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Utah Bronc Riders Find Groove in Fort Worth Susan Kanode
FORT WORTH, Texas --- Rusty Allen watched the 2009 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo from his home in Eagle Mountain, Utah, rather than riding in it like he had the past five years. Allen finished the year in 18th place in the saddle bronc riding standings. The top 15 qualify for rodeo’s championship event. So, instead of getting on 10 of the world’s best bucking horses in Las Vegas last December, he went home, spent some time with his family, and got rid of some nagging injuries. He came to Fort Worth after some disappointing performances at other rodeos and was beginning to wonder if his 2010 year was going to be similar to 2009. After competing in the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum on Monday, things are definitely looking up. During the matinee performance, he got on Andrews Rodeo Company’s horse named Sun Dog and when the judges tallied up their scores he had taken the lead in the first round with an 86. He came back to the evening performance and got on J Bar J Rodeo’s First Dance for 82 points. Allen is now in second place in the over-all standings with 166 points and is making plans to be back here Sunday night for the finals. “I wasn’t too sure about the second horse I got on,” he said. “It could have gone either way. It does a lot for your confidence when you do well at a big rodeo like this. The three months I had at home was pretty good motivation. I feel really good and just hope this continues.” Allen is the only member in his traveling group who isn’t one of the Wright brothers. His time spent on the rodeo trail is with the 2008 world champion Cody Wright from Milford, Utah. Also in the rig are Cody’s younger brothers Alex and Jesse. Jesse was the 2009 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rookie of the Year in saddle bronc riding. Cody and Alex were also 82 points at the Monday night performance and Jesse was 80. Jake competed here earlier in the week. Cody is tied for third place here with reigning world champion Jesse Kruse with 162 points on two head. Jake is tied for third and Alex and Jesse are tied for 12th. The top 12 will advance to Sunday’s finals and there is a good possibility that at least two of the Wright brothers will be there. Last year’s barrel racing champion Jordon Peterson had some success in Monday’s matinee aboard her great horse Jester. While they aren’t winning any money in the first round, their 17.40-second run will most likely put them among the top 50 that advance to the second round. Barrel racing was fast during the evening performance with another run under 17 seconds. Brenda Mays from Terrebonne, Ore., had a 16.98-second run to move into second place. Sherrylynn Johnson from Henryetta, Okla., still leads the first round at 16.95. There are two performances of the Worlds Original Indoor Rodeo on Tuesday, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Story Continues Below
Bareback Riding: (First round) 1, Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 85 points on Andrews Rodeo Company’s horse Vodka. 2,; (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, and Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 83. 4, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash.; Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho; Brian Leddy, Roll, Okla.; and Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta; 81. (Second round) 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 87 points on Rafter G’s 516. 2, Teddy Athan, Livermore, Calif., 84. 3 (tie) Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho; Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore.; and Jeremy Mouton, Scott, La.; 83. 6, Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., 82. (Third round) 1, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 85 points on Vold Rodeo Company’s Spice Mix. 2 (tie), Havens and Feild, 83 each. 4, Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta, 82. 5 (tie), Bee Jay Scott, Otely, IA., Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, and Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 81.(Total on three) 1 (tie), Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, and Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. 249. 3, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 246. 4, (tie) Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., and Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta, 242. 6, Jeremy Mouton, Scott, La., 240.
Steer Wrestling: (Second round) 1, Joe Walker, Springtown, Texas, 3.4 seconds. 2,Olin Hannum, West Haven, Utah, 3.5. 3, Joey Bell Jr., Malakoff, Texas, 3.8. 3, Jason Tapley, Greenbriar, Ark., 3.9. 4 (tie), Brent Arnold, Coleman, Texas, and Dru Melvin, Petrolia, Texas, 4.1. 6 (tie), Brad Johnson, Reva, S.D., and Bill Pace, Stephenville, Texas, 4.3. (Total on two) 1, Hannum, 8.1 seconds. 2, Pace, 8.3. 2, Justin Davis, Bartonville, Texas, 8.5. 3, Bell, 8.9. 4, T.J. Bohlender, Canyon, Texas, 9.1. 5 (tie), Beau Clark, Athens, Texas, and Johnson, 10.1. Team Roping: (First round) 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 5.0 seconds. 2, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 5.2. 3, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 5.5. 4, Britt Williams, Hammond, Mont., and Bobby Harris, Highmore, S.D., 5.6. 5,(tie) Aaron Tsinigine, Winslow, Ariz., and Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz.; Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla.; and Luke Kropik, Midway, Texas, and Shiloh Seale, Georgetown, Texas; 5.8 (Second round) 1 (tie), Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont.; and David Key, Stephenville, Texas, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; and Kevin Stewart, Glen Rose, Texas and Brett McDowell, Stephenville, Texas; 4.5. 4 (tie), Drew Horner, Plano, Texas and Trey Norris, III, Yantis, Texas; and Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas and Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas; , 5.0. 6, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 5.1.(Total on two) 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 10.3. 2, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 10.4. 3, Sherwood and Bach, 10.6. 4, Williams and Harris, 10.8. 5, Bach and Eaves, 11.1. 6, Sartain and VonAhn, 11.2.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (First round) 1, Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 86 points on Sammy Andrews’ Sun Dog. 2, Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., 84. 3, Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D., 83. 4, (tie) Shane Moran, Great Falls, Mont.; Jake Wright, Hurricane, Utah; Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas; and Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D.; 82. (Second round) 1, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 87 points on Western Rodeos’ Shallow Dancer. 2, Stroh, 85. 3, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 83. 4, (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah; Alex Wright, Hagerman, Idaho; Allen; and Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas, 82. 8, Tate Owens, Platteville, Colo., 81. (Total on two) 1, Stroh, 169. 2, Allen, 168. 3, (tie) Kruse and Cody Wright, 162 each. 5, MacKenzie, 161. 6 (tie), Jake Wright, J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., and Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 159.
Tie-Down Roping: (Second round) 1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.6 seconds. 2, Randall Carlisle, Lipan, Texas, 7.9. 3, Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 8.0. 4, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 8.3. 5, J.D. Kibbe, Portales, N.M., 8.4. 6 (tie), Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, and Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 9.0. (Total on two) 1, Kormos, 18.2. 2 (tie), Lewallen, and Shane Hanchey, 18.6. 4, (tie), Burk, and Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 18.7. 6, Cooper, 19.1.
Women’s Barrel Race: (First round) 1, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 16.95 seconds. 2, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 16.98. 3, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 17.01. 4, Lacy Wilson, Artesia, N.M., 17.14. 5, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.18. 6, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 17.19.
Bull Riding: (First round) 1, Brandin Sartin, Zachary, La., 87 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Get Smart. 2, Thad Newell, Muskogee, Okla., 81. 3, Taylor Cowan, Ft. Pierre, S.D., 80. 4, Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, 79. 5 (tie), Lucas Guilbeau, Mt Pleasant, Texas, and Jordon Hooten, Daingerfield, Texas, 78. (Second round) 1, Dave Samsel, Stephenville, Texas, 87 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Cross Roads. 2 (tie), Cory Atwell, Moravian Falls, N.C., and Beau Schroeder, Beaumont, Texas, 86. 4, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 85. 5, Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 84. 6, (tie), Trent Cormier, Houma, La., and Ross Burney, Coffeyville, Miss., 82. (Total on two) 1, Samsel, 161. 2, Lucas Guilbeau, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 159. 3, Silcox, 158. 4, Duncan, 155. 5, Trent Cormier, Houma, La., 151. (on one) 6, Brandon Sartin, Zachary, La., 87. |
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