FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS SHINE AT CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug 16, 2024) – The 100^th anniversary of the Caldwell Night Rodeo is starting to wind down with just one more performance left.

While it will conclude Saturday night, Friday night’s rodeo saw a fundraising arena record, a new leader in the saddle bronc riding and two of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s best bull riders conquer their four-legged adversaries. 

In the saddle bronc riding it was Calgary Stampede’s horse Y.U.R. Friskey that got a rider to the pay window for a second time. Tanner Butner from Daniel, Wyoming was the lucky man to get on the athletic bucking horse on Friday. He watched his traveling partner Chase Brooks get on the horse on Wednesday and score 88 points to put him in first place.

After Butner’s eight-second effort on the bucking horse, he had an 88.5 by his name and that moved his traveling partner down to a tie for second place. Kade Bruno from Challis, Idaho also had an 88-point ride on Thursday.

After Thursday night’s shut-out in the bull riding, everyone was cheering for the riders on Friday night hoping for some big scores. The men in fourth and fifth place in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings were both on the roster and both rode their bulls. Creek Young from Rogersville, Missouri, had the highest score at 86.5 points. He rode Powder River Rodeo’s Sweet Train. Not far behind him was T.J. Gray from Dairy, Oregon.

Gray is headed to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December. He is currently fifth in the world standings and well inside the top 15 that earn a spot in Las Vegas to compete at rodeo’s championships. Gray scored 85 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Bad Bad Bull.

The bull riding here is one full round of competition with scores placed throughout the five performances. Young is currently fourth here and Gray is one spot behind him. They will have to wait through Saturday night’s rodeo to see how it all finishes.

The Caldwell Night Rodeo is well known for the programs they implement to raise money for their community. Friday night was Patriot Night. An American Flag that also depicted veteran’s and said “Freedom isn’t Free,” was taken around the arena and then auctioned off. It brought a record price of $31,000 for the rodeo’s Military Relief Fund. The flag was purchased by the Warhawk Air Museum.

Saturday night will see the conclusion of the 100^th Caldwell Night Rodeo with the Championship Finals. It will start at 8 p.m. at the D & B Arena.

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 16, 2024) — The following are unofficial results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo.

Fourth Performance —  

Bareback Riding: (one ride)1, Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wisc., 78 points on Calgary Stampede’s Turbo Rocket.

Steer Wrestling: (three times) 1, Logan Kenline, Penrose, Colo., 4.5. 2, Tyke Kipp, Lordsburg, N.M., 4.7. 3, Grant Peterson, Livermore, Calif., 7.1.

Team Roping: (three times)1, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 5.5. 2, Shay Carroll, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Moore, Pleasanton, Texas, 11.3. 3, Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C., and Clay Futrell, Union Grove, N.C., 14.7.

Breakaway Roping: (one time) 1, Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 3.2 seconds.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo.., 88.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Y.U.R Friskey. 2,(tie)  Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., and Leon Fountain, Corona, N.M., 83.5. 4, Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., 83,

Tie-Down Roping: (one time) Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 17.1.

Barrel Racing:  1, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 17.16 seconds. 2, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 17.22. 3, (tie) Stephanie Fryar, Waco, Texas, and Sara Winkelman, Big Lake, Minn., 17.39.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Creek Young, Rogersville, Mo., 86.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Sweet Train. 2, T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., 85.

Current Leaders –

Bareback Riding: 1, (tie) Trevar McAllister, Ronan, Mont., on Outlaw Buckers’ Turn Back Time and Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, on Burch Rodeo’s Moccasin Fringe, 86 points and $3,181 each. 3, (tie) Ethan Mazurenko, Kaycee, Wyo.; Ben Kramer, Max, N.D.; and Keenan Hayes, Hayden, Colo.; 85, $1,401. 6, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 84.5, $600. 7, (tie) Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont.; Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla.; and Myles Ross Carlson, Evanston, Wyo., 84, $280.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 3.8 seconds, $3,806. 2, Travis Munro, Townsville, Australia, 4.2, $3,310. 3, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 4.3, $2,813. 4, (tie) Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., and Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.4 and $2,069 each. 6, (tie) Logan Kenline, Penrose, Colo.; Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark.; and Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia; 4.5, $827. (tl on two) 1, Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 8.6. 2, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 9.0. 3, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 9.0. 4, Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah, 9.5. 5, Tucker Allen, Ventura, Calif., 9.6. 6, (tie) Brady Boyce, Lewistown, Mont., and Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah, 9.7. 8, Logan Kenline, Penrose, Colo., 9.8. 9, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 10.0. 11, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 10.2. 12, Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia, 10.3.

Team Roping: (second round) 1, (tie) Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.1 seconds, $3,439. 2, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.7, $2,990.  3, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.8, $2,542. 4, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, and Landen Glenn, McAlester, Okla., 5.2, $2,093. 5, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 5.3, $1,644. 7, (tie) Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 5.5; and James Arviso, Winslow, Ariz., and Cashton Weidenbener, Payson, Ariz.; and Cash Dury, Weimar, Texas, and Dylin Ahlstrom, Hooper, Utah, 5.3 and $748 each. (final qualifiers) 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 11.8. 2, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 11.9. 3, Tee McLeod, Waldeck, Saskatchewan, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 12.0. 4, Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala., and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 12.2. 5, Bry Crites, Welch, Okla., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 12.4. 6, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 12.5. 7m Pedro Egurrola, Douglas, Wyo., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 12.7. 8, (tie) Tanner Tomlinson, Midway, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, and Korbin Rice, Hobbs, N.M., and Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, Nev., 12.9. 10, (tie) Clayton Hansen, Weiser, Idaho and Chase Hansen, Adrian, Ore.; and Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas, 13.2 each. 12, Coy Rahlmann, Elsinore, Mo., and Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., 13.3.

Breakaway Roping: (second round) 1, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.3 seconds, $3,056. 2, (tie) Shelby Boisjoli – Meged, Miles City, Mont., and Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 2.5 and $2,265  each. 4, Taylor Hanchey, Carmine, Texas, 2.8, $1,475. 5, Bailey Currie, Wharton, Texas, 2.9, $948. 8, Kelsie Domer, Dublin, Texas, 3.2, $527. (finals qualifiers) 1, Conner, 4.8. 2, Hanchey, 5.0. 3, Meged, 5.3. 4, (tie) Angelone and Currie, 5.8. 6, Macy Young, Wittman, Ariz., 5.9.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Tanner Butner, Daniel, Wyo., 88.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Y.U.R Friskey, $3,608. 2, (tie) Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., and Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho,  87 and $2,406 each. 4, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 86.5, $1,323. 5, (tie) Ben T. Andersen, Eckville, Alberta, and Weston Patterson, Waverly, Kan., 85.5, $722. 7, Dawson Dahm, Tomahawk, Alberta, 85, $481. 8, Layton Green,, Millarville, Alberta, 84.5, $361.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, (tie) Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., and Zane Kilgus, Pryor, Okla., 8.0 seconds, $3,375 each.  3, (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah; Zack Jongbloed, Iowa, La.; Garrett Jacobs, Bosque Farms, N.M.; Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M.; and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas; 8.2, $1,727. 8, (tie) Chris McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas, and Tom Simpson, Malad, Idaho, 8.4, $157. (final qualifiers) 1, (tie) Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Jongbloed, 16.7 seconds. 3, Kilgus, 16.8. 4, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 17.7. 5, Bray, 18.1. 6, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 18.3. 7, (tie) Neil Dove, Hico, Texas; Cash Edward Hooper, Pampa, Texas; and Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 18.5 each. 10, Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M., 18.6. 11, Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 19.4. 12, Luke Potter, Maple City, Kan., 19.7.

Barrel Racing: (second round) 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.95 seconds, $2,773. 2, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.11, $2,376. 3, Michelle Alley, Madisonville, Texas, 17.16, $1,980. 4, (tie) Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, and Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 17.17, $1,518. 6, (tie) Carlee Otero, Lipan, Texas, and Toria Madsen, 17.18, $924. 8, LaTricia Duke, Zaphyr, Texas, 17.20, $526. 9, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 17.22, $396. 10, Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, 17.25, $264.  (final qualifiers) 1, Briggs, 34.17. 2, Busby, 34.25. 3, Alley, 34.30. 4, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 34.49. 5, Sears, 34.55. 6, (tie) Molly Otto, Grand Forks, N.D., and Duke, , 34.64. 8, Jordan Driver, Big Spring, Texas, 34.66. 9, Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, 34.69. 10, Morgan Beckstrom, 34.72. 11, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 34.79. 12, McLeod-Sprague, 34.80.

Bull Riding: 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 89 points on Powder River Rodeo’s 38J. 2, Parker Breeding, Edgar, Mont., 88.5. 3, Jace Trosclair, Chauvin, La., 87. 4, Creek Young, Rogersville, Mo., 86.5. 4, T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., 85. 6,  Hayes Thayne Weight, Goshen, Utah, 82.

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