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Tuesday bareback riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days was a hard act to follow. Buffalo, WY bareback rider Cole Reiner was last to go spurring his way into the top four that move on to semifinal competition this weekend. High drama and high scores included three 88-point rides. One of them was put in the books by Gillette College star Cooper Filipek just starting his pro career. It was Filipek’s first ride at ‘The Daddy.’
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 22, 2024 — Reigning world champions Zeke Thurston and Ky Hamilton dominated their signature events in Quarterfinals 3 of the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
Thurston, who won his fourth world title last December, notched the first 90-point ride of the 2024 Daddy of ‘em All when he rode Brookman Rodeo’s Ragin Lunatic to win the round by four points.
While Thurston, who lives in Big Valley, Alberta, has won nearly every legendary rodeo at least one time, he has come close, but never captured a championship at Frontier Park. He advanced to the Semi Finals (July26 and 27) and would love to add this title to his list of career achievements.
Australian bull rider Ky Hamilton of Mackay, Queensland, injured his shoulder enroute to winning his first world championship at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December. He tried to continue competition but had to take a break for shoulder surgery and rehabilitation. He returned to competition earlier this month. In Cheyenne he won Quarterfinals 3 with an 88-point ride on Dakota Rodeo’s bull named Regular Joe. Hamilton was the 2021 CFD bull riding champion and winning a second title at Frontier Park this year would put him on the list of two-time winners here.
Macon Murphy of Keatchie, Louisiana, qualified for the NFR in 2022 and is currently ranked 16th in the world championship standings. He won a tough round of tie-down roping with a time of 10.8 seconds to advance to the Semifinals and have a chance at more of the more than $1 million purse in Cheyenne.
Quarter Finals 3 begins on Tuesday at 12:45 where new contestants in every event except bull riding will be vying for their spots in the Semi Finals.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 22, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from Quarter Finals 3 (third performance) at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Monday, July 22. Payoff subject to change.
Bareback Riding: 1, Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 85 points on Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo’s Half Moon, $2,448. 2, (tie) Roedy O. Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., and Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, 84, $1,530 each, 4, Bryce Eck, Redfield, Kan., 83, $612.
Breakaway Roping: 1, Eryn Maddock, Adrian, Ore., 5.3 seconds, $2,960. 2, Tiffany Schieck, Floresville, Texas, 5.5, $2,220. 3, Taniah Nez, Ganado, Ariz., 6.6, $1,480. 4, Jade Kinney, Canyon, Texas, 6.8, $740.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La., 10.8 seconds, $2,000. 2, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 11.1, $1,500. 3, Booker McCutchen, Harrison, Ark., 12.3. 4, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 14.3, $500.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 90 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Ragin Lunatic, $2,354. 2, Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 86, $1,766. 3, Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., 83.5, $1,177. 4, (tie) Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., and Cauy Pennington, Kiowa, Colo., 83, $294 each.
Team Roping: 1, Wawa Ben, Jr., and Brandon Ben, Peridot, Ariz., 8.3 seconds, $2,000 each. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.4, $1,500 each. 3, Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Josh Patton, Shallowater, Texas, 9.7, $1,000 each. 4, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 10.2, $500 each.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Colton Swearingen, Cowlesville, N.Y., 7.0 seconds, $2,000. 2, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii., 7.3, $1,500. 3, Seth Peterson, Wellington, Colo., 7.9, $1,000 . 4 Austin Hurlburt, Norfolk, Neb., 8.0, $500.
Barrel Racing: 1, Tiffany Lujan, Stephenville, Texas, 17.23 seconds, $2,471. 2, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 17.29, $1,854. 3, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D., 17.46, $1,236. 4, Katelyn Scott, Odessa, Texas, 17.47, $618.
Bull Riding: 1, Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 90 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Regular Joe, $2,578. 2, Fulton Rutland, Westville, Okla., 85, $1,785. 3, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 84, $1,190. 4, TJ Gray, Dairy, Ore., 82.5, $595.
Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: First round leaders: 1, Hank Whitaker, 81 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 463. 2, Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 79. 3, Skinny Parsons, Springdale, Ark., 78. 4, Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74. Second round leaders: 1. Read, 80 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 483. 2, Skiver, 75. 3, (tie) Beau Ryan Scarborough, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., and Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74. Overall leaders: 1, Read, 159. 2, Molina, 148. 3, Parsons, 147. 4, Scarborough, 144.
Wild Horse Race: 1, Team Meanus, $600. 2, Team Agin, $450. 3, Kicked in the Belly, $300, 4, Team Chizzie, $150.
Cowgirl wearers of UW brown & gold were prominent breakaway roping at Cheyenne Frontier Days on Saturday. Taylour Latham was an all-around hand for both Gillette College and the University of Wyoming. The Utah native, now working in Texas, was fastest at 4.6 seconds moving on to CFD semifinals as will Buffalo, WY native Jordyn McNamee. She still has a year of eligibility for the Pokes women. McNamee was out to begin the breakaway competition at ‘The Daddy.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 21, 2024 — Midway through his rookie season of professional rodeo, Wacey Schalla is making a splash as an all-around hand. The Arapaho, Oklahoma cowboy made his first appearance at Cheyenne Frontier Days memorable when he won Quarterfinals 2 in both the bareback and bull riding.
Schalla started the first contest of the day with an 83.5-point ride on Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo’s Hondo. He edged college teammate Weston Timberman of Columbus, Montana, by one point to win the round and both advanced to the Semifinals.
Near the end of the rodeo performance, Schalla made the highest marked ride of the day in bull riding, scoring 84 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s bull named Island Time to win the round by five points.
His efforts also put him in the race for the all-around title at the Daddy of ‘em All, which is awarded to the highest money winner in multiple events.
Schalla is currently ranked fourth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) world championship standings in the all-around. He is 17th in the bull riding and needs to be among the top 15 to qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December. Schalla is also ranked 40th in bull riding.
He’s leading the PRCA rookie of the year standings in the all-around category and is fifth in the bareback and third in the bull riding rookie standings.
Despite his success on the pro level, Schalla, who just completed his freshman year at Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas, qualified and competed at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper last month where he won both the all-around and the bull riding national championships.
Another college cowboy, Ira Dickinson of Rock Springs, Wyoming, who competes for Tarleton State University of Texas, won the saddle bronc riding with 82 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s bucking horse named Assets. He was the reserve collegiate champion bronc rider, behind teammate Gus Gaillard of Morse, Texas, who also competed in Quarterfinals 2. Both advanced to the Semifinals.
The world championships of the Women’s Ranch Bronc Riding Association concluded Sunday. Three women each from the U.S.A., Canada and Australia competed in two rounds and when the dust settled there was a tie for the championship. Ally Sprierings from Carthage, Missouri, won her third consecutive championship at Frontier Park and she shared the honor with Katie Coker, a native of Tennessee who now lives in Colorado.
Quarter Finals 2 begins on Sunday at 12:45 where new contestants in every event will be vying for their spots in the Semi Finals and a piece of the the $1 million plus purse at the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 21, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from the Quarter Finals 2 (second performance) at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Sunday, July 21. Payoff subject to change.
Bareback Riding: 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla.., 83.5 points on Rocky Mountain Pro Rodeo’s Hondo, $2,448. 2, Weston Timberman, Columbus, Mont., 82, $1,836. 3, Clay Jorgenson, Watford City, N.D., 80, $1,224, 4, (tie) Tristan Hansen, Dillon, Mont., and Sam Peterson, Helena, Mont., 77, $306 each.
Breakaway Roping: 1, Chloe Lambert, Fallon, Nev., 4.3 seconds, $2, 960. 2, Amanda Terrell, LaSalle, Colo., 4.5, $2,220. 3, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., 5.2, $1,480. 4, Libby Winchell, Casper, Wyo., 5.4, $740.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Brayden Roe, Wendell, Idaho, 12.0 seconds, $2,000. 2, Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, 12.5, $1,500. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 12.7. 4, Hayden Ford, Whitehouse, Texas, 12.8, $500.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Ira Dickinson, Rock Springs, Wyo., 82 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Assets, $2,354. 2, Joe Harper, Paradise Valley, Nev., 79.5, $1,766. 3, Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 79, $1,177. 4, (tie) Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, and Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, 77.5, $294 each.
Team Roping: 1, Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Jared Bilby, Bridgeport, Neb., 8.7 seconds, $2,000 each. 2, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 9.6, $1,500 each. 3, Clayton Van Aken, Yoder, Wyo., and Culler Teller, Ault, Colo., 9.8, $1,000 each. 4, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 10.8, $500 each.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Jacob Thomas Wang, Laramie, Wyo., 7.4 seconds, $2,000. 2, Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont., 7.5, $1,500. 3, Joe Nelson, Watford City, N.D., 7.8, $1,000 . 4 Emmett Edler, State Center, Iowa, 8.0, $500.
Barrel Racing: 1, Jymmy Kay Cox, Ruidoso, Downs, N.M, 17.41 seconds, $2,471. 2, Tarryn Lee, St. David, Ariz., 17.46, $1,854. 3, Karson Bradley, Big Piney, Wyo., 17.48, $1,236. 4, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 17.58, $618.
Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 84 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Island Time, $2,578. 2, Vinell Mariano, Church Rock, N.M., 79, $1,785. 3, Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, 78.5, $1,190.
Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 80 points. 2, Sid Skiver, Nogales, S.D. 3, (tie) Beau Scarborough, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., and Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74.
Wild Horse Race: 1, Graves Team, $600. 2, Team Chizzie, $450. 3, KO, $300.
Ladies Bronc Riding: Round One: 1., Katie Coker, Nashville, Tenn., 84 points. 2, Ally Sprierings, Carthage, Mo., 82. Round Two: 1, Spierings, 77 points. 2, (tie) Coker and Pearl Kersey, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 75. 4, Dr. Rae-Leigh Pederzolli, Medicine Hat, Alberta, 73. Total on 2: 1, (tie) Spierings and Coker, 159 points.
Cowgirl wearers of UW brown & gold were prominent breakaway roping at Cheyenne Frontier Days on Saturday. Taylour Latham was an all-around hand for both Gillette College and the University of Wyoming. The Utah native, now working in Texas, was fastest at 4.6 seconds moving on to CFD semifinals as will Buffalo, WY native Jordyn McNamee. She still has a year of eligibility for the Pokes women. McNamee was out to begin the breakaway competition at ‘The Daddy.
Fans of rodeo’s classic event got all they could ask for from the first afternoon of saddle bronc riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days. A packed house was howling Saturday especially for the two top riders moving on to the semifinals. Canadian Kolby Wanchuk and Sage Newman from Montana put on spurring spectacles and the traveling partners were very pleased with the bucking horses they climbed aboard
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 20, 2024 — Garrett Shadbolt, who is in the midst of his most successful regular season in his professional rodeo career, continued on the winning path by winning Quarterfinals 1 at the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. The Merriman, Nebraska, cowboy scored 85.5 points on the powerful bucking horse named Big Apple from United Pro Rodeo to advance to next week’s Semifinals.
Shadbolt, a father of two, qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 2021 and 2022, but missed qualifying last year and is on a mission to return to Las Vegas in December.
He is a graduate of Doane University in Crete, Nebraska, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and lettered in wrestling for four seasons.
Wyoming fans had plenty to cheer for in breakaway roping. Taylour Latham of Cheyenne won the day’s Quarterfinal with a time of 4.6 seconds, just one-tenth of a second faster than Jordyn McNamee of Laramie. Latham is a former standout on both the Gillette College and the University of Wyoming’s rodeo teams where she competed in multiple events. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in May. Both teams helped her get in some practice runs this week.
She estimated that she had not entered a rodeo in the breakaway in about 18 months but cracked out at Cheyenne, which she still claims as home although she now lives in Texas.
The highest score of the day was in saddle bronc riding where Melstone, Montana’s Sage Newman scored 89 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Ropin Dreams to win Quarterfinals 1. Newman is currently ranked third in the world championship standings and well on his way to a fourth consecutive NFR.
Newman is one of three bronc riders in a tight race for second in the standings and within striking distance of current leader Damian Brennen of Australia. Newman has a chance to gain ground on Brennan who bucked off and will not have another opportunity to win a share of the $1 million plus purse at the Daddy of ‘em All.
Quarter Finals 2 begins on Sunday at 12:45 where new contestants in every event but bull riding will be vying for their spots in the Semi Finals.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 20, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from the Quarter Finals (first performance) at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Saturday, July 20. Payoff subject to change.
Bareback Riding: 1, Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb., 85.5 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Big Apple, $2,448. 2, Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., 82.5, $1,836. 3, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 81.5, $1,224, 4, Trevar McAllister, Roman, Mont., 80.5, $612.
Breakaway Roping: 1, Taylour Latham, Cheyenne, Wyo., 4.6 seconds, $2, 960. 2, Jordyn McNamee, Laramie, Wyo., 4.7, $2,220. 3, Shelby Whiting, Paola, Kan., 5.2, $1,480. 4, Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 5.7, $740.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Chantz Webster, Weatherford, Texas, 11.7 seconds, $2,000. 2, Dontae Pacheco, Blanco, N.M., $1,500. 3, Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 14.0. 4, (tie) Cash Enderli, Liberty, Texas; and Jason Schaffer, Broadus, Mont., $250 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 89 points, $2,354. 2, Kolby Wanchuk, Glenwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 88, $1,766. 3, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 86.5, $589.
Team Roping: 1, (tie) Casey Ahlstrom, Ault, Colo., and Riley Pedro, Honolulu, Hawaii; and Jared Gonzales, Eloy, Ariz., and Paul Brashears, Casa Grande, Ariz, 9.6 seconds, $1,625 each. 3, Jon Peterson, Belle Fourche, S.D., and Cash Hetzel, Lemmon, S.D., 10.0, $1,250 each. 4, Cole Thomas, Meadville, Miss., and Dylin Ahlstrom, Hooper, Utah, 10.3, $500 each.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Jay Williamson, Weatherford, Texas, 6.0 seconds, $2,000. 2, Tyler Scheevel, Alva, Okla., 6.5, $1,500. 3, Jace Logan, Yampa, Colo., 7.7, $1,000 . 4 (tie) , Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., and Gus McGinn, Hanes, Ore., 8.2, $250 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 17.16 seconds, $2,471. 2, Sage Kohr, Gillette, Wyo., 17.18, $1,854. 3, (tie) Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas; and Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, 17.31, $927.
Bull Riding: 1, Brandon Ballard, New Hope, Ky., 83 points on Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co.’s Rondo, $2380. 2, Wilson Tipton, Jackson, Wyo., 78.5, $1,785. 3, Grayson Cole, Fredonia, Pa., $1,190. 4, Cannon Cravens, Porum, Okla., 66, $595.
Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Hank Whitaker, Deeth, Nev., and Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 79 points. 3, Skinny Parsons, Springdale, Ark., 78. 4, Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74.
Wild Horse Race: 1, Team Headless Horseman, $600. 2, 3 of a Kind, $450. 3, Team Nowland, $300.
Oklahoma barrel racer Leslie Smalygo and her horse ‘Gus’ are no strangers to success at Cheyenne Frontier Days. They finished second in 2023 and were third in the qualifying round. They boosted their output to the #1 spot today, beating the field by nearly two-tenths of a second. About 220 barrel racers were entered at ‘The Daddy’ and that number has been trimmed to 72. Smalygo knew she had a dynamo in her hands but kept him in line for a run of 17.09 seconds.
It was a big day of breakaway roping at Cheyenne Frontier Days with contestants split into two groups of 100 and Nicole Hadley from Kansas won the first qualifying round section with a time of 3.1 seconds which is just a tenth of a second from an arena record. She earned a check for more than $4,300. Hadley started dating husband Jhett when they were on the University of Wyoming rodeo team and as a pro Nicole chose to compete in the Mountain States Circuit. Hadley earned her degree at UW in animal science and felt comfortable handling the morning Frontier Park ground that was blitzed by a thunderstorm Monday night.
