RENO, NEV., June 22, 2011 --- The first round of saddle bronc and bareback riding was completed at the Reno Rodeo on Thursday night and two of the Wright brothers from Utah held on to the top spots.

Earlier in the week, Jesse Wright rode Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy for 89 points. That was good for a first place check in the first round of $3,374. Right behind Jesse is his older brother, the reigning world champion and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings leader, Cody Wright. He is tied for second place with Tyler Corrington who rode on Thursday night. They each had 86 point rides and earned $2,249. Cody Wright’s success came aboard Big Bend Rodeo’s Faded Dice. Corrington, from Hastings, Minn., got on Flying Five Rodeo’s Blue Blazes. He is currently ninth in the world standings, so any money he won here will help him in his quest to qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR).

Corrington gets on his second horse here on Friday night. Jesse Wright is currently first over all while Cody Wright is second and Corrington is hoping to join them in the top of the standings and have a chance at a pair of championship spurs.

Tilden Hooper, from Carthage, Texas, held onto his first place position since the first performance. Hooper got on the horse named Distant Fire from the Big Bend Rodeo company and scored 87 points. That was good enough for $3,745. Justin McDaniel from Porum, Okla., had an 84 on Thursday to earn second. The 2008 world champion added $2,871 to his checking account. McDaniel is 43rd in the world standings so he really needs to pick up the pace to move into the top 15 and qualify for the NFR.

Robyn Herring, from Huntington, Texas, has the fastest time at the rodeo in the women’s barrel race. She is the only contestant in the field to have a time under 17 seconds. She did that in the first round with a blazing 16.98 then came back during the performance and ran a 17.02. She now leads the over-all standings with a total time of 34.0 seconds on two runs.

The eighth performance of the Reno Rodeo begins at 7 p.m. on Friday. At that time, second round winners and final round qualifiers will be announced. The rodeo is streaming live at loadedtv.com. Tickets range from $12 to $25 and are available at www.renorodeo.com or by calling 800-225-2277. For more information, please call 775-329-3877.

RENO, NEV., June 23, 2011 --- Following are results from the seventh performance of the Reno Rodeo:

Bareback Riding: 1, Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 84 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Butter Milk. 2, Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 82. 3, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 81. 4 (tie), Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., and Danny Webb, Cottonwood, Calif., 79 each. 6, Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas, 78.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 3.9 seconds. 2, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 4.5. 3, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 5.4. 4, Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore., 6.7. 5, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 39.2.

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga., 4.4. 2, Bobby Boyd DVM, Midland, Texas, and Shain Sproul, Las Cruces, N.M., 8.6. 3, Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 14.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1,Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., 86 points on Flying Five Rodeo’s Blue Blazes. 2, Sam Spreadborough, Snyder, Texas, 78. 3, (tie) Bryce Miller, Nelson, Neb., and Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 72. 5, Bold Butler, Leamington, Utah, 68. 6, Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., 65.

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1, Boe Brown, Harrold, S.d., 9.9. 2, J.D. Miller, Creston, Calif., 12.7. 3, Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 17.0.

Barrel Racing: 1, Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas, 17.02. 2, Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 17.25. 3, Julie Herman, Bluffdale, Utah, 17.33. 4, Jodi Edwards, Jackson, Wyo., 17.41. 5, Carmen Creekbaum, Washoe Valley, Nev., 17.49. 6, Jetta Applanalp, Ogden, Utah, 17.50.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas, 73 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Original Prankster.

RENO, NEV., June 23, 2011 --- The following are leaders after the seventh performance at the Reno Rodeo.

Bareback Riding (First Round Winners): 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 86 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Distant Fire, 43,744. 2,Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 84, $2,871. 3, Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, 83 $2,122. 4 (tie), Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., and Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 82, $1,123. 6 (tie), Chris Harris, Itasca, Texas, and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 81, $562. 6, (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb.; Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore.; Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta; and Cain Riddle, Vernon, Texas; 80 points and $94 each. (Second Round): 1, Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 83 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Short Bar. 2, Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 82. 3 (tie), Logan Hodson, Telkwa, B.C., and Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 80. 5 (tie), Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas, 79. (Total on Two): 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 166. 2, Bobby Mote, Redmond, Ore., 162. 3, Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 161. 4, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 160. 5, and Chris Harris, Itasca, 159. 6, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta Texas, 158. 7, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 157. 8, J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 155. 9, Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 153. 10 (tie), Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas, and Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 152.

Steer Wrestling: (First Round): 1, Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 3.9 seconds. 2, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.0. 3, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 44.1. 4, Kade Lingemann, Parkston, S.D., 4.7. 5, Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.8. 6, (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Ross Eickhoff, Grass Range, Mont., 5.0 each. (Second Round): 1, Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 3.3 seconds. 2, Jabe Anderson III, Dillon, Mont., 3.6. 3, Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 3.8. 4, Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 3.9. 4, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 4.0. 5 (tie), Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif., 4.2. (Total on Two): 1, Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 8.2. 2, Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 8.4. 3, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 9.3. 4 (tie), Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla.; Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif.; and Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore.; 9.7 each. 7 (tie), Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Cole Edge, Durant, Okla., 9.9. 9, Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 10.4. 10, Travis Reay, Maricopa, Ariz., 11.0.

Team Roping: (First Round): 1 (tie); Myles Coats, San Angelo, Texas and Kipp Harrell, Wall, Texas; Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev.; and Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.; 5.3 seconds each. 4 (tie); Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas; and Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla.; 5.5. 6, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 5.6. (Second Round): 1, David Key, Caldwell, Texas, and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 4.3 seconds. 2, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga., 4.4. 3, Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 5.0. 4, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 5.6. 5, Kaden and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 5.9. 6, Blaine Linaweaver, Irvine, Calif., and Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif., 6.0. (Total on Two): 1, Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 11.3. 2, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 11.4. 3, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 11.6. 4, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 11.7. 5, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 11.9. 6, Kelly Barker, Central Point, Ore., and Tyler Getzwiller, Scottsdale, Ariz., 12.0. 7, Kaden and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 12.3. 8, Caleb Mitchell, Pollok, Texas and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 12.8. 9, Jake Stanley, Hermiston, Ore., and Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 13,0. 10, Bobby Boyd DVM, Midland, Texas, 15.4.
Saddle Bronc Riding: (First Round): 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 89 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy, $3,374. 2 (tie), Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, and Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn., 86, $2,249 each. 4, Jake Wright, Hurricane, Utah, 81, $1,237. 5,Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 80, $787. 6, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 79, $562. 7 (tie), Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo., and Justin Berg, Marwayne, Alberta, 78, $394. (Second Round): 1 (tie), Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., on Flying U Rodeo’s Last Call; Tyrell Smith, Great Falls, Mont., Flying Five Rodeo’s Spring Blues; and Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn.; on Flying Five Rodeo’s Blue Blazes; 86 each. 3, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 78. 4 (tie), Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla.; and Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D.; 77 each. 6, (tie) Cody Wright, Milford, Utah; Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.; and Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo.; 76. (Total on Two): 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 167. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 162. 3 (tie), Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., and Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 156 each. 5 (tie), Jake Wright, Hurricane, Utah, and Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo., 154. 7 (tie), Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., and Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo.; 152. 9 (tie), Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D., and Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D., 150.

Tie-Down Roping (First Round): 1, Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., 7.9 seconds. 2, Hunter Herrin, apache, Okla., 8.6. 3, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 9.1. 4, Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 9.5. 5, (tie) Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, and Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas, 9.7. (Second Round): 1, (tie) Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, and Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.1 each. 3, (tie) Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., and Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.2 each. 5, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 8.4. 6 (tie), Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, Ala., and Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 8.5. (Total on Two): 1, Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz., 17.8. 2, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 18.8. 3, Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas, 19.2. 4, Ace Sloan, Cuero, Texas, 19.4. 5, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 19.5. 6, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 19.8. 7, Cody Owens, Rankin, Texas, 19.9. 8, Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 20.0. 9 (tie), Jud Nowotny, La Vernia, Texas, and Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo., 20.2.

Barrel Racing: (First Round): 1, Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas, 16.98. 2, Rylee McKenzie, St. Paul, Alberta, 17.23 seconds. 3, Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 17.27. 4, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 17.30. 5 (tie), Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, and Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 17.31. 7 (tie), Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., and Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.39 each. (Second Round): 1, Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif., 17.01. 2, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.04. 3, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 17.06. 4 (tie) Brenda Mays, Terabonne, Ore., and Stacy Hampton, Chowchilla, Calif., 17.07. 6, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 17.13. (Total on Two): 1, Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas, 34.00. 2, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 34.37. 3, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 34.44. 4, (tie) Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., and Kassidy Dennison, Tohatchi, N.M., 34.52. 6, Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 34.65. 7, Rylee McKenzie, St. Paul, Alberta, 34.66. 8 (tie), Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., and Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif., 34.67. 10, Stacy Hampton, Chowchilla, Calif., 34.70.

Bull Riding (First Round): 1 (tie), Craig Begay, Rough Rock, Ariz., on Big Bend rodeo’s Bear Tracks, and Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas, on Flying Five Rodeo’s Unreliable, 85 points each. 3 (tie), Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas; John Jacobs, Timber Lake, S.D.; and Allen Helmuth, Ellensburg, Wash.; 83. 6, Tyler Thomson, Black Diamond, Alberta, 77. 7, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 76. 8, Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 75. 9, Shawn Hogg, Odessa, Texas, 73. 10, Deniz Akman, Las Vegas, Nev., 71.