From the West Coast to the Midwest, the ProRodeo trail was busy around the country this weekend.
Nine-time NFR header Derrick Begay and three-time NFR qualifier Colter Todd stole the show this weekend with their win at the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo. The pair roped three muleys in 21.9 seconds to cash the biggest check of the weekend worth $3,333 a man. But the big check didn’t come without a little work.
“It felt pretty good on the first two rounds, and that third muley made us work at it,” said Begay, 39, of the Navajo Nation’s Seba Dalkai, Arizona. “Fresh muleys are always fun to rope.”
They roped their third and final steer Friday, May 5, in 8.5 seconds before Begay hustled back to Arizona. Why? Begay was set to help instruct at the Warriors and Rodeo Navajo Nation Team Roping Clinic in Window Rock May 6. WAR is a non-profit set to honor and support military, law enforcement, EMS and fire fighters. In its second year, the Warriors and Rodeo Navajo Nation Team Roping Clinic is an opportunity to not only improve attendees’ roping skills but also to remind them they’re not forgotten. It’s an opportunity Begay wouldn’t miss.
“Erich Rogers helps the Warriors of Rodeo, it’s a roping school they put on for veterans,” Begay said. “And I’m all for trying to help veterans.”
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo
Guymon, Oklahoma, May 5-7
First round: 1. Justin Pruitt/Gralyn Elkins, 6.4 seconds, $2,222 each; 2. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 6.6, $1,932; 3. (tie) Lightning Aguilera/Jared Fillmore, Clayton Eggers/Joshua Smitherman and Coy Rahlmann/Jonathan Torres, 6.9, $1,353 each; 6. Shay Dixon Carroll/Evan Arnold, 7.1, $773; 7. Bubba Buckaloo/JR Gonzalez, 7.2, $483; 8. Braden Pirrung/Lane Siggins, 7.3, $193
Second round: 1. Caleb Smidt/Paul Eaves, 5.5 seconds, $2,222 each; 2. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 6.0, $1,932; 3. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin and Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 6.1, $1,497 each; 5. J.C. Yeahquo/L.J. Yeahquo, 6.2, $1,063; 6. Klay Yaussi/Kash Yaussi, 6.4, $773; 7. (tie) Kolby Krieger/Bo Yaussi and Wyatt Murray/Whitt Crozier, 6.5, $338 each
Third round: 1. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 6.6 seconds, $2,222 each; 2. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 6.8, $1,932; 3. Kreece Thompson/Landen Glenn, 7.2, $1,642; 4. Tyler Waters/Douglas Rich, 7.3, $1,353; 5. Bubba Buckaloo/JR Gonzalez, 7.5, $1,063; 6. Rio Nutter/Reece Wadhams, 7.6, $773; 7. Casey Hicks/Steve Orth, 7.9, $483; 8. Klay Yaussi/Kash Yaussi, 8.3, $193
Average: 1. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 21.9 seconds on three head, $3,333 each; 2. Tyler Waters/Douglas Rich, 23.0, $2,898; 3. Bubba Buckaloo/JR Gonzalez, 23.3, $2,464; 4. Casey Hicks/Steve Orth, 23.8, $2,029; 5. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 28.9, $1,594; 6. Edgar Aguilar/Jorge Cruz, 29.3, $1,159; 7. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 31.3, $725; 8. Braden Pirrung/Lane Siggins, 32.4, $290
American Royal Rodeo
Kansas City, Missouri, May 4-6
1. (tie) Dalton Turner/Clay Clayman and J.C. Yeahquo/L.J. Yeahquo, 4.2 seconds, $2,940 each; 3. Cody Reed/Jace McDaniel, 4.6, $2,450; 4. Rowdy Jones/Gage Williams, 4.8, $2,123; 5. Bart Brunson/Justin Yost, 5.0, $1,797; 6. (tie) Joe Beaver/Levi Pettigrew and Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 5.1, $1,307 each; 8. Tyler Hobert/Shannon Frascht, 5.3, $817; 9. (tie) Casey Hicks/Steve Orth and Curry Kirchner/Billie Jack Saebens, 5.4, $327 each
Helotes Festival Association Rodeo
Helotes, Texas, May 4-6
1. Cory Clark/Blaine Vick, 5.4 seconds, $1,740 each; 2. Garett Chick/B.J. Dugger, 5.8, $1,513; 3. (tie) Jimmy Edens/Clay Schneider and McCray Profili/McCoy Profili, 6.3, $1,173 each; 5. Payden Emmett/Lucas Falconer, 7.1, $832; 6. Casey Tew/Houston Hutto, 7.6, $605; 7. Michael McGuire/Kent Nixon, 9.6, $378; 8. Korbin Rice/Jake South, 9.8, $151
Riverdale Rodeo
Riverdale, California, May 7
1. Lane Lowry/Jake Bourdet, 6.9 seconds, $1,363 each; 2. (tie) Ramiro Gonzalez/Justin Spence and Dan Williams Jr./Cody Stewart, 7.5, $1,011 each; 4. Mike Christensen/Rhett Kennedy, 8.3, $658; 5. (tie) Blake Hirdes/Mike George and Doyle Hoskins/Kidd Cowden, 8.5, $329 each
Drayton Valley Pro Rodeo
Drayton Valley, Alberta, May 5-7
1. Colten Fletcher/Kash Koch, 4.0 seconds; 2. Kody Potts/Austin Young, 6.3; 3. Kasper Roy/Kavis Drake, 9.5; 4. Wyatt Hayes/Lochlan Christianson, 11.8
Ozark Empire PRCA Pro Rodeo
Springfield, Missouri, May 5-6
1. Dylan Breitsprecher/Blaine Turner, 6.2 seconds, $970 each; 2. Tyler Jackson/Josh Hamby, 7.6, $803; 3. Brent Mibb/Austin Rogers, 9.9, $636; 4. Cooper Bruce/Wyatt Kanan, 10.4, $469; 5. Cam Hoelting/Dawson McMaster, 10.6, $301; 6. Jesse Stipes/Casey Stipes, 11.6, $167
Stonyford Rodeo
Stoneyford, California, May 5-6
1. Chant DeForest/Bronc Boehnlein, 6.1 seconds, $1,329 each; 2. Mike Christensen/Rhett Kennedy, 6.5, $1,100; 3. Tanner Kent/Joseph Shawnego, 6.8, $871; 4. Colton Campbell/Jordan Ketscher, 7.3, $642; 5. Pierce Wold/Kyle Stewart, 9.4, $412; 6. Colt Cowden/Brent Lockett, 10.9, $229
The Haysville Saddle Club Rodeo
Haysville, Kansas, May 5-6
1. Jake Clay/Kollin VonAhn, 6.6 seconds, $1,520 each; 2. Blake Hughes/Casey McCleskey, 6.8, $1,258; 3. Kolby Krieger/Bo Yaussi, 7.1, $996; 4. Cam Hoelting/Dawson McMaster, 7.2, $734; 5. Jesse Boos/Dixon Winn, 7.7, $472; 6. Dallen McIntire/Butch Levell, 7.9, $262
Duncan Pro Rodeo
Duncan, Oklahoma, May 5-6
1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.2 seconds, $954 each; 2. Kolby Krieger/Bo Yaussi, 4.5, $790; 3. Peyton Walters/Joseph Harrison, 4.6, $625; 4. Korbin Rice/Jake South, 4.9, $461; 5. Bubba Buckaloo/JR Gonzalez, 5.0, $296; 6. JJ Hatcher jr/Tuff Hardman, 6.6, $165
