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Young Star Ties Down First Place in First Day of Pendleton Roundup

Laying the foundation for the tie-down ropers at Pendleton Roundup, a young star takes first-place on night one.
Isabelle Brown|
Young Star Ties Down First Place in First Day of Pendleton Roundup
Young Star Ties Down First Place in First Day of Pendleton Roundup

Starting off the 113th year of Pendleton Rodeo, the participants are setting the tone for the long week of events. The competition on night one was gritty, as each rider was forced to give their all within the event. 

Each competitor pushed their limits with fast and quick rides on night one to receive top placements.

On opening day of the Pendleton Roundup Rodeo, Shad Mayfield laid the foundation for this week's competition in tie-down roping, as he was able to tie down first place with a time of 8.4 seconds. 

The 22-year-old holds a single world title and has been to four National Finals Rodeos. Currently ranked third in the world, he is paving his way to a good weekend at Pendleton and a great year at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

The top five riders of the night pushed as hard as they could to be in the top spots by just tenths of a second. 

Clayton Hansen took over second place with a time of 8.5 seconds. Closely followed by Cody Craig with a time of 8.6 seconds. 

Rodger Nonella was able to snag fourth with an 8.8-second run putting Kincade Henry in fifth with an 8.9-second run. 

Ranked fourth in the world, Shane Hanchey, took sixth place with a 9.1-second run.

Lucky number seven claimed three riders last night.

Zack Jongbloed, Preston Pederson, and Quade Hiatt all had a 9.3-second run.

Will this tie challenge these riders to their limits to get themselves to the top spots for the rest of the week?

Contestants are bringing the heat this year at Pendleton and it looks to be a good week of rodeo ahead. 

Pendleton Roundup Rodeo Wednesday night rankings:

Round 1

  1. Shad Mayfield - 8.4 seconds - $4,995.53
  2. Clayton Hansen - 8.5 seconds - $4,343.94
  3. Cody Craig - 8.6 seconds - $3,692.35
  4. Roger Nonella - 8.8 seconds - $3,040.76
  5. Kincade Henry - 8.9 seconds - $2,389.16
  6. Shane Hanchey - 9.1 seconds - $1,737.57
  7. Zack Jongbloed/ Preston Pederson/ Quade Hiatt - 9.3 seconds - $506.79/each
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Isabelle Brown
ISABELLE BROWN

Isabelle is from a small town in southern Illinois where she grew to love her family, friends, and small-town community. Growing up in a small town, she learned and started her background in agriculture and knowledge of equine and barrel racing. Isabelle spent many years riding and training with her uncle, this allowed her to work with many young futurity prospects. Barrel racing brought her some of her closest friends and her to some of the best opportunities she has been presented in her life. She was a part of 4-H from the time she was in the 3rd grade till her graduating year of high school which allowed her to broaden her knowledge outside of equine.  After graduating high school in 2019 Isabelle moved to Murray, Kentucky where she continued her education at Murray State University. Although she wasn’t a participant on the rodeo team she traveled with the team to most of their events. She also continued to individually compete in barrel racing until 2022. At the start of 2022, she decided to take a break from school to travel and to find what her passion was. She found herself in north Texas. This led her to the opportunity to start and grow with Sports Illustrated Rodeo Daily. She plans to use this opportunity to spread her knowledge and love for the animals and the sport(s) they allow us to engage in.  Instagram: izzyb_brown01

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