For the week of July 10 - 16, 2002

2002 Days of the Old West rodeo results

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·  Barrel racing ($2,044.80 purse): 1—Tonia Adams of Plain City, Utah 17.90 seconds July 5 for $470.30. 2—Julie Herman-Ekstrom of Bluff Dale, Utah 17.98 seconds July 5 for $408.96. 3—McKenzie Miller of St. Anthony 18.06 July 6 for $347.62. 4 (tie)—Lynette Sanders of West Haven, Utah July 5 and Mary Aller of Pocatello July 6, both 18.27 seconds for $194.25 each. 6 (tie)—Courtney Dobson 18.027 July 2 for $254.88. 6—Stephanie Jones of West Haven, Utah July 6 and Jody Cornia of Randolph, Utah July 6, both 18.31 seconds for $71.57 each (entry fee $45, with 14 riders).

·  Team roping ($7,216.80 purse): 1—Lance Robinson and Clint Robinson of Farmington, Utah 5.2 seconds July 6 for $1,046.44 each. 2—Tyler Bell and Ben Tibbitts 5.4 seconds July 5 for $866.02 each. 3—Will Bedke and Rick Steed 6.4 July 6 for $685.60 each. 4—Shandrach Field and Zane Dansle 6.5 seconds July 6 for $505.17 each. 5—Marlow Eldridge and Jon Stafford 6.9 seconds July 4 for $324.75 each. 6—Roman Collins and Levi Piquet 7.1 seconds July 6 for $180.42 each. (entry fee $85 per man, with 32 teams).

The Robinsons cleaned up with extra prizes—Clint Robinson emerging as the Days of the Old West all-around cowboy for a saddle from the Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club and Rafter K Saddle Making, and Lance and Clint Robinson each picking up $500 from Tequila Bay for posting the fastest times in team roping.

·  Saddle bronc ($2,657.80 purse): 1—Preston Cutler of Challis on Bay Wolf, 77 points July 4 for $1,063.12. 2—Brandon Haun on Goofy, 76 points July 4 for $797.34. 3 (tie)—Jim Hill on Rooster, 75 points July 4, and Rusty Allen on Badger, 75 points July 5, for $398.67 apiece (entry fee $40, with 31 riders).

·  Steer wrestling ($3,492 purse): 1—Craig Smith of Liberty, Utah 4.3 seconds July 5 slack for $1,012.68. 2—Justin Hodson of West Haven, Utah 6.3 seconds July 6 for $838.08. 3—Cody Poulsen of Liberty, Utah 7.0 seconds July 5 for $663.48. 4—Kirk Smith of Malad 7.7 seconds July 5 slack for $488.88. 5—Greg Hunter of Lehi, Utah 8.2 seconds July 5 slack for $314.28. 6—Jay Faulkner of Gooding 10.0 seconds July 5 for $174.60 (entry fee $50, with 42 bulldoggers).

·  Bareback bronc ($1,998.20 purse): 1—Danny Blackhurst of American Fork, Utah 84 points on Gone Wild July 4 for $799.28. 2—Kelly Wardell of Bellevue 77 points on Mooncreek July 5 for $599.46. 3—Jess Davis 76 points on Silver Sails July 6 for $399.64. 5—Stetzen Stoddard on Just Because July 6 for $199.82 (entry fee $40, with 14 riders).

·  Calf roping ($3,492 purse): 1—Kyle Kosoff of West Haven, Utah 9.4 seconds July 5 slack for $1,012.68. 2—Michael Mullin of Filer 9.6 seconds July 6 for $838.08. 3—Brad Carpenter 9.9 seconds July 4 for $663.48. 4—Nick White of Grace 10.0 seconds July 5 for $488.88. 5—Jesse Sheffield of Bisbee, Az. July 5 and Clint Arave of Blackfoot July 5 slack, both 10.2 seconds for $244.44 apiece (entry fee $50, with 42 ropers).

·  Bullriding ($3,783 purse): 1—Sonny Munns of Hansel, Utah 82 points on T1 July 5 for $1,248.39. 2—Jake Wade 81 points on #102 July 5 for $945.75. 3—Ted Bert 77 points on Scrapper #19 July 6 for $680.94. 4—Boone Church 74 points on Bar #79 July 6 for $453.96. 5—Scoobe Halterman 73 points on MoJo #9 July 5 for $264.81. 6 (tie)—Matt Twitchell on Bad Company July 4, Josh Lively on Scrapper #19 July 4, and Ben Kimball on #509 July 6, all 72 points for $63.05 apiece (entry fee $60, with 40 riders).

·  Hometown Bullriding: Chad Boyd (July 4) was the only buckle winner in the 21st annual Hometown Bullriding contest staged as part of the Days of the Old West rodeo.

 

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