Red Bluff Crowns Champions

By: Ruth Nicolaus

Texas cowgirl and horse repeat win; Oregon and Kansas cowboys among winners

Red Bluff, Calif. – The eyes of the rodeo world were on Red Bluff this past weekend, with the 101st Red Bluff Round-Up taking place April 15-17.

Nine pro rodeo cowboys and cowgirls added to their world rankings and padded their bank accounts with gold-buckle wins and first place finishes in Red Bluff.

Among those crowned as a 2022 Round-Up champion is an Oregon cowboy. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, turfed four steers in 19.8 seconds to win the gold buckle.

Massey didn’t have a great start to his Round-Up week, but it got better. In the first round, he had a time of six seconds, which wasn’t fast enough to win a check.

“Shoot, I told my dad (Kurt) I was going to get faster every day, and I’d be in contention come Sunday (for the finals.) I drew good enough and that’s exactly what happened.” His times got progressively faster, going from six seconds to 4.8 seconds in the second round, 4.4 in the third round, and 3.7 in Sunday’s round to win the title.

This is the fourth time for the Oregon cowboy to compete in Red Bluff. The past three years, he’s broken the barrier during one of his runs, adding ten seconds to his time and effectively taking him out of the winnings. “This year, my goal was to get out at the barrier at every steer, and have a chance come Sunday.”

Massey rode a borrowed horse, a mare named Sassy who is owned by fellow steer wrestler Mike McGinn. She’s been his mount all winter. McGinn and another steer wrestler, Justin Kimsey, also rode the mare in Red Bluff.

A win of over $7400 will help him get down the road, paying for fuel and entry fees, and hopefully be momentum enough to get him towards his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification, after finishing nineteenth in the world last year.

The Red Bluff Round-Up is a favorite rodeo for the 2022 Round-Up barrel racing champion’s horse.

In fact, the same duo: Stevi Hillman and her mount Truck, won the rodeo twice: this year, and in 2017.

Truck, whose registered name is Cuatro Fame, carried his rider for a time of 34.42 seconds in two runs for the win.

“Truck loves Red Bluff, and so do I,” she said. “It’s one of our favorite rodeos. We’re outside, the sun is shining, and it’s Easter. I just couldn’t be any more thankful today.”

Hillman has ridden the fifteen-year-old big bay gelding for the last seven years and has owned him for two of those years.

She came to the Round-Up in 2016 will fellow barrel racer Taylor Langdon, who won the Round-Up that year.

“I helped Taylor carry her Yeti cooler back to the trailer in 2016, and the next year, she helped me carry it. She’s not here, but, Taylor, I’m thinking about you,” she said.

The winners each win a Yeti trailer, plus gold buckles and prize money.

Hillman has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo six times.

In the tie-down roping, a Kansas-turned-Texas roper won the Red Bluff title.

Cooper Martin, a native of Alma, Kan. but now residing in Salado, Texas, was reserve tie-down Round-Up champ in 2018 but this year took the top honor with a time of 41.7 seconds on four runs.

A three-time National Finals qualifier, he’s coming off an injury that sidelined him for six months last year.

He tore ligaments in his wrist, but the two surgeries to repair it caused carpal tunnel syndrome, which made his recovery time even slower.

But the time off was a blessing.

“I learned a lot about myself,” he said. “I’d never been able to be in the gym that much. We’re always driving and sleeping, and driving some more and sleeping some more, and when you have time off (while on the road), you don’t feel like doing anything else.”

He competed in Logandale, Nev. last week and will rope in Clovis, Calif. this week, before heading home.

“I’ve always liked to rodeo” in California, he said. “These four-head rodeos are good to me. They fit my style.”

He rides a gray gelding named Gru (from the movie Despicable Me), who is an excellent tie-down horse. “He’s consistent, and consistency is the key. If he’s consistent, I’m consistent. I’ve sure been blessed to have him. He’s had a huge impact on my career.”

Other Red Bluff champions include bareback rider Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas (88 points); team ropers Cory Kidd V and Lane Mitchell (31.7 seconds on four runs); breakaway roper Lari Dee Guy (6.5 seconds on 2 head); saddle bronc rider Wyatt Casper (88 points) and bull rider JR Stratford (90 points).

During the rodeo, which was the annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink event, a Pendleton (Ore.) Roundup “Let ‘Er Buck” package was auctioned off. Jan Sutherland, owner of Taco Bell, purchased it for $23,000. The package includes four VIP tickets to the Round-Up, round trip airfare for four, lodging, and more. Monies raised during the Round-Up’s “pink” campaign help fund breast cancer services at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Monies raised during the Round-Up’s “pink” campaign go to breast cancer treatment at Dignity Health/St. Elizabeth Hospital.

For more information on the rodeo, visit RedBluffRoundup.com.

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Results, Red Bluff Round-Up, April 15-17, 2022

Bareback Riding – 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas

1. Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas 88 points on C5 Rodeo’s Virgil; 2. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 87; 3. Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev. 86.5; 4. Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont. 84.5; 5. Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo. 84; 6. Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif. 83; 7. Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo. 80.5; 8. Zack Brown, Red Bluff, Calif. 79.5.

Steer Wrestling 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore.

First round:

1. (tie) Kyler Dick, Oakley, Utah and Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla. 4.2 seconds each; 3. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 4.3; 4. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont. 4.6; 5. Bear Pascoe, Morro Bay, Calif. 4.7; 6. (tie) Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La. and Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif. 4.8 each; 8. Tyke Kipp, Lordsburg, N.M. 5.1; 9. (tie) Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas and Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah 5.2 each; 11. (tie) Kalane Anders, Cheyenne, Wyo., Aaron Vosler, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Justin Kimsey, Dayton, Wash. 5.4 seconds each.

Second round:

1. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Ida. 4.0 seconds; 2. Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev. 4.1; 3. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 4.3; 4. (tie) Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D. and Austin Eller, Glendo, Wyo. 4.5 each; 6. Tyke Kipp, Lordsburg, N.M. 4.6; 7. Kalane Anders, Bayard, Neb. 4.7; 8. (tie) Cameron Morman, Glenn Ullin, N.D. and Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore. 4.8 each.

Third round:

1. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho 3.9 seconds; 2. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore. 4.4; 3. Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla. 4.6; 4. Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont. 4.8; 5. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont. 5.1; 6. Justin Kimsey, Kennewick, Wash. 5.2; 7. Trisyn Kalawai’a, Hilo, Hawaii 5.3; 8. Taz Olson, Prairie City, S.D. 5.4.

Finals:

1. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore. 3.7 seconds; 2. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 4.2; 3. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 4.3; 4. Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah 5.7; 5. (tie) Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla. and Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont. 6.3 each.

Average:

1. Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore. 19.8 seconds on 4 head; 2. Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont. 21.1; 3. Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla. 22.3; 4. Kalane Anders, Bayard, Neb. 22.9; 5. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont. 23.7; 6. Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah 26.3; 7. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 27.1; 8. Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho 30.5.

Saddle bronc riding 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas

1. Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s YoYo Marble; 2. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah 87.5; 3. (tie) Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah and Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont. 85 each; 5. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 84; 6. Ben Anderson, Rocky Mountain, Alb. 83; 7. Carter Elshere, Elm Springs, S.D. 82.5; 8. (tie) Wade Stansfield, Spring City, Utah and Jesse James Kirby, Cheney, Wash. 82 each.

Tie Down Roping 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan.

First round:

1. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 8.6 seconds; 2. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 8.7; 3. Garrett Jacobs, Bosque Farms, N.M. 8.9; 4. Macon Murphy, Keatchie La., 9.3; 5. Lane Livingston, Seymour, Texas 9.6; 6. (tie) Ladd King, Kaysville, Utah and Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La. 9.7 each; 8. Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas 9.8; 9. (tie) Tom Joe Crouse, Gallatin. Mo. and Bo Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho 9.9 each; 11. (tie) Trenton Smith, Bigfoot, Texas and Cash Hooper, Carlsbad, N.M. 10.2 each.

Second round:

1. (tie) Marcos Costa, Iretama, Brazil and Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif. 8.9 seconds each; 3. (tie) Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M. and Chris McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas 9.1 each; 5. Hudson Wallace, George West, Texas 9.2; 6. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 9.4; 7. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 9.7; 8. Bo Pickett, Caldwell, Idaho 9.9.

Third round:

1. Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La. 9.9 seconds; 2. Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif. 10.2; 3. (tie) Lucas Peres, Brazil and Hagen Houck, Henrietta, Okla. 11.1 each; 5. (tie) Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb. and Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 11.2 each; 7. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 11.4; 8. Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif. 12.1.

Finals:

1. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 9.8 seconds; 2. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 10.2; 3. Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas 10.9; 4. Tom Joe Crouse, Gallatin, Mo. 11.3; 5. (tie) Lucas Peres, Brazil and Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La. 12.9 each.

Average:

1. Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan. 41.7 seconds on 4 head; 2. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 43.2; 3 Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La. 43.4; 4. Tyson Durfey, Brock, Texas 44.1; 5. Tom Joe Crouse, Gallatin, Mo. 44.7; 6. Dakota Felton, Mountain Home, Texas 47.1; 7. Lucas Peres, Brazile 47.4; 8. Hagen Houck, Henrietta, Texas 53.8.

Team Roping 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champions: Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C. and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn.

First round:

1. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah/Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alb. 6.5 seconds; 2. (tie) Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga./Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil and Zach Kilgus, Stephenville, Texas/Jake Edwards, Ft. Ann, N.Y. 6.6 each; 4. (tie) Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C./Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn. and Tanner James, Porterville, Calif./Phoenix Everano, Pendleton, Ore. 6.7 each; 6. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C./Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas 6.8; 7. (tie) Britt Smith, Broken Bow, Okla./Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. and Jr Dees, Aurora, S.D./Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. 7.1 each; 9. (tie) Derrick Begay, Winslow, Ariz. /Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas and T. C. Hammack, Chiloquin, Ore./Cody Stewart, Janesville, Calif. 7.4 each;

11. Ryan Tripp, Shasta Lake, Calif./Dusty Bravos, Anderson, Calif. 7.5; 12. (tie) Cody Mora, San Miguel, Calif./Jason Johe San Luis Obispo, Calif. and Kolton Schmidt, Stephenville, Texas/Lane Siggins, Coolidge, Ariz. 7.7 each.

Second round:

1. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla./Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas 5.5; 2. (tie) Brayden Schmidt, Benton City, Wash./Logan Cullen, Courtenay, B.C. and Rhett Anderson, Annabella, Utah/Max Kuttler, American Falls, Ida. 5.9 each; 4. Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Ida./Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 6.1; 5. Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla./Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 6.3; 6. (tie) Jr Dees, Aurora, S.D./Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. and Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C./Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas 6.5 each; 8. Tanner Bryson, Camp Verde, Ariz./Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 6.6.

Third round:

1. Zach Kilgus, Stephenville, Texas/Jake Edwards, Ft Ann, N.Y. 5.3 seconds; 2. Britt Smith, Broken Bow, Okla./Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. 5.5; 3. Braden Pirrung, Hartford, S.D./Coley Nicholls, Kinnear, Wyo. 6.5; 4. Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore./Cullen Teller, Ault, Colo. 6.7; 5. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah/Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alb. 6.8; 6. Jake Raley, Brush Prairie, Wash./Steven Gaona, Winkelman, Ariz. 7.0; 7. Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho/Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 7.2; 8. Manny Egusquiza Jr, Stephenville, Texas/Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas 7.4.

Finals:

1. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C./Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn. 8.5 seconds; 2. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M./Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo. 8.7; 3. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah/Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alb. 11.8; 4. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Stephenville, Texas/Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas 15.2; 5. Jack Graham, Lakeview, Ore./Reno Eddy, Gallup, N.M. 17.0.

Average:

1. Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C./Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn. 31.7 seconds on 4 head; 2. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah/Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alb. 32.2; 3. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M./Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo. 32.4; 4. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Stephenville, Texas/Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas 38.6; 5. Jack Graham, Lakeview, Ore./Reno Eddy, Gallup, N.M. 40.6; 6. Britt Smith, Broken Bow, Okla./Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla. 20.0 seconds on 3 head; 7. Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D./Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D. 21.4; 8. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C./Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas 21.9.

Breakaway Roping- 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas

First round:

1. Sawyer Gilbert, Buffalo, S.D. 2.6 seconds; 2. (tie) Josey Murphy, Keachi, La. and Paige Wiseman, Paola, Kan. 2.9 each; 4. Cathy Cagliari, Corning, Calif. 3.2; 5. (tie) Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas and Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas 3.2 each; 8. Liz Hirdes, Turlock, Calif. 3.4.

Short round:

1. (tie) Josie Conner, Iowa, La., Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D., and Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas 3.3 seconds each; 4. Macey Cox, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 3.5; 5. Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla. 3.6; 6. Josey Murphy, Keachi, La. 3.7; 7. (tie) Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo. and Tacy Webb, Midway, Texas 4.3 each.

Average:

1. Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas 6.5 seconds on two head; 2. Josey Murphy, Keachi. La. 6.6; 3. Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla. 7.1; 4. Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D. 7.5; 5. Jordi Edens, Gatesville, Texas 8.0; 6. (tie) Macey Cox, San Luis Obispo, Calif. and Tacy Webb, Midway, Texas 8.2 each; 8. (tie) Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo. and Kelsey Nonella, Redmond, Ore. 8.4 each.

Barrel racing – 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas

First round:

1. Payton Schoeppach, Lincoln, Calif. 17.29 seconds; 2. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 17.32; 3. Chelsie Stodghill, Prineville, Ore. 17.38; 4. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 17.40; 5. Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn. 17.43; 6. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla. 17.46; 7. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 17.51; 8. Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas 17.54; 9. Kathy Petska, Turlock, Calif. 17.56; 10. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 17.60.

Second round:

1. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 17.10 seconds; 2. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 17.18; 3. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 17.26; 4. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 17.31; 5. Kristi Youngblood, Willows, Calif. 17.42; 6. Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas 17.45; 7. Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn. 17.47; 8. Kylee Scribner, Azle, Texas 17.56; 9. (tie) Kathy Petska, Turlock, Calif. and Mandy Staley, Cottonwood, Calif. 17.61 each.

Average:

1. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas 34.42 seconds on 2 runs; 2. Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif. 34.71; 3. Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla. 34.77; 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 34.78; 5. Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn. 34.90; 6. Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas 34.99; 7. Kathy Petska, Turlock, Calif. 35.17; 8. Kylee Scribner, Azle, Texas 35.18; 9. Chelsie Stodghill, Prineville, Ore. 35.20; 10. Michelle Darling, Medford, Oka. 35.34.

Bull Riding 2022 Red Bluff Round-Up Champion: JR Stratford, Byers, Kansas

1. JR Stratford, Byers, Kan. 90 points on Big Stone Rodeo’s War Cry; 2. (tie) Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho and Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah 87 each; 4. (tie) Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas and Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas 85 each; 6. Ray Mayo, Clearlake, Calif. 84; 7. Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho 83.5; 8. (tie) Cole Fischer, Jefferson City, Mo. and Reid Oftedahl, Raymond, Minn. 81.5 each.

** All results are unofficial. For more information, visit RedBluffRoundup.com. For complete rodeo results, visit ProRodeo.com