Thirteen Nebraskans made the trip to the Badlands Circuit Finals took that took place over the weekend in Minot, North Dakota. The rodeo featured the top 12 athletes in each event in three rounds of competition.
Leading the charge for Nebraska was Cody’s JT Adamson, who won all three rounds of the calf roping to be named the average winner. Adamson snagged the title with good old fashioned consistency: making two 8.5 second runs and one 8.2 second run. Fellow Nebraskan and last year’s champion Austin Hurlburt ended the average race in fourth place.
In the breakaway roping, Danielle Wray of Ord ended up 4th in the average, with a 2.8 second run and a 4.2 second run in the second and third rounds, respectively.
On the other end of the arena, Koby Jacobson of North Platte placed third in the bull riding average after posting an 85 point ride in round two for third place, and an 81 point ride in round three for second.
Brother duo Cooper and Tucker White of Hershey snagged the win in the team roping in round three, posting a time of 4.2 seconds.
Full results:
All-around cowboy: Thayne Elshere, $11,300, saddle bronc riding and bull riding.
Bareback riding: First round: 1. Kyle Bloomquist, 81.5 points on Big Bucks Rodeo’s Dreams End, $2,379; 2. Ben Kramer, 81, $1,784; 3. Shane O’Connell, 78, $1,189; 4. Andy Gingerich, 77, $595. Second round: 1. Andy Gingerich, 87 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Tater Tot, $2,379; 2. Clay Jorgenson, 85, $1,784; 3. Kyle Bloomquist, 83.5, $1,189; 4. Shane O’Connell, 82.5, $595. Third round: 1. Clay Jorgenson, 86 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Candy Coated, $2,379; 2. Shane O’Connell, 77.5, $1,784; 3. (tie) Steven DeWolfe and Andy Gingerich, 76, $892 each. Average: 1. Clay Jorgenson, 247 points on three head, $3,568; 2. (tie) Kyle Bloomquist and Andy Gingerich, 240, $2,230 each; 4. Shane O’Connell, 238, $892.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Joe Nelson, 4.4 seconds, $2,379; 2. Cyler Dowling, 4.7, $1,784; 3. Jace Christiansen, 4.8, $1,189; 4. Wynn Schaack, 5.0, $595. Second round: 1. Tyler Hansen, 3.8 seconds, $2,379; 2. Riley Reiss, 4.0, $1,784; 3. Cameron Morman, 4.1, $1,189; 4. Sawyer Strand, 4.6, $595. Third round: 1. Cameron Morman, 4.2 seconds, $2,379; 2. Landon Sivertsen, 4.8, $1,784; 3. Justin Dahl, 4.9, $1,189; 4. Jace Christiansen, 5.0, $595. Average: 1. Wynn Schaack, 15.0 seconds on three head, $3,568; 2. Sawyer Strand, 15.3, $2,676; 3. Landon Sivertsen, 15.6, $1,784; 4. Jace Christiansen, 16.8, $892.
Team roping: First round: 1. Braden Pirrung/Dylan Hart, 5.2 seconds, $2,379 each; 2. Guy Howell/Jesse Chase, 6.1, $1,784; 3. (tie) Bodie Mattson/Trae Smith and Brent McInerney/Tanner McInerney, 6.5, $892 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Turner Harris/Jade Nelson and Payton Pirrung/Logan Schliinz, 5.3 seconds, $2,081 each; 3. Clint Gorrell/Nevada Berquist, 5.6, $1,189; 4. Bodie Mattson/Trae Smith, 5.7, $595. Third round: 1. Cooper White/Tucker White, 4.2 seconds, $2,379 each; 2. (tie) Bodie Mattson/Trae Smith and Braden Pirrung/Dylan Hart, 5.5, $1,487 each; 4. Clint Gorrell/Nevada Berquist, 10.6, $595. Average: 1. Bodie Mattson/Trae Smith, 17.7 seconds on three head, $3,568 each; 2. Braden Pirrung/Dylan Hart, 21.3, $2,676; 3. Clint Gorrell/Nevada Berquist, 23.0, $1,784; 4. Turner Harris/Jade Nelson, 29.0, $892.
Saddle bronc riding: First round: 1. Thayne Elshere, 84.5 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Hard Drive, $2,379; 2. Shorty Garrett, 84, $1,784; 3. Brady Hill, 80, $1,189; 4. Easton West, 79, $595. Second round: 1. Shorty Garrett, 88 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Facebook, $2,379; 2. Lane Schuelke, 86, $1,784; 3. Brady Hill, 85.5, $1,189; 4. Easton West, 85, $595. Third round: 1. Thayne Elshere, 85 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Ringworm, $2,379; 2. Taygen Schuelke, 84, $1,784; 3. (tie) Kash Deal and Cole Elshere, 83.5, $892 each. Average: 1. Thayne Elshere, 250.5 points on three head, $3,568; 2. Shorty Garrett, 246, $2,676; 3. Cole Elshere, 244, $1,784; 4. Kash Deal, 243.5, $892.
Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Jerry Adamson, 8.5 seconds, $2,379; 2. Newt Bruley, 8.9, $1,784; 3. Jason Schaffer, 9.1, $1,189; 4. Austin Hurlburt, 9.6, $595. Second round: 1. Jerry Adamson, 8.5 seconds, $2,379; 2. (tie) Austin Hurlburt and Bodie Mattson, 9.1, $1,487 each; 4. Newt Bruley, 10.3, $595. Third round: 1. Jerry Adamson, 8.2 seconds, $2,379; 2. Myles Kenzy, 8.5, $1,784; 3. Lee Sivertsen, 8.6, $1,189; 4. Rex Treeby, 8.9, $595. Average: 1. Jerry Adamson, 25.2 seconds on three head, $3,568; 2. (tie) Newt Bruley and Myles Kenzy, 29.3, $2,230 each; 4. Austin Hurlburt, 30.7, $892.
Barrel racing: First round: 1. Taylor Hanson, 14.11 seconds, $2,379; 2. Fonda Melby, 14.14, $1,784; 3. Lakken Bice, 14.17, $1,189; 4. Emilee Pauley, 14.24, $595. Second round: 1. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Molly Otto, 14.17 seconds, $2,081 each; 3. Lakken Bice, 14.23, $1,189; 4. Alyssa Gabrielson, 14.28, $595. Third round: 1. Alyssa Gabrielson, 13.73 seconds, $2,379; 2. Kristen Zancanella, 13.90, $1,784; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 14.01, $1,189; 4. Raelin Jurgens, 14.05, $595. Average: 1. Alyssa Gabrielson, 42.57 seconds on three head, $3,568; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 42.62, $2,676; 3. Fonda Melby, 42.85, $1,784; 4. Jessica Routier, 43.02, $892.
Bull riding: First round: 1. Mason Moody, 82.5 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Rock N Roll Fant, $2,379; 2. Riggin Shippy, 79, $1,784; 3. Raile Joens, 78, $1,189; 4. Riley Shippy, 73.5, $595. Second round: 1. (tie) Thayne Elshere, on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Trinity, and Mason Moody, on Sutton Rodeos’ Time Travler, 87.5 points, $2,081 each; 3. Koby Jacobson, 85, $1,189; 4. Jestyn Woodward, 84.5, $595. Third round: 1. Jestyn Woodward, 85 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Cowboy Dreams, $2,379; 2. Koby Jacobson, 81, $1,784; 3. Mason Moody, 76, $1,189; 4. Raile Joens, 75, $595. Average: 1. Mason Moody, 246 points on three head, $3,568; 2. Jestyn Woodward, 169.5 on two head, $2,676; 3. Koby Jacobson, 166, $1,784; 4. Thayne Elshere, 155.5, $892.
Total payoff: $213,856. Stock contractors: Muddy Creek Pro Rodeo, Bailey Pro Rodeo, Korkow Rodeos, Sutton Rodeos and Big Bucks Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Val Lundquist. Officials: Wade Berry, Skip Emmett and Ron Howard. Timers: Kim Sutton and Amy Muller. Announcer: Garrison Allen. Specialty act: Austin Singley. Bullfighters: Ezra Coleman and Justin Ward. Clown/barrelman: Austin Singley. Flankmen: Andy Podio, Chancy Wilson, Shane Gunderson, James Thompson, Brent Sutton and Trevor Vaira. Chute boss: Cauy Gunderson. Pickup men: Ryan Hanna and Donnie Moore. Music director: Bradley Narducci. Photographer: Chuck Miner.
Breakaway roping: First round: 1. (tie) Syerra Christensen and Samantha Fulton, 3.4 seconds, $2,081 each; 3. Brooke Curuchet, 3.6, $1,189; 4. Morgan Foss, 3.9, $595. Second round: 1. Jenna Fulton, 2.5 seconds, $2,379; 2. Anna Jorgenson, 2.7, $1,784; 3. Danielle Wray, 2.8, $1,189; 4. Rickie Fanning, 3.1, $595. Third round: 1. Sloan Anderson, 2.3 seconds, $2,379; 2. Anna Jorgenson, 2.6, $1,784; 3. Brooke Curuchet, 3.2, $1,189; 4. Danielle Wray, 4.2, $595. Average: 1. Morgan Foss, 12.5 seconds on three head, $3,568; 2. Anna Jorgenson, 17.3, $2,676; 3. Brooke Curuchet, 19.5, $1,784; 4. Danielle Wray, 19.6, $892.Total payoff: $26,762. Stock contractor: Various.
