Given his full time job working the ranch, it’s no surprise that Brett Wilcox, 29, competes in the events tied closest to ranch requirements. The cowboy competes in team roping, calf roping and steer wrestling for the Northwest Ranch Cowboys Association. And in Brett’s case, the ranch life and the rodeo life blend together seamlessly for him, and for his horses too.
“My rodeo horses are my ranch horses,” he laughs, joking, “if they can’t make it in both worlds they’ve got to go.”
Brett and his brother, Troy, grew up in rodeo. Their grandparents had done it in their younger days, and their parents still do. Dad, Lyle, competes in the Senior Men’s Breakaway roping and team roping, and mom, Debbie, team ropes.
Brett is close with his brother Troy. Rodeo keeps them together a lot. “We usually try to travel together. It works well, we ride the same horses a lot, and I used to heel all the time when I roped with him, then I started heading and I roped with my cousin last year,” Brett says. Troy still heads in team roping, but they stick together on the road.
Between the brothers and their dad, the Wilcox family works a decent-sized cattle operation.
“In the summer we hay all day and rope in the evenings, and in the winter I just feed,” Brett says of the work. His favorite part of rodeo and ranching involves his equine partner on the range. “I enjoy the horsemanship part of all of it, that’s where I work on the most,” he explains.
As for Brett’s partner in life, that job belongs to wife Melissa. The two met in college doing college rodeo. Brett competed for Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyo.
As for hobbies, Brett rides snowmobiles in the winter, and in the summer, it’s all rodeo. “The best part is just being with friends and family and joking around,” Brett says of the rodeo road. Melissa travels with him most of the time and rodeos herself.
“The biggest thing I’ve learned in rodeo is you’ll never quit learning. It doesn’t matter who it is, the knowledge they have, listen to it and take it all in, because you can always get better,” Brett says.
His plan for the year is to season a new bulldogging horse and hit as many NRCA rodeos as possible.
story by Lindsay Whelchel Before there was the sport of rodeo, there were cowboys getting on wild horses. Saddle bronc riding was derived from necessity […]
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September 15, 2016
BAREBACK
1 Garrett Shadbolt $6,403.57
2 Jim Bob Ellsworth $3,843.03
3 Mike Fred $2,745.72
4 Joe Wilson $1,443.86
5 Andrew Hall $455.48
6 Kenny Feidler $238.62
7 Clint Nelson $71.33
SADDLE BRONC
1 Miles Kreeger $3,178.01
2 Wyatt Kammerer $2,812.59
3 Chet Smith $2,416.11
4 JD Anderson $2,100.22
5 Jake Foster $1,637.21
6 Seth Longbrake $1,501.65
7 Eric Gewecke $1,334.78
8 Rhett Fox $1,058.44
9 Dillon Schroth $871.49
10 John Thelen $772.68
11 Logan Nielsen $735.80
12 Jordan Hunt $645.18
13 Travis Schroth $638.12
14 Wyatt Schuelke $622.85
15 Lane Schuelke $600.84
BULL RIDING
1 Allen Auer $3,284.24
2 Jade Nixon $1,817.30
3 Lane Gambill $1,738.10
4 Clay Hindman $492.37
5 Jake Foster $416.52
6 Neil Muscat $389.79
CALF ROPING
1 Trey Young $5,169.18
2 Troy Wilcox $4,431.03
3 Jason Schaffer $3,844.11
4 Lee Sivertsen $3,504.07
5 Matt Peters $2,278.02
6 Prestyn Novak $2,249.99
7 Sam Boldon $2,246.22
8 Colton Musick $1,887.55
9 Carson Musick $1,779.15
10 Haven Meged $1,671.51
11 Jess Woodward $1,671.45
12 Brock Belkham $1,511.19
13 Billy Boldon $1,385.44
14 Rob Black $1,341.30
15 Dallas Louden $1,288.85
STEER WRESTLING
1 Clint Nelson $4,392.41
2 Eli Lord $3,337.55
3 Brett Wilcox $2,964.42
4 Miles Spickelmier $2,891.74
5 Kalane Anders $2,617.98
6 Bryce Dibbern $2,157.82
7 Kody Woodward $1,950.23
8 Sam Olson $1,643.24
9 Bryce Baker $1,128.81
10 Billy Boldon $789.60
11 Del Pete Day $785.32
12 Brandon Spencer $768.10
13 Jess Woodward $703.25
14 Jeremy Stadheim $685.72
15 Ryne Baier $656.30
MEN’S BREAKAWAY
1 Scott Lammers $5,768.66
2 Mark Fulton $4,798.98
3 Mike Nelson $4,189.42
4 Steve Klein $4,085.05
5 John Hoven $3,192.67
6 Mark Schumacher $2,864.27
7 Tim Nelson $2,442.74
8 Rob Black $2,283.76
9 Bart Ness $2,161.54
10 Lyle Wilcox $2,102.14
11 Darrell Barry $2,100.62
12 Gary Zilverberg $1,975.21
13 Glen Hostutler $1,759.76
14 Kelly Eggl $1,724.22
15 Gerald McInerney $1,607.64
BARREL RACING
1 Jill Moody $4,870.42
2 D’Ann Gehlsen $4,242.15
3 Lexus Kelsch $3,882.25
4 Makayla Kroeplin $3,507.22
5 Annie Fulton $3,371.73
6 Kaylee Gallino $3,346.54
7 Wanda Brown $2,942.34
8 Samantha Jorgenson $2,835.64
9 Alyssa Lockhart $2,334.61
10 Brandee Wardell $2,276.36
11 Ceri McCaffery $2,004.73
12 Anna Jorgenson $1,893.87
13 Madison Rau $1,813.81
14 Cathy Roesler $1,676.40
15 Lacy Maher $1,286.22
LADIE’S BREAKAWAY
1 Syerra Christensen $6,526.16
2 Ceri McCaffery $4,924.61
3 Kaycee Nelson $4,846.37
4 Peggy Garman $4,639.59
5 Samantha Jorgenson $4,396.22
6 Carole Hollers $3,979.50
7 Hanna Brown $3,490.32
8 Brooke Nelson $3,123.20
9 Sidney Carey $3,034.60
10 Anna Jorgenson $2,965.92
11 Whitney Knippling $2,633.82
12 Tawny Barry $1,880.54
13 Teddi Schwagler $1,840.39
14 Jordyn Schaefer $1,827.89
15 Kayla Nelson $1,807.58
GOAT TYING
1 Lacey Tech $6,517.22
2 Tearnee Nelson $3,308.40
3 Amy Tierney $2,861.92
4 Tawny Barry $2,828.73
5 Shayna Miller $2,708.14
6 Carlee Johnston $2,278.28
7 Katie Lensegrav $2,028.60
8 Jacey Hupp $1,196.46
9 Kaycee Monnens $1,041.30
10 Shania Johnston $919.63
11 Tarin Hupp $763.08
12 Shelby Winchell $513.03
13 Alyssa Lockhart $508.35
14 Lexy Williams $394.80
15 Katie Schuelke $380.63
TEAM ROPING HEADER
1 J.B. Lord $3,689.26
2 Tucker McDaniel $3,684.22
3 Bart Ness $3,514.25
4 Tyrell Moody $3,368.35
5 Troy Wilcox $2,920.03
6 Clay Edgar $2,819.44
7 Eli Lord $2,665.67
8 Colton Musick $2,648.18
9 Tim Nelson $2,594.73
10 Chris Arnold $2,573.21
11 Scott White $2,315.65
12 Levi Hapney $2,221.66
13 Wade Nelson $2,218.32
14 Justin Collins $1,978.91
15 Elliot Gourneau $1,820.69
TEAM ROPING HEELER
1 Levi Lord $4,201.54
2 Jeff Nelson $3,882.94
3 Parker Murnion $3,558.39
4 Rory Brown $3,368.35
5 Jesse Dale $3,105.23
6 Carson Musick $2,648.18
7 Jade Nelson $2,594.73
8 David Hinman $2,266.54
9 Clint Cobb $2,221.66
10 Wylee Nelson $2,218.32
11 Robert Murphy $2,110.64
12 Melvin Arneson $2,048.94
13 Prestyn Novak $1,978.91
14 Jake Nelson $1,864.11
15 Paul Griemsman $1,753.35
MIXED TEAM ROPING
1 Ashly Price $4,911.96
2 Syerra Christensen $2,888.83
3 Kaycee Nelson $2,482.11
4 Hanna Brown $1,922.97
5 Samantha Jorgenson $1,824.85
6 Tearnee Nelson $1,612.01
7 Amy Tierney $1,562.22
8 Brenda White $1,451.69
9 Danni Jo Hinman $1,326.07
10 Anna Jorgenson $1,280.29
11 Denise Nelson $1,221.84
12 Brooke Nelson $1,183.77
13 Kayla Hutchison $1,086.35
14 Deanna Steele $927.61
15 Trina Arneson $900.47
LADIES ALLAROUND
1 Syerra Christensen $9,414.99
2 Samantha Jorgenson $9,056.71
3 Kaycee Nelson $7,328.48
4 Ceri McCaffery $7,157.82
5 Anna Jorgenson $6,140.08
6 Tearnee Nelson $5,999.53
7 Hanna Brown $5,413.29
8 Amy Tierney $4,875.09
9 Annie Fulton $4,739.35
10 Tawny Barry $4,709.27
11 Carole Hollers $4,366.56
12 Brooke Nelson $4,306.97
13 Katie Lensegrav $3,786.18
14 Whitney Knippling $3,515.18
15 Sidney Carey $3,460.09
MENS ALLAROUND
1 Clint Nelson $6,139.23
2 Joe Wilson $1,740.01
3 Eric Gewecke $1,456.75
4 Wyatt Schuelke $1,414.86
LADIES ROOKIE
1 Peggy Garman $4,639.59
2 Kaycee Monnens $2,166.99
3 Jacey Hupp $2,163.56
4 Sawyer Gilbert $1,159.15
5 Jami Derflinger $543.20
6 Callie Shepherd $391.10
7 Hanna Hostutler $321.92
8 Jessica Applegarth $278.88
MENS ROOKIE
1 Kalane Anders $2,617.98
2 Haven Meged $2,145.75
3 Robert Murphy $2,110.64
4 Jade Nixon $1,817.30
5 Wyatt Schuelke $1,414.86
6 Jon Peterson $871.50
7 John Thelen $772.68
8 Lane Schuelke $600.84
9 Grey Gilbert $155.25
10 Dalton Burgener $142.59
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