More than $500,000 was paid out in Eastern Oregon’s largest city over the weekend, as much of ProRodeo’s top talent converged on Hermiston for what has become one of August’s premier stops.

In bareback riding, Wacey Schalla got another marquee win to move to No. 13 in the PRCA World Standings. He won the Second Round with 89.5 points and finished five points clear of the rest of the field with 175.5 points on two.

Ty Erickson got a big win in the steer wrestling as he continues his ascent toward another NFR. Since Aug. 1, he has moved up from No. 31 to No. 21 in the World Standings and he was victorious in Hermiston thanks to an aggregate time of 7.6 seconds on two, which was three-tenths better than the new World No. 1 Will Lummus.

Andrew Ward/Jake Long both got on the right side of the bubble by winning the team roping by a tenth of a second at 10 flat on two. Both of their runs were 5.0 seconds which put them third in Round 1 and sixth in Round 2. Ward is No. 15 on the head side while Long is the no. 13 heeler.

In saddle bronc riding, Brody Wells made one of two 90+ Point Rides of the weekend on Calgary’s Annual News to beat out a leaderboard that included Zeke Thurston, Logan Hay, Ryder Wright, and Statler Wright. Wells improved to No. 7 in the PRCA World Standings thanks to his $13,329 payday.

World No. 1 Riley Webb extended his lead in the tie-down roping with runs of 8.6 and 7.9 seconds, the latter of which won him Round 2. Webb’s aggregate time of 16.5 seconds on two was one tenth better than Tanner Green.

Tayla Moeykens was more than a tenth better than the rest of the field with a 16.81-second run to bank $13,743. Hailey Kinsel finished second with a 16.96.

In the final performance, Rawley Johnson snatched victory in the bull riding with 89.5 points on Corey & Lange’s Stand by Me, his highest marked ride since Oct. 12. With the win he earned more than $16,000. He currently sits No. 8 in the World and in position to make his NFR debut at 22.

Bareback riding: First round: 1. Richmond Champion, 89.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Rubber Match, $5,283; 2. Jess Pope, 89, $4,050; 3. Wacey Schalla, 86, $2,994; 4. R.C. Landingham, 84.5, $1,937; 5. Weston Timberman, 84, $1,233; 6. (tie) Kashton Ford, Tilden Hooper and Kade Sonnier, 83, $704 each. Second round: 1. Wacey Schalla, 89.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party, $5,283; 2. Clayton Biglow, 87.5, $4,050; 3. Kade Sonnier, 86.5, $2,994; 4. (tie) Tilden Hooper, Clay Jorgenson and Mason Stuller, 83, $1,350 each; 7. Mason Clements, 82, $704; 8. R.C. Landingham, 81.5, $528. Average: 1. Wacey Schalla, 175.5 points on two head, $5,283; 2. Richmond Champion, 170.5, $4,050; 3. (tie) Clayton Biglow and Kade Sonnier, 169.5, $2,465 each; 5. (tie) Tilden Hooper and R.C. Landingham, 166, $1,057 each; 7. Mason Clements, 163, $704; 8. (tie) Mason Stuller and Kashton Ford, 161, $264 each.

Steer wrestling: First round: 1. (tie) Ty Erickson, Eli Lord and Tyler Waguespack, 3.8 seconds, $4,405 each; 4. Jesse Brown, 3.9, $3,083; 5. (tie) Nick Guy, Stetson Jorgensen and Will Lummus, 4.1, $1,762 each; 8. (tie) Ty Allred and Mike McGinn, 4.2, $220 each. Second round: 1. Denell Henderson, 3.7 seconds, $5,065; 2. (tie) Cody Devers, Riley Duvall, Ty Erickson and Will Lummus, 3.8, $3,414 each; 6. (tie) Joe Nelson and Gavin Soileau, 3.9, $1,431 each; 8. (tie) Stephen Culling, Nick Guy and Don Payne, 4.0, $147 each. Average: 1. Ty Erickson, 7.6 seconds on two head, $7,598; 2. Will Lummus, 7.9, $6,607; 3. (tie) Nick Guy and Cody Devers, 8.1, $5,120 each; 5. (tie) Mike McGinn and Gavin Soileau, 8.3, $3,138 each; 7. (tie) Tristan Martin and Ty Allred, 8.4, $1,156 each.

Team roping: First round: 1. Devon McDaniel/Chris Young, 4.6 seconds, $4,781 each; 2. Tanner Tomlinson/Travis Graves, 4.7, $4,157; 3. Andrew Ward/Jake Long, 5.0, $3,534; 4. (tie) Lightning Aguilera/Wyatt Cox and Luke Brown/Trey Yates, 5.1, $2,598 each; 6. (tie) Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer and Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 5.2, $1,039 each. Second round: 1. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira and Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 4.2 seconds, $4,469 each; 3. (tie) Brenten Hall/Kaden Profili and Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.6, $3,222 each; 5. Kavis Drake/Denim Ross, 4.9, $2,287; 6. (tie) Colby Siddoway/Josh Patton, Jett Stewart/Sam Saunders and Andrew Ward/Jake Long, 5.0, $1,039 each. Average: 1. Andrew Ward/Jake Long, 10.0 seconds on two head, $7,172 each; 2. Devon McDaniel/Chris Young, 10.1, $6,236; 3. (tie) Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, Jake Smith/Douglas Rich and Hagen Peterson/Jr Gonzalez, 10.8, $4,365 each; 6. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 11.2, $2,494; 7. Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 11.4, $1,559; 8. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 11.6, $624.

Saddle bronc riding: 1. Brody Wells, 90 points on Calgary Stampede’s Annual News, $13,329; 2. Zeke Thurston, 88.5, $10,802; 3. Ira Dickinson, 88, $7,636; 4. Logan Hay, 87.5, $4,971; 5. (tie) Shea Fournier, Ryder Wright and Statler Wright, 87, $1,925 each; 8. Ryder Sanford, 86.5, $1,083.

Tie-down roping: First round: 1. Seth Hall, 8.3 seconds, $5,065; 2. (tie) Hayden Ford and Max Mathis, 8.4, $4,074 each; 4. Riley Mason Webb, 8.6, $3,083; 5. (tie) Jason Andersen, Tanner Green and Michael Otero, 8.7, $1,762 each; 8. Bryce Derrer, 8.8, $440. Second round: 1. (tie) Tanner Green and Riley Mason Webb, 7.9 seconds, $4,735 each; 3. (tie) Beau Cooper, Marcos Costa and Cash Enderli, 8.0, $3,083 each; 6. John Douch, 8.1, $1,762; 7. (tie) Quade Hiatt and Cory Solomon, 8.6, $771 each. Average: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 16.5 seconds on two head, $7,598; 2. Tanner Green, 16.6, $6,607; 3. Seth Hall, 17.1, $5,616; 4. Cory Solomon, 17.7, $4,625; 5. (tie) Marty Yates, Quade Hiatt and Bryce Derrer, 18.5, $2,643 each; 8. Cash Enderli, 19.3, $661.

Barrel racing: 1. Tayla Moeykens, 16.81 seconds, $13,743; 2. Hailey Kinsel, 16.96, $10,994; 3. Helen Nowosad, 16.98, $8,933; 4. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell, 17.02, $6,871; 5. (tie) McKenna Coronado, LaTricia Duke and Julie Plourde, 17.05, $4,352 each; 8. (tie) Tricia Aldridge and Halyn Lide, 17.06, $2,920 each; 10. Summer Kosel, 17.07, $2,405; 11. Ashley Day, 17.10, $2,061; 12. Sharin Hall, 17.13, $1,718; 13. Madison Camozzi, 17.16, $1,374; 14. Acey Pinkston, 17.18, $1,031; 15. Chloe Gray, 17.19, $687.

Bull riding: 1. Rawley Johnson, 89.5 points on Corey & Lange Rodeo’s Stand By Me, $16,216; 2. (tie) Trey Kimzey and Dillon Tyner, 87.5, $10,678 each; 4. Jace Trosclair, 86.5, $6,258; 5. (tie) Mason Moody and Robbie Taylor, 86, $3,413 each; 7. Lane Vaughan, 84, $2,401; 8. (tie) Kyle Eaton and Colten Fritzlan, 82, $1,328 each.