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The day was cloudy but the action was hot, hot, hot at the 98 th Tucson Rodeo. A crowd of 5,500 enjoyed the action. The afternoon started with Bareback Riding’s Ty Pope earning the top score of 84. Dalton
Massey led the day in Steer Wrestling with a time of 4.3. Team Roping’s top score was 6.9 for Chance
Oftedahl and Zackery Lewis. Saddle Bronc lit up with Zeke Thurston scoring 88.5 on Beutler and Son’s
Nutrena’s Four Aces. Jody Green had the day’s best time of 9.7 in Tie-Down Roping. In Women’s Barrel
Racing, Lisa Lockhart flew into first place with a time of 17.33. And the day ended with Bull Riding and
Chauk Dees riding Beutler and Son’s Red Thunder to the high score of 84.5. Tucson Rodeo returns for
Rodeo Week Thursday February 23 rd after the Rodeo Parade. Gates open at 11am with ProRodeo action
starting at 2pm.
Attendance: 5,500
The following are unofficial results from the Tucson Rodeo, Feb. 19, 2023, Second Performance
Bareback riding:
1, Ty Pope, Marshall, Mo. 84 points on Beutler & Son’s Lost & Found; 2, Ty Taypotat,
Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 80; 3, Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 79; 4, Sam Petersen,
Helena, Mont., 71.5; 5, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 70.5.
Steer wrestling:
1, Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore., 4.3; 2, Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 6.5; 3, Eli Lord,
Sturgis, SD, 7.7; 4, Darcy Kersh, Charters Towers, Australia, 8.7; 5, Slammer Powers, Sonora, Texas, 9.3;
6, Newt Novich, Twin Bridges, Mont., 10.6; 7, Bear Pascoe, Morro Bay, Calif., 13.8.
Team roping:
1, Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., Zackery Lewis, Kamas, Utah, 6.9; 2, T.C. Hammack,
Chiloquin, Ore., Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 7.4; 3, Jake Raley, Brush Prairie, Wash., Clay
Elkington, Firth, Idaho, 8.8.
Saddle bronc riding:
1, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada 88.5 points on Beutler & Son’s
Nutrena’s Four Aces; 2, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 82.5; 3-4, Damian Brennan, Injune, Austrialia, Isaac
Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 81.5; 5, Tegan Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 76; 6-7, Jake Watson, Hudson Hope,
British Columbia, Canada, Hunter Sawley, Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada, 71. Cash Wilson, Wall, SD, 84 points on Beutler & Son’s B5 Roan Ranger; 2, Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo., 78; 3, Brady Hill, Onida, SD, 76; Chet Johbson, Buffalo, Wyo., 73.
Tie-Down Roping:
1, Jody Green, Ada, Okla., 9.7; 2, Preston Pederson, Hermiston, Ore., 9.9; 3, Word
Hudson, Sonora, Texas, 10.3; 4, Colter Sellers, Casa Grande, Ariz., 10.8; 5, Matt Kenney, Midland, Texas,
11.3; 6, Craig Leonard, Sonora, Texas, 14; 7, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 21.1; 8, Westyn Hughes,
Caldwell, Texas, 23.1.
Barrel racing:
1, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, SD, 17.33; 2, Acey Pinkston, Stephenville, Texas, 17.42; 3, Katie
Pascoe, Morro Bay, Calif., 17.43; 4, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 17.58; 5, Sarah Kieckhefer,
Prescott, Ariz., 17.87; 6, Bertina Olafson, Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada, 17.95; 7, Kaden Ayres,
Woodlake, Calif., 18.0; 8, Tara Seaton, Winslow, Ariz., 18.08; 9, Courtney Cline, Casa Grande, Ariz.,
18.35; 10, Kaylin Doak, Las Cruces, NM, 18.40; 11, Bradi Whiteside, Longview, Alberta, Canada, 18.48.
Bull riding: 1, Chauk Dees, Sterling, Okla., 84.5 points on Beutler & Son’s Red Thunder; 2, Cody Dollins,
Waco, Texas, 72; 3, Colt Rohrig, Rifle, Colo., 68.
Contact: Michelle Garcia-Estrada, 520-975-1975, media@tucsonrodeo.com