MORMON LAKE, ARIZONA – National Team Roping (NTR) helds its 2022 Memorial Day Celebration May 28-30. The three days of roping featured Megabucks ropings, saddle ropings, buckle ropings and of course, the Rising Stars dummy ropings with buckles awarded in three age divisions.
Results follow:
Sat., May 28
#11.5 Megabucks
Short go, 1st not placing in average: Rylee McRoberts and Colton Smart, 8.37, $200.
Average: 1. Balito Baca and Ricardo Calixtro, 40.42, $3,620. 2. Kee Natani and Casper Billy, 41.22, $2,700. 3. Francisco Aranda and Salvador Flores Jr, 41.82, $1,800. 4. Cody Slim and Wayland Riggs, 46.46, $900.
#10.5 Megabucks
Fast time short go: Juan de Dios Robles Moreno and Adrian Escalante Jr, 7.83, $200.
Average: 1. Juan de Dios Robles Moreno and Adrian Escalante Jr., 36.85, $4,700. Cody Slim and Beau Beard, 41.82, $3,500. 3. Gary McCurry and Dwight Gorman, 30.06 on 3, $2,340. 4. Adrian Escalante and Travis Stodghill, 32.51, $1,180.
#9.5 Megabucks
Fast time short go: Greg Cluff and Chase Granillo, 17.51, $200.
Average: 1. Greg Cluff and Chase Granillo, 60.57, $3,080. 2. Francisco Gutierrez Jr. and Francisco J. Gutierrez, 36.12, $1,860. 3. Joe Jiron and Leon Francis, 49.92, $1,230.
#9.5 Memorial 5000
Short go, 1st not placing in average: Alejandro Cortez Jr. and Alex Cortez, 8.49, $300.
Average: 1. Tanner McBride and Daunte Begay, 35.84, $7,300. 2. Tristen Mulaire and Adan Quezada-Rivera, 41.38, $4,560. 3. Daniel Estrada and Juan Etrada, 45.63, $3,640. 4. Daniel Yanez and Colton Smart, 46.66, $3,040. 5. Toby Travizo and Daunte Begay, 48.33, $2,740. 6. Eliana Tena and Ty Dayzie, 48.54, $2,440. 7. Cauy Quentin Begay and Anthony Ponce Rivera, 48.64, $2,120. 8. KJ Williams and Sherwin Dick, 49.87, $1,820. 9. Brandon Narramore and Ryan Batdorf, 50.84, $1,520. 10. Robert Dooley and Ryan McRoberts, 51.37, $1,220.
#6 Buckle Up 2 Steer
Average (buckles to 10th place): 1. Curtis Imming and Omar Benally, 21.00, $2,800. 2. Jeremiah Lujan and David Ricker, 21.03, $1,760. 3. Aislynn Mulcaire and Vincent Vaccar, 21.16, $1,400. 4. Lee Manygoats and Virgil Bonnie, 21.38, $1,160. 5. Dave P. Brown and Dale Williams, 21.87, $1,050. 6. Alondra Robbin and Bill Bear, 23.15, $940. 7. Francisco Heraldes and Jerry Vojnic, 23.23, $820. 8. Candie Gurren and Weston Little, 23.95, $700. 9. Jeremiah Lujan and Chance Tallsalt, 26.42, $580. 10. Kayla Vojnic and Jerry Vojnic, 29.39, $460.
Rising Stars
5 & under: Kyzier Cowboy
6-8 yrs: Colter Yazzie
9-12 yrs: Leevey Williams
Sunday, May 29
#10.5 Megabucks
Short go, 1st not placing in average: Anthony Ponce Rivera and Adan Quezada Quintana, 10.31, $200.
Average: 1. Jimmy Brown and Wyatt Wilms, 42.27, $4,340. 2. Joe Jiron and Delbert Begay, 45.30, $3,240. 3. Jeremiah Lujan and Colin Bitsoie, 45.54, $2,160. 4. Daylan Nez and Lethaniel Roamhorse, 45.58, $1,080.
#9.5 Megabucks
Fast time short go: Brad Thomas and Larry Thomas, 8.75, $200.
Average: 1. Brad Thomas and Larry Thomas, 47.10, $5,460. 2. Weston Little and Kyley Beatty, 51.82, $4,100. 3. Troy Dixon and Tom Krupinski, 63.33, $2,740. 4. Yliberto Orozco and Erik Venegas, 25.79, $1,370.
#8.5 Saddle Up
Short go, 1st not placing in average: Cano Gonzales and Oscar Almeida, 10.86, $500.
Average (saddles to 5th place): 1. Adriane Donald and Tyler Donald, 24.99, $9,160. 2. Chester Bia and Tuddy Smart, 27.53, $6,740. 3. Carlos Hernandez and Sonny Jim Franklin, 28.72, $4,580. 4. Paris Littleben and Slade Littleben, 29.06, $3,820. 5. Avery Jones and Balito Baca, 29.48, $3,440. 6. Tanner McBride and Kyley Beatty, 29.74, $3,060. 7. Alejandro Cortez Jr. and Chance Yazzie, 30.89, $2,680. 8. Iverson Wilson and Juan Estrada, 32.10, $2,300. 9. Jeremiah Lujan and Justin Tapia, 32.40, $1,900. 10. JJ Dickson and Colton Tso, 32.62, $1,520. 11. Jeremiah Isaac and Micah Dee, 32.86, $1,000. 12. Judd Young and Randy Lee, 32.88, $1,000. 13. Seth Trent and Daunte Begay, 33.38, $1,000. Daylene Williams and Justin Beatty, 33.65, $1,000. 15. Chad Kee and Juan Cabral, 33.83, $1,000.
Monday, May 30
#8.5 Megabucks
Fast time short go: Jimmy Brown and Keith May, 10.44, $200.
Average: 1. Josh Smart and Cliff Dudoit, 48.59, $3,660. 2. Art Crawford and Tim Gibson, 57.79, $2,180. 3. Jimmy Brown and Keith May, 61.80, $1,460.
#8.5 Memorial 3000
Short go, 1st not placing in average: Barrett Williamson and Wiley Hatathlie, 13.32, $300.
Average: 1. Clifford Maxwell and Deyver Tena Granados, 40.00, $5,680. 2. Gabe Chavez and Oscar Almeida, 40.36, $3,560. 3. Seth Trent and Tudd Smart, 41.15, $2,840. 4. Julio Cesar Talamantes and Antonio Aranda, 41.68, $2,360. 5. Seth Trent and Daunte Begay, 42.93, $2,140. 6. Austin Pendergast and Justin Beatty, 46.43, $1,900. 7. Jon Denning and Yumiriam Aranda, 49.69, $1,660. 8. Jorge Martinez and Bryan Cordova, 50.34, $1,420. 9. Randas Christensen and Roman Burrel, 43.83, $1,180. 10. Kili Galam and DanPost, 55.95, $960.
#7 Buckle Up
Average (1st-5th awarded buckles): 1. DeVaughn Poorman and Slade Littleben, 16.79, $4,760. 2. Daylene Williams and Kyley Beatty, 19.02, $2,970. 3. Dustin Freitag and Javier Baeza, 20.21, $2,380. 4. Tim Fletcher and Kevin Begay, $1,980. 5. Tim Fletcher and Travis Lyons, 21.99, $1,780. 6. Eli Sanchez and Kurt Richardson, 22.47, $1,580. 7. Clay Krupinski and Deyver Tena Granados, 24.28, $1,380. 8. Ramon Ponce and Kevin Begay, 27.53, $1,200. 9. Austin Pendergast and Jeff Goldberg, 33.61, $1,000. 10. Kili Galam and Harry Nez, 8.52, $800.
