Rough Stock Events – Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding:

We might have a Wright in the lead for a championship buckle after this afternoon’s performance and it will be one that is competing here for the first time. Stetson Wright took the lead in the rookie saddle bronc riding yesterday with a hard fought for 74.5 points. He rode on Friday at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, then made the trip to Cheyenne with his parents and younger sister. His father, Cody Wright, had a horse fall and roll over on him at Moab, Utah, June 1 st so he isn’t competing here, but he was behind the chutes with Stetson yesterday offering encouragement and helping his third son. Then the family loaded up and went back to Rock Springs to ride for the championship there. His second horse of the day gave him a second-place finish in the NHSFR final round. Stetson bought his PRCA permit as soon as he turned 18, and the day couldn’t come soon enough for him to join his two older brothers Rusty and Ryder on the circuit. While the other brothers travel together, Stetson also rides bulls and because of that his schedule doesn’t always coincide with the rest of the crew. The saddle bronc riders had a bit of a struggle yesterday with some of the best guys in the business stubbing their toes. So today, they will be going for broke trying to improve their position or get a good score in the second round and have a chance at that prize money. Hawkins Boyce bested yesterdays field with an 80 and has a good opportunity to be the overall leader with a good score today. Boyce competed at the College National Finals Rodeo last June for Odessa (Texas) College. He has always wanted to ride bucking horses and started his career as a bareback rider, but after a getting kicked in the face and nearly losing his life and vision in one eye, he decided never to get on another bareback horse. He now rides with 7 titanium mesh plates in his face and even though he has 20-20 vision, he still has problems with depth perception. There were only three bull riders who lasted 8 seconds and if that trend continues we will see qualifiers for the Championship Finals who just rode one bull. Elijah Mora, Clayton Savage and Garrett Smith will all be trying to be the first rider to be successful on two bulls. Savage was 33 rd in the world standings and Smith was 36 th prior to CFD’s rodeo so getting money here would help them move up in the world standings and put them closer to qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo next December where world
championships are determined.

Today’s bareback riding might seem a little light. Traveling partner’s Wyatt Denny and Clayton Biglow qualified for the final round at Salinas, so they will get to try their luck here again on Monday. Also in the mix is Jake Brown. Denny had the highest score in the first round here at 82 points. Biglow was 75.5 and Brown was a no score. Of the three, Denny has the best opportunity to ride for two of the most prestigious buckles in rodeo in a week’s time span. He also needs the money the most to move up in the PRCA world standings. He is currently in 14 th , Biglow is in 6 th and Brown is in 4 th.

Timed Events – Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Tie-Down Roping and Barrel

Racing:

Jacob Edler has come a long way since competing at his first rodeo in his home state of Iowa when he was in the 8 th grade. Edler, who now lives in Oklahoma, started college there and qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo twice. Edler put himself in position to make a trip back to Cheyenne one week from today for the Championship Finals yesterday. He has been at the finals here before, but on the hazing side. He traveled with J.D. Struxness in 2016. Struxness was the college champ that year and Edler won reserve. They rode the same horses and hazed for each other. That worked so well, that they did the same
thing at Cheyenne that year when Struxness won the championship. Edler moved into second place in the first round yesterday with a 6.5-second run. If he’s solid today, we are likely to see him again next Sunday.

What a team roping run Ty Bach and Trey Johnson made yesterday. Johnson is a veteran who has had success here in the past. Bach is the son of a four-time world champion who is making a name for himself. After Bach got his rope around the steer’s horns, it was Johnson that roped two feet. The clock stopped at 7 seconds and the duo couldn’t quit smiling. Johnson who has a ministry and teaches faith-based roping schools has also written two books. He put the skills he wrote about in his first one “Focus” to good use yesterday.

Tim Pharr was the most successful tie-down roper here yesterday stopping the clock in 13.0 seconds. Pharr is a veteran\ roper from Resaca, Georgia who had some success here last year. The best part about this event is the equine athletes that are involved. The highly-trained animals do 80 percent of their jobs without a cowboy on their back. Pharr has been riding a mare that his family raised and that he trained. She is patient, important over the long start here, and will wait for him to signal here to run after the calf. Then she stops quickly, backs up while he is dismounting and again patiently waits for him to get the calf tied, all while keeping the rope tight. She is an invaluable part of his team and family. The American Quarter Horse mare whose name is Zanna Frost is 9 years old.

Trell Etbauer didn’t have any luck yesterday in the tie-down roping or steer wrestling. He had a no-time in tie-down and struggled to get his steer down finishing the job in 18.2 seconds. However, with success today he still could win his second CFD all- around title. That championship is the most prestigious one awarded and goes to the contestant that wins the most money while competing in more than one event. If Etbauer would place high enough in the second round in both of his events, his name would
move to the top of the list for the championship.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 21, 2018 — When contestants enter the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, they have goals and dreams of doing well, winning a prestigious buckle and
earning a chunk of the lucrative purse.

The first performance of the 122 nd annual event saw Trey Johnson with a big smile after catching both back feet in the team roping. His partner Ty Bach had roped the steer by the horns and the Texas duo stopped the clock in seven seconds to take the lead in the first round at Frontier Park.

Johnson is a rodeo veteran who roped with Tuf Cooper here in 2013, the year Cooper won the all-around. He and partner Shay Carroll won third in round two here last year and earned more than $4,500 each. This year, he’s looking for an even better finish, roping with the son of four-time world champion Allen Bach. Another fast run on Sunday will see them back
next week with a chance to win the championship.

When asked about that smile, Johnson said, “Tyler did a great job. After the run, we looked at each other and we were like two little kids just having fun.”

Only three bull riders managed to stay on for the full eight seconds during the first performance. Elijah Mora of Wiggins, Co., took the lead by half a point with 85.5 points on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s bull Preifert Sweep. Wyoming’s Clayton Savage is just behind Mora with 85 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s bull Carol Kline. NFR cowboy Garrett Smith is third with 83 and all three need another good ride tomorrow to earn a slot in the final round.

The second performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo starts at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday. All contestants will be competing in the second round.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 21, 2018 — The following are current leaders from the 122 nd annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo after the first performance.

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, on United Pro Rodeo’s
Pow Wow Nights and Jamie Howlett, Weatherford, Texas, on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s JBC Bent
Rail Sourdough, 85 points each. 3, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 82. 4, (tie) Tate Schwagler,
Mandan, N.D., and Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 81.5. 6, Lane McGeHee, Victoria, Texas,
81.
Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 6.4 seconds. 2, Jacob
Elder, Dacoma, Okla., 6.5. 3, Sam Olson, Buffalo, S.D., 6.9. 4, Chase Black, Coalville, Utah, 7.3.
5, Miguel Garcia, Kaycee, Wyo., 7.6. 6, Brady McFarren, Morris, Okla., 7.8.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Hawkins Boyce, Malad, Idaho, 80 points on Sankey
Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Hullabaloo. 2, Chanse Darling, Hyattville, Wyo., 79. 3, Alex Wright,
Milford, Utah, 77. 4, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 75. 5, (tie) Joe Harper, Paradise Valley,
Nev., and Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., 74 each.
Team Roping (first round) 1, Ty Bach, Mt. Vernon, Texas, and Trey Johnson, Weatherford,
Texas, 7.0 seconds. 2, (tie) Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Tanner Braden,
Dewey, Okla.; and Cody Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., and Clay Johnson, Rozet, Wyo., 8.0. 4, Levi
Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta, and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 8.4. 5, Chris Francis and
Cade Passig, Las Vegas, N.M., 8.6. 6, Tyler Waters, Stephenville, Texas, and Cody Hogan,
Bentonville, La., 9.3.
Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding (first round) 1, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 74.5 points on
Use Primary’s Russ Kling. 2, Louis Aguirre, 74. 3, Jake Running Crow, 69. 4, Rowdy Chesser, 56.
Tie-down Roping (first round) 1, Treg Schaack, Canyon, Texas, 10.1 seconds. 2, Cole
Bailey, Okmulgee, Okla., 10.3. 3, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 10.6. 4, Cimarron Boardman,
Stephenville, Texas, 10.7. 5, Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M., 10.9. 6, Josh Jennings, Glendale, Utah,
11.1.
Barrel Racing (first round winners) 1, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Ca., 17.54 seconds,
$6,669. 2, Katelyn Scott, Odessa, Texas, 17.67, $5,716. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., $4,763.
4, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 17.73, $4,128. 5, (tie) Kylie Weast, Comanche, Okla., and Ivy
Conrado, Hudson, Co., $,2858 each. 7, Britanny Pozzi Tonozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.83, $1,905.
8, Katie Pascoe, Morro Bay, Ca., 17.89, $1,270. 9, Jennifer Barrett, Buhl, Idaho, 17.91, $953.
10, (tie) Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas, and Angie Meadors, Blanchard, Okla., 17.92, $318
each.
(second round leaders) 1, Jessica Stolzenberger, Wellington, Co., 17.86 seconds. 2, Rainy
Pratt, Stephenville, Texas, 18.12. 3, Tillar Murray, Fort Worth, Texas, 18.13. 4, Carol Ruggieri,
Pueblo, Co., 18.14. 5, Holly Wright, Gruver, Texas, 18.17. 6, CJ Vondette, Rifle, Co., 18.24.
(overall leaders) 1, Stolzenberger, 36.37 seconds. 2, Pratt, 36.60. 3, Vondette, 36.61. 4,
Ruggieri, 36.63. 5, Murray, 36.67. 6, Wright, 36.70.
Bull Riding: (first round – three rides) 1, Elijah Mora, Wiggins, Co., 85.5 points on Smith,
Harper & Morgan’s Preifert Sweep. 2, Clayton Savage, Yoder, Wyo., 85. 3, Garrett Smith,
Rexburg, Idaho, 80.5.

Steer roping (two rounds completed during slack – first round winners) 1, Travis Mills,
Gillette, Wyo., 13.5 seconds, $5,982. 2, (tie) Shay Good, Midland, Texas, and Jarrett Blessing,
Paradise, Texas, 14.0, $4,812 each. 4, (tie) Jim Locke, Miami, Texas; Trevor Brazile, Decatur,
Texas; Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas; Matt Davis, Argyle, Texas, and Troy Tillard, Douglas,
Wyo., 14.7, $2,081 each. (second round winners) 1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 12.2
seconds, $5,982. 2, Kelton McMillen, Paden, Okla., 13.6, $5,202. 3, Chad Mathis, Morristown,
Ariz., $4,422. 4, Wade Kane, Ellensburg, Wash., 14.7, $3,641. 5, Kenyon Burns, Lovington,
N.M., 15.0, 42,861. 6, Trey Wallace, George West, Texas, $2,081. 7, (tie) Miles Williams,
Gillette, Wyo., and Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas, 15.7, $910 each.
Wild Horse Race: 1, Dizzy Heifer Cattle Co., $610. 2, Bobcat of the Rockies, $457. 3. Tony
Salz Jr., $305. 4, XINGULAR, $152.

Rough Stock Events – Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding:

We will see a star-studded field in the rough stock events today with Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifiers, world champions and former Cheyenne Frontier Days champs.

The bareback riding world standings leader, Caleb Bennett will be trying to win his first Cheyenne buckle. Caleb has been
competing here for 10 years and is having the best season of his career. He started off the year with a big win at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo and hasn’t slowed down one bit since that title last February.
Caleb plays double duty at most rodeos. He is the bareback riding event director for the PRCA, so he listens to suggestions and concerns from fellow competitors, stock contractors and interacts with judges and committees. He evaluates the horses and along with his fellow riders, selects the animals to be used in his event at the NFR. Caleb is traveling with Richmond Champion, the 2015
CFD champion.

Contestants often share notes about horses they have competed on with their fellow riders. Jake Brown doesn’t need information from anyone about Storm Cloud, the Stace Smith Pro Rodeo horse that he is riding today. Jake has been matched up with Storm Cloud on two other occasions. The first time was last year at Goliad, Texas, where he was 87 points and won the rodeo. The next matchup came in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and didn’t go like the first one. The result was a 76.5-point effort that was out of the money. Jake is hoping that Storm Cloud has her day today and they are at the top of the leaderboard just like they were at Goliad.
Bull rider Garrett Smith is hungry for wins and looking to climb up in the world standings. Garrett is 36 th in the world standings and after two consecutive NFR qualifications, he needs a big win to return to Las Vegas in December. He injured his knee there last year in the third round and was able to make it through the next seven with help from the Justin Sports Medicine Team. He had surgery and missed the big winter rodeos. Garrett shared a round win here in 2016 and would like nothing more than to show off his horsemanship skills by making a victory lap as the champion.

Wyoming’s own Clayton Savage is also on the roster today. Clayton had some luck over Cowboy Christmas in his home state at the Cody Stampede. He is hoping to add to that and increase his place in the world standings and in the Mountain States Circuit. He is 33 rd in the world and leads the circuit. If he would win a championship here, he would be the first Wyoming bull rider to win the championship here in years.

Half of the Wright clan will be here today. Brothers Jake and Alex and their brother-in-law CoBurn Bradshaw will each be trying to win their first CFD title. Their rig is missing Jake’s twin brother Jesse who broke his collarbone last month. Their nephew Stetson Wright will be in the rookie bronc riding today. He competed at the National High School Rodeo finals yesterday and is 10 the overall. He may be making a flying trip back to Rock Springs to compete at their final round tonight. Also, in today’s saddle bronc field is the 2016 world champion Zeke Thurston who is currently 5 th in the world. Timed Events – Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Tie-Down Roping and Barrel

Racing:

The Duvall family is legendary among steer wrestling fans and CFD has had one of the best as a champion, Roy Duvall, who won it in 1967. Roy’s great nephew Riley Duvall will be trying to add his name to the champions roster today. Riley’s father, Sam Duvall, has hazed many steers here along with being a competitor himself. He traveled with Ote Berry, two-time CFD champion and 2017 CFD Hall of Fame inductee. Today, Ote’s son, Denver Berry, will be competing alongside Riley. Cody Moore has never qualified for the Wrangler National Finals, but he has done something that hundreds of other steer
wrestlers dream of – winning Cheyenne Frontier Days. Cody won the title here in 2010. He was from Artesia, N.M., then and while he has had success in the arena, he has made his family a priority. He will be competing against his brother-in-law today, Jace Melvin. The 2014 CFD all-around champion, Trell Etbauer will make the long ride from the timed-event end of the arena twice today. He is competing in the steer wrestling and tie-down roping and in between his competition, he will be watching for his younger
brother, Shade Etbauer in the saddle bronc riding.

In 2013, Tuf Cooper won the all-around title here competing in the team roping and tie-down roping. Tuf isn’t roping here today, but the man that helped him win the title is. Trey Johnson did the heeling then and will do that again today. He is roping with Ty Bach, son of the legendary Allen Bach. Trey has a ministry that has taken him to places he never dreamt of. Along with roping and preaching, he has published two books and released CD’s that inspire, motivate and encourage people. He also teaches faith-based roping schools. The women’s barrel racing progressive round starts today. Most of them have time to make up, but with four NFR qualifiers in the field and expected good weather, times should be fast. Tillar Murray rode here last year with a broken back. She got healed up and qualified for her first NFR last December. Now, she is focusing on her education and limiting her rodeo schedule. Watch for Tillar, along with Sabrina Ketcham, Benette Little and Sabrina Ketcham.

The barrel racers are in their second round of competition while all of the other competitors are making their first appearance in the
Frontier Days Arena.

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum and CFD Hall of Fame is excited to announce the CFD Hall of Fame Class of 2018!

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame showcases individuals, livestock, and organizations whose distinctive contributions to Cheyenne Frontier Days have helped grow a dream into “The Daddy of ‘em All.” Whether it be contestants, contract personnel, entertainers, livestock, families, or volunteers; those voted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame represent the wonderful competitive and cooperative spirit that has remained the hallmark of Cheyenne Frontier Days since 1897.

This year, we are welcoming six individuals into the Hall of Fame:

Trevor Brazile

David Johansen

Jim Lynch

David “Sammy” McInerney

O.D. “Jack” Mueller

J.D. Yates

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held September 7, 2018 at the Cheyenne Red Lion Hotel, beginning at 5 p.m.

For more information, please call 307-778-7290, email us at info@oldwestmuseum.org or visit www.oldwestmuseum.org.

When: Friday, April 6, 2018 at 8 a.m.
Where: Cheyenne Frontier Days Headquarters
Registration Fee: $50

Entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis, and are limited to the first 30 entries. Open to boys and girls residing in Laramie County only. Participants must be under 13 years of age as of August 1, 2018. For further information, contact Janet Vossler (307) 421-2840.