Clovis Rodeo Recap: NFR Qualifiers Dominate Roughstock Events While Up-and-Comers Take the Timed Events
Clovis Rodeo Recap: NFR Qualifiers Dominate Roughstock Events While Up-and-Comers Take the Timed Events

Following Red Bluff, the lone PRCA Playoff Series Rodeo of the weekend was once again in California with the best of ProRodeo competing in Clovis.
Things were tightly packed in the bareback riding with eight cowboys making rides marked between 85 and 86.5 points. Ultimately, Leighton Berry and Clayton Biglow tied at the top.
They each made $9,466 and are now ranked No. 5 and No. 12 respectively. Biglow, a California native, is trying to get back to his first NFR since making eight in a row from 2016-2023.
Mike McGinn continued to bulldog better than he ever has in his career in Clovis by winning the Average with 22.3 seconds on four, which was eight-tenths ahead of Cash Robb.
McGinn placed in three of the four rounds as well and moved up to No. 3 in the World with his $8,906 payday.
Spencer Mitchell/Cody Cowden built up such a big lead in the team roping prior to the Finals that they managed to win the Average by 2.6 seconds despite an 11.4. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham were second.
There was another tie in the bronc riding and this time there were three names at the top — Brody Cress, Rusty Wright, and Gus Gaillard.
The veterans Cress and Wright were 88.5 points in the First Performance with the young gun Gaillard matching them in Perf 3. Wright and Gaillard are both in the Top 10 while Cress, a nine-time NFR qualifier, is No. 25.
The mud wreaked havoc on some of the tie-down ropers and it was 22-year-old Chase Webster who emerged victorious. He entered the Finals with a massive lead and gritty 16.8-second run was just enough to sneak him by King Pickett, 47.2 on four to 47.4.
It is the first Playoff Series win oof Webster’s career.
In barrel racing, it was the No. 1 ranked rookie Morgan Bagnell getting it done with 51.07 seconds on three head. The 20-year-old place in all three rounds, including a win in Round 1 and a second-place finish in Round 2.
Closing things down was Boudreaux Campbell in the bull riding as he closed things down with his highest score of the season, a 90.5.
Campbell’s win paid him over $10,000 and covered up some warts he’s had recently, he is No. 11 in the World despite going just 3-for-20 in March and April.
