Tracy Colvin
Uvalde Youth Rodeo Club athletes show off their winnings for 2023 summer competition. They include (front row, left to right) Tres Foster, Natileigh Meyer, Kenedy Ramirez, Brynleigh Meyer, Klacey Dean (accepting award for not pictured Kiley Dean), (back row) Charlie Korczynski, Kooper Mello, Carley Rae Colvin, Garrett Talamantes, Ryker Dean, and Ella Evans.
The Uvalde Youth Rodeo Club made its award presentations during the awards banquet staged last Tuesday at the Uvalde County Fairplex Events Center.
All-around saddle winners, for the summer series, for the different age divisions included Charlie Korczynski and Brynleigh Meyer in the 7-year-olds and under division, Ryker Dean and Ella Evans in the 8- to 10-year-olds division, Kooper Mello and Natileigh Meyer in the 11- to 13-year-olds age division, and Garrett Talamantes and Carly Rae Colvin in the 14- to 19-year-olds age division.
Kenedy Ramirez was the recipient of the Jim Herndon Memorial traveling trophy.
For the annual rodeo, traveling trophy winners in the four age divisions were Brynleigh Meyer in the 7-year-olds and under division, Tres Foster, in the 8- to 10-year-olds division, Natileigh Meyer in the 11- to 13-year-olds division, and Kiley Dean in the 14- to 19-year-olds age division.
In the individual summer series events, the top three finishers in points were as follows:
Dummy roping, girls 7 and under: 1. Kynnedi Cisneros, 29 points; 2. Grace McDonald 19 points.
Dummy roping, boys 7 and under: 1. Charlie Korczynski, 20 points; 2. Levi Cruz 19 points; 3. (tie) Dane Gonzales, Sloan Shanklin, and Tilden Mangold, 8 points.
Cloverleaf barrels, girls 7 and under: 1. Brynleigh Meyer, 30 points; 2. Kynnedi Cisneros, 26 points; 3. Joleigh Meyer, 20 points.
Cloverleaf barrels, boys 7 and under: 1. Charlie Korczynski, 28 points; 2. Dane Gonzales, 25 points; 3. Tilden Mangold, 21 points.
Straight barrels, girls 7 and under: 1. Brynleigh Meyer, 30 points; 2. Malone Baros, 27 points; 3. Kynnedi Cisneros, 23 points.
Straight barrels, boys 7 and under: 1. Charlie Korczynski , 29 points; 2. Dane Gonzales, 25 points; 3. Whitt Shanklin, 22 points.
Poles, girls 7 and under: 1. Brynleigh Meyer, 30 points; 2. Monte Becker, 21 points; 3. (tie) Chandler Nash and Malone Baros, 18 points.
Poles, 7 and under boys: 1. Charlie Korczynski, 28 points; 2. Dane Gonzales, 23 points; 3. Tilden Mangold, 22 points.
Goat slapping, girls 7 and under: 1. Chandler Nash, 30 points, 2. Brynleigh Meyer, 26 points; 3. Malone Baros, 24 points.
Goat slapping, boys 7 and under: 1. Charlie Korczynski, 30 points; 2. Sloan Shanklin, 27 points, 3. Dane Gonzales, 24 points.
All-around, girls 7 and under: 1. Brynleigh Meyer, 116 points; 2. Kennedi Cisneros, 102 points; 3. Chandler Nash, 84 points.
All-around, boys 7 and under: 1. Charlie Korczynski, 135 points; 2. Dane Gonzales, 105 points; 3. (tie) Sloan Shanklin and Tilden Mangold, 85 points.
Cloverleaf barrels, girls 8 to 10: 1. Ella Evans, 29 points; 2. Kaylee Mello, 25 points; 3. Lexi Ramirez, 24 points.
Cloverleaf barrels, boys 8 to 10: 1. Tres Korczynski, 28 points; 2. Ryker Dean, 24 points; 3. McQuade Hartsfield, 23 points.
Straight barrels, girls 8 to 10: 1. Ella Evans, 30 points; 2. Lexi Ramirez, 26 points; 3. Kaylee Mello, 25 points.
Straight barrels, boys 8 to 10: 1. Tres Foster, 30 points. 2. Dunn Evans, 24 points, 3. Ryker Dean, 20 points.
Breakaway roping, girls 8 to 10: 1. Kaylee Mello, 10 points.
Breakaway roping, boys 8 to 10: 1. Ryker Dean, 10 points; 2. Tres Korczynski, 9 points; 3. Davis Dugger, 8 points.
Poles, girls 8-10: 1. Ella Evans, 30 points; 2. Lexi Ramirez, 27 points; 3. (tie) Kaylee Mello and Kenedy Ramirez, 15 points.
Poles, boys 8 to 10: 1. Ryker Dean, 27 points; 2. Tres Foster, 26 points, Tres Korczynski, 25 points.
Goat tying, girls 8-10: 1. Lexi Ramirez, 27 points; 2. (tie) Ella Evans and Kaylee Mello, 26 points.
Goat tying, boys 8-10: 1. (tie) Ryker Dean and Tres Korczynski, 28 points; 3. Tres Foster, 22 points.
Double mugging, boys 8-10: 1. Tres Foster, 10 points.
All-around, boys 8 to 10: 1. Ryker Dean, 109 points, Tres Korczynski, 107 points. 3. Tres Foster, 100 points.
All-around, girls, 8 to 10: 1. Ella Evans, 115 points; 2. Lexi Ramirez, 104 points, Kaylee Mello, 101 points.
Cloverleaf barrels, girls 11 to 13: 1. Carley Phillips, 26 points; 2. Natileigh Meyer, 24 points; 3. Kymber Dodson, 21 points.
Straight barrels, girls 11 to 13: 1. Kymber Dodson, 26 points; 2. Natileigh Meyer, 24 points; 3. Atlee Korczynski, 19 points.
Breakaway roping, girls 11 to 13: 1. Natileigh Meyer, 10 points; 2. Kymber Dodson, 9 points.
Poles, girls 11 to 13: 1. Atlee Korczynski, 28 points; 2. Natileigh Meyer, 24 points; 3. Carley Phillips, 20 points.
Ribbon roping, girls 11 to 13: 1. (tie) Atlee Korczynski and Natileigh Meyer, 10 points.
Goat tying, girls 11 to 13: 1. Atlee Korczynski, 27 points; Kymber Dodson, 26 points, 3. Natileigh Meyer, 25 points.
Tie-down roping, boys 11 to 13: 1. Hunter MacDonald, 29 points; 2. Kooper Melo, 26 points, 3. Brayson McMillian, 16 points.
Ribbon roping, boys 11 to 13: 1. Kooper Mello, 19 points, Miles Hale, 17 points; 3. Hunter MacDonald, 10 points.
Goat tying, boys 11 to 13: 1. Hunter MacDonald, 25 points; 2. Brayson McMillian, 24 points; 3. (tie) Miles Hale and Rankin McMillian, 23 points.
Double mugging, boys 11 to 13: 1. (tie) Kooper Mello and Brayson McMillian, 19 points; 3. Hunter MacDonald, 18 points.
Chute dogging, boys 11 to 13: 1. Payten Edwards, 29 points, Wesley Barker, 28 points; 3. Kooper Mello, 23 points.
All-around, boys 11 to 13: 1. Kooper Mello, 124 points; 2. Hunter MacDonald, 102 points; 3. Brayson McMillian, 76 points.
All-around girls. 11 to 13: 1. Natileigh Meyer, 117 points; 2. Atlee Korczynski, 101 points; 3. Kymber Dodson, 97 points.
Cloverleaf barrels, girls 14 to 19: 1. Carly Rae Colvin, 27 points; 2. Kiley Dean, 26 points; 3. Madison Speer, 25 points.
Straight Barrels, girls 14 to 19: 1. Carley Rae Colvin, 30 points; 2. McKenzie Speer, 26 points; 3. Madison Speer, 23 points.
Breakaway roping, girls 14 to 19: 1. Madison Speer, 20 points; 2. (tie) Kiley Dean and McKenzie Speer, 18 points.
Poles, girls 14 to 19: 1. Madison Speer, 26 points, Kiley Dean, 25 points; 3. McKenzie Speer 24 points.
Ribbon roping, girls 14 to 19: 1. McKenzie Speer, 20 points; 2. Madison Speer 19 points.
Goat tying, girls 14 to 19: 1. Kiley Dean, 30 points; 2. Carly Rae Colvin, 27 points.
Tie-down roping, boys 14 to 19: 1. Garrett Talamantes, 29 points; 2. Willie Garcia, 27 points;3. (tie) Cash Menchaca and Chase Santos, 16 points.
Breakaway roping, boys 14 to 19: 1. Chase Santos, 25 points; 2. Garrett Talamantes, 18 points; 3. Cash Menchaca, 17 points.
Ribbon roping, boys 14 to 19: 1. Garrett Talamantes, 27 points; 2. Willie Garcia, 19 points; 3. Matthew Farr, 10 points.
Chute dogging, boys 14 to 19: 1. Willie Garcia, 30 points, 2. Chase Santos, 25 points; 3. Garrett Talamantes, 24 points.
Team roping, boys 14 to 19: 1. Chase Santos and Garrett Talamantes, 10 points.
All-around, boys 14 to 19: 1. Garrett Talamantes, 108 points; 2. Willie Garcia, 86 points; 3. Chase Santos, 84 points.
All-Around, girls 14 to 19: 1. Carly Rae Colvin, 115 points; 2. (tie) Kiley Dean and Madison Speer, 113 points.
