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Rodeo Results for Friday, September 14
In a banner year for him, young Kanin Asay captures another bullriding win, as the Pendleton Round-Up moves into its final day
Pendleton, Oregon (Friday, September 14, 2007) Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyoming, set an outstanding mark on the third day of the 97th Pendleton Round-Up. The 21-year-old Asay, the 2004 high school bullriding champ in his home state, rode Okie Dokie to a top score of 90 points.
An ardent Christian, the young Asay gave a lot of credit to God in a conversation about his success today. “Earlier this year I wasn’t ridin’ bulls real good away from my hand and in the past couple of weeks I’ve rode a couple of good bulls away from my hand and so it felt real good. I thank God for giving me the ability to do it and for blessing me as much as he does.
“You know, it’s fun whether we win or lose. I’d do it even if there weren’t any money in it.” Despite his comment Asay is doing fine in earnings with an amazing year, moving from 30th in the 2006 ProRodeo Cowboys World Standings with earnings of $46,000, to 2nd currently, with nearly $110,000 in 2007 cash won.
I’ve heard the announcer tell some other rough stock riders; you know, get excited or do a dance or somethin’. I’m not too much into the dancin’ scene but I’ll throw my hat.”
And that’s exactly what Asay did after his big ride, tossing his hat into the grandstands as the crowd applauded. Saturday he will join 12 other finalists, the last of 25 competitive bullriders who began the Round-Up on Wednesday.
Asay was followed by Brandon Reynolds, Pike Road, Alabama, with an 85, and Sean Case, Riverside, Californian, with 82.
Despite the presence of several world rated ropers, not a single competitor in the steer roping event caught his cow today. J.R. Olson, Sheridan, Wyoming, last year’s national champion, join highly ranked J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colorado; Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; and Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, as well as several other skunked steer ropers.
Despite the need to coordinate their throws, team ropers fared better, with the top three teams just one-tenth of a second apart. Local favorite Matt Funk, Hermiston, Oregon, joined Bucky Campbell, Benton, City, Washington, with a winning time of 5.3 seconds in team roping, followed by Shane Durbin, Elsa, Texas, and Jed Middleton, Lubbock, Texas, at 5.4, and regional favorites, brothers Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Washington, 5.5. Riley and Brady currently rank 18th and 29th in the world standings, with $40,000 and $34,000 in 2007 winnings respectively. Funk ranks 25th with $35,000 and Campbell 27th with $35,000.
In the third roping event at the Round-Up, calf roping, known to much of the rodeo world as tie-down roping, Michael Otero, Foley Alabama, took first with a time of 11.1 seconds, followed by Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 12.4, and Paul Cope, Nampa, Idaho, 12.5. Otero is nationally ranked at 40th, with $28,000 in winnings, while Robinson is at 29th with $36,000. The 25-year-old Robinson placed 7th nationally in 2006 with $121,270 of his $171,108 in earnings from calf roping. He also competes in team roping and steer wrestling.
In rough stock events of the horse variety Gillette, Wyoming’s Chet Johnson, took first in the saddle bronc event with 86 points. The 26-year-old Johnson, 1999 Wyoming state saddle bronc champ in high school, is currently 15th in world standings with $54,000 in winnings. Behind him was Scott Miller, Hemet, California, who tied at 82 with Kayle Gray, Cheney Washington, and JJ Elshere, Quinn, South Dakota.
Bareback riders fared well, with five cowboys tying for the number three spot at 79. In first was Justin McDaniel, Porum, Oklahoma, with an 85, followed by Zach Curran, Arvada, Colorado, with 80. McDaniel ranks 5th in the world so far this year, with $75,000 in prize money. And tied for third were Jason Sherman, Washougal, Washington; Bo Casper, Fork Scott, Kansas; Forest Bramwell, Pagosa Springs, Colorado; Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas; and Jerad Schlegel, Burns, Colorado. Of all of these cowboys, only McDaniel and Curran will compete in the finals on Saturday.
Clay Cowan, Highmore, South Dakota, finished first on Friday in steer wrestling with a time of 7.2 seconds, followed by Levi Wisness, Keene, North Dakota, 7.5, and Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colorado, 8.4. Despite his first place finish today, Cowan will go into Saturday’s finals tied for 10th of the 12 finals competitors. While he was an amateur, Wisness, 26, who goes into Saturday’s Round-Up finals in 5th place, won the championships for both his high school state steer wrestling title and the College World Finals.
In the rodeo’s only women’s event, barrel racing, Linzie Walker, Conway, Washington, took first with a time of 27.84, the best yet in this year’s Round-Up, beating second-place finisher Maegan Reichert, Mt. Pleasant, Texas, 28.57; and Ariel Joy Doughty, Benton City, Washington, 29.10.
Bareback
Justin McDaniel- Porum, OK 85
Zach Curran- Arvada, CO 80
Jason Sherman- Washougal, WA 79
Bo Casper- Fork Scott, KS 79
Forest Bramwell- Pagosa Springs, CO 79
Tilden Hooper- Carthage, TX 79
Jerad Schlegel- Burns, CO 79
Dave Worsfold- Queensland, AU 78
Bud Munns- Hansel Valley, UT 77
Clint Cannon- Waller, TX 76
Mac Erickson- Almo, ID 75
Orlun McGuffin- Ellensburg, WA 71
Calf Roping
Michael Otero- Foley, AL 11.1
Clint Robinson- Spanish Fork, UT 12.4
Paul Cope- Nampa, ID 12.5
Brad Goodrich- Hermiston, OR 14.3
Jason Minor- Ellensburg, WA 20.7
Team Roping
Matt Funk- Hermiston, OR /
Bucky Campbell- Benton City, WA 5.3
Shane Durbin- Elsa, TX /
Jed Middleton- Lobbuck, TX 5.4
Riley Minor- Ellensburg, WA /
Brady Minor- Ellensburg, WA 5.5
Willy Hart- Yakima, WA /
Dave Inman- Spokane, WA 7.0
Steer Wrestling
Clay Cowan- Highmore, SD 7.2
Levi Wisness- Keene, ND 7.5
Kyle Hughes- Olney Springs, CO 8.4
Ken Lewis- La Junta, CO 8.5
Russell Cardoza- Hermiston, OR 9.6
Josh Peek- Pueblo, CO 16.2
Steer Roping
None today
Saddle Bronc
Chet Johnson- Gillette, WY 86
Scott Miller- Hemet, CA 82
Kayle Gray- Cheney, WA 82
JJ Elshere- Quinn, SD 82
Jeff Willert- Belevidere, SD 80
Jeb Knox- Prosser, WA 79
Steven Dent- Mullen, NB 78
Levi Berry- Morgan, UT 75
Ryan Mapston- Belt, MT 72
Bull Riding
Kanin Asay- Powell, WY 90
Brandon Reynolds- Pike Road, AL 85
Sean Case- Riverside, CA 82
Shawn Coleman- Springfield, SD 79
Tyler Johnston- Bridger, MT 76
Colby Reilly- Stratford, WA 72
Barrel Racing
Linzie Walker- Conway, WA 27.84
Maegan Reichert- Mt Pleasant, TX 28.57
Ariel Joy Doughty- Benton City, WA 29.10
Marvel Murphy-Selvester- Fallon, NV 29.20
Chris Powers- Wapato, WA 29.21
Codi Baucom- Carthage, NC 29.24
Heidi Yarbor- Deer Island, OR 29.26
Amanda Welsh- Gillette, WY 29.80
Lynn K. Brown- Fort Collins, CO 30.39
Jayna Kent-Issac- Yakima, WA 34.94
Saturday's Contestants and Averages
Bareback Averages
Scott Montague- Rapid City, SD 85
Dustin McDaniel- Porum, OK 85
Jess Davis- Payson, UT 83
Cleve Schmidt - Belle Fourche, SD 82
Cimmaron Gerke- Brighton, CO 82
Steven Dent- Mullen, NB 82
Bobby Mote- Culver, OR 81
Jason Havens- Prineville, OR 81
Ryan Gray- Cheney, WA 80
Silas Richards- San Augustine, TX 80
Zach Curran- Arvada, CO 80
Zac Compton- Hermiston, OR 79
Will Lowe- Canyon, TX 79
Kaycee Fields- Elk Ridge, UT 79
Jason Sherman- Washougal, WA 79
Bo Casper- Fork Scott, KS 79
Forest Bramwell- Pagosa Springs, CO 79
Tilden Hooper - Carthage, TX 79
Jerad Schlegel- Burns, CO 79
Calf Roping Averages
Tim Pharr- Resaca, GA 18.7/2
Shane Slack- Idabel, OK 18.8/2
Jake Hannum- Ogden, UT 19.8/2
Clint Robinson- Spanish Fork, UT 20.2/2
Shane Erickson- Terrebonne, OR 20.3/2
Alwin Bouchard- Scandia, AB 20.3/2
Jerome Schneeberger- Ponca City, OK 20.8/2
Jeff Coelho- Echo, OR 20.8/2
Cash Myers- Athens, TX 20.8/2
Shane Hull- Ellensburg, WA 20.8/2
Blair Burke- Durant, OK 21.0/2
J. Cody Jones- Kelseyville, CA 21.0/2
Team Roping Averages
Charly Crawford- Prineville, OR
Cody Hintz- Spring Creek, NV 12.0/2
Chad Masters- Clarksville, TN
Britt Bockius- Claremore, OR 12.2/2
Clayton Hass- Terrell, TX
Arles Pearce- Washington, TX 12.8/2
Jake Cooper- Monument, NM
Jimmie Cooper- Monument, NM 13.6/2
Delon Parker- Billings, MN
Justin Viles- Cody, WY 13.9/2
Willy Hart- Yakima, WA
Dave Inman- Spokane, WA 14.1/2
Brett Hale-Tenino, WA
Taylor White-Prosser, WA 14.4/2
Jake Barnes- Scottsdale, AR
Clay O’Brian Cooper- Morgan Mill, TX 14.4/2
Coleman Proctor- Miami, OK
Jake Long- Nowata, OK 14.5/2
Mike Fuller- Clarkston, WA
Shane Crossley- Hermiston, OR 14.6/2
Kevin Stewart - Glen Rose, TX
Brad Culpepper- Ashburn, GA 15.8/2
Derick Fleming- Worden, MT
Ryan Zurcher- Hawk Springs, WY 16.2/2
Steer Wrestling Averages
Jason Miller- Lance Creek, WY 12.1/2
Trevor Knowles- Mount Vernon, OR 12.6/2
Todd Suhn- North Platte, NE 13.0/2
Dru Melvin- Tryon, NE 13.7/2
Levi Wisness- Keene, ND 14.3/2
Nik Hamm- Moses Lake, WA 15.5/2
Brad McGilchrist- Wheatland, CA 15.5/2
Ken Lewis- La Junta, CO 16.2/2
Sterling Jo Lambert- Adrian, OR 16.7/2
B.J. Taruscio- Walla Walla, WA 16.8/2
Clay Cowan- Highmore, SD 16.8/2
Brandon Christensen- Hermiston, OR 17.0/2
Steer Roping Averages
J.D. Yates- Pueblo, CO 25.6/2
Rich Skelton- Llano, TX 26.9/2
Jim Davis- Abilene, TX 28.0/2
K.W. Lauer- Buffalo, OK 28.6/2
Cash Myers- Athens, TX 29.0/2
Gib Bell- Gillette, WY 30.7/2
C. A. Lauer- Buffalo, OK 33.8/2
Chance Kelton- Mayer, AR 34.5/2
Lawson Plemones- Chilton, TX 35.4/2
Randy Warnock- Maupin, OR 35.6/2
Troy Tillard- Douglaas, WY 38.0/2
Wade Shoemaker DVM- Gill, CO 38.6/2
Saddle Bronc Averages
Brad Rudolf- Winterset, IA 85
Heath DeMoss - Crowville, LA 85
Bobby Griswold- Geary, OK 84
Ben Londo- Pendleton, OR 83
Justin Arnold- San Margarita, CA 83
Dustin Flundra- Pincher Creek, AB 83
Jesse Kruse- Great Falls, MT 82
JJ Elshere- Quinn, SD 82
Kayle Gray- Cheney, WA 82
Scott Miller- Hemet, CA 82
Bull Riding Averages
Casey Baize- San Angelo, TX 81
Jed Moore- Cheyenne, WY 81
Sean Case- Riverside, CA 82
Clint Johnson- Hines, OR 83
Brandon Reynolds- Pike Road, AL 85
Ted Bert- Modesto, CA 85
Jesse Bail- Camp Crook, SD 85
Bobby Welsh- Gillette, WY 86
Zack Oakes- Tonasket, WA 86
Jarrod Craig- Hillsboro, TX 87
Clint Craig- Mena, AR 87
Kanin Asay- Powell, WY 90
Barrel Racing Averages
Brenda Mays- Terrebonne, OR 28.95
Kristie Hurn- Underwood, WA 28.95
Kali Parker- Wendell, ID 28.89
Vickie Solmonsen- Riverton, UT 28.87
Susan Liggitt- New Caney, TX 28.81
Linda Roberts- Lapwai, ID 28.76
Randy Rae Britt- Echo, OR 28.69
Terri Kaye Kirkland- Billings, MT 28.65
Tammy Kay-Fischer- Ledbetter, TX 28.61
Cindy Woods- Newberg, OR 28.58
Maegan Reichert- Mount Pleasant, TX 28.57
Lucy Schnabele- Prineville, OR 28.46
Linzie M. Walker- Conway, WA 27.84
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