CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 19, 2023)—A barrel racer from Lampasas, Texas earned more money than any other contestant at the Caldwell Night Rodeo, and it was her second championship here. She also won in 2006.
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi won the first round, was second in the second and the final round and earned the title in the D & B Arena with a time of 50.50 seconds on three runs. When her paychecks were added up, she left here with $10,068 riding Jets Top Gun that she calls “Benny.” She is leading the world standings and is on pace to win a third world championship.
If she does that, it will be her first since 2009. She also won a gold buckle in 2007 and will compete at her 17th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in December where world titles are determined.
Stan Branco from Chochilla, California left here with the steer wrestling buckle. He had a total time of 13.2 seconds to win $9,457. That money will help him secure his second trip to Las Vegas for the NFR. He was there 10 years ago, and is currently inside the top 15 in the world standings that qualify at 12th. The money he earned here should move him up a spot and give him a little more breathing room.
Taylor Broussard was probably the happiest cowboy here on Saturday. He finished second in the finals but had the highest overall score of 174 points on two horses. He was the first contestant to take the victory lap in front of the “Rowdies and Civies.” Broussard is just outside of the top 15 and has ground to make up to qualify for his second NFR.
History might have been made with a husband and wife winning titles on Saturday. Shelby Boisjoli won the breakaway roping with a total time of 8.7 seconds and then got to watch her husband Haven Meged in the tie-down roping. Meged also earned the championship with a total time of 25.8 seconds.
The team roping title went to Tayler Wade from Terrell, Texas, and Wesley Thorp from Throckmorton, Texas. They had a total time of 15.7 seconds on three runs. Ryder Wright of Beaver, Utah, rode two saddle bronc horses for 176.5 points for the win.
The bull riding featured one round of competition and Dustin Donovan Bouquet from Bourg, La., held on to the top spot with 88.5 points. The all-around winner was Brush Minton from Witter Springs, Calif., who earned $&,603 in tie-down roping and steer wrestling.
Plans are underway for the 100th edition of the Caldwell Night Rodeo which will be August 13-17, 2024.
2023 Caldwell Night Rodeo Champions
Bareback—Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 174 points, $5,765
Steer Wrestling—Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 13.2 seconds, $9,457
Team Roping—Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and
Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 15.7 seconds, $9,786 each
Breakaway Roping—Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas, 8.7 seconds, $6,373
Saddle Bronc Riding—Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 176.5 points, $8,503
Tie-Down Roping—Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 25.8 seconds, $$7,525
Barrel Racing, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 50.90 seconds, $10,068
Bull Riding—Dustin Donovan Bouquet, Bourg, la., 88.5 points, $9,580
All-Around—Brush Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., $7,603 won in tie-down roping and steer wrestling
CALDWELL, Idaho (Aug. 19, 2023) — The following are unofficial results from the 99th edition of the Caldwell Night Rodeo.
Championship Night followed by overall winners–
Bareback Riding: (final round) 1, Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho. 88 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Two Buck Chuck, $1,650. 2, Taylor Broussard, Esterwood, La., 87.5, $1,250. 3, (tie) Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., and Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah, 86.5, $750. 5, Keenan Reed Hayes, Hayden, Colo., 85, $350. 6, Ty Pope, Marshall, Mo., 83, $250. (total on two) 1, Broussard, 174, $3473. 2, (tie) Cooke and Thompson, 173 and $2,315 each. 4, (tie) Jess Pope and Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 169.5, $1,042. 6, (tie) Hayes, Ty Pope and Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 168, $463.
Steer Wrestling: (final round) 1, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 3.9 seconds. 2, Stephen Culling, Fort St. John, British Columbia, 4.0, $1,212. 3, Josh Garner, Live Oak, Calif., 4.3, $960. 4, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 4.6, $708. 5, (tie) Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., and Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore.,, 5.5, $354. (total on three) 1, Branco, 13.3, $6,060. 2, Culling, 13.5, $5,270. 3, Garner, 13.9, $4,479. 4, Eldridge, 14.4, $3,669. 5, McGinn, 14.7, $2,898. 6, Talley, 15.0, $2,108. 7, Denell Henderson, Damascus, Ark.,, 15.3, $1,317. 8, Tristan martin, Sulphur, La., 17.4, $527.
Team Roping: (final round) 1, Tanner Tomlinson, Angleton, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texxas, 4.8, $1,225. 2, Wyatt Dalton Bray and Josh Patton, Stephenville, Texas, 5.3, $1,014. 3, (tie) Paule David Tierney, Oklahoma City, and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla.; and Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas, and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 5.6, $697. 5, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.7, $380. 6, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, 11.6, $211. (total on three) 1, Wade and Thorp, 15.7, $5,453. 2, Tomlinson and Smith, 15.9, $4,742. 3, Tierney and Braden, 16.5, $4,021. 4, Bray and Patton, 16.7, $3,319. 5, Daniel and Graves, 17.6, $2,608. 6, Graham and Graham, 23.0, $1,897. 7, Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C., and Clay Futrell, Union Grove, N.C., 26.5, $1,185. 8, Cash Dury, Weimer, Texas, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 26.5, $474.
Breakaway Roping: (final round)1, (tie) Taylor Engesser, Spearfish, S.D., and Shelby Boisjoli, Stephenville, Texas, 3.0 seconds and $944 each. 3, Cheyanne Guillory, Kingston, Okla., 3.2, $677. 4, Kendal Pierson, Wardlow, Alberta, 3.5, $499. 5, Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas, 12.1, $321. 6, Aspen Miller, Santa Fe, Texas, 12.2, $178. (total on three) 1, Boisjoli, 8.7, $3,161. 2, Engesser, 8.8, $2,749. 3, Guillory,, 9.1, $2,336. 4, Pierson, 9.88, $1,924. 5, Angelone, 18.0, $1,512. 6, Miller, 18.20, $1,099.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (final round) 1, Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 88 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Valley, 88, $1,650. 2, (tie) Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., and Stu Wright, Coalville, Utah, 86 and $1,075 each. 4, Statler Ray Wright, Beaver, Utah, 84.5, $600. 6, Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, British Columbia, 84, $350. 6, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 83.5, $250. (total on two) 1, Ryder Wright, 176.4, $3,639. 2, Stu Wright, 173, $2,790. 3, (tie) Brooks, Statler Wright and Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 170.5, $1,415. 6, Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, 169.5, $609. 8, (tie) Cress and Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 168.5, $182.
Tie-Down Roping: (final round) 1, Haven Meged, Miles City, mont.., 7.9 secodns, $1,465. 2, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La.,, 8.9, $1,212. 3, Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., 9.0, $960. 4, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 9.1, $707. 5, Cole Eiguren, Fruitland, Idaho, 9.5, $455. 6, J.T. Adamson, Cody, Nev., 9.9, $253. (total on three) 1, Meged, 24.8, $6,060. 2, Solomon, 26.5, $5,270. 3, Hanchey, 26.9, $4,479. 4, J.T. Adamson, Cody, Nev., 27.4, $3,689. 5, Otero, 27.5, $2,898. 6, Eiguren, 28.2, $2,108. 7, Westyn hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 28.5, $1,317. 8, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 31.4, $527.
Barrel Racing: (final round) 1, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 16.98, $1,906. 2, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 17.04, $1,430. 3, (tie) Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, and Halyn Lide, CHINA Spring, Texas, 17.11, $715. (total on three) 1, Tonozzi, 50.80, $3,860. 2, Lide, 51.75, $3,309. 3, Smalygo, 51.83, $2,757. 4, Castleberry, 51.9, $2,389. 5, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 51.92, $1,838. 6, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 52.00, $1,470. 7, Sissy Winn, Corpus Christi, Texas, 52.14, $1,103. 8, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 52.45. 9, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 52.52, $551. 10, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 56.60, $368.
Bull Riding: (round 1 winners)1, Dustin Donovan Bouquet, Bourg, La., 88.5 on Powder River Rodeo’s Boo Ray, $9,580. 2, J.B. Mauney, Stephenville, Texas, 84.5, $7,428 3, Hayes Thayne Weight, Goshen, Utah, 83, $5,584. 4, Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas, 82, $3,740. 5, JaCauy Lathan Hale, Ganado, Ariz., 80.5, $2,152. 6, Cullen Tlefer, Plant City, Fla., 78, $1,537.
PROVIDED COURTESY OF SUSAN KANODE & CALDWELL NIGHT RODEO FOR TENN TEXAS MEDIA
