LOVINGTON, N.M. – This may be Weston Timberman’s first year in ProRodeo, but he doesn’t ride like a rookie.
He proved as much during Saturday’s final performance of the Lea County Rodeo, matching moves with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Secrets Out for 89.5 points to win the bareback riding in Lovington. At the highest-paying rodeo in Lea County Fair history, he pocketed $8,425 and pushed his season earnings to more than $102,000.
“I knew a little bit more about that horse than most everybody else,” said Timberman, 20, a two-time intercollegiate national champion from Columbus, Montana. “That’s a pretty new horse to Pete (Carr), and she really hasn’t been around that much.”
Carr said the powerful bay mare is about 5 years old and has been bucked through this summer run of rodeos, and just like Timberman, she’s showing some amazing things for such a young horse.
“She’s pretty stout for a 5-year-oild and is just figuring this stuff out,” Timberman said. “I knew she was going to come together today and she was going to do it, and she did.”
Timberman boosted his lead in the Resistol Rookie of the Year standings and has an advantage of more than $50,000 over the No. 2 bareback rider, his former teammate at Clarendon (Texas) College, Wacey Schalla. The two of them, the sole representatives for the Texas Panhandle school, put on a show at the College National Finals Rodeo in June, and they repeated in Lovington this week. Schalla, the No. 1 cowboy in the rookie all-around and bull riding races, won the titles in both the rodeo’s bull riding and the Lea County Xtreme Bulls on Tuesday night.
Schalla is 10th in the bull riding world standings, while Timberman entered the week of competition 13th on the bareback riding money list.
“This has been a grindstone,” Timberman said. “Everybody’s buckling down and trying to solidify that spot for the finals. I couldn’t feel better right now. I feel healthy, and everything’s awesome. I couldn’t be more excited.”
This time of year is a bit overwhelming at times. Cowboys travel thousands of miles and compete at multiple rodeos a week. With just a few weeks remaining in the regular season, they are chasing every dollar possible, because only the top 15 on the money list on Sept. 30 will advance to the National Finals Rodeo.
“Last year I watched my traveling partner, Sam Peterson, come here and hardly place, and he was like 87 (points),” Timberman said. “This is my first time coming here. I knew what the caliber of horses were going to be, and everybody knows this is a big stop for a lot of guys. To come out on top with these great horses and great cowboys is a great feeling.”
Lea County Fair and Rodeo
Lovington, N.M.
Aug. 7-10
Bareback riding: 1. Weston Timberman, 89.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Secret’s Out, $8,425; 2. Leighton Berry, 88, $6,459; 3. Garrett Shadbolt, 87.5, $4,774; 4. (tie) Jacob Lees and Orin Larsen, 86.5, $2,528 each; 6. (tie) Bradlee Miller and Waylon Bourgeois, 86, $1,264 each; 8. Nick Pelke, 85.5, $843.
Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Clayton Hass, 3.4 seconds, $3,052; 2. (tie) Walt Arnold, Chance Howard and Tyler Scheevel, 4.1, $2,256 each; 5. Talon Roseland, 4.2, $1,459; 6. Sam Powers, 4.3, $1,061; 7. Eli Lord, 4.4, $663; 8. (tie) Shane Frey, Cameron Haumea, Tyke Kipp and Paul Melvin, 4.5, $66 each. Second round: 1. Tyler Waguespack and Cash Robb, 3.9 seconds, $2,853 each; 2. (tie) Tyke Kipp and Don Payne, 4.0, $2,056 each; 5. (tie) Matt Jodie, Will Lummus, Cody Devers and Chance Howard, 4.1, $862 each. Average: 1. Clayton Hass, 7.6 seconds on two runs, $4,577; 2. Chance Howard, 8.2, $3,980; 3. (tie) Tyke Kipp, Cash Robb and Walt Arnold, 8.5, $2,786 each; 6. Matt Jodie, 9.2, $1,592; 7. Eli Lord, 9.3, $995; 8. Cody Devers, 10.0, $398.
Tie-down roping: First round: 1. (tie) Hagen Houck and Cory Solomon, 9.0 seconds, $3,084 each; 3. (tie) Bryce Derrer and Gio Piloto, 9.2, $2,223 each; 5. Kincade Henry, 9.4, $1,578; 6. Brushton Minton, 9.6, $1,147; 7. (tie) Marcos Costa and Trevor Hale, 9.7, $502 each. Second round: 1. Marty Yates, 8.2 seconds, $3,299; 2. Cash Hooper, 8.6, $2,869; 3. Trevor Hale, 8.8, $2,438; 4. Kater Tate, 8.9, $2,008; 5. Zane Kilgus, 9.5, $1,578; 6. (tie) Austin Lawrence and Cash Fretwell, 9.7, $932 each; 8. (tie) Marcos Costa and Brody Stallard, 9.8, $143 each. Average: 1. Trevor Hale, 18.5 seconds on two runs, $4,948; 2. Kincade Henry, 19.3, $4,303; 3. Marcos Costa, 19.5, $3,657; 4. Brushton Minton, 19.7, $3,012; 5. (tie) Marty Yates and Gio Piloto, 20.0, $2,044 each; 7. Tom Crouse, 20.2, $1,076; 8. Cory Rowland, 20.6, $430.
Breakaway roping: 1. (tie) Kelsie Domer and Josie Conner, 2.1 seconds, $7,201 each; 3. (tie) Shiloh Napp and Bailey Bates, 2.5, $4,537 each; 5. (tie) Maddy Deerman, Nicole Hadley, Winter Williams and Kassidy Dennison, 2.6, $2,318 each; 9. (tie) Sequin Brewer and Bailey Currie, 2.7, $1,480; 11. (tie) Jackie Crawford and Blyth Beshears, 2.8, $1,085 each; 13. Christi Braudrick, 2.9, $789; 14. (tie) Rylee Abel, Baili Herring, Kaitlyn Harwell and Shayla Smith, 3.1, $247 each.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Brody Cress, 89 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Jacket, $8,235; 2. (tie) Lefty Holman and Bailey Small, 87, $5,490 each; 4. Gus Galliard, 86.5, $3,019; 5. Jake Finlay, 86, $1,921; 6. (tie) Weston Patterson and Logan Hay, 85.5, $1,235; 8. Allen Boore, 85, $823.
Team roping: First round: 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 3.8 seconds, $2,928 each; 2. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.2, $2,546; 3. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Evan Arnold, 4.7, $2,164; 4. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 4.9, $1,782; 5. Wawa Ben JR./Brandon Ben, 5.1, $1,400; 6. Devon McDaniel/Walt Woodard, 5.2, $1,018; 7. (tie) Jake Clay/Trey Yates, Cyle Denison/Tanner Braden and Seth Hall/Pace Blanchard, 5.3, $297 each. Second round: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 3.7 seconds, $2,928; 2. (tie) Brenten Hall/Kaden Profili, J.C. Yeahquo/Buddy Hawkins and Jr. Dees/J.C. Flake. 4.1, $2,164 each; 5. Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 4.3, $1,400; 6. Cash Fretwell/Creed West, 4.5, $1,018; 7. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 4.9, $637; 8. Curry Kirchner/Jake Edwards, 5.0, $2,55. Average: 1. Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 9.9 seconds on two runs, $4,392; 2. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 10.3, $3,819; 3. Coy Rahlmann/Ross Ashford, 10.6, $3,246; 4. Cyle Denison/Tanner Braden, 11.0, $2,673; 5. Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 11.1, $2,101; 6. Wawa Ben Jr./Brandon Ben, 11.7, $1,528; 7. Seth Hall/Pace Blanchard, 12.2, $955; 8. Devon McDaniel/Walt Woodard, 14.4, $382.
Steer roping: First round: 1. (tie) Bryce Davis and Brodie Poppino, 12.7 seconds, $2,308 each; 3. John E. Bland, 14.3, $1,825; 4. Thomas Smith, 15.1, $1,503; 5. Trenton Johnson, 15.2, $1,181; 6. Will Eddleman, 15.4, $859; 7. Shad Mayfield, 15.6, $537; 8. Tanner Stec, 15.7, $215. Second round: 1. Roger Branch, 12.0 seconds, $2,470; 2. Kelton McMillen, 12.1, $2,147; 3. Cole Patterson, 12.8, $1,825; 4. Trenton Johnson, 13.1, $1,503; 5. Ryan Willberg, 13.4, $1,181; 6. Cody Lee, 13.5, $859; 7. (tie) Tuff Hardman and Scott Snedecor, 14.0, $376 each. Third round: 1. John Bland, 11.7 seconds, $2,470; 2. Scott Snedecor, 11.8, $2,147; 3. (tie) Quay Howard, J. Tom Fisher and Jake Cooper Clay, 12.0, $1,503 each; 6. Brodie Poppino. 12.5, $859; 7. Cole Patterson, 13.0, $537; 8. Will Eddleman, 13.3, $215. Average: 1. Will Eddleman, 45.7 seconds on three runs, $3,704; 2. Thomas Smith, 48.1, $3,221; 3. Jason Burson, 49.2, $2,738; 4. Chet Herren, 49.5, $2,255; 5. John Bland, 53.9, $1,772; 6. Duck Benson, 54.5, $1,288; 7. Tony Reina, 60.4, $805; 8. Brodie Poppino, 25.23 seconds on two runs, $322.
Barrel racing: 1. Wenda Johnson, 17.50 seconds, $7,977; 2. Sadie Wolaver-Troyer, 17.51, $6,382; 3. Emily Beisel, 17.52, $5,185; 4. Tarryn Lee, 17.54, $3,989; 5. Paige Jones, 17.56, $3,191; 6. Hailey Kinsel, 17.57, $2,393; 7. Londyn Ross, 17.63, $1,994; 7. Jamie Olsen, 17.67, $1,795; 9. Sabrina Ketcham, 17.69, $1,595; 10. Natalie Bland, 17.73, $1,396; 11. Fallon Forbes, 17.80, $1,197; 12. Cindy Smithy, 17.81, $997; 13. Savannah Woodfin, 17.83, $798; 14. Morgan Addison, 17.88, $598; 15. (tie) Lisa Fernandes and Tibba Smith, 17.89, $199 each.
Bull riding: 1. Wacey Schalla, 89.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Armed Conflict, $8,823; 2. Brad Moreno, 87, $7,844; 3. (tie) Wade Tuni and Avery Mullins, 85.5, $5,300 each; no other qualified rides.