Rodeo Recap: April 8 – April 14

LEGENDARY LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 PRORODEO HALL OF FAME

The 2024 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class celebrates the sport's legends, including bareback icon Kaycee Feild and J.D. Yates. The late Blue Stone is inducted, along with pioneers like barrel racers Marlene Eddleman McRae and Jeana Day, stock contractor Sammy Andrews who owned the legendary bull Bodacious, and prestigious announcer Bob Feist, just to name a few. Get the full list and more!

Bareback

2x NFR Bareback Riding qualifier, Garrett Shadbolt rode Bridwell Pro Rodeos’, Ted for 87.5 points to add to yet another rodeo win to his 2024 roster. The near $5,000 in winnings from Redmond helped boost Shadbolt to 3rd in the 2024 World Bareback Standings!

Saddle Bronc

The Saddle Bronc competition was stacked with competitors currently ranked in the Top 15 such as 2x NFR qualifier Kade Bruno and current World Standings leader and NFR qualifier, Damian Brennan. Regardless, it was California’s Cameron Messier who rode for 88 on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s, Diamond Fever to take the win!

Tie Down

After his first NFR last year, Tie Down Roper Beau Cooper is hungry for another trip to Las Vegas. Cooper roped a tenth of a second faster than 2019 World Champion and 5x NFR qualifier, Haven Meged, for the win. Meged was 7.9 seconds and Cooper was 7.8. Cooper is currently ranked 28th!

Here’s Your 2024 Winners:

• 2019 World Champion Bareback rider and 8x NFR qualifier, Clayton Biglow rode Four Star Rodeo’s High Roller for 86.5 points to earn himself a $2,000 check for first place. Biglow is 15th in the 24 Bareback standings!

• 2019 World Champion Steer Wrestler and 8x NFR qualifier, Ty Erickson was 4.9 seconds in the first round to place third, then 5.2 in the second round for fifth place. His combined average of 10.1 seconds on two head earned him the win in Oakdale. Erickson is currently 11th in the 2024 World Steer Wrestling Standings!

• 2x World Champion Saddle Bronc rider and 8x NFR qualifier, Ryder Wright scored an 84.5 on Four Star Rodeo’s, Stella, winning him the rodeo and securing his place as 7th in the current Saddle Bronc World Standings!

• 2023 World Tie Down Champion and 2x NFR qualifier, Riley Webb was sixth in Oakdale’s first round after roping a 10.3, then came back for a second place finish in the second round with an 8.9 second run. The reigning world champ edged out veterans like Tuf Cooper and Stetson Vest for the win with a total of 19.2 seconds on two head. Webb is currently 3rd in the Tie Down World Standings!

Fun Fact

New Mexico’s, Vinell Mariano made the only qualified bull ride of the Oakdale Rodeo, earning himself a total of over $8,600 for his 79 point ride on Four Star Rodeo’s, Unforgiven!

Here’s Your Winners:

• Former World Champion Saddle Bronc rider and multi-time NFR qualifier, Clayton Biglow covered Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’, Stiletto for his second win of the weekend. Biglow’s 88.5 point ride scored him a first place check that, when combined with his winnings from the Oakdale Rodeo, was enough to move him from outside the Top 15 into 15th in the current Saddle Bronc World Standings!

• Ty Erickson, 2019’s World Champion Steer Wrestler and multi-time NFR qualifier, followed in Bareback rider Clayton Biglow’s steps, earning himself two wins in one weekend at both the Oakdale Rodeo and in Clark County. Erickson tied for third in round one with a 4.0 flat, then 3.9 seconds in round two for a combined 7.9 on two head to take the win in Nevada. Erickson now sits 11th in the 2024 Steer Wrestling World Standings!

• 3x NFR qualifier and Oklahoma header, Brenten Hall finished 16th last year, just one spot outside the Top 15 bubble. The way he and partner, Kaden Profili are roping this season, a ticket to Las Vegas may just be in their pockets. Together, the two roped 9.8 seconds on two head, 5.0 in round one and 4.8 in round two, five-tenths of a second faster than second place for the win in Clark County. Hall is currently 11th in the ’24 Header standings, Profili 7th!

• Iowa’s Riggin Smith received his first big win of the 2023/2024 season, riding Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’, No. 993 for 89 points. The win bumped Smith up to 17th in the world, less than $6,000 outside the Top 15 bubble.

• 9x NFR qualifier, Tie Down roper Marty Yates is looking to return to the Thomas and Mack in Las Vegas. Yates qualified for the NFR nine consecutive years but missed 2023. He placed sixth in round one in Clark County with an 8.8 second run, then second in round two with an 8.4 for a total of 17.2 seconds on two head and the rodeo win. Yates is currently 6th in the 2024 World Tie Down standings!

• 5x NFR qualifier Emily Beisel and her horse Chongo raced for a 17.17 second run in Clark County, nearly a whole tenth of a second faster than second place. Unofficially, Beisel is now 10th in the WPRA 2024 Barrel Racing World Standings!

• Montana’s Jake Lockwood is having a fantastic season. He’s two Xtreme Bulls wins under his belt and then some, and now has another after the Clark County Fair & Rodeo came to a close. Lockwood scored a whopping 90.5 on Macza Pro Rodeo’s, Ol’s Tubs Buck Cherry. The win solidified Lockwood’s place in 10th in the 2024 Bull Riding standings!