Reno Rodeo Qualifying Rounds: Recap and Payouts

BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT

Several contestants have already made more than $5,000 and some have already cleared $10,000 at the Reno Rodeo, and we’re not even to the Short Round yet, so there’s still plenty more to be paid.

That’s how you know you’re at one of the highest paying rodeos of the summer.

Overall, almost $700,000 will be divvied out at the Wildest, Richest Rodeo in the West, making it the summer’s third-highest PRCA Playoff Series Rodeo behind Calgary and Cheyenne.

Remember, too, Reno is paid on the Average, so you may want to take note of who is positioned where prior to the Short Round, which airs on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+ at 10 PM ET.

BAREBACK RIDING

First Round: 1. Rocker Steiner, 87 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Two Buck Chuck, $5,405; 2. Kade Sonnier, 86, $4,144; 3. Wyatt Denny, 85, $3,063; 4. Cole Reiner, 84.5, $1,982; 5. (tie) Jacek Frost and Kody Lamb, 83, $1,081 each; 7. Keenan Hayes, 82.5, $721; 8. Dean Thompson, 82, $540.

Second Round: 1. Orin Larsen, 87 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Miss Major, $5,405; 2. (tie) Taylor Broussard and Keenan Hayes, 86, $3,603 each; 4. Cole Reiner, 85.5, $1,982; 5. Jayco Roper, 84.5, $1,261; 6. (tie) Richmond Champion and Gauge McBride, 84, $811 each; 8. Luke Thrash, 83, $540.

Average: 1. Cole Reiner, 170 points on two head; 2. Keenan Hayes, 168.5; 3. Rocker Steiner, 168; 4. Richmond Champion, 165.5; 5. Jayco Roper, 165; 6. Jacek Frost, 164.5; no other qualified rides.

STEER WRESTLING

First round: 1. (tie) Olin Hannum and Don Payne, 3.8 seconds, $5,763 each; 3. Kyle Irwin, 4.0, $4,557; 4. (tie) Walt Arnold and J.D. Struxness, 4.1, $3,350 each; 6. Gavin Soileau, 4.5, $2,144; 7. Justin Shaffer, 4.6, $1,340; 8. Cameron Morman, 4.8, $536.

Second Round: 1. Dakota Eldridge, 3.6 seconds, $6,165; 2. Tyler Willis Ravenscroft, 3.9, $5,361; 3. Olin Hannum, 4.1, $4,557; 4. J.D. Struxness, 4.2, $3,752; 5. (tie) Trell Etbauer, Joshua Hefner and Remey Parrott, 4.3, $2,144 each; 8. Clayton Hass, 4.4, $536.

Average: 1. Olin Hannum, 7.9 seconds on two head; 2. J.D. Struxness, 8.3; 3. Dakota Eldridge, 8.5; 4. Gavin Soileau, 9.4; 5. Don Payne, 9.6; 6. Trell Etbauer, 9.8; no other qualified runs.

TEAM ROPING

First Round: 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 4.5 seconds, $6,177 each; 2. (tie) Derrick Begay/Colter Todd and Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.9, $4,968 each; 4. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 5.1, $3,760; 5. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 5.4, $2,954; 6. (tie) Keven Daniel/Travis Graves and Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 5.5, $1,746 each; 8. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 5.6, $537.

Second Round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 4.6 seconds, $6,177 each; 2. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 5.2, $5,371; 3. Cutter Machado/Dalton Pearce, 5.6, $4,566; 4. Jaxson Tucker/Justin Davis, 5.7, $3,760; 5. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.8, $2,954; 6. Dallas Owen/Chase Helton, 5.9, $2,149; 7. (tie) Peter Bennett/Jake Rodriguez, Zach Kilgus/Tyler McKnight and Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 6.0, $627 each.

Average: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 10.7 seconds on two head; 2. Keven Daniel/Travis Graves, 11.9; 3. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 12.2; 4. Zach Kilgus/Tyler McKnight, 12.4; 5. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 12.5; 6. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 12.7; no other qualified runs.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

First Round: 1. Layton Green, 86 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Party Planner, $5,381; 2. (tie) Spencer Wright and Statler Wright, 84.5, $3,587 each; 4. Brandon Lansford, 84, $1,973; 5. (tie) Ross Griffin and Ryder Wright, 83.5, $1,076 each; 7. (tie) Kade Bruno and Dawson Hay, 83, $628 each.

Second Round: 1. Kade Bruno, 85 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s Major Spirit, $5,381; 2. Sage Newman, 84, $4,125; 3. (tie) Sterling Crawley and Ross Griffin, 83.5, $2,511 each; 5. Dawson Hay, 81.5, $1,255; 6. Q Taylor, 80.5, $897; 7. (tie) Layton Green and Wade Sundell, 79.5, $628 each.

Average: 1. Kade Bruno, 168 points on two head; 2. Ross Griffin, 167; 3. Layton Green, 165.5; 4. Dawson Hay, 164.5; 5. Statler Wright, 163.5; 6. Sage Newman, 161; no other qualified rides.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Round: 1. Haven Meged, 8.1 seconds, $6,312; 2. Riley Mason Webb, 8.2, $5,489; 3. Marcos Costa, 8.8, $4,665; 4. Cash Hooper, 8.9, $3,842; 5. Lucas Potter, 9.0, $3,019; 6. (tie) Beau Cooper and Kincade Henry, 9.2, $1,784 each; 8. (tie) Reese Riemer, Owen Wahlert and Colten Wallis, 9.3, $183 each.

Second Round: 1. (tie) Dakota Felton and Brush Minton, 8.3 seconds, $5,900 each; 3. Shad Mayfield, 8.4, $4,665; 4. Jerry Adamson, 8.5, $3,842; 5. (tie) Justin Brinkerhoff, Tuf Case Cooper, Jake Pratt and Riley Mason Webb, 8.7, $1,784 each.

Average: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 16.9 seconds on two head; 2. Haven Meged, 17.6; 3. Shad Mayfield, 18.0; 4. Marcos Costa, 18.1; 5. Brush Minton, 18.3; 6. Kincade Henry, 18.4; no other qualified runs.

BARREL RACING

First Round: 1. Sharin Hall, 17.09 seconds, $4,625; 2. Amanda Welsh, 17.12, $3,964; 3. Ashley Castleberry, 17.17, $3,304; 4. Summer Kosel, 17.22, $2,863; 5. Ilyssa Riley, 17.25, $2,202; 6. Sue Smith, 17.26, $1,762; 7. (tie) Stevi Hillman and Hailey Kinsel, 17.27, $1,101 each; 9. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.28, $661; 10. Anita Ellis, 17.29, $440.

Second Round: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 16.91 seconds, $4,625; 2. Bryana Lehrmann, 16.97, $3,964; 3. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.04, $3,304; 4. Ilyssa Riley, 17.11, $2,863; 5. Emily Beisel, 17.14, $2,202; 6. Wenda Johnson, 17.17, $1,762; 7. Sharin Hall, 17.19, $1,321; 8. Darby Fox, 17.22, $881; 9. Sue Smith, 17.23, $661; 10. Taylor Johnson, 17.27, $440.

Average: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 34.18 seconds on two head; 2. Sharin Hall, 34.28; 3. Ilyssa Riley, 34.36; 4. Sue Smith, 34.49; 5. Darby Fox, 34.55; 6. Stevi Hillman, 34.56; no other qualified runs.

BULL RIDING

First Round: 1. Hayes Weight, 83 points on Flying 5 Rodeo’s No. 516, $9,458; 2. Josh Frost, 82.5, $7,251; 3. Canyon Bass, 82, $5,360; 4. Colton Kelly, 81, $3,468; 5. Parker McCown, 80.5, $2,207; 6. (tie) Ruger Piva and Brady Portenier, 80, $1,419 each; 8. Grayson Cole, 79.5, $946.

BREAKAWAY ROPING

First Round: 1. (tie) Nicole Baggarley and Shelby Boisjoli, 2.3 seconds, $4,281 each; 3. (tie) Ari-Anna Flynn, TiAda Gray and Hope Thompson, 2.4, $2,458 each; 6. Jessie Jones, 2.5, $1,427; 7. (tie) Amanda Coleman, Josie Conner, Eryn Maddock, Kendal Pierson and Macy Young, 2.7, $951 each; 12. (tie) Rickie Engesser, Jacelyn Frost and Bailey Kieckbusch, 2.8, $476 each; 15. (tie) Makayla Boots, Peggy Garman and Tiffany Schieck, 2.9, $79 each.

Second Round: 1. Sarah Angelone, 2.2 seconds; 2. Beau Peterson, 2.3; 3. (tie) Jackie Crawford, Rickie Engesser and Taylor Munsell, 2.5 each; 6. (tie) Brighton Bauman, Peggy Garman, Jessie Jones and Cassie Latham, 2.6 each.

Average: 1. Jessie Jones, 5.1 seconds on two head; 2. (tie) Rickie Engesser and Shelby Boisjoli, 5.3 each; 4. Peggy Garman, 5.5; 5. Taylor Munsell, 5.7; 6. Macy Young, 5.8; no other qualified runs.