ProRodeo Sports News - October 16, 2020

HERMISTON, ORE.

Trenten Montero cruises to victory close to family ranch At Home TOP SCORES

TOP MONEY WINNER Bo Pickett, tie- down roper, took home $4,289 BAREBACK RIDING

BY JOLEE JORDAN, Special to ProRodeo Sports News F or bareback rider Trenten Montero, the Columbia River Circuit is ideal. It was his first choice as a professional thanks to its proximity to his family’s ranch 90 miles north of Winnemucca, Nev. “I like rodeoing up there,” Montero said. “They have these huge arenas and the people there really love rodeo. And I enjoy getting to get on big strong horses.” After a brief stint in the Turquoise Circuit while at NewMexico State University – when he also went to three College National Finals Rodeos in bareback riding and bull riding –Montero moved to Billings, Mont., but returned to his first circuit. It wasn’t easy being a Columbia River Circuit cowboy in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the cancellation of all but two rodeos. Despite the challenges, the circuit board, with help from rodeo committees, mustered together a finals event in the new location of Hermiston, Ore. “It was a lot of fun,” Montero said. “They had some great horses for us to get on, and it was awesome that they were able to pull that rodeo together so quickly.” After 16 seconds of work in Hermiston, Montero is making plans for another trip to the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo in 2021. He won both rounds of the 2020 RAMColumbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo en route to a 20-point victory in the average and a second consecutive year-end championship. Montero had a rematch with Big Bend Rodeo’s Moon Shadow in the first round and joked that he often can’t remember horses he rode the previous week. In the second go, he drew Dakota Pride from Corey & Lange Rodeo, a horse voted the Bareback Horse of the RAM CRCFR. “That was a different type of horse, a lot of power and really rapid,” Montero said. “He got a lot of jumps in the eight seconds.” The ride was worth 82 points but after the whistle left something to be desired. “I sat up too quick and my heels clicked, and I was in trouble,” said Montero, who hung up and ended up getting stepped on before getting away. “I help out with bareback schools, and one thing I always tell the students is that the ride isn’t over until you get off on the pickup man,” he said, “or you’ll end up banged up, and it puts a damper on your season.” Luckily, Montero escaped relatively unscathed, and the $3,781 won sets him up nicely in the early 2021 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. “I was excited to crack back out and get a win,” said Montero, who competed at his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2019 but finished 29th in 2020. “It feels good when you’ve had a rough year. “The nice thing about rodeo is that the season ends Sept. 30 and the new one starts Oct. 1 so you don’t get to dwell on anything, you just get right back into it.”

Pickett

1. Trenten Montero........ 160.5 pts. on 2 2. Colton Clemens. .......................... 140 3. Kirk St. Clair. ................................ 116 STEER WRESTLING 1. Dalton Massey................7.2 sec. on 2 2. Blake Knowles. .............................. 8.7 3. Justin Kimsey................................ 9.3 TEAM ROPING 1. R. Minor/B. Minor...........9.0 sec. on 2 2. G. Rogers/J. Minor...................... 10.6 3. J. Fischer/J. Bergevin. ................. 12.2 SADDLE BRONC RIDING 1. Kade Bruno................. 167.5 pts. on 2 2. Joe Harper................................. 156.5 3. Clay Stremler................................ 143 TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Bo Pickett.....................16.6 sec. on 2 2. Cody Craig................................... 17.3 3. Cooper Martin.............................. 17.6 BARREL RACING 1. Jodi Goodrich.............34.59 sec. on 2 2. Amberleigh Moore..................... 34.61 3. Emily McKinnies........................ 34.63 STEER ROPING 1. Caleb McMillan.............32.2 sec. on 2 2. Howdy McGinn.................... 12.9 on 1 3. Roger Nonella.............................. 16.9 BULL RIDING 1. Dallee Mason................ 164 pts. on 2. 2. Roscoe Jarboe.............................. 149 3. Ruger Piva........................... 88.5 on 1

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Trenten Montero won both rounds of the RAM CRCFR, finishing his perfect run with an 82-point ride on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Dakota Pride in the second round.

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