RENO, NEV.; June 19, 2011 --- Reno Rodeo producer Cotton Rosser watched, horseback, as the rankest group of broncs out thus far at the Reno Rodeo – his own Flying U bucking horses – dislodged half the saddle bronc riders on Sunday night.

Bucked off were the likes of Rusty Allen and the Elshere brothers. And one Flying U bronc called Rude Awakening sent Steve Woolsey into the highlight films.

Rosser, 83 this year, bought the Flying U company in 1956, but it had been founded by Doc Sorenson in 1928, making it the oldest rodeo company in the PRCA. A ProRodeo Hall of Famer, Rosser produces the Reno Rodeo with his son and co-owner Reno Rosser, who was born during the rodeo 36 years ago.

The fastest time in team roping was turned in by defending world champs Trevor Brazile and Patrick Smith, with a 5.6-second run to put them third in the second round and third in the average thus far.
Brazile, the eight-time world all-around champ, was one of four cowboys out on Sunday night who were competing in two events. He took a no-time on both his calves, however, and Josh Peek, Ryan Jarrett, Clint Robinson and Steve Woolsey have all suffered no-times in at least one event, so the coveted Reno Rodeo all-around championship is wide open this year.

Flying U’s great mare Bartown out-bucked everything in the bareback riding field to carry Ryan Gray – the last man out – to an 82-point score that put him into third place in the first round.

After Gray dismounted with the help of the pickup men, Bartown’s foal was turned out into the arena with her. Mama and baby had a chance to show off for fans for a few moving minutes.

Finally, Kade Lingemann of Parkston, S.D., moved to the lead of the first round of steer wrestling with a 4.7-second run.
Reno Rodeo contestants compete in two long rounds with the top 12 coming back for the June 25 short round. The $2.1 million, 10-day rodeo boasts 700 contestants and roughly 135,000 fans, and is a Gold stop on the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour.

The fourth performance begins at 7 p.m. Monday. 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 19, 2011 --- Following are results from the third performance of the Reno Rodeo:

Bareback Riding: 1, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 82 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Bartown. 2/3 (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., and Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 80 points each. 4, Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 77. 5/6 (tie), George Gillespie IV, Placerville, Calif., and Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 75 points each.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Kade Lingemann, Parkston, S.D., 4.7 seconds. 2, Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah, 5.7. 3, Garrett Boekenoogen, Gonzales, Calif., 14.8.

Team Roping: 1, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 5.6. 2, Kelly Barker, Central Point, Ore., and Tyler Getzwiller, Scottsdale, Ariz., 6.9. 3, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 8.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 79 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Shadow Dancer. 2, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 72. 3, Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo., 65. 4, Louie Brunson, Interior, S.D., 61.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, George Rowland, Tolar, Texas, 10.0 seconds. 2, Chris Demases, Boyd, Texas, 10.4. 3, Wes Lockard, Susanville, Calif., 17.7. 4, Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 21.0.

Barrel Racing: 1, Marguerite Happy, Saugus, Calif., 17.24 seconds. 2, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 17.39. 3, Sierra Thomas, Roy, Utah, 17.42. 4, Amanda Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 17.48. 5, Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, 17.58. 6, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas, 17.76.

Bull Riding : 1, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 83 points on Rosser’s Enchanted Interrogator. 2, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 76. 3, Deniz Akman, Las Vegas, Nev., 71.

RENO, NEV., June 19, 2011 --- The following are leaders in each event at the Reno Rodeo as of June 19, 2011:

Bareback Riding (First Round): 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 86 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Distant Fire. 2, Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, 83. 3, Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 82. 4/5/6 (tie) Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., and Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 80 points each. (Second Round): 1, Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 83 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Short Bar. 2 (tie), Logan Hodson, Telkwa, B.C., 80. 3, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 79. 4, Kaycee Field, Payson, Utah, 78. 5/6 (tie), Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, and Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 77 points each. (Average): 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 166 points on two head. 2, Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 161. 3, Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta, 157. 4, Jessy Davis, Payson, Utah, 153. 5, Eric Swenson, Denison, Texas, 152.

Steer Wrestling: (First Round): 1, Kade Lingemann, Parkston, S.D., 4.7 seconds. 2, Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.8. 3, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 5.0. 4, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 5.3. 5/6 (tie), Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., and Ty Talsma, Verdigre, Neb., 5.4 seconds 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. 4/5 (tie), Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif., 4.2 seconds each. 6/7/8/9 (tie), Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas, Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho, and Cole Edge, Durant, Okla., 4.3. (Average): 1, Tommy Cook, McAlester, Okla., 9.7. 2/3 (tie), Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Cole Edge, Durant, Okla., 9.9 seconds each. 4, Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 11.4. 5, Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah, 12.7. 6, Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas, 15.3.

Team Roping: (First Round): 1/2 (tie) Myles Coats, San Angelo, Texas and Kipp Harrell, Wall, Texas, and Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.3 seconds each. 3, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 5.5. 4, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 5.6. 5, Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo., and Cody Hintz, Spring Creek, Nev., 6.0 seconds. 6/7 (tie), Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Matt Garza, Las Cruces, N.M., and Jason Boegle and Matt Hussman, 7.3 seconds each. (Second Round): 1, David Key, Caldwell, Texas, and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 4.3 seconds. 2, Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 5.0. 3, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 5.6. 4, Blaine Linaweaver, Irvine, Calif., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 6.0. 5/6 (tie), Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, and Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 6.1. (Average): 1, Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas, 11.3. 2, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 11.6. 3, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas, 11.7. 4, Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 11.9. 5, Kelly Barker, Central Point, Ore., and Tyler Getzwiller, Scottsdale, Ariz., 12.0. 6, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 15.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (First Round): 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 89 points on Big Bend Rodeo’s Kool Toddy. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 86. 3, Jake Wright, Hurricane, Utah, 81. 4, Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 79. 5, Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 77. 6, Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 75. (Second Round): 1, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 86 points on Flying U Rodeo’s Last Call. 2, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 78. 3/4 (tie), Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, and Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 77 points each. 5, Jake Wright, Hurrican, Utah, 73. 6, Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 71. (Average): 1, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 167 points on two head. 2, Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 163. 3, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 156. 4, Jake Wright, Hurricane, Utah, 154. 5, Isaac Diaz, Davie, Fla., 152. 6, Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 148.

Tie-Down Roping (First Round): 1, Jack Vanderlans, Temecula, Calif., 7.9 seconds. 2, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 9.7. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 9.8. 4, Ross Beasley, Sulphur, La., 10.3. 5/6 (tie), Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., and Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 10.4 seconds each. (Second Round): 1/2 (tie) Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., and Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.2 seconds each. 3, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 8.4. 4, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 9.1. 5, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.5. 6, Cody James, Monticello, Ark., 9.6. (Average): 1, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 18.8 seconds on two. 2, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 19.5. 3, Cody James, Monticello, Ark., 20.7. 4/5 (tie), Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, and Roger Nonella, Klamath Falls, Ore., 20.9. 6, Ross Beasley, Sulphur, La., 21.5.

Barrel Racing: (First Round): 1, Rylee McKenzie, St. Paul, Alberta, 17.23 seconds. 2, Sherrylynn Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 17.30. 3, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 17.31. 4/5 (tie), Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., and Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.39 seconds each. 5, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.40. 6, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.43. (Second Round): 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.04 seconds. 2, Brenda Mays, Terabonne, Ore., 17.07. 3, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.19. 4, Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 17.23. 5, Marguerite Happy, Saugus, Calif., 17.24. 6, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.36. (Average): 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 34.44 seconds on two. 2, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 34.52. 3, Rylee McKenzie, St. Paul, Alberta, 34.66. 4, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 34.67. 5, Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 34.75. 4, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 34.90.

Bull Riding (First Round): 1, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 83 points on Rosser’s Enchanted Interrogator. 2, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 76. 3, Deniz Akman, Las Vegas, Nev., 71. 4, Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., 70. (Second Round): No qualified rides. (Average): 1, Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 83 points on one bull. 2, Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 76. 3, Deniz Akman, Las Vegas, Nev., 71. 4/5 (tie), Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., and Jacob O’Mara, Prairieville, La., 70 points each.