List of Calgary Stampede Rodeo Champions
Calgary Stampede rodeo champions have won their respective events in one of the largest rodeos in the world; the rodeo is the heart of the Calgary Stampede.[1] With a prize of $100,000 to the winner of each major discipline and $1,000,000 total on championship day alone, it also offers one of the richest payouts in rodeo competition.[2] Rodeo events are broadcast nationally by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on its main network, as well as on Sportsnet One.[3][4]
There are six major disciplines – bull riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, tie down roping, saddle bronc and bareback riding – and four novice events – junior steer riding, novice bareback, novice saddle bronc and wild pony racing.[5] Each event is organized as its own tournament, and the cowboys and girls are divided into two pools. The first pool competes each night for the first four nights, and the second each night for four nights following. The top four in each pool advance to the Sunday final, and the remainder compete on Saturday for a wild card spot in the final. The competitor with the best time or score on Sunday wins the $100,000 grand prize.[6]
All livestock for the rodeo events come from the 22,000-acre (89 km2) Stampede Ranch located near the town of Hanna.[7] The ranch was created in 1961 as a means of improving the quality of bucking horses and bulls and to guarantee supply.[8] The first of its kind in North America,[7] the Stampede Ranch operates a breeding program that produces some of the top rodeo stock in the world and supplies rodeos throughout southern Alberta, and as far south as Las Vegas.[9]
Past champions
Saddle bronc
- 2013 Cort Scheer, Elsmere NE
- 2012 Wade Sundell, Boxhold IA[10]
- 2011 Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, SD[11]
- 2010 Wade Sundell, Boxholm, IA
- 2009 Taos Muncy, Corona, NM
- 2008 Cody Wright, Milford, UT
- 2007 Cody DeMoss, Heflin, LA
- 2006 Cody Wright, Millford, UT
- 2005 Rod Hay, Wildwood, AB
- 2004 Dan Mortensen, Billings, MT
- 2003 Rod Warren, Valleyview, AB
- 2002 Rod Hay, Wildwood, AB
Bareback
- 2013 Caleb Bennet, Morgan UT
- 2012 Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, UT
- 2011 Clint Cannon, Waller, TX
- 2010 Will Lowe, Canyon, TX
- 2009 Will Lowe, Canyon, TX
- 2008 Will Lowe, Canyon, TX
- 2007 Davey Shields Jr., Bashaw, AB
- 2006 Davey Shields Jr., Bashaw, AB
- 2005 Davey Shields Jr., Bashaw, AB
- 2004 Cody DeMers, Boulder, MT
- 2003 Jason Delguercio, Strathmore, AB
- 2002 Cody Jessee, John Day, OR
Bull riding
- 2015 Sage Kimzey, Strong City, OK
- 2014 Scott Schiffner, Strathmore, AB
- 2013 J. B. Mauney, Mooresville NC
- 2012 Chad Besplug, Claresholm, AB
- 2011 Shane Proctor, Mooresville, NC
- 2010 Douglas Duncan, Alvin, TX
- 2009 J.B. Mauney, Mooresville, NC
- 2008 Mike Lee, Decatur, TX
- 2007 Brian Canter, Randleman, NC
- 2006 Ross Coleman, Molalla, OR
- 2005 Chris Hansen, Barrhead, AB
- 2004 Robert Bowers, Brooks, AB
- 2003 Justin Volz, Charlie Lake, BC
- 2002 Justin Vold, Charlie Lake, BC
Tie-down roping
- 2013 Bradley Bynum, Sterling City TX
- 2012 Cory Solomon, Prairieview, TX
- 2011 Tuf Cooper, Decatur, TX
- 2010 Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, ID
- 2009 Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, GA
- 2008 Jeff Chapman, Athens, TX
- 2007 Fred Whitfield, Hockley, TX
- 2006 Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, OK
- 2005 Alwin Bouchard, Scandia, AB
- 2004 Mike Johnson, Henryetta, OK
- 2003 Rickey Canton, Cleveland, TX
- 2002 Marty Becker, Manyberries, AB
Steer wrestling
- 2013 Wade Sumpter, Folwer CO
- 2012 Trevor Knowles, Mt Vernon, OR
- 2011 Straws Milan, Cochrane, AB
- 2010 Lee Graves, Calgary, AB
- 2009 Trevor Knowles, Mt Vernon, OR
- 2008 Wade Sumpter, Fowler, CO
- 2007 Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, OR
- 2006 Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, AB
- 2005 Beau Franzen, Goodwell, OK
- 2004 Bryan Fields, Conroe, TX
- 2003 Jeff Corbello, Iowa, LA
- 2002 Bill Pace, Stephenville, TX
Barrel racing
- 2013 Fallon Taylor , Whitesboro,TX
- 2012 Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro,TX
- 2011 Fallon Taylor , Whitesboro,TX
- 2010 Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro,TX
- 2009 Tammy Key-Fischer, Ledbetter, TX
- 2008 Lindsay Sears, Nanton, AB
- 2007 Tana Poppino, Big Cabin, OK
- 2006 Joleen Seitz, Savona, BC
- 2005 Molly Powell, Stephenville, TX
- 2004 Debbie Renger, Okotoks, AB
- 2003 Charmayne James, Athens, TX
- 2002 Jill Besplug, Claresholm, AB
References
- ↑ Dixon & Read 2005, p. 78
- ↑ $1 million Sunday lives up to its billing at Stampede, CanWest Media, 2008-07-14, retrieved 2010-05-21
- ↑ Broadcast schedule, Calgary Stampede, retrieved 2012-06-06
- ↑ "CBC BROADCASTS". Calgary Stampede. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ Rodeo, Calgary Stampede, retrieved 2010-05-21
- ↑ 2009 Calgary Stampede Media Guide (PDF), Calgary Stampede, p. 75, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-01
- 1 2 Dixon & Read 2005, p. 67
- ↑ Stampede Ranch, Calgary Stampede, retrieved 2011-06-04
- ↑ Hanson, Cheri (2002-07-04), "At home on the range", Calgary Herald, p. SE10
- ↑ Results and Draws, retrieved 2013-08-12
- ↑ Past Champions, archived from the original on 2012-04-18, retrieved 2013-08-12
- Dixon, Joan; Read, Tracey (2005), Celebrating the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Canmore, Alberta: Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., ISBN 1-55153-939-X