Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, Alberta, continues to be in top form at the 2024 Calgary Stampede. On Sunday, Thurston posted the highest score of the day in the saddle bronc with 88.5 points. He also leads the Group A standings with $15,500.
Lefty Holman of Visalia, California, took second place in saddle bronc with 87 points. Parker Fleet of Axtell, Texas, took third place with 86 points. Riggin Smith of Winterset, Iowa, took second place in the overall standings with $12,500.
In bull riding, Wyatt Gleeson posted the top score on Sunday with 86.5 points. Hayes Weight of Goshen, Utah, took second place with 86 points. Ashton Sahli of Red Deer, Alberta, and Maverick Smith of Mountain Grove, Missouri, tied for third place with 82.5 points. Nick Tetz of Calgary, Alberta, leads the overall bull riding standings with $26,700. Gleeson is tied for second place with $12,900, along with Hayes Weight of Goshen, Utah.
In tie down roping, Kyle Lucas of Carstairs, Alberta, had the third fastest time, finishing in 8.1 seconds. Shad Mayfield of Clovis, New Mexico, had the fastest time, finishing in 6.4 seconds. Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, had the second fastest time, finishing in 7.4 seconds. In Pool A standings, Logan Bird of Nanton, Alberta, is in third place with $7,875. He trails Cooper with $17,500 and John Douch of Huntsville, Texas, with $10,250.
In bull wrestling, Scott Guenthner of Provost, Alberta, took third place with a time of 5.1 seconds. Jacob Talley of Keatchie, Louisiana, had the fastest time on Sunday with a time of 4.5 seconds. Justin Shaffer of Hico, Texas, was second with a time of five seconds. In the overall standings, Stephen Culling of Fort St. John, British Columbia, is in second place with $11,250. Dalton Massey of Hermiston, Oregon, leads with $11,500.
Also in the women’s barrel racing event, Taylor Manning of Yellowhead County, Alberta, took third place with a time of 17.36 seconds. Emily Beisel of Weatherford, Oklahoma, had the fastest time at 17.1 seconds and Ashley Castleberry of Montgomery, Texas, had the second fastest time at 17.33 seconds.
At the Rangeland Derby, the chuckwagon star is Jason Glass of High River, Alberta. Glass set the fastest time on Wednesday with a time of 1:10.78. His fastest overall time is 3:34.17.
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