Upper Peninsula Championship Rodeo
Iron River, MI
July 23-24, 2011


All around cowboy:

Kyle Whitaker, $1,183, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding and tie-down roping

Bareback Riding

First round:

1. Mason Johnston, 79 points on Three Hills Rodeo's Jewel, $315
2. (tie) Bee Jay Scott and Tim O'Connell, 74, $197 each
4. Mike Ford, 73, $79

Second round:

1. Bee Jay Scott, 78, $315
2. Mike Ford, 75, $237
3. Mason Johnston, 68, $158
4. Tex Kite, 62, $79

Average:

1. Bee Jay Scott, 152 points on two head, $315
2. Mike Ford, 148, $237
3. Mason Johnston, 147, $158
4. Tim O’Connell, 74 on one head, $79

Steer Wrestling

First round:

1. Justin Morehouse, 4.6 seconds, $538
2. Ty Brown, 4.8, $404
3. Dan Novak, 4.9, $269
4. Matt Koch, 5.4, $135

Second round:

1. Justin Morehouse, 3.8, $538
2. Kyle Whitaker, 4.5, $404
3. Weston Winkers, 4.8, $269
4. Bill Skinner, 5.0, $135

Average:

1. Justin Morehouse, 8.4 seconds on two head, $538
2. Kyle Whitaker, 11.1, $404
3. Tyler Kester, 11.3, $269
4. Dan Novak, 11.4, $135

Team Roping

First Round

1. Carm Schneider/Tony Schneider, 9.7 seconds, $270 each
2. Casey Hume/Jess Hume, 15.6, $203
3. Weston Winkers/Dylan Campbell, 34.5, $135
no other qualified times

Second round:

1. Jack Renn/Todd Mattson, 8.8 seconds, $270 each
2. Casey Hume/Jess Hume, 9.2, $203
3. Rob McPhail/Tom Bowling, 13.5, $135
4. Tyler Kester/Jacob Burks, 25.7, $68

Third round:

1. Jack Renn/Todd Mattson, 9.9 seconds, $270 each
2. Rob McPhail/Tom Bowling, 12.7, $203
3. Carm Schneider/Tony Schneider, 15.4, $135
4. Weston Winkers/Dylan Campbell, 26.4, $68

Average:

1. Casey Hume/Jess Hume, 54.3 seconds on three head, $405 each
2. Jack Renn/Todd Mattson, 18.7 on two head; $304
3. Carm Schneider/Tony Schneider, 25.1, $203
4. Rob McPhail/Tom Bowling, 26.2, $101

Tie-Down Roping

First Round

1. Wade Werkheiser, 10.4 seconds, $500
2. Jody Green, 11.9, $375
3. Rob McPhail, 13.4, $250
4. Chip Whitaker, 15.3, $125

Second round:

1. Wade Werkheiser, 12.0 seconds, $500
2. Kyle Whitaker, 12.1, $375
3. Jody Green, 14.6, $250
4. Casey Hume, 17.7, $125

Average:

1. Wade Werkheiser, 22.4 seconds on two head, $500
2. Jody Green, 26.5, $375
3. Rob McPhail, 33.1, $250
4. Adam Mueller, 41.5, $125

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. (tie) Cody Rud on Three Hills Rodeo's Born Country and Doug Aldridge on Three Hills Rodeo's Gumby, 76 points, $831 each
3. J.T. Hitch, 75, $475
4. Byron Gilliland, 72, $238

Barrel Racing

1. Sandi Brandli, 16.80 seconds, $749
2. Lauren Schild, 16.82, $652
3. Twyla Kite, 16.96, $554
4. Bobbie Jo Bohlman, 16.97, $456
5. Tammy Whyte, 17.05, $358
6. Adriane Kochie, 17.08, $261
7. Kristine Knauf, 17.15, $163
8. Nikki Klein, 17.21, $65

Bull Riding

First round:

1. Cody Bullock, 72 points on Three Hills Rodeo's Taboo, $390
2. Jake Weber, 68, $293
3. Sunshine Schwartz, 67, $195
no other qualified rides

Second round:

1. Jake Weber, 82 points on Three Hills Rodeo's Wrongfully Accused, $390
2. Sunshine Schwartz, 76, $293
no other qualified rides

Average:

1. Jake Weber, 150 points on two head, $390
2. Sunshine Schwartz, 143, $293
3. Cody Bullock, 72 on one head, $195

BEHIND the SCENES

Total payoff: $24,795
Stock contractor: Three Hills Rodeo
Rodeo secretary: Corey Morehead
Officials: Bobby Goodspeed and Bob Coleman
Timers: Corey Morehead, Lindsey Morehead and Marla Morehead
Announcer: Anthony Lucia
Specialty act: Rory Meeks and Anthony Lucia
Bullfighters: Patrick Crawford and Branden Lindsay
Clown/barrelman: Rory Meeks
Flankman: David Morehead
Chute boss: David Morehead
Pickup men: Tony Schneider and Bee Jay Scott