Rodeo Recap Archives - Page 5 of 5 - Cheyenne Frontier Days

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 27, 2019) – Tilden Hooper and his traveling partner Kaycee Feild are going to be duking it out at Frontier Park on Sunday hoping one of them leaves with the bareback riding title at the 123^rd edition of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

Hooper, from Carthage, Texas, won the second semifinals on Saturday afternoon with an outstanding 90-point effort on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Shoot the Moon. That added $3,081 to his checking account, but most importantly it advanced him to Sunday’s finals. Prior to Cheyenne’s rodeo, he was fifth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings and is looking forward to his sixth trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) next December.

Money won now will keep him in the top 15 that make the trip to Las Vegas to compete at the NFR and could improve his position. He is trying to catch his traveling partner, Feild, who is at the top of the world standings. Feild also qualified for Sunday’s Championship Finals with an 85.5-point ride. With the new bracketed format at the “Daddy of ‘em All,” scores and times from previous competition do not carry over. So, whoever has the highest-marked ride or fastest time on Sunday will be the champion in every event other than steer roping. That title will be awarded based on a total on three runs.

While Feild has four world titles to his credit and is looking to win his fifth, he has yet to win a championship at Cheyenne. As the bareback riders were getting prepared to ride on Saturday, no one was more excited than he was. Hooper is also looking for his first buckle from the “Daddy of ‘em All.” Three bareback riders that have already won the title here were among the six that advanced from Saturday to Sunday. They include Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba (2016); Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minnesota (2015): and Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas (2014).

The Cheyenne Frontier Days saddle bronc riding rookie champion was crowned on Saturday. The first-year card holders had two rounds of competition that started at the first performance one week ago. The rookie contest started here in 1911. This year’s winner was Jacob Kammerer from Philip, South Dakota. He had a total score of 152 points to earn $3,214. It is likely that he will be here next year competing in the saddle bronc riding.

History has been made at this year’s rodeo with the addition of women’s breakaway roping. Veteran roper and clinician Lari Dee Guy from Abilene, Texas, is one of the most successful ropers here so far. She placed second on Friday, won first on Saturday and has collected over $4,200. Guy will be among 16 ropers that will be competing for the first breakaway championship at the “Daddy.” Sunday’s rodeo will start with opening ceremonies at 12:45.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 26, 2019) – A barrel racer named Cheyenne on a horse they call Lex had the crowd on the edge of their seats at the seventh performance of the “Daddy of ‘em All,” Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Cheyenne Wimberley from Stephenville, Texas, now lays claim to the fastest time during the 123^rd western celebration. She and Lex stopped the clock in 17.21 seconds on Friday afternoon, surpassing the 17.28-second run from 2017 world champion Nellie Miller earlier this week.

In the tournament style format at Frontier Park, contestants get a fresh start with each progression, so none of the times or scores carry forward. Miller, from Cottonwood, California was also in Friday’s semifinals, finishing in 17.43 seconds. Six barrel racers advanced from Friday’s performance to Sunday’s Championship Finals. Wimberley and Miller are among those.

The bareback riding, bull riding and saddle bronc riding also have similar formats with contestants going from the quarterfinals into Friday and Saturday afternoon’s semifinals. Miller, who was last year’s barrel racing champion here, will be joined in the race for a repeat victory by last year’s champions in all these events.

Brody Cress, from Hillsdale, Wyoming was definitely a crowd favorite on Friday. Cress has won the saddle bronc riding here for the past two consecutive years. He won the event on Friday with an 88.5-point ride on Three Hills Rodeo’s Final Feather. He now will be a favorite for the saddle bronc riding title on Sunday, but will need to have the high score again in order to win.

Will Lowe is looking for his fourth title in the bareback riding here. Lowe, from Canyon, Texas, was on another horse from Three Hills, Show Boat. He scored 87.5 for the win on Friday and will ride again on Sunday. Rugar Piva won the bull riding a year ago and is on track to win it again in 2019. He was part of a three-way tie for fourth place in the semifinals with an 83-point ride. With the top six advancing to the finals, Piva is in the hunt again.

Friday’s bull riding was some of the best seen here so far. There were seven contestants that had qualified rides with six scores of 83 or better. The top six advance to Sunday’s championship finals.

A new set of contestants in these events will compete here on Saturday in semifinals 2. In the tie-down, breakaway and team roping as well as steer wrestling, Friday’s contestants will compete again on Saturday. The four contestants in each of those events with the most money will be part of Sunday’s finals.

Saturday’s rodeo will begin at 12:45 p.m. with opening ceremonies including a parade in front of the main grandstand. The competition is slated to start at 1 p.m.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 25, 2019) – J.J. Elshere from Hereford, South Dakota is hoping to add his name to the list of saddle bronc riding champions at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

He had an 87-point effort aboard Three Hills Rodeo’s horse named Tarnished Silver to win the round and advance from the quarter finals into the semifinals which starts on Friday. It was an important win for Elshere, who is making a bid for a fifth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification. Prior to Cheyenne’s rodeo, he was 12^th in the world standings and if he stays among the top 15 through September 30^th, he will make the trip to Las Vegas to compete for rodeo’s world championship.

Elshere will now be competing at Cheyenne’s semifinals and, if he is successful, will move onto Sunday’s championship. He has competed at Cheyenne nearly every year since he joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2000. He qualified for his first NFR six years later, missed a year, then had three consecutive qualifications starting in 2008.

In 2006, he had the highest total score on ten saddle bronc horses in Las Vegas and won the NFR championship. He and his wife Lindsay have four boys. After the 2010 NFR, Elshere decided he needed to spend more time with his family and less time riding bucking horses.

As the boys got older, the idea of qualifying for the NFR again became more attractive. Elshere finished one spot out of the top 15 last year. If he does get to compete in Las Vegas, he will celebrate his 40^thbirthday on opening night of the NFR. Just last week, his oldest son, Talon, finished in fourth place in the saddle bronc riding at the National High School Rodeo Finals. When that was over, the family headed home to work in the hayfield, and J.J. headed to the next rodeo.

Tim O’Connell has won the world title in the bareback riding for the last three consecutive years. The last one came with a price. After his final ride at the NFR, he came off the horse and ended up underneath it. He tore his rotator cuff on his shoulder and had to have surgery.

He has missed nearly six months of competition and is making a comeback. He is currently 23^rd in the world standings and is about $14,000 out of the top 15. He helped his cause significantly on Wednesday at Frontier Park. O’Connell rode Hi Lo Pro Rodeo’s horse named American Hustle for 89.5 points. That earned him nearly $3,000 and gave him a chance to ride again.

The 2016 CFD champion is hoping to make two more rides in Frontier Park. When the semifinals in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding and women’s barrel race starts on Friday, everyone has a clean slate. Another good score will see O’Connell back on Sunday with a chance to win a second title here.

The tie-down and break away roping, as well as steer wrestling and team roping will have a final set of contestants making a bid for the Championship Finals as well. They each compete twice and the four who win the most money in each event will advance. Rodeo action will begin at 1 p.m

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 24, 2019) – A year ago, Nellie Miller, from Cottonwood, California was the best barrel racer in the field at Cheyenne Frontier Days. After her performance at the fifth rodeo on Wednesday, it looks like history might repeat itself.

Miller, the 2017 Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world champion, won the qualifying competition at Frontier Park last week. She and her great mare, “Sister”, had the fastest time of the 197 barrel racers that competed at 17.44 seconds. That gave her one of forty spots in the rodeo and $8,224.

She came back on Wednesday and stopped the clock in 17.28 seconds, the fastest run at this year’s rodeo so far. That added $2,611 to her earnings and advanced her from the quarter finals to the semifinals. She and Sister will run again on Friday or Saturday and hope to be among the best six from that day that advance to Sunday’s Championship Finals. Contestants get a fresh start at each division of the competition, so whoever has the fastest time in the barrel racing on Sunday will be the champion.

With Miller’s experience in this arena, and the way Sister runs in the wide-open spaces of Frontier Park, they will be a favorite to leave here as back-to-back champions. The “Daddy of ‘em All” is celebrating 123 years of rodeo history. Women have been competing in the barrel racing at Frontier Park since 1971. There has not been a repeat champion since 1997 and 1998, when Kristie Peterson and her horse Bozo had that accomplishment.

The fastest run of this year’s steer wrestling also happened on Wednesday afternoon. Wyatt Lindsay from Cuchillo, New Mexico, stopped the clock in 5.4 seconds, just three-tenths of a second off the arena record. Lindsay will compete again on Thursday. Money earned from their two days of competition is added together. The steer wrestlers with the highest total money in each group advance directly to Sunday’s finals.

Thursday’s performance begins at 12:45 with opening ceremonies and a parade of dignitaries on the track. Bareback horses start bucking just after 1 p.m. Competition in all the events will follow.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 23, 2019) – Shad Mayfield might be the busiest 18-year-old at this year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

The tie-down roper competed here in the qualifying rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 16 and 17. He roped his first calf here in 12.4 seconds, then won the second round with a time of 9.5 seconds, just a tic over the arena record of 9.4 seconds set last year. He roped again here on July 22 and 23 and was once again successful with times of 12.6 and 11.6, placing in the top four both days. So far, he has won $6,666 here and has an opportunity to win more.

Amongst his runs here in Frontier Park, he was also taking advantage of his final qualification for the National High School Finals Rodeo held in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 14 – 20. He roped three calves there faster than anyone else in the field and left with the national championship. He also competed at the California Rodeo Salinas and finished fourth overall.

“It’s been unbelievable,” Mayfield said of the last week. “I’ve never had any luck at the high school finals. To win it and do well at these other rodeos is a huge blessing.”

A year ago, he got to be a spectator at Cheyenne when they stopped on their way back to their home in Clovis, N.M. after the high school finals. This year, he did far more than spectate. Prior to the 123^rd “Daddy of ‘em All,” he was 24^th in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association World Standings. He is about $7,000 outside of the top 15 and, if he gets a good check here in the Championship Finals, he could very well move up and put himself in position to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Mayfield’s success here has come on a horse that is just two years younger than he is. Django has been great in this big arena and has worked well over the 30-foot head start that the cattle get. Not long after roping here, they were headed to Deadwood, South Dakota, for another rodeo, then will be coming back to Cheyenne to rope again.

It has been a family effort for the Mayfields. Shad’s dad, Sylvester, a former NFR qualifier in the tie-down roping, has been coaching him and traveling with him. His mom Joellen has been keeping things together at home. And, while his older sister Shelby isn’t directly involved, she is very supportive.

“I couldn’t do any of this without my family,” Shad said. “Everybody plays a part and I just hope that we all can keep it rolling.”

A new set of contestants will make their way to Cheyenne to compete at the fifth performance on Wednesday beginning at 12:45 p.m.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 22, 2019) – Rodeo fans at the third performance of the 123^rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo got to see the best bull riding that this year’s rodeo has offered so far.

After two days when just one or two riders made it the full eight seconds, on Monday, there were a total of six successful contestants and some exciting action. At the top of the board was Foster McCraw, a 21-year-old from Navasota, Texas. He rode Harper Morgan Rodeo Company’s bull named Woody for 87.5 points.

McCraw got his 2019 year off to a good start with a win at the Bulls Night Out last January at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Just last week, he got a big win at the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho. He won both rounds of competition and the title there, earning over $10,000. It jumped him up to 27^th in the world standings.

With McCraw’s win here today, he advances to the semifinals. If he is successful again, he will be riding for the Cheyenne Frontier Days bull riding championship. Right behind McCraw was Dakota Louis from Browning, Montana. The three-time Indian National Finals Rodeo bull riding champion scored 86 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Meeko. He is part of the Blackfeet Nation, which is also represented here in the team roping with Dustin Bird who also competed here on Monday.

Bird, who lives near Cut Bank, Montana, is heading for Trey Yates from Pueblo, Colorado. Unfortunately, they didn’t have any luck here on Monday but will have another opportunity Tuesday. Bird and Louis are cousins, so if Bird were to advance, the cousins might both end up in the Championship Finals.

Other bull riders that were successful here on Monday were Nic Lica from Garden City, Michigan and Tim Bingham from Honeyville, Utah who both scored 83.5 points. Then Parker McCown from Montgomery, Texas was 82.5 and Clayton Sellars, Fruitland Park, Florida was 79. They all will be riding again during the semifinals.

Rodeo action gets underway for the fourth performance at Frontier Park on Tuesday at 12:45.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 21, 2019) – Orin Larsen is having the best regular season of his career and showed fans at the second performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo just what a picture-perfect bareback ride looks like.

Larsen is from Inglis, Manitoba, but thanks to a girl, he now lives less than two hours away from Cheyenne in Gering, Nebraska. His wife Alexa’s family is from Nebraska and after she obtained her nursing degree and got a job as an ICU nurse at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, that is where he started hanging his hat.

He hasn’t gotten to spend much time there this summer as he is pursuing his fifth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification. He is currently 2nd in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings and is hoping to close the gap between him and Kaycee Field, who is in the lead.

Larsen helped his cause at the second performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Sunday. He rode Sankey Pro Rodeo’s horse Fun Haver for 90 points, just three points shy of the arena record of 93 set by Joe Alexander in 1974.

It’s certainly not the first 90-point ride that Larsen has had in his professional career. He wasn’t sure how many 90-point or better rides he has had since joining the PRCA in 2011, but he was quick to answer, “Two,” when asked how many he has had this month.

Just two weeks ago, he set an arena record at the Cody (Wyoming) Stampede with a 93-point ride. Unfortunately for Larsen, two days later a fellow competitor beat him by half a point.

That won’t happen in Cheyenne. With the new, tournament-style format, his high score of the day got him the first-place money and a trip back here to compete in the semifinals later in the week. Unfortunately, on this Sunday, his wife was working and couldn’t come watch him.

“Hopefully I’ll be here for a couple of days when I come back,” he said. “Then, she will make the trip here, I’ll have my cheerleader and we can spend a bit of time together.”

Matt Palmer is one happy bull rider. The Claremore, Oklahoma resident is competing on his permit and on Sunday won more than enough money to attain full-fledged PRCA membership. He was the lone rider to last eight seconds. That meant he won all the $7,078 purse for the day. His 81.5-point ride came aboard Dakota Rodeo’s Diamond Willow. He will now get another opportunity to ride in Frontier Park. If he is successful again, he will be a contender for the championship.

A new set of contestants is making their way to Cheyenne for Monday’s rodeo. It will start with the grand opening at 12:45 p.m.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 21, 2019) – The following are unofficial results from Sunday, July 21, at the 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Money earned is subject to change.

Bareback riding: 1, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 90 points on Sankey Rodeo’s Fun Haver, $2,364. 2, Tony Barrington, Elko, Nev., 85.5, $1,788. 3, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 84.5, $1,192. 4, Seth Hardwick, Ranchester, Wyo., 82, $596.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Kelsie Chace, Stephenville, Texas, 4.32 seconds, $2,403. 2, Brandi Hollenbeck, Mooreland, Okla., 5.04, $1,802. 3, Daysha Steadman, Georgetown, Idaho, 5.23, $1,202. 4, JJ Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, 5.53, $601. Semifinals qualifiers: 1, Chace, $4,205. 2, Hollenbeck, $ 3,004. 3, Hagen Brunson, Hutchinson, Kansas, $2,403. 4, Steadman, $1,202

Tie-down Roping: 1, Jason Schaffer, Broadus, Mont., 10.8 seconds, $1,954. 2, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 14.4, $1,465. 3, Cole Robinson, Moorecroft, Wyo., 15.7, $977. 4, Bradley Bynum, Big Lake, Texas, 16.1, $488. Semifinals qualifiers: 1, (tie) Schaffer and Cheyenne Stanley, Caddo, Okla., $1,954 each. 3, (tie) Hall and Tristan Mahoney, Florence, Ariz., $1,465 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Australia, 82.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Sandbox, $2,285. 2, Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, B.C., 81, $1,714. 3, Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., 80, $1,143. 4, Dawson Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D., 78, $571.

Team Roping: 1, Taylor Winn, Annabella, Utah, and Dylin Ahlstrom, Genola, Utah, 7.7 seconds, $2,233 each. 2, Peyton Holliday, Choteau, Okla., and Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla., 8.8, $1,674 each. 3, Travis Bard, Prescott, Ariz., and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 9.0. $1,116 each. 4, Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 9.0, $558 each. Semifinals qualifiers: 1, Holliday and Smith, $2,794. 2, (tie) Garrett Tonnozzi, Lampasas, Tex., and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Tex.; Winn and Ahlstrom, and Egusquiza and Long, $2,233 each.

Steer Wrestling: (three times) 1, Christian Pettigrew, Fort Sumner, N.M., 7.7 seconds, $1,529. 2, Joe Nelson, Alexander, N.M., 8.8, $1,176. 3, Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont., 9.4, $823. Semifinals qualifiers: 1, Camp, $1,881. 2, Pettigrew, $1,529. 3, Kyle Callaway, Blue Creek, Mont., $1,411. 4, Nelson, $1,176.

Barrel Racing: 1, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 17.64 seconds, $2,611. 2, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.87, $1,958. 3, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 17.88, $1,305. 4, Nikki Hansen, Dickinson, N.D., 17.92, $653.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Matt Palmer, Claremore, Okla., 81.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Diamond Willow, $7,078.

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round leaders) 1, Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D., 78 points. 2, (tie) Jade Taton, Goodwell, Okla., and Trent Burd, Fort Scott, Kan., 76. 4, Will Reynolds, Goodwell, Okla., 74. (second round leaders) 1, Rowdy Chesser, Goodwell, Okla., 75 points. 2, Kammerer, 74. 3, Jake Foster, Meadow, S.D., 68. 4, Cody Trump, Chadron, Neb., 64. (total on two) 1, Kammerer, 152 points. (on one) 2, (tie) Jade Taton and Trent Burd, 76. 4, Chesser, 75.

Wild Horse Race: 1, Copper State Cowboys, $644. 2, Preston Painter, $483. 3, Mo Green, $322. 4, Austin Philips, $161. (total money leaders) 1, Copper State Cowboys, $1127. 2, Outlaw Liquors, $644. 3, Preston Painter, $483. 4, Mo Green, $322.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 20, 2019) – Stetson Wright continued his quest for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s (PRCA) most prestigious title here Saturday.

The Milford, Utah resident advanced to the semifinals at Frontier Park in both saddle bronc and bull riding at the first performance of the 123^rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD.) Wright, who will not see his twentieth birthday until the end of this month, is the youngest pro rodeo athlete in the prolific Wright clan. His father, brother and two uncles have won world titles in the saddle bronc riding.

While Stetson is world class in saddle bronc riding where he is ranked 22^nd, he excels in bull riding. He is ranked third in that event, behind five-time world champion Sage Kimzey and NFR veteran Trevor Kastner who will also be competing here.

He currently leads the world all-around standings. If he holds that lead through the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December, he will be the first rodeo athlete to win the all-around title in his rookie season.

The 2019 edition of the Daddy of ‘em All features a new format where four contestants from each performance qualify for one of two semifinals on July 26 and 27. Wright advanced in saddle bronc riding with a score of 85.5 points on Sankey Rodeo’s horse Con Man, which was the third-best ride of the day. In the bull riding he made one of only two qualified rides. He will compete in the semifinals in both events. He is favored to win the all-around here as he has won money in two events.

Joining Stetson in the saddle bronc riding semifinals are veterans Cody DeMoss and Wade Sundell. DeMoss, who won the round with 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s horse Rock Bottle, is aiming for a CFD record of his own. He has won the bronc riding championship here three times.

DeMoss’s success at Frontier Park started in 2004 when Wright was just four years old. He won the championship again in 2010 and in 2012. DeMoss, who loves riding bucking horses, will always count Cheyenne Frontier Days among his favorite rodeos. Winning a fourth CFD title would tie him with Earl Thode, who won four between 1927 and 1934.

Sundell, the reigning world champ, scored one-half point less than DeMoss – 86.5 on Sankey Rodeo’s horse Lunatic. Sundell also has a CFD buckle that he won here in 2013.

Berthoud, Colorado’s Kelly Kennedy-Joseph barely qualified to the quarterfinals in barrel racing. Nearly 200 barrel racers competed in a preliminary round with 72 advancing. Kennedy-Joseph tied for 70^th place. Her quarterfinal run Saturday was the fastest time of any barrel racer so far this year at Frontier Park – 17.35 seconds.

On Sunday, contestants in steer wrestling, breakaway, team and tie-down roping will compete in a second round. The top contestants in these event advance directly to the finals based on money won.

A new group of barrel racers, bareback, saddle bronc and bull riders will compete on Sunday for their shot at the semifinals. The rodeo starts at 12:45 p.m.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 20, 2019) – The following are unofficial results from Friday, July 20, at the 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Money earned is subject to change.

Bareback riding: 1, (tie) Jamie Howlett, Rapid City, S.D., on Sankey Rodeo’s Exotic Blonde and Blade Elliott, Centreville, Ala., on Sankey Rodeo’s Great Nation, 85 points, $2,086 each. 3, Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo., 82, $1,192. 4, Chance Ames, Big Piney, Wyo., 81, $596.

Breakaway Roping: 1, Hagen Brunson, Hutchinson, Kansas, 4.89 seconds, $2,403. 2, Kelsie Chace, Stephenville, Texas, 5.98, $1,802. 3, Brandi Hollenbeck, Mooreland, Okla., 6.44, $1,202. 4, Shaley Griffin, Arthur, Neb., 6.66, $601.

Tie-down Roping: 1, Cheyenne Stanley, Caddo, Okla., 12.5 seconds, $1,954. 2, Tristan Mahoney, Florence, Ariz., 12.7, $1,465. 3, Brian Belew, La Junta, Colo., 14.6, $977. 4, Cole Robinson, Moorecroft, Wyo., 14.7, $488.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Rock Bottle, $2,285. 2, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 86.5, $1,714. 3, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 85.5, $1,143. 4, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., 82, $571.

Team Roping: 1, Garrett Tonnozzi, Lampasas, Tex., and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Tex., 7.8 seconds, $2,233 each. 2, Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 8.0, $1,674 each. 3, Peyton Holliday, Choteau, Okla., and Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla., 8.5, $1,116 each. 4, Chris Francis, Las Vegas, N.M., and Cade Passig, Las Vegas, N.M., 9.4, $558 each.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Kyle Callaway, Blue Creek, Mont., 6.9 seconds, $1,411. 2, Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont., 9.6, $1,058. 3, Talon Roseland, Marshalltown, Iowa, 9.7, $705. 4, Joe Nelson, Alexander, N.D., 10.3, $353.

Barrel Racing: 1, Kelly Kennedy-Joseph, Berthoud, Colo., 17.35 seconds, $2,611. 2, Mika Farr, Honeyville, Utah, 17.64, $1,958. 3, Carla Beckett, Laramie, Wyo., 17.98, $1,305. 4, Kari Boxleitner, Loveland, Colo., 18.00, $653.

Bull Riding: 1, Colten Fritzlan, Rifle, Colo., 88 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Torch, $3,893. 2, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 73, $3,185.

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round leaders) 1, Jacob Kammerer, Philip, S.D., 78 points. 2, (tie) Jade Taton, Goodwell, Okla., and Trent Burd, Fort Scott, Kan., 76. 4, Will Reynolds, Goodwell, Okla., 74.

Utah’s Stetson Wright used this ride to earn more than $3,000 and qualify for the semifinals at the 123^rd Daddy of ‘em All in Cheyenne, Wyo. Wright also moved to the semifinals in saddle bronc riding, earning another $1,100 and taking the lead for the Cheyenne Frontier Days all-around championship. Wright currently leads the world champion all-around standings in his rookie season. CFD photo by Dan Hubbell.

Cody DeMoss of Heflin, La., starts his quest for a fourth Cheyenne Frontier Days saddle bronc riding championship by scoring 88 points on Andrews Rodeo’s horse Rock Bottle to win Friday’s opening round. DeMoss, who won the title here in 2004, 2010 and 2012, would tie Earl Thode, who won four from 1927 to 1934, for the most CFD saddle bronc riding championships. CFD photo by Dan Hubbell.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 19, 2019) – Frontier Park has been full of rodeo contestants for the past week who did their best to advance into the performances at the 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo which officially gets underway on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
This year’s rodeo features a new format that will see contestants winning money at each performance. If they do well, they advance to the next bracket and have more opportunities to get a piece of the $1 million in prize money available here.
To have a chance to pick up one of those daily checks, qualifying competition was held in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association sanctioned barrel race and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s team roping, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. History was made here with the addition of an invitational women’s breakaway roping that had 242 entries. This year’s prize money will be well over $1 million.
With the addition of the breakaway roping, there is also a new arena record in place. Syerra Christensen, a former student at Cheyenne’s Laramie County Community College, holds that with a 4.01-second run. It was also worth $4,406 for the Kennebec, South Dakota resident. And, she will be one of the 40 women who will rope again twice during the performances hoping to qualify for the finals.
The winner of the women’s barrel racing was none other than last year’s champion at the Daddy of ‘em All, Nellie Miller from Cottonwood, California. Miller, the 2017 world champion rode her great mare, Sister to the title last year amidst rain and hail.
It was nothing but sunshine and clear skies as the duo made the trip around the cloverleaf pattern a week ago. They stopped the clock in 17.44 seconds and have already won $8,224. She will be a favorite for a repeat title but will have to advance through a quarterfinals and semifinals to have a chance at a title.
With the new format, Miller’s previous time will not carry forward. She will be one of 12 barrel racers in the first six performances. The four women with the fastest time from each of those performances will run again in the semifinals. Then the field will be narrowed to 12 for the Championship Finals where the fastest time will get to make the trip around the arena as the winner.
All of these events, along with bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding will be part of the first performance on Saturday. The grand entry starts at 12:45 with competition getting underway at 1 p.m.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 19, 2019) – The following are results from qualifying competition at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
Barrel Racing –
1, Nellie Miller, Cottonwood, Calif., 17.44 seconds, $8,224 2, (tie) Kristy Maxwell, Springtown, Texas, and Jessi Fish, Franklin, Tenn., 17.49 and $7,049 each. 4, (tie) Halyn Lide, Stephenville, Texas, and Brittany Possi Tonozzi, 17.55, $4,503. 6, Ryan Pedone, Decatur, Texas, 17.56, $3,133 7, Meka Farr, Honeyville, Utah, 17.60, $2,349. 8, Kortney Kizer, Pep, N.M., 17.63, $1,567.9, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 17.66, $1,175. 10, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo., and Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.69, $392.
Team Roping –
First Round: 1, Jade Stoddard, Sugar City, Idaho and Cole Cooper, Clearmont, Wyo., 7.6 seconds, $2,432. 2, Dustin Eguisquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 8.2 seconds, $2,115. 3, (tie) Peyton Holiday, Chouteau, Okla., and Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla.; and Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev.; 8.5 and $1,639 each. 5, Travis Bard, Prescott, Ariz., and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 9.0, $1,163. 6, (tie) Cody Hilzendeger, Bismarck, N.D., and J.C. Flake, Laramie, Wyo.; and Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla.; 9.1, $687. 8, B.J. Campbell, Aguila, Ariz., and Carl Sweazea, Mountainair, N.M.; and Lane Ivy, Dublin, Texas, and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., $106.
Second Round: 1, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, and Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., 7.2 seconds, $2,432. 2, Tanner Baldwin, Vail, Ariz., and Nano Garza, Las Cruces, NM, 7.5, $2,115. 3, Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 7.8, $1.798. 4, Spencer Mitchell, Orange Cove, Calif., and Cody Doescher, Webbers Falls, Okla., 8.0, $$1,480. 5, (tie) Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D., and Blaine Vick, Breckenridge, Texas; and Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 8.2 and $1,005 each. 7, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Ty Arnold, Midway, Texas, 8.3, $529. 8, Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, and Colby Siddoway, Honeyville, Utah, 8.4, $212.
Overall winners on two head: 1, (tie) Dustin Eguisquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan.: Travis Bard, Prescott, Ariz., and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo.; and Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, and Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla.; 17.5 and $2,115, each. 4, Lane Ivy, Dublin, Texas, and Cesar de la Cruz, 18.6, $1,481. 5, Adam Rose, Willard, Mo., and Jett Hillman, McAlester, Okla., 19.3, $1,163. 6, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 19.4, $846. 7, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 19.9, $529. 8, Peyton Holliday, Chouteau, Okla., and Thomas Smith, Barnsdall, Okla., 20.1, $212.
Tie-Down Roping –
First Round: 1, J.D. McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas, 10.1 seconds, $2,128. 2, Landon Mcclaugherty, Tilden, Texas, 10.4, $1,851. 3, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 10.8, $1,573. 4, kyle dickens, 11.0, $1,296. 5, Cheyenne Stanley, Caddo, Okla., 11.1, $1,018. 6, (tie) Jason Schaffer, Broadus, Mont., and Garrett Busby, Steamboat Springs, Colo., 11.3, $601. 8, Tyler Thiel, Belle Fourche, S.D., 11.4, $185.
Second Round: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 9.5 seconds, $2,129. 2, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, 9.9, $1,851. 3, (tie) Trey Young, Duopree, S.D., and Cole Robinson, Moorecroft, Wyo., 10.1, $1,435 each. 5, Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 10.6, $1,018. 6, Tyler Prcin, Alvord, Texas, 11.0, $740. 7, Marcos Costa, Menard, Texas, 11.2, $463. 8, Ross Tucker, Archer City, Texas, 11.3, $185.
Overall winners on two head: 1, Tanner Green, Cotulla, Texas, 21.6, $2,129. 2, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 21.9, $1,851. 3, Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 22.3, $1,573. 4, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 22.5, $1,296. 5, J.D. McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas, $1,018. 6, Marcos Costa, Menard, Texas, 23.6, $740. 7, Tyler Thiel, Belle Fourche, S.D., 24.0, $463. 8, Jason Schaffer, Broadus, Mont., 24.3, $185.
Steer Wrestling –
(First Round: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D. 6.4 seconds, $1,545. 2, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 7.5, $1,343. 3, Riley Hamilton, Thatcher, Idaho, 8.5, $1,142. 4, Michael Bates, Jr., 9.6, $940. 6, Caden Camp, Belgrade, Mont., 10.4, $739. 6, Talon Roseland, Marshalltown, Iowa, 11.3, $537. 7, Cyler Dowling, Newell, S.D., 11.5, $336. 8, Dean Stermer, Pilot Point, Texas, 11.6, $134.
Second Round: 1, Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 6.9 seconds, $1,545. 2, Linn Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 7.5, $1,343. 3, Troy Smotherman, Rose Bud, Ark., 8.6, $1,142. 4, Reed Kraeger, Elwood, Neb., 9.2, $940. 5, Cyler Dowling, Newell, S.D., 9.5, $739. 6, Kyle Callaway, Blue Creek, Mont., 9.6, $537. 7, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 10.5, $336. 8, (tie) Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., and Ty Talsma, Avon, S.D., 11.0, $67 each.
Overall winners on two head: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 16.9 seconds, $1,545. 2, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 18.5, $1,343. 3, Riley Hamilotn, Thatcher, Idaho, 20.4, $1,142. 4, Cyler Dowling, Newell, S.D., 21.0, $940. 5, Rileey Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 21.4, $738. 6, Joe Nelson, Alexander, N.D., 26.6, $537. 7, Reed Kraeger, Elwood, Neb., 28.4, $335. 8, Talon Roseland, Marshalltown, Iowa, 29.3, $134.
Breakaway Roping –
First section: 1, Sydney Graff, Lone Pine, Neb., 4.04 seconds, $4,406. 2, Tiffany Niemeietz, Floresville, Texas, 4.35, $3,338. 3, Jana Wiedman, Morrill, Neb., 4.37, $2,403. 4, Devin Nicholls, Moorecroft, Wyo., 4.46, $1,602. 5, K.L. Spratt, Phoenix, Ariz., 4.48, $935. 6, Brandi Hollenbeck, Mooreland, Okla., $668.

Second section: 1, Syerra Christensen, Kennebec, S.D., 4.01, $4,405. 2, Jordon Jo Fabrizio, Canyon, Texas, 4.42, $3,338. 3, Georgie Lage, Sughterland, Neb., 4.6, $2,403. 4, Tamara Smith, Barnsdall, Okla., 4.68, $1,602. 5, Shaley Griffin, Arthur, Neb., 4.94, $935. 6, Hannah Lee, Durant, Okla., 4.96, $668.

Syerra Christensen from Kennebec, South Dakota made history at the 123^rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo when she had the fastest time in the breakaway roping, held for the first time here. She stopped the clock in 4.01 seconds to win $4,406. CFD photo by Dan Hubbell

Defending barrel racing champion Nellie Miller won the qualifying competition aboard her great horse “Sister. Miller from Cottonwood, California had a time of 17.44 seconds adding $8,2224 to her season earnings. CFD photos by Dan Hubbell

Frontier Park has been full of rodeo contestants for the past week who did their best to advance into the performances at the 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo which officially gets underway on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
Frontier Park has been full of rodeo contestants for the past week who did their best to advance into the performances at the 123rd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo which officially gets underway on Saturday, July 20, 2019.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — July 22, 2018 — Even though he isn’t a full-fledged card holding member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), Lane McGehee is at the top of the bareback riding field at the 122^nd Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.

When a rodeo contestant joins the PRCA, they first get their permit. When they earn enough money on their permits they are eligible to become card holders. They can continue to compete as a permit holder while they are in college. McGehee, a student at Sam Houston State University is riding on his permit and focusing on his education. He competed for them at the 2017 College National Finals Rodeo and left with the championship as a freshman.

The Victoria, Texas, resident has won over $21,000 this year as a permit holder and currently leads those standings. He stands to add to that significantly with the success he is having in Frontier Park. He had his first horse here on Saturday and did well enough to have an 81 by his name. Then he came back on Sunday for his second competition where he was 85 on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Witchy Woman. That put him in the lead for the second round. His total of 166 points is also at the top of the overall standings.

“I didn’t know much about the horse but watched a video. It didn’t show anything like how the horse performed today,” McGehee said. “I knew it was going to be a nice horse. Once I nodded my head I just rode jump for jump and it worked out the way I wanted it to.”

This is not the first time that he has had success at the Daddy of ‘em All. Last year, McGehee got a good check here after tying for fourth place overall. His success this year has come following a long road to recovery after breaking his leg last November.

“I didn’t know what my come back would look like because it was such a major injury.” he said. “I just love riding bucking horses. My hope was that I would be able to come back strong and have everything work the way it is supposed to.”

It is a rarity for a permit holder to win a rodeo with the same prestige as Cheyenne’s

“It would mean the world to win this rodeo,” he added. “Just to be able to call home and tell them I’m doing a good job would be great.

“I just ride my bucking horses and put on the best spur ride I can. I let everything fall the way it does. If that is me winning, then that’s me winning and I’m blessed.”

The 2016 world champion saddle bronc rider, Zeke Thurston, is looking for his first buckle from Cheyenne. He scored 84.5 points on Sunday, currently first in the second round and overall with 159.5 points on two head. Thurston and his wife, Jayne are expecting their first baby any day now and he says he is more than excited for the arrival.

Texans Ty Bach and Trey Johnson are setting their sights on Championship Sunday after making a business man’s run of 11.3 seconds for their second run. After their seven-second run yesterday, they moved into second overall 18.3 seconds on two head.

Billie Ann Harmon of Dublin, Texas had the quickest time in the second round of barrel racing with her 17.68-second run. She is now second in the average with a total of 36.14 seconds on two runs, riding a seven-year-old mare named Moon that she bought last year. Her husband Cody has also had some success here. He is second in the second round of steer wrestling with an 8.9-second run.

The third performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo will highlight Military Monday, with the grand entry and pageantry starting at 12:45 p.m.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 22, 2018 — The following are current leaders from the 122^th annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo after the second 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. (second round) 1, McGeHee, 85 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Witchy Woman. 2, Bennett, 84. 3, (tie) Schwagler and Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 80 each. 5, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 79. 6, Craig Wisehart, Kersey, Co., 75.5. (overall leaders) 1, McGeHee, 166. 2, Bennett, 165.5. 3, Schwagler, 161.5. 4, Laye, 156.5. 5, Wisehart, 156. 6, Howlett, 155.5.

Steer Wrestling: (first round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 6.4 seconds. 2, Jacob Edler, 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. (second round) 1, Nick Guy, Sparta, Mich., 8.3 seconds. 2, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 8.9. 3, (tie) Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta,and Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 9.1. 5, Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 9.3. 6, Kelby Bond, Avondale, Co., 10.1. (overall leaders) 1, Cassidy, 16.7. 2, Guy, 16.8. 3, Milan, 17.5. 4, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 18.3. 5, Garcia, 18.6. 6, Bond, 18.7.

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. (second round) 1, Thurston, 84.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo’s Shining Mountain. 2, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 84. 3, (tie) Harper and Tyrell J. Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont., 80 each. 5, Alex Wright, Milford, Utah, 79.5. 6. Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 79. (overall leaders) 1, Thurston, 159.5. 2, Wright, 156.5. 3, Leon Fountain, Socorro, N.M., 156. 4, Harper, 154. 5, Elliott, 150.5. 6, Griffin, 149.5.

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.(second round) 1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Co., and Joe Mattern, Plantersville, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, Derek Begay, Seba Delkai, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 8.5 seconds. 3, (tie) Clint Gorrell, Beach, N.D., and Drew Gartner, Killdeer, N.D.; and Cole Dorenkamp, Lamar, Co., and T.J. Watts, Eads, Co., 8.6. 5, (tie) Chris Francis and Cade Passig, Las Vegas, N.M., and Scott White, Oelrichs, S.D., and Riley Wakefield, O’Neill, Neb., 8.9.

(overall leaders) 1, Francis and Passig, 17.5. 2, Bach and Johnson, 18.3. 3, White and Wakefield, 18.5. 4, Begay and Petska, 18.7. 5, Harris and Carson, 19.1. 6, Tierney and Braden, 22.3.

Rookie Saddle Bronc Riding (first round) 1, Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, 74.5 points on Use Primary’s Russ Kling. 2, Louis Aguirre, Sabinas, Mexico, 74. 3, Jake Running Crow, Billings, Mont., 69. 4, Rowdy Chesser, Kansas, Okla., 56. (second round) 1, Rowdy Chesser, 74 points. 2, Corey LeFebre, Bloomfield, N.M., 71. 3. Cree Minkoff, Billings, Mont., 70. 4, Weston Mann, Sheridan, Wyo., 70. 5, Wright, 62. 6, Tyler Friend, Driggs, Idaho, 58. (overall leaders) 1, Wright, 136.5 points. 2, Chesser, 130. 3, Running Crow, 124. (on one) 4, Aguirre, 74. 5, LeFebre, 74. 6, Minkoff, 70.

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. (second round) 1, Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 10.3. 2, Austin Barstow, Springview, Neb., 10.8. 3, Billy Hamilton, Stigler, Okla., 11.6. 4, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 11.8. 5, Bode Scott, Pryor, Mont., 12.0. 6, Tim Pharr, Resaca, Ga., 12.1. (overall leaders) 1, Gray, 22.9. 2, Cooper, 23.3. 3, Boardman, 23.6. 4, (tie) Pharr and Ryan Watkins, Morgan Mill, Texas, 25.1 each. 6, Caleb Bullock, Boise City, Okla., 25.4.

Barrel Racing (second round leaders) 1, Billie Ann Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 17.68 seconds. 2, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 17.76. 3, Jessica Stolzenberger, Wellington, Co., 17.86. 4, Jodee Miller, Magnolia, Texas, 18.01. 5, Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas, 18.09. 6, Rainy Pratt, Stephenville, Texas, 18.12. (overall leaders) 1, Darling, 35.96 seconds. 2, Harmon, 36.1. 3, Stolzenberger, 36.37. 4, Miller, 36.48. 5, Richardson, 36.49. 6, Pratt, 36.60.

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. (second round – one ride) 1, Dillon James Tyner, Eaton, Co., 85.5. (overall leaders – four rides) 1, Mora, 85.5. 2, Savage, 85. 3, Tyner, 82.5. 4, Smith, 80.5.

Wild Horse Race: 1, T-Joes Steak House, $610. 2, Dizzy Heifer Cattle Co., $457. 3, XINGULAR, $305.

Hooper hoping for Cheyenne Frontier Days championship

Field narrowing at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo

Elshere hoping for first Cheyenne Frontier Days saddle bronc title

Miller on pace for repeat Cheyenne Barrel Racing championship

High School Champion looking for Cheyenne championship

Bull riders make move at 123rd CFD Rodeo

Larsen hits 90-point mark in bareback riding at Cheyenne Frontier Days

Stetson Wright makes all-around bid at Cheyenne Frontier Days

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