Half a Million in Winnings and a Century in the Books
100th Reno Rodeo Championship Finals Results
RENO, Nev. – When the dust settled on the 100th celebration of the Reno Rodeo, there were some very happy rodeo contestants heading out of town. The rodeo marks the start of the busy summer rodeo season and winning here gives contestants momentum as they head into “Cowboy Christmas,” which includes all of the rodeos held over the Fourth-of-July Holiday.
Another sell-out crowd cheered on the competitors who did not disappoint with some record-breaking rides and times.
The Silver Spurs belong to bareback rider Leighton Berry, of Weatherford, Texas, after his 82 point ride on Flying U Rodeo’s Comanchero, giving him a 251.5 total on three. The bronc Comanchero was selected for the WNFR three times, where he has won three go-rounds. The fastest ride of the night went to Wyatt Bloom with an 87 on his re-ride. No.7 in the world Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., landed in the second place spot after scoring 82 points on a re-ride, giving him a 250 on three. Mullen, Nebraska’s Steven Dent’s 85.5 on Diamond G Rodeo’s Cool Hand Luke secured him in the third place slot with his 249.5 total on three.
Denell Henderson, of Damascus, Ark., had the fastest time of the night with a 4.4, but it was J.D. Struxness with the win, finishing the night with 14.3 total on three. Leading Rookie of the Year for 2019, Henderson landed in the second place spot with 14.7 total on three. Jake Kraupie, Bridgeport, Neb., and Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D., tied for the third place spot with 15 total on three.
Ryan Reed and heeler Wyatt Hansen of Oakdale, Calif., had the fastest time of the night with a 5.3 but it wasn’t enough to put them in the lead. With an average of 17.4 on three, they tied for second with David Key, Stephenville, Texas, and eight-time world champion Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas. Header Chad Masters, of Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Joseph Harrison, of Overbook, Okla., won tonight’s Silver Spurs by a tenth of a second with a 17.3 on three. Harrison rode Lula Dual, the 2018 Reserve AQHA/PRCA Heel Horse of the Year. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and partner Shay Dixon Carroll round out the top three with a 17.9 on three.
It was an exciting night for saddle bronc fans, with Wade Sundell of Boxholm, Iowa setting a new arena record with his 92 point ride on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Spring Planting, the same horse that Joe Lufkin set the arena record with earlier this week, giving him a 250 total on three. However, it was Visalia California native Lefty Holman’s 89.5 on Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy that earned the Silver Spurs, with 255.5 total on three. Sterling Crawley of Stephenville, Texas rounded out third with 253 total on three.
In tie-down roping, Ty Harris of San Angelo, Texas grabbed the Silver Spurs with a 27.5 on three. He had the fastest time in three rounds with 7.7 seconds. Harris was the 2018 Resistol Rookie of the Year in tie-down roping and won the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo and College National Finals Rodeo in 2018. Marcos Costa, Menard, Texas grabbed second with a 28.1 on three and Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, took third with a 28.5 on three.
Jill Welsh had the fastest time around the barrels at this year’s Reno Rodeo at an impressive 17.06 seconds, but it was not enough to put her on top. It was Ivy Hurst, of Springer, Okla., with her 17.11-second ride that earned the Silver Spurs giving her a 51.58 on three. Shali Lord of Lamar Colo. earned second with a combined 51.76 on three and Megan McLeod-Sprague, of Marsing, Idaho, rounded out third with a combined 51.85 on three.
Sage Steele Kimzey of Strong City, Okla., proved why he is No. 1 in the world. He took the win by a whopping 6.5 points ahead of the second place winner with his 90.5 point ride, earning him a combined 176 on two. Clayton Sellars, of Fruitland Park, Fla., earned second with his 87.5 point ride on Flying U Rodeo’s Bringin’ Trouble, giving him a combined 169.5 on two. Cullen R. Telfer, of Thonotosassa, Fla., took third with his 88 point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Countin’ Cards, earning a 167.5 on two.
2019 Reno Rodeo Champions
Bareback Riding: Leighton Berry, Weatherford, Texas, $5,418
Steer Wrestling: J. D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 6,087
Team Roping: Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., & Joseph Harrison, Overbrook, Okla, $6,747 (each)
Saddle Bronc Riding: Lefty Holman,Visalia, Calif., $5,025
Tie-Down Roping: Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, $6,527
WPRA Barrel Racing: Ivy Hurst,Springer, Okla., $4,967
Bull Riding: Sage Steele Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., $6,237
All-around: Daylon Swearingen, Rochelle, Ga., $2,187 in bareback riding and bull riding
All-around cowboy: Daylon Swearingen, $2,187, bareback riding and bull riding.
Bareback riding: First round: 1. Clayton Biglow, 86 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Desert Sun, $3,612; 2. Austin Foss, 84.5, $2,769; 3. (tie) Steven Peebles and Leighton Berry, 84, $1,686 each; 5. (tie) Kody Lamb, Trenten Montero, Grant Denny and Daylon Swearingen, 83, $572 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Steven Dent, on Big Bend Rodeo’s Major Reno, and Kody Lamb, on Flying U Rodeo’s Lil Bit, 86 points, $3,191 each; 3. Leighton Berry, 85.5, $2,047; 4. Tilden Hooper, 85, $1,324; 5. Austin Foss, 83.5, $843; 6. Tim O’Connell, 82, $602; 7. Zach Hibler, 81, $482; 8. (tie) Steven Peebles, Tony Barrington and Jamie Howlett, 80.5, $120 each. Finals: 1. Wyatt Bloom, 87 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Come Down, $1,650; 2. Steven Dent, 85.5, $1,250; 3. Leighton Berry, 82.5, $900; 4. Austin Foss, 82, $600; 5. Tim O’Connell, 81.5, $350; 6. Kody Lamb, 79, $250. Average: 1. Leighton Berry, 252 points on three head, $5,418; 2. Austin Foss, 250, $4,154; 3. Steven Dent, 249.5, $3,070; 4. Kody Lamb, 248, $1,987; 5. Tim O’Connell, 245, $1,264; 6. Wyatt Bloom, 244, $903; 7. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Clayton Biglow, 236.5, $632 each.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1. (tie) Olin Hannum and Don Payne, 4.2 seconds, $3,794 each; 3. (tie) Tucker Allen and Cameron Morman, 4.4, $2,735 each; 5. J.D. Struxness, 4.5, $1,941; 6. Jake Kraupie, 4.6, $1,412; 7. Bridger Anderson, 4.9, $882; 8. (tie) Richard Coats and Jule Hazen, 5.0, $176 each. Second round: 1. (tie) J.D. Struxness and Dalton Massey, 4.3 seconds, $3,794 each; 3. Stan Branco, 4.6, $3,000; 4. Dru Melvin, 4.8, $2,470; 5. (tie) Kyle Irwin and Juan Alcazar Jr, 4.9, $1,676 each; 7. (tie) Cameron Morman, Bubba Boots and Laine Herl, 5.0, $412 each. Finals: 1. Denell Henderson, 4.4 seconds, $1,378; 2. Jake Kraupie, 4.9, $1,140; 3. J.D. Struxness, 5.5, $903; 4. Cameron Morman, 5.6, $665; 5. Juan Alcazar Jr, 6.0, $428; 6. Dalton Massey, 6.7, $238. Average: 1. J.D. Struxness, 14.3 seconds on three head, $6,087; 2. Denell Henderson, 14.7, $5,293; 3. (tie) Jake Kraupie and Cameron Morman, 15.0, $4,102 each; 5. Tucker Allen , 16.7, $2,911; 6. Juan Alcazar Jr, 17.5, $2,117; 7. Dalton Massey, 17.8, $1,323; 8. Justin Shaffer, 18.3, $529.
Team roping: First round: 1. Aaron Tsinigine/Patrick Smith, 4.6 seconds, $4,498 each; 2. Cory Kidd V/Kory Koontz, 5.0, $3,912; 3. (tie) Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan and Spencer Mitchell/Cody Doescher, 5.1, $3,031 each; 5. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 5.3, $2,151; 6. (tie) Chris Francis/Cade Passig and Marcus Theriot/Coleby Payne, 5.4, $1,271 each; 8. (tie) Colby Lovell/Ty Arnold and Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 5.5, $196 each. Second round: 1. Bubba Buckaloo/Shay Dixon Carroll, 4.7 seconds, $4,498 each; 2. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes and Dustin Bird/Trey Yates, 4.9, $3,618 each; 4. J.B. James Jr/Brock Hanson, 5.1, $2,738; 5. Doyle Hoskins/Morgan McVay, 5.2, $2,151; 6. (tie) Brooks Dahozy/Walt Woodard, Rhen Richard/Clint Summers and Colton Campbell/Dalton Pearce, 5.3, $978 each. Finals: 1. Ryan Reed/Wyatt Hansen, 5.3 seconds, $1,378 each; 2. Colby Lovell/Ty Arnold, 5.4, $1,140; 3. Cory Clark/Douglas Rich, 5.6, $903; 4. David Key/Rich Skelton, 6.1, $665; 5. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 6.3, $428; 6. Bubba Buckaloo/Shay Dixon Carroll, 6.4, $238. Average: 1. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 17.3 seconds on three head, $6,747 each; 2. (tie) Ryan Reed/Wyatt Hansen and David Key/Rich Skelton, 17.4, $5,427 each; 4. Bubba Buckaloo/Shay Dixon Carroll, 17.9, $4,107; 5. Cory Clark/Douglas Rich, 18.2, $3,227; 6. Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley, 20.0, $2,347; 7. Taylor Winn/Dylin Ahlstrom, 20.3, $1,467; 8. Colby Lovell/Ty Arnold, 21.7, $587.
Saddle bronc riding: First round: 1. Joe Lufkin, 91.5 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Spring Plantin, $3,350; 2. Zeke Thurston, 88.5, $2,569; 3. Sterling Crawley, 87, $1,898; 4. Dawson Hay, 86.5, $1,228; 5. Chet Johnson, 86, $782; 6. Jake Finlay, 85.5, $558; 7. Allen Boore, 84.5, $447; 8. Dean Wadsworth, 84, $335. Second round: 1. Jake Clark, 87.5 points on Rosser Rodeo’s Flood Tide, $3,350; 2. (tie) Wade Sundell and Jesse Wright, 86, $2,233 each; 4. (tie) Lefty Holman and Allen Boore, 85.5, $1,005 each; 6. Colt Gordon, 83.5, $558; 7. Spencer Wright, 83, $447; 8. Chase Brooks, 82.5, $335. Finals: 1. Wade Sundell, 92 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Spring Plantin, $1,650; 2. Lefty Holman, 89.5, $1,250; 3. Sterling Crawley, 89, $900; 4. Jake Clark, 80.5, $600; 5. Allen Boore, 80, $350; 6. Chase Brooks, 79.5, $250. Average: 1. Lefty Holman, 255.5 points on three head, $5,025; 2. Wade Sundell, 255, $3,853; 3. Sterling Crawley, 253, $2,848; 4. Allen Boore, 250, $1,843; 5. Chase Brooks, 243.5, $1,173; 6. Jake Clark, 243, $838; 7. CoBurn Bradshaw, 229, $670; 8. Leon Fountain, 216, $503.
Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Marcos Costa, 7.9 seconds, $4,352; 2. (tie) Caleb Smidt and J.D. McCuistion, 8.6, $3,500 each; 4. Tanner Green, 8.7, $2,649; 5. Reid Zapalac, 8.8, $2,081; 6. Dane Kissack, 9.0, $1,514; 7. Justin Smith, 9.3, $946; 8. Tyler Forsberg, 9.4, $378. Second round: 1. (tie) Marty Yates, Tanner Green, Kyle Lucas and Shad Mayfield, 8.3 seconds, $3,500 each; 5. Cooper Mathews, 8.4, $2,081; 6. (tie) Monty Lewis and Brodi Jones, 9.0, $1,230 each; 8. (tie) Ty Harris and Reese Riemer, 9.2, $189 each. Finals: 1. Ty Harris, 7.7 seconds, $1,378; 2. Tyler Prcin, 8.9, $1,140; 3. Marcos Costa, 9.7, $903; 4. Caleb Smidt, 10.0, $665; 5. Blane Cox, 12.1, $428; 6. Westyn Hughes, 13.3, $238. Average: 1. Ty Harris, 27.5 seconds on three head, $6,527; 2. Marcos Costa, 28.1, $5,676; 3. Caleb Smidt, 28.5, $4,825; 4. Tyler Prcin, 28.9, $3,973; 5. Blane Cox, 32.2, $3,122; 6. Westyn Hughes, 33.8, $2,270; 7. Shad Mayfield, 36.9, $1,419; 8. Tanner Green, 17.0 on two head, $568.
Barrel racing: First round: 1. Ivy Hurst, 17.14 seconds, $3,311; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.18, $2,838; 3. Nellie Miller, 17.25, $2,365; 4. Jill Wilson, 17.27, $2,050; 5. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.29, $1,577; 6. Shali Lord, 17.31, $1,261; 7. Lacinda Rose, 17.35, $946; 8. Tyra Kane, 17.36, $631; 9. Ashley Castleberry, 17.38, $473; 10. Amanda Lewis Waller, 17.40, $315. Second round: 1. Sabra O’Quinn, 17.14 seconds, $3,311; 2. Sara Cheeney, 17.16, $2,838; 3. Stevi Hillman, 17.18, $2,365; 4. Megan Champion, 17.19, $2,050; 5. Randi Buchanan, 17.21, $1,577; 6. Ryann Pedone, 17.22, $1,261; 7. Shali Lord, 17.28, $946; 8. Carly Taylor, 17.29, $631; 9. (tie) Jody Hale and Ivy Hurst, 17.33, $394 each. Finals: 1. Jill Welsh, 17.06 seconds, $2,453; 2. Ivy Hurst, 17.11, $1,839; 3. Shali Lord, 17.17, $1,226; 4. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.21, $613. Average: 1. Ivy Hurst, 51.58 seconds on three head, $4,967; 2. Shali Lord, 51.76, $4,257; 3. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 51.85, $3,548; 4. Nellie Miller, 51.88, $3,075; 5. (tie) Sara Cheeney and Jill Welsh, 51.98, $2,129 each; 7. Sabra O’Quinn, 52.08, $1,419; 8. (tie) Ryann Pedone and Carly Taylor, 52.33, $828 each; 10. Stevi Hillman, 52.34, $473.
Bull riding: First round: 1. Trevor Kastner, 86.5 points on Rosser Rodeo’s Black Kat, $5,877; 2. Sage Kimzey, 85.5, $4,506; 3. Jordan Hansen, 84.5, $3,330; 4. Brennon Eldred, 83, $2,155; 5. Clayton Sellars, 82, $1,371; 6. Lon Danley, 81, $980; 7. Daylon Swearingen, 80.5, $784; 8. Ty Wallace, 80, $588. * Finals: 1. Sage Kimzey, 90.5 points on Diamond G Rodeo’s Magic Dave, $1,800; 2. Cullen Telfer, 88, $1,400; 3. Clayton Sellars, 87.5, $1,050; 4. Jordan Hansen, 80, $750; no other qualified rides. Average: 1. Sage Kimzey, 176 points on two head, $6,237; 2. Clayton Sellars, 169.5, $4,782; 3. Cullen Telfer, 167.5, $3,534; 4. Jordan Hansen, 164.5, $2,287; 5. Trevor Kastner, 86.5 on one head, $1,455; 6. Lon Danley, 81, $1,040; 7. Daylon Swearingen, 80.5, $832; 8. Ty Wallace, 80, $624. *(all totals include ground money).
Total payoff: $490,103. Stock contractor: Flying U Rodeo. Sub-contractors: Big Bend Rodeo, All In Pro Rodeos, Powder River Rodeo, Western Rodeos, Rosser Rodeo, Fettig Pro Rodeo, Diamond G Rodeo and Flying 5 Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Cindy Rosser. Officials: Allan Jordan Jr, Mike Todd, Terry Carlon and Rocky Steagall. Timers: Sherry Rice-Gibson and Robin Yerxa. Announcers: Wayne Brooks and Bob Tallman. Specialty acts: Sarah Thompson, Bailey Gabel, John Harrison, Bec Circosta, Jennifer Nicholson, Riata Ranch and Jason Goodman. Clown/barrelman: John Harrison. Flankmen: Owen Albrecht, Tony Amaral, Chad Hutsell and Wes Ibrahimi. Chute bosses: Tony Amaral and Reno Rosser. Pickup men: Bronc Boehnlein, Matt Twitchell, Bobby Marriott and Jeffrey Shearer.
Plans are already underway for next year’s Reno Rodeo, set for June 18-27, 2020.