.
Unfortunately, they had a no-time in the second round. While that was a disappointment, it won’t count against them. At most rodeos times and scores are added together for contestants to advance to the next level. At the $1.7-million San Antonio Rodeo, it is all based on money. So, even though Snow and Thorp were shut out in round two, the $2,378 that they won in the first round is likely to be enough for them to advance to the Semifinals. And they still have one more steer to rope in the AT&T Center arena and could add to that on Monday night.
The big money earner in this bracket so far is saddle bronc rider Allen Boore from Axtell, Utah. Boore won both rounds in his signature event. His first-round win was aboard a Wyoming bucking horse named Professional Lunatic from Burch Rodeo. Then on Sunday evening he rode another Burch horse, Maria Bartimoro for the win. His 82-point ride in the matinee and 83 at the evening performance have earned him $4,756 so far.
That’s important for the man who is trying to win his first San Antonio Championship and all of the money and prizes that go with that. Boore, who qualified for the 2016 NFR just missed being among the top 15 that compete for world titles last year. He was 18th. He is not currently ranked, but a big win here would give him a big boost in the world standings.
The rodeo continues here on Monday night with the completion of the preliminary brackets. Action starts at 7 p.m. and at it’s conclusion, Semifinals qualifiers from Bracket 5 will be determined.
The following are results after the 13th and 14th performances of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 13-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year.
Bracket 5, round 1 –
Thirteenth Performance
Bareback Riding: 1, Luke Creasy, Hobbs, N.M., 84.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Pip Squeak, $2,378. 2, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 82, $1,784. 3, Buck Lunak, Cut Bank, Mont., 80, $1,189. 4, Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., 79.5, $595.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., 3.7 seconds, $2,378. 2, (tie) Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, and Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 3.8 seconds, $1,486 each. 4, Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wis., 4.1, $595.
Team Roping: 1, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 3.8 seconds, $2,378. 2, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.4, $1,784. 3, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 4.6, $1,189.07, 4, Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala., and Trace Porter, Leesville, La., 4.7, $595.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 82 points on Burch Rodeo’s Professional Lunatic, $2,378. 2, Andy Clarys, Riverton, Wyo., 80.5, $1,784. 3, Nat Stratton, Potter Valley, Calif., 78, $1,189. 4, Ricky Warren, Hudsons Hope, British Columbia, 77, $595.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, (tie) Braxton Laughlin, Sulphur, La., and Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 8 seconds, $2,081 each. 3, Michael Otero, Krum, Texas, 9.0, $1,189. 4, Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, 9.1, $595.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 13.92 seconds, $2,378. 2, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 14.14, $1,784. 3, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., 14.16, $1,189. 4, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 14.20, $595.
Bull Riding: 1, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Smoke on Water, $2,378. 2, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 84, $1,784. 3, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 83, $1,189. Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 75, $595.
Bracket 5, round 2, followed by total money –
Fourteenth Performance
Bareback Riding: 1, Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas, 86 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Big Show, $2,378. 2, Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., 85, $1,784. 3, Zach Hibler, Wheeler, Texas, 83, $1,189. 4, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 82.5, $595. (total money) 1, (tie) Brown, Miller, Dent, and Luke Creasy, Hobbs, N.M., $2,378 each.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 3.6 seconds, $2,378. 2, (tie) Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, and Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D., 3.7, $1,487 each. 4, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 4.1, $595. (total money) 1, Tavenner, $2,974. 2, (tie) Floyd, and Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., $2,378 each. 4, (tie) Morman, and Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, $1,487 each.
Team Roping: 1, Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala., and Trace Porter, Leesville, La., 4.4 seconds, $2,378 each. 2, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., 4.6, $1,784. 3, Jesse Stipes, Salina, Okla., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 4.8, $1,189. 4, John Alley, Adams, Tenn., and Clark Adock, Smithville, Tenn., 14.6, $595. (total money) 1, Wyatt and Porter, $2,973. 2, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, $2,378. 3, (tie) Crawford and Summers, and Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., $1,784 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 83 points on Burch Rodeo’s Maria Bartimoro, $2,378. 2, Shade Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 82, $1,784. Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas, 79.5, $1,189. 4, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 79, $595. (total money) 1, Boore, $4,756. 2, (tie) Etbauer, and Andy Clarys, Riverton, Wyo., $1,784 each. 4, (tie) Reed, and Nat Stratton, Potter Valley, Calif., $1,189 each.
Tie-Down Roping: 1,Jesse Clark, Portales, N.M., 7.4 seconds, $2,378. 2, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 7.7, $1,784. 3, Michael Otero, Krum, Texas, 8.0, $1,189. 4, Braxton Laughlin, Sulphur, La., 8.6, $595. (total money) 1, Laughlin, $2,675. 2, (tie) Clark, and Otero, $2,378 each. 4, Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, $2,081.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Kelly Tovar, Rockdale, Texas, 14.01 seconds, $2,378. 2, Carman Pozzobon, Aldergrove, British COlumbia, 14.12, $1,784. 3, Michele McLeod, Duncan, Okla., 14.24, $1,189. 4, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., 14.26, $595. (total money) 1, (tie) Tovar, and Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, $2,378 each. 3, (tie) Pozzobon, Miller, and Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., $1,784.
Bull Riding: (two qualified rides) 1, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 85.5 points on Rafter H Rodeo’s 32, $3,270. 2, Dustin Boquet, Bourg, La., 76, $2,675. (total money) 1, Portenier, $3,864. 2, Boquet, $2,675. 3, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, $2,378. 4, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, $1,784.