Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Tucson Rodeo Slack Competition

(Tucson, Ariz.) -- Barrel racers completed their first round today and steer wrestlers and ropers began round two.  The second round for all timed events will be completed on Saturday, Feb. 27. The 12 best aggregate times will advance to the finals on Sunday, Feb. 28.

Wednesday’s schedule includes barrel racing slack beginning at 8 a.m. and a Gold Card Team Roping event for Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) members 50-years and older.

The featured event Wednesday is the annual Mike Cervi, Jr. Memorial Team Roping which begins at 11 a.m.  One hundred teams will compete in this progressive roping event.  The winning team earns almost $40,000 in prize money. The event is not a sanctioned PRCA event.  Admission proceeds benefit the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund.

Admission Wednesday is $10 per person at the gate.  Regular performances of the Tucson Rodeo resume Thursday, Feb. 25 and continue through Sunday, Feb. 28.

The following are unofficial results from the Tucson Rodeo, Feb. 23, 2010

FIRST ROUND WINNERS

Women's barrel racing: 1, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 17.30, $2,314; 2, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 17.33, $1,983; 3, Shelley Morgan, Canton, Texas, 17.34, $1,653; 4-5, Colette Flaharty, Tryon, Okla., Pat Spratt, Wittman, Ariz., 17.49, $1,267; 6, Britany Fleck ,Mandan, N.D., 17.52, $881; 7-8, Lynn K. Brown, Weatherford, Texas, Rachael Myllymaki, Arlee, Mont., 17.59, $551; 9, Nellie Williams, Cottonwood, Calif., 17.61, $331; 10, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.66, $220.

CURRENT LEADERS (second round)

Steer wrestling:  1, Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 4.7; 2, Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada, 5.4; 3, Casey Harmon, Stephenville, Texas, 5.8; 4, Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 6.1; 5, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 6.3; 6, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 6.5; 7, Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 6.6; 8, Alex Robertson, Bend, Ore., 6.7. Aggregate leaders on two head:  1, Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo., 13.0; 2, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada, 15.6; 3, Ben Shofner, Coleman, Okla., 15.8; 4, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 16.5; 5, Pepe Arballo, Whittman, Ariz., 16.8; 6, Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 16.9; 7, Travis Reay, Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Canada, 18.7; 8, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 18.9; 9, Erik Johnson, Eltopia, Wash., 19.0; 10, Shawn Dunagan, Whitehall, Mont., 19.8; 11, Clint Doll, Prairie City, S.D., 20.2; 12, Kelsey Anderson, Kettle Falls, Wash., 21.3.

Tie-down roping:  1, Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 8.7; 2, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 9.0; 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 9.2; 4-5, Logan Hofer, Magrath, Alberta, Canada, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 9.5; 6-7, Cody Owens, Rankin, Texas, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 9.7; 8-9, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.8. Aggregate leaders on two head:  1, Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 18.5 on two; 2, Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 20.1; 3, Stran Smith, Childress, Texas, 21.5; 4, Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 21.6; 5, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 21.7; 6-7, Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo., Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 21.8; Cody Owens, Rankin, Texas, 22.0; 9, Spence Barney, Carthage, Texas, 22.1; 10, Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 22.2; 11, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 22.5; 12, Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 22.6.

Team roping:  1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 5.3; 2, Cory Kidd, V, Charlotte, N.C., Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 5.4; 3-4, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore., Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 5.6; 5-6, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas, Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., 5.8; 7-8, Chad Masters, Santo, Texas, Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 5.9. Aggregate leaders on two head:  1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 12.1 on two; 2, Chad Master, Santo, Texas, Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 12.7; 3, Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., Nick Sarchett, Phoenix, Ariz., 13.7; 4-6, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., Mike Fletcher, Mineola, Texas, Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas, David Motes, Tolar, Texas, Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif., 14.4; 7, Jake Brown, Wolfforth, Texas, Kipp Harrell, Wall, Texas, 15.4; 8, Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., Kollin Von Ahn, Durant, Okla., 1.5; 9, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., Willy Gould, Wickenburg, Ariz., 16.6; 10, Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore., Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 16.9; 11, Cory Kidd, V, Charlotte, N.C., Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 17.7; 12, Brady Williams, Hammond, Mont., Ryan Mayfield, Stephenville, Texas, 18.0.

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