Contestants set four arena records in 2012 rodeo

Ramona’s 32nd annual rodeo was a winner. Contestants set four arena records, total prize money was up $7,000, and an estimated 10,000 people attended the three-day event. That’s up from the 9,100 estimated attendance last year.

Ramona Rodeo arena records have been kept for the past 11 years, said announcer Jody Carper, and

Ramona’s May 18-20 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association show set records in barrel racing, bareback riding, team roping, and steer wrestling.

Luke Branquinho from Los Alamos, Calif., set the steer wrestling record with a time of 3.5 seconds, and Keven Daniel and Chase Tryan from respectively, Franklin, Tenn., and Helena, Mont., set the team roping record of 4.7 seconds. In bareback riding, George Gillespie IV’s score of 82 set a record, and Sarah Kieckhefer’s barrel racing time of 15.40 seconds was an arena record. Gillespie is from Placerville, Calif., and Kieckhefer from Prescott, Ariz.

Total payoff of $65,841 was up from last year’s payoff total of $58,758.

Rodeo Results

Winners with their score or time, place of residence, and prize money are:

Steer Wrestling

1st—Luke Branquinho, 3.5 secs., Los Alamos, Calif., $1,873.40

2nd—Les Shepperson, 4.3 secs., Midwest, Wyo., $1,550.40

3rd—Tyler Mitchell, 4.6 secs., Napa, Calif., $1,227.40

4th/5th—Ethen Thouvenell, 5 secs., Napa, Calif., $742.90

4th/5th—Bill Bugenig, 5 secs., Ferndale, Calif., $742.90

6th—Matt Deskovick, 5.1 secs., Ramona, Calif., $323.

Tie Down Roping

1st/2nd—Rick Kieckhefer, 9.1 secs., Prescott, Ariz., $1,787.42

1st/2nd—Matt Shiozawa, 9.1 secs., Chubbuck, Idaho, $1,787.42

3rd—Jerrad Hofstetter, 9.9 secs., Portales, N.M., $1,281.55

4th—Justin Brinkerhoff, 10 secs., Corinee, Utah, $944.30

5th—Donnie Benson, 10.9 secs., Ronan, Mont., $607.05

6th/7th—Clint Cooper, 11.3 secs., Paso Robles, Calif., $168.62

6th/7th—Nathan Steinberg, 11.3 secs., Conroe, Texas, $168.62

Team Roping

1st—Keven Daniel and Chase Tryan, 4.7 secs., Franklin, Tenn., and Helena, Mont., respectively, $2,643.85 each

2nd—Brooks Dahozy and B.J. Campbell, 4.9 secs., Window Rock and Aguila, Ariz., respectively, $2,299 each

3rd—Jake Barnes and Tyler Getzwiller, 5.5 secs., Scottsdale, Ariz., $1,954.15 each

4th—Zayne Dishion and Jade Corkill, 5.6 secs., Bishop, Calif., and Fallon, Nev., respectively, $1,609.30 each

5th—Gabe Ramirez and Randy Harris, 5.8 secs., Menifee and Riverside, Calif., respectively, $1,264.45 each

6th/7th—David Key and Travis Woodard, 6.3 secs., Stephenville, Texas, and Stockton, Calif., respectively, $747.18 each.

6th/7th—Lane Santos-Karney and Jordan Ketscher, 6.3 secs., Creston and Squaw Valley, Calif., respectively, $747.18 each

8th—Kelly Barker and Jake Twisselman, 7.6 secs., Central Point, Ore., and Santa Margarita, Calif., respectively, $229.90 each

Barrel Racing

1st—Sarah Kieckhefer, 15.40 secs., Prescott, Ariz., $2,018.94

2nd—Nicole Yost, 15.62 secs., Mount Morris, Pa., $1,730.52

3rd—Stacy Dial, 15.63 secs., Vista, Calif., $1,442.10

4th—Brittany Pozzi, 15.64 secs., Victoria, Texas, $1,249.82

5th—Lindsey Bonner, 15.71 secs., Phelan, Calif., $961.40

6th—Linda Vick, 15.76 secs., Hesperia, Calif., $769.12

7th—Cambria Estep, 15.80 secs., Riverside, Calif., $576. 84

8th—Marguerite Happy, 15.88 secs., Saugus, Calif., $384.56

9th—Caitlin Koss, 15.90 secs., Norco, Calif., $288.42

10th—Melanie Miller, 15.98 secs., Riverside, Calif., $192.28

Bareback Riding

1st—George Gillespie IV, 82 pts., Placerville, Calif., $1,539.28

2nd—Taylor Price, 81 pts., Huntsville, Texas, $1,166.12

3rd—Clint Cannon, 80 pts., Waller, Texas, $839.61

4th/5th—Trenten Montero, 75 pts., Winnemecca, Nev., $443.12

4th/5th—Richie Champion, 75 pts., The Woodlands, Texas, $443,12

6th—Austin Foss, 74 pts., Terrebonne, Ore., $233.22

Saddle Bronc Riding

1st—Spencer Wright, 83 pts., Milford, Utah, $1,890.40

2nd/3rd—Joe Heguy, 81 pts., Elko, Nev., $1,231.62

2nd/3rd—Mert Bradshaw, 81 pts., Eagle Point, Ore., $1,231.62

4th—Isaac Diaz, 79 pts., Desdemona, Texas, $687.42

5th/6th—Casey Sisk, 77 pts., Corona, N.M., $343.70

5th/6th—Alex Wright, 77 pts., Milford, Utah, $343.70

Bull Riding

1st—Justin Rickard, 88 pts., Nuevo, Calif., $1,997.85

2nd—Joshua Hupp, 86 pts., Cheyenne, Wyo., $1,531.68

3rd—Jeremy Kolich, 80 pts., Norco, Calif., $1,132.11

4th—Bryce Brown, 79 pts., Greenview, Calif., $732.54

5th—Carter Downing, 78 pts., Woodruff, Utah, $466.16

6th—Chino Clark, 76 pts., Campo, Calif., $332.97

7th—John Smith, 74 pts., Malta, Mont., $266.38

8th/9th—Colin McTaggart, 71 pts., Las Vegas, Nev., $99.89

8th/9th—Zack Elliott, 71 pts., Thatcher, Utah, $99.89