San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo Well Underway
By Susan Kanode
Mason Clements of Draper, Utah, made two victory laps around the AT&T Center and is the high money earner so far at the 2020 edition of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo. The bareback rider will be back later in the show for the semifinals thanks to the $7,000 he won here in Bracket 1. San Antonio Rodeo photo by Scott Foley
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo started it’s 18-day run three days ago and rodeo contestants are already anticipating trips back here to compete in the Semifinals.
At the top of the list is bareback rider Mason Clements of Draper, Utah. Clements has two Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) qualifications to his credit, in 2017 and 2018. He missed a good part of the 2019 season, including the rodeo here, because of injuries. He also missed another trip to Las Vegas to compete at the NFR after finishing 16th in the world standings.
That fueled a fire that is getting hotter by the week. Clements was seventh in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings when San Antonio’s rodeo kicked off. He was the high-money earner in Bracket 1 at $7,000 and stands to add even more to his checking account when he returns to compete here in the Semifinals.
He won the first round on Thursday, finished second on Friday, then won again on Saturday afternoon. His final win came aboard the notorious horse from Beutler and Son Rodeo named Killer Bee. While the ride wasn’t one for the record books at 79 points, it was the highest score of the day and got Clements $2,500 of his $7,000.
Bracket 2 started with a new set of contestants on Saturday night. The first-place spot in the bareback riding, steer wrestling and team roping was split amongst competitors. Reigning world champion bareback rider Clayton Biglow of Clements, California and Shane O’Connell, from Rapid City, S.D., each had 84-point rides.
Canadian Tanner Milan and Nebraskan Kalane Anders were each 4.3 seconds in the steer wrestling. Former San Antonio team roping champion Coleman Proctor was in the mix. Proctor, from Pryor, Oklahoma is roping with Ryan Motes, from Weatherford, Texas. Cody Snow from Los Olivos, California and Paul Eaves from Lonedell, Missouri along with Proctor and Motes had times of 4.2 seconds. Each of these contestants got $2,250 for their efforts.
They will have their second and third rounds of competition on Sunday at 1 and 7 p.m. where the top four money earners in each event will advance to the Semifinals.
The following are unofficial results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 14-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year.
Bracket 1, round 3 —
Bareback Riding: 1, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, 79 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Killer Bee, $2,500. 2, (tie) Dantan Bertsch, Eastend, Saskatchewan and Tyler Berghuis, Atwater, Minn., 75 and $1,625 each. 3, Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo., 62, $750. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, Clements, $7,000. 2, Bertsch, $6,125. 3, Berghuis, $2,375. 4, Patterson, $2,000.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 3.7 seconds, $2,500. 2, Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., 3.9, $2,000. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.0, $1,240. 4, Dalston Massey, Hermiston, Ore., 4.3, $750. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, Waguespack, $5,000. 2, Pearson, $4,2625. 3, Justin Schaffer, Hallsville, Texas, $3,625. 4, Cassidy, $2,875.
Team Roping: 1, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta and Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas, 3.7 seconds, $2,500. 2, (tie) Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas; and Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont, and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.1 and $1,625 each. 4, Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Cody Doescher, Webbers Falls, Okla., 4.5, $750. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, $5,000. 2, Schmidt and Koch, $4,125. 3, Steven Duby, Hereford, Ore., and Justin Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., $2,000. 4, Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas, $1,625.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (three rides) 1, Lane Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 79 points on C5 Rodeo’s Thunder Struck, $2,750. 2, Ty Manke, Rapid City, S.D., 77, $2,250. 3, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 66, $1,500. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D., $4,750. 2, Muncy, $4,125. 3, Schuelke, $3,125. 4, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., $2,875.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Cody Huber, Albia, Iowa, 8.6 seconds, $2,500. 2, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 8.8, $2,000. 3, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 8.9, $1,240. 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 9.5, $750. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, $4,500. 2, Huber, $3,250. 3, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., $2,500. 4, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, $2,000.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., 13.90 seconds, $2,500. 2, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 14.03, $2,000. 3, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 14.06, $1,250. 4, Lisa Thornton, Plum, Texas, 14.37, $750. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, Murray, $5,000. 2, (tie) Miller and Langdon, $4,500. 4, Hallie Hanssen, Hermosa, S.D., $2,000.
Bull Riding: 1, Tyler Hessman, Beaver, Okla., 91 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Shootin’ Stars, $2,500. 3, Gray Essary III, Somerville, Tenn., 85, $2,000. 3, J.W. Harris, Goldthwaite, Texas, 79, $1,250. 4, Cole Fischer, Jefferson City, Mo., 75, $750. (Semifinals qualifiers) 1, Harris, $4,750. 2, Denton Fugate, Niangua, Mo., $3,500. 3, (tie) Dalan Duncan, Ballard, Utah and Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho, $3,000 each.
Bracket 2, round 1 —
Bareback Riding: 1, (tie) Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Oil Held Hostage and Shane O’Connell, Rapid City, S.D., on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Pendleton Whisky’s Tic Tac, 84 points and $2,250 each. 3, (tie) Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta and Nate McFadden, Elsmere, Neb., 78, $1,000.
Steer Wrestling: 1, (tie) Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, and Kalane Anders, Bayard, Neb., 4.3 seconds and $2,250 each. 3, Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 4.5, $1,240. 4, Cade Goodman, Waelder, Texas, 4.7, $750.
Team Roping: 1, (tie) Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas; and Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.2 seconds and $2,250 each. 3, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Caleb Enderson, Mocksville, N.C., 4.5, $1,250. 4, Quisto Lopez, Beeville, Texas, and B.J. Dugger, Comfrot, Texas, 5.2, $750.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia, 86.5, $2,500. 2, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 83, $2,000. 3, Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 82, $1,250. 4, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 77, $750.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas, 8.7 seconds, $2,500. 2, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 9.6, $2,000. 3, Seth Cooke, Millsap, Texas, 10.3, $1,250. 4, Blaine Cox, Cameron, Texas, 10.7, $750.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Ryan Pedone, Sunset, Texas, 14.22 seconds, $2,500. 2, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 14.25. 3, (tie) Maggie Poloncic, Gillette, Wyo., and Jessie Telford, Caldwell, Idaho, 14.30, $1,000.
Bull Riding: 1, Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., 87 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Little Bill, $2,500. 2, Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M., 85, $2,000. 3, J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, 84.5, $1,240. 4, Todd Chotowetz, Major, Saskatchewan, 81.5, $750.