2023 – NILE Prorodeo
Billings, MT, Oct. 13-15, 2023
All-around cowboy: Traver Johnson, $1,940, tie-down roping and steer wrestling.
Bareback riding: 1. Sam Petersen, 83 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Bet The Ranch, $1,923; 2. Strawbs Jones, 80, $1,457; 3. Weston Timberman, 79.5, $1,049; 4. (tie) Chett Deitz and Jake Kesl, 78, $554 each; 6. Ty Owens, 77, $291.
Steer wrestling: 1. (tie) Traver Johnson and Ryan Shuckburgh, 4.7 seconds, $1,940 each; 3. Sam Shelton, 5.1, $1,534; 4. Jake Nelson, 5.2, $1,263; 5. Coleman Kohorst, 5.4, $993; 6. (tie) Walt Anseth and Ty Erickson, 5.6, $587 each; 8. Jaden Whitman, 5.7, $180.
Team roping: 1. (tie) Dustin Bird/Ike Folsom, Tanner Pallesen/Cole Cooper and Delon Parker/Ryan Zurcher, 4.7 seconds, $1,974 each; 4. Eric Martin/Jorge Cruz, 4.8, $1,448; 5. (tie) Jason Handy/Parker Murnion and Willow Wilson/Todd Wilson, 5.1, $1,250 each; 7. Wheaton Williams/Bryan Lemmon, 5.3, $1,053; 8. Jason Carlson/Kyle DeSaveur, 5.5, $921; 9. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.6, $790; 10. Tanner Anderson/Jesse Benson, 6.6, $526.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Dawson Dahm, 86.5 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Valley, $2,222; 2. Ben Kukowski, 83, $1,704; 3. Brody Wells, 77.5, $1,259; 4. Tate Thybo, 77, $815; 5. K’s Thomson, 74.5, $519; 6. Garrett Cunningham, 71, $370; 7. Carter Sandberg, 70, $296; 8. Josh Davison, 67, $222.
Tie-down roping: 1. (tie) Tyler Boxleitner and Bode Scott, 8.6 seconds, $2,060 each; 3. (tie) Quade Hiatt and Trevor Thiel, 8.7, $1,545 each; 5. Hank Hollenbeck, 9.2, $1,288; 6. (tie) Cole Dunagan, Bigshow Hays and James Smith, 9.7, $1,030 each; 9. Ty Hedrick, 9.8, $773; 10. Colby Anders, 10.4, $515.
Barrel racing: 1. Sue Smith, 15.05 seconds, $2,632; 2. (tie) Ashley Day and Lisa Zachoda, 15.09, $2,040 each; 4. (tie) Tia Murphy and Tammy Stedmen, 15.10, $1,448 each; 6. (tie) Casey Dacyk and Jessie Telford, 15.12, $790 each; 8. Mary Munkers, 15.13, $526; 9. Joelene Gould, 15.29, $461; 10. Celie Salmond, 15.31, $395; 11. Karen Boyd, 15.32, $329; 12. Lisa Warfield, 15.33, $263.
Bull riding: * 1. Jake Lockwood, 74 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Hue Hefner, $2,435; 2. Connor Murnion, 73.5, $1,960; 3. Clayton Haverland, 62, $1,544; no other qualified rides. *(all totals include ground money).
Total payoff: $81,257. Stock contractor: Powder River Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Penny Walton. Officials: Ron Howard, Craig Miller and Dale Reid. Timers: Bille Pierson and Cara Franzen. Announcer: Wayne Brooks. Bullfighters: Kaleb Barrett and J.D. Harrell. Clown/barrelman: J.J. Harrison. Flankman: John Franzen. Pickup men: Jay Shaw and Clint Humble. Music director: Jill Franzen Loden. Photographer: Hailey Rae.