BULL RIDERS FIND REDEMPTION AT COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO

CASPER, Wyo. (June 12, 2024) — At the first performance of the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR), the bulls shut out all of the bull riders. One day later, the bull riders dominated in the Ford Wyoming Center.

They rode more than 50 percent of the bulls at five of nine. For fans following this year’s CNFR, it was no surprise to see Clarendon (Texas) College’s Wacey Schalla at the top of the leaderboard.

Schalla, from Arapaho, Oklahoma, rode Western Rodeo’s bull named Cade’s Cash for 83.5 points and is the only rider at this year’s competition to ride all three of his preliminary bulls. Right behind him was Wharton (Texas) County Junior College athlete Zeke Martinez who scored 82.

As Schalla was making his way out of the arena, the first person to congratulate him was his teammate, Weston Timberman. Timberman is the defending collegiate bareback riding national champion.

Timberman helped Clarendon win the men’s team title in 2023 as well. He scored 80.5 points on Wednesday night to take the overall lead in bareback riding. He has a total of 242 points on three head and is currently on track to win his second title here.

The Columbus, Montana, resident has many Wyoming ties as well. His father and uncle grew up in nearby Mills, and he still has family there. Timberman is currently second in the third round behind Cooper Filipek who scored 83.5 points on Kirsten Vold Rodeo’s Bad Alibi.

Wearing a shirt made especially for him by his grandmother and his signature yellow hat, Filipek is gaining fans with his style in and out of the arena. From Rapid City, South Dakota, he is second in the overall standings, just 2.5 points behind Timberman.

This is Filipek’s second CNFR qualification, but his first for Gillette College. He plans on returning to the eastern Wyoming town for another year of school this fall.

Cal Poly State University – San Luis Obispo has a lot to be proud of in breakaway roper Haleigh Grant. She set the pace in the breakaway roping in round two, stopping the clock in 1.8 seconds. That is the fastest time of the rodeo so far and she matched it again on Wednesday night.

The Santa Maria resident is a freshman who is also competing here in the team roping. She is currently fourth in the overall standings, but a broken barrier in the first round and the resulting10-second penalty may keep her from advancing to Saturday night’s championship finals.

Madalyn Richards leads that category with a total time of 6.7 seconds on three runs. Her third one also came on Wednesday night when she stopped the clock in 2.4 seconds. Grant has a total time of 16.4 and will have to wait out the next two performances to see where she lands in the standings. If she remains among the top 12, she will have the opportunity to rope one more time. She also qualified in the team roping. Even though she hasn’t had any success in that event, she has one more opportunity to earn points toward the women’s all-around on Friday when she participates in the third round.

The third performance of the CNFR will feature the continuation of the third round of competition at the Ford Wyoming Center on Thursday night at beginning 7 p.m.  

CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results from the third round of the College National Finals Rodeo, June 12, 2024, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.collegerodeo.com

Barrel racing: (third round leaders) 1, Jordan Driver, Tarleton State University, 13.84 seconds, 2, Taycie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 13.92. 3, Hadley Tidwell, Tarleton State University, 13.95. 4, Allie Murphy, South Plains College, 14.04. 5, Saydee Sue Davis, Utah State University Eastern, 14.14. 6, Kennedy Buckner, Blue Mountain Community College, 14.22.

(overall leaders) 1, Taycie Matthews, University of West Alabama, 41.66 seconds. 2, Jordan Driver, Tarleton State University, 42.38. 3, Kalli McCall, Hill College, 42.55. 4, Saydee Sue Davis, Utah State University Eastern, 42.81. 5, Kennedy Buckner, Blue Mountain Community College, 43.06. 6. Hadley Tidwell, Tarleton State University, 43.07.

Bareback riding: (third round leaders) 1, Cooper Filipek, Gillette College, 83.5 points. 2, Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 80.5. 3, Mason Stuller, Western Texas College, 77.5. 4, Roedy Farrell, Tarleton State University, 77. 5, (tie) Sage Allen and Darien Johnson, College of Southern Idaho, 75.

(overall leaders) 1, Weston Timberman, Clarendon College, 242 points. 2, Cooper Filipek, Gillette College, 239.5. 3, Roedy Farrell, Tarleton State University, 229. 4, (tie) Wacey Schalla, Clarendon College, and Darien Johnson, College of Southern Idaho, 229. 6, Mason Stuller, College of Southern Idaho, 227.5.

Tie-Down Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Clay Livengood, University of West Alabama, 8.5 seconds. 2, Daniel Miranda, Cal-Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 8.9. 3, (tie)Wyatt Jensen, Montana State University, 9.3. 4, Jacob Haren, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 9.6. 5, Ty Moser, Gillette College, 9.8. 6, Bode Spring, Montana State University, 10.4.

(overall leaders) 1. Daniel Miranda, Cal-Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 29.1 seconds. 2, Zane Kilgus, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College , 30.2. 3, (tie) Wyatt Jensen and Bode Spring, Montana State University, 31.9 each. 5, Slade Wood, Southwest Texas Junior College,  37.2. 6, Tate Talkington, Northeastern Junior College, 40.6.

Breakaway Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Haliegh Ann Grant, Cal-Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, 1.8 seconds. 2, (tie) Madison Outhier, Texas A & M University, and Mikenna Schauer, Montana State University Northern, 2.3 each. 4, (tie) Lexie Russell, Oklahoma State University; Taylor Jones, Blue Mountain Community College; Kaydence Tindall, Weatherford College, 2.4 each.

(overall leaders) 1, Madalyn Richards, Texas A & M University, 6.7 seconds. 2, Fallon Ruffoni, Cuesta College, 7.4. 3, Kadence Dorman, Central Arizona College, 9.7. 4, Haliegh Ann Grant, Cal-Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, 16.4. 5, Kaydence Tindall, Weatherford College, 16.8. 6, Madison Outhier, Texas A & M University, 17.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (third round leaders) 1, Ira Dickinson, Tarleton State University,  84.5 points. 2, James Perrin, Casper College, 73.5. 3, Caleb Miller, McNeese State University, 78. 4. Carson Bingham, Western Texas College, 77. 5, Zac Dallas, New Mexico State University, 75.5. 6, Tucker Bourdet, Cuesta College, 74.

(overall leaders) 1. Ira Dickinson, Tarleton State University, 234 points. 2, Zac Dallas, New Mexico State University, 230.5. 3, James Perrin, Casper College, 216.5. 4, Carson Bingham, Western Texas College, 221. 5, (tie) Caseyn Pearson, Treasure Valley Community College,  and Tucker Bourdet, Cuesta College, 219.5 each.

Steer Wrestling: (third round leaders) 1, Jaden Whitman, Montana State University, 3.8 seconds. 2, Clay Tom Hurt, Sam Houston State University, and Sam Carson, Utah Valley University, 4.1. 4, Nate Clark, New Mexico State University, 4.6. 5, Cam Fox, Northwestern Oklahoma State University,  4.8. 6, Christian Cagle, Northwest Mississippi Community College, 4.9.

(overall leaders) 1, Sam Carson, Utah Valley University, 13.2 seconds. 2, Trisyn Kalawai’a, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 15.5. 3, Jaden Whitman, Montana State University, 16.2. 4, Jacob Haren, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 17.3. 5, Clay Tom Hurt, Sam Houston State University, 17.5. Colin Fox, Sam Houston State University, 19.5. 6, Brad Hesnor, McNeese State University, 18.1.

Bull Riding: (third round leaders) 1, Wacey Schalla, Clarendon College, 83.5 points. 2, Zeke Martinez, Wharton County Community College, 82. 3, Cooper Jacobs, Western Texas College 79.5, 4, Bryce Jensen, Hill College, 76.5. 5, Parker Buchanan, Blue Mountain Community College, 52.5.

(overall leaders) 1, Wacey Schalla, Clarendon College, 247.5 points. (on two) 2, Zeke Martinez, Wharton County Community College, 160.5. (on one) 3, Cooper Jacobs, Western Texas College, 79.5. 4, Lane Vaughn, Western Texas College, 79. 5, Jesse Hopper, Western Oklahoma State College, 77.5. 6, Bryce Jensen, Hill College, 76.5.

Goat Tying: (third round leaders) 1, (tie) McKenna Clingman, Colorado Mesa University, and Rayme Jones, Tarleton State University, 6.5 seconds each. 3, (tie) Kassidy Dunagan, Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, Wyo.); Justise Jones, Colorado Mesa University, and Opal Harkins, South Dakota State University, 6.6 each. 6, Ashley Barratt, Utah Valley University, 6.7.

(overall leaders) 1, Rayme Jones, Tarleton State University, 18.7 seconds. 2, McKenna Clingman, Colorado Mesa University, 19.3. 3, Justise Jones, Colorado Mesa University, 20.2. 4, Macie Fowlie, Cochise (Ariz.) College, 20.5. 5, Opal Harkins, South Dakota State University, 20.8. 6, Kassidy Dunagan, Laramie County Community College, 21.2.

Team Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Clarke Gordon, University of West Alabama, and Blake Lyons, Pearl River Community College, 5.1 seconds. 2, Joseph Rawls, Feather River College, and Billy Aviles, Cuesta College, 6.0 seconds. 3,  Jett Stewart, Weatherford College, and John Hisel, South Plains College, 6.1. 4, Pierce Wold and Tucker Donlon, Cal-Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 74. 5, Zane Kilgus, Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College, and LJ Yeahquo, Western Oklahoma State College, 8.4. 6, James Arviso, Hill College, and Kaden Profili, Texas A & M University – Commerce, 10.7.

(overall leaders ) 1, James Arviso, Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas), and Kaden Profili, Texas A & M University – Commerce, 26.2 seconds. 2, Blake Bowler, Southern Utah University, and TJ Bowler, Utah State University, 35.2. (on two) 3, Pierce Wold and Tucker Donlon, Cal-Poly State University – San Luis Obispo, 14.8. 4, Trey Hughes, Angelo State University, and Caden Tinsley, Ranger College, 15.1 seconds. 5, Lan Fuhrer, South Dakota State University, and Clayton Backhaus, Black Hills State University, 17.3. 6, Cam Hoelting, and Stran Morris, Western Oklahoma State College, 22.4.

PROVIDED COURTESY OF SUSAN KANODE FOR COLLEGE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO TO TENN TEXAS MEDIA