Fittingly, Montana man Haven Meged won the all-around title in Bozeman. The No. 3 tie-down roper in the world continues to do well at all of Montana’s recent rodeos – winning money not only in Bozeman, but also in Chinook, Missoula, Kalispell, Baker and Billings.
RC Landingham (No. 4) and Kade Sonnier (No. 22) share the win in bareback riding. Landingham is more than $32,000 behind season leader Keenan Hayes. $26,000 separates Sonnier from Bubble (Wayon Bourgeois).
With his win in Bozeman, JD Struxness is getting dangerously close to the $100,000 mark for the 2023-2024 season. Struxness also picked up another big win in Caldwell, Idaho, where he won both the final round and the average.
Pedro Egurrola and veteran Cory Petska won the team roping. This team also performed well in Caldwell, Idaho, placing third in the finals and on average.
Tanner Butner won the saddle bronc riding. It looks unlikely that he will qualify for the NFR again in a row, as Butner is just under $40,000 away from the bubble. Butner is ranked No. 8 in the Montana circuit, however.
Canadian Jason Smith edged out Bozeman in the all-around race. Smith is outside the top 50 in the PRCA world rankings, but sits comfortably in 6th place in the Canadian Pro Rodeo Association’s Maple Leaf Circuit.
Jordan Driver and TRHEAVENSILLUMINATED “Cyrus” won the barrel racing in Bozeman. Cyrus also picked up a sixth place finish in Logan, Utah that same week. This duo also made it to the finals in Caldwell, Idaho, where they averaged fourth and fifth place.
Jordan Spears’ green chaps reflected his winning streak in the arena. Spears won the bull riding on Phenom Genetics’ 025 Ace with a score of 85.5.
Macy Young, the number 9 breakaway roper in the WPRA world rankings, won in Bozeman. With over $70,000 in winnings, Young has a good chance of qualifying for the NFBR.
All-round cowboy: Haven Meged, $3,208, tie-down roping and team roping.
Riding without a saddle: 1st (tied) RC Landingham, on Wise General by Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics, and Kade Sonnier, on Bronc Riding Nation by Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics, 88.5 points, $3,550 each; 3rd Sam Petersen, 87, $2,277; 4th Clay Jorgenson, 86, $1,473; 5th Cole Reiner, 85, $938; 6th Tristan Hansen, 84, $670; 7th (tied) Strawbs Jones, Trevar McAllister, Will Norstrom and Shane O’Connell, 83, $234 each.
Bull wrestling: 1. JD Struxness, 3.4 seconds, $2,537; 2. Will Lummus, 3.8, $2,238; 3. (simultaneous) Jaden Whitman and Jaret Whitman, 3.9, $1,791 each; 5. Cash Robb, 4.0, $1,492; 6. (simultaneous) Tyler Waguespack, Austin Whitehouse and Dalyn Wingard, 4.4, $1,194 each; 9. (simultaneous) Stan Branco, Caden Camp, Winsten McGraw, Grant Peterson, Talon Roseland and Levi Rudd, 4.5, $249 each.
Team Roping: 1. Pedro Egurrola/Cory Petska, 3.7 seconds, $3,915 each; 2. (tied) Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, 3.8, $3,224 each; 4. (tied) Jr. Dees/JC Flake and Tee Luttrell/Chris Young, 4.0, $2,303 each; 6. (tied) Dustin Bird/Ike Folsom, Korbin Rice/Caleb Hendrix and Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 4.5, $1,612 each; 9. (tied) Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray and Cameron Irwin/Coley Nicholls, 4.6, $1,036 each; 11. Radley Day/Jared Bilby, 4.8, $691; 12. Wheaton Williams/Bryan Lemmon, 4.9, $461.
Saddle bronco riding: 1. Tanner Butner, 87 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Parody, $3,779; 2. Chet Johnson, 83, $2,897; 3. Coleman Shallbetter, 82.5, $2,141; 4. (tied) Dawson Hay and Sage Newman, 82, $1,134 each; 6. Traylin Martin, 80, $630; 7. (tied) Lucas Macza and Carter Sandberg, 77, $441 each.
Lashing ropes: 1. Jason Smith, 8.0 seconds, $3,635; 2. Haven Meged, 8.7, $3,208; 3. (tied) Chisum Allen and Macon Murphy, 8.8, $2,566 each; 5. Dakota Felton, 8.9, $2,139; 6. Chase Webster, 9.4, $1,925; 7. Shane Smith, 9.7, $1,711; 8. Garrett Jacobs, 10.5, $1,497; 9. Trevin Baumann, 10.9, $1,283; 10. Jade Gardner, 11.0, $855.
Barrel racing: 1. Jordan Driver, 17.32 seconds, $3,758; 2. Tayla Moeykens, 17.39, $3,006; 3. (tied) Ashley Day and LaTricia Duke, 17.57, $2,161 each; 5. Stephanie Fryar, 17.59, $1,503; 6. Abigail Knight, 17.62, $1,127; 7. (tied) Heather Crowley and Shelley Morgan, 17.72, $893 each; 9. Carly Rudd, 17.74, $752; 10. Tisha Larsen, 17.79, $658; 11. Tammy Carpenter, 17.82, $564; 12. Tillar King, 17.83, $470; 13. Brittney Sporer, 17.89, $376; 14. Alexis McDonald, 17.90, $282; 15. (tied) Chloe Gray and Casey Wagner, 17.92, $94 each.
Bull riding: 1. Jordan Spears, 85.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Ace, $4,018; 2. (tied) Shane Proctor and Bo Vocu, 81, $2,862 each; 4. Parker Breding, 79, $1,821; no other qualifying rides. *(all totals include entry fee).
Breakaway rope technology: 1. Macy Young, 2.2 seconds, $4,709; 2. Kaydin Finan, 2.3, $3,768; 3. Jade Mitchell, 2.5, $3,061; 4. (tied) Cadee Williams and Joey Williams, 2.6, $2,119 each; 6. (tied) Tiffany Ogren and Sarah Verhelst, 2.7, $1,295 each; 8. (tied) Sarah Angelone, Bailey Bates and Callahan Otoupalik, 2.8, $942 each; 11. (tied) Anna Callaway, Maddy Deerman, Murphy Gaasch, Teka Larson and Celie Salmond, 2.9, $471 each.
