Three-time Wrangler NFR qualifiers Cody Snow and Wesley Thorp are heading into the summer run on a hot streak, picking up $3,897 a man over two rodeos in the Texas circuit. They are currently fifth and eighth in the PRCA world standings, unofficially, before they head west for the Reno Rodeo, the Bob Feist Invitational and the Fourth of July run.
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“We both rode our good horses last week and tried to put some runs together like we wanted to make this summer,” Thorp said. “We had some bad luck on a strong steer at Weatherford (Texas) but made two good runs at the other two rodeos to finish out strong before we leave. This is the most excited I’ve been going into the summer because I have the two best horses I’ve ever owned and they’re both healthy so I’m really looking forward to it.”
Snow and Thorp won the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo with a 4.8-second-run, worth $2,205 a man. Then at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Posse in Cleburne, Texas, Snow and Thorp placed second with a 4.1-second-run, worth $1,692 a man.
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2018’s Salt Lake City Days of ’47 Champions Kellan and Resistol Rookie contender Carson Johnson were on a heater over the weekend. They won the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte, Nebraska with a 5.0-second-run, worth $2,041 a man. They again were 5.0-seconds at the Evergreen (Colorado) Rodeo to tie Travis Bounds and T.J. Watts for first, worth $1,526 a man. The Johnson brothers added a total of $3,567 to their earnings.
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Along with winning the Evergreen Rodeo, Mountain State circuit ropers Bounds and Watts placed eighth at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo with a 6.7-second-run, worth $178 a man. Bounds also entered up at the San Juan Stampede Pro Rodeo in Monticello, Utah with Hank Bounds. They placed eighth with a 7.6-second-run, worth $149 a man. Travis added a total of $1,853 to his earnings. Watts added $1,704 to his earnings. Hank added $149 to his earnings.
2018 Resistol Rookie All-Around champion Tanner Green and Jake Clay won the Parker County Sheriffs Posse Frontier Days And PRCA Rodeo in Weatherford, Texas with a 4.4-second-run, worth $3,036 a man.
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Tate Kirchenschlager, who won the San Antonio Stock (Texas) Show & Rodeo and is eyeing his chances for his first NFR, and new partner Buddy Hawkins II, who roped with Lane Ivy at last year’s NFR, won the Stockyards Championship rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas with a 5.6-second-run, worth $978 a man. Then at the Coleman PRCA Rodeo the tied Casey Tew and Clay Futrell for second behind Snow and Thorp with a 4.9-second-run, worth $1,774 a man. Kirchenschlager and Hawkins II added a total of $2,752 to each of their earnings.
“The last couple week have been good,” Kirchenschlager said. “I think we went to nine or 10 rodeos—just smaller ones around the house. I thought we did good made some good runs. I’m excited for the summer. I think Buddy has some really good horses and ropes great.”
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Steele DePaoli and Riley Wilson won big in Canada. They won the Bonnyville (Alberta) Pro Rodeo with a 5.0-second-run, worth $1,319 a man. They placed third at the Innisfail (Alberta) Pro Rodeo with a 6.5-second-run, worth $1,358 a man. DePaoli and Wilson added a total of $2,677 to their earnings.
Eli Lord and Levi O’Keeffe added a total of $2,483 to their earnings by winning the Newtown (North Dakota) Rodeo Days-Adrian Foote Memorial with a 6.2-second-run, worth $1,773 a man. They placed sixth at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo with a 6.5-second-run, worth $710 a man. Lord and O’Keeffe added a total of $2,483 to each of their earnings.
Two-time world champion header Matt Sherwood and Hunter Koch won the Innisfail (Alberta) Pro Rodeo with a 5.7-second-run, worth $1,838 a man. The also placed 6th at the Bonnyville Pro Rodeo with a 6.5-second-run, worth $1,358 a man. Sherwood and Koch added a total of $2,297 to their earnings. Sherwood is 14th and Koch is 10th in the world standings, unofficially.
Colorado’s J.B. James and NFR qualifier Brock Hanson won the Earl Anderson Memorial Rodeo in Grover, Colorado with a 5.2-second-run, worth $1,431 a man. They also tied Jay Tittel and Richard Durham for third at the Evergreen Rodeo with a 5.3-second-run, worth $950 a man. James and Hanson added a total of $2,381 to each of their earnings.
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2017 NFR qualifier JR Dees and Arizona’s Lane Siggins were on a roll at the Wild, Wild West ProRodeo in Silver City, New Mexico. The won the first round with a 5.2-second-run, worth $588 a man. In the second round, they, again, roped their steer in 5.2-seconds for first, worth $588 a man. They won the average after roping two head in 10.4-seconds, worth $881 a man. Dees and Siggins added a total of $2,057 to their earnings. Dees is 28th and Siggins is 26th, unofficially.
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Dustin Bird and Sid Sporer teamed up to collect Montana circuit earnings. They won the Belt (Montana) PRCA Rodeo with a 6.1-second-run, worth $1,124 a man. Then Bird headed across the border to rope with new partner Trey Yates. They placed second at the Innisfail Pro Rodeo with a 6.2-second-run, worth $1,598 a man. Bird added a total of $2,722 to his earnings. Bird is 45th and Yates is 15th, unofficially.
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Goshen, Conn. 1. Eric Fabian/Jake Edwards, 6.6 seconds, $679 each; 2. Carmine Nastri/Robbie Erck, 6.7, $509; 3. Gary Dubois/Derek Carey, 7.1, $340; 4. Troy Musser/Abdiel Zamora, 12.0, $170.
Evergreen, Colo. 1. (tie) Travis Bounds/T.J. Watts and Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.0 seconds, $1,526 each; 3. (tie) Jay Tittel/Richard Durham and J.B. James Jr/Brock Hanson, 5.3, $950 each; 5. Zane Murphy/Shawn McKinley, 5.4, $518; 6. Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 5.8, $288.
Grover, Colo. 1. J.B. James Jr/Brock Hanson, 5.2 seconds, $1,431 each; 2. Jay Tittel/Richard Durham, 5.3, $1,184; 3. Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 5.8, $938; 4. Austin Crist/J.W. Borrego, 6.7, $691; 5. (tie) Vin Fisher Jr./Ryan Rochlitz and Brit Ellerman/Marcus Banister, 7.4, $345 each.
Belt, Mont. 1. Dustin Bird/Sid Sporer, 6.1 seconds, $1,124 each; 2. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 6.7, $931; 3. Derick Fleming/Brett Fleming, 7.0, $737; 4. Kal Fuller/Kasper Roy, 10.6, $543; 5. Nolan Conway/Shawn Bird, 11.4, $349; 6. Kade Sherwood/Kory Mytty, 22.3, $194.
Innisfail, Alberta 1. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 5.7 seconds, $1,838 each; 2. Dustin Bird/Trey Yates, 6.2, $1,598; 3. Steele DePaoli/Riley Wilson, 6.5, $1,358; 4. Joey Romo II/Riley Roy, 7.3, $1,119; 5. Clark McCarroll/Kyle Smith, 7.7, $879; 6. Grady Quam/Tyrel Flewelling, 7.9, $639; 7. Clint Buhler/Chase Simpson, 10.2, $400; 8. Braden Parker/Justice Thompson, 12.6, $160.
Goshen, Conn. 1. Eric Fabian/Jake Edwards, 6.5 seconds, $698 each; 2. Colby Clement/Bill Riel, 8.0, $524; 3. Jacob Rounds/Riggin Dailey, 9.1, $349; 4. Kyle Gardner/JB Burgess, 15.2, $175.
Woodstown Pilesgrove, N.J. 1. Dylan Beam/Ryan Whetham, 9.7 seconds, $553 each; 2. Shawn Tennant/Shane Buchleitner, 10.3, $415; 3. Tim Carnes/Kelton Brown, 13.9, $276; 4. (tie) Terry Shetron/Kenny Brown and Chad Stoltzfus/A.J. Williams, 14.4, $69 each.
Mesquite, Texas 1. Gavin Foster/Gage Williams, 5.1 seconds, $1,164 each; 2. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 5.4, $873; 3. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 5.6, $582; 4. Clayton Hass/Coleby Payne, 5.8, $291.
Bonnyville, Alberta 1. Steele DePaoli/Riley Wilson, 5.0 seconds, $1,319 each; 2. Justin McCarroll/Brett McCarroll, 5.2, $1,147; 3. (tie) Brett Buss/Klay Whyte and Levi Simpson/Cole Davison, 5.3, $889 each; 5. Logan Spady/Wyatt Eirikson, 5.6, $631; 6. Matt Sherwood/Hunter Koch, 5.8, $459; 7. Braidy Davies/Brady Chappel, 6.0, $287; 8. Travis Speer/Stacy Cornet, 6.1, $115.
Lexington, Ky. 1. Justin Yost/Britt Bockius, 5.3 seconds, $1,608 each; 2. Braxton Culpepper/Brad Culpepper, 5.5, $1,331; 3. Zach Kilgus/Zack Mabry, 5.6, $1,054; 4. Randy Mager/Tye Casey, 5.8, $776; 5. Adam Rose/Jett Hillman, 5.9, $499; 6. Keven Daniel/Stephen Britnell, 6.0, $277.
Newtown, N.D. 1. Eli Lord/Levi O’Keeffe, 6.2 seconds, $1,773 each; 2. Jade Schmidt/Luke Morast, 6.6, $1,542; 3. Layne Carson/Colton Backhaus, 7.0, $1,310; 4. Chance Rosencrans/Jesse Fredrickson, 7.5, $1,079; 5. Wyatt Bice/Billy Myers, 9.5, $848; 6. Clint Gorrell/Drew Gartner, 11.9, $617; 7. Cooper White/Tucker White, 12.2, $385; 8. Marty McPherson/Myles Kenzy, 12.3, $154.
Fort Worth, Texas 1. Tate Kirchenschlager/Buddy Hawkins II, 5.6 seconds, $978 each; 2. Ty Bach/Trey Johnson, 5.8, $733; 3. Dustin Morgan/Nick Rowland, 6.6, $489; 4. Casper May/Zack Bocco, 6.9, $244.
Glenwood City, Wis. 1. Brant Spurgin/Gabe Gwaltney, 7.0 seconds, $913 each; 2. Mitchell Barney/J.W. Nelson, 7.5, $756; 3. Ryan Alexander/Cole Stevens, 8.1, $598; 4. Rob McPhail/Loren Schendel, 8.6, $441; 5. Chance Oftedahl/Brent Miller, 11.3, $283; 6. Lane Goebel/Steve Kuntz, 11.5, $157.
Stanley, Wis. 1. Cory Petska/Monty Joe Petska, 6.0 seconds, $1,116 each; 2. Ryan Alexander/Cole Stevens, 8.2, $837; 3. Lane Goebel/Steve Kuntz, 9.4, $558; 4. Mitchell Barney/J.W. Nelson, 10.8, $279.
Silver City, N.M. First round: 1. Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins, 5.2 seconds, $588 each; 2. Erich Rogers/Trevor Nowlin, 5.3, $441; 3. Pedro Egurrola/Bruce Reidhead, 5.9, $294; 4. Braydon Boyd/Garrett Jacobs, 6.0, $147. Second round: 1. Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins, 5.2 seconds, $588 each; 2. Erich Rogers/Trevor Nowlin, 5.6, $441; 3. Lee Kiehne/Kirt Jones, 5.9, $294; 4. Travis Bard/Carl Sweazea, 10.7, $147. Average: 1. Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins, 10.4 seconds on two head, $881 each; 2. Erich Rogers/Trevor Nowlin, 10.9, $661; 3. Jake South/Paul Gutierrez, 20.8, $441; 4. Tanner Baldwin/Nano Garza, 21.6, $220.
Coleman, Texas 1. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 4.8 seconds, $2,205 each; 2. (tie) Tate Kirchenschlager/Buddy Hawkins II and Casey Tew/Clay Futrell, 4.9, $1,774 each; 4. Cory Clark/Douglas Rich, 5.0, $1,342; 5. (tie) Nathan McWhorter/Kinney Harrell and Cody Carter/Seth Jones, 5.2, $911 each; 7. Peyton Holliday/Thomas Smith, 5.3, $479; 8. Jake Cooper/Caleb Anderson, 5.6, $192.
Monticello, Utah 1. Quinn Kesler/Colby Siddoway, 5.7 seconds, $1,708 each; 2. Chaz Kananen/Tyler Whitlow, 5.9, $1,485; 3. Thad Ward/Matt Cumbie, 6.4, $1,262; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Ty Romo, 6.5, $1,040; 5. Brian Winn/Matt Liston, 6.7, $817; 6. (tie) Edward Hawley Jr./Myles John and Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 7.2, $483 each; 8. Travis Bounds/Hank Bounds, 7.6, $149.
North Platte, Neb. 1. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.0 seconds, $2,041 each; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/Shay Dixon Carroll, 5.3, $1,775; 3. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 5.7, $1,509; 4. Jay Tittel/Richard Durham, 6.1, $1,243; 5. Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 6.4, $976; 6. Eli Lord/Jesse Dale, 6.5, $710; 7. Denton Taylor/Dusty Taylor, 6.6, $444; 8. Travis Bounds/T.J. Watts, 6.7, $178.
Cleburne, Texas 1. Cody Carter/Seth Jones, 4.0 seconds, $1,946 each; 2. Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 4.1, $1,692; 3. (tie) Manny Egusquiza Jr./Michael Tash and Nelson Wyatt/Levi Lord, 4.2, $1,311 each; 5. Dustin Egusquiza/Jake Long, 4.3, $931; 6. Luke Brown/Paul Eaves, 4.4, $677; 7. (tie) Colby Lovell/Ty Arnold and Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 4.5, $296 each.
Weatherford, Texas 1. Tanner Green/Jake Clay, 4.4 seconds, $3,036 each; 2. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Jake Long and Clayton Hass/Coleby Payne, 4.7, $2,557 each; 4. Jake Cooper/Caleb Anderson, 4.9, $2,077; 5. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Michael Tash, 5.6, $1,758; 6. Charly Crawford/Logan Medlin, 5.7, $1,438; 7. Brandon Webb/Kollin VonAhn, 5.9, $1,119; 8. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes and Caleb Mitchell/Travis Hobbs, 6.0, $639 each; 10. Aaron Macy/Dillon Wingereid, 6.5, $160.
Glendive, Mont. 1. Brady Tryan/Levi Tyan, 5.0 seconds, $872 each; 2. J.B. Lord/Jake Beard, 6.1, $722; 3. Brent McInerney/Tanner McInerney, 6.2, $571; 4. Jeff Johnston/Dustin Harris, 6.3, $421; 5. Derick Fleming/Brett Fleming, 6.5, $271; 6. Jade Schmidt/Luke Morast, 6.6, $150.
New Berlin, Ill. 1. Coy Rahlmann/Ryan Von Ahn, 6.5 seconds, $543 each; 2. Brant Spurgin/Gabe Gwaltney, 12.7, $407; 3. Jake Scott/Jack Fletcher, 12.9, $272; 4. Rob McPhail/Brent Miller, 14.8, $136.
