The Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo in Abilene got underway Tuesday. The first night was highlighted by fast times and high scores.
The results from night one include:
Bareback riding
1. Bodee Lammers, Tolar, Texas 85 points;
2. Bryce Eck, Redfield, Kan. 84;
3. (tie) Rhett Robbins, Brookville, Kan. and Runnells, Iowa 80 each;
Steer wrestling
1. (tie) Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii and Heath Thomas, Hemphill, Texas 3.8 each;
3. Hadley Sanders, Liberal, Mo. 3.9;
4. Colton Swearingen, Cowlesville, N.Y. 4.1.
Team Roping
1. Marcus Theriot, Lumberton, Miss./Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss. 4.2 seconds;
2. Gage Williams, Foster, Okla./Rowdy Jones, Tupelo, Okla. 4.5;
3. Mason Appleton, Chelsea, Okla./Rance Doyal, Kenebic, Okla. 4.7;
4. Peyton Holliday, Chouteau, Okla./Jhett Hillman, Oklahoma, Colo. 5.3.
Saddle bronc riding
1. Parker Kempker, Deer Park, Fla. 87.5 points on Andrews Rodeo Co.’s Capone;
2. Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La. 86.4;
3. Trent Burd, Madison, Kan. 85;
4. Keene Juesen, Malakoff, Texas 83.5.
Tie-down roping
1. Cole Walker, Sparta, Tenn. 8.7 seconds;
2. Coy Arnold, Abilene, Kan. 9.0
3. Austin Lawrence, Sperry, Okla. 10.8;
4. Dallen McIntire, Thayer, Iowa 11.5.
Breakaway roping
1. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Springtown, Texas 2.0 seconds;
2. Molly Hamilton, Shawnee, Okla. 2.2;
3. Jacoby Johnson, Mapleton, Kan. 2.3;
4. Shayla Hall, Belle Fourche, S.D. 2.4.
Barrel racing
1. Sadie Wolaver-Troyer, Weatherford, Okla. 17.46 seconds;
2. Riley Youngman, Centuria, Wis. 17.56;
3. Kathleen Menard, Ocala, Fla. 17.69;
4. Cindy Patrick, Brooksville, Fla. 17.83.
Bull riding
1. Colton Byram, Mound City, Kan. 84 points; no other qualified rides.
The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo presented by Holm Automotive and Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers of Salina continues July 31-August 2. The August 1 performance is the annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink night; funds will be raised for the Elsie Brooks Memorial Cancer Fund of Dickinson County. Following the August 2 night of rodeo, the Brady Nichols band will perform.
Rodeo tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children ages 4-10. They can be purchased online at WildBillHickokRodeo.com and at West’s Country Mart, Lumber House – True Value, and Pioneer Farm & Ranch. For more information on the rodeo, visit the website.
