 Prior
to descending on the Biggest Little City in the World,
Jeanne Anderson of White City, Kan., had only won $3,033.
Thanks to the efforts of her great horse Firebug, she
is leaving Reno with $9,455, more than tripling her current
earnings and bringing her 2012 earnings to $12,488.
Anderson and Firebug competed on June 20 and turned in
a solid run during slack stopping the clock in 17.59 seconds,
which eventually placed her sixth in the first round collecting
$1,211. That evening she returned for her second run during
the performance and she stopped the clock in a rodeo best
16.95 seconds, edging Nancy Hunter of Neola, Utah, for
the second round win worth $3,180.
Leading the average going into the Finals on June 23,
Anderson knew it would be a tough round and she would
need a clean, solid run to capture the 2012 Reno Rodeo
title. Randa Kellogg of Point, Texas, blew away the field
in the final round posting a 17.07 second run to win the
final round and moved her to third in the average. While
Anderson didn't turn in the fastest time of the night,
finishing in 17.30 seconds, it was enough to give her
the title with a three run time of 51.84 seconds. Brenda
Mays would take second in 52.11 seconds.
Anderson would like nothing more than a third straight
trip to Las Vegas in December, and if she can carry this
momentum through the rest of the year, she will do just
that and the Reno Rodeo will have been her turning point.
For more information visit www.renorodeo.com.
The following are results
from the Reno Rodeo:
Barrel Racing: First Round: 1, Leandra Spence, Modesto,
Calif., 17.31 seconds, $3,180. 2, Randa Kellogg, Point,
Texas, 17.44, $2,726. 3, Molly Powell, Stephenville,
Texas, 17.51, $2,271. 4, Katy Varian, Parkfield, Calif.,
17.56, $1,968. 5, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif.,
17.58, $1,514. 6, Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan.,
17.59, $1,211. 7, (tie) Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz.,
and Lita Scott, Reno, Nev., 17.60, $757. 9, (tie) Lindsay
Sears, Nanton, Alberta, and Marguerite Happy, Saugus,
Calif., 17.64, $379. Second Round: 1, Jeanne Anderson,
White City, Kan., 16.95, $3,180. 2, Nancy Hunter, Neola,
Utah, 16.96, $2,726. 3, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore.,
17.11, $2,271. 4, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas,
17.27, $1,968. 5, Karen Little, San Saba, Texas, 17.29,
$1,514. 6, Maegan Reichert, Morgan Mill, Texas, 17.31,
$1,211. 7, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz., 17.34, $909.
8, (tie) Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, and Christina
Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.36, $530. 10, (tie) Tana
Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., and Pamela Capper, Cheney,
Wash., 17.38, $151. Final round: 1,Randa Kellogg, Point,
Texas, 17.07, $2,355. 2, Karen Little San Saba, Texas,
17.22, $1,767. 3, Marguerite Happy, Saugus, Calif.,
17.29, $1,178. 4, (tie) Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore.,
and Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 17.30, $294.
Average: 1, Jeanne Anderson, 51.84, $4,770. 2, Brenda
Mays, 52.11, $4,088. 3, Randa Kellogg, 52.15, $3,407.
4, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 52.31, $2,953. 5, Marguerite
Happy, 52.32, $2,271. 6, Little, 52.43, $1,817. 7, Brittany
Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 52.62, $1,363. 8, Lita Scott,
Reno, Nev., 52.89, $908. 9, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman,
Ariz., 52.90, $682. 10, Molly Powell, Stephenville,
Texas, 57.10, $454.
Anderson Aiming for Reno Rodeo
Title
6/21/12
There was a leaderboard change on Wednesday night, June
20, at the Reno Rodeo. Jeanne Anderson of White City,
Kan., made both rounds count to move to the top of the
leaderboard in the average race. Anderson had a solid
run of 17.59 seconds in slack and is currently ranked
fourth in the first round.
She returned for the night performance and turned in the
fastest time of the rodeo by one one-hundreth of a second.
Anderson stopped the clock in 16.95 seconds bumping Nancy
Hunter's run of 16.96 to second in the second round. Anderson
also took over the top spot in the average with a two
run total of 34.54 seconds to Hunter's 34.75.
Anderson would like nothing more than a victory in Reno
to jumpstart her year and summer run. To date Anderson
has only collected $3,033 for the 2012 season and a win
in Reno would skyrocket her in the WPRA ProRodeo standings.
For more information visit www.renorodeo.com.
Following are unofficial results
from the sixth performance of the Reno Rodeo:
Barrel Racing: 1, Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan.,
16.95 seconds. 2, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif.,
17.36; 3. (tie) Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, Okla., and
Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 17.38.
The following are unofficial
leaders at the Reno Rodeo through June 20, 2012:
Barrel Racing: First Round: 1, Molly Powell, Stephenville,
Texas, 17.51 seconds. 2, Katy Varian, Parkfield, Calif.,
17.56. 3, Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.58.
4, Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 17.59; 5, (tie)
Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz., and Lita Scott, Reno,
Nev., 17.60. Second Round: 1, Jeanne Anderson, White
City, Kan., 16.95 seconds. 2, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah,
16.96. 3, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.11. 4, Fallon
Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.27. 5, Maegan Reichert,
Morgan Mill, Texas, 17.31. 6, (tie) Molly Powell, Stephenville,
Texas, and Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.36.
Average: 1, Jeanne Anderson, White City, Kan., 34.54
seconds on two runs. 2, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 34.75.
3, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 34.81. 4, Molly Powell,
Stephenville, Texas, 34.87. 5, (tie) Christina Richman,
Glendora , Calif., and Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz.,
34.94.
Powell Positioned herself
for the Finals in Reno
 6/21/12
On Tuesday night, June 19, Molly
Powell of Stephenville, Texas, solidified her spot on
the final of the Reno Rodeo on Saturday, June 23. The
top 12 in the average advance for a chance at the championship
spurs awarded to each event winner.
Riding a new horse, Powell took the lead in the first
round with a 17.51-second time during slack. She came
back during the performance and stopped the clock in 17.36
seconds the quickest of the night and is currently fifth
in the second round with that time. Nancy Hunter still
holds the lead in the second round with a rodeo best time
of 16.96 seconds and she continues to lead the way in
the average as well with a 34.75. Powell is currently
in third place in the overall standings with a 34.87.
Brenda Mays is second with a 34.81.
Following are unofficial results
from the fifth performance of the Reno Rodeo:
Barrel Racing: 1, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas,
17.36 seconds. 2, Linda Vick, Hesperia, Calif., 17.49.
3, Whitney Baker, Stephenville, Texas, 17.52. 4, Lita
Scott, Reno, Nev., 17.56.
The following are unofficial
leaders at the Reno Rodeo through June 19, 2012:
Barrel Racing: First Round: 1, Molly Powell, Stephenville,
Texas, 17.51 seconds. 2, Katy Varian, Parkfield, Calif.,
17.56. 3, (tie) Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz., and
Lita Scott, Reno, Nev., 17.60. 4, Lindsay Sears, Nanton,
Alberta, 17.64. 5, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 17.66.
6, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.70. Second Round:
1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 16.96. 2, Brenda Mays,
Terrebonne, Ore., 17.11. 3, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro,
Texas, 17.27. 4, Maegan Reichert, Morgan Mill, Texas,
17.31. 5, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 17.36.
6, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas, 17.42. Average: 1,
Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 34.75. 2, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne,
Ore., 34.81. 3, Molly Powell, Stephenville, Texas, 34.87.
4, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz., 34.94. 5, Fallon
Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 35.08. 6. Lita Scott, Reno,
Nev., 35.16.
Hunter Changes Leaderboard
at Reno Rodeo
 6/19/12
There was a leaderboard change at the Reno Rodeo on Monday
night, June 18. Nancy Hunter, a registered nurse from
Neola, Utah, turned in the fastest run so far at the Reno
Rodeo during the fourth performance stopping the clock
in 16.96 seconds to move to the lead in the second round.
Dolli Lautaret of Kingman, Ariz., was second with a 17.43
and Brittany Pozzi was third in the performance with a
17.54.
Katy Varian of Parkfield, Calif.,
turned in a quick run in slack, held earlier in the
day, to move to the lead in the first round with a time
of 17.56 seconds, followed by Lautaret with a 17.60
and Lindsay Sears rounds out the top three with a 17.64.
Hunter also moved to the lead in
the average with a two run time of 34.75 seconds, knocking
Brenda Mays to second with a 34.81. After two nice runs
Lautaret is currently third in the average race with
a 34.94.
The top 12 in the average will return
for the final round on Saturday, June 23. For more information
visit www.renorodeo.com
RENO, NEV., June 18, 2012 --- Following
are unofficial results from the fourth performance of
the Reno Rodeo:
Barrel Racing: 1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 16.96 seconds.
2, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz., 17.34. 3, Brittany
Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 17.54. 4, Shelby Pulham, Heber,
Utah, 17.79. 5, Brianna Trepanier, Agua Dulce, Calif.,
17.92. 6, Reiney Hatch, Ukiah, Calif., 18.07.
The following are unofficial
leaders at the Reno Rodeo through June 18, 2012:
Barrel Racing: First Round: 1, Katy Varian, Parkfield,
Calif., 17.56 seconds. 2, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman, Ariz.,
17.60; 3, Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 17.64. 4,
Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 17.66. 5, Brenda Mays,
Terrebonne, Ore., 17.70. 6, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah,
17.79. Second Round: 1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 16.96.
2, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.11. 3, Fallon Taylor,
Whitesboro, Texas, 17.27. 4, Maegan Reichert, Morgan
Mill, Texas, 17.31. 5, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas,
17.42. 6, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 17.44. Total on
Two: 1, Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah, 34.75. 2, Brenda
Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 34.81. 3, Dolli Lautaret, Kingman,
Ariz., 34.94. 4, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 35.08.
5, Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 35.30. 6, Kenna
Squires, Fredonia, Texas, 35.31.
Mays Makes her Move in Reno
 6/19/12
Brenda Mays of Terrebonne, Ore., raced her way to a commanding
lead in the second round on Sunday night, June 17. She
stopped the clock in 17.11 seconds, a rodeo best thus
far, and combined with her earlier run in slack that day
of 17.70 seconds, she moved to the lead in the average
with a total time of 34.81. Mays, who placed eighth in
Reno last year on her 2010 AQHA/WPRA Horse of the Year,
Jethro, hopes the duo can take home the spurs awarded
to the Reno Rodeo Champion on June 23.
Reigning world champion Lindsay
Sears had a nice run in slack to move to the lead in
the first round ahead of Kelli Tolbert. Sears stopped
the clock in 17.64 seconds, while Tolbert is second
with her 17.66. Unfortunately, Sears was not as lucky
on her second run where she tipped a barrel and finished
with a 22.12-second run, costing her a shot at the Reno
title this year.
For more information visit www.renorodeo.com
Following are unofficial results
from the third performance of the Reno Rodeo:
Barrel Racing: 1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.11
seconds. 2, Maegan Reichert, Morgan Mill, Texas, 17.31.
3, Chenae Shiner, Roosevelt, Utah, 17.46. 4, Carmen
Creekbaum, Gardnerville, Nev., 17.64. 5, Danyelle Campbell,
Beaumont, Calif., 17.97. 6, Paige Conrado, Hudson, Colo.,
18.19.
The following are unofficial
leaders in each event at the Reno Rodeo through June
17, 2012:
Barrel Racing: (First Round): 1, Lindsay Sears, Nanton,
Alberta, 17.64 seconds. 2, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah,
17.66. 3, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.70. 4, Angela
Gilliam, Brnadon, Miss., 17.80. 5, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro,
Texas, 17.81. 6, Kaitlen Emfinger, Newelton, La., 17.87.
(Second Round): 1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.11
seconds. 2, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.27
seconds. 3, Maegan Reichert, Morgan Mill, Texas, 17.31.
4, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas, 17.42. 5, Megan McLeod,
Star, Idaho, 17.44. 6, Chenae Shiner, Roosevelt, Utah,
17.46. (Average): 1, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore.,
34.81 seconds on two runs. 2, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro,
Texas, 35.08 seconds on two runs. 3, Kenna Squires,
Fredonia, Texas, 35.31. 4, Angela Gilliam, Brandon,
Miss., 35.36. 5, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 35.47. 6,
Chenae Shiner, Roosevelt, Utah, 35.53.
Squires Moves to Second in
Reno
 6/18/12
Kenna Squires was the star of the show Saturday night
(June 16) in Reno, Nev., clocking a 17.42 on her solid
brown horse to take the victory lap at the Biggest Little
City in the world. Squires had a 17.89 earlier in slack,
which is placing fifth in the first round. That second
run ranks second in round two behind Fallon Taylor's 17.27.
More importantly, Squires is currently second in the aggregate
standings with a two-run time of 35.31.
In 2011, Squires finished 40th in
the WPRA ProRodeo Standings. She trails Taylor in the
aggregate by three-tenths of a second, but a big win
in Reno could help her chances for an NFR berth. Currently,
Squires is less than $10,000 out of 15th place in the
world standings.
Angela Gilliam of Brandon, Miss.,
had a nice showing on a big sorrel horse that currently
has her in third place on two runs. Rising star Megan
Lewis of Twin Falls, Idaho shaved nearly an entire second
off her effort in slack to clock a 17.70 on Saturday
night.
Sevearl top names are up in Reno
on Sunday, June 17, including Lindsay Sears, Brenda
Mays, Danyelle Campbell and Maegan Reichert. Plus, Shada
Brazile has a lot momentum from rodeos in Texas and
hopes to carry it in to Reno on Sunday.
RENO, NEV., June 16, 2012
--- Following are unofficial results from the second
performance of the Reno Rodeo:
Barrel Racing: 1, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas, 17.42
seconds. 2, Angela Gilliam, Brandon, Miss., 17.56. 3,
Megan Lewis, Twin Falls, Idaho, 17.70. 4, Cathy Cagliari,
Corning, Calif., 17.72. 5, Holly Favour, Prescott, Ariz.,
17.90.
The following are unofficial leaders in each event at
the Reno Rodeo through June 16, 2012:
Barrel Racing: (First Round): 1, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper,
Utah, 17.66 seconds. 2, Angela Gilliam, Brnadon, Miss.,
17.80. 3, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.81. 4,
Kaitlen Emfinger, Newelton, La., 17.87. 5, Kenna Squires,
Fredonia, Texas, 17.89. 6, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho,
18.03. (Second Round): 1, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro,
Texas, 17.27 seconds. 2, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas,
17.42. 3, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 17.44. 4, Angela
Gilliam, Brandon, Miss., 17.56. 5, Megan Lewis, Twin
Falls, Idaho, 17.70. 6, Cathy Cagliari, Corning, Calif.,
17.72. (Average): 1, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas,
35.08 seconds on two runs. 2, Kenna Squires, Fredonia,
Texas, 35.31. 3, Angela Gilliam, Brandon, Miss., 35.36.
4, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 35.47. 5, Lindsey Bonner,
Phelan, Calif., 36.02. 6, Carrie Jankee, Litchfield
Park, Ariz., 36.10.
Taylor Takes Early Lead in
Average at Reno Rodeo
6/17/12
For the first time at the Reno Rodeo, contestants are
running from the south end of the arena. Likely they have
less flag carriers and specialty acts to contend with
at that end, and each barrel is a reasonable distance
from the fence, compared to the way the third barrel was
formerly a long distance from the south fence.
Kelli Tolbert
jumped to the early lead in the first round with
her time of 17.66 seconds during slack on Friday, but
just barely tipped the third barrel on her second run
Friday night. Her time without the penalty? It was 17.26
- plus five - to drop her out of the running.
Instead, former NFR qualifier Fallon
Taylor combined her 17.81 with a smoking 17.27 on Friday
night. She leads the second round and the average standings.
Taylor is making a rodeo comeback at 29 - she was 13
when she qualified for her first NFR.
RENO, NEV., June 15, 2012 ---
The following are leaders in each event at the Reno
Rodeo through June 15, 2012:
Barrel Racing: (First Round): 1, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper,
Utah, 17.66 seconds. 2, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas,
17.81. 3, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 18.03. 4, Karlie
Boles, Hesperia, Calif., 18.10. 5, Lindsey Bonner, Phelan,
Ga., 18.14. 6, Gypsy Holman, Schurz, Nev., 18.21. (Second
Round): 1, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 17.27 seconds.
2, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 17.44. 3, Carrie Jankee,
Litchfield Park, Ariz., 17.81. 4, Lindsey Bonner, Phelan,
Calif., 17.88. 5, Charlene Jesperson, Hanford, Calif.,
17.93. 6, Karlie Boles, Hesperia, Calif., 18.09. (Average):
1, Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas, 35.08 seconds on
two runs. 2, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 35.47. 3, Lindsey
Bonner, Phelan, Calif., 36.02. 4, Carrie Jankee, Litchfield
Park, Ariz., 36.10. 5, Karlie Boles, Hesperia, Calif.,
36.19. 6, Gypsy Holman, Schurz, Nev., 36.34.
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