BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros was a two-weekend, six-performance PRCA Playoff extravaganza that paid out almost $400,000 in the Tucson, Arizona sun.
The rodeo saw impressive sweeps from tie-down roper Tuf Cooper and bull rider Chase Dougherty, who each cashed in more than $13,500.
Additionally, saddle bronc rider Statler Wright picked up his second Playoff win of the year, team ropers Cody Snow/Hunter Koch blew the field away in the Finals to get their first win as partners since 2019, barrel racer Chelsea Moore needed the fastest run of the rodeo to win by .04, and more.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Mason Clements, 89.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Unleashed, $3,868; 2. Tanner Aus, 88, $2,965; 3. Dean Thompson, 87, $2,192; 4. R.C. Landingham, 84.5, $1,418; 5. Bradlee Miller, 82, $902; 6. (tie) Strawbs Jones and Lucas Samaniego, 80, $580 each; 8. (tie) Jaceklane Frost and Ty Taypotat, 79, $193 each.
Finals: 1. Bradlee Miller, 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Empty Promises, $1,650; 2. Dean Thompson, 86, $1,250; 3. R.C. Landingham, 84, $900; 4. Clint Laye, 81.5, $600; 5. Tanner Aus, 80, $350; 6. Wyatt Maines, 78.5, $250.
Average: 1. Dean Thompson, 173 points on two head, $3,868; 2. (tie) R.C. Landingham and Bradlee Miller, 168.5, $2,578 each; 4. Tanner Aus, 168, $1,418; 5. Mason Clements, 165.5, $902; 6. Clint Laye, 159.5, $645; 7. Wyatt Maines, 156.5, $516; 8. Mason Stuller, 156, $387.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Logan Lemmel, 4.7 seconds, $3,995; 2. Clayton Hass, 5.2, $3,474; 3. Dalton Massey, 5.3, $2,953; 4. (tie) Walt Arnold, Riley Duvall and Olin Hannum, 5.4, $1,911 each; 7. Tanner Brunner, 5.5, $869; 8. (tie) Bryar Byrne and Stetson Jorgensen, 6.0, $174 each.
Finals: 1. Luke Gee, 4.6 seconds, $1,378; 2. (tie) Tanner Brunner and Stetson Jorgensen, 4.7, $1,021 each; 4. Walt Arnold, 5.4, $665; 5. Riley Duvall, 5.5, $428; 6. Dalton Massey, 5.6, $238.
Average: 1. Tanner Brunner, 10.2 seconds on two head, $5,993; 2. Stetson Jorgensen, 10.7, $5,211; 3. Walt Arnold, 10.8, $4,429; 4. (tie) Riley Duvall, Luke Gee and Dalton Massey, 10.9, $2,866 each; 7. Olin Hannum, 14.4, $1,303; 8. Logan Lemmel, 20.8, $521.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Jake Clay/Trey Yates, 5.1 seconds, $5,045 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.4, $4,387; 3. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 5.5, $3,729; 4. Casey Thomas/Wyatt Thomas, 5.6, $3,071; 5. (tie) Kesley Phillips/Myles John and Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 5.7, $2,084 each; 7. (tie) Wawa Ben JR./Cameron Tsinigine, Braden Pirrung/Jr. Dees and Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 5.8, $512 each; 10. (tie) Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer and Josh Siggins/Faron Candelaria, 5.9, $439 each.
Finals: 1. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 4.5 seconds, $2,016 each; 2. Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 5.8, $1,668; 3. Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, 6.2, $1,321; 4. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 6.3, $973; 5. Braden Pirrung/Jr. Dees, 6.4, $626; 6. Casey Thomas/Wyatt Thomas, 10.2, $348.
Average: 1. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 10.3 seconds on two head, $7,567 each; 2. Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 11.5, $6,580; 3. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 11.8, $5,593; 4. Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, 12.1, $4,606; 5. Braden Pirrung/Jr. Dees, 12.2, $3,619; 6. Casey Thomas/Wyatt Thomas, 15.8, $2,632; 7. Jake Clay/Trey Yates, 20.2, $1,645; 8. Wawa Ben JR./Cameron Tsinigine, 22.6, $658.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. (tie) Brody Cress, on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Red Wings, and Riggin Smith, on Diamond G Rodeo’s Time Rocket, 86 points, $3,622 each; 3. (tie) Bailey Small and Statler Wright, 84.5, $1,914 each; 5. Allen Boore, 84, $957; 6. (tie) Kole Ashbacher, Damian Brennan, Gus Gaillard, Q McWhorter and Brody Wells, 81.5, $328 each.
Finals: 1. Kolby Wanchuk, 88 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Nutrena’s Hammerstone, $1,650; 2. Q McWhorter, 87, $1,250; 3. Kole Ashbacher, 85, $900; 4. Statler Wright, 84.5, $600; 5. Gus Gaillard, 83, $350; 6. Q Taylor, 81.5, $250.
Average: 1. Statler Wright, 169 points on two head, $4,100; 2. Q McWhorter, 168.5, $3,144; 3. Kolby Wanchuk, 168, $2,324; 4. Kole Ashbacher, 166.5, $1,503; 5. Gus Gaillard, 164.5, $957; 6. Allen Boore, 163.5, $683; 7. (tie) Damian Brennan and Q Taylor, 162, $478 each.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Tuf Case Cooper, 8.6 seconds, $4,769; 2. Quade Hiatt, 8.9, $4,147; 3. Cole Robinson, 9.2, $3,525; 4. Jake Hannum, 9.4, $2,903; 5. Riley Mason Webb, 9.5, $2,281; 6. Tyler Boxleitner, 9.7, $1,659; 7. Ty Harris, 9.8, $1,037; 8. (tie) Blane Cox, Kyle Lucas and Lucas Potter, 9.9, $138 each.
Finals: 1. Tuf Case Cooper, 8.9 seconds, $1,624; 2. Kyle Lucas, 10.0, $1,344; 3. Cole Robinson, 10.4, $1,064; 4. Ty Harris, 10.5, $784; 5. Riley Mason Webb, 10.7, $504; 6. Quade Hiatt, 11.2, $280.
Average: 1. Tuf Case Cooper, 17.5 seconds on two head, $7,153; 2. Cole Robinson, 19.6, $6,220; 3. Kyle Lucas, 19.9, $5,287; 4. Quade Hiatt, 20.1, $4,354; 5. Riley Mason Webb, 20.2, $3,421; 6. Ty Harris, 20.3, $2,488; 7. Jake Hannum, 21.2, $1,555; 8. Blane Cox, 26.8, $622.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Shannon Griffin, 17.10 seconds, $4,648; 2. LaTricia Duke, 17.16, $3,718; 3. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Carlee Otero, 17.19, $2,673 each; 5. Loni Yates, 17.31, $1,859; 6. Chelsea Moore, 17.42, $1,394; 7. (tie) Jennifer Kalafatic and Stacey Padilla, 17.43, $1,104 each; 9. Stevi Hillman, 17.47, $930; 10. Hailey Garrison, 17.48, $813; 11. Madison Bean, 17.50, $697; 12. Emily Beisel, 17.51, $581; 13. (tie) Sabrina Ketcham and Molly Otto, 17.53, $407 each; 15. Tessa Arnold, 17.57, $232.
Finals: 1. Chelsea Moore, 17.07 seconds, $1,033; 2. Carlee Otero, 17.34, $826; 3. Loni Yates, 17.39, $671; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 17.40, $516; 5. Emily Beisel, 17.47, $413; 6. Stacey Padilla, 17.50, $310; 7. Shannon Griffin, 17.53, $258; 8. Stevi Hillman, 17.61, $232; 9. (tie) Madison Bean and LaTricia Duke, 17.63, $194 each; 11. Hailey Garrison, 17.71, $155; 12. Jennifer Kalafatic, 17.79, $129; no other qualified runs.
Average: 1. Chelsea Moore, 34.49 seconds on two head, $4,648; 2. Carlee Otero, 34.53, $3,718; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 34.59, $3,021; 4. Shannon Griffin, 34.63, $2,324; 5. Loni Kay Yates, 34.70, $1,859; 6. LaTricia Duke, 34.79, $1,394; 7. Stacey Padilla, 34.93, $1,162; 8. Emily Beisel, 34.98, $1,046; 9. Stevi Hillman, 35.08, $930; 10. Madison Bean, 35.13, $813; 11. Hailey Garrison, 35.19, $697; 12. Jennifer Kalafatic, 35.22, $581; no other qualified runs.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. Chase Dougherty, 88.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Shockazooloo, $4,382; 2. Clayton Sellars, 86.5, $3,360; 3. Marco Juarez, 85, $2,483; 4. Jeff Bertus, 84.5, $1,607; 5. Lukasey Morris, 84, $1,023; 6. (tie) Avery Mullins and Brody Yeary, 83.5, $657 each; 8. Hudson Williams, 83, $438.
*Finals: 1. Chase Dougherty, 88 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Hysteria, $5,000; no other qualified rides.
Average: 1. Chase Dougherty, 176.5 points on two head, $4,382; 2. Clayton Sellars, 86.5 on one head, $3,360; 3. Marco Juarez, 85, $2,483; 4. Jeff Bertus, 84.5, $1,607; 5. Lukasey Morris, 84, $1,023; 6. (tie) Brody Yeary and Avery Mullins, 83.5, $657 each; 8. Hudson Williams, 83, $438. *(all totals include ground money).
