Cheyenne Frontier Days Track Announcer Kyle Shobe calls it “rodeo spontaneous”:
The well-managed chaos that, ultimately, results in one heck of a rodeo… and a great show for the fans. 

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 28, 2024 — The Championship Sunday crowd at the 128^th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) saw a mix of world champions facing adversity and unheralded cowboys ride away with 2024 championships at the Daddy of ‘em All.

The top 12 contestants from the previous rounds of competition compete on Championship Sunday where everyone starts with a clean slate. The first competition of the day was steer roping. Tuff Hardman of Atoka, Oklahoma, who came into Championship Sunday in tenth place, but clocked a time of 14.5 seconds as the third man to rope. The closest any of the rest of the field could get was a 14.6 by another Oklahoman, Chet Herren. Hardman has his sights on qualifying for the National Finals Steer Roping and the nearly $11,000 he won on Sunday will help the father of three reach that goal.

Next up was bareback riding where seven of the 12 finalists were veterans of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). North Dakota cowboy Clay Jorgenson marked the highest score of the 2024 rodeo with 90 points Summit Pro Rodeo’s Game Trail. This is the biggest win to date for the 28-year-old cowboy and is one he’ll remember for a lifetime.

“To get my name up there with a bunch of great guys who’ve won this rodeo before, it hasn’t really processed yet,” Jorgenson remarked. “It’s an unbelievable feeling and I’m so blessed.”

In tie-down roping, world standings leader Shad Mayfield continued his successful season, clocking a time of 9.8 to win by nearly 3 seconds. Mayfield has been battling hip injuries all season and credited being able to stay in Cheyenne through the week with helping his performance. He will take a few weeks off for rest and rehabilitation to stave off surgery until after the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December.

Mayfield, who won the world title in 2020, grew up coming to Frontier Days with his father. He has a photo of himself as a young child swinging a rope under the grandstands.

Reigning breakaway roping world champion Shelby Boisjoli-Meged was emotional on the winner’s platform after winning her event with the fastest time of this year’s rodeo – 3.7 seconds. She admitted that she had been having a rough time winning this summer.

She had to be one of the top breakaway ropers in the wild card round after she missed the cut in the qualification round.

“I missed my calf in the wild card and had to fish my rope around the neck,” she said. “I credit that “cowgirl try” with getting me to today’s finals. Today I thought I had broken the barrier for a couple of strides until I heard my husband yell.”

To see your name drawn next to Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ THE Black Tie is a bronc rider’s dream. The 2023 Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year is known for giving cowboys a good chance to mark 90 points or more. Logan Cook of Alto, Texas, took advantage of that opportunity with a score of 90 to win the championship.

“I’ve kind of been nervous since yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock just because you know you’ve got the one to win it on as long as you do your job,” Cook explained.

“Everybody in the world watches the Daddy of ‘Em All.  You grow up as a little kid watching it and it’s just great to come here and come out on top,” he said.

Winning Cheyenne Frontier Days is an accomplishment that has eluded team ropers Hayes Smith and Justin Davis for years, until now.

“This is one of the ones you grow up practicing to win and I’ve never even made the short round here,” Smith said, while Davis added “I’ve made the short round five or six times, but I’ve never won it.”

The field was stacked with past CFD champions along with numerous NFR qualifiers, but Smith and Davis bested them all with an 8.3 second run to win.

“This is as good as it gets. It’s a lifelong dream to win this rodeo. I’ve been here probably 16 times, and I’ve never won it, so it’s pretty special,” Davis acknowledged.

Denton Good, a 20-year-old steer wrestler from Long Valley, South Dakota, earned his first championship at Frontier Park. Rodeo is a family affair for Good. His father Allen was his hazer, riding his grandfather’s hazing horse. Denton rode his brother’s horse while his brother was at another rodeo riding Denton’s horse.

Good opened a fencing business after he graduated from high school. His foreman made the 4.5-hour drive to watch the final round while the rest of his crew worked a fencing job.

In barrel racing 2022 World Champion Jordon Briggs and her horse Famous Lil Jet that she calls Rollo took the win in Frontier Park, a place where her mother Kristie Peterson won four championships in the 1990s. Champions here get a prize package that includes a trophy buckle and trophy saddle. Peterson also took home a trophy bit from the 100^th anniversary of this rodeo. Briggs received a special three-foot tall replica of Frontier Park’s new How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls statue as did Boisjoli-Meged.

Briggs took most of the rodeo season off as Rollo recovered from an injury to a suspensory ligament and had won no money in Women’s Professional Rodeo Association competition as of June 1. Since then, she and Rollo have been taking home paychecks and the $17,000 they earned here is an important boost in her quest to return to the NFR or at least end the season in the top 30 to qualify for the big winter rodeos.

T.J. Gray, a 23-year-old bull rider from Dairy, Oregon, matched up with Dakota Rodeo’s bull No Dose for a score of 90 points.

“I’ve never been 90 before so when they said that I was, I was pretty stoked,” Gray, who is ranked seventh in the world, admitted.

“Cheyenne’s the biggest rodeo I’ve ever won,” Gray said. “There were a lot of good bull riders out today and a lot of good bulls, but I knew 90 was going to be a high mark to beat.”

The all-around race was a veteran versus rookie; timed event versus rough stock battle between two Oklahomans – roper Coleman Proctor and bareback and bull rider Wacey Schalla.

Proctor, the 2022 CFD All-Around Champion, posted a time of 24.0 seconds in steer roping which put him eighth and earned him $2,200. Schalla was the final cowboy to ride in the bareback riding. He knew he needed a big score since North Dakota’s Jorgenson had set the bar at 90 points. Schalla scored 89 points to split second and third and add $5,500 to his earnings.

In team roping Proctor and his partner Logan Medlin of New Mexico won $8,000 each for second place with a time of 10 seconds. For the second time in three years, Proctor found himself avidly watching the bull riding with an all-around title on the line.

Schalla was matched with Dakota Rodeo’s unridden bull Big Time. The rookie cowboy brought a roar from the crowd as he scored 83 points to place third for another $4,500, but that wasn’t enough to overtake Proctor who joked his 2022 buckle was getting worn and needed an update.

            The 2025 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo will be held in Frontier Park July 19-27, 2025.

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2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Champions

Bareback Riding – Clay Jorgenson, Watford City, N.D., $11,729

Steer Roping – Tuff Hardman, Atoka, Okla., 30.8, $10,972

Breakaway Roping – Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont., $16,280

Tie-Down Roping – Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., $16,400

Saddle Bronc Riding – Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, $10,728

Team Roping – Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif.,

$11,925 each

Steer Wrestling, Denton Good, Long Valley, S.D., $12,710

Barrel Racing – Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, $17,053

Bull Riding – T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., $10,627

All-Around – Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., $28,351

Rookie Bronc Riding – Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, $1,543

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 28, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from Championship Sunday at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Sunday, July 28.

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Clay Jorgenson, Watford City, N.D., 90 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Game Trail,  $8,455. 2, (tie) Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, and Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 89, $5,508 each. 4, Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., 88, $3,074. 5, (tie) R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif.; Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, and Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 84, $769 each.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Shelby, Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont., 3.7 seconds, $12,210. 2, Shelby Whiting, Paola, Kan., 4.9, $9,250. 3, Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., 5.0, $6,600. 4, Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, 5.4, $4,440. 5, Chenoa VandeStouwe, Weatherford, Okla., 5.6, $2,590. 6, Jordyn McNamee, Laramie, Wyo., 6.7, $1,850.

Tie Down Roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 9.8 seconds, $9,200. 2, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 12.5, $8,000. 3, Dontae Pacheco, Blanco, N.M., 12.9, $6.800. 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 13.0, $5,600. 5, Brayden Roe, Wendell, Idaho, 13.1, $4,400. 6, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 13.4, $3,200. 7, Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, 13.8, $2,000. 8, Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 14.4, $800.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 90 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ The Black Tie, $8,135. 2, Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 89, $6,163. 3, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, and Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 88.5,  $3,698 each. 6, (tie) Lefty Holman, Visalia, Calif., and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 87.5, $1,479 each.

Team Roping: 1, Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 8.3 seconds, $9,200 each. 2, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 10.0, $8,000 each. 3, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 10.8, $6,800 each. 4, Cole Thomas, Meadville, Miss., and Dylin Ahlstrom, Hooper, Utah, 13.2, $5,600 each. 5, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 13.6 seconds, $4,400 each. 6, Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Josh Patton, Shallowater, Texas,  14.3, $3,200 each. 7, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 15.1, $2,000 each. 8, Clayton Van Aken, Yoder, Wyo., and Cullen Teller, Ault, Colo., 17.9, $800 each.

Steer Wrestling: (seven times) 1, Denton Good, Long Valley, S.D., 6.5 seconds, $6,900. 2, Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont.,  6.6, $6,000. 3, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 6.8, $5,100. 4, Jacob Wang, Laramie, Wyo., 7.2, $4,200. 5, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii, 8.1, $3,300.  6, Jayce Doan, Hazelton, N.D., 11.9, $2,400. 7, Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas, 15.9, $1,500. 8, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., No Time, $600 (based on performance in previous rounds.)

Barrel Racing: 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 17.06 seconds,  $10,751. 2, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 17.08, $8,897. 3, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 17.24, $7,044 . 4, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.40, $5,190. 5, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.42, $3.336. 6, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.54, $1,854.

Bull Riding: (five rides) 1, T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., 90 points on Dakota Rodeo’s No Dose, $8,247. 2, Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 88, $6,258. 3, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 83, $4,498. 4, Cooper James, Erda, Utah, 78, $2,999. 5, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 77, $1,749. 6, Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La., 0, $1,250 (based on performance in previous rounds.)

Steer Roping: (eight times) 1, Tuff Hardman, Atoka, Okla., 14.5 seconds, $10,972. 2, Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 14.6, $9,326. 3, Trenton Johnson, Blue Mound, Kan., 16.2, $7,681. 4, Tyler Hargrave, Canyon, Texas, 16.5, $6,583. 5, (tie) Blake Deckard, Eufaula, Okla., and Jase Johnson, Jacksboro, Texas, 16.9, $4,663 each. 7, Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D., 17.9, $2,743 . 8, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., 24.0, $2,194. 9, Cole Patterson, Pawnee, Okla., No Time, $1,920. 10, Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas, No Time, $1,646. 11, Vin Fisher, Jr., Andrews, Texas, No Time, $1,372. 12, Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., No Time, $1,097. (places 9-12 based on performance in previous rounds.)

Wild Horse Race: 1, Team Meanus, $4,860. 2, Graves Team, $3,645. 3, Kenny Electric, $2,430. 4, Billy Scharton, $1,215.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 27, 2024 — Thanks to Saturday’s Semi Finals 2, the all-around cowboy race at the 128^th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) will come down to a Championship Sunday battle between a pair of Oklahomans.

Rough stock rider Wacey Schalla, who is from the tiny western Oklahoma town of Arapaho, won the bareback riding in Semi Finals 2 with an 88-point ride on Stace Smith Rodeo’s bucking horse named Independence. The 18-year-old cowboy is in his rookie season in professional rodeo and earned both the all-around and the bull riding championship at the College National Finals Rodeo in June.

On Friday he won Semi Finals 1 in the bull riding with 91 points, the highest score of the rodeo thus far. He will compete in both events on Sunday at Frontier Park. He has earned about $11,600 so far this year at CFD.

Schalla’s competition for the coveted all-around championship at the Daddy of ‘em All is the 2022 CFD All-Around Champion Coleman Proctor. Proctor, who is from the slightly larger eastern Oklahoma town of Pryor, is more than twice Schalla’s age at 38. He is the veteran of the pair, having qualified for eight Wrangler National Finals Rodeos (NFR) in team roping.

In Semi Finals 2, Proctor and his partner Logan Medlin of Tatum, New Mexico, placed third in team roping. They have each won nearly $7,200 in that event so far at CFD. Proctor also competes in the steer roping and comes into Championship Sunday as the top-ranked cowboy in that event with nearly $11,000 won during the earlier rounds.

While Proctor has a healthy lead in money won, Championship Sunday competition at the Daddy of ‘em All can surprise even the experts. Proctor will compete first in steer roping, with Schalla following closely in the bareback riding. Proctor is back in team roping four events later with Schalla returning in the bull riding near the end of the finals.

The highest money winner in Semi Finals 2 was bull rider Jace Trosclair of Chavin, La. He was the only bull rider to make a qualified ride on Saturday. He scored 86 points on Dakota Rodeo’s bull Bubba G and earned nearly $9,500.

Amanda Terrell of LaSalle, Colo., matched the fastest time of the 2024 CFD when she won the breakaway roping with a time of 3.8 seconds. The recent college graduate will return to Texas Tech University this fall to pursue her master’s degree in agricultural communications and continue to compete on the Red Raiders’ rodeo team.

In barrel racing Leslie Smalygo of Skiatook, Oklahoma, and her 13-year-old gelding Justaheartbeattofame that she calls Gus stopped the clock in 17.09 seconds to win Semi Finals 2. On Thursday they tied for the win in Quarterfinals 6 and on July 17^th they won the progressive round of barrel racing. The duo won the Calgary Stampede earlier in July and would love to win two of rodeo’s most iconic events in the same month.

Other event winners in Semi Finals 2 were steer wrestler Dakota Eldridge of Elko, Nevada, with 5.9 seconds; Gus Gaillard of Morse, Texas, with 87.5 points on Brookman Rodeo’s bucking horse Satisfaction in the saddle bronc riding; team roping brothers Riley and Brady Minor of Ellensburg, Wash., with 10.1 seconds; and tie-down roper Britt Bedke of Oakley, Idaho, with 12.5.

The champion of the Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding was crowned on Saturday with the title going to Clint Read of Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, who totaled 159 points on two bucking horses to take home the prize package.

            The 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo begins its conclusion at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday where champions will be crowned in 10 events and the all-around and winners will take home a share of the more than $1 million purse.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 27, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from Semi Finals 2 (eighth performance) at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Saturday, July 26. Top six in each event advance to Championship Sunday.

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 88 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s Independence,  $3,154. 2, (tie) Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, and Clay Jorgenson, Watford City, N.D., 85.5, $2,055 each. 4, (tie) Trevar McAllister, Ronan, Mont., and Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., 85, $908 each. 6, Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas, 84, $478 .

Breakaway Roping: (five times) 1, Amanda Terrell, LaSalle, Colo., 3.8 seconds, $6,290. 2, Jordan McNamee, Laramie, Wyo., 4.5, $4,810. 3, Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 5.9, $3,515. 4, Shelby Whiting, Paola, Kan., 6.2, $2,405. 5, Eryn Maddock, Adrian, Ore., 6.6, $1,480.

Tie Down Roping: 1, Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, 12.5 seconds, $5,200. 2, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 13.0, $4,300. 3, Chantz Webster, Weatherford, Texas, 13.2, $3,400. 4, Brayden Roe, Wendell, Idaho, 13.4, $2,500. 5, Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 15.8, $1,600. 6, Dontae Pacheco, Blanco, N.M., and Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 18.4, $450 each. (Pacheco advances on tiebreaker.)

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, 87.5 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Satisfaction, $3,035. 2, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 85.5, $2,299. 3, Parker Fleet, Axtell, Texas, 85,  $1,655. 4, (tie) Coleman Shallbetter, Gunnison, Colo.; Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D.; and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 84.5, $736 each.

Team Roping: 1, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 10.1 seconds, $5,200 each. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Brazil, 10.3, $4,300 each. 3, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M., 13.4, $3,400 each. 4, Gavin and Wyatt Hershberger, Congress, Ariz., 14.4, $2,500 each. 5, (tie) Cole Thomas, Meadville, Miss., and Dylin Ahlstrom, Hooper, Utah; and Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Josh Patton, Shallowater, Texas, 15.8,  $1,250 each.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 5.9 seconds, $4,060. 2, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 6.3, $3,360. 3, Gus McGinn, Haines, Ore., 6.4, $2,660. 4, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii, 7.2, $1,960.  5, Jayce Doan, Hazelton, N.D., 7.2, $1,260. 6, (tie) Jay Williamson, Weatherford, Texas, and Austin Hurlburt, Norfolk, Neb., 7.3, $350 each. (Williamson advances on tiebreaker.)

Barrel Racing: 1, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.09 seconds, $5,375. 2, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 17.19,  $4,449. 3, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 17.30, $3,522 . 4, Julie Plourde, Saint-Gedeon, Quebec, Canada, 17.36, $2,595. 5, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 17.37, $1,668. 6, Angela Ganter, Abilene, Texas, $927.

Bull Riding:  (one ride) 1, Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La., 86 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Bubba G, $9,421. (Also advancing: Jake Garner, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada; Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont.; Cooper James, Erda, Utah; Fulton Rutland, Westville, Okla.;  T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore.; Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia; and Marco Juarez, Anthony, N.M.)

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: First round winners: 1, Hank Whitaker,  81 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 463, $1,219. 2, (tie) Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, and Dylan Young, Sturgeon County, Aberta, Canada, 79. $794 each. 4, (tie) Skinny Parsons, Springdale, Ark., and Sid Skiver, Nogales, Ariz., 78, $351 each. 6, Tucker Bourdet, Hollister, Calif., 76, $185. Second round winners: 1. Drew Bordelon, Ville Platte, La., 84 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 507, $1,219. 2, Bourdet, 82, $924. 3, Read, 80, $665. 4, Noel Raynard Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz., 77, $443. 5, Skiver, 75, $259. 6, (tie) Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas; Beau Scarborough, Pine Bluff, Wyo., and Jackson Ford, Sturgis, S.D., 74, $62 each. Total on Two: 1, Read,  159, $1,219. 2, Bourdet, 158, $924. 3, Skiver, 153, $665. 4, Whitaker, 149, $443. 5, Molina, 148, $259. 6, (tie) Ford and Parsons, 147, $92.

Wild Horse Race: 1, Kenny Electric, $600. 2, Stillbroke, $450. 3, Team McKinney, $300. 4, Billy Scharton, $150.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 26, 2024 — Two rides in the rare 90-point range highlighted Semi Finals 1 at the 128^th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) on Friday.

Newly crowned collegiate all-around and bull riding champion Wacey Schalla of Arapaho, Oklahoma, became the first bull rider at Frontier Park this year to score above 90 points. Schalla was matched with Dakota Rodeo’s bull Sneaky Situation for the second time this month. Over the 4^th of July Schalla scored 86.5 points on Sneaky Situation to tie for first place in Mandan, North Dakota.

His ride on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) bull at the Daddy of ‘em All was even better – 91 points. Schalla earned nearly $3,100 and advanced to Championship Sunday. He will compete in Saturday’s Semi Finals in the bareback riding with a chance to make the final round in both events.

Canadian Kolby Wanchuk scored the second 90-point ride of this year’s rodeo to win the round in saddle bronc riding. Wanchuk rode Brookman Rodeo’s NFR bucking horse named Apollo. Fellow Canadian Zeke Thurston marked 90 to win Quarterfinals 3 on Monday.

Wanchuk, who lives in Sherwood Park, Alberta, added more than $3,000 to his season earnings for the Semi Finals win. Every dollar is important since he is currently ranked 16^th in the world championship standings and needs to be in the Top 15 by the end of the season to qualify for his third NFR.

Reigning world champion team ropers Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp each earned $5,200 when they won their event with an 8.3-second run. The Texas ropers are currently ranked 10^th in the world championship standings.

Recent college graduate, Tayla Moeykens of Three Forks, Montana, and her horse named KN Fames Best Yet clocked the fastest time in Frontier Park this year to win the barrel racing Semi Finals. Moeykens and the six-year-old gelding that she calls Yeti won the reserve national championship at the College National Finals Rodeo the past two years for Montana State University. She is already putting her newly minted degree in business marketing for two businesses that she owns – Cool Nerd Marketing and Four M Performance Horses.

Another recent college graduate, breakaway roper Kinlie Brennise of Craig, Colo., was among the last two cowgirls to compete in the Semi Finals. The Tarleton State University alumna caught her calf in 3.9-seconds to win more than $6,100 and qualify for Championship Sunday.

Other event winners in Semi Finals 1 were bareback rider Jacob Lees of Caldwell, Idaho, with 88.5 points on Fettig Pro Rodeo’s Hot Money; tie-down roping world standings leader Shad Mayfield of Clovis, New Mexico, with 10.1 seconds and steer wrestler Denton Good of Long Valley, South Dakota with 5.9.

Semi Finals 2 begins Saturday at 12:45 p.m. where the six best rides or times in each event will advance to Championship Sunday. They will compete against those who advanced from Semi Finals 1 for the bulk of the more than $1 million purse.

 

 

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 26, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from Semi Finals 1 (seventh performance) at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Friday, July 25. The top six in each event advance to Championship Sunday.

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 88.5 points on Fettig Pro Rodeo’s Hot Money,  $3.154. 2, (tie) Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, Canada, and Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, 87, $2,055 each. 4, (tie) Brayze Schill, West Columbia, Texas, and R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 82.5, $908 each. 6, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 84.5, $478 .

 

Breakaway Roping: 1, Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., 3.9 seconds, $6,105. 2, Chenoa VandeStouwe, Weatherford, Okla., 4.2, $4,625. 3, Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont., 5.5, $3,330. 4, Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Springtown, Texas, 5.7, $2,200. 5, (tie) Kaydin Finan, Wickenburg, Ariz., and Amanda Coleman, Stephenville, Texas, 6.0, $1,110 each.

 

Tie Down Roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 10.1 seconds, $5,200. 2, Cash Fuez, Eureka, Kan., 10.5, $4,300. 3, Cash Fretwell, Pleasanton, Texas, 10.6, $3,400. 4, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 10.7, $2,500. 5, Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 11.8, $1,600. 6, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 13.7, $900.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 90 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Apollo, $3,035. 2, Lefty Holman, Visalia, Ca., 88, $2,299. 3, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 86.5,  $1,655. 4, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 85, $1,104. 5, Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., 84, $644. 6, Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 83, $460.

 

Team Roping: 1, Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 8.3 seconds, $5,200 each. 2, Wawa Ben Jr. and Brandon Ben, Peridot, Ariz., 8.6, $4,300 each. 3, Dawson and Dillon Graham, 9.1, $3,400 each. 4, Ed Shearer and Taylor Brower, Parshall, N.D., 9.2, $2,500 each. 5, Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 9.3, $1,600 each. 6, Clayton Van Aken, Yoder, Wyo., and Culler Teller, Ault, Colo., 9.6, $900 each.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Denton Good, Long Valley, S.D., 5.9 seconds, $4,060. 2, Jacob Wang, Laramie, Wyo., 6.2, $3,360. 3, (tie) Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont., and Colton Swearingen, Cowlesville, N.Y., 6.5, $2,310 each.  5, (tie) Walt Arnold, Coleman, Texas, and Jeremy Burkhalter, Humble, Texas, 6.9, $980 each.

 

Barrel Racing: 1, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.00 seconds, $5,375. 2, Tiffany Lujan, Stephenville, Texas, 17.27,  $4,449. 3, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 17.16, $3,522 . 4, Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 17.33, $2,595. 5, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.44, $1,668. 6, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., $927.

 

Bull Riding:  (four rides) 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 91 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Sneaky Situation, $3,076. 2, Jackson Ward, Goddard, Kan., 87.5, $2,331 . 3, Brandon Ballard, New Hope, Ky., $1,678 . 4, Hayes Weight, Goshen, Utah, 50, $1,119.

 

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: First round winners: 1, Hank Whitaker,  81 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 463, $1,219. 2, (tie) Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, and Dylan Young, Sturgeon County, Aberta, Canada, 79. $794 each. 4, (tie) Skinny Parsons, Springdale, Ark., and Sid Skiver, Nogales, Ariz., 78, $351 each. 6, Tucker Bourdet, Hollister, Calif., 76, $185. Second round leaders: 1. Drew Bordelon, Ville Platte, La., 84 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 507. 2, Tucker Bourdet, Hollister, Calif., 82. 3, Read, 80. 4, Skiver, 75. Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74. Overall leaders: 1, Read,  159. 2, Bourdet, 158. 3, Skiver, 153. 4, Molina, 148. 5, Whitaker, 149. 6, (tie) Ford, and Parsons, 147.

 

Wild Horse Race: No qualified rides.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 23, 2024 — The 128^th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo will wrap up its six Quarterfinals on Thursday when the final spots in Friday and Saturday’s Semi Finals will be determined. On Wednesday the top contestants from Quarterfinals 5 earned their semifinals berths.

            R.C. Landingham of Hat Creek, Calif., is in the middle of the best pro rodeo season of his 15-year career. He is currently ranked fourth in the world championship standings after big wins in June and early July at the Reno Rodeo, Calgary Stampede and Sheridan’s WYO Rodeo.

            His 85-point ride on Stace Smith Rodeo’s bucking horse named JBC Bent Rail Sourdough won Quarterfinals 5 and advanced him to the Semifinals. As soon as Landingham finished his winner’s interview in the arena, he was off to Salt Lake City to compete in the Gold Medal Round of the Days of ’47 Rodeo there.

            Landingham has qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) four times in his career, but injuries have kept him out of rodeo’s grand finale since 2022. His current standings make him a virtual lock to return to the spotlight in Las Vegas this December. He also has the opportunity to do what few have done – win both the iconic Daddy of ‘em All at Cheyenne and the Calgary Stampede in the same year.

            Another cowboy who is having a great season is bull rider Tristen Hutchings of Monteview, Idaho. Hutchings, who is ranked sixth in the world, rode Universal Pro Rodeo’s bull named Grey Fox for 87 points and first place in Quarterfinals 5.

            Hutchings is on track to make his third consecutive trip to the NFR, and he also notched a big win in June at Reno.

            The final breakaway roper to compete in Quarterfinals 5 was Kinlie Brennise of Craig, Colo. Brennise, who is from Craig, Colorado, roped her calf in 3.8 seconds to win the round and tie the fastest time of the Quarterfinals thus far. In May she graduated from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, with a degree in marketing and while in college she competed in three events for the Texans rodeo team.

Quarterfinals 6 begins Thursday at 12:45 p.m. where new contestants in every event except bull riding will be vying for the remaining spots in the Semi Finals and a share of the more than $1 million purse.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 24, 2024)- The following are unofficial results from Quarterfinals  4 (fourth performance) at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Wednesday, July 24. Payoff subject to change.

 

Bareback Riding: 1, R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 85 points on Stace Smith Rodeo’s JBC Bent Rail Sourdough,  $2,448. 2, Jacek Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., 82, $1,836. 3, Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, Canada, 80, $1,224. 4, Brayze Schill, West Columbia, Texas, 79, $612.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Kinlie Brennise., Craig, Colo., 3.8 seconds, $2,960. 2, (tie) Brooke Ladner, Poplarville, Miss., and Kaydin Finan, Wickenburg, Ariz., 4.1, $1.850 each . 4, Chenoa Vandestouwe, Weatherford, Okla., 4.5, $740.

Tie Down Roping: 1, Cash Fuesz, Eureka, Kan., 11.8 seconds, $2,000. 2, Darnell Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 12.5, $1,500. 3, Bryan Moon, Rosharon, Texas, 12.6, $1,000. 4, (tie) Cash Fretwell, Pleasanton, Texas, and Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 13.2, $250 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 84 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Carney Girl, $2,354. 2, Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta, Canada, 81,  $1,766. 3, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 80, $1,177. 4, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., 78.5, $589.

Team Roping: 1, Brayden Schmidt, Benton City, Wash., and Pace Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M., 9.2 seconds, $2,000 each. 2, Brian Dunning, McClave, Colo., and Justin Price, LaVeta. Colo., 9.4, $1,500 each. 3, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 9.8, $1,000 each. 4, J.C. Yeaquo, Mandaree, N.D., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, 10.4, $500.

Steer Wrestling: 1, (tie) Denton Good, Long Valley, S.D., and Jeremy Burkhalter, Humble, Texas, 6.6 seconds, $1,750 each. 3, (tie) Cameron Morman, Glen Ullin, N.D., and Jayce Doan, Hazelton, N.D, 7.2, $750.

Barrel Racing: 1, Taryn Boxleitner, Loveland, Colo., 17.55 seconds, $2,471. 2, (tie) Kaycee Killingsworth, Thrall, Texas, and Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.66, $1,545 each. 4, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 17.69, $618.

Bull Riding:  1, Tristen Hutchins, Monteview, Idaho, 87 points on Universal Pro Rodeo’s Grey Fox, $2,380. 2, Jace Trosclair, Chavin, La., 85.5, $1,785 . 3, Cooper James, Erda, Utah, 83.5, $1,190 . 4, Jake Gardner, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada, 83, $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, (tie) Skinny Parsons, Springdale, Ark., and Sid Skiver, Nogales, Ariz., 78. 5, Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74. 6, Jackson Ford, Sturgis, S.D., 73. Second round leaders: 1. Drew Bordelon, Ville Platte, La., 84 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s 507. 2, Read, 80. 3, Skiver, 75. 4, (tie) Ford, Beau Ryan Scarborough, Pine Bluffs, Wyo., and Josue Molina, Pampa, Texas, 74. Overall leaders: 1, Read,  159. 2, Skiver, 153. 3, Molina, 148. 3, Whitaker, 149. 4, Molina, 148. 5, (tie) Ford, and Parsons, 147.

Wild Horse Race: 1, Turquoise Rose, $600. 2, Gibson Boyz, $450. 3, Billy Scharton, $300. 4, Stillbroke, $150.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 22, 2024 — Reigning world champions Zeke Thurston and Ky Hamilton dominated their signature events in Quarterfinals 3 of the 128^th 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 16^th 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.