Daily Archives: December 12, 2009

J.W. Harris wrapped up his second straight world bull riding title Friday night despite failing to earn any money during the first nine rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Harris, from May, Texas, equaled a feat accomplished last by bull rider Bill Nelson, who won the 1971 title without earning any money in the finals — then held in Oklahoma City.

Harris broke his right (riding) hand in the second round, and hasn’t completed a qualified ride. Freckles Brown (1962) is the only bull rider to win a world championship without completing a ride at the NFR. After missing four rounds, Harris was bucked off Hawaiian Ivory in the ninth round.

“It’s all the hard work throughout the year,” Harris said. “It just proves that rodeo is 365 days a year. You have to go all year, and I did give myself a cushion in case something did happen I would be all right. I would have liked to finish 10-for-10, but stuff happens.”…..(read more)

Chad Masters and Jade Corkill won’t know until Saturday night if they’ll have a gold buckle in team roping.What they do have after Round Nine of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the fastest team roping run in the history of professional rodeo.

Masters, of Clarksville, Tenn., and Corkill, of Fallon, Nev., roped their steer in 3.3 seconds to beat the record of 3.4 seconds, which JoJo Lemond of Andrews, Texas and Randon Adams of Logandale, Nev., had posted only minutes before.

“I knew to beat a 3.4, I needed to throw pretty quick,” Masters said. “It was a wonder I didn’t throw before I nodded almost. It’s probably maybe a good thing we didn’t have time to think about it, because after watching the 3.4, it was the best run I’ve ever seen in my life. It happened at that right time.”….(read more)

Elk Ridge bareback rider Kaycee Feild believes a pre-Wrangler National Finals Rodeo conditioning program has helped him survive the day-after-day grind.

The National Finals conclude a 10-round run at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night.

“Ten straight [days] in the summer isn’t anything like this,” Feild said. “Here, you’re getting on the best horses every night. That really puts a toll on your body. But I worked to get in shape before I came down, and I’m still feeling really good.”

Asked what he did to prepare for the NFR, Feild smiled…..(read more)

1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Coconut Roll, $17,139. 2. Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, 85, $13,546. 3. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 84.5, $10,228. 4. (tie) Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash.. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, and Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 84, $4,792 each. 7. (tie) Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 81.5. 9. Jared Smith, Williston, 81. 10. (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, and Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 78.5. 12. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 76.5. 13. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 76. 14. (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., NS.

Average

1. Bobby Mote, 758.5 points on nine head. 2. Jason Havens, 743. 3. Kaycee Feild, 741. 4. Kelly Timberman, 730.5. 5. D.V. Fennell, 719.5. 6. Steven Peebles, 718.5. 7. Heath Ford, 718. 8. Wes Stevenson, 664 on eight. 9. Ryan Gray, 654. 10. Clint Cannon, 645.5. 11. Jared Smith, 638. 12. Justin McDaniel, 632.5. 13. Will Lowe, 565 on seven. 14. Tilden Hooper, 559.5. 15. Royce Ford, 417.5 on five.

World standings

1. Clint Cannon, $266,586. 2. Bobby Mote, $249,125. 3. Justin McDaniel, $161,696. 4. Ryan Gray, $159,692. 5. Kaycee Field, $154,345. 6. Heath Ford, $138,937. 7. Kelly Timberman, $123,561. 8. Will Lowe, $111,086. 9. Wes Stevenson, $109,307. 10. Jason Havens, $106,515. 11. D.V. Fennell, $104,438. 12. Royce Ford, $100,064. 13. Tilden Hooper, $99,165. 14. Steven Peebles, $87,569. 15. Jared Smith, $86,205.

Steer wrestling

1. Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., 3.3 seconds, $17,139. 2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.5, $13,546. 3. (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, and Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 3.8, $7,280 each. 6. (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.0, $1,382 each. 8. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.5. 9. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.6. 10. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 5.1. 11. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 5.6. 12. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 13.7. 13. (tie) Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., and Joey Bell Jr., Athens, Texas, NT.

Average

1. Luke Branquinho, 37.5 seconds on nine head. 2. Curtis Cassidy, 39.4. 3. Lee Graves, 41.6. 4. Josh Peek, 47.8. 5. Jake Rinehart, 48.0. 6. Casey McMillen, 48.1. 7. Hunter Cure, 59.1. 8. Matt Reeves, 162.6. 9. Blake Knowles, 37.1 on eight. 10. Todd Suhn, 39.5. 11. Dean Gorsuch, 77.8. 12. Joey Bell Jr., 30.5 on seven. 13. Stockton Graves, 31.9. 14. Shawn Greenfield, 41.4. 15. Trevor Knowles, 25.9 on six. 1.

World standings

1. Lee Graves, $196,849. 2. Luke Branquinho, $196,039. 3. Jake Rinehart, $148,316. 4. Curtis Cassidy, $127,174. 5. Shawn Greenfield, $112,021. 6. Todd Suhn, $108,162. 7. Stockton Graves, $107,143. 8. Casey McMillen, $101,036. 9. Dean Gorsuch, $93,772. 10. Josh Peek, $88,942. 11. Trevor Knowles, $87,320. 12. Hunter Cure, $85,740. 13. Blake Knowles, $84,968. 14. Matt Reeves, $75,017. 15. Joey Bell, Jr., $65,360.

Team roping

1. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Jade Corkill, Fallon, 3.3 seconds (world record), $17,139 each. 2. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas/Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 3.4, $13,546. 3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 3.8, $10,228. 4. (tie) David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, and Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla./Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 3.9, $5,805 each. 6. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 5.1, $2,764. 7. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C./Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 5.3. 8. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 9.5. 9. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash./Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 13.8. 10. Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn./Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas, 14.1. 11. Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan./Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 14.2. 12. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., and Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas/Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., NT.

Average

1. Luke Brown/Martin Lucero, 45.1 seconds on nine head. 2. Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn, 54.4. 3. Charly Crawford/Russell Cardoza, 53.6 on eight. 4. JoJo LeMond/Randon Adams, 58.3. 5. Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper, 59.6. 6. David Key/Rich Skelton, 43.7 on seven. 7. Blaine Linaweaver/Justin Davis, 87.5. 8. Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 42.4 on six. 9. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 48.8. 10. Travis Tryan/Michael Jones, 25.0 on five. 11. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 34.0. 12. Clay Tryan/Cory Petska, 36.3. 13. Steve Purcella/Jhett Johnson, 36.7. 14. Kelsey Parchman/Richard Durham, 45.5. 15. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 40.7 on four.

World standings (headers)

1. Chad Masters, $167,004. 2. Luke Brown, $146,079. 3. Travis Tryan, $140,930. 4. David Key, $139,318. 5. Nick Sartain, $135,547. 6. JoJo LeMond, $132,888. 7. Clay Tryan, $106,810. 8. Kelsey Parchman, $100,873. 9. Keven Daniel, $99,135. 10. Riley Minor, $98,001. 11. Charly Crawford, $97,583. 12. Steve Purcella, $96,646. 13. Trevor Brazile, $92,471. 14. Blaine Linaweaver, $85,229. 15. Derrick Begay, $84,580.

World standings (heelers)

1. Jade Corkill, $157,532. 2. Michael Jones, $140,311. 3. Rich Skelton, $139,154. 4. Kollin VonAhn, $134,380. 5. Randon Adams, $132,310. 6. Martin Lucero, $131,626. 7. Richard Durham, $118,786. 8. Brad Culpepper, $111,740. 9. Cory Petska, $107,954. 10. Patrick Smith, $100,850. 11. Brady Minor, $98,001. 12. Russell Cardoza, $97,583. 13. Jhett Johnson, $93,484. 14. Cesar de la Cruz, $92,680. 15. Justin Davis, $66,926.

Saddle bronc riding

1. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 86 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Griz, $17,139. 2. (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., and Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 85, $11,887 each. 4. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 84.0, $7,188. 5. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 74, $4,423. 6. (tie) Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La.. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla.. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas. Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D.. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D.. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., NS.

Average

1. Cody DeMoss, 725 points on nine head. 2. Shaun Stroh, 648 on eight. 3. Cody Wright, 635.5. 4. J.J. Elshere, 583 on seven. 5. Jesse Kruse, 577. 6. Justin Arnold, 552.5. 7. Taos Muncy, 496.5 on six. 8. Wade Sundell, 485. 9. Chad Ferley, 484.5. 10. Isaac Diaz, 469.0. 11. Bradley Harter, 462.0. 12. Billy Etbauer, 417.5 on five. 13. Dustin Flundra, 401.5. 14. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 393.5. 15. Bryce Miller, 375.5.

World standings

1. Jesse Kruse, $169,309. 2. J.J. Elshere, $153,068. 3. Cody DeMoss, $134,078. 4. Taos Muncy, $133,281. 5. Billy Etbauer, $131,779. 6. Wade Sundell, $129,538. 7. Heith DeMoss, $118,351. 8. Justin Arnold, $113,353. 9. Shaun Stroh, $111,185. 10. Cody Wright, $105,248. 11. Isaac Diaz, $105,144. 12. Dustin Flundra, $91,692. 13. Bryce Miller, $87,657. 14. Chad Ferley, $83,757. 15. Bradley Harter, $82,351.

Calf roping

1. (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 7.3 seconds, $15,343 each. 3. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 7.7, $10,228. 4. (tie) Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, and Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 7.8, $5,805 each. 6. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Ryan Watkins, Dublin, Texas, 7.9, $1,382. 8. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 8.1. 9. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.5. 10. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 8.8. 11. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 9.0. 12. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.2. 13. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 21.4. 14. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 22.6. 15. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, NT.

Average

1. Tuf Cooper, 76.9 seconds on nine head. 2. Ryan Jarrett, 83.9. 3. Cody Ohl, 85.2. 4. Tyson Durfey, 92.8. 5. Trevor Brazile, 94.6. 6. Adam Gray, 97.6. 7. Monty Lewis, 97.9. 8. Josh Peek, 98.6. 9. Blair Burk, 103.9. 10. Justin Maass, 113.4. 11. Clint Robinson, 74.5 on eight. 12. Hunter Herrin, 66.7 on seven. 13. Ryan Watkins, 77.1. 14. Scott Kormos, 52.8 on five. 15. Matt Shiozawa, 36.6 on four.

World standings

1. Trevor Brazile, $167,610. 2. Clint Robinson, $147,805. 3. Hunter Herrin, $133,551. 4. Tyson Durfey, $128,253. 5. Cody Ohl, $126,408. 6. Josh Peek, $121,847. 7. Tuf Cooper, $118,507. 8. Justin Maass, $118,121. 9. Ryan Jarrett, $104,253. 10. Blair Burk, $104,118. 11. Scott Kormos, $103,408. 12. Ryan Watkins, $102,360. 13. Adam Gray, $99,127. 14. Monty Lewis, $99,047. 15. Matt Shiozawa, $97,045.

Barrel racing

1. Cassie Moseley, Farwell, Texas, 13.74 seconds, $17,139. 2. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 13.88, $13,546. 3. Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla., 14.00, $10,228. 4. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 14.01, $7,188. 5.Jordon Peterson, Chilton, Texas, 14.03, $4,423. 6. Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 14.10, $2,764. 7. (tie) Lindsay Sears, Nanton Alberta, 14.12. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 14.12. 9. Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 14.15. 10. Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 14.22. 11. Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 14.26. 12. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 14.35. 13. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 18.90. 14. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 19.14. 15. P.J. Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 19.47.

Average

1. Lindsay Sears, 125.12 seconds on nine runs. 2. Sherry Cervi, 125.22. 3. Brittany Pozzi, 130.48. 4. Sue Smith, 131.30. 5. Lisa Lockhart, 132.05. 6. Mary Burger, 132.92. 7. Sheena Robbins, 138.16. 8. Brenda Mays, 138.44. 9. Shelley Morgan, 141.15. 10. Danyelle Campbell, 141.66. 11. Cassie Moseley, 141.69. 12. Jordon Peterson, 141.73. 13. Tammy Fischer, 143.62. 14. Tiffany Fox, 152.61. 15. P.J. Burger, 157.96.

World standings

1. Brittany Pozzi, $241,009. 2. Lindsay Sears, $232,259. 3. Sherry Cervi, $162,129. 4. Mary Burger, $138,184. 5. Jordon Peterson, $126,051. 6. Tiffany Fox, $120,692. 7. Sue Smith, $109,475. 8. Cassie Moseley, $109,110. 9. Shelley Morgan, $103,960. 10. Lisa Lockhart, $88,178. 11. Brenda Mays, $77,376. 12. Sheena Robbins, $75,430. 13. Tammy Fischer, $73,198. 14. Danyelle Campbell, $69,523. 15. P.J. Burger, $61,484.

Bull riding

1. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., 89.5 points on Lancaster & Pickett’s Balistic, $17,139. 2. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 88, $13,546. 3. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 86.5, $10,228. 4. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 85, $7,188. 5. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 83, $4,423. 6. (tie) J.W. Harris, May, Texas. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla.. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo.. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla.. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev.. Zack Oakes, Elk, Wash.. Tate Stratton, Stanley, N.M.. B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis., NS.

Average

1. Bobby Welsh, 398.5 points on five head. 2. Kanin Asay, 341on four. 3. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 320. 4. (tie) Douglas Duncan, and B.J. Schumacher, 256. 6. Clayton Savage, 173.5 on two. 7. Jesse Bail, 171. 8. Colin McTaggart, 170. 9. Tate Stratton, 166.5. 10. Zack Oakes, 158.5. 11. Cody Hancock, 89.5 on one. 12. Steve Woolsey, 88. 13. Cody Whitney, 82.5. 14. (tie) J.W. Harris and Howdy Cloud, NS.

World standings

1. J.W. Harris, $219,275. 2. Corey Navarre, $149,010. 3. Kanin Asay, $143,864. 4. Bobby Welsh, $137,859. 5. B.J. Schumacher, $122,227. 6. Steve Woolsey, $121,989. 7. Douglas Duncan, $116,183. 8. Clayton Savage, $105,184. 9. Colin McTaggart, $99,567. 10. Tate Stratton, $98,573. 11. Jesse Bail, $92,827. 12. Cody Whitney, $89,213. 13. Cody Hancock, $83,622. 14. Zack Oakes, $76,561. 15. Howdy Cloud, $67,721.

All-around world standings

1. Trevor Brazile, $326,046. 2. Josh Peek, $210,789. 3. Clint Robinson, $200,022. 4. Curtis Cassidy, $137,818. 5. Ryan Jarrett, $126,867. 6. Cash Myers, $85,628. 7. Chance Kelton, $80,645. 8. Landon McClaugherty, $77,405. 9. Jake Hannum, $74,859. 10. Jesse Bail, $72,630.