SADDLE BRONC RIDER CHASE BROOKS IS AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD WITH A WIN AT CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug 14, 2024) – Saddle bronc rider Chase Brooks arrived at the Caldwell Night Rodeo on Wednesday night anticipating his matchup.

He was well acquainted with Calgary Stampede’s horse Y.U.R Friskey. The random draw that matches cowboys with bucking horses had their names together last March at Rodeo Houston and before that during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December in Las Vegas.

He was 83.5 points in Las Vegas, then 81 in Houston. But he hadn’t been on the horse in an outdoor arena and was hoping for the best. That happened and when the judges added up their scores, Brooks, from Deer Lodge, Mont., had an 87 by his name. He is now at the top of the leaderboard and will have to see what happens during the next two performances to see if he has a chance to ride for the championship at the D & B Arena on Saturday night.

“That horse was great tonight,”

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“That horse was great tonight,” Brooks said. “I think the animals can feel the energy of the crowd here and I think that helped both of us.”

An injury saw Brooks setting out last January and February and he has had some ground to make up. The six-time NFR qualifier is currently 21^st in the world standings. He needs to move up into the top 15 to be back in Las Vegas this December to compete at rodeo’s championships a seventh time.

Looking for his first NFR qualification is the 18-year-old reigning college champion bull rider Wacey Schalla from Arapaho, Oklahoma. Schalla is currently eighth in the world standings and may have helped his cause quite a bit here. He rode Powder River Rodeo’s bull branded 38J for 89 points to move to the top of the leaderboard in the bull riding. The bull riding is one full round of competition that will be complete on Saturday night. His position may change, but with just four men having been successful so far, he is very likely to earn a big check.

He also has an opportunity in the bareback riding. Last June, he competed in these two events at the College National Finals Rodeo. He got on Calgary Stampede’s Xceptional Margareta in the bareback riding and scored 84 points. That is currently in fifth and could secure him a spot in the Championship Finals here on Saturday night.

The third performance of the Caldwell Night Rodeo will begin in D & B Arena on Wednesday night at 8 p.m., where funds will be raised for cancer screenings through the CNR Strong campaign.

CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 14, 2024) — The following are unofficial results from the Caldwell Night Rodeo.

Second Performance —  

Bareback Riding: 1, Ben Kramer, Max, N.D., 85 points on Burch Rodeo’s Fire Iron. 2, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 84. 3, Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas, 83. 4, Kashton Ford, Sturgis, S.D., 80.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Travis Munro, Townsville, Australia, 4.2 seconds. 2, Kyler Dick, Oakley, Utah, 4.4. 3, (tie) Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., and Tucker Allen, Ventura, Calif.., 4.7.

Team Roping: 1, Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Douglas Rich, Herrick, Ill., 4.6 secodns. 2, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.8. 4, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 6.4.

Breakaway Roping: (two times) 1, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.3 seconds. 2, Beau Peterson, Council Grove, Kan., 3.5.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Y.U.R. Friskey. 2, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 86.5. 3, Dawson Dahm, Tomahawk, Alberta, 85. 4, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, 84.5.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 9.2 seconds. 2, Cash Hooper, Pampa, Texas, 10.3. 3, Drake Wycherley, Hooper, Utah, 10.4. 4, (tie) Cole Eiguren, Fruitland, Idaho, and Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas, 18.3.

Barrel Racing:  1, Tillar King, Fort Worth, Texas, 17.57 seconds. 2, Millie Marquart, Mason, Texas, 17.60. 3, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 17.61. 4, Gracen Harman, Hempstead, Texas, 17.64.

Bull Riding: 1, Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 89 points on Powder River Rodeo’s 38J. 2, Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont., 88.4.

Current Leaders in timed-events –

Bareback Riding: 1, Trevar McAllister, Ronan, Mont., 86 points on Outlaw Buckers’ Turn Back Time. 2, (tie) Ethan Mazurenko, Thorhild, Alberta, and Ben Kramer, Max, N.D., 84.5. 4, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 84.5. 5, (tie) Caleb Bennett, Corvallis, Mont., and Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., 84.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 3.8 seconds. 2, Travis Munro, Townsville, Australia, 4.2. 3, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 4.3. 4, Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 4.4. (total on two) 1, Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 8.6. 2, Thomas, 9.0. 3, J.D. Struxness, Milan, Minn., 9.0. 4, Tucker Allen, Ventura, Calif., 9.6. 5, Brady Boyce, Lewistown, Mont., and Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah, 9.7.

Team Roping: (second round) 1, (tie) Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., and Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.7 each. 3, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.8. 4, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, and Landen Glenn, McAlester, Okla., 5.2.  (total on two) 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 11.8. 2, Tee McLeod, Waldeck, Saskatchewan, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 12.0. 3, Bry Crites, Welch, Okla., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 12.4. 4. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wyatt Cox, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 12.4. 5, Pedro Egurrola, Douglas, Wyo., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 12.7. 6, Tanner Tomlinson, Midway, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, and Korbin Rice, Hobbs, N.M., and Caleb Hendrix, Fallon, Nev., 12.9.

Breakaway Roping: (second round) 1, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.3 seconds. 2, Shelby Boisjoli – Meged, Miles City, Mont., 2.5. 3, Bailey Currie, Wharton, Texas, 2.9. 4, Beau Peterson, Council Grove, Kan., 3.5.  (total on two) 1, Conner, 4.8. 2, Meged, 5.3. 3, Currie, 5.8. 4, Macy Young, Whittman, Ariz., 5. 9. 5, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 8.1.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Y.U.R. Friskey. 2, Logan cook, Alto, Texas, 86.5. 3, Ben T. Andersen, Eckville, Alberta, 85.5. 4, Dawson Dahm, Tomahawk, Alberta, 85. 5, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, 84.5. 6, (tie) Parker Kempfer, Deer Park, Fla., and Lucas Macza, High River, Alberta, 83.5 each.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, (tie) Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., and Zane Kilgus, Pryor, Okla., 8.0 seconds. 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. (total on two) 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.

Barrel Racing: (second round) 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.95 seconds. 2, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.11. 3, (tie) Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, and Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 17.17. (total on two) 1, Briggs, 34.17. 2, Busby, 34.25. 3, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 34.49. 4, Sears, 34.55. 5, (tie) Molly Otto, Grand Forks, N.D., and La Tricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 34.64.

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, Hayes Thayne Weight, Goshen, Utah, 82.

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