Poway Rodeo
- Megan Nicole Larson

- Nov 17, 2025
- 3 min read
The Poway Rodeo was held September 26-27th at the Poway Valley Riders Association in Poway, California. All-around cowboy went to Brushton Minton, who took home $1,320 for entering the tie-down roping and team roping. He also took sixth in the tie-down roping for his 9.5 run for another $1,320. Mason Clements took first in the bareback riding for his 87 point for $2,586. Cody Cabral took first in the steer wrestling for his 3.4 second run to earn $2,703. John Gaona & Steven Gaona took first in the team roping for their 4.6 second run to take home $3,076 each. Kaden Chance Horrocks took first in the saddle bronc riding for his 83.5 point ride on Strange Magic (Salt River Rodeo) for $2,967. Ty Harris took first in the tie-down roping for his 8.3 second run to pocket $2,493. McKenna Coronado took first in the barrel racing for her 17.02 second run to net her $2,352. Kaidyn Holland took first in the breakaway roping for her 2.2 second run to earn $2,527. Brad Moreno took first in the bull riding for his 84 points on Looney Tune (Salt River Rodeo) for $3,294. Salt River Rodeo and Cooper Andersen provided the stock. Cody Resor and Les Shannon were the pickup men and Cody Escobedo and Jerry Jacobs provided the cowboy protection.
All-around Cowboy: Brushton Minton, $1,320, tie-down roping and team roping.
Bareback Riding: 1. Mason Clements, 87 points, $2,586; 2. Dean Thompson, 83.5, $1,983; 3. Orin Larsen, 82.5, $1,465; 4. Wyatt Wood, 81, $948; 5. R.C. Landingham, 80, $603; 6. Clayton Biglow, 79.5, $431; 7. Nick Pelke, 79, $345; 8. Matthew Tuni, 76, $259.
Steer Wrestling: 1. Cody Cabral, 3.4 seconds, $2,703; 2. Tanner Brunner, 4.5, $2,350; 3. Traver Johnson, 4.6, $1,998; 4. James Banister, 4.7, $1,645; 5. (tie) Scott Guenthner, Casey Harmon and Darcy Kersh, 4.8, $940 each; 8. Zane George, 5.3, $235.
Team Roping: 1. John Gaona/Steven Gaona, 4.6 seconds, $3,076 each; 2. Ky Redstrom/Whip Peterson, 4.8, $2,714; 3. Derrick Begay/Ty Romo, 5.2, $2,352; 4. Kolton Schmidt/Chase Tryan, 5.5, $1,990; 5. Shain Sproul/Wade Hooker, 5.7, $1,810; 6. Blake Hirdes/Jake Edwards, 5.9, $1,629; 7. Chase Helton/Wyatt Hansen, 6.1, $1,448; 8. Jared Gonzales/Paul Brashears, 6.3, $1,267; 9. Pat Grohl/Monty Joe Petska, 6.6, $1,086; 10. (tie) Zack Engelhart/Gavin Lopez and Lane Lowry/Lane Karney, 7.5, $362 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. Kaden Chance Horrocks, 83.5 points on Salt River Rodeo's Strange Magic, $2,967; 2. (tie) Ross Griffin and Lefty Holman, 82, $1,978 each; 4. Weston Patterson, 80.5, $1,088; 5. (tie) Slade Keith, Q McWhorter and Dylan Young, 80, $527 each; 8. Reed Neely, 79.5, $297.
Tie-down Roping: 1. Ty Harris, 8.3 seconds, $2,493; 2. (tie) Quade Hiatt, Haven Meged and Pecos Tatum, 9.0, $1,906 each; 5. Max Mathis, 9.3, $1,466; 6. Brushton Minton, 9.5, $1,320; 7. Tyler Forsberg, 9.9, $1,173; 8. Quinton Ellis, 10.8, $1,026; 9. Kyle Lucas, 11.0, $880; 10. Gator Goodrich, 12.1, $587.
Barrel Racing: 1. McKenna Coronado, 17.02 seconds, $2,352; 2. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 17.23, $1,999; 3. Sue Smith, 17.28, $1,646; 4. Shelby Bates, 17.42, $1,411; 5. Katelyn Scott, 17.44, $1,176; 6. (tie) Jana Bean and Ruby Lightfoot, 17.50, $706 each; 8. Makenna Shook, 17.54, $470; 9. (tie) Vicky Cook, Katie Pascoe and Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 17.58, $353 each; 12. Amie Grohl, 17.73, $235.
Breakaway Roping: 1. Kaidyn Holland, 2.2 seconds, $2,527; 2. Cassidy Barnes, 2.5, $2,166; 3. Josie Goodrich, 3.0, $1,805; 4. Kate Branco, 3.1, $1,564; 5. Beth Hitchcock, 3.2, $1,203; 6. (tie) Shalee King and Sutton Mang, 3.7, $842 each; 8. Chelsea James, 4.8, $481; 9. Adriene Steffen, 5.2, $361; 10. Suzanne Williams, 12.3, $241.
Bull Riding: 1. Brad Moreno, 84 points on Salt River Rodeo's Looney Tune, $3,294; 2. TJ Gray, 81, $2,554; 3. Robbie Taylor, 76.5, $1,920; 4. Dylan Rice, 76, $1,286; 5. Billy Quillan, 73, $863; 6. Kyle Eaton, 65, $652; no other qualified rides. (all totals include ground money).
Total Payoff: $105,242. Stock contractor: Salt River Rodeo. Sub-Contractor: Cooper Andersen. Rodeo Secretary: Sherry Rice-Gibson. Officials: Mike Jones, Brian Summerfield and Jim Banister. Timers: Sharon Bernhard and Nancy Jane Dorenkamp. Announcer: Wayne Brooks. Specialty Acts: Bethany Kiesner and Rider Kiesner. Bullfighters: Cody Escobedo and Jerry Jacobs. Clown/Barrelman: Rider Kiesner. Flankmen: Jerry Dorenkamp and Cat Ray. Chute Bosses: Cat Ray and Jerry Dorenkamp. Pickup Men: Cody Resor and Les Shannon. Music Director: Zach Atkinson. Photographer: Reed Settle.
