80th Annual Yuma Silver Spur Rodeo
- Megan Nicole Larson
- Mar 10
- 3 min read
The 80th Annual Yuma Silver Spur Rodeo kicked off Feb. 7-9 in sunny Yuma, AZ. Although a smaller rodeo, there is nothing small about the rodeo spirit and the Old West heritage is alive and well in Yuma. Unfortunately, working with live animals can be unpredictable and during Sunday's perf a bucking horse jumped the arena fence and injured two audience members. One person was taken to the hospital but the pick-up men were able to take control of the horse to return it to the arena. The horse was not injured. Thankfully, the rest of the rodeo action stayed within the arena.
All-around cowboy and a $1,740 check went to Dalton Walker who competed in steer wrestling, team roping, and steer roping. Garrett Blackwell took first in the bareback riding with his 84.5 points on Nevada Smith (Salt River Rodeo) for $1,424. Cody Cabral took first in the steer wrestling with his 4.5 seconds run to take home $1,738. Hiyo Yazzie & Shawn Murphy took first in the team roping with their quick 4.8 seconds run to earn $2,181 each. Reed Neely took first in the saddle bronc riding with an 83 points on Lucky Bug (Honeycutt Rodeo) for $1,740. Kyle Dutton took first in the tie-down roping with an 8.7 second run for a $1,942 check. In the barrel racing, Anita Ellis was fastest around the barrels for a first place with her 17.34 second run. Scottie Knapp took first in the bull riding with a big 85.5 point ride on Ted (Honeycutt Rodeo) for $1,881.
In the first round of the steer roping, Riley O'Rourke took first with his 13.8 seconds run to take home $602, first in the second round with a 10.5 second run for another $602, and first in the average for 24.3 seconds on two head and an additional $902.
All-Around Cowboy: Dalton Walker, $1,740, steer wrestling, team roping and steer roping.
Bareback Riding: 1. Garrett Blackwell, 84.5 points on Salt River Rodeo's Nevada Smith, $1,424; 2. Luke Creasy, 83, $1,079; 3. Evan Betony Betony, 82, $777; 4. Myles Carlson, 79.5, $518; 5. Daxtyn Feild, 78, $302; 6. Cooper Bennett, 75, $216.
Steer Wrestling: 1. Cody Cabral, 4.5 seconds, $1,738; 2. (tie) McLane Arballo and Dalton Walker, 4.6, $1,288 each; 4. Tommy Denny, 4.9, $839; 5. Michael Bates Jr., 5.0, $539; 6. Traver Johnson, 5.1, $300.
Team Roping: 1. Hiyo Yazzie/Shawn Murphy, 4.8 seconds, $2,181 each; 2. Jack Fischer/Bucky Campbell, 5.0, $1,925; 3. Blake Hirdes/Jake Edwards, 5.3, $1,668; 4. (tie) Preston Burgess/Cody Cowden and Corey Whinnery/Robert Murphy, 5.5, $1,347 each; 6. Travis Whitlow/Tyler Whitlow, 5.7, $1,155; 7. Chase Helton/Will Cowden, 6.0, $1,026; 8. (tie) Seth Hall/Bruce Reidhead and Michael Ortiz/Justin Simon, 6.1, $834 each; 10. Cutter Machado/Jason Johe, 6.2, $513.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. Reed Neely, 83 points on Honeycutt Rodeo's Lucky Bug, $1,740; 2. (tie) Bryan Huey and Dave Tanksley, 80, $1,134 each; 4. (tie) Noel Johnson and Nicholas Patterson, 79.5, $501 each; 6. Zachary Dallas, 78.5, $264.
Tie-Down Roping: 1. Kyle Dutton, 8.7 seconds, $1,942; 2. Quint Bell, 9.1, $1,607; 3. Cole Robinson, 9.4, $1,273; 4. Dean Holyan, 9.5, $938; 5. (tie) Justin Brinkerhoff and J.D. McCuistion, 9.6, $469 each.
Barrel Racing: 1. Anita Ellis, 17.34 seconds, $2,284; 2. (tie) Tarryn Lee and Katelyn Scott, 17.45, $1,770 each; 4. Sue Smith, 17.61, $1,371; 5. Doskie Edwards, 17.65, $1,142; 6. Bailee Switzer, 17.66, $799; 7. (tie) Kenna Kaminski and Whitley Sharp, 17.67, $514 each; 9. McKinlee Kellett, 17.70, $400; 10. Brylee Banning, 17.81, $343; 11. Jordynn Knight, 17.82, $286; 12. Timber Cote, 17.87, $228.
Steer roping: First round: 1. Riley O'Rourke, 13.8 seconds, $602; 2. Vin Fisher Jr., 14.5, $451; 3. Seth Ross, 15.5, $301; 4. Tanner Stec, 15.8, $150. Second round: 1. Riley O'Rourke, 10.5 seconds, $602; 2. Dalton Walker, 11.3, $451; 3. Tanner Stec, 11.8, $301; 4. Brian Garr, 12.0, $150. Average: 1. Riley O'Rourke, 24.3 seconds on two head, $902; 2. Tanner Stec, 27.6, $677; 3. Seth Ross, 28.0, $451; 4. Vin Fisher Jr., 29.6, $226.
Bull Riding: 1. Scottie Knapp, 85.5 points on Honeycutt Rodeo's Ted, $1,881; 2. JaCauy Hale, 85, $1,425; 3. (tie) Brad Moreno and Eric Novoa, 84, $855 each; 5. Andres Guzman, 83, $399; 6. Dylan Hice, 81, $285.
Total payoff: $73,775. Stock contractor: Honeycutt Rodeo. Sub-contractors: Jace Honey, Cooper Andersen, Ike Sankey and Salt River Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Jolee Jordan. Officials: Gordie Kesler and Alberta Reid. Timers: Dawn Honeycutt and Mary Borgen. Announcer: Bob Edmonds. Specialty act: Dusti Crain. Bullfighters: Ryder Rich and Westlee Jones. Clown/barrelman: Nate Reed. Flankman: Jerry Dorenkamp. Chute boss: Scott Honeycutt. Pickup men: Bill Stinemates, Orrin Honeycutt, Tel Honeycutt and Brad Bays. Music director: Brandy Edmonds. Photographer: Reed Settle.