Western Sports
BRUNO’S WINNING WAYS CONTINUE AT CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO
CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug 17, 2024) – The final performance of the Caldwell Night Rodeo was a night of firsts for all of the champions.
And with six weeks left in the regular season, every dollar earned is critical from those hoping to compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas in December. For saddle bronc rider Kade Bruno, who grew up in Challis, the money increases his lead in the world standings.
Bruno tied for second in the first round of competition, then came back to the D & B Arena on Saturday night and had the sold-out crowd on the edge of their seats. he rode Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Valley for 90.5 points to take command of the overall title and win the final round too.
All the rodeo announcers had to say was Idaho to have the Rowdies and Civies cheering. Then when they announced Bruno’s score and he took the victory lap around the arena horseback, the cheering and applause could be heard clear across town. Bruno had a total score of 176.5 points and won nearly $8,000. Bruno will be representing Idaho at rodeo’s championships for the third time and is hoping that next year when he is announced at rodeo’s it is with world champion after his name.
Michelle Alley has never qualified for the NFR, and she was well outside the top 15 at 45th when she entered here. Alley from Madisonville, Texas, was the high-money earner at this year’s rodeo. She had three runs that added up to 51.13 seconds. She had the fastest time of the entire rodeo on Saturday night stopping the clock in 16.83 seconds. The $10,389 that she earned here will put her in a better position to finish the year strong.
In bareback riding, Jess Pope, the 2021 world champion had total of 174 points for the win. Pope is also outside the top 15 but moved up with all of his success this week. He is currently in 19th place and added $5,851 to his checking account from Caldwell.
The all-around champion here is 18-year-old Wacey Schalla who won the bull riding and earned money in the bareback riding too. Schalla earned those same titles at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, last June. He is currently sixth in the world standings in bull riding and will likely be competing in that event in Las Vegas in December.
Plans are underway for the 101st Caldwell Night Rodeo which will be held August 12 – 16, 2025. The arena will get a revamp as sky boxes are added at the top of the stands and a new stand will be built over the bucking chutes.
2024 Caldwell Night Rodeo Champions
Bareback Riding – Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 174 points, $5,851
Steer Wrestling, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 13.4 seconds, $10,353
Team Roping – (tie) Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 16,1 seconds, $6,204
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Tee McCleod, Waldeck, Saskatchewan, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 16.1 seconds, $5,895
Breakaway Roping – Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 7.9 seconds, $9,360
Saddle Bronc Riding – Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 176.5 points, $7,664
Tie-Down Roping – Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La., 25.1 seconds, $9,170
Barrel Racing – Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 51.13 seconds, $10,369
Bull Riding – Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 89 points, $9,808
All-Around – Wacey Schalla, $10,088 won in bareback and bull riding
CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 17, 2024) — The following are unofficial results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo.
Fifth performance – Final round and overall winners.
Bareback Riding: (final round)1, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 86 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Rich N Fancy, $1,640. 2, (tie) Kashton Wayne Ford, Sturgis, S.D., and Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La., 84.5 points and $1,075 each. 4, Ethan Crouch, Gonzales, Texas, 83.5, $600. 5, Clay Stone, Blackfoot, Idaho; mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah; and Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas; 80.5, $200. (total on two) 1, Pope, 170.5 points, $3,601. 2, McGehee, 166.5, $2,762. 3, Sonnier, 166, $2,041. 4, Ford, 164.5, $1,320.51. 5, Myles Ross Carlson, Evanston, Wyo., 164, $840. 6, Crouch, 162.5, $600. 7, Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 162, $480. 8, Clay Stone, Blackfoot, Idaho, 160.5, $360.
Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 4.0 seconds, $1,334. 2, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 4.3, $1,104. 3, (tie) Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., and Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah, 4.7, $759 each. 5, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 4.8, $414. 6, Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia, 5.0, $230. (total on three) 1, Struxness, 13.4, $5,709. 2, (tie) Allred and Will Lummis, Byhalia, Miss., 14.2, $4,502. 4, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 14.4, $3,475. 5, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 14.8, $2,731. 6, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 14.9, $1,986. 7, (tie) Brady Boyce, Lewistown, Mont., and Jaston Thomas, Benton, Ark., l14.2, $869.
Team Roping: (final round)1, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas, 5.7 seconds, $1,117. 2, Tee McLeod, Waldeck, Saskatchewan, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 6.1, $924. 3, (tie) Pedro Egurrola, Douglas, Wyo., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz.; and Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 6.2 and $635 each. 5, (tie) Tanner Tomlinson, Midway, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas; and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 7.5, $270. (total on three) 1, (tie) McLeod and Sporer, and Hall and Profili, 18.1 and $4,821 each. 3, (tie) Snow and Koch, and Egurrola, and Petska, 18.9, $3,476. 5, Crites and Worley, 19.9, $2,467. 6, Tomlinson and Smith, 20.4, $1,794. 7, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 23.4, $1,121. 8, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 24.9, $449.
Breakaway Roping: (final round) 1, Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 3.0, $1,188. 2, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 3.1, $983. 3, Taylor Hanchey, Carmine, Texas, 4.8, $779. (total on three) 1, Conner, 7.9, $4,983. 2, Angelone, 8.8, $3,793. 3, Hanchey, 9.8, $3,003. (on two) 4, Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont., 5.3, $2,213. 5, Bailey Currie, Wharton, Texas, 5.8, $1,422. 6, Macy Young, Wittman, Ariz., 5.9, $790.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round)1, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 90.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Valley, $1,650. 2, Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., 86, $1,250. 3, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 84.5, $900. 4, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, and Ross Griffin, 84, $475 each. 6, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, 83, $250. (total on two) 1, Bruno, 177.5 seconds, $3,608. 2, Cook, 171.0, $2,766. 3, Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo., 169.5, $2,045. 4, Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., 169, $1,323. 5, (tie) Griffin and Green, 167.5, $722. 7, Weston Patterson, Waverly, Kan., 166.5, $481. 8, Ben T. Andersen, Eckville, Alberta, 165.5, $360.84.
Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Pecos Tatum, La Plata, N.M., 7.9 seconds, $1,218. 2, Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La., 8.4, $1,008. 3, (tie) Cash Hooper, Pampa, Texas, and John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 8.8, $693 each. 5, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 9.4, $378. 6, Luke Potter, Maple City, Kan., 9.5, $210. (total on three) 1, Jongbloed, 25.1, $5,415. 2, Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 26.7, $4,709. 3, Douch, 27.1, $4,003. 4, Hooper, 27.3, $3,296. 5, Tatum, 27.7, $2,590. 6, Weitz, 27.9, $1,884. 7, Neil Dove, Hico, Texas, 28.4, $1,177. 8, Potter, 29.2, $471.
Barrel Racing: (final round) 1, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 16.83 seconds, $2,053. 2, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.89, $1,540. 3, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.95, $1,027. 4, Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, 16.96, $513. (total on three) 1, Alley, 51.13, $4,158. 2, Busby, 51.20, $3,564. 3, Mowry, 51.38, $2,970. 4, (tie) Ashley Castelberry, Montgomery, Texas, and Jordan Driver, Garden City, Texas, 51.65, $2,277 each. 6, Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, 51.66, $1,584. 7, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 51.74, $1,188. 8, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 52.03, $792. 9, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 52.37, $594. 10, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 54.55, $396.
Bull Riding: (one round of competition) 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 89 points on Powder River Rodeo’s 38J, $9,808, 2, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 88.5, $7,604. 3, Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La., 87, $5,719. 4, Creek Young, Rogersville, Mo., 86.5, $3,829. 5, T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., 85, $2,570. 6, Hayes Thayne Weight, 82, $1,941.
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