CALDWELL, Idaho --Aug. 19, 2010 – Taos Muncy was pretty excited when he found out what horse he would get to compete on at the Caldwell Night Rodeo.

The 2007 world champion from Corona, N.M., had been on the horse once before and been successful last December. That was at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and when the judges added up their scores, Muncy had a second-place finish.

His ride here on Thursday night on Calgary Stampede’s Mata Fact has him tied for third place with Shaun Stroh from Dickinson, N.D. Stroh rode here on Wednesday and they both have 83 points.

In the bareback riding, world standings leader Ryan Gray, from Cheney, Wash., tied with Jared Schlegel from Burns, Colo. Gray got on the horse Gopher Hole and Schlegel rode Black Rose. They were each 84 points and are tied for second place overall.

Barrel racing was very exciting for the near capacity crowd as two members of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association had 17.38 second runs. Sierra Dawn Thomas from Roy, Utah and Sammi Bessert from Loma, Colo., shared the victory lap in front of the rowdies and the civies.

Thomas was also successful in the first round of competition here. She had a time of 17.75 seconds, finishing eighth in the round and winning $359. She is now second in the overall standings with a total time of 35.31. Nancy Hunter from Neola, Utah is still in command of the leader board with a total time of 34.69 seconds.

Friday night’s rodeo performance is part of Wrangler’s Patriot Night. Rodeo fans, contestants and personnel will be dressed in red, white and blue. There are several special activities planned. Rodeo action gets underway at 8 p.m.  

The following are results from the third performance of the Caldwell Night Rodeo. 

Bareback Riding:  1, (tie) Jarad Schlegel, Burns, Colo., on Black Rose and Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., on Gopher Hole, 84 points each. 3, Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan., 82. 4, (tie) Bee Jay Scott, Otley, Iowa and Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 79.

Team Roping:  1, Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn., and Caelb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., 6.0 seconds. 2, Rob R. Webb, Wendell, Idaho and Dan Webb, Wendell, Idaho, 6.1. 3, Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Penn., and Kyle Crick, Lipan, Texas, 6.2. 4, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., and Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev., 9.9.

Steer Wrestling:  1,Brad Johnson, Reva, S.D., 5.2 seconds. 2, Alex Hover, Ogden, Utah, 5.5. 3, Ryan Shaw, Plain City, Utah, 8.4. 4, Tyler Woodland, Ontario, Ore., 14.0.

Saddle Bronc Riding:  1, Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 83 points on Mata Fact. 2, Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 82. 3, Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 80. 4, Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo., 79.

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Jay Adams, Logandale, Nev., 8.3 seconds. 2, Giovanni Davis, College Station, Texas, 9.6. 3, Jesse Sheffield, Austin, colo., 10.2. 4, Matt Nauman, Weiser, Idaho, 8.2.

Barrel Racing:  1, (tie) Sierra Dawn Thomas, Roy, Utah and Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.38 seconds. 3, Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 17.51. 4, Kyna Johnson, Middleton, Idaho, 17.80. 

Bull Riding :  (two rides) 1, Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, and Garrett Vig, Newell, S.D., 71.   

The following are current leaders.

Bareback Riding: 1, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 86 points on Kalispell Whiskey. 2, (tie), Jared Schlegel, Burns, Colo., and Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 84. 4, Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, 83. 5, (tie) Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, and Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan., 82. 7, (tie) Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho and Dave Worsfold, Queensland, Australia, 81. 6, Chase Erickson, Almo, Idaho, 80.

Team Roping:  (second round)   1, JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas, and Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla., 4.6 seconds. 2, Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla., and Kollin Von Ahn, Durant, Okla., 4.8. 3, Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn., and Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 5.2. 4, (tie) Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas; and Spencer Mitchell, Cottonwood, Calif., and Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif., 5.3. (total on two) 1, Mitchell and Cresta, 10.7. 2, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.0. 3, Seth Gurney, Aurora, Utah and K.C. Curtis, Monroe, Utah, 11.3. 4, Masters and Corkill, 11.4. 5, (tie) Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.; and Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn., and Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas; 11.6. 7, Pace Freed, Pocatello, Idaho and Jason Warner, Chubbock, Idaho, 13.3. 8, Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Penn., and Kyle Crick, Lipan, Texas, 13.5.

Steer Wrestling:  (second round) 1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.8 seconds. 2, Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 4.1. 3, (tie) Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo.; Dane Hanna, Starkville, Miss.; and Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore.; 4.3 seconds each. (total on two) 1, (tie) Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., and Branquinho, 8.7 seconds each. 3, Ken Lewis, La Junta, Colo., 9.0. 4, Hanna, 9.5. 5, Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla., 9.7.  6, (tie), Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., and Shepperson, 9.9. 8, (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 10.1.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Ryan MacKenzie, Jordan Valley, Ore., 85 points on Gin Neat. 2, Jesse James Kirby, Dodge City, Kan., 84. 3, (tie) Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., and Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 83. 5, (tie) Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., and Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 82. 7, Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo., 81. 8, (tie) Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., and Cody Taton, Mud Butte, S.D., 80.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round)  1, Seth Childers, Cameron, Texas, 7.6 seconds. 2, (tie) Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M., and Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.8. 4, Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla., 8.0. (total on two)  1, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 17.8seconds. 2, (tie) Nate Baldwin, Chubbock, Idaho, and Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 18.0. 4, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 18.1.5, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbock, Idaho, 18.2. 6, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 18.6. 7, Ryle Smith, Lehi, Utah, 18.7. 8, Giovanni Davis, College Station, Texas, 19.0.

Barrel Racing: (second round) 1,Nancy Hunter, Neola, Utah,  17.21. 2, Sierra Dawn Thomas, Roy, Utah and Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo., 17.38. 4, Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 17.39. 5, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 17.51. 6, (tie) Tracee Young, Delta, Utah, and Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 17.53. (total on two) 1, Hunter, 34.69. 2, Thomas, 35.13. 3, Tolbert, 35.12. 4, Richman, 35.24. 5, Mays, 35.31. 6, Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 35.36. 7, Young, 35.41. 8, Timi Lickley, Jerome, Idaho, 35.62. 

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 84 points on Sod Buster. 2, (tie) Hutch Haslam, Morgan, Utah, and Jarrod Craig, Hillsboro, Texas, 83. 4, (tie) Stormy Wing, Dalhart, Texas, and Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo., 81. 6, (tie) Will Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., and Kyle German, Crossfield, Alberta, 80. 8, Tylee Lanham, Sweet, Idaho, 79.