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Reigning National
Western Champs in Position for Repeat Titles DENVER, Colo. --- Three of the 2009 National Western Stock Show Rodeo champions made their first appearance at the Denver Coliseum on Friday. Bradley Harter and Nancy Hunter were the most successful of the three. Harter from Weatherford, Texas, scored 80 points in saddle bronc riding. He and Andrew Counts from Stephenville, Texas are now tied for fourth place in the first round. While the 80 may not get either man a check in the round, the solid performance gives them the opportunity to qualify for the finals here if they get another good score. Harter has won this rodeo two out of the last three years. “Denver has been good to me,” Harter said. “It’s always good to start out the year with a win and I’ve been fortunate here.” Hunter won the barrel racing here last year on her great horse Fuzz. She has started her year in similar fashion by taking the lead in the first round with a 15.50 second run. Kanin Asay from Powell, Wyo., won the bull riding here last year but probably won’t have an opportunity for a repeat title. Asay was unsuccessful on David Bailey Rodeo’s bull named Kiamichi on Friday night. All of these contestants have their second appearance here at the Saturday morning performance. Harter will need another great ride in saddle bronc riding to keep his hopes of another Denver title alive. Hunter is in a similar situation. Asay will be hoping to repeat his 91-point ride that he had in the second round of competition in 2009. That would get him a good check for the round. There will be new contestants at the 3:30 and 8 p.m. performances making their first and second appearances here. Story Continues Below
Leaders --
Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 86 points on Calgary Stampede’s Peigan Warrior. 2, Josh Luger, Fort Yates, N.D., 83. 3, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 82. 4, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 80. (second round) 1, Gray, 85 on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Hustlin Lady. 2, Moste, 83. 3, Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 82. 4, Scott NeSmith, Russellville, Tenn., 77. (total on two) 1, Gray, 171. 2, Mote, 163. 3, Havens, 156. 4, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 152.
Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Dean McIntyre, Wickenburg, Ariz., 4.7. 2, Clayton Morrison, Casper, Wyo., and K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 4.9. 4, Olin Hannum, West Haven, Utah, 5.3. (second round) 1, Kyle Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., 3.9. 2, Clayton Morrison, Casper, Wyo., 4.1. 3, Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.2. 4, Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo., 4.3. (total on two) 1, Morrison, 9.0. 2, K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 9.9. 3, Callasay, 11.3. 4, Casey Harmon, Stephenville, Texas, 11.3.
Team Roping: (first round) 1, Kaleb Driggers, Pageland, S.C., and Adam Plyler, Pageland, S.C., 4.0 seconds. 2, Jake Weddle, St. Joe, Ark., and Shawn Harris, Searcy, Ark., 4.3. 3, Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz., and Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas, 5.3. 4, Seth Gurney, Aurora, Utah and K.C. Curtis, Monroe, Utah, 5.8. (second round) 1, Garrett Tonnozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 4.2. 2, Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, and Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 5.0. 3, Jay McClain, Strasburg, Colo., and Bruce Reidhead, Taylor, Ariz., 5.2. 4, Brady Williams, Hammond, Mont., and Ryan Mayfield, Stephenville, Texas, 6.4. (total on two) 1, Philipp and Bockius, 11.7. 2, Williams and Mayfield, 13.2. 3, Mark Brockmueller, Irene, S.D., and Joe Day, Howe, Texas, 19.2. 4, McClain and Reidhead, 20.1.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, J.R. Berg, Marwayne, Alberta, 83 points on Cervi Championship’s Dragon Dance. 2, (tie), Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., and Jace Garrett, Alliance, Neb., 81. 4 (tie), Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, and Andrew Counts, Stephenville, Texas, 80. (second round) 1 (tie), Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, and Aaron Lide, Odessa, Texas, 79. 3, Travis Sheets, Hyannis, Neb., 75. 4 (tie), Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., and Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta, 73. (total on two) 1 (tie), Crawley and Garrett, 153. 3, Lide, 151. 4, J.R. Berg, Marwayne, Alberta, 147.
Tie-Down Roping: (first round) 1, J.C. Malone, Roy, Utah, 8.5. 2 (tie), Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., and Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, 9.0. 4, Jud Nowotny, LaVernia, Texas, 9.0. (second round) 1, Cody Waldrop, San Angelo, Texas, 7.7. 2, Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 7.9. 3, Jayce Johnson, Durant, Okla., 8.2. 4, Rhett Ridling, Rocky, Okla., 8.5. (total on tow) 1, Johnson, 17.5. 2, Skyler Moore, Mount Vernon, Mo., 17.9. 3 (tie), Waldrop, and Lawrence McCullough, Prairie View, Texas, 18.9.
Women’s Barrel Race: (first round) 1 (tie), Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah and Amanda Welsh, Cedar City, Utah, 15.50 seconds. 3, Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas, 15.53. 4, Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 15.57. (second round) 1, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., 15.46. 2, Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 15.50. 3, Lacy Wilson,15.55. 4, Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas, 15.56. (total on two) 1, Churchill, 31.07. 2, Self, 31.09. 3, Wilson, 31.14. 4, Jenna Whitaker, Kaysville, Utah, 31.43.
Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., 91 points on Cervi and Guidry’s Hot Diggity Damn. 2, Tater Hins, Huron, S.D., 78. 3, Josh Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., 77. 4, Bobby Welsh, Gillete, Wyo., 75. (second round) 1, Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., 86 points on David Bailey Rodeo Company’s Cotton Tail. 2, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 83. , Wade Payne, Beaver, Okla., 80. 4, Charlie Gorzalka, Clearmont, Wyo., 74. (total on two – two qualified) 1, Navarre, 156. 2, Buller, 128.
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