Leaderboard Change: Kirchenschalger Moves to Number-One; Ashford to Number-Two

Tate Kirchenschlager and Ross Ashford won the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo with $25,750 a man, moving them into the top 5 in the PRCA world standings

Colorado’s Tate Kirchenschlager and reigning Resistol Rookie heeler Ross Ashford teamed up to dominated at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, banking $25,750 a man.

At the tournament style rodeo, Kirchenschlager and Ashford started their week roping in the fifth bracket. The placed third on their first steer with a 6.2-second-run, worth $1,250 a man. They won the second round with a 5.5-second-run, worth $2,500 a man, then came back in the third round to place second with a 10.9-second-run, worth $2,000 a man, qualifying then to the Semifinals round in the number-one spot in their bracket with a total of $5,750 a man. Kirchenschlager and Ashford roped in Bracket II of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Semifinals, where they won the round with a 4.1-second-run, worth $5,000 a man, moving them to the finals with a total of $10,750 a man.

“We drew good,” Kirchenschlager said. “That’s probably the main reason we did good. Personally I thought we outdrew everybody. That steer we ran in the Finals, they’d won a bunch on him already.”

They were the first team out in the final round, roping their steer in 4.7 seconds to win the round and the rodeo, worth $15,000 a man. Kirchenschlager is now the man to beat in the standings, sitting in the number-one spot with $37,447.44. Ashford is now in the number-two position with $34,475.78 (behind reigning World Champ Paul Eaves).

North Carolina’s Jacob Dagenhart and Alabama’s Zack Mabry won a total of $4,611 each over the weekend. They tied Payden Emmett and Joe Day for first at the Weekley Brothers Davie Pro Rodeo in Davie, Florida with a 4.3-second-run, worth $1,350 a man. They won the Wide Open Rodeo in Fort Pierce, Florida with a 5.7-second-run, worth $1,159 a man. They placed third at the Hooters Fort Myers Pro Rodeo in North Fort Myers, Florida with a 5.6-second-run, worth $582 a man, and tied Tim Pharr and Ross Lowry for first at the (Perry) Georgia National Rodeo with a 4.8-second-run, worth $1,520 a man. Dagenhart and Mabry are now first in the Southeastern Circuit standings with $9,791.49 each.

JoJo LeMond and Trey Yates won the La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros in Tucson, Arizona, roping three head in 18.1 seconds, worth $4,295 a man. They placed fifth in the first round with a 6.0-second-run, worth $1,379 a man. Then won the finals round with a 5.9-second-run in the mud, worth $1,102 a man. By the end of the rodeo LeMond and Yates banked a total of $6,767 a man, moving LeMond into the top 50 in the PRCA world standings with $7,321.93, and Yates into 21st with $12,052.41.

LeMond and Yates in the first round at Tucson, placing fifth with a 6.1-second run worth $1,379 a man. | Hubbell Rodeo Photos

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Davie, Fla. 1. (tie) Jacob Dagenhart/Zack Mabry and Payden Emmett/Joe Day, 4.3 seconds, $1,350 each; 3. Travis Dorman/Britt Bockius, 4.9, $968; 4. Jacob Locke/Ashlee Swedenburg, 5.2, $713; 5. Brent Aldoff/Tyler Wojciechowski, 5.6, $458; 6. Nelson Linares/Spunk Sasser, 10.3, $255.

Tucson, Ariz. Team roping: First round: 1. (tie) Ty Bach/Trey Johnson and Ryan Reed/Monty Joe Petska, 5.6 seconds, $2,677 each; 3. Kolton Schmidt/Jeremy Buhler, 5.7, $2,117; 4. Nick Sartain/Austin Rogers, 5.9, $1,743; 5. JoJo LeMond/Trey Yates, 6.0, $1,370; 6. (tie) Delon Parker/John Robertson and Logan Olson/Blaine Vick, 6.6, $809 each; 8. Rhett Anderson/Kasper Roy, 6.7, $249. Second round: 1. Jake Orman/Walt Woodard, 4.6 seconds, $2,864 each; 2. Clay Ullery/Riley Warren, 4.9, $2,490; 3. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 5.4, $2,117; 4. (tie) Tanner Baldwin/Seth Hall and Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 5.7, $1,556 each; 6. Garrett Tonozzi/Dustin Davis, 5.8, $996; 7. (tie) Travis Whitlow/Tanner Luttrell and Delon Parker/John Robertson, 6.4, $436 each. Finals: 1. JoJo LeMond/Trey Yates, 5.9 seconds, $1,102 each; 2. Logan Olson/Blaine Vick, 6.1, $912; 3. Garrett Rogers/Cesar de la Cruz, 6.6, $722; 4. Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 6.9, $532; 5. Nick Sartain/Austin Rogers, 7.6, $342; 6. Delon Parker/John Robertson, 12.2, $190. Average: 1. JoJo LeMond/Trey Yates, 18.8 seconds on three head, $4,295 each; 2. Nick Sartain/Austin Rogers, 20.0, $3,735; 3. Logan Olson/Blaine Vick, 20.2, $3,175; 4. Garrett Rogers/Cesar de la Cruz, 21.0, $2,615; 5. Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 21.8, $2,054; 6. Delon Parker/John Robertson, 25.2, $1,494; 7. Ryan Reed/Monty Joe Petska, 27.5, $934; 8. Ty Bach/Trey Johnson, 29.2, $374.

King City, Calif. 1. (tie) Colton Campbell/Rial Englehart and Ryan Dodds/Brad Bishop, 4.6 seconds, $1,339 each; 3. Ryan Tannehill/Chad Wittstrom, 6.2, $960; 4. Lane Lowry/Jared Hixon, 6.4, $707; 5. Caden Clay/Matt Costa, 6.9, $455; 6. Cody Mora/Jason Johe, 7.1, $253.

Dade City, Fla. 1. John Alley/Clark Adcock, 4.8 seconds, $1,090 each; 2. Brady Barrentine/Jason Hill, 5.2, $902; 3. Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper, 5.3, $714; 4. Travis Dorman/Britt Bockius, 5.5, $526; 5. (tie) Dawson Cantu/Samuel Morgan and Brent Aldoff/Tyler Wojciechowski, 5.9, $263 each.

Ft. Pierce, Fla. 1. Jacob Dagenhart/Zack Mabry, 5.7 seconds, $1,159 each; 2. Brady Barrentine/Jason Hill, 5.9, $959; 3. Payden Emmett/Joe Day, 6.4, $759; 4. Nathan McWhorter/Kinney Harrell, 6.7, $559; 5. Travis Dorman/Britt Bockius, 7.1, $360; 6. Dawson Cantu/Samuel Morgan, 20.5, $200.

North Fort Myers, Fla. 1. (tie) Bradley Massey/Shane Hester and Brady Barrentine/Jason Hill, 5.4 seconds, $1,019 each; 3. Jacob Dagenhart/Zack Mabry, 5.6, $582; 4. Ryan Pope/Chris Soto, 5.8, $291.

Perry, Ga. 1. (tie) Jacob Dagenhart/Zack Mabry and Tim Pharr/Ross Lowry, 4.8 seconds, $1,520 each; 3. Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper, 4.9, $1,090; 4. Rob Toth/Casey Cox, 5.1, $803; 5. Payden Emmett/Joe Day, 5.2, $516; 6. Jeremy Hester/Colton Matthews, 5.3, $287.

San Antonio, Texas Team roping: Bracket 1: First round: 1. Garrett Tonozzi/Dustin Davis, 4.5 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 4.6, $2,000; 3. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 5.0, $1,250; 4. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 5.1, $750. Second round: 1. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 4.7 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 5.8, $2,000; 3. Cory Kidd/Logan Medlin, 6.8, $1,250; 4. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 7.9, $750. Third round: 1. Steven Duby/Justin Davis, 4.8 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 5.6, $2,000; 3. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 9.5, $1,250; 4. Billy Bob Brown/Russell Cardoza, 12.5, $750. Semifinal qualifiers: 1. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, $4,500 each; 2. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, $3,250; 3. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, $2,750; 4. Garrett Tonozzi/Dustin Davis, $2,500.

Bracket 2: First round: 1. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, 5.4 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Jr. Dees/Cody Snowden, 5.7, $2,000; 3. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 9.5, $1,250; 4. Logan Olson/Blaine Vick, 15.5, $750. Second round: 1. Spencer Mitchell/Cody Doescher, 4.0 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 4.7, $2,000; 3. Lane Ivy/Buddy Hawkins, 5.5, $1,250; 4. Jake Cooper/Caleb Anderson, 5.8, $750. Third round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Kory Koontz, 4.4 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Lane Ivy/Buddy Hawkins, 4.9, $2,000; 3. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, $1,250; 4. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 9.2, $750. Semifinal qualifiers: 1. Clay Smith/Jake Long, $4,000 each; 2. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, $3,750; 3. Lane Ivy/Buddy Hawkins, $3,250; 4. Spencer Mitchell/Cody Doescher, $2,500.

Bracket 3: First round: 1. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 4.9 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 5.2, $2,000; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.5, $1,250; 4. Bubba Buckaloo/Hunter Koch, 6.6, $750. Second round: 1. Brock Hanson/Will Woodfin, 4.7 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 6.2, $2,000; 3. Levi Simpson/Cole Davison, 9.5, $1,250; 4. Nelson Wyatt/Rich Skelton, 10.3, $750. Third round: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.5 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Levi Simpson/Cole Davison, 4.6, $2,000; 3. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 10.2, $1,250; 4. Blake Texeira/Rory Brown, 14.8, $750. Semifinal qualifiers: 1. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, $5,750 each; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, $3,750; 3. Levi Simpson/Cole Davison, $3,250; 4. Brock Hanson/Will Woodfin, $2,500.

Bracket 4:First round: 1. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 5.5 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 6.0, $2,000; 3. Jake Orman/Tyler McKnight, 10.6, $1,250; 4. (tie) Brenton Hall/Chase Tryan and Cody Tew/Nano Garza, $375 each. Second round: 1. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 4.6 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Joshua Torres/Jonathan Torres, 5.4, $2,000; 3. Andrew Ward/Reagan Ward, 5.5, $1,250; 4. Erich Rogers/Clint Summers, 8.8, $750. Third round: 1. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 4.2 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Matt Sherwood/Tyler Worley, 4.6, $2,000; 3. Cody Tew/Nano Garza, 5.4, $1,250; 4. Jesse Stipes/Jake Smith, 5.9, $750. Semifinal qualifiers: 1. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, $5,000 each; 2. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, $4,500; 3. (tie) Matt Sherwood/Tyler Worley and Joshua Torres/Jonathan Torres, $2,000.

Bracket 5:First round: 1. Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes, 5.5 seconds, $2,500; 2. Charly Crawford/Patrick Smith, 5.9, $2,000; 3. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 6.2, $1,250; 4. Kelsey Parchman/Matt Kasner, 6.6, $750. Second round: 1. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 5.5 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Hayes Smith/Evan Arnold, 5.8, $2,000; 3. Charly Crawford/Patrick Smith, $1,250; no other qualified runs. Third round: 1. Trevor Brazile/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 4.4 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 10.9, $2,000; 3. Kelsey Parchman/Matt Kasner, 11.7, $1,250; 4. Hayes Smith/Evan Arnold, 13.6, $750. Semifinal qualifiers: 1. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, $5,750 each; 2. Charly Crawford/Patrick Smith, $3,250; 3. Hayes Smith/Evan Arnold, $2,750; 4. Trevor Brazile/Clay O’Brien Cooper, $2,500.

Semifinals:
Bracket 1: First round: 1. (tie) Charly Crawford/Patrick Smith and Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 4.5 seconds, $4,500 each; 3. (tie) Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, Joshua Torres/Jonathan Torres and Spencer Mitchell/Cody Doescher, 4.7, $1,333 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Sabaens and Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.6 seconds, $4,5,00 each; 3. Joshua Torres/Jonathan Torres, 5.1, $2,500; 4. Charly Crawford/Patrick Smith, 5.6, $1,500. Finals qualifiers: 1. Charly Crawford/Patrick Smith, $9,250 each; 2. (tie)Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Sabaens and Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, $8,250 each; 4. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, $7,750; 5. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, $6,333.

Bracket 2: First round: 1. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 4.1 seconds, $5,000 each; 2. Garrett Tonozzi/Dustin Davis, 4.5, $4,000; 3. Matt Sherwood/Tyler Worley, 4.9, $2,500; 4. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 5.1, $1,500. Second round: 1. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 4.4 seconds, $5,000 each; 2. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.5, $4,000; 3. Matt Sherwood/Tyler Worley, 4.8, $2,500; 4. Trevor Brazile/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 14.3, $1,500. Finals qualifiers: 1. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, $11,000 each; 2. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, $10,750; 3. Matt Sherwood/Tyler Worley, $7,000; 4. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, $6,750; 5. Garrett Tonozzi/Dustin Davis, $6,500.

Finals: 1. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 4.7 seconds, $15,000 each; 2. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 5.4, $12,000; 3. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 6.3, $7,500; 4. Tyler Wade/Billie Jack Saebens, 9.9, $4,500.

Champion: Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, $25,750 each.