Waller County Fair & Rodeo

The Waller County Fair & Rodeo was held October 2-4th at the Waller County Fairgrounds in Hempstead, Texas. Christopher Fleet took all-around cowboy and a check for $2,267 by entering the saddle bronc riding and team roping. Leighton Berry took first in the bareback riding for his impressive 90.5 point ride on Secret's Out (Pete Carr Pro Rodeo) for $1,951. Joseph Guze took first in the steer wresting for his quick 3.4 second run to earn $2,189. Dustin Egusquiza & JC Flake took first in the team roping for their 3.8 second run to pocket $4,594 each. Parker Fleet took first in the saddle bronc riding for his smooth 84 points on Dirty Jacket (Pete Carr Pro Rodeo) for $2,267. Riley Mason Webb took first in the tie-down roping with his 6.8 second run to take home $3,316.  Tiany Schuster took first in the barrel racing for her 15.27 second run to earn $3,596. Jade Mitchell took first in the breakaway roping with her lighting fast 1.6 second run to pocket $4,211. Bryce Jensen took first in the bull riding with her 85 point ride on Ringo (Pete Carr Pro Rodeo) for 3,944. Pete Carr Pro Rodeo provided the stock. Jeff Dees and Jake Dees were the pickup men and Clay Heger and Cameron Lerma were the bullfighters.

All-around Cowboy: Christopher Fleet, $2,267, saddle bronc riding and team roping.

Bareback Riding: 1. Leighton Berry, 90.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo's Secret's Out, $1,951; 2. (tie) Bryce Eck, Andy Gingerich and Matt McLanahan, 80.5, $1,106 each; 5. Colton Clemens, 80, $455; 6. (tie) Colt Eck and Darien Johnson, 79, $293 each; 8. Wyatt Warneke, 77.5, $195.

Steer Wrestling: 1. Joseph Guze, 3.4 seconds, $2,189; 2. Gus Franzen, 3.7, $1,932; 3. Wyatt Fields, 3.9, $1,674; 4. Darcy Kersh, 4.0, $1,417; 5. (tie) Tory Johnson and Bryn Roy, 4.1, $1,223 each; 7. Dakota Champion, 4.2, $1,030; 8. (tie) Emmett Edler, Tyler Ravenscroft and Tucker Ravenscroft, 4.3, $730 each.

Team Roping: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/JC Flake, 3.8 seconds, $4,594 each; 2. Brayden Fillmore/Cody Lansing, 4.1, $4,054; 3. Cash Duty/Jake Edwards, 4.3, $3,513; 4. Marcus Theriot/Chase Graves, 4.4, $2,973; 5. Peyton Holliday/Gavin Foster, 4.6, $2,432; 6. (tie) Cyle Denison/Lane Mitchell, Chris Francis/Cade Passig, Brenten Hall/Kaden Profili and Tanner Tomlinson/Travis Graves, 4.7, $1,757 each; 10. (tie) Riley Kittle/Cory Petska, Zane Murphy/Tucker Menz and McCray Profili/Boogie Ray, 4.8, $811 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. Parker Fleet, 84 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo's Dirty Jacket, $2,267; 2. Colt Gordon, 83.5, $1,738; 3. (tie) Cooper Thatcher and Darcy Wockner, 83, $1,058 each; 5. (tie) Jacobs Crawley and Dylan Young, 82, $453 each; 7. (tie) Talon Elshere and Riggin Smith, 81, $265 each.

Tie-down Roping: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 6.8 seconds, $3,316; 2. Cutter Carpenter, 7.4, $2,926; 3. Dalton Porch, 8.0, $2,536; 4. Cole Eiguren, 8.6, $2,146; 5. (tie) Cash Hooper, Bryson Sechrist and Kyan Wilhite, 8.7, $1,755 each; 8. Titan Quigg, 8.9, $1,365; 9. (tie) Guy Raasch and Marty Yates, 9.1, $975 each.

Barrel Racing: 1. Tiany Schuster, 15.27 seconds, $3,596; 2. Morgan Bagnell, 15.32, $2,877; 3. Cheyenne Wimberley, 15.44, $2,338; 4. Stormie Wisnoski, 15.51, $1,798; 5. (tie) Tara Carr, Jodee Miller and Lanita Peirce, 15.52, $1,139 each; 8. Brooke Krolczyk, 15.54, $809; 9. Kristin Dunn, 15.55, $719; 10. (tie) Taylor Baize and Dena Kirkpatrick, 15.56, $584 each; 12. Kristi Cole, 15.57, $450; 13. Gracen Harman, 15.59, $360; 14. Jordan Driver, 15.61, $270; 15. (tie) Abbie Crews and Rainey Skelton, 15.65, $90 each.

Breakaway Roping: 1. Jade Mitchell, 1.6 seconds, $4,211; 2. (tie) McKenna Hickson and Hali Williams, 1.7, $3,053 each; 4. Abby Cox, 1.9, $2,106; 5. Shayla Smith, 2.0, $1,684; 6. (tie) Josie Conner, Jordi Edens-Mitchell, Jacelyn Frost and Whitney Profili, 2.1, $1,026 each; 10. (tie) Montana Brown, TiAda Gray, Mattie Hodges and Hannah Phillips, 2.2, $579 each; 14. (tie) Jaci Hammons, Kayla Lombardo and Madison Outhier, 2.3, $175 each.

Bull Riding: 1. Bryce Jensen, 85 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo's Ringo, $3,944; 2. Cooper James, 83, $3,254; 3. Dylan Rice, 77.5, $2,662; no other qualified rides. (all totals include ground money).

Total Payoff: $130,937. Stock contractor: Pete Carr Pro Rodeo. Rodeo Secretary: Sandy Gwatney. Officials: Justin Lindquist, Glenn Sullivan and Scott Fogg. Timers: Sandy Gwatney and Teri Cribb. Announcer: Andy Stewart. Specialty Act: John Harrison. Bullfighters: Clay Heger and Cameron Lerma. Clown/Barrelman: John Harrison. Chute Bosses: John Gwatney and Curtis Parker. Pickup Men: Jeff Dees and Jake Dees. Music Director: Ryan Killingsworth. Photographer: Peggy Gander.