RAPID CITY, SD – Big money, big names, big action — that sums up the Central States Fair’s 2020 PRCA Range Days Rodeo performances that concluded Saturday night.
Some of the highlights include a four-way tie for the bareback title that included Rapid City hometown heroe Shane O’Connell, and Reed Kraeger throwing one down in just 3.3 seconds for the win in the steer wrestling. Barrel racing Maggie Poloncic stopped the clock at 17.07 seconds to take the win over Emily Miller by just one-hundredth of a second. Clay Tryan and Jake Long had an impressive 4.4 second-run, and Denton Fugate going 86 points on Burch Rodeo’s G Easy … to name a few.
BAREBACK RIDING: 1. (tie) Taylor Broussard, on Burch Rodeo’s Friendly Skies, Richmond Champion, on Burch Rodeo’s Sunday Service, Shane O’Connell, on Burch Rodeo’s Strawberry Rocket, and Cole Reiner, on Korkow Rodeos’ Ringworm, 83 points, $1,633 each; 5. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Seth Hardwick, 82, $484 each; 7. Kash Wilson, 81, $323; 8. (tie) Tanner Aus and Kyle Bloomquist, 80, $121 each
STEER WRESTLING: 1. Reed Kraeger, 3.3 seconds, $2,875; 2. Bridger Chambers, 3.5, $2,573; 3. (tie) Bridger Anderson and Landon Beardsworth, 3.7, $2,119 each; 5. (tie) Dalton Massey and Jule Hazen, 3.8, $1,513 each; 7. (tie) Gabe Soileau and Justin Kimsey, 3.9, $908 each; 9. (tie) Lane Day and Stetson Jorgensen, 4.0, $303 each
TEAM ROPING: 1. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 4.4 seconds, $2,866 each; 2. Rhett Anderson/Cullen Teller, 4.7, $2,564; 3. Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley, 5.0, $2,263; 4. (tie) Cooper White/Tucker White and Dustin Bird/Sid Sporer, 5.2, $1,810 each; 6. Dawson Graham/Austin Rogers, 5.3, $1,358; 7. (tie) Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, Jon Peterson/Cash Hetzel and Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes, 5.4, $754 each; 10. (tie) Jase Staudt/Trevor Schnaufer and Clay Ullery/Jake Edwards, 5.6, $75 each
SADDLE BRONC RIDING: 1. (tie) Logan Cook, on Burch Rodeo’s Lunatic From Hell, and Stetson Wright, on Burch Rodeo’s Maria Bartiromo, 86 points, $2,217 each; 3. Rusty Wright, 84.5, $1,422; 4. Jacob Kammerer, 84, $920; 5. (tie) Ben Andersen and Cole Elshere, 83.5, $502 each; 7. (tie) Ryder Wright and Tanner Butner, 82, $293 each
TIE-DOWN ROPING: 1. Ben Robinson, 8.0 seconds, $3,652; 2. J.C. Crowley, 8.2, $3,268; 3. Tuf Cooper, 8.3, $2,883; 4. Haven Meged, 8.6, $2,499; 5. (tie) Riley Pruitt and Kyle Lucas, 8.8, $1,922 each; 7. Lucas Potter, 8.9, $1,346; 8. (tie) Stetson Vest and Cole Wilson, 9.0, $769 each; 10. Tyler Boxleitner, 9.3, $192
BARREL RACING: 1. Maggie Poloncic, 17.07 seconds, $2,621; 2. Emily Miller, 17.08, $2,228; 3. Megan Swint, 17.13, $1,835; 4. Tiany Schuster, 17.15, $1,572; 5. Hallie Hanssen, 17.17, $1,310; 6. Cheyenne Wimberley, 17.21, $917; 7. (tie) Jackie Ganter and Lindsay Kruse, 17.23, $590 each; 9. (tie) Lexie Goss and Victoria Williams, 17.26, $426 each; 11. Destri Devenport, 17.27, $328; 12. (tie) Amanda Welsh and Megan Champion, 17.33, $131 each
BULL RIDING: 1. Denton Fugate, 86 points on Burch Rodeo’s G easy, $2,905; 2. (tie) Brody Yeary and Nathan Hatchel, 85, $1,936 each; 4. Levi Gray, 84, $1,065; 5. (tie) Parker Breding and Coleman Entze, 82.5, $581 each; 7. Colton Byram, 82, $387; 8. Cole Fischer, 75, $290
BREAKAWAY ROPING: 1. Taylor Munsell, 2.10 seconds, $4,843; 2. Hope Thompson, 2.20, $4,211; 3. Erin Johnson, 2.30, $3,580; 4. (tie) Tanegai Zilverberg and Beau Peterson, 2.40, $2,632 each; 6. (tie) Rickie Engesser, Kelley Haythorn and Jordan Fabrizio, 2.50, $1,053 each
For results from the PRCA XTreme Broncs Tour Finale, held during the Central States Fair, see here.
