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Logan Durham - Kim Ekstrom
story by Ruth Nicolaus
Logan Durham is leading the bull riding pack in Colorado.
The Hamilton, Colo. cowboy, a member of the Colorado Junior High School Rodeo Association, started the sport four years ago, at the age of ten, and this year, his final year of junior high com-petition, sits 22 points ahead of the number two rider.
Logan got involved in the sport when his mother looked into something her small-statured sons, including older brother Clay, could excel at. She knew her boys might take well to bull riding. “They’d be good at it,” she thought. “They have the strength, the ambition, and the dedication.” Both boys played hockey, but she knew there was little chance of college scholarships for small-sized hockey players.
So she got them involved in bull riding, and both her and husband Levi’s sons have loved it.
In fact, Logan finished his sixth grade year as state champ, and last spring, was in first place when the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
He is an eighth grade student at Craig Middle School, where he loves history class but dislikes math class. “I just don’t like numbers,” he said. He was chosen as Bulldog of the Week for his school in October. He can’t take ag classes yet, but next year, he’s looking forward to that. He plays club hockey.
His favorite meal his mom makes is grilled cheese. He loves sweet tea (favorite beverage), oranges (favorite fruit), carrots (favorite vegetable) and vanilla ice cream, with caramel on it (favorite dessert.)
The best trip he’s taken was to Huron, S.D. in 2018 for the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo. He made a qualified ride in the first round, but bucked off in the second round, finishing 35th in the world standings. One of his favorite things about Huron was the lemonade vendor, who had the refreshing beverage, which was “really good,” he said, in combatting 100-plus degree days and “98 percent humidity.”
The family has two pet dogs: Lucy, a red heeler/Aussie cross, and Ruger, a pit bull/heeler/boxer cross. Lucy claims Logan as her “person” and sleeps on his bed, keeping his feet warm. They also have two cats: Jax, who is white, and Jemma, who is black.
Last spring, after the rodeo season was canceled, Logan had the chance get on practice bulls several weekends at Tyler and Kassidy Ferris’ place. He got on as many as he possibly could, till he was too sore to ride.
He counts two-time PBR world champion Jess Lockwood as his hero, and when he grows up, he’d like to be a brand inspector or an ag teacher.
His mom loves his toughness and good attitude. “I just love watching him succeed and overcome his fears,” she said. Both of his sports: bull riding and hockey, provide plenty of opportunity to get hurt, but Logan pushes through it.
He’s always positive, too, she said. “Even if he gets bucked off, he doesn’t get mad. He just looks at what he has to work on for the next ride.”
His older brother, Clay, often pulls his rope for him.
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September 27, 2020
BARREL RACING
1 Cassidy Evans 81.00
2 Jolene Rhyne 52.00
3 Savanah Roberts 48.00
4 Aspen Autry 47.00
5 Jaycee Yonkers 44.00
6 Adalie Hansen 42.00
7 Ashley Anstead 39.00
8 Brylee Brehm 34.00
9 Shaylee Spaid 29.00
10 Rivers Hill 22.00
BOY’S BREAKAWAY
1 Traven Sharon 69.00
2 Chance Knez 33.00
3 Stran Lechman 33.00
4 Wesley Lammers 29.00
5 Mason Neese 23.00
6 Brayden Betsworth 17.00
7 Tucker Canty 17.00
8 Nolan Reardon 14.00
9 Hogan Kelley 8.00
10 Travis Canty 8.00
BOY’S GOAT TYING
1 Traven Sharon 89.00
2 Nathan Lammers 65.00
3 Cash Evans 64.00
4 Wesley Lammers 63.00
5 Cactus Barnes 50.00
6 Brayden Betsworth 42.00
7 Chance Knez 33.00
8 Nolan Reardon 16.00
9 Tucker Canty 16.00
10 Foster Krempin 12.00
BULL RIDING
1 Logan Durham 50.00
2 Tucker Jacobson 28.00
3 Benjamin Sittler 28.00
CHUTE DOGGING
1 Cash Evans 82.00
2 Nathan Lammers 75.00
3 Cactus Barnes 67.00
4 Jack Pankey 26.00
5 Ryan Pankey 21.00
6 Coltyr Goss 20.00
7 Nolan Reardon 16.00
8 Foster Krempin 15.00
9 Logan Stillings 5.00
GIRL’S BREAKAWAY
1 Cassidy Evans 56.00
2 Roan Spencer 34.00
3 Luci Bruchez 23.00
4 Aspen Autry 23.00
5 Brylee Brehm 19.00
6 Shylene Drumm 18.00
7 Adalie Hansen 17.00
8 Shaylee Spaid 16.00
9 Jolene Rhyne 10.00
10 Savanah Roberts 8.00
GIRL’S GOAT TYING
1 Blake Coors 72.00
2 Cassidy Evans 63.00
3 Shylene Drumm 62.00
4 Jolene Rhyne 50.00
5 Brylee Brehm 49.00
6 Shaylee Spaid 46.00
7 Jaycee Runner 35.00
8 Aspen Autry 29.00
9 Ava Dole 19.00
10 Roan Spencer 15.50
POLE BENDING
1 Cassidy Evans 64.00
2 Jolene Rhyne 55.00
3 Savanah Roberts 45.00
4 Roan Spencer 45.00
5 Ashley Anstead 43.00
6 Aspen Autry 43.00
7 Olivia Betsworth 32.00
8 Brylee Brehm 29.00
9 Grace Landwehr 28.00
10 Merica Van Pelt 25.00
RIBBON ROPING
1 Nathan Lammers 61.00
2 Jolene Rhyne 61.00
3 Cactus Barnes 60.00
4 Cash Evans 60.00
5 Cassidy Evans 60.00
6 Jaycee Yonkers 60.00
7 Blake Coors 57.00
8 Hogan Kelley 57.00
9 Traven Sharon 28.00
10 Josey Mcclain 28.00
RIFLE SHOOT
1 Dalton Groom 81.00
2 Wesley Lammers 74.00
3 Jack Pankey 64.00
4 Logan Stillings 49.00
5 Ryan Pankey 48.50
6 Foster Krempin 30.00
7 Nolan Reardon 11.50
SADDLE BRONC-STEER
1 Cash Evans 67.00
2 Traven Sharon 29.00
3 Wyatt Bartel 17.00
TEAM ROPING
1 Nathan Lammers 40.00
2 Wesley Lammers 40.00
3 Cash Evans 39.00
4 Cassidy Evans 39.00
5 Traven Sharon 20.00
6 Hogan Kelley 20.00
7 Cactus Barnes 9.00
8 Jack Pankey 9.00
9 Ryan Pankey 9.00
10 Stran Lechman 9.00
TIE DOWN ROPING
1 Nathan Lammers 68.00
2 Cash Evans 60.00
3 Cactus Barnes 53.00
4 Coltyr Goss 31.00
5 Foster Krempin 23.00
6 Hogan Kelley 16.00