Last weeks Farm-City Pro Rodeo marked one of the most successful in rodeo board member Jon Gills recollection, with the attendance up and competition stiff.

One of the best things about the event, he said, was the weather.

Cooler temperatures led to comfortable patrons, and the heat was left to the action in the arena.

We couldnt ask for better weather, Gill said.

More patrons turned out this year, he said, adding Saturdays final performances took place in front of a sold-out crowd.

At least from his standpoint, everything about this years Farm-City Pro Rodeo ran according to plan, Gill said.

From the position Im in as far as the production, we had four good, fast-paced performances, and everything went really smooth, he said.

While he only got to catch bits and pieces of the event each night, he said Saturdays spectators were treated to four champion performances in the bareback, bull riding, team roping and saddle bronc events, although the competition on the other evenings was just as exciting.

It is always nice to award the champions when they are here, Gill said.

Although the times in steer wrestling werent snappy, with quite a few competitors racking up the seconds as they struggled to take down their animal, Gill said the large size of the animals and the difficulty made it a true steer-wrestling event.

Spectators also saw many successful bull rides, which makes the event more fun, Gill said.

We had quite a few successful rides this year, he said. I think the bull riders are just getting a little bit better.

Not that the bulls were making it easy for them.

Of the riders who stayed atop their bulls for the full eight seconds, many posted high scores, which added to the crowds excitement.

We still like to have some good, high-scoring rides, Gill said.

In addition, he said the steers in the team-roping event came from some of the best herds he has seen.

The rodeo also had 519 entries, although some of the athletes didnt compete because of injuries suffered just before. Still, Gill said the payoff was one of the best at more than $205,000.

Overall, it was kind of a flawless event for us, Gill said.

Farm-City Pro Rodeo final results

(From prorodeo.com)

All-around cowboy: Rhen Richard, $791, tie-down roping and team roping.

Bareback riding: 1. Steven Peebles, 87 points on Calgary Stampedes Special Delivery, $6,077; 2. (tie) Kaycee Feild, Bobby Mote and J.R. Vezain, 86, $3,444 each; 5. Seth Hardwick, 84, $1,418; 6. (tie) Richmond Champion, Wyatt Denny and Caine Riddle, 83, $810 each.

Steer wrestling: First round: 1. Carl Seiders, 5.1 seconds, $2,324; 2. (tie) Hunter Cure and Nick Guy, 5.2, $1,869 each; 4. Casey McMillen, 5.3, $1,415; 5. Dru Melvin, 5.4, $1,112; 6. Dakota Eldridge, 5.7, $808; 7. Cody Cabral, 5.8, $505; 8. (tie) Brad McGilchrist and Sam Mackenzie, 6.4, $101 each. Second round: 1. Jason Thomas, 4.4 seconds, $2,324; 2. Cody Cassidy, 4.6, $2,021; 3. Cole Edge, 5.1, $1,718; 4. (tie) Beau Clark and Jake Rinehart, 5.2, $1,263 each; 6. Dalton Massey, 5.6, $808; 7. K.C. Jones, 5.8, $505; 8. Chance Gartner, 5.9, $202. Average: 1. Jake Rinehart, 12.6 seconds on two head, $2,324; 2. Nick Guy, 13.1, $2,021; 3. Cole Edge, 13.2, $1,718; 4. K.C. Jones, 13.3, $1,415; 5. Carl Seiders, 13.5, $1,112; 6. Brad McGilchrist, 13.8, $808; 7. Blaine Jones, 14.6, $505; 8. Beau Clark, 15.3, $202.

Team roping: First round: 1. Brandon Beers/Jim Ross Cooper, 4.5 seconds, $1,915 each; 2. Tyler Waters/Cody Doescher, 4.6, $1,665; 3. (tie) Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn and Turtle Powell/Dakota Kirchenschlager, 4.8, $1,290 each; 5. (tie) Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler and Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 5.0, $791 each; 7. Chace Thompson/Jett Hillman, 5.1, $416; 8. (tie) Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, Coleman Proctor/Jake Long and Charly Crawford/Shay Carroll, 5.2, $56 each. Second round: 1. Charly Crawford/Shay Carroll, 4.2 seconds, $1,915 each; 2. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 4.7, $1,665; 3. Brady Tryan/Tommy Zuniga, 4.8, $1,415; 4. (tie) Shawn Bird/Justin Viles, Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes and Joel Bach/Allen Bach, 5.0, $916 each; 7. (tie) Chace Thompson/Jett Hillman and Travis Tryan/Dugan Kelly, 5.3, $291 each. Average: 1. Charly Crawford/Shay Carroll, 9.4 seconds on two head, $2,872 each; 2. Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, 9.9, $2,498; 3. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 10.0, $2,123; 4. Shawn Bird/Justin Viles, 10.3, $1,748; 5. Chace Thompson/Jett Hillman, 10.4, $1,374; 6. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 10.5, $999; 7. Travis Tryan/Dugan Kelly, 10.7, $624; 8. Drew Horner/Buddy Hawkins II, 17.3, $250.

Saddle bronc riding: 1. (tie) Samuel Kelts on Kesler Rodeos No. 828 and Rusty Wright on Calgary Stampedes Tokoyo Bubbles, 83 points, $4,783 each; 3. (tie) Cody DeMoss, Tyrell Smith, Troy Crowser and Cort Scheer, 80, $1,805 each; 7. (tie) Kaleb Asay and Chet Johnson, 79, $632 each.

Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Clint Robinson, 8.1 seconds, $2,038; 2. Shane Hanchey, 8.5, $1,773; 3. Cory Solomon, 8.6, $1,507; 4. K.C. Miller, 8.9, $1,241; 5. Blair Burk, 9.0, $975; 6. (tie) Kass Kayser and Cody Ohl, 9.2, $576 each; 8. Jake Hannum, 9.3, $177. Second round: 1. Roger Nonella, 7.8 seconds, $2,038; 2. Tuf Cooper, 7.9, $1,773; 3. (tie) Marty Yates and Tyson Durfey, 8.3, $1,374 each; 5. Catfish Brown, 8.4, $975; 6. Nate Baldwin, 8.5, $709; 7. Clint Robinson, 8.8, $443; 8. Timber Moore, 8.9, $177. Average: 1. Clint Robinson, 16.9 seconds on two head, $3,058; 2. Roger Nonella, 17.9, $2,659; 3. Cody Ohl, 18.2, $2,260; 4. Blair Burk, 18.8, $1,861; 5. (tie) Cory Solomon and Kass Kayser, 19.0, $1,263 each; 7. (tie) Tyson Durfey and Cody Jordan, 19.2, $465 each.

Barrel racing: First round: 1. Carlee Pierce, 17.13 seconds, $1,814; 2. Nancy Hunter, 17.21, $1,555; 3. Liz Combs, 17.29, $1,296; 4. Sammi Bessert, 17.35, $1,123; 5. Sheena Robbins, 17.41, $864; 6. Michele McLeod, 17.44, $691; 7. Rachel Dice, 17.52, $518; 8. Mary Hays, 17.53, $346; 9. Danna Stovner, 17.54, $259; 10. Brenda Mays, 17.55, $173. Second round: 1. Carlee Pierce, 16.92 seconds, $1,814; 2. Brenda Mays, 17.18, $1,555; 3. Pamela Capper, 17.22, $1,296; 4. Rachel Dice, 17.29, $1,123; 5. Kelley Carrington, 17.31, $864; 6. Liz Combs, 17.39, $691; 7. Sheena Robbins, 17.40, $518; 8. (tie) Carmel Wright and Jennifer Kalafatic, 17.44, $302 each; 10. Danna Stovner, 17.48, $173. Average: 1. Carlee Pierce, 34.05 seconds on two head, $1,814; 2. Liz Combs, 34.68, $1,555; 3. Brenda Mays, 34.73, $1,296; 4. (tie) Rachel Dice and Sheena Robbins, 34.81, $993 each; 6. Nancy Hunter, 34.82, $691; 7. Pamela Capper, 34.91, $518; 8. Danna Stovner, 35.02, $346; 9. Michele McLeod, 35.04, $259; 10. Sammi Bessert, 35.07, $173.

Bull riding: 1. Steve Woolsey, 88 points on Corey & Lange Rodeos Wild Eyes, $5,489; 2. Casey White , 85, $4,208; 3. Parker Breding, 82, $3,110; 4. Jordan Spears, 80, $2,013; 5. (tie) Shawn Proctor and Guy Nordahl, 79, $1,098 each; 7. (tie) Chris Roundy and Dustin Bowen, 78, $640 each.

Total payoff: $206,032. Stock contractor: Calgary Stampede. Sub-contractors: Kesler Rodeo, Korkow Rodeos, Corey & Lange Rodeo, Kesler Championship Rodeo and Flying Diamond Rodeo. Rodeo secretary: Debi Davis. Officials: Harry Rose, Bruce Keller and Terry Carlon. Timers: Michelle Corley and Myrna Weber. Announcer: Randy Corley. Specialty act: John Harrison. Bullfighters: Donnie Griggs and Tim OConnor. Clown/barrelman: John Harrison. Flankman: Various. Chute bosses: Dan Ackley and Butch Knowles. Pickup men: Gary Rempel and Dave McMichael. Photographers: Bob Click and Kirt Steinke.