Editor’s note: scroll to the bottom of the page for unofficial results from the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo
The 28th Annual Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo is officially in the record books.
After three rodeo performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday — each enjoyed by sold-out crowds at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex — the dust has once again settles on what was an action-packed, fun-filled weekend for cowboys and spectators, alike.
“It was just unbelievable,” Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo vice president Shaun Oxtoby told the Tribune following Sunday’s final performance. “Sellout crowds all weekend. You can’t ask for much more than that.
“The barn dance was a sellout, too … we were at about 1,000 people a day plus the competitors.”
WATCH: One last hoorah at the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo with the final event, bull riding
And with Sunday’s final rodeo now history, results were busy flying into the BC Rodeo Association office located inside the complex where volunteer Barb Swampy was busy tabulating winners from the weekend, which marks the beginning of the BCRA rodeo season.
WATCH: Rodeo clown Dennis Halstead entertains the sold-out crowd at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
Unofficial results are as follows:
Bareback (10 entries)
1.) Christoph Muigg (Hazelton) - 227 Unnamed, 78 points - $574.94
2.) Christoph Muigg (Hazelton) - Sweet Surprise, 75 points - $439.66
3.) Steve Hohmann (Quesnel) - The Graduate - 72 points - $304.38
4.) Chase McClary (Prince Rupert) - Christian - 67 points - $169.10
5.) Daine Bortolussi (Williams Lake) - Smokin Gun - 67 points - $118.37
6.) Daine Bortolussi (Williams Lake) - Ginger - 58 points - $84.55
Bull Riding (33 entries)
1.) Steve Hohmann (Quesnel) - 81 points - $1,062.13
2.) Blaine Manuel (Williams Lake) - 80 points - $812.21
3.) Lane Cork (Quesnel) - 79 points - $562.30
4.) Matt O’Flynn (Quesnel) - 77 points - $312.39
Saddle Bronc (eight entries)
1.) Joe Roberson (Williams Lake) - Bender, 70 points - $532.58
2.) Joe Roberson (Williams Lake) - Kiss ‘n’ Kate, 67 points - $407.26
Tie-Down Roping (23 entries, top three)
1.) Aaron Miller (150 Mile House) - 8.9 seconds, $850.31
2.) Travis Eller (Hedley), 8.9 seconds, $650.23
3.) Virgil Poffenroth (Red Deer County) - 9.3 seconds, $450.16
Steer Wrestling (13 entries, top three)
1.) Ryan Culligan (OK Falls) - 4.6 seconds, $638.49
2.) Coltin Crawford (Dawson Creek) - 5.5 seconds, $488.25
3.) Cody Brett (Silver Valley) - 6.7 seconds, $338.02
Breakaway Roping (24 entries, top three)
1.) Kirstin Lougheed - 3.8 seconds, $871.49
2.) Lori Cripps - 4.9 seconds, $666.43
3.) Mackenzie Payton - 5.4 seconds, $461.38
Ladies Barrel Racing (53 entries, top three)
1.) Judy Hyde - 13.730 seconds, $1,048.78
2.) Mariah Mannering - 13.826 seconds, $830.28
3.) McKenzie Wills (Kamloops) - 13.921 seconds, $699.18
Team Roping (56 teams, top three)
1.) Stephen Culling and Cody Brett - 5.9 seconds, $965.47 each
2.) Levi Hughes and Logan Wharry - 6.5 seconds, $764.33 each
3.) Ben Jackson and Derek Hadland - 7.3 seconds, $643.65 each
Junior Steer Riding (13 entries, top tree)
1.) Wyatt Smith (Quilchena) - 76 points, $229.98
2.) Landon Horsley (Clinton) - 74 points, $175.86
3.) Cole McKay (Spences Bridge) - 72 points, $121.75
Junior Barrel Racing (23 entries, top three)
1.) Reese Rivet (Williams Lake) - 14.078 seconds, $290.50
2.) Taya Namming (Vernon) - 14.124 seconds, $222.14
3.) Taylan James (Cache Creek) - 14.234 seconds, $153.79
Junior Breakaway (13 entries, top three)
1.) Brianna Billy (Williams Lake) - 4.2 seconds, $229.98
2.) Brock Everett (150 Mile House) - 5.3 seconds, $175.86
3.) Hannah Cody (Kamloops) - 6.4 seconds, $121.75
Peewee Barrels (15 entries, top three)
1.) Jordyn Farmer (Quesnel) - 14.414 seconds, $153
2.) Zoe Bueckert (Vanderhoof) - 16.522 seconds, $117
3.) Ella-Mae Stevenson (Prince George) - 18.507 seconds, $81