Three consecutive packed crowds weren’t the only people riding high following this past weekend’s 24th Annual Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo.
Multiple local cowboys and cowgirls made their marks in several events, bringing home accolades and cash, and putting themselves in solid positions to kick off the B.C. Rodeo Association season overall standings.
Unofficial winners from the past weekend are as follows, with official results to be tabulated by the BCRA at the end of the week:
Bull Riding
First: Ryan Jasper, Riske Creek — 86 points
Second: Matt O’Flynn, Quesnel — 78 points
Third: Brian Adolph, Dog Creek — 75 points
Team Roping
First: Rod May (header), Abbotsford, and Tim Pellam (healer), Langley — 6.3 seconds
Second: Dustin Spiers and Kyle Bell, Quesnel — 7.6 seconds
Bareback Riding
First: Orlan McGuffin, Ellensburg, Wash. — 77 points
Second: Tyrone Hunlin, Williams Lake — 67 points
Saddlebronc Riding
First: Cole Scott, Kamloops — 81 points
Second: Garrett Madley, Alexis Creek — 69 points
Rylan DeRose, Kamloops — 68 points
Junior Steer Riding
First: Owen Hawkings, Barrier, 75 points
Second: Rhett Bloomfield, Barrier — 72 points
Third: Wendell William, Williams Lake — 69 points
Steer Wrestling
First: Jackson Scott, Kamloops — 4.9 seconds
Second: Andre Aspell, 150 Mile House — 5.1 seconds
Open Breakaway Roping
First: Bailey Fuller, Riske Creek — 3.1 seconds
Second: Dustin Spiers, Quesnel — 3.4 seconds
Third: Kristen Bell, Houston — 3.5 seconds
Junior Breakaway Roping
First: Dyson Leneve, Quesnel — 4.6 seconds
Second: Brianna Billy, Williams Lake — 4.9 seconds
Tie-Down Roping
First: Willee Twan, Alkali Lake — 11.5 seconds
Second: Russell Glass, Quesnel — 12.7; and Cole Churchill, Westwold — 12.7
Wild Horse Race
First-place team captain: Kyle Harstad, Breton, Alta.
Second-place team captain: Waylon Wasylciw, Edmonton, Alta.
Third-place team captain: Alan Puhallo, Quesnel
Fourth-place team captain: Jeff Jaarsma, Smithers
Junior Barrels
First: Brooke Call, 150 Mile House —14.77 seconds
Second: Mariah Mannering, Quesnel — 15.534 seconds
Third: Alexis Glassford, Quesnel — 15.747