Hannum Speedy in Dodge Return

DODGE CITY, Kan. – Olin Hannum has been around rodeo all his life. He was born into it, the son of a five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier and a longtime administrator in the PRCA.

His father, Jack, earned a spot at the NFR in tie-down roping in 1977, then followed that with four trips in six years in steer wrestling. Olin Hannum followed in his dad’s footsteps, as did his younger brother, Jake.

On Wednesday night during the first performance of the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, Olin Hannum grappled his steer to the ground in 3.9 seconds to lead the second go-round and the aggregate with a two-run cumulative time of 8.6 seconds.

“I knew I had a pretty good steer,” said Hannum, 45, a three-time WNFR qualifier from Malad City, Idaho. “(Fellow bulldogger) Dirk Tavenner had him this morning (posting a 4.7-second run). I knew he was going to let off a little bit, and he ended up stopping a lot more than I thought. I got him caught, and he was good after that.”

Hannum qualified for ProRodeo’s grand finale in 2011, 2016 and 2017. It was during his inaugural trip to the NFR that he was boosted by his first victory at Roundup Arena. Originally from Utah and now living in southeastern Idaho, he rarely makes the trip to Kansas.

“I’ve only been here twice, and I won it the first time I came,” he said. “I’m not sure where my (cumulative) time will fall, but I suspect I’ll be back for the short round.”

Only the top 12 contestants in each event through the first four preliminary performances will advance to Sunday’s championship round. That’s where the 2023 Roundup champions will be crowned.

He’ll return to southwest Kansas for that final round and his shot to add another Dodge City buckle to his trophy case. The climate is a much different experience for the cowboy, whose hometown is experiencing high temperatures in the 70s and low 80s this week; it has been in the triple digits in Ford County.

“The heat does add a little flavor,” said Hannum, who is 37th in the world standings with $35,000. “The horses are tired; they’ve been traveling, so the humidity will get to the horses sometimes. It plays a big role with the animals as well as the people.”

Nonetheless, he made his opening-day experience count. He reflects on that victory from a dozen years ago and would love to strap another Roundup buckle to his belt.

“It’s pretty awesome, because every old Western talks about Dodge City,” he said. “Most of us that really love old Westerns in movies and books, we’ve heard about this our whole life. It’s pretty awesome to be here in a pretty historical town, a historical rodeo and be able to compete at a high level.”

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Dodge City Roundup Rodeo
Dodge City, Kan.
Aug. 2-6, 2022

Bareback riding leaders: 1. (tie) Jayco Roper, on Frontier Rodeo’s Bottom Line, and Andy Gingerich, on Frontier Rodeo’s Short Night, 85 points; 3. Jacob Lees, 83; 4. Dean Thompson, 82; 5. (tie) Donny Proffit, Quinton Lee Lundsford and Mark Kreder, 79; 8. Lane McGehee, 73.

Steer wrestling: First round leaders: 1. Gage Hesse, 3.5 seconds; 2. Jace Melvin, 4.0; 3. Cyler Dowling, 4.2; 4. (tie) Nick Guy, Dirk Tavenner and Olin Hannum, 4.7; 7. (tie) Stan Branco and Dakota Eldridge, 5.0. Second round leaders: 1. Olin Han num, 3.9 seconds; 2. (tie) Stephen Mullins, Blake Knowles and Stan Branco, 4.1; 5. Dirk Tavenner, 4.3; 6. Eli Lord, 4.9; 7. (tie) Reed Kraeger and Winsten McGraw, 5.0. Average leaders: 1. Olin Hannum, 8.6 seconds on two runs; 2. Dirk Tavenner, 9.0; 3. (tie) Gage Hesse and Stan Branco, 9.1; 5. Cyler Dowling, 11.2; 6. Stetson Jorgensen, 11.9; 7. Blake Knowles, 12.9; 8. Dakota Eldridge, 13.6; 9. Stephen Mullins, 19.1; 10. Logan Lemmel, 21.2.

Team roping: First round leaders: 1. Pedro Egurrola/J.C. Flake, 5.6 seconds; 2. Ben Jordan/Scott Lauaki, 6.2; 3. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 10.0; 4. Clay Holz/Matt Zancanella, 10.2; 5. Cooper White/Tucker James White, 11.5; 6. Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan, 11.9; 7. Brit Ellerman/Jorge Luis Cruz, 17.5; 8. Kooper Shane Huddleston/Zachary Cash Nicholson, 22.7. Second round leaders: 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 4.2 seconds; 2. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 4.4; 3. Cole Smith/Reed Boos, 4.8; 4. Cooper White/Tucker James White, 6.5; 5. Pedro Egurrola/J.C. Flake, 6.6; 6. Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan, 9.8; 7. Clay Holz/Matt Zancanella, 11.0; no other qualified times. Average leaders: 1. Pedro Egurrola/J.C. Flake, 12.2 seconds on two runs; 2. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 14.2; 3. Cooper White/Tucker James White, 18.0; 4. Clay Holz/Matt Zancanella, 21.2; 5. Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan, 21.7; 6. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 4.4 seconds on one run; 7. Cole Smith/Reed Boos, 4.8; 8. Ben Jordan/Scott Lauaki, 6.2; 9. Brit Ellerman/Jorge Luis Cruz, 17.5; 10. Kooper Shane Huddelston/Zachary Cash Nicholson, 22.7.

Saddle bronc riding leaders: 1. Brody Cress, 87.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s No. 777; 2. Sterling Crawley, 83; 3. Lefty Holman, 82.5; 4. Riggin Smith, 81.5; 5. (tie) Dylan Hancock and Stetson Wright, 76.5; 7. Chance Masters, 71; no other qualified rides.

Breakaway roping: First round leaders: 1. (tie) Shelby Boisjoli and Josey Murphy, 2.8 seconds; 3. Erika Frost, 3.0; 4. (tie) Bethany Stallons and Taylor Raupe, 3.1; 6. (tie) Kiley Dalchow and Nicole Hadley, 3.4; 8. Amber Coleman, 3.6. Second round leaders: 1. Bethany Stallons, 3.0 seconds; 2. Shelby Boisjoli, 3.1; 3. Kendal Pierson, 3.2; 4. (tie) Amber Coleman and Hannah Cline, 3.4; 6. Nicole Hadley, 3.5; 7. Josey Murphy, 4.1; 8. Rebekah Davis, 4.5; 9. Taylor Raupe, 5.2; 10. Cassidy Weber, 11.9. Average leaders: 1. Shelby Boisjoli, 5.9 seconds on two runs; 2. Bethany Stallons, 6.1; 3. (tie) Josey Murphy and Nicole Hadley, 6.9; 5. Amber Coleman, 7.0; 6. Taylor Raupe, 8.3; 7. Rebekah Davis, 8.9; 8. Linsay Rosser Sumpter, 17.1; 9. Cassidy Weber, 24.9; 10. Erika Frost, 3.0 seconds on one run; 11. Kendal Pierson, 3.2; 12. (tie) Kiley Dalchow and Hannah Cline, 3.4.

Tie-down roping: First round leaders: 1. Haven Meged, 8.8 seconds; 2. Cory Solomon, 9.0; 3. Riley Pruitt, 9.2; 4. Zack Jongbloed, 9.3; 5. (tie) Kallen Tate Johnson and Joel Harris, 10.0; 7. Ty Harris, 10.4; 8. Chance Oftedahl, 10.8. Second round leaders: 1. R.J. Straw, 8.5 seconds; 2. John Douch, 8.6; 3. Riley O’Rourke, 9.1; 4. Ty Harris, 9.4; 5. Jeremiahh Peek, 9.6; 6. Riley Pruitt, 9.9; 7. Bryan Moon, 10.3; 8. Cory Solomon, 10.6. Average leaders: 1. Riley Pruitt, 19.1 seconds on two runs; 2. John Douch, 19.5; 3. Cory Solomon, 19.6; 4. Ty Harris, 19.8; 5. Zack Jongbloed, 21.5; 6. Zaine Mikita, 21.8; 7. Colten Wallis, 23.5; 8. Bryan Moon, 24.1; 9. Riley O’Rourke, 24.2; 10. Haven Meged, 24.8; 11. R.J. Straw, 26.9; 12. Glenn Jackson, 27.2.

Barrel racing: First round leaders: 1. Kassie Mowry, 17.52 seconds; 2. Sydney Graham, 17.76; 3. Stacey Hansen, 17.80; 4. Jessi Wade, 17.81; 5. Victoria Procter, 17.96; 6. Kaela Hadon, 17.11; 7. Shandi Scales, 18.18; 8. Kiley Dalchow, 18.20; 9. Shauni Leftwich, 18.25; 10. Bailey Bryson, 18.32. Second round leaders: 1. Sydney Graham, 17.54 seconds; 2. Jessi Wade, 17.59; 3. Stacey Hansen, 17.62; 4. Victoria Procter, 17.64; 5. Kiley Dalchow, 17.96; 6. Shandi Scales, 18.08; Shauni Leftwich, 18.09; 8. Bailey Bryson, 18.23; 9. Jessica Lewis, 18.40; 10. Kylie Kanngiesser, 18.45. Average leaders: 1. Sydney Graham, 35.30 seconds on two runs; 2. Jessi Wade, 35.50; 3. Stacey Hansen, 35.42; 4. Victoria Proctor, 35.60; 5. Kiley Dalchow, 36.16; 6 Shandi Scales, 36.26; 7. Shauni Leftwich, 36.34; 8. Bailey Bryson, 36.55; 9. Kylie Kanngiesser, 36.89; 10. Jennifer Baker, 37.37; 11. J.J. Baldwin, 39.17; 12. Kassie Mowry, 39.71.

Bull riding leaders: 1. Victor Vieira Losnake, 86 points on Sutton Rodeo’s Time Traveler; 2. Colton Byram, 80; no other qualified rides.

Courtesy of twisTEDrodeo.com