May 8, 2007

Results from Guymon - Courtesy of the PRCA

. Veteran, newcomer share title in Guymon
GUYMON, Okla. – Many rodeo fans already know the name Rod Hay. On Sunday, fans got a glimpse of a future star saddle bronc rider by the name of Taos Muncy. The veteran and the newcomer tied for the two-head average title at the 75th Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo, the 13th of 21 stops on the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour.
Hay, of Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, is a 17-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier and has made it to the Super Bowl of professional rodeo every year since 1992.
Muncy has had his pro card just two years. The 19-year-old native of Cedarvale, N.M., attends Oklahoma Panhandle State University, located about 10 miles from Guymon in Goodwell.
The saddle bronc riders finished Oklahoma’s richest rodeo knotted with a total of 170 points on two horses. Muncy earned checks worth $3,822 while Hay pocketed $3,465.
“It’s awesome,” said Muncy, who has studied Hay’s riding skills. “It couldn’t be any better than to tie with him.”
Hay, who carried a first-round score of 82 points into the finals, won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round with an 88-point ride on Night Train of Powder River Rodeo.
“He rides all different types of horses the same,” said Muncy about Hay. “Some guys get along with certain horses. He gets along with all of them. He’s really consistent.”
Muncy clinched the tie with Hay by scoring 87 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Coffee Bean in the Tour Round.
“These young guys aren’t asking for any special favors,” Hay said. “They’re coming out and taking the money where they can.”
In other events, J.D. Kibbe of Portales, N.M., placed first in the tie-down roping and also claimed all-around cowboy honors. He also qualified for the Tour Round in team roping and finished fifth in the average with heeler Nano Garza of Las Cruces, N.M.
Coming off a record-setting win at the Buc Days Pro Rodeo in Corpus Christi, Texas, Cody DeMers of Kimberly, Idaho, won another Tour stop, his third Tour win of the year, by finishing first in bareback riding with a combined two-head score of 169 points.
Chris Lawson of Gonzales, Texas, and Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., partnered to win the team roping with a four-head time of 41.1 seconds. Buffalo, Okla., cowboy Buster Record Jr., the 2002 World Champion Steer Roper, won his signature event in 84.5 seconds on five head. Hunter Cure of Electra, Texas, was the fastest in the steer wrestling by finishing with a time of 18.1 seconds on four head.
Cassie Moseley of Texico, N.M., won the barrel racing title with horse, Mitey Man, an 8-year-old gelding she trained herself. Moseley’s three-run time was 49.76 seconds. In bull riding, Wesley Silcox demonstrated he is back in strong fashion after overcoming a nagging injury to the wrist of his free arm. The Payson, Utah, cowboy, who scored 88 points in the first round, tallied 91 points on Spin Dippin’ of Stace Smith Pro Rodeo in the Tour Round to win the event.
At the conclusion of the 21-stop Wrangler ProRodeo Tour in early August, the top 35 contestants (35 teams in team roping) in total Tour money and the “Wild Card,” event champion from the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo will move on to the first Tour Championship event, Aug. 14-18, in Caldwell, Idaho. Fox Sports Network and CBS are scheduled to televise the Playoff Series.
Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo
Tour, Average Champions
Bareback Riding
T: (tie) James Sursa (Bluebell, Utah), Wes Stevenson (Kaufman, Texas) and Cody DeMers (Kimberly, Idaho), 85 points
A: DeMers, 169 points on two head, $4,997
Steer Wrestling
T: Luke Branquinho (Los Alamos, Calif.), 3.8 seconds
A: Hunter Cure (Electra, Texas), 18.1 seconds on four head, $7,812
Team Roping
T: Chad Masters (Gorman, Texas)/Allen Bach (Weatherford, Texas), 9.4 seconds
A: Chris Lawson (Gonzales, Texas)/Jade Corkill (Fallon, Nev.), 41.1 seconds on four head, $11,703 each
Saddle Bronc Riding
T: Rod Hay (Wildwood, Alberta), 85 points
A: (tie) Hay and Taos Muncy (Cedervale, N.M.), 170 points on two head, $3,465 and $3,822, respectively
Tie-Down Roping
T: Monty Lewis (Hereford, Texas), 9.1 seconds
A: J.D. Kibbe (Portales, N.M.), 39.8 seconds on four head, $6,317
Barrel Racing
T: Cassie Moseley (Texico, N.M.), 15.83 seconds
A: Moseley, 49.76 seconds on three runs, $5,519
Bull Riding
T: Wesley Silcox (Payson, Utah), 91 points
A: Silcox, 179 points on two head, $4,701