Night Two of the Oklahoma City Pro Rodeo

The action in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma Pro Rodeo continued last night at the OG&E Coliseum as contestants and fans braved the cold weather to support their beloved rodeo. New leaders earned their spot across events and fans enjoyed speciality entertainment acts Dusti Crain and Sophie Duch. Duch is a trick rider out of Stillwell, Oklahoma, and Crain a trick rider and Roman rider out of Illinois. Crain has performed at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) and is known for jumping her four horses over rings of fire and other daring feats.

   The riding talent they displayed was carried over into the contestant’s performances with higher scores and faster times than the night before. Oklahoma cowboys and cowgirls showed out proudly on their home turf alongside powerful stock.

 The bucking horses put in the work and tested each of the cowboys. In the bareback riding, Jade Taton moved to first place with an 82.5 point ride, besting out Cian Daly’s 74.3 point ride. In the saddle bronc riding, Justin England maintained his spot on the leaderboard with a 84.5 point ride on Mo Betta’s Rodeo’s Timex, with Christopher Nelson right behind him with an 83.5 point tie, and a tied ride just beyond that with Clay Greenslade and Trygg Madsen at 77 points each.

  Chris Bechtold improved the steer wrestling time, clocking a 4.6 second run over Colton Swearingen’s previous 4.7 second run. The team ropers also shaved a second off the previous leader. Jhett Vander Hamm and Shannon Frascht had a 7.0 second run to take the first place spot.

 After a rough start to the tie-down roping, the cowboys stepped up and got it done in round two. McKade Wickett clocked a 10.5 second run for first place. Ryler Allred was just a few seconds behind him with a 13.4 second run.

 The cowgirls of the barrel racing came in focused, and put quick runs on the clock. Kallie Gates had a 16 second run. Next in line was Emily Griffin with a 16.24 second run for second place.

  The bull riders didn’t put any qualified rides on the board, a testament to the difficult stock. The majority of the stock came from McCoy Rodeo, whose famous bulls always draw a crowd. To add to the tough lineup were sub contractors JJ Miller, Mo Betta Rodeo, and Generations Pro Rodeo.

  Bullfighters Jarrett Moyer and Tucker Macwilliam worked with the bulls and were diligently protecting the riders from harm after buck off. They kept everyone safe.

 With over 400 contestants originally entered, the rodeo continues to draw the best talent from across the state and nation.

  The final round will tell who the overall winners will be. These cowboys and cowgirls will be able to proudly claim their titles as some of the first awarded in the new venue as well, starting off what will surely be a storied history of horses and horsemen, like the stories held by the previous Jim Norick Arena.