Monday, July 14, 2003
Sports Cheney Rodeo concludes with Bean top winner J.C. Bean walked away from the final day of the Cheney Rodeo with the most money in his pocket. Bean took home $1,472.46 Sunday for his first-place finish in bull riding. Bean scored a 79, one point better than runner-up Max Fortmuller. Three riders finished in a tie for first in bareback. Grant Richie, Sean Culver and Matt Weishoff each scored 77s and pocketed $835.49. Fred Brown blew away the field in calf roping. Brown's time of 10.4 seconds was seven-tenths of a second better than runner-up Seth Hopper. Brown earned $1,357.27. Matt Pasco won handily in steer wrestling, clocking a 6.1 to easily outdistance second-place finisher B.J. Taruscio (7.3). Pasco pocketed $1,336.17. Karen Gleason was the top barrel racer, finishing with a time of 17.49, just ahead of Chandra Grover's 17.52 effort. Gleason earned $914.25. Gary Alger was the clear-cut winner in saddle bronc with a score of 82, five points better than runner-up Jerad McFarlane. Alger took home $1,296.40. Mike Fuller and Brady Minor won the team roping event with a time of 7.4. Fuller and Minor each earned $1.177.58 for the victory. Jason Stewart and Patrick Smith finished second at 7.6.