PRCA action starts at National Western Stock Show
By Susan Kanode
For the National Western Stock Show
DENVER (January 16, 2015) --- Tyler Corrington is on pace to do something he has never done
before – win a saddle bronc riding championship at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo in Denver.
Corrington is the early leader in the first and second rounds as well as in the overall standings.
He rode Calgary Stampede’s Seargeant Whitney during the first performance of the Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association sanction rodeo here on Friday.
That ride netted him an 83-point score. He then came back on Friday night for his second round
where he scored 81 points on another horse from Calgary, Uvid Bubbles. That put him in a tie for first
place with Hardy Braden from Welch, Okla., who rode Burch Rodeo’s Iron Maiden.
While it is early in the rodeo with 16 performances left before the championship finals on Jan.
25, Corrington’s 164 on two is very likely to be among the top 12 contestants who advance.
The Hastings, Minn., resident is coming off of his third Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR)
qualification. He finished the 2014 season in 12th place and is hoping this season will see him make the
trip back to Las Vegas next December for his fourth NFR. A win here would certainly help him do that.
World champions and NFR qualifiers are dominating the steer wrestling here so far. Clayton
Hass from Terrell, Texas, qualified for his first NFR last year and leads the event with a 4.5 second run.
He is followed by one of the most consistent steer wrestlers in the sport, Trevor Knowles from Mount
Vernon, Ore., who has competed at the NFR 11 consecutive times.
Tied for third place is Blake Knowles, from Heppner, Ore., a 2-time qualifier who is Trevor’s
cousin and Hunter Cure, the 2013 world champion who lives in Holliday, Texas. They each stopped the
clock in 4.7 seconds.
All of the steer wrestlers will make their second appearance in the Denver Coliseum on Saturday.
There are three performances of the rodeo Saturday, at 11 a.m., 3:30 and 8 p.m.
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DENVER (January 16, 2014) --- The following are unofficial results from the National Western
Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
First Performance --Bareback Riding: 1, A.J. Yocham, Haskell, Okla., 82 points on Calgary Stampede’s September
Skies. 2, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 79. 3, Evan Jayne, Marseille, France, 77. 4, Cint
Cannon, Waller, Texas, 75.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.5 seconds. 2, Trevor Knowles, Mount
Vernon, Ore., 4.6. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.7. 4, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 5.2.
Team Roping: 1, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 5.3
seconds. 2, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Jared Bilby, Bridgeport, Neb., 6.1. 3, Cole Dorenkamp,
Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keeffe, Mohall, N.D., 6.3. 4, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Shay
Carroll, La Junta, Colo., 6.6.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., 83 points on Calgary Stampede’s
Sergeant Whitney. 2, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 78. 3, John Redig, Casper, Wyo., 76. 4, Justin
Hegwer, Rifle, Colo., 74.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Adam Gray, 8.0 seconds. 2, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.0. 3, Sterling
Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 9.4. 4, Clint Akins, Aubrey, Texas, 11.4.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.25 seconds. 2, Shelby Janssen,
Coleman, Okla., 15.37. 3, Shelby Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 15.39. 4, Christine Laughlin, Pueblo,
Colo., 15.51.
Bull Riding: 1, Kody Lostroh, Ault, Colo., 87 points on Diamond S’s Lil Warrior. 2, Eligjah
Mora, Wiggins, Colo., 76. 3, Wes Wahlert, Galeton, Colo., 74. 4, Dylan Vick, Escalon, Calif., 64.
Second Performance --Bareback Riding: 1, Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho, 83 points on Burch Rodeo’s Angel Dust. 2,
Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 82. 3, Ethan Assmann, Alta, Iowa, 78. 4, Evan Jayne, Marseille, France,
73.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.7. 2, Josh Clark, Texarkana, Ark., 4.8. 3,
Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 5.2. 4, Garrett Henry, Douglas, Wyo., 8.7.
Team Roping: 1, Garrett Tonnozi, Fruita, Colo., and Jared Bilby, Bridgeport, Neb., 5.2. 2, Cole
Dorenkamp, Lamar, Colo., and Levi O’Keefe, Mohall, N.D., 5.3. 3, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and
Mickey Gomez, Hollarnd, Texas, 5.7. 4, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Shay Carroll, La Junta,
Colo., 6.6.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., on Calgary Stampede’s Uvid
Bubbles and Hardy Braden, Welch, Okla., on Burch Rodeo’s Iron Maiden, 81 points each. 3, Cort
Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 77. 4, Logan Naillon, Chowchilla, Calif., 69.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 8.3 seconds. 2, Marty Yates, Stephenville,
Texas, 8.4. 3, J.C. Malone, Roy, Utah, 8.8. 4, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 8.9.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Meghan Johnson, Deming, N.M., 15.14 seconds. 2, Shelby
Herrmann, Stephenville, Texas, 15.40. 3, Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 15.48. 4, Callie DuPerier,
Boerne, Texas, 15.55.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Brock Russell, Rye, Colo., 85 points on Diamond S’s Sandi’s Dream.
2, Trent Jacobson, Irwin, Idaho, 75.