High Scores Seen in Bareback and Saddle Bronc Riding at Reno Rodeo

By Susan Kanode
For the Reno Rodeo

RENO, Nev. – It was a great night for bareback and saddle bronc riders at the Reno Rodeo on Tuesday.

In both events, there were at least three scores that were over 80 points. This was the first of their two rounds of competition, so the overall leaderboard could change significantly after Wednesday night’s rodeo.

Leading off the bareback riding was Clayton Biglow from Clements, Calif. Biglow rode Flying Five Rodeo’s Rio’s Edge for 83 points. He is leading the race for the rookie of the year in the bareback riding and is currently 11th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Standings.

Biglow finished one point ahead of his traveling partner Wyatt Denny from Minden, Nev. Last week in Casper, Wyo., the duo battled for the top spot at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) where Denny finished in the top spot and Biglow was the reserve champion.

They were part of the men’s champion team at the CNFR representing Feather River College located just 83 miles northwest of Reno in Quincy, Calif. Their coach, Jesse Segura, and other team members were all recognized in the arena.

Ryan Mackenzie is now tied for first place in the saddle bronc riding after scoring 84.5 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Crash Gate. The Homedale, Idaho, cowboy is now tied with Taos Muncy from Corona, N.M., for first place in the round. Jake Wright, from Milford, Utah, celebrated his birthday here with an 93 point ride.

There is a new overall leader in the steer wrestling and he comes from the Big Sky country in Montana. Ty Erickson is placing third in the first round with a 4.1-second run. He made that run at Tuesday morning slack, then came back during the performance and stopped the clock in 4.3 seconds. That put him in a tie for third in the second round and first overall with a total time of 8.4 seconds. Nick Guy from Sparta, Wisc., is now in second with 8.7.

Wednesday night’s sixth performance starts at 7 p.m.

The following are results from the Reno Rodeo

Fifth Performance —

Bareback: 1, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 83 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Rio’s Edge. 2, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 82. 3, Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 81.5. 4, Evan Jayne, Marseille, France, 80.

Steer wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.3 seconds. 2, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 5.1. 3, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 6.0. 4, Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 6.0.

Team roping: 1, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 5.1 seconds. 2, Jaguar Terrill, Craig, Colo., and Jason Warner, Rigby, Idaho, 5.6. 3, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Burleson, Texas, 6.0. 4, (tie) Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Shad Chadwick, Cave Creek, Ariz.; and Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 10.5.

Saddle bronc: 1, Ryan Mackenzie, Homedale, Idaho, 84.5 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Crash Gate. 2, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 83. 3, Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., 82.5. 4, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 79.5.

Tie-down roping: 1, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 8.6 seconds. 2, Dallin kemp, Salem, Utah, 9.7. 3, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 18.5. 4, K.C. Miller, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 20.4.

Barrel Racing: 1, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 17.35. 2, Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 17.52. 3, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 17.66. Carly Twisselman, Shandon, Calif., 18.19.

Bull riding: 1, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 79 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Swamp Donkey. 2, Markus Mariluch, Daingerfield, Texas, 78.5. 3, (tie) Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah and Jordan Hansen, Okotoks, Alberta, 82.5 points each.

Current Leaders –

Bareback riding: (first round) 1, Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan, 85.5 points on Rosser Rodeo’s Gold Coast Jackie. 2, Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., 83. 2, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 82.5. 4, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 82. (second round) 1, 1, George Gillespie IV, Hamilton, Mont., 83.5 on Flying U Rodeo’s Bartown. 2, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 82.5. 3, Tyler Scales, Severance, Colo., 80.5. 4, Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 79. (total on two) 1, Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 162. 2, Kyle Charley, Lukachukai, Ariz., 161.5. 3, (tie) Tyler Scales, Severance, Colo., and Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan, 161 each.

Steer wrestling: (first round) 1, Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 3.8 seconds. 2, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wisc., 3.9. 3, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.1. 4, (tie) Daryl Joe Elliott, Beaumont, Texas, and Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 4.3 each. (second round) 1. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 3.8. 2, Jacob Talley, Keatchie, Las., 3.9. 3, (tie) Josh Clark, Belgrade, Mont., and Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.3. (total on two) 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 8.4. 2, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wisc., 8.7. 3, (tie) Jule Hazen and Tooter Silver, 8.8 each. 4, Joshua Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 9.1.

Team roping: (first round) 1, Joel Bach, San Augustine, Texas, and Cody Cowden, Atwater, Calif., 4.9 seconds. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Burleson, Texas, 5.3. 3, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.4. 4. J.T. Taylor, Banning, Calif., and Brandon Bates, Romoland, Calif., 5.7. (second round) 1. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas, 4.0. 2, Spencer Mitchell, Williams, Calif., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 4.5. 3, (tie) David Key, Stephenville, Texas and Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif.; Cale Markham, Vinita, Okla., and Steve Northcott, Odessa, Texas; 4.6. (total on two) 1. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 11.2. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Burleson, Texas, 11.3. 3, Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore., and Bruce Reidhead, Taylor, Ariz., 11.6. 4, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Paul Eaves, 11.9.

Saddle bronc riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Ryan Mackenzie, Homedale, Idaho, on Big Bend Rodeo’s Crash Gate and Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., on Rosser Rodeo’s Hat Stomper, 84.5 points each. 3, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 83. 4, Joe Lufkin, Sallisaw, Okla., 82.5. (second round) 1, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 84.5 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Planting. 2, Cody DeMoss, Helfin, La.., 83. 3, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 82.5. 4, Jesse James Kirby, Dodge City, Kan., 81.5. (total on two) 1, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 164.5. 2, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 164. 3, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 161.5. 4, Charlie Kogianes, Provo, Utah, 156.

Tie-down roping: (first round) 1, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 8.2 seconds. 2, Clint Kindred, Oral, S.D., 8.4. 3, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 8.6. 4, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.7. (second round) 1, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 7.6. 2, Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La., 8.3. 3, (tie) Cy Eames, Gooding, Idaho, and Tyler Prcin, Alvord, Texas, 8.4. (total on two) 1, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 18.2. 2, Clint Kindred, Oral, S.d., 18.4. 3, Tyler Prcin, Alvord, Texas, 18.6. 4, Dane Kissack, Spearfish, S.D., 18.7.

Barrel racing: (first round) 1, Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 17.41 seconds. 2, (tie) Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., and Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 17.44 each. 4, Cayla Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 17.47. (second round) 1, Kris Gadbois, Escondido, Calif., 17.04. 2, Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 17.13. 3, (tie) Darby Fox, King Hill, Idaho, and Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah, 17.17. (total on two) 1, Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 34.54. 2, Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah, 34.70. 3, Kris Gadbois, Escondido, Calif., 34.74. 4, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 34.50.

Bull riding: (First round) 1, Jeston Mead, Ashland, Kan., 83.5 on ST Rodeo’s Gas Pedal. 2, Shawn Proctor, Tooele, Utah, 83. 3, (tie) Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., and Tyler Stoltz, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 81.5 points each. 5, Zeb Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 81. 6, Trevor Reiste, Linden, Iowa, 80.