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STEPHENVILLE (December 13, 2015) — Jacobs Crawley and Kollin VonAhn won world championships and joined Luke Brown as average champions as local athletes ran their combined winnings to almost $1.5 million after the final round and average checks at the National Finals Rodeo Saturday.
Crawley cruised to his first world championship and second average title in his fifth consecutive and career finals appearance at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The Stephenville product covered all 10 broncs, placed in eight of 10 rounds, and earned $168,384.61 at the finals. That pushed his season earnings to $276,246.66, just $3,182.16 more than Wade Sundell, who made a late surge by winning the final go-round.
VonAhn, who resides in Huckabay, partnered with Stephenville header Luke Brown to win the average with 65.3 seconds on 10 head. The large average check – more than $67,000 – meant Brown and VonAhn each made $152,576.93 at the finals.
VonAhn made $231,600.93 in season earnings, edging Ryan Motes of Weatherford by $5,060.43. It’s the second world championship for VonAhn, the other coming in 2009.
Brown, however, wasn’t as fortunate, finishing second for the third time in his career. He earned $224,986.57, just $2,703.39 less than world champ Aaron Tsinigine.
Morgan Mill heeler Jake Long finished third in the average and sixth in the world, Long and heading partner Coleman Proctor were the only team besides Brown and VonAhn to rope all 10 head. Proctor and Long made the money in four rounds, and even when everything appeared to head south in the ninth go-round, they were patient, accepted penalties and stayed alive in the average despite a time of 44.1 seconds.
Staying in the average meant second place at the rodeo and an average check of $54,576.92 for Long and Proctor, lifting them to $110,211.54 each at the finals. Proctor made $190,34.08 in season earnings and finished fifth in heading, while Long ended the year with $188,555.32 in earnings.
In heeling, Kory Koontz of Stephenville finished seventh in the world, Jade Corkill of Huckabay eighth, Travis Graves of Stephenville 10th, Paul Eaves of Huckabay 12th and Travis Woodard of Stephenville 14th. In heading, Clay Tryan of Lipan finished eighth, Chad Masters of Lipan 10th and Jake Cooper of Stephenville 12th.
In his second NFR, Marty Yates, the youngest of the local delegation at 21, finished sixth in the average and sixth in the world in tie-down wrapping. Yates placed in four rounds and made $87,000 at the NFR and $186,280.84 for the year.
Sterling Smith of Stephenville also placed in four rounds in the tie-down roping, to finish seventh in the average and ninth in the world. He made $152,738.86 for the season including $73,673.08.
Isaac Diaz of Desdemona finished sixth in the world saddle bronc standings with $226,527.66, including $122,961.54 at the NFR, where he was fourth in the average.
All 18 local cowboys made money in at least one round at the NFR. With the $10,000 qualifiers’ bonus, the least any of the area athletes made was still above $20,000.
The Stephenville Chamber of Commerce and Cowboy Capital of the World Pro Rodeo Committee are hosting a welcome home celebration for the athletes on Monday, December 21, from 6:30-8 p.m. at Cowboy Church of Erath County.
Here’s a look at how much each local athlete made at the NFR, followed by the Round 10, average and world standings by event:
Local athletes:
Bobby Mote $51,461.54
Luke Brown $152,576.93
Kollin VonAhn $152,576.93
Clay Tryan $38,769.23
Jade Corkill $38,769.23
Jake Cooper $41,730.77
Chad Masters $58,230.77
Kory Koontz $109,423.09
Jake Long $110,211.54
Patrick Smith $99,692.31
Paul Eaves $44,269.23
Travis Graves $58,230.77
Travis Woodard $20,999.99
Jacobs Crawley $178,384.61
Isaac Diaz $122,961.54
Cort Scheer $46,384.62
Marty Yates $87,000
Sterling Smith $73,673.08
10th Performance Results, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Top Flight; Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Mucho Dinero; and Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Good Time Charlie, 83.5 points, $20,872 each; 4. (tie) Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., and Clint Laye, Cadogan, Alberta, 82.0, $8,885 each; 6. (tie) Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, and Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, 81.0, $2,115 each; 8. Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 80.0; 9. (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 79.5; 11. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France, 79.0; 12. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo., 78.5; 13. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, 77.0; 14. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 74.5; 15. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 73.5. Average standings: 1. Steven Peebles, 832.5 points on 10 head, $67,269; 2. Seth Hardwick, 802.5, $54,577; 3. Kaycee Feild, 792.5, $43,154; 4. Tim O’Connell, 785.5, $31,731; 5. Will Lowe, 778.0, $22,846; 6. Tanner Aus, 767.0, $16,500. WNFR earnings: 1. Steven Peebles, $224,054; 2. Kaycee Feild, $175,471; 3. Seth Hardwick, $136,231; 4. Tim O’Connell, $121,353; 5. Tanner Aus, $73,756; 6. Austin Foss, $62,827; 7. Will Lowe, $60,817; 8. Clint Laye, $52,038; 9. Evan Jayne, $43,788; 10. Bobby Mote, $41,462; 11. Jake Brown, $39,558; 12. Winn Ratliff, $26,654; 13. Orin Larsen, $22,529; 14. Clint Cannon, $11,000; 15. Caleb Bennett, $8,462. World standings: 1. Steven Peebles, $314,140; 2. Kaycee Feild, $303,617; 3. Seth Hardwick, $226,870; 4. Tim O’Connell, $217,917; 5. Austin Foss, $171,568; 6. Tanner Aus, $169,417; 7. Will Lowe, $153,799; 8. Jake Brown, $147,551; 9. Evan Jayne, $146,808; 10. Clint Laye, $142,346; 11. Bobby Mote, $139,947; 12. Orin Larsen, $114,156; 13. Winn Ratliff, $112,408; 14. Clint Cannon, $107,686; 15. Caleb Bennett, $99,764.
Steer wrestling: 1. Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 3.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, and K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 3.9, $18,192 each; 4. (tie) Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis.; Casey Martin, Sulphur, La.; and Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.0, $7,333 each; 7. (tie) Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., and Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.1; 9. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 4.3; 10. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.6; 11. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.9; 12. (tie) Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., and Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 5.0; 14. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo., 13.9; no other qualified times. Average standings: 1. Dakota Eldridge, 45.6 seconds on 10 head, $67,269; 2. Hunter Cure, 52.1, $54,577; 3. Tanner Milan, 52.6, $43,154; 4. Ty Erickson, 55.1, $31,731; 5. Seth Brockman, $22,846; 6. Tyler Waguespack, 63.6, $16,500. WNFR earnings: 1. Hunter Cure, $139,122; 2. Dakota Eldridge, $134,115; 3. K.C. Jones, $117,615; 4. Ty Erickson, $98,154; 5. Tanner Milan, $83,135; 6. Clayton Hass, $79,115; 7. Seth Brockman, $68,115; 8. Baylor Roche, $66,423; 9. Luke Branquinho, $65,365; 10. Casey Martin, $63,603; 11. Trevor Knowles, $52,038; 12. Tyler Waguespack, $50,346; 13. Kyle Irwin, $33,987; 14. Blake Knowles, $24,891; 15. Nick Guy, $23,974. World standings: 1. Hunter Cure, $241,515; 2. Dakota Eldridge, $211,669; 3. K.C. Jones, $198,601; 4. Ty Erickson, $197,933; 5. Clayton Hass, $184,296; 6. Tanner Milan, $159,461; 7. Luke Branquinho, $151,557; 8. Seth Brockman, $149,674; 9. Baylor Roche, $147,979; 10. Casey Martin, $138,759; 11. Tyler Waguespack, $135,591; 12. Trevor Knowles, $133,166; 13. Kyle Irwin, $120,574; 14. Nick Guy, $117,262; 15. Blake Knowles, $99,638.
Team roping: 1. Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz./Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 4.1 seconds, $26,231 each; 2. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M./Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 4.3, $20,731; 3. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 4.4, $15,654; 4. Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 5.2, $11,000; 5. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla./Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 9.0, $6,769; 6. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 9.6, $4,231; 7. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 14.2; 8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 15.8; 9. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 20.3; no other qualified times. Average standings: 1. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 65.3 seconds on 10 head, $67,269; 2. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 98.1, $54,577; 3. JoJo LeMond/Junior Nogueira, 50.2 on nine, $43,154; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 65.3, $31,731; 5. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 67.8, $22,846; 6. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 102.4, $16,500. WNFR earnings (headers): 1. Luke Brown, $142,577; 2. Aaron Tsinigine, $133,904; 3. JoJo LeMond, $117,404; 4. Derrick Begay, $113,596; 5. Coleman Proctor, $110,212; 6. Colby Lovell, $99,423; 7. Trevor Brazile, $89,692; 8. Erich Rogers, $74,885; 9. Nick Sartain, $53,308; 10. Chad Masters, $48,231; 11. Clay Smith, $34,269; 12. Jake Cooper, $31,731; 13. Clay Tryan, $28,769; 14. Riley Minor, $11,000; 15. Matt Sherwood, $11,000. WNFR earnings (heelers): 1. Kollin VonAhn, $142,577; 2. Ryan Motes, $133,904; 3. Junior Nogueira, $117,404; 4. Clay O’Brien Cooper, $113,596; 5. Jake Long, $110,212; 6. Kory Koontz, $99,423; 7. Patrick Smith, $89,692; 8. Cory Petska, $74,885; 9. Rich Skelton, $53,308; 10. Travis Graves, $48,231; 11. Paul Eaves, $34,269; 12. Russell Cardoza, $31,731; 13. Jade Corkill, $28,769; 14. Travis Woodard, $11,000; 15. Brady Minor, $11,000. World standings (headers): 1. Aaron Tsinigine, $227,672; 2. Luke Brown, $224,987; 3. Derrick Begay, $218,464; 4. Trevor Brazile, $191,960; 5. Coleman Proctor, $190,341; 6. Colby Lovell, $188,253; 7. JoJo LeMond, $188,207; 8. Clay Tryan, $169,266; 9. Erich Rogers, $163,554; 10. Chad Masters, $150,889; 11. Nick Sartain, $137,386; 12. Jake Cooper, $122,664; 13. Clay Smith, $115,498; 14. Riley Minor, $88,592; 15. Matt Sherwood, $88,436. World standings (heelers): 1. Kollin VonAhn, $231,601; 2. Ryan Motes, $226,541; 3. Clay O’Brien Cooper, $219,584; 4. Junior Nogueira, $198,737; 5. Patrick Smith, $191,960; 6. Jake Long, $188,555; 7. Kory Koontz, $187,891; 8. Jade Corkill, $169,266; 9. Cory Petska, $159,712; 10. Travis Graves, $143,496; 11. Rich Skelton, $137,386; 12. Paul Eaves, $121,699; 13. Russell Cardoza, $107,811; 14. Travis Woodard, $99,519; 15. Brady Minor, $87,263.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Wade Sundell, Coleman, Okla., 88.5 points on Beutler & Sons’ Wound Up, $26,231; 2. (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 86.0, $18,192 each; 4. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 84.5, $11,000; 5. Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 84.0, $6,769; 6. (tie) Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 82.5, $2,115 each; 8. Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 82.0; 9. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 81.5; 10. CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 79.5; 11. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., 79.0; 12. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 76.0; 13. Bradley Harter, Loranger, La., 73.5; no other qualified rides. Average standings: 1. Jacobs Crawley, 810.5 points on 10 head, $67,269; 2. CoBurn Bradshaw, 803.5, $54,577; 3. Wade Sundell, 737.5 on nine, $43,154; 4. Isaac Diaz, 730.5, $31,731; 5. Zeke Thurston, 671.0, $22,846; 6. Rusty Wright, 653.0 on eight, $16,500. WNFR earnings: 1. Jacobs Crawley, $157,385; 2. Wade Sundell, $168,385; 3. CoBurn Bradshaw, $153,577; 4. Rusty Wright, $118,462; 5. Isaac Diaz, $112,962; 6. Cody DeMoss, $99,423; 7. Cort Scheer, $54,577; 8. Heith DeMoss, $53,731; 9. Taos Muncy, $48,654; 10. Zeke Thurston, $45,692; 11. Jake Wright, $41,038; 12. Tyrel Larsen, $26,654; 13. Chuck Schmidt, $17,346; 14. Spencer Wright, $2,115; 15. Bradley Harter, $0. World standings: 1. Jacobs Crawley, $276,247; 2. Wade Sundell, $273,065; 3. Rusty Wright, $244,448; 4. CoBurn Bradshaw, $229,723; 5. Cody DeMoss, $228,820; 6. Isaac Diaz, $226,528; 7. Taos Muncy, $157,307; 8. Cort Scheer, $153,314; 9. Jake Wright, $136,462; 10. Heith DeMoss, $132,085; 11. Zeke Thurston, $127,970; 12. Chuck Schmidt, $112,256; 13. Tyrel Larsen, $97,826; 14. Spencer Wright, $86,454; 15. Bradley Harter, $81,310.
Tie-down roping: 1. (tie) Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, and Tyson Durfey, Savannah, Mo., 6.7 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 7.3, $15,654; 4. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 7.5, $11,000; 5. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 7.7, $6,769; 6. (tie) Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 7.9, $2,115 each; 8. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 8.3; 9. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 9.2; 10. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 9.3; 11. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 9.5; 12. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 12.4; 13. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 13.9; 14. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 14.1; no other qualified times.Average standings: 1. Caleb Smidt, 80.7 seconds on 10 head, $67,269; 2. Monty Lewis, 83.5, $54,577; 3. Matt Shiozawa, 84.2, $43,154; 4. Trevor Brazile, 87.4, $31,731; 5. Marcos Costa, 92.3, $22,846; 6. Marty Yates, 92.7, $16,500. WNFR earnings: 1. Caleb Smidt, $144,904; 2. Trevor Brazile, $126,077; 3. Matt Shiozawa, $121,846; 4. Monty Lewis, $96,885; 5. Hunter Herrin, $77,212; 6. Marty Yates, $77,000; 7. Tyson Durfey, $71,923; 8. Tuf Cooper, $70,654; 9. Sterling Smith, $70,442; 10. Marcos Costa, $53,731; 11. Cory Solomon, $50,769; 12. Shane Hanchey, $44,212; 13. Cade Swor, $38,923; 14. Ryan Jarrett, $28,769; 15. Timber Moore, $26,654. World standings: 1. Caleb Smidt, $242,354; 2. Trevor Brazile, $228,055; 3. Matt Shiozawa, $216,835; 4. Tuf Cooper, $211,457; 5. Monty Lewis, $189,788; 6. Marty Yates, $186,281; 7. Hunter Herrin, $181,024; 8. Tyson Durfey, $153,983; 9. Sterling Smith, $152,739; 10. Timber Moore, $149,452; 11. Marcos Costa, $148,073; 12. Cory Solomon, $143,252; 13. Cade Swor, $126,796; 14. Ryan Jarrett, $124,736; 15. Shane Hanchey, $124,668.
Barrel racing: 1. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.55 seconds, $26,231; 2. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 13.77, $20,731; 3. Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 13.85, $15,654; 4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.88, $11,000; 5. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 13.91, $6,769; 6. Cassidy Kruse, Gillette, Wyo., 13.92, $4,231; 7. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas, 14.06; 8. Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, 14.07; 9. Callie duPerier, Boerne, Texas, 14.12; 10. Vickie Carter, Richfield, Utah, 14.35; 11. Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas, 14.47; 12. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas, 14.48; 13. Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 18.87; 14. Deb Guelly, Okotoks, Alberta, 18.97; 15. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 29.35. Average standings: 1. Callie duPerier, 140.41 seconds on 10 runs, $67,269; 2. Jackie Ganter, 141.07, $54,577; 3. Cassidy Kruse, 144.68, $43,154; 4. Michele McLeod, 145.19, $31,731; 5. Sherry Cervi, 146.04, $22,846; 6. Sarah Rose McDonald, 148.50, $16,500. WNFR earnings: 1. Sarah Rose McDonald, $139,827; 2. Michele McLeod, $138,346; 3. Callie duPerier, $126,923; 4. Cassidy Kruse, $126,077; 5. Lisa Lockhart, $123,538; 6. Fallon Taylor, $90,750; 7. Taylor Jacob, $87,365; 8. Jackie Ganter, $85,462; 9. Sherry Cervi, $49,077; 10. Jana Bean, $41,462; 11. Nancy Hunter, $40,615; 12. Carley Richardson, $19,673; 13. Mary Walker, $15,654; 14. Vickie Carter, $11,000; 15. Deb Guelly, $4,231. World standings: 1. Callie duPerier, $303,846; 2. Lisa Lockhart, $285,059; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, $284,426; 4. Michele McLeod, $218,744; 5. Cassidy Kruse, $217,423; 6. Fallon Taylor, $187,578; 7. Taylor Jacob, $177,874; 8. Jackie Ganter, $164,780; 9. Sherry Cervi, $163,821; 10. Nancy Hunter, $147,301; 11. Mary Walker, $135,759; 12. Jana Bean, $111,624; 13. Carley Richardson, $107,493; 14. Vickie Carter, $83,768; 15. Deb Guelly, $74,000.
Bull riding: 1. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah, 88.0 points on Rafter H Rodeo Livestock’s Breaking Bad, $26,231; 2. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 86.5, $20,731; 3. Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo., 86.0, $15,654; 4. Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 84.5, $11,000; 5. Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., 84.0, $6,769; 6. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 82.5, $4,231; 7. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 81.0; no other qualified rides. Average standings: 1. Cody Teel, 656.5 points on eight head, $67,269; 2. Sage Kimzey, 578.5 on seven, $54,577; 3. Shane Proctor, 413.5 on five, $43,154; 4. (tie) Joe Frost and Clayton Foltyn, 404.5, $27,288 each; 6. Ty Wallace, 328.0 on four, $16,500.WNFR earnings: 1. Cody Teel, $185,731; 2. Sage Kimzey, $142,577; 3. Shane Proctor, $113,385; 4. Clayton Foltyn, $108,731; 5. Joe Frost, $83,981; 6. Ty Wallace, $81,231; 7. Wesley Silcox, $74,462; 8. Brett Stall, $65,154; 9. Parker Breding, $44,000; 10. Caleb Sanderson, $38,500; 11. Reid Barker, $15,654; 12. Kody DeShon, $13,327; 13. Brennon Eldred, $6,769; 14. Chandler Bownds, $2,115; 15. Dustin Bowen, $0. World standings: 1. Sage Kimzey, $327,178; 2. Cody Teel, $278,749; 3. Shane Proctor, $202,398; 4. Wesley Silcox, $190,240; 5. Clayton Foltyn, $183,957; 6. Joe Frost, $177,793; 7. Parker Breding, $176,247; 8. Ty Wallace, $155,135; 9. Brett Stall, $151,243; 10. Brennon Eldred, $126,810; 11. Caleb Sanderson, $113,614; 12. Chandler Bownds, $100,557; 13. Reid Barker, $89,501; 14. Kody DeShon, $85,960; 15. Dustin Bowen, $75,250.
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