WorldOfRodeo.Com - Bull Riders have success during 5th performance at San Antonio Rodeo

SAN ANTONIO --- The fifth performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo saw more successful bull rides than any of the previous four.

Cody Buller, a newcomer in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association from Glendive, Mont., made a big move when he rode Wanna Dance from the Diamond G Rodeo Company. Buller’s 83-point marking is now at the top of the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Scoreboard.

The bull riding here is progressive. All 185 contestants ride once, then the top contestants from that round will ride in the last four performances of the regular competition. The top 12 competitors after the progressive round will qualify for the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round on Sunday, Feb. 22.

After the first four performances, there were only seven riders that had received scores. Tuesday night’s performers were the most successful so far with six of the 11 riders receiving scores. Ty Odden, a college rodeo standout from Miller, S.D., received the option of a reride after the bull he originally rode hooked a gate in the arena with his head and lifted it off the hinges. The gate came down on Odden’s leg and while he definitely was sore and will have a big bruise, he came back and rode another bull for 80 points.

Ricky Canton from Cleveland, Texas, roped and tied his calf in 8.4 seconds to move to the lead in the second round. Unfortunately, Canton was not successful in the first round of competition, so this is his only opportunity to collect any money from San Antonio.

The San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo is the third stop on the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour and contestants are vying for points as well as a portion of the prize money here. At the conclusion of the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo in May, the top 12 contestants in all of the events will qualify for the $500,000 Pace Picante ProRodeo Chute-Out in Las Vegas.

SAN ANTONIO --- The following are unofficial results from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Feb. 10, 2004, courtesy of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company.

Bareback Riding: 1/2, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, on Blood Bath and Zach Dishman, Beaumont, Texas, on Rose Purr, 80 points. 3, Rowdy Buechner, Sand Point, Idaho, 76. 4, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 74.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 4.4. 2, Dane Hanna, Denver, Colo., 4.5. 3, Glen Clark, Wichita Falls, Texas, 4.9. 4, Ross Nebala, Sebeka, Minn., 10.2.

Tie Down Roping: 1, Ricky Canton, Cleveland, Texas, 8.4. 2, Shawn Felton, Stephenville, Texas, 8.7. 3, Zane Waldrop, San Angelo, Texas, 9.3. 4, Matt Petrus, Skidmore, Texas, 9.8.

Team Roping: 1, Houston Powers and Steve Duhon, Sonora, Texas, 6.5 seconds. 2, Chris Lawson, Austin, Texas, and Cuatro Hindes, IV, Charlotte, Texas, 7.3. 3, Gary Sutton, Jourdanton, Texas, and Thomas Zuniga, Edinburg, Texas, 11.1. 4, Jeff Hilton, Olney, Texas and and Todd Thompson, Munday, Texas, 12.1.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jeb Knox, Prosser, Wash., 78 points on Little Rascal. 2, Justin Arnold, Atascadero, Calif., 70. 3, Bill Lewis, Elizabeth, Colo., 69. 4, Sam Fort Pierre, S.D., 67.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Karen Renshaw, Guthrie, Okla., 14.81. 2, Kim Jackson, Bellville, Texas, 14.88. 3, Rachelle Haloney, Queensland, Australia, 15.07. 4, Neelley Riley, Wilmar, Ark., 15.20.

Bull Riding: 1, Cody Buller, Glendive, Mont., 82 points on Wanna Dance. 2, Tye Odden, Miller, S.D., 80. 3, Austin Swartz, Pleasanton, Calif., 77. 4, Thomas Bert, Modesto, Calif., 69.

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, Tom McFarland, Morristown, Ariz., 85 points on Lil Brown Jug. 2/3, Mitch Rickman, Powell Butte, Ore., and Forest Bramwell, Pagosa Springs, Colo., 82. 4-6; Tim Wilkinson, Fort Scott, Kan.; Luke West, Atlanta, Mo.; and Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo.; 81.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, Canada, 3.4. 2, Bobby Harter, Aledo, Texas, 3.8 seconds. 3, Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 4.4. 4, Dane Hanna, Denver, Colo., 4.5. (total on two) 1, Clyde Himes, Stanton, Texas, 8.2. 2, Harter, 9.9. 3, Hanna, 10.6. 4, Jace Honey, La Junta, Colo., 10.7.

Tie Down Roping: (second round) 1, Ricky Canton, Cleveland, Texas, 8.4. 2, Shawn Felton, Stephenville, Texas, 8.7. 3, Rusty Sewalt, Del Rio, Texas, 8.8 seconds. 4, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 9.0. (total on two) 1, Sewalt, 18.1. 2, Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla., 18.9. 3, Jeff Coelho, Long Creek, Ore., 19.1. 4, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 19.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Matt Hebbert, Hyannis, Neb., 88 points on Smokeless Rio Bravo. 2, Bret Franks, Goodwell, Okla., 85. 3, Bradley Harter, Aledo, Texas, 82. 4/5, Billy Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., and Josh Mackenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., 81.

Team Roping: (second round) 1, Jared Standridge, Conway, Ark., and Michael Harris, Vilonia, Ark., 5.5. 2, Spunk Sasser, San Antonio, Fla., and Kyle Lawrence, Dover, Fla., 5.6. 3, Nelson Lenares, Plant City, Fla., 5.7. 4, Devin Hayes, Stephenville, Texas and Toby Mentzer, Ensign, Kan., 5.8. (total on two) 1, Trent Cornelius, Nacogdoches, Texas and Perry Bigbee, Stephenville, Texas, 11.4. 2, Devin Hayes, Stephenville, Texas and Toby Mentzer, Ensign, Kan., 11.8. 3, Sasser and Lawrence, 12.4. 4, Linares and Woodard, 17.3.

Women’s Barrel Race: (second round) 1, Janet Stover, Rusk, Texas, 14.54. 2, Deb Renger, Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, 14.69. 3, Molly Powell, Sims, Mont., 14.76. 4, Marlene McRae, Ramah, Colo., 14.77. (total on two) 1, Janet Stover, 30.13. 2, Renger, 30.68. 3, Karen Renshaw, Guthrie, Okla., 30.87. 4, Teresa Stephens, Waynewood, Okla., 31.00.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Cody Buller, Glendive, Mont., 83 points on Wanna Dance. 2/3, B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wisc., and Cody Allen Nash, 81. 4/5, Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas, and Tye Odden, Miller, S.D., 80.