Field Set for Caldwell Night Rodeo Finals

By Susan Kanode

CALDWELL, Idaho — The real stars of the Caldwell Night Rodeo on Friday were the fans who filled the stands to capacity and cheered for every contestant, the animal athletes, fans and especially veterans.

Friday was the final opportunity for most contestants to make a bid for a spot in Saturdays Championship Night competition and that pressure was seen throughout the competition. In the bareback riding, it was R.C. Landingham that had the most success. He scored 82.5 point on Legends Rodeo’s horse named Illegal Smile.

There was nothing illegal about the smile on Landingham’s face as he took a victory lap around the arena. The score was good enough to get the Hat Creek, California, resident a fourth-place check and give him an opportunity to ride here again on Saturday night.

Breakaway roping has become a very popular event for women at rodeos across the country. Caldwell is no exception. On Friday night, fans got to see the first-round winner compete, stop the clock in 2.6 seconds and win the second round as well. That young woman has won over $3,200 here and is none other than the daughter of an eight-time world champion.

Hali Williams from Comanche, Texas, is the favorite to win the title here on Saturday. But there are five women coming behind her that will be working hard to close the gap. Williams, who had planned to become a nurse decided she wanted to hit the rodeo trail and rope instead. Her family knows what it takes to go down the road, enter and compete across the country so they have mentored and encouraged her.

She has a total time of 5.1 seconds, just two tenths faster than Josie Conner from Iowa, Louisiana that roped here earlier in the week. Williams is outside the top 15 but could narrow the gap with a win here tomorrow.

Championship Night at the D & B Arena is sold out. The rodeo will be broadcast on The Cowboy Channel.

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The following are unofficial results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo.

Fourth Performance —

Bareback Riding: 1, R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 82.5 points on Legends Rodeo’s Illegal Smile. 2, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 81. 3, Gauge McBride, Kearney, Neb., 73.5. 4, Clay Stone, Blackfoot, Idaho, 73.

Steer Wrestling: (one time) Tucker Allen, Oak View, Calif., 7.1 seconds.

Team Roping: (three times) 1, Jerad McFarlane, Wilder, Idaho and Taylor Duby, Nampa, Idaho, 6.6. 2, Jared Parke, Gooding, Idaho and Jaylen Eldridge, Nampa, Idaho, 6.9. 3, Eric Logan, Marsing, Idaho and Tex Sutfin, Homedale, Idaho, 11.1.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas, 2.6 seconds. 2, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.9. 3, Amanda Coleman, Stephenville, Texas, 3.8. 4, McKenzie Baker, Riverside, Utah, 4.7.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 83.5 points on Legend Rodeo’s Navajo Sun. 2, Logan James Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 82. 3, Damian Brennan, Injune, Australia, 81. 4, Q Taylor, Casper, Wyo., 75.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Justin Parke, Gooding, Idaho, 10.6 seconds. 2, Spencer King, West Point, Utah, 11.3. 3, Wyatt Hunter, Neola, Utah, 18.5. 4, Ladd King, Kaysville, Utah, 21.3.

Barrel Racing: 1, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 17.44 seconds. 2, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 17.50. 3, Randi Holliday, Chouteau, Okla., 17.54. 4, Michelle Williams, North Powder, Ore., 17.65.

Bull Riding: No rides!

The following are current leaders –

Bareback Riding: (first round winners and finals qualifiers) 1, Rocker Shane Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, 88 points on Outlawbuckers Rodeo’s Turn Back Time, $2,916. 2, Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah, 86, $2,236. 3, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 84.0, $1,652 4, R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 82.5, $1,069. 5, (tie) Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., and Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho, 82.0., $583 7, Keenan Reed Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 81.5, $389. 8, (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 81.0, $146. 10, Cole Reiner, Buffalo, S.D., 79.5. 11, (tie) Tyler Berghuis, Atwater, Minn., and Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla., 78.5.

Steer Wrestling: (second round winners) 1, (tie) Coby Brown, Wallsburg, Utah, and Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 3.8 seconds and $3,396 each. 3, Tanner Bruner, Ramona, Kan., 3.9, $2,685. 4, Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas, 4.1, $2,211. 5, (tie) Cody Devers, Balko, Okla.; Gus Franzen, Kearney, Neb.; Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La.; and Wil Lummus, Byhalia, Miss.; 4.2 and $1,027 each. (total on two – finals qualifiers) 1, Brunner, 8.2. 2, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 8.5. 3, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 8.8. 4, (tie) Justin Shaffer, Hallsville, Texas, and Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 9.0. 6, Lummus, 9.1. 7, (tie) Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah and Remey Parrott, Mamou, La., 9.2. 9, Cameron Morman, Glen Ulin, N.D., and Travis Munro, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 9.3. 11. (tie) Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho and Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 9.4.

Team Roping: (second round winners) 1, (tie) Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas, and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas; and Jack Graham, Lakeview, Ore., and Jason Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore.; 4.4 seconds and $3,103 each. 3, Rhett Anderson, Annabella, Utah and Junior Zambrano, Nogales, Ariz., 4.5, $2,454. 4, (tie) Jake Orman, Prairie, Miss., and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla.; Coy Rahlmann, Elsinore, Mo., and Douglas Rich, Herrick, Ill.; and Dalton and Blaine Turner, Sidney, Ark.; 4.6, $1,588. 7, Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 4.9, $722. 8, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, and Jace Davis, Stephenville, Texas, 5.0, $288. (total on two – finals qualifiers) 1, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 9.8. 2, Rahlmann and Rich, 10.5. 3, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 10.9. 4, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.5. 5, Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 11.7. 6, Aguilera and Payne, 12.7. 7, Bryan Reay, Adrian, Ore., and Brent Falon, Yakima, Wash., 13.1. 8, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Lane Mitchell, Stephenville, Texas, 13.6. 9, Clayton and Chase Hansen, Ontario, Ore., 14.1. 10, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idah and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 15.6. 11, Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah and Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, Nev., 16.3. 12, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 16.9.

Breakaway roping: (second round winners) 1, Hali Williams, Comanche, Okla., 2.6 seconds, $1,619. 2, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.7, $1,582. 3, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.9, $1,345. 4, Alex Loiselle, Paris, Texas, 3.0., $1,107 5, (tie) Codilynn McPherson, Plain City, Utah, and Karri Jones, Ukiah, Calif., 3.1 and $701 each. 7, Hope Thompson, Abilene, Texas, 3.2, $395. 8, Braylee Shepherd, Nephi, Utah, 3.3, $158. (total on two – finals qualifiers) 1, Williams, 6.1. 2, Conner, 5.3. 3, Beau Peterson, Council Grove, Kan., 6.0. 4, Thompson, 6.3. 4, (tie) Loiselle, and Munsell, 6.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round winners and finals qualifiers) 1, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 90.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Burban, $3,184. 2, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 86.5, $2,441. 3, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 86, $1,804. 4, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 84, $1,167. 5, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 83.5, $743. 6, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 83, $531. 7, (tie) Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah ; Logan James Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, and Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah; 82, $248. 10, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 81.5. 11, Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta, and Damian Brennan, Injune, Australia, 81.

Tie down roping: (second round winners) 1, Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah, 7.6 seconds, $3,835. 2, (tie) Sy Felton, Dublin, Texas, and Chance Thiessen, Elk City, Okla., 7.8 and $3,085 each. 4, Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, 8.0, $2,334. 5, (tie) John Douch, Huntsville, Texas; Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, and Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La., 8.1, and $1,334 each. 8, Marcos Costa, Iretama, Brazil, 8.2, $333. (total on two, finals qualifiers) 1, Murphy, 15.9. 2, Douch, 16.4. 3, King Pickett, Stephenville, Texas, 17.0. 4, Tierney, 17.4. 5, Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 17.5. 6, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 17.6. 7, Brayden Roe, Wendell, Idaho, 17.8. 8, (tie) Riley Wakefield, ONeill, Neb.,and Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 17.9. 10, J.C. Malone, Plain City, Utah, 18.0. 11, (tie) Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., and Richard Newton, Portales, N.M., 18.1.

Barrel Racing: (second round winners) 1, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 17.03, $2,479. 2, Bailey Choate, Fort Worth, Texas, 17.04, $2,125. 3, Margo Crowther, Fort Myers, Florida, 17.12, $1,771. 4, Macee McAllister, St. George, Utah, 17.22, $1,535. 5, Shannon McReynolds, La Luz, N.M., 17.23, $1,181. 6, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.24, $945. 7, (tie) Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, and Lynette Clyde, Heber, Utah, 17.31 and $590 each. 9, Sissy Winn, Chapman Rach, Texas, 17.32, $354. 10, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 17.36, $236. (total on two, finals qualifiers) 1, Crowther, 34.46. 2, Jones, 34.60. 3, Kinsel, 34.67. 4, McReynolds, 34.70. 5, Choate, 34.73. 6, Hillman, 34.78. 7, McAllister, 34.85. 8, Morgan, 34.87. 9, Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, 34.88. 10, Megana McLelod – Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 343.90. 11, Clyde, 34.92. 12, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 35.03.

Bull Riding: (first round leaders) 1. Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kan., 85.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Cherry Bomb. 2, Levi Gray, Dairy, Ore., 85. 3, Canyon Wiley Bass, Johnson City, Texas, 82. 4, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 74.