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Stevie Taylor points her horse, Clancy, down the straightaway while competing in barrel racing last year at the Jackson Hole Rodeo.

LAST CALL

2020 Jackson Hole Rodeo Year-End Standings

Here’s where riders ended up at the end of last year’s season after giving it their all in the arena. Standings are organized by athlete, points and winnings. Bull riding

1. Payton Nelson, 92.5, $2,956.54 2. Kacy Jones, 59, $1,340.10 3. Jaspur Brower, 53.5, $995.40 4. Tipton Wilson, 49, $910.35 5. Tucker Wilson, 48.5, $499.50 6. Brody Hasenack, 39, $1,871.55 7. Riley Barg, 38, $1,567.35 8. Zack Winer, 33, $630 9. Levi Wilson, 28, $1,167.75 10. Emmett Ross, 28, $846

Mini bulls

1. Callaway Wilson, 70, $200 2. Mathew Urruitta, 19, $200 3. Zack Marino, 20, $150

Bareback

1. KC Gibson, 111.5, $1,931 2. Brian Brown, 84.5, $1,620 3. Tristan Hansen, 69, $1,516

4. Donny Proffit, 38, $640 5. Chance Ames, 27, $470 6. Trever Kay, 23, $152 7. JJ Hunsaker, 21 8. Dean Thompson, 19, $518 9. Ty Hawkes, 17

Saddle bronc

1. Grady Eckley, 186, $3,212.84 2. Blaine Mathews, 179.5, $4,446.45 3. Wyatt Hurst, 61.5, $1,060.92 4. Garrett Buckely, 51.5, $708.75 5. Jacob Phillips, 46.5, $495.75 6. Jacob Bentlage, 42, $251 7. Logan Nunn, 30, $396.62 8. Garrett Upton, 29.5, $778.50 9. Rowdy Stone, 29, $593.75 10. Carson Bingham, 27, $309

The classification of ropers — divided by headers and heelers — is essentially a handicap system for the sport. While the classification is complicated, simply put, the higher the number, the more skilled the rider. Full classifications can be found at TeamRoping.com. No. 8 Header 1. Gibby Roberts, 166, $1,767.75 2. Bill Lewkowitz, 105, $987.70 3. Bob Bing, 63, $648.25 4. Cassidy Espenschied, 58, $592 5. Cole Redmond, 49, $762.20 6. Jessica Elquist, 43, $380 7. Ryder Kerr, 42, $518 8. Bobby Albertson, 40, $401.20 9. Brit Ross, 40, $292 10. Hays Espenschied, 38, $226 No. 8 Heeler 1. Chris McGhee, 125, $932 2. Earl Higgins, 103, $1,171 3. Shane Lucas, 86, $997.20 4. Jahrod Little, 71, $672.50 5. Buck Schouboe, 68, $897.20 6. Caden Albertson, 52, $401.20 7. John Hintz, 50, $596 8. Chance Stevie, 44, $537 9. Case Kerr, 41, $518 10. Brent Murdock, 41, $224 No. 10 Header 1. Kevin Smith, 103, $1,333.29 2. Boone Snidecor, 102, $924.76 3. Cael Espenschied, 93, $1,136.10 4. Jason Wheeldon, 57, $888.02 5. LaRae Branham, 52, $618.24 6. Bryan Ray, 37, $344.88 7. Jessica Elquist, 33, $382.10 8. Sadee Kriekemier, 31, $254.40 9. Jim Walter, 29, $178.80 10. Shawn Sorenson, 29, $357.60 No. 10 Heeler 1. Buck Schouboe, 89, $1,304.40 2. Jade Espenschied, 86, $986.16 3. Joey Parker, 80, $807.59 4. Hank Kerr, 78, $1,165.22 5. John Hintz, 70, $647.56 6. Earl Higgins, 60, $723.74 7. Clyde Gasser, 55, $655.20 8. Chance Stevie, 53, $634.08 9. Shane Lucas, 42, $499.68 10. Jody Burnside, 40, $369.52 Open Header 1. Brian Espenschied, 112, $1,017 2. Rhett Nichols, 72, $477 3. Kolby Bradley, 53, $684 4. Arye Espenschied, 50, $1,507.50 5. Chad Espenschied, 45, $940.50

Colorado’s Garrett Upton, riding Buckshot, competes in saddle bronc.

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KC Gibson, riding Dave, competes in the bareback competition last year at the Jackson Hole Rodeo.

6. Jade Stoddard, 45, $732 7. Wade Tibbits, 42, $392 8. Shane Sims, 29, $369 9. Boone Snidecor, 24, $305 10. Josh Johnson, 15, $162 Open Heeler 1. Chad Espenschied, 118, $2,538 2. Jade Espenschied, 80, $553.50 3. Nick Nichols, 70, $144 4. Brian Espenschied, 67, $909 5. Cole Cooper, 51, $516 6. Wes Miller, 50, $868.50 7. Jade Stoddard, 32, $392 8. Arye Espenschied, 29, $486 9. Josh Bassett, 19, $240 10. Shawn Choate, 15, $202.50 11. Mike Stevie, 14

The four brackets are set by the rider with the fastest overall time. 1D includes riders with the fastest times; 2D riders have times 1/2 second or slower than the overall fastest time; 3D riders clock times 1 second or slower than the overall; and 4D riders are 2 seconds

or slower than the overall fastest time, according to the National Barrel Horse Association. Barrel racing statistics are organized by rider, mount, points and prize money. 1D Barrels 1. JoAnn O’Neal, Sling Shot, 154, $1,396.58 2. Stevie Taylor, Clancy, 150, $1,135.18 3. Gracie Perry, Fancy, 32, $160.16 4. Lora Nichols, Turbo, 27, $204.10 5. Jessica Elquist, Hot Rod, 27, $193.52 6. Jordan Lutz, Rat, 22 7. Kloe Nichols, Frech Toast, 20, $244.40 8. Tarryn Lee, Jet, 19, $163.80 9. Taylor Nichols, Hef, 17, $109.20 10. Kenzie Castagno, Player, 16, $58.24 2D Barrels 1. Jessica Elquist, Hot Rod, 46, $315.48 2. Lisa Bontecou, Mr. Big, 39, $140.40 3. Hailey Hardeman, Linda, 37, $233.24 4. Mary Murdock, Scotchly, 37, $216.84 5. Kenzie Castagno, Player, 33, $70.20 6. Sam Thoenig, Diesel, 29, $215.28 7. Dally Wilson, Chic, 29, $74.88 8. Gracie Perry, Fancy, 27, $51.48 9. Melody Skiver, Chance, 23, $93.60 10. Jodi Edwards, Issy, 20, $235.08 3D Barrels 1. Dally Wilson, Chic, 135, $452.24 2. Sara Little, Friday, 88, $163.28 3. Jordan Lutz, Rat, 55, $104 4. Lisa Bontecou, Mr. Big, 47, $173.75 5. Savana Wackerman, Phoenix, 40, $131.81 6. Mary Murdock, Scothcly, 38, $162.24 7. Jessica Elquist, Hot Rod, 37, $135.20 8. Jeni Snidecor, LuLu, 27, $27.04 9. Jessica Elquist, Keeley, 24, $34.32 10. Melody Skiver, Chance, 20, $99.84 4D Barrels 1. Ariat Kerr, Kat, 72, $178.42 2. Jeni Snidecor, Jill, 38, $141.96 3. Savana Wackerman, Phoenix, 36, $59.28 4. Jordan Lutz, Rat, 30, $130.26 5. Falyn Nenna, Frosty, 18, $63.18 6. Faith Jones, Cutie, 16, $21.84 2021 ROUNDUP SOUVENIR PROGRAM