MULVANE – Get ready, Kansas! The best cowboys and cowgirls in the Prairie States will compete in Mulvane, on Nov. 20-22 to vie for title of champions!
The top money winners, after a summer of rodeo, will be at Kansas Star Casino Arena for the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo, competing for more than $250,000 in prize money.
Over 100 competitors will compete in eight events: bareback riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, saddle bronc riding, breakaway roping, barrel racing and bull riding.
“It’s a great opportunity for rodeo fans,” said Dru Melvin, Vice-President of the Prairie Circuit and a rodeo competitor.
“It’s not very often you see the best in these states (Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska) in one place, duking it out for cash,” he said. “For fans, it’s a great rodeo to watch.”
Not only will the cowboys and cowgirls be at the top of their game, but the livestock will, too. The best bucking horses and bulls will also be there, with the goal of throwing a cowboy to the dirt.
For “half-time” entertainment, Broken Spoke Clydesdales will be on hand with six Clydesdale horses pulling a wagon.
Other personnel include announcer Greg Simas, Danville, Penn.; bullfighter Tyler Dahl, Barnsdall, Okla. and Cole Stanley, Ft. Scott; rodeo clown Dusty Myers, Jumpertown, Miss.; sound director Jesse Knudsen, Manawa, Wisc.; pickup men Andy Eck, Redfield, and Dusty Moore, Freedom, Okla.; secretary Jennie Murray, Wellston, Okla.; timers Cindy Gillespie, El Dorado, and Kate Rumford, Abbyville and photographer Phillip Kitts, Manhattan.
The rodeo is the best entertainment in town, Melvin believes.
“It’s fun, fast paced, and everybody enjoys it, no matter if you’re three years old or 93,” he said. “It’s a tip of the hat to our western heritage.”
The rodeo takes place in the Kansas Star Casino. Tickets range in price from $21-$37 and can be purchased online at TicketMaster. com (search for Mulvane, Kansas, Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo.)
For more information, visit the Facebook page (search for Prairie Pro Rodeo Circuit).
An unofficial listing of competitors for this year’s Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo follows: Bareback riding
1. Colt Eck, Redfield. 2. Gauge McBride, Kearney, Neb. 3. Garrett Shadbolt, Merriman, Neb. 4. Rhett Robbins, Brookville. 5. Bryce Eck, Redfield. 6. Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla. 7. Quintonn Lunsford, Mc-Cune. 8. Braden Tyrer, Caddo, Okla. 9. Tanner Drueke, Sutherland, Neb. 10. Karson Harris, Hepler. 11. Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla. 12. Ty Blessing, Eudora.
Steer wrestling
1. Cody Devers, Perryton, Texas. 2. Emmett Edler, State Center, Iowa. 3. Tyler Scheevel, Lester Prairie, Minn. 4. Chase Crane, Oklahoma City, Okla. 5. Jacob Edler, Alva, Okla. 6. Tanner Brunner, Ramona. 7. Riley Westhaver, High River, Alberta Canada. 8. Mason Couch, Bronaugh, Mo. 9. Colton Swearingen, Cowlesville, NY. 10. Laramie Warren, Adair, Okla. 11. Gus Franzen, Kearney, Neb. 12. Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, HI.
Tie-down roping 1. Mason Stueve, Newton. 2. Blake Carter, Seminole, Okla. 3. Denton Oestmann, Auburn, Neb. 4. Zane Kilgus, Watsontown, Penn.
5. Travis Staley, Eureka.
6. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 7. Zane Rampey, Pryor, Okla. 8. Chizm KuyKendall, Carnegie, Okla. 9. Austin Lawrence, Sperry, Okla. 10. Ethan Hill South Coffeyville, Okla. 11. Jacob Haren, Callaway, Neb. 12. Jarvis Demery, Beggs, Okla.
Breakaway roping
1. Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla. 2. Beau Peterson, Council Grove. 3. Taylor Raupe, Douglas. 4. Cheyanne McCartney, Kingston, Okla. 5. Chenoa Vandestouwe, Weatherford, Okla. 6. Tia Wallace, Spencer, Okla. 7. Mataya Eklund, Durant, Okla. 8. Hannah Giger, Wilburton, Okla. 9. Winter Williams, Copan, Okla. 10. Molly Hamilton, Shawnee, Okla. 11. Jenna Lee Adams, Weatherford, Okla. 12. Carlee Potter, Latham.
Saddle bronc riding
1. Waitley Sharon, Ordway, Colo. 2. Weston Patterson, Waverly. 3. Roper Kiesner, Ripley, Okla. 4. Tanner Hayes, Elkhart. 5. Trent Burd, Madison. 6. Brady Irvine, Kendall. 7. Tejay Angland, Wantabadgery, New South Wales. 8. Jace Lane, Leedey, Okla. 9. Brody Harrison, Elmdale.
10. Denton Ward, Goodwell, Okla. 11. Smiley Hay, Taroom, Queensland, Austrailia. 12. Ean Price, Leedey, Okla.
Team roping heading 1. Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla. 2. Brandon Farris, Gracemont, Okla. 3. Paul David Tierney, Oklahoma City, Okla. 4. Gage Williams, Foster, Okla. 5. Cam Hoelting, Olpe. 6. Tyler Hobert, Clearwater. 7. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla. 8. Brent Mibb, Pryor, Okla. 9. Mason Appleton, Chelsea, Okla. 10. Klay Yaussi, Udall. 11. Curry Kirchner, Ames, Okla. 12. Blake Hughes, Sulphur, Okla.
Team roping heeling 1. Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla. 2. Braden Harmon, Yukon, Okla. 3. LJ Yeahquo, Mandaree, ND. 4. Casey McCleskey, Guthrie, Texas. 5. Dawson Mc-Master, Madison. 6. Shannon Frascht, Alva, Okla. 7. Logan Medlin, Tatum, NM. 8. Blayne Horne, McAlester, Okla. 9. Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla. 10. Kash Yaussi, Udall. 11. Daniel Reed, Ada, Okla. 12. Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.
Barrel racing
1. Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla. 2. Kim Squires, Carnegie, Okla. 3. Kara Kreder, Decatur, Texas. 4. Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla. 5. Ivy Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 6. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla. 7. Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla. 8. Prairie Rose Robbins, Brookville. 9. Chelsea Moore, Rose Hill. 10. Bry-Anna Haluptzok, Ardmore, Okla. 11. Lanita Peirce, Wynnewood, Okla. 12. Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla.
Bull riding
1. Jr Stratford, Byers. 2. Patterson Starcher, Ft Scott. 3. Cash Toews, Canton. 4. Tate Pollmeier, Ft Scott. 5. Kale Visnieski, Hydro, Okla. 6. Creek Young, Rogersville, Mo. 7. Kody Aldrich, Skiatook, Okla. 8. Fulton Rutland, Westville, Okla. 9. Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla. 10. Lukasey Morris, Union City, Okla. 11. Ty Parnell, Edmond, Okla. 12. Lane Clark, Mooreland, Okla.
