2011 Rodeo Results, Awards & News
8/6/11:TITLES WON AT WILD BILL HICKOK RODEO Louisiana bareback rider wins title, has surprise visitors
Abilene, Kans. - August 6, 2011 - Winn Ratliff drew the horse of his dreams at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo this weekend. The bareback rider rode the horse C12 PTSD Power Play of the Andrews Rodeo Co., for 86 points and the bareback riding championship on Saturday night at the rodeo in Abilene, Kansas. Ratliff, whose traveling partner Heath Ford has ridden Power Play, had wanted to get on that horse for a long time. "I'd always seen him on TV and really liked how he bucked," Ratliff said. "He is real showy, a crowd pleaser." Usually, when Ratliff draws a good horse, he has trouble sleeping the night before. But not for Power Play. "I was excited but I didn't really let it get to me. I got my rest and the good Lord blessed me with the draw." And in addition to his title win in Abilene, he got a surprise on Saturday night: his parents and sister traveled from their home in southwestern Louisiana to watch Winn compete. "We were traveling from Phillipsburg (Kan.) and my traveling partner's wife said, 'hey, we have some friends coming over and we're going to meet them'' We stopped at a McDonald's and my sister and parents were there. I was glad to see them." The cowboy claims his strong suit is not bareback riding but bull riding. He didn't pick up bareback riding till his sophomore year in college, and his mom wasn't sure about that. "She doesn't want me to throw my rigging on a bareback horse. She doesn't like how the horses act in the bucking chute." He is the 2011 College National Finals Rodeo all around champion, having competed in both events in college. For right now, he's focusing on the bareback riding in the PRCA. Ratliff will finish his college education at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. this fall, graduating in December with a degree in secondary education. He plans on earning a master's degree in education administration and pursuing a career as a school superintendent and baseball coach.
Other champions in Abilene included steer wrestler Casey Martin; saddle bronc rider Bradley Harter; tie-down roper Cimarron Boardman; team ropers Chad Masters and Jade Corkill; barrel racer Maegan Reichert, and bull rider Trey Benton III.
The 2012 Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo will be held August 3-6. For more information, visit www.WildBillHickokRodeo.com. Final Results, Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo August 3-6, 2011
Bareback Riding 1 Winn Ratliff, Leesville, LA 86 points on C12 PTSD Power Play; 2 Casey Colletti, Pueblo, CO 83; 3 tie Heath Ford, Slocum, TX 81 and Bo Casper, Ft Scott, KS 81 Steer Wrestling 1 Casey Martin, Sulphur, LA 4.3; 2 Dane Hanna Berthold, ND 4.; 3 tie Dean Gorsuch, Gering, NE 4.8, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, OK 4.8 and Royce Johnson, Nemaha, NE 4.8; Saddle bronc riding 1 Bradley Harter, Weatherford, TX 83; 2 tie Shane Hand, Ft Scott, KS 81 and Travis Sheets, Hyannis, NE 81; 4 Hardy Braden, Welch, OK 80
Tie Down Roping 1 Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, TX 7.8; 2 Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, TX 8.2; 3 tie Jeff Chapman, Athens, GA, 8.7 and Rhett Ridling, Rocky, OK 8.7 and Garrett Nokes, McCook, NE 8.7 and Michael Otero, Lowndesboro, AL 8.7
Team Roping 1 Chad Masters, Clarksville, TN and Jade Corkill, Fallon, NV 4.1; 2 Turtle Powell, Stephenville, TX and Jhett Johnson, Casper, WY 4.3; 3/4/5 tie Justin Yost, Hico, TX and Kyle Crick, Lipan, TX 4.5; and Kaleb Driggers, Albany, GA and Brad Culpepper, Poulan, GA 4.5; and Jordan Sanders, Odessa, MO and Austin Rogers, Crescent, OK 4.5;
Barrel racing 1 Maegan Reichert, Mt Pleasant, TX 17.43; 2 Lauren Cox, Cotulla, TX 17.95; 3 Erica Norwood, Carthage, TX 18.06; 4 Lindsey Ewing, Midland, TX 18.09
Bull Riding 1 Trey Benton III, Rock Island, TX 91 points on 712 Untouchable; 2 LJ Jenkins, Porum, OK 90; 3 Jacob O'Mara, Prairieville, LA 89; 4 Austin Ambrose, Fletcher, OK 87;
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CONTESTANT LIST ANNOUNCED FOR RODEO World Champions to be in Abilene Abilene, Kans. - (August 1, 2011) - The Sunflower State, and Abilene in particular, will become the destination of much of the pro rodeo world the first week of August. That's when four rodeos: Hill City, Phillipsburg , Dodge City , and the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene take place. And between those four rodeos, cowboys and cowgirls will compete for a little over $212,000 in prize money. Four rodeos within about 200 miles of each other that offer purses of that size draw the best talent in the rodeo industry to the state, and this year is no different. Four hundred forty-six contestants have entered the Abilene rodeo, with fan favorites, world champions, and top fifteen competitors in the mix. Headlining the contestant list are world champions including fourteen time all around champion Trevor Brazile, two time world champion steer wrestler Dean Gorsuch; five time saddle bronc riding champion Billy Etbauer; three time world champion bull rider J.W. Harris, and two time barrel racing champ Brittany Pozzi. Of the 2010 Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association world champions, four of them will compete in Abilene: Brazile, in the tie-down and team roping; Gorsuch, in the steer wrestling, Harris, in the bull riding, and Patrick Smith, team roping with Brazile. Within the 446 contestants there are a combined 56 world championships and 401 National Finals Rodeo qualifications. Many of the timed event contestants will compete in slack, which will be held at 8 am on Wed., August 3 for the tie-down roping, team roping and steer wrestling, and Thurs., August 4 for the barrel racing. Slack is free to the public. The Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo boasts four rodeo performances: a bulls and broncs on August 3, and regular rodeos on August 4-5-6. Tickets are available online at www.ckff.net or at area retailers. The following cowboys and cowgirls, ranked in the top 15 cowboys and cowgirls in the PRCA and Women's Pro Rodeo Association standings, as of July 12, 2011, will compete in Abilene. They are listed by event below: Bareback riding
Saddle bronc riding
Bull riding
Tie down roping
Steer Wrestling
Team Roping – Heading
Team Roping – Heeling
Barrel Racing
All-Around Cowboy
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