Mike Moore rode Beutler & Son Rodeo's Summer Wages for an 84. Photo by Dan Hubbell.
Jason Havens scored 88 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's South Point. Photo by Dan Hubbell.
Saturday, February 20, 2010 Sunshine peeks through just in time for the 85th edition of the Tucson Rodeo. (Tucson, Ariz.) –Despite heavy rains and winds in the morning, arena conditions were excellent by the 2 p.m. opening and 2,600 fans closed their umbrellas to enjoy day one at the Tucson Rodeo. Show-me-the-money rides were recorded in bareback riding—Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. tamed Beutler & Son’s South Point and Kaycee Field , Payson, Utah, hung on to Sure Motion for 88-point rides. Veteran bull rider Mike Moore from Kanakee, Ill. Rode Summer Wages to a round -high 84. The three roughstock riders are in good position to make the finals on Sunday, Feb. 28. Sunday, Feb. 21 is Tough Enough to Wear Pink Day, an annual event at the Tucson Rodeo to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Southern Arizona. Gates open at 11 a.m., rodeo activities begin at 12:30 p.m.
The following are unofficial results from the Tucson Rodeo, Feb.20, 2010, First Performance - Bareback riding: 1-2, Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., on Beutler & Son’s South Point, Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, on Buetler & Son’s Sure Motion, 88; 3, Jerad Schlegel, Burns, Colo., 79; 4, Casey Colletti, Pueblo Colo., 79; 5, Zach Dishman, Beaumont, Texas, 76; 6, Mac Jack Erickson, Almo, Idaho, 73. Steer wrestling: 1, Ben Bates, Jr., Mexican Springs, N.M., 10.7; 2, Tanner Allen Houston, Tucson, Ariz., 11.6; 3, Justin Rumford, Ponca City, Okla., 14.9; 4, J.D. Hays, Dillon, Mont., 25.4; 5, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, Canada, 26.9. Saddle bronc riding: 1, Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, on Buetler & Son’s Black Gold, 81; 2, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 79; 3, Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada, 74; 4, J.R. Berg, Marwayne, Alberta Canada, 55. Tie-down roping: 1, Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 8.8; 2, Skyler Moore, Mt. Vernon, Mo., 11.5; 3, Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont., 12.6; 4, Seth Hall, Las Lunas, N.M., 14.4; 5, Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 17.7. Team roping: 1, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 5.8; 2, B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash., Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash., 7.0; 3, Matt Robertson, Augusta, Mont., Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 7.1; 4, Larry Cohorn, Las Cruses, N.M., J.D. McKinley, Las Cruses, N.M., 7.4; 5, Bill Snure, Douglas, Ariz., Jesse Haynie, Fairacres, N.M., 8.9; 6, Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas, Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla., 11.8. Barrel racing: 1, Rachael Ross, Murrieta, Calif., 17.92; 2, Janna Beam, Hallsville, Texas, 18.04; 3, Angie Meadors, Blanchard, Okla., 18.17; 4, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 18.19; 5, Staci Kelly, Sonoita, Ariz., 18.44; 6, Sierra Dawn Thomas, Roy, Utah, 18.48. Bull riding: 1, Mike Moore, Kankakee, Ill., on Beutler & Son’s Summer Wages, 84; 2, Cole Hermanson, Mandan, N.D., 80; 3, Rankin Lindsey, Hillsboro, N.M., 77.
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