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Meet the Member Bryan and Jared Lemmon

story by Lily Weinacht

Bryan Lemmon may be eight minutes older than his twin brother, Jared, but he’s the second one to leave the roping box, waiting for Jared to get the perfect handle on their steer. The 18-year-old brothers from Torrington, Wyoming, have been team roping together since they were in first grade and qualified for the NJHFR together in eighth grade. Last season, they earned their first qualification to the NHSFR and finished sixth in the nation. “We were pretty surprised!” says Jared. “A couple buddies of ours that have been to the finals told us that we just needed to get three steers down and things shape up from there. We came into the finals fourth in the state, and I’m pretty shocked about how we finished.” The brothers also competed in jackpots, went golfing and joined in basketball games and water balloon fights, and spent time with friends old and new. “It was really fun, and we have next year to do it again,” says Bryan. “I’ll just make sure I ride a perfect position and don’t rush anything, and we’ll see where the chips lay.”
Team roping started with Bryan and Jared’s dad, Don, who picked it up from Larry Schanaman, a man he did ranch work for. “Dad roped the dummy outside and we always joined him,” says Bryan. He and Jared can rope both ends, but found out who was more consistent at heading or heeling and stuck with it. “It’s about the handle,” says Jared, the header, “and the way the steer hops across the arena. I know exactly how I handle it for Bryan and exactly where he’ll throw so he can make the best and fastest shot he can possibly make.” They’ve also both taken up tie-down roping in the last year, but still prefer the teamwork and familiarity of competing together. Their dad has been helping them in the tie-down roping, as well as the Deveraux and Aufdahl families.
Larry Schanaman, who taught their dad to rope, has also coached Bryan and Jared in team roping over the years, and they rope often at his house. Mack McKinney, a longtime friend of the family’s, also helps the brothers. “You obviously have to practice to get any better, and going to these rodeos and winning something shows you how much practice helps,” says Jared. Bryan adds, “I like the crowd and the atmosphere, and the excitement of winning and competing against everybody. I really like the Sheridan rodeo—the stands are cool and they have pro rodeos there—and state finals is always fun.”
Jared and Bryan both tie-down rope on a sorrel gelding they call Zippy, and Jared heads on a 20-year-old mare named Kate. “I don’t think I could ever find a horse that fits me better. My heel horse is Bunny—I won a truck on her, and before then I didn’t really like her,” Jared says with a laugh. “I roped on her twice and took her to a NTR truck roping and it ended up working.” Bryan and his 12-year-old heel horse, Mico, have also done well together and picked up numerous rodeo checks. “He’s my go-to horse, and we just click. He knows where I’m going to go and when I’m going to throw, and if I miss, he’s so quick I can kick him forward and he’s right there again.”
Along with roping three or four days a week, Bryan and Jared are in the thick of football practice, along with starting their senior year at Torrington High School. They also play basketball and run track together. “We’ve always played the same sports—we’ve done it all together,” says Bryan. “We’re pretty easy to tell apart, but sometimes people get our names mixed up.” Bryan mowed lawns full time this summer and Jared worked at Napa Auto Parts, while both of them plan to college rodeo and are looking at schools. They also enjoy spending time with their parents, Don and Cindy Lemmon, and older sister, Lindsey. Brian and Jared are both aiming for finishing in the top five at the NHSFR in team roping next year, or even taking home the national title, along with qualifying for the CNFR as freshmen and eventually backing into the roping box at the WNFR.

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Bareback Riding
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2 Riggen Myers 71.5
3 Derrick Robinson 10
4 Dimaggio Hamilton 9
5 Denton Pavlenko 9
6 Drake Amundson 9
7 Cameron Henson 8
Barrel Racing
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2 Shay Hough 102
3 Maddie Fantaskey 91
4 Taylor Nichols 89
5 Ellie Bard 83
6 Haiden Thompson 78.5
7 Cedar Kohr 75
8 Isabelle Camino 51
9 Baily Coombs 37
10 Halle Hladky 32
Boys Cutting
1 Wes Bray 111
2 Hunter Hayden 100
3 Preston Schwartzkopf 92
4 Joseph Hayden 91.5
5 Kasen York 91
6 Broc Schwartzkopf 15
7 Kall Mayfield 11.5
Reakaway Roping
1 Ellie Bard 67
2 Ellie Anderson 59
3 Jordyn Mcnamee 56
4 Rayne Grant 56
5 Kaydin Davis 49
6 Hadley Furnival 45
7 Shaylee Terry 42
8 Haiden Thompson 40
9 Hailey Hardeman 36
10 Kyra Corson 35
Bull Riding
1 Brody Hasenack 90
2 Dalton Mccaslin 84
3 Zain Fitzgerald 82
4 Wyatt Phelps 74
5 Donny Proffit 43.5
6 Matthew Fenton 41.5
7 Cjay Firnekas 41.5
8 Landen Brownlee 34
9 Tipton Wilson 28
10 Derek Grant 18
Girls Cutting
1 Ayanah Winsor 115.5
2 Emme Norsworthy 100
3 Taylor Gibson 92
4 Aniya Teppo 88.5
5 Maddie Fantaskey 34
Goat Tying
1 Tavy Leno 118
2 Haiden Thompson 109
3 Brooke Worman 92.5
4 Shaylee Terry 79
5 Karissa Phillips 76
6 Mckenna Clingman 56
7 Ellie Bard 49
8 Rayne Grant 47
9 Baylee Delbridge 41
10 Lanna Jordan 38
Light Rifle
1 Colter Nunn 30
2 Stratton Kohr 27
3 Tipton Wilson 23
4 Cody Caldwell 20
5 Peityn Manor 19
6 Alexis Wilson 14
7 Kennedy Sheehan 10

Pole Bending
1 Shay Hough 118
2 Halle Hladky 99
3 Shelby Petersen 73
4 Rayne Grant 66.5
5 Ellie Bard 64.5
6 Madison Wolff 61
7 Jordyn Mcnamee 45
8 Hailey Hardeman 44
9 Haiden Thompson 42
10 Amber Salazar 42
Reined Cow Horse
1 Clay Kinnison 38
2 Preston Schwartzkopf 32
3 Kasen York 30.5
4 Maddie Fantaskey 27
5 Tierney George 23
6 Peyton Kottwitz 21.5
7 Ayanah Winsor 19
8 Morgan Vaughan 12.5
9 Scotlyn Flitner 11.5
10 Hanna Griemsman 3
Saddle Bronc
1 Jase Longwell 63
2 Kayson Dory 49
3 Donny Proffit 38
4 Cian Ahern 20
5 Parker Manor 18
6 Wyatt Phelps 10
7 Guston Lozier 10
8 Cody Acord 8

Steer Wrestling
1 Winsten Mcgraw 98
2 Kaden Berger 78
3 Kagen King 73
4 Skyler Lubkeman 69
5 Jake Deveraux 63
6 Chase Stricklin 60
7 Danny Goold 52
8 Derrick Robinson 37
9 Chance Sorenson 33
10 Donald Quick 19
Team Roping
1 Jade Espenscheid 95
2 Coy Johnson 95
3 Kolby Bradley 62.5
4 Arye Espenscheid 62.5
5 Blake Afdahl 61
6 Clay Reiner 61
7 Carson Johnson 53
8 Teegan Leno 51
9 Bryan Lemmon 51
10 Jared Lemmon 51
11 Jase Longwell 48
12 Winsten Mcgraw 44
13 Lane Anderson 44
14 Cooper Deveraux 40.5
15 Jake Deveraux 40.5
16 Tanner Handy 40
17 Cameron Klatt 40
18 Bryton Scheller 37
19 Teagan Bentley 36
20 Dawson Mccuin 36
Tie Down Calf Roping
1 Jake Deveraux 83
2 Preston Schwartzkopf 77
3 Cooper Deveraux 69
4 Colter Ellis 67
5 Clay Reiner 63
6 Teagan Bentley 46
7 Cody Caldwell 45
8 Teegan Leno 45
9 Coy Thar 44
10 Weston Mills 43
Trap Shooting
1 Colter Ellis 28
2 Bryson Bartholomew 27
3 Carsten Hughes 25.5
4 Kolton Miller 17
5 Dawson Mccuin 12.5
6 Quincy Reynolds 12
7 Brodee Barkhurst 11.5
8 Alexis Wilson 10.5
9 Kagen King 8.5
10 Clay Reiner 7.5

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TENTATIVE SPRING RODEOS
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May 26-27 Buffalo

FINALS
June 3-8 WY HS State Finals – Gillette
July 14-20 NHSFR – Rock Springs, WY

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