(National Western Rodeo release)
DENVER - Bozeman steer wrestler Jake Nelson put himself in contention to win one of the most prestigious rodeos on the early-season calendar Friday, topping both the 15th and 16th performances.
Nelson's 8.7 total on two head has him second overall, behind only South Dakota's Jace Melvin. The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo:
Fifteenth Performance –
Bareback Riding: 1, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 87 points on C5 Rodeo’s Two Times the Money. 2, Cauy Pool, Redmond, Ore., 85. 3, Seth Lee Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 82.5. 4, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 79.5.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Jake Nelson, Bozeman, Mont., 4.6 seconds. 2, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 5.0. 3, Logan Kenline, Penrose, Colo., 7.0. 4, Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D., 10.3.
Team Roping: 1, Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 4.4 seconds. 2, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Caleb Anderson, Mocksville, N.C., 5.2. 3, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 5.9. 4, Wyatt Imus, Brenham, Texas, and Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla., 6.9.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jade Blackwell, Rapdi City, S.D., 83 points on New West Rodeo’s Right Spur. 2, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 81.5. 3, Dalton Kingery, Monroe, Iowa, 78. 4, Jake Watson, Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, 70.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.4. 2, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 9.6. 3, Zack Kirkpatrick, Crosbyton, Texas, 9.9. 4, Cody Craig, Wendell, Idaho, 10.0.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn., 15.27 seconds. 2, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 15.30. 3, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 15.36. 4, Danyelle Williams, Vale, Ore., 15.52.
Bull Riding: 1, Jake Gowdy, Bristow, Okla., 84 points on The Cervi Brothers Po Boy. 2, Levi Gray, Dairy, Ore., 79. 3, Trey Holston, Fort Scott, Kan., 76.5. Dustin Bouquet, Bourg, La., 88 points on rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Lone Wolf. 2, Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas, 84.5. 3, Dustin Martinez, Guymon, Okla., 81.5. 4, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 75.
Sixteenth Performance –
Bareback Riding: 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 90 points on Burch Rodeo’s Friendly Skies. 2, Cauy Pool, Redmond, Ore., 83.5. 3, Tyler Berghuis, Atwater, Minn., 79. 4, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 79.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Jake Nelson, Bozeman, Mont., 4.1 seconds. 2, Bridger Anderson, Carrington, N.D., 4.3. 3, Kody Woodward, Dupree, S.D., 4.5. 4, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 7.0.
Team Roping: 1, Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla. 4.3 seconds. 2, (tie) Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, and Cody Doescher, Webers Falls, Okla.; and Clay Ullery, Valley View, Alberta, and Tyce McLeod, Waldeck, Saskatchewan, 4.8 each. 4, Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.1.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 85.5 points on Burch Rodeo’s Painted Wagon. 2, Josh Davison, Miles City, Mont., 79.5. 3, Colby Wanchuck, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 75.5. 4, Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D., 73.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 7.2 seconds. 2, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.4. 3, Wyatt Imus, Brenham, Texas, 9.6. 4, Zack Kirkpatrick, Crosby, Texas, 11.2.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Ivy Saebens, Hudson, Colo., 14.94. 2, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 15.04. 3, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 15.12. 4, Italy Sheehan, Shoshone, Idaho, 15.29.
Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 88 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s Curious George. 2, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 86. 3, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 82.5.
Current Leaders –
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 88 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Black Sunday, $4,431. 2, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Colo., 87, $3,328. 3, (tie) Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb.; Chance Ames, Rock Springs, Wyo.; and Cauy Pool, Redmond, Ore., 85 and $1,688 each. 6, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, 84.5, $723. 7, Anthony Thomas, Houston, Texas, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas; and Yance Day, Tahlequah, Okla., 84, $338. (Second round) 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 90 points on Burch Rodeo’s Friendly Skies, $4,341. 2, O’Connell, 87.5, $3,328. 3, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 87, $2,460. 4, (tie) Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., and Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 86.5, $1,302. 6, Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo., 86, $724. 7, (tie) Kory Hart, Bloomfield, N.M., and Spur LaCasse, Calgary, Alberta, 85.5, $506. (Total on two) 1, O’Connell, 175.5. 2, Lowe, 169.5. 3, (tie) Shadbolt and Pool, 168.5. 5, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 167.5. 6, (tie) Logan Patterson, Kim, Colo., and Spur Lacasse, Calgary, Alberta, 167.
Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.9 seconds, $3,380. 2, (tie) Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D.; Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho; and Jacob Edler, State Center, Iowa, 4.0 and $2,498 each. 5, Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., $1,617. 6, (tie) Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas; and Sterling Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 4.3, $735. (second round) 1, Jesse Brown, Baker, Ore., 3.1, $3,380. 2, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 3.8, $2,939. 3, Justice Johnson, Bismarck, N.D., 3.9, $2,498. 4, Bridger Chambers, Stevensville, Mont., 4.0, $2,058. 5, (tie) Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas; Justin Schaffer, Hallsville, Texas; and Jake Nelson, Bozeman, Mont., 4.1, $1,111. 8, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 4.2, $278. (total on two) 1, Melvin, 8.2. 2, Jake Nelson, 8.7. 3, Edler, 8.8. 4, Jorgensen, 9.2. 5, Cade Goodman, Waelder, Texas, 9.3. 6, Tavenner, 9.9.
Team Roping: (first round) 1, Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 4.4 seconds, $3,354. 2, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan., 4.6, $2,916. 3, Kade Smith, Post, Texas and Levi Tyan, Wallace, Neb., 4.7, $2,479. 4, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 4.8, $2,041. 5, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 5.9, $1,604. 6, (tie) Charly Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M.; and Blake Teixeira, Tres Pinos, Calif., and Kasper Roy, Mossleigh, Alberta; 5.0, $948. 8, (tie) Coy Rhalmann, ellsinore, Mo., and Ryan Von Ahn, Palmyra, Mo.; Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta; and Kellan and Carson Johnson, Caper, Wyo.; 5.1, $97.22. (second round) 1, Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Alabama, and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.1, $3,354. 2, Travis Bounds, Clifton, Colo., and Joe Roderick, Loma, Colo., 4.2, $2,916. 3, (tie) Tucker Menz, Boerne, Texas, and Boogie Ray, Mabank, Texas; and Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla.; 4.3, $2,261 each. 5, Steven Duby, Klamath Falls, Ore., and Jason Duby, Hereford, Ore., 4.5, $1,604. 6, Ty Blasingame, Casper, Wyo., and Cody Hintz, Refugio, Texas, 4.6, $1,166. 7, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., $729. (total on two) 1, Mitchell and de la Cruz, 9.5. 2, Kade Smith and Tyan, 9.7. 3, (tie) Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo.; and Hall and Tryan, 10.3. 5, Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo., and Ryan Von Ahn, Palmyra, Mo., 10.4. 6, Clay Tryan and Jake Long, 10.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 86 points on New West Rodeo’s Moderation, $4,152. 2, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 85.5, $3,184. 3, Wyatt Casper, Pampa, Texas, 84, $2,353. 4, (tie) Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., Kobyn Williams, De Berry, Texas; Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D.; and Trayson Antonic, Overton, Texas, 83 points and $934 each. 8, Mitch Pollock, Elko, Nev., 82, $415. (second round) 1, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 88 points on The Cervi Brother’s Tank, $4,152. 2, Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif., 87.5, $3,184. 3, (tie) Parker Fleet, Axtell, Texas and Ty Manke, Rapid City, S.D., 86, $1,938. 5, Kobyn Williams, and Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 85.5, $770. 7, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 84.5, $554. 8, Chet Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., 84, $445. (total on two) 1, Holman, 169. 2, Williams, 168.5. 3, (tie) Fountain and Casper, 166.5. 5, Ryder Wright, 166. 6, Chet Johnson, 163.5.
Tie Down Roping: (first round) 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 6.9 seconds, $3,380. 2, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 7.7, $2,939. 3, Hagen Houck, Byers, Texas, 7.9, $2,498. 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 8.1, $2,057. 5, (tie) Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, and Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 8.4, $1,396. 7, (tie) Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, and Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.6, $514. (second round) 1, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 7.2 seconds, $3,380. 2, (tie) Harris and Chase Williams, Stephenville, Texas, 7.3 and $2,719 each, 4, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 7.7, $2,058. 5, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 7.8, $1,616. 6, (tie) Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, and Ike Fontenot, Ville Platte, La., 8.0, $955. 8, (tie) Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., and L.D. Meier, Limon, Colo., 8.1, $147. (total on two) 1, Harris, 15.4. 2, Williams, 16.4. 3, Hughes, 16.6. 4, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.8. 5, Ryle Smith, 17.0. 6, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 17.3.
Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 14.97 seconds, $3,110. 2, Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla., 15.03, $2,666. 3, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 15.10, $2,221. 4, Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas, 15.13, $1,925. 5, (tie) Wendy Hoefer, Fort Lupton, Colo., and Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., 15.23, $1,333. 7, Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn., 15.27, $889. 8, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 15.30, $592. 9, Ryann Pedone, Sunset, Texas, 15.32, $444. 10, (tie0 Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, and Christine Laughlin, Reddick, Fla., 15.33, $148. (second round) 1, Alishea Broussard, Estherwood, La., 14.94, $3,110. 2, Ivy Conrado-Saebens, Hudson, Colo., 14.95, $2,666. 3, Tillar Murray, 15.00, $2221. 4, Cindy Smith, Lovington, N.M., 15.03, $1,481. 4]5, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 15.04, $1,481. 6, Jimmie Smith, 15.10, $1,185. 7, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 15.12, $889. 8, (tie0 Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., and Christine Laughlin, Reddick, Fla., 15.14, $518. 10, Cheyenne Wimberly, Stephenville, Texas, 15.15, $267. (total on two) 1, Murray, 29.97. 2, Jimmie Smith, 30.20. 3, Hurst, 30.34. 4, Michelle Alley, 30.40. 5, Pozzi Tonozzi, 30.42. 6, Christine Laughlin, Reddick, Fla., 30.47.
Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Dustin Bouquet, Bourg, La., 88.5 points on The Cervi Brother’s Rattler, $3,918. 2, Matt Palmer, Poplar Grove, Ill., 86.5, $3,004. 3, (tie) Dillon Tyner, Eaton, Colo., and Cole Fischer, Jefferson City, Mo., 85 and $1,829 each. 5, (tie) Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas and Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Fla., 84.5, $783. 7, (tie) Toby Collins, Stephenville, Texas; Jimy Martens, Donahue, Iowa; and Jake Gowdy, Bristow, Okla., $304. (second round) 1, Toby Collins, Stephenville, Texas, 90 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Rawhide, $3,918. 2, Tyler Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 89.5, $3,004. 3, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 88, $2220. 4, Hawk Whitt, Thermopolis, Wyo., 87.5, $1,436. 5, (tie) Sellars and Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 86.5, $784. 7, (tie) Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas, and Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 86, $457. (total on two) 1, Collins, 174. 2, Sellars, 171. 3, Sage Kimzey, 161.5. 4, Levi Gray, Dairy, Ore., 160. 5, Shad Winn, Nephi, Utah, 158. 6, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 157.5.