Dodge National Finals Rodeo, K.C. Jones, Mickey Gee, Matt Reeves

Injured Texas steer wrestler takes his shot at Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo title
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POCATELLO, Idaho – Steer wrestler K.C. Jones of Decatur, Texas, was the last alternate to get into the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, presented by U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, and he’s doing his level best to make sure he’s the last man standing.

Jones got into the field late Tuesday night as a replacement for Texas Circuit champion Matt Reeves and, using a horse borrowed from teammate Mickey Gee, Jones is leading the average midway through the second round with a time of 8.1 seconds.

Jones finished third in the first round at Holt Arena with a time of 4.0 seconds and backed that up with a 4.1 second run on Friday night to tie for second place behind Shawn Greenfield’s 3.7, despite injuring his left knee.

“The doctors say I have a partially torn medial collateral ligament,” Jones said, “but now that I’m through to the semifinals I’ll compete if I have to do it on one leg. They are going to fix me up with a brace to give some more support.”

“I was disappointed how last year went. I just had hard luck, so this year I’m going to create my own luck by working harder at it. I’ve been working really hard this winter to get back into shape. We have been practicing every day we’ve been home. I’m dedicating myself.”

The DNCFR is the crowning event of the PRCA’s circuit system of regional competition. National champions are determined at the elimination-style event. Cowboys compete in two preliminary rounds that are split into four performances.

Friday night’s performance was the first half of the second round and the second round will be completed Saturday afternoon. The top eight contestants in each event advance to the semifinals on Saturday night, where all previous times and scores are erased.

After the semifinals, the top four competitors move on to the Wrangler Round later that night where the national titles are decided.

Barrel racer Rachael Myllymaki, of Simi Valley, Calif., accounted for the first DNCFR record of this 22^nd annual event, completing a run of 14.91 seconds to erase the record set by two-time world champion Sherry Cervi in 1996, by a hundredth of a second.

It was the first sub-15 second run in Myllymaki’s nine appearances at the DNCFR and had special meaning to her because she was onboard Wink, offspring of Page, the mare she rode to the DNCFR championship in 1990.

“I knew my run was much superior to the one I had in the first round (15.11) because I got around the first barrel so fast,” Myllymaki said. “I was clear and on the way to the second barrel before I knew it. You’d like to think you’re on pace for a sub-15 time but you can’t count on it. It’s a thrill to break the record.”

Jessy Davis of Payson, Utah, kept his hot streak going in the bareback riding. He followed up his win in the first round with the best score on Friday, an 83 point ride on Western Rodeo’s Wagon Train. He leads the average with 168 points and is qualified into Saturday night’s semifinals.

“I’ve just been going off the momentum of making the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo,” Davis said.
Matt Shiozawa, of neighboring Chubbock, Idaho, had an 8.1 second run in the tie-down roping to take over the average lead with a time of 17.6 seconds with the thunderous backing of the Holt Arena crowd.

“I guess you could say it pumps me up, but it might actually throw in a few more distractions,” Shiozawa said. “But I guess that is where the training has to come in. You have to grit your teeth and bear down for the next 20 seconds and deal with it.

“I almost wish I could get half way out of the box (before the crowd starts cheering).”
Jerry Shepherd of Nephi, Utah, leads the average in the bull riding with 171 points on two head and the Wilderness is threatening to run away with the team title, having posted total prize money of $56,789 entering the event’s final day, more than double the second place Prairie Circuit.

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Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo
Pocatello, Idaho, March 19-22
Bareback riding: Second round: 1. Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 83 points on Western Rodeo’s Wagon Train; 2. (tie) Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore.; Scotty NeSmith, Russelville, Tenn., and Dave Worsforld, Cody, Wyo., 78; 5. (tie) Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., and Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz., 77; 7. Andy Bolich, Belgrade, Mont., 76; 8. Larry Carter, Marshall, Mo., 72; 9. Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas, 70; 10. (tie) Marv Hurley, Bakersfield, Calif., Bob Cross, Browns Mills, N.J. and Dustin Murray, Midwest City, Okla., NS. Average leaders: 1. Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 168 points on two head; 2. (tie) Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., and Scotty NeSmith, Russelville, Tenn., 156; 4. Tom McFarland, Wickenburg, Ariz., 152; 5. Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas, 151; 6. (tie) Larry Carter, Marshall, Mo., and Dave Worsfold, Cody, Wyo., 147; 8. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 144; 9. Andy Bolich, Belgrade, Mont., 143; 10. Dustin Murray, Midwest City, Okla., 80 on one; 11. Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas, 79; 12. (tie) Tyson Thompson, Merrill, Ore., and Noah Bayes, Adrian, Ore., 78; 14. (tie) Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D., Jared Green, Socorro, N.M., and Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, 77; 17. Marv Hurley, Bakersfield, Calif., 73; 18. Brian Leddy, Leedey, Okla., 72; 19. Scott Owens, Toston, Mont., 71; 20. Bob Cross, Browns Mills, N.J., 58; 21. (tie) Matt Bright, Loudon, Tenn., Josh Shackleford, McGee, Mo., and Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo., NS.

Steer wrestling: Second round: 1. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 3.7 seconds; 2. (tie) Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla., Damian Padilla, Rio Rico, Ariz., and K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 4.1; 5. Kirk Trumpower, Clear Spring, Md., 5.0; 6. Craig Smith, West Haven, Utah, 5.4; 7. Shawn Downing, Silver Star, Mont., 5.8; 8. Kyle Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., 6.4; 9. Nick Griffith, Donville, Ala., 7.6; 10. (tie) Jacob Burks, Lancaster, Wis., Matt Gilbert, Camp Crook, S.D., and Matt Deskovick, Ramona, Calif., NT. Average leaders: 1. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 8.1 seconds on two head; 2. Craig Smith, West Haven, Utah, 10.1; 3. Shawn Downing, Silver Star, Mont., 10.9; 4. Nick Griffith, Donville, Ala., 11.8; 5. Kyle Callaway, Gillette, Wyo., 12.0; 6. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.6 on one; 7. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 3.7; 8. Matt Gilbert, Camp Crook, S.D., 3.8; 9. (tie) Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Damian Padilla, Rio Rico, Ariz., 4.1; 11. Mickey Gee, Wichita Falls, Texas, 4.6; 12. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.7; 13. Ivan Teigen, Camp Crook, S.D., 4.8; 14. Kirk Trumpower, Clear Spring, Md., 5.0; 15. (tie) Joe Bell Sr, Greensboro, Md., and Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 5.1; 17. Seth Hadlock, Liberty, Utah, 5.2; 18. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 5.7; 19. Brad Morgan, Brandon, Miss., 8.9; 20. Chad Van Campen, Lamar, Colo., 9.8; 21. (tie) Clayton Tuchscherer, Cortaro, Ariz., Josh Granell, Havre, Mont., Jacob Burks, Lancaster, Wis., Matt Deskovick, Ramona, Calif., NT.

Team roping: Second round: 1. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, Ariz./Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 4.7 seconds; 2. Nick Sartain, Alva, Okla./Shannon Frascht, Alva, Okla., 4.9; 3. (tie) Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas/Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas and Matt Robertson, Stephenville, Texas/Matt Robertson, Polston, Mont., 5.4; 5. Richard Lowe, Tucson, Ariz./T.J. Brown, Payson, Ariz., 6.1; 6. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo./Jeff Brown, Joplin, Mo., 6.7; 7. Carmine Nastri, Ballston Spa, N.Y./Shawn Quinn, Schuylerville, N.Y., 8.6; 8. Jerod Farella, Newcastle, Wyo./Ryon Tittel, Pueblo, Colo., 10.2; 9. Daniel Green, Oakdale, Calif./Todd Hampton, Chowchilla, Calif., 10.6; 10. Jimmy Tanner, Tifton, Ga./Kyle Lawrence, Dover, Fla., 20.3; 11. Shaw Loiseau, Coleman, S.D./Tommy Crane, Whitewood, S.D., 22.6; 12. (tie) Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore./Russell Cardoza, Knights Ferry, Calif., NT. Average leaders: 1. Richard Lowe, Tucson, Ariz./T.J. Brown, Payson, Ariz., 11.0 seconds on two head; 2. Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas/Rich Skelton, LLano, Texas, 11.1; 3. Nick Sartain, Alva, Okla./Shannon Frascht, Alva, Okla., 12.1; 4. Daniel Green, Oakdale, Calif./Todd Hampton, Chowchilla, Calif., 16.6; 5. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo./Jeff Brown, Joplin, Mo., 17.8; 6. Carmine Nastri, Ballston Spa, N.Y./Shawn Quinn, Schuylerville, N.Y., 19.7; 7. Matt Sherwood, Queen Creek, Ariz./Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 23.6; 8. (tie) Matt Robertson, Stephenville, Texas/John Robertson, Polson, Mont., and Jimmy Tanner, Tifton, Ga./Kyle Lawrence, Dover, Fla., 25.7; 10. Shaw Loiseau, Coleman, S.D./Tommy Crane, Whitewood, S.D., 30.0; 11. Colby Siddoway, Argyle, Texas/Jade Anderson, Goshen, Utah, 5.0 on one; 12. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore./Dean Tuftin, Prineville, Ore., 5.6; 13. David Motes, Tolar, Texas/Dee Rampy, Bertram, Texas, 6.2; 14. Justin Spence, Modesto, Calif./Evan Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 6.8; 15. Billy Berry, Rainsville, Ala./Derick Freeman, Dadeville, Ala., 8.5; 16. Jerod Farella, Newcastle, Wyo./Ryon Tittel, Pueblo, Colo., 10.2; 17. Cody Tew, Belgrade, Mont./Kory Mytty, Lolo, Mont., 10.6; 18. Paul Beckett, Laramie, Wyo./Chad Wahlert, Fort Morgan, Colo., 12.0; 19. Colt Braden, Dewey, Okla./Kollin Von Ahn, Sac City, Iowa, 13.0; 20. Chuck Smith, Townsend, Del./Joe Williams, Perkiomenville, Pa., 20.1; 21. (tie) J.B. Lord, Piedmont, S.D./Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D., Wayne Knutson, Clifton Hill, Mo./Ryan Powell, Porterville, Calif., Levi Garcia, Albuquerque, N.M./Russ Sullivan, Peralta, N.M., and Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore./Russell Cardoza, Knights Ferry, Calif., NT.

Saddle bronc riding: Second round: 1. Jake Griffin, Powell, Wyo., 81 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Vidalia; 2. (tie) Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., and Jake Hayworth, St. Anthony, Idaho, 78; 4. Matt Marvel, Winnemucca, Nev., 76; 5. (tie) Everett Ashurst, Douglas, Ariz., and Mike Johnson, Tampa, Fla., 75; 7. Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 72; 8. Curtis Garton, New Zealand, 71; 9. Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 70; 10. Sam MacKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., 64; 11. (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., Red Lemmel, Faith, S.D., and Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, NS. Average leaders: 1. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., 158 points on two head; 2. Jake Hayworth, St. Anthony, Idaho, 157; 3. Jake Griffin, Powell, Wyo., 156; 4. Curtis Garton, New Zealand, , 153; 5. (tie) Everett Ashurst, Douglas, Ariz., and Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 147; 7. (tie) Matt Marvel, Winnemucca, Nev., Mike Johnson, Tampa, Fla., and Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 145; 10. Sam MacKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., 141; 11. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 87 on one; 12. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 82; 13. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 81; 14. Ben Londo, Pendleton, Ore., 80; 15. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 79; 16. (tie) Jake Costello, Newell, S.D., and Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 77; 18. Red Lemmel, Faith, S.D., 75; 19. Alan Frierson, O’Brien, Fla., 67; 20. (tie) Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas, Chad Alesky, Monroeton, Pa., Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., Colin Stalley, Riverton, Wyo., and Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah, NS.

Tie-down roping: Second round: 1. Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore., 7.8 seconds; 2. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 8.1; 3. Royce Lynch, Deming, N.M., 8.2; 4. Wes Lockard, Susanville, Calif., 8.3; 5. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta, 10.8; 6. Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 11.3; 7. Chuck Smith, Townsend, Del., 20.7; 8. (tie) Bud Ford, Everman, Texas, Matt Kenney, Onawa, Iowa, Joe Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., Tyler Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs, S.D., and Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga., NT. Average leaders: 1. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 17.6 seconds on two head; 2. Wes Lockard, Susanville, Calif., 18.0; 3. Marty Becker, Edmonton, Alberta, 20.0; 4. Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore., 20.9; 5. Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 22.0; 6. Royce Lynch, Deming, N.M., 8.2 on one; 7. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga., 8.3; 8. Rick Kieckhefer, Prescott, Ariz., 8.5; 9. Tony Wells, Wilmar, Ark., 9.0; 10. Will Laduke, Gillette, Wyo., 10.2; 11. (tie) Nate Baldwin, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Tyler Fagerhaug, Wessington Springs, S.D., 10.6; 13. (tie) Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, Ore., and Bud Ford, Everman, Texas, 10.8; 15. Garrett Nokes, McCook, Neb., 11.5; 16. Jesse Egan, Gridley, Calif., 13.9; 17. Jim Bob Mayes, Scroggins,, Texas, 15.0; 18. J.R. Myers Jr, Felton, Pa., 19.4; 19. Chuck Smith, Townsend, Del., 20.7; 20. (tie) Bill Huber, Albia, Iowa, Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont., Todd Graff, Ainsworth, Neb., Matt Kenney, Onawa, Iowa, and Joe Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., NS.

Barrel racing: Second round: 1. Rachael Myllymaki, Simi Valley, Calif., 14.91 seconds (breaks DNCFR record of 14.92, Sherry Cervi, 1996); 2. Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, 15.09; 3. (tie) Diann Bukowski, Falcon, Colo., and Shelley Murphy, Helena, Mont., 15.17; 5. Sandi Brandli, Mauston, Wis., 15.51; 6. Kathee Martin, Elgin, Ariz., 15.65; 7. Sarah Attea-Sinatra, Alden, N.Y., 15.67; 8. Stacy Dial, Livingston, Ala., 15.78; 9. Jodi Rush Cuccurullo, Carrollton, Texas, 16.27; 10. June Holeman, Arcadia, Neb., 20.13; 11. Kelli Kamm, Stanfield, Ore., 20.66; 12. Jana Griemsman, Piedmont, S.D., 20.83. Average leaders: 1. Rachael Myllymaki, Simi Valley, Calif., 30.11 seconds on two runs; 2. Shelley Murphy, Helena, Mont., 30.16; 3. Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, 30.41; 4. Diann Bukowski, Falcon, Colo., 30.58; 5. Sandi Brandli, Mauston, Wis., 30.93; 6. Jodi Rush Cuccurullo, Carrollton, Texas, 31.47; 7. Stacy Dial, Livingston, Ala., 31.49; 8. Sarah Attea-Sinatra, Alden, N.Y., 31.50; 9. Kathee Martin, Elgin, Ariz., 31.63; 10. June Holeman, Arcadia, Neb., 35.35; 11. Kelli Kamm, Stanfield, Ore., 35.98; 12. Jana Griemsman, Piedmont, S.D., 41.63; 13. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 15.00 on one; 14. Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 15.15; 15. Kappy Allen, Austin, Texas, 15.18; 16. Lindsay Knaff, Winston, Mont., 15.30; 17. Carrie Thompson, Morton, Miss., 15.32; 18. Kelly Carr, Henryville, Ind., 15.49; 19. Stacy Dial, Vista, Calif., 15.54; 20. Robin Weaver, Mahaffey, Pa., 15.58; 21. Debbie Stahl, Pendleton, Ore., 15.72; 22. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 20.04; 23. Brittany Hofstetter, Portales, N.M., 20.28; 24. Renee Morgan, Avondale, Colo., 29.33.

Bull riding: Second round: 1. Nathan Klassen, Wagoner, Okla., 84 points on Southwick Robertson’s Spotted Dog; 2. Jerry Shepherd, Nephi, Utah, 81; 3. Brandon Manning, Birdsboro, Pa., 79; 4.Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 76; 5. (tie) Charles Zoss, Forestburg, S.D., and Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo., 74; 7. (tie) Justin Kennedy, La Porte City, Iowa, Thomas Bert, Modesto, Calif., Jeremy Gilreath, Sebeka, Minn., Terrance Granger, Tuba City, Ariz., Cameron Bland, Glen Flora, Texas, Richard Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Joe Meling, Pendelton, Ore., NS. Average leaders: 1. Jerry Shepherd, Nephi, Utah, 171 points on two head; 2. Nathan Klassen, Wagoner, Okla., 168; 3. Brandon Manning, Birdsboro, Pa., 163; 4. Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 152; 5. Thor Smith, Buckeye, Ariz., 80 on one; 6. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev., 78; 7. (tie) Dustin Smith, St. Paul, Ore., Charles Zoss, Forestburg, S.D., and Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo., 74; 10. Thomas Bert, Modesto, Calif., 73; 11. Spencer Slaughter, Jackson, La., 70; 12. (tie) Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas, Jay Dunford, Menoken, N.D., Poncho Limas, Weatherford, Okla., Tyler Johnston, Bridger, Mont., Tyler Miller, Mcclure, Pa., Justin Kennedy, La Porte City, Iowa, Jeremy Gilreath, Sebeka, Minn., Terrance Granger, Tuba City, Ariz., Cameron Bland, Glen Flora, Texas, Richard Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., Joe Meling, Pendelton, Ore., Josh Johnson, Douglas, Wyo., and Rylan Wright, Midway, Utah, NS.

Team standings: 1. Wilderness, $56,789; 2. Prairie, $24,656; 3. Turquoise, $23,879; 4. Texas, $23,224; 5. Montana, $21,826; 6. California, $19,454; 7. Southeastern, $19,101; 8. Columbia River, $14,859; 9. Mountain States, $10,136; 10. First Frontier, $6,350; 11. Great Lakes, $5,776; 12. Badlands, $5,374.

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