GREAT FALLS — The annual four-night Big Sky PRCA rodeo wrapped up Saturday at the Montana State Fair in Great Falls, and competitors left it all out in the arena in hopes of taking home some cash.
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Numerous impressive scores had already been recorded heading in, which meant there were benchmarks that had to be met to place highly.
One man who cracked the top three in saddle bronc was Miles City's Liam Pauley, who scored an 83 on Sankey Pro Rodeo's 7 of Spades.
It wasn't until breakaway roping where a champion of the weekend was crowned, as world No. 16 Rickie Fanning from Martin, S.D., recorded a 2-second run to win the belt buckle.
Big Sky Pro Rodeo
Great Falls, Mont., July 30-Aug. 2
All-around cowboy: Mitchell Detton, $1,322, tie-down roping and steer wrestling.
Bareback riding: 1. Kade Berry, 87.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics' Logos, $2,922; 2. Dean Thompson, 85, $2,240; 3. Mason Stuller, 84.5, $1,656; 4. Ethan Mazurenko, 83, $1,071; 5. Sage Allen, 82, $682; 6. Seth Hardwick, 81, $487; 7. Ty Owens, 80.5, $390; 8. (tie) Tristan Hansen and Connor Heinert, 78, $146 each.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Ty Erickson, 4.1 seconds, $1,632; 2. Quentin Wheeler, 4.8, $1,350; 3. (tie) Curtis Cassidy and Jhet Murphy, 4.9, $928 each; 5. J.D. Struxness, 5.1, $506; 6. Mitch Detton, 5.2, $281. Second round: 1. J.D. Struxness, 3.5 seconds, $1,632; 2. Ty Erickson, 4.2, $1,350; 3. Jaden Whitman, 4.8, $1,069; 4. Quentin Wheeler, 5.2, $788; 5. Evan Spady, 5.5, $506; 6. Jaret Whitman, 6.0, $281. Average: 1. Ty Erickson, 8.3 seconds on two head, $2,448; 2. J.D. Struxness, 8.6, $2,026; 3. Quentin Wheeler, 10.0, $1,604; 4. Tyler Ravenscroft, 17.6, $1,182; 5. Mitch Detton, 18.2, $760; 6. Traver Johnson, 20.0, $422.
Team roping: First round: 1. (tie) Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith and Aaron Tsinigine/Jeremy Buhler, 4.8 seconds, $1,204 each; 3. Cameron Irwin/Coley Nicholls, 5.1, $864; 4. Jade Stoddard/Max Kuttler, 5.2, $636; 5. (tie) Jason Carlson/Hunter Karlson and Clay McNichol/Riley Wakefield, 5.4, $318 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Jade Stoddard/Max Kuttler and Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, 4.6 seconds, $1,204 each; 3. (tie) Cameron Irwin/Coley Nicholls and Gunner Plenty/Mason Trollinger, 5.0, $750 each; 5. Ben Folsom/Ike Folsom, 5.3, $409; 6. Clay Robertson/Dakota Louis, 5.5, $227. Average: 1. Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, 9.4 seconds on two head, $1,977 each; 2. Jade Stoddard/Max Kuttler, 9.8, $1,636; 3. Cameron Irwin/Coley Nicholls, 10.1, $1,295; 4. Jon Peterson/Arye Espenscheid, 11.7, $954; 5. Trey Fleming/Jared Bilby, 12.2, $614; 6. J.R. Winter/Shane Bessette, 17.5, $341.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Sage Newman, 87 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics' Mugilla, $3,353; 2. Zeke Thurston, 86, $2,571; 3. Liam Pauley, 83, $1,900; 4. Kole Ashbacher, 82.5, $1,229; 5. Josh Davison, 82, $782; 6. (tie) Jake Barnes and Caleb Meeks, 81, $503 each; 8. Jesse Kruse, 80, $335.
Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Zack Jongbloed, 8.3 seconds, $1,920; 2. Weston Hersel, 8.7, $1,589; 3. Adam Shuckburgh, 8.8, $1,258; 4. Chantz Webster, 8.9, $927; 5. Shay Keller, 9.2, $596; 6. Dakota Felton, 9.4, $331. Second round: 1. Beau Cooper, 8.6 seconds, $1,920; 2. (tie) Haven Meged and Clayton Smith, 8.8, $1,423 each; 4. Zack Jongbloed, 8.9, $927; 5. Adam Shuckburgh, 9.3, $596; 6. Jade Gardner, 9.4, $331. Average: 1. Zack Jongbloed, 17.2 seconds on two head, $2,880; 2. Adam Shuckburgh, 18.1, $2,383; 3. Haven Meged, 18.3, $1,887; 4. Beau Cooper, 18.7, $1,390; 5. Shay Keller, 19.0, $894; 6. (tie) Clayton Smith and Cash Trexler, 19.3, $248 each.
Barrel racing: 1. Jamie Olsen, 15.26 seconds, $3,134; 2. Bailee Murnion, 15.48, $2,507; 3. Heather Crowley, 15.49, $2,037; 4. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 15.59, $1,567; 5. Cally Goyins, 15.63, $1,254; 6. Hailey Garrison, 15.65, $940; 7. Cadee Williams, 15.69, $783; 8. Taylor Gardner, 15.71, $705; 9. (tie) Abigail Knight and Billie Schaff, 15.72, $588 each; 11. McKenna Coronado, 15.73, $470; 12. Tara Seaton, 15.79, $392; 13. Molly Salmond, 15.82, $313; 14. (tie) Becky Fuson and Mylee Welch, 15.83, $196 each.
Bull riding: 1. Tristen Hutchings, 88 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics' Time Wasted, $4,578; 2. Gavin Knutson, 84, $3,564; 3. Stran Smith, 75, $3,252; no other qualified rides.
