The Lea Park Rodeo kicked off June 7-9th in Marwayne, Alberta. Some of the big names in rodeo were present from Orin Larsen who placed fifth in the bareback, to Stephen Cullins who tied for third, and Zeke Thurston who took first in the saddle bronc riding with a big 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zaka Kibitz. Dantan Bertsch took first in the bareback riding with an 88.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Fresh Chick. In the steer wrestling Harley Cole took first with a fast 3.7 second run. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham took first in the team roping with a fast 5.0 second run. There was a tie in the tie-down roping with both J.T. Adamson and Shane Smith each having 9.3 second runs. In the barrel racing Malena Findler took first with a fast 16.65 second run. Kyla Kelly took first in the breakaway roping with a fast 2.6 second run. In the bull riding there were only three qualified rides. Coy Robbins tok first with his 86.5 point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Tactical Error.
Bareback Riding:
1. Dantan Bertsch, 88.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Fresh Chick, $2,448; 2. Clint Laye, 86.5, $2,011; 3. (tie) Ty Taypotat and Ethan Mazurenko, 85, $1,355 each; 5. Orin Larsen, 84.5, $699; 6. Kody Lamb, 83.5, $437; 7. (tie) Strawbs Jones and Blake Link, 83, $219 each.
Steer Wrestling:
1. Harley Cole, 3.7 seconds, $3,283; 2. Ty Miller, 3.8, $3,009; 3. (tie) Ryan Shuckburgh and Stephen Culling, 3.9, $2,462 each; 5. Riley Wakefield, 4.0, $1,915; 6. Eric Isabelle, 4.1, $1,550; 7. Jace Bleil, 4.2, $1,185; 8. Joe Guze, 4.3, $1,003; 9. (tie) Pacean Deleeuw, James Struxness and Denver Roy, 4.5, $456 each.
Team Roping:
1. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 5.0 seconds, $2,470 each; 2. Kody Potts/Travis Speer, 5.7, $2,264; 3. Riley Warren/Zane Thompson, 6.1, $1,990; 4. Jeff Drisner/Daniel Kaiser, 7.0, $1,716; 5. Riley Wakefield/Clay McNichol, 7.2, $1,441; 6. Roland McFadden/Tyrel Flewelling, 7.3, $1,167 each; 7. Steele DePaoli/Rhett Haveroen, 9.4, $892; 8. Jesse Popescul/Garrett Brownlee, 9.6, $755; 9. Kasper Roy/Riley Roy, 11.3, $618; 10. Lance Gordon/Kelly Buhler, 11.4, $412.
Saddle Bronc Riding:
1. Zeke Thurston, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zaka Kibitz, $3,106; 2. Jake Clark, 87.5, $2,551; 3. (tie) Kole Ashbacher and Mick Knight, 84.5. $1,719 each; 5. Sawyer Eirikson, 83, $887; 6. (tie) Dawson Dahm and Lachlan Miller, 81.5, $444 each; 8. Sam Weston, 81, $222.
Tie-Down Roping:
1. (tie) J.T. Adamson and Shane Smith, 9.3 seconds, $2,886 each; 3. (tie) Denton Dunham and Logan Bird, 9.7, $2,259 each; 5. (tie) Dawson Johnson and Riley Wakefield, 10.3, $1,590 each; 7. (tie) Chad Gulick and Jason Smith, 10.4, $1,004 each; 9. Haven Meged, 10.6, $753; 10. Clay McNichol, 10.7, $502.
Barrel Racing:
1. Malena Findler, 16.65 seconds, $4,559; 2. Brooke Wills, 16.69, $3,875; 3. Jennifer Neudorf, 16.73, $3,191; 4. (tie) Jenna Beaver, Jayden Wilson and Lynette Brodoway, 16.80, $2,204 each; 7. (tie) Justine Elliott and Halyn Lide, 16.81, $1,026; 9. Colby Bonnett, 16.83, $798; 10. Kate Beierbach, 16.87, $684; 11. Chelsea Moore, 16.88, $570; 12. Bradi Whiteside, 16.89, $456.
Breakaway Roping:
1. Kyla Kelly, 2.6 seconds, $2,030; 2. Tynell McInenly, 2.7, $1,861; 3. (tie) Kylie Whitesdie, Amy Shuckburgh and Kashley Seitz, 2.8, $1,410 each; 6. (tie) Shaya Biever, Bobbi Henderson, Aubrey Ross and Cammie Fox, 3.0, $705 each; 10. (tie) Alyson Fox, Macy Auclair, Lakota Bird, Jenna Dallyn and Jessie Armstong, 3.1, $68 each.
Bull Riding:
1. Coy Robbins, 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Tactical Error, $4,396; 2. Jacob Gardner, 83.5, $3,838; 3. Jordan Hansen, 82, $3,250; no other qualified rides. (all totals include ground money).
Stock contractor: Calgary Stampede. Sub-contractors: Macza Pro Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Sylvia Kerr. Officials: Terry Cooke, Wayne Resch and Perry Gurski. Timers: Brenda Vold and Robert Jopp. Announcers: Brett Gardiner and Doug Young. Bull fighters: Chase Keeley and Connor Larrivee. Pickup men: Jeff Resch, Jason Resch and Tyler Kraft. Music director: Shaun Morton.
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