“Championship Monday” isn’t a phrase heard often in ProRodeo, but when it’s tied to Ellensburg’s Labor Day tradition, it sparks something in every competitor. Labor Day signals that the season’s end is near.

To get things started on Championship Monday, it was a three-way tie in the bareback riding between a trio of cowboys in the Top 5 in the World Standings. Cole Franks rallied from the middle of the pack with a 90.5-point ride on Disco Party to set the arena record and end up at 172 points on two along with World No. 2 Bradlee Miller and World No. 3 Jess Pope. Pope was the highest earner of the bunch at $8,850.

Reigning World Champion JD Struxness captured the steer wrestling title for the third time in four years with an aggregate time of 13.3 seconds on three head. He finished a commanding 1.2 seconds ahead of runner-up Dakota Eldridge, who had won the event last year with a 13.3 of his own.

In team roping, JC Yeahquo/Ross Ashford were 5.0 and 4.9 seconds on their last two runs, taking second in Round 2 and first in the Finals to run away with the Average title at 16.4 seconds on three. It was the pair’s first win as partners and they are No. 17 and No. 19 in the World respectively.

Damian Brennan was similarly dominant in the saddle bronc riding, picking up his fifth Playoff Series win of the Summer Run with a first place finish in the Long Round and second place finish in the Short Round. He was 174.5 points on two and is up to No. 2 in the World Standings.

“This is a rodeo we all look forward to coming to at the end of the year,” he said. “It’s definitely a bucket list win, so I’m pretty pumped…They pack the stands every day for us.”

With a 9.1 in the Finals, Cole Clemons won the Average in the tie-down roping at 27.4 seconds on three and jumped from No. 25 and No. 20 in the World Standings as the 21-year-old hopes to make a late charge to a second straight National Finals. He was better than a pair of World Champions, Riley Webb and Marcos Costa, who tied for second at 28 flat on three.

In breakaway roping, Beau Peterson and Martha Angelone tied at 8.3 seconds on three, which was 1.2 seconds better than the closest cowgirl. Angelone was 2.5 in the Finals and Peterson was 2.9.

Summer Kosel got a clutch win in the barrel racing that may have her back on the right side of the bubble. She entered the Short Round No. 18 in the World after placing in each of the first two rounds in Ellensburg and then made a 16.99-second run to clinch the Average win and bring in $6,262 total for the weekend.

“I just give everything to god, try to stay out of Apollo’s way and let it roll,” she said.

In bull riding, 19-year-old Hudson Bolton got his first win outside of New York and New Jersey, which is something you don’t often hear in ProRodeo. He was 172.5 points on two and was the best of the three who made the whistle in the Short Round with 88 points. He is up to No. 10 in the World Standings.

“I knew I needed a big win to punch my ticket and this is my first major win,” he said. “The crowd is amazing at this rodeo, it just pumps you up and makes you ride better.”

QUICK DRAW

Jess Pope has won a check 27 of the 29 rodeos he has been to during the Summer Run.

JD Struxness has been 5.1 or faster on each of his last seven runs.

Damian Brennan has moved up to No. 2 from No. 14 since beginning of the Summer Run.

Hudson Bolton is now No. 1 in the Resistol Rookie race attempting to become the first bull rider ever to win PRCA and PBR Rookie of the Year in the same season.

RESULTS

BAREBACK RIDING

First round: 1. Jess Pope, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Xceptional Marga, $4,978; 2. Jacob Lees, 86.5, $3,817; 3. Bradlee Miller, 84.5, $2,821; 4. (tie) Kashton Ford, Jayco Roper and Weston Timberman, 84, $1,272 each; 7. (tie) Tanner Aus and Mason Stuller, 83, $581 each. Finals: 1. Cole Franks, 90.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party, $1,650; 2. Tanner Aus, 88, $1,250; 3. Bradlee Miller, 87.5, $900; 4. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Weston Timberman, 87, $475 each; 6. Jayco Roper, 86.5, $250. Average: 1. (tie) Cole Franks, Bradlee Miller and Jess Pope, 172 points on two head, $3,872 each; 4. (tie) Tanner Aus and Weston Timberman, 171, $1,493 each; 6. Jayco Roper, 170.5, $830; 7. (tie) Mason Stuller and Tilden Hooper, 168.5, $581 each.

STEER WRESTLING

First round: 1. J.D. Struxness, 4.2 seconds, $4,270; 2. Ty Erickson, 4.3, $3,713; 3. (tie) Riley Duvall, Traver Johnson, Joe Nelson and Tyler Waguespack, 4.4, $2,321 each; 7. Bridger Chambers, 4.5, $928; 8. (tie) Jake Holmes and Stetson Jorgensen, 4.6, $186 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Dakota Eldridge, Shane Frey and Logan Kenline, 4.0 seconds, $3,713 each; 4. Dalton Massey, 4.1, $2,599; 5. Eric Logan, 4.4, $2,042; 6. (tie) Tucker Allen and Matthew Mailer, 4.5, $1,207 each; 8. Jace Melvin, 4.6, $371. Finals: 1. J.D. Struxness, 4.0 seconds, $1,247; 2. Jake Holmes, 4.9, $1,032; 3. Dakota Eldridge, 5.3, $817; 4. (tie) Stephen Culling and Shane Frey, 5.4, $495 each; 6. Evan Spady, 5.5, $215. Average: 1. J.D. Struxness, 13.3 seconds on three head, $6,405; 2. Dakota Eldridge, 14.5, $5,570; 3. Shane Frey, 15.1, $4,734; 4. (tie) Evan Spady and Jake Holmes, 15.4, $3,481 each; 6. Stephen Culling, 15.6, $2,228; 7. Dalton Massey, 16.2, $1,392; 8. Tyler Waguespack, 16.6, $557.

TEAM ROPING 

First round: 1. Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor, 4.9 seconds, $4,049 each; 2. Kolton Schmidt/Chase Tryan, 5.0, $3,521; 3. Cyle Denison/Lane Mitchell, 5.1, $2,993; 4. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Jake Smith/Douglas Rich, 5.2, $2,201 each; 6. (tie) Kash Bonnett/Logan Cullen and Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 5.4, $1,144 each; 8. (tie) Tee McLeod/Paden Bray and Clayton Van Aken/Reece Wadhams, 5.7, $176 each. Second round: 1. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.9 seconds, $4,049 each; 2. J.C. Yeahquo/Ross Ashford, 5.0, $3,521; 3. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.1, $2,993; 4. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 5.2, $2,465; 5. Brayden Schmidt/Jaydon Warner, 5.4, $1,937; 6. (tie) Aaron Tsinigine/Coleby Payne and Chet Weitz/McCoy Profili, 5.6, $1,144 each; 8. Kash Bonnett/Logan Cullen, 5.7, $352. Finals: 1. J.C. Yeahquo/Ross Ashford, 4.9 seconds, $1,117 each; 2. Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor, 5.7, $924; 3. Jack Fischer/Bucky Campbell, 5.8, $732; 4. Andrew Ward/Jake Long, 6.0, $539; 5. (tie) Kash Bonnett/Logan Cullen and Luke Brown/Trey Yates, 6.1, $270 each. Average: 1. J.C. Yeahquo/Ross Ashford, 16.4 seconds on three head, $6,074 each; 2. Kash Bonnett/Logan Cullen, 17.2, $5,282; 3. Garrett Rogers/Jake Minor, 17.5, $4,490; 4. Andrew Ward/Jake Long, 17.9, $3,697; 5. Jack Fischer/Bucky Campbell, 18.7, $2,905; 6. (tie) Luke Brown/Trey Yates and Chet Weitz/McCoy Profili, 19.5, $1,717 each; 8. Jeff Flenniken/Buddy Hawkins II, 20.1, $528.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

First round: 1. (tie) Damian Brennan, on Calgary Stampede’s Weekend Departure, and Statler Wright, on Korkow Rodeos’ Frenemies, 88 points, $4,394 each; 3. Zeke Thurston, 87.5, $2,819; 4. (tie) Ben Andersen and Kade Bruno, 86.5, $1,492 each; 6. Stetson Dell Wright, 86, $829; 7. Coleman Shallbetter, 85.5, $663; 8. (tie) Jake Finlay, Dawson Hay, Q McWhorter and Q Taylor, 84.5, $124 each. Finals: 1. Jake Finlay, 87.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Dandy Delight, $1,650; 2. Damian Brennan, 86.5, $1,250; 3. Rusty Wright, 86, $900; 4. Zeke Thurston, 85.5, $600; 5. (tie) Kade Bruno and Q Taylor, 85, $300 each. Average: 1. Damian Brennan, 174.5 points on two head, $4,975; 2. Zeke Thurston, 173, $3,814; 3. Jake Finlay, 172, $2,819; 4. Kade Bruno, 171.5, $1,824; 5. Stetson Dell Wright, 170.5, $1,161; 6. (tie) Ben Andersen and Rusty Wright, 170, $746 each; 8. Q Taylor, 169.5, $497.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First round: 1. Brushton Minton, 8.1 seconds, $4,270; 2. Marty Yates, 8.7, $3,713; 3. Dylan Hancock, 8.8, $3,156; 4. (tie) Cash Fuesz, Tanner Green and Pecos Tatum, 9.0, $2,042 each; 7. Stran Dunham, 9.2, $928; 8. (tie) John Douch, Max Mathis and Jacob Paul, 9.3, $124 each. Second round: 1. Riley Pruitt, 8.1 seconds, $4,270; 2. Cole Clemons, 8.3, $3,713; 3. (tie) Andrew Burks and Riley Mason Webb, 8.6, $2,878 each; 5. (tie) Hagen Houck, Ryan Jarrett, Bo Pickett and Kyle Sloan, 8.7, $1,207 each. Finals: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 8.1 seconds, $1,247; 2. (tie) Marcos Costa and Lucas Potter, 8.9, $925 each; 4. Cole Clemons, 9.1, $602; 5. Ty Harris, 9.2, $387; 6. Jake Pratt, 9.5, $215. Average: 1. Cole Clemons, 27.4 seconds on three head, $6,405; 2. (tie) Marcos Costa and Riley Mason Webb, 28.0, $5,152 each; 4. Stran Dunham, 28.6, $3,899; 5. Lucas Potter, 28.9, $3,063; 6. (tie) Jake Pratt and Ty Harris, 29.3, $1,810 each; 8. Zack Jongbloed, 29.8, $557.

BREAKAWAY ROPING 

 First round: 1. TiAda Gray, 2.5 seconds, $3,455; 2. Crystal Mathwich, 2.6, $2,961; 3. (tie) Jessi Everett and McKenna Hickson, 2.7, $2,303 each; 5. (tie) Taylor Engesser, Josie Goodrich, Beth Hitchcock and Beau Peterson, 2.8, $1,152 each; 9. (tie) Danielle Lowman, Braylee Shepherd and Amanda Terrell, 2.9, $274 each. Second round: 1. Erin Johnson, 2.3 seconds, $3,455; 2. Hali Williams, 2.4, $2,961; 3. (tie) Reagan Davis and Shalee King, 2.5, $2,303 each; 5. (tie) Shayla Currin, Kelsie Domer, Beau Peterson, Taylor Raupe and Suzanne Williams, 2.6, $1,020 each; 10. (tie) Martha Angelone and Joey Williams, 2.8, $165 each. Finals: 1. Martha Angelone, 2.5 seconds, $1,471; 2. Beau Peterson, 2.9, $1,280; 3. Shy-Anne Jarrett, 3.1, $1,088; 4. Josie Goodrich, 3.3, $896; 5. Taylor Munsell, 3.8, $704; 6. Maddy Deerman, 12.4, $512; 7. Beth Hitchcock, 13.2, $320; no other qualified runs. Average: 1. (tie) Beau Peterson and Martha Angelone, 8.3 seconds on three head, $4,812 each; 3. Josie Goodrich, 9.5, $3,701; 4. Shy-Anne Jarrett, 10.1, $3,208; 5. Taylor Munsell, 10.3, $2,468; 6. Maddy Deerman, 18.8, $1,974; 7. Beth Hitchcock, 18.9, $1,481; 8. TiAda Gray, 5.5 on two head, $987; 9. Braylee Shepherd, 6.0, $740; 10. (tie) Corynn Kayser and Millie Greenwood, 6.4, $247 each.

BARREL RACING

First round: 1. Sharin Hall, 16.92 seconds, $2,825; 2. Emily Beisel, 17.12, $2,421; 3. Paige Jones, 17.17, $2,018; 4. Summer Kosel, 17.18, $1,749; 5. Halyn Lide, 17.24, $1,345; 6. Katelyn Scott, 17.28, $1,076; 7. Lisa Lockhart, 17.34, $807; 8. Andrea Busby, 17.37, $538; 9. Jordan Driver, 17.40, $404; 10. (tie) Shy-Anne Jarrett and Blake Molle, 17.41, $135 each. Second round: 1. Katelyn Scott, 16.79 seconds, $2,825; 2. Summer Kosel, 17.15, $2,421; 3. Emily Beisel, 17.17, $2,018; 4. Kayla Turner, 17.18, $1,749; 5. (tie) Michelle Alley, Andrea Busby and Paige Jones, 17.20, $1,076 each; 8. Wenda Johnson, 17.21, $538; 9. Halyn Lide, 17.22, $404; 10. Sharin Hall, 17.26, $269. Finals: 1. Summer Kosel, 16.99 seconds, $2,092; 2. Halyn Lide, 17.04, $1,569; 3. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 17.05, $1,046; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 17.07, $523. Average: 1. Summer Kosel, 51.32 seconds on three head, $4,237; 2. Halyn Lide, 51.50, $3,632; 3. Katelyn Scott, 51.57, $3,027; 4. Paige Jones, 51.70, $2,623; 5. Andrea Busby, 51.91, $2,018; 6. Lisa Lockhart, 51.92, $1,614; 7. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 51.94, $1,211; 8. (tie) Krystal Dillman and Julia Johnson, 52.40, $706 each; 10. Emily Beisel, 56.34, $404.

BULL RIDING

 First round: 1. Jr Stratford, 86.5 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Fireball, $4,975; 2. TJ Gray, 85, $3,814; 3. Hudson Bolton, 84.5, $2,819; 4. Qynn Andersen, 84, $1,824; 5. Stetson Dell Wright, 83.5, $1,161; 6. Luke Mackey, 82, $829; 7. (tie) Billy Quillan and Creek Young, 81, $580 each. * Finals: 1. Hudson Bolton, 88 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Hell Ya Roscoe, $2,050; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, 87, $1,650; 3. Tyler Taylor, 84, $1,300; no other qualified rides. Average: 1. Hudson Bolton, 172.5 points on two head, $4,975; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, 170.5, $3,814; 3. Tyler Taylor, 164, $2,819; 4. Jr Stratford, 86.5 on one head, $1,824; 5. TJ Gray, 85, $1,161; 6. Qynn Andersen, 84, $829; 7. Luke Mackey, 82, $663; 8. (tie) Creek Young and Billy Quillan, 81, $249 each. *(all totals include ground money).