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TUCSON RODEO PARADE TROPHY WINNERS

 

A Special Note About the Tucson Rodeo Parade  Judging Criteria             

The Tucson Rodeo Parade offers three trophies each year to the premier winners in the parade.  The rules of participation and list of judging requirements is given each year to all participants as they submit their entry application.  At that time they also identify a category they feel their entry should be listed.

 

 The Curt Sullivan Sweepstakes Award is given to the entry that the judges determine meets the overall qualifications for participation and is the best overall entry for that year. 

           

The Chairman’s Award and Judges Award are given to those participants who exemplify the basic theme and category that they have declared as their chosen entry category.

 

In addition to the three major awards, there is a first and second place award given to each entry of a specific category.  Winners of the three major awards are not eligible for an award in individual categories.

 

Judges decisions are based on how the entries show support of the spirit and theme of the parade (Western Heritage), the authenticity of the Old West, and values to keep the Old West alive in the hearts and minds of spectators.  Included, but not exclusive in these decisions is the grandstand appeal, or spectator reaction to the entry.  These subjective decisions are made based on adherence to the guidelines, rules and requirements for participation, and appeal of presentation.

 

Dave Mathews, 2009 Chairman

Judges Committee

Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee, Inc.

                                              TUCSON RODEO PARADE TROPHY WINNERS - 2011

(1)  BEST MOUNTED WESTERN MALE

First Place        #207 – Flint Freeman                 

Second Place   No Entry      

(2)  BEST MOUNTED WESTERN FEMALE

First Place         #410 – Good Cowboys Come in all Colors

Second Place     #208 – Laura Balderson

(3)  ROYALTY

First Place        #418 - Sonoita Rodeo Royalty                                                                                                    

            Second Place   #220 – Queen Creek Rodeo Queen Royalty                                                                          

(4)  MATCHED RIDING PAIR

First Place        #214 – The Mavericks, King of Clubs

Second Place   #427 – Marana Health Care Center

(5)  FAMILY GROUP

First Place        #417 – Sheldon Family

Second Place   #221 – Koehler Family

(6)  WESTERN RIDING GROUP

First Place   #422 – El Paso County Sheriff’s Posse

Second Place    #201 – Coronado National Forest

(7)  AUTHENTIC MEXICAN

First Place          #228 – League of Mexican American Women      

Second Place   #309 – KZLZ La Poderosa

(8)  CHARRO

First Place       #320 – Los Charros del Rincón

Second Place   #224 – Florecitas del Deserto

 

(9)  AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN

First Place         #223 – Tohono O’Odham Nation

Second Place   #308 – Pascua Yaqui Tribe

(10)  SINGLE TEAM HITCH

First Place    #203 – Roscoe Christopher Mud Wagon

Second Place   #318 – HSL Properties

(11)  MULTIPLE TEAM HITCH

First Place        #215 - Desert Diamond Casino

Second Place   #317 – Wells Fargo Bank

(12)  COLORFUL FLOAT

            First Place        #322 – Pima County Fair Centennial

Second Place   #213 – Dazzling Darlings’ Red Hat Chapter

(13)  CREATIVE FLOAT

First Place        #227 – American Diabetes Association

Second Place   #202 – Blinded Veterans Association

(14)  HISTORICAL FLOAT

First Place      #206 – US Mormon Battalion

(l5)  BUGGY

First Place        #326 - Union Pacific Railroad Co

Second Place   #402 – Metro Tucson Convention Center Bureau

(16)  4-H/FFA GROUPS

First Place        #314 – Amphi FFA Chapter

Second Place    #430 - Rillito Riders 4-H

(l7)  HISTORICAL

First Place      #403 – Tombstone Vigilantes

Second Place   #319 – Old Pueblo Vintage Fire Brigade

(18)  COMICAL

First Place        #420 – Truly Nolen

(19)  MUSIC

First Place        #306 - Tucson AZ Boys Chorus

                CURT SULLIVAN SWEEPSTAKES AWARD   

#406 – Grupo Espuela de Oro

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD   

#421 – Wa:k O’Odham Community

JUDGES AWARD   

#229 – Padre Kino 300 Anniversary

 

 

 TUCSON RODEO PARADE TROPHY WINNERS - 2010

 (1) BEST MOUNTED WESTERN MALE

First Place   Flint Freeman 312

Second Place   National Day of the Cowboy 231

(2) BEST MOUNTED WESTERN FEMALE

First Place   Good Cowboys Come in all Colors 419

Second Place   Laura Balderson 311

(3) ROYALTY

First Place   Sonoita Royalty 401

Second Place   Miss Hickiwan Ceksan 425

(4) MATCHED RIDING PAIR

First Place   The Maverick, King of Clubs 324

Second Place   3 Turnsports Barrel Racing Assn. 217

(5) FAMILY GROUP

First Place   Goodfellas Christian Fellowship 218

Second Place   Tucson Investment Planners 221

(6) WESTERN RIDING GROUP

First Place   Jaime’s Yardwork & Hauling 226

Second Place    AZ Blue Riders 224

(7) AUTHENTIC MEXICAN

First Place   League of Mexican/American Women 227

Second Place   Prestige Barber & Hair Studio 306

(8) CHARRO

First Place   Los Charros del Rincon 418

Second Place   Grupo Espuela De Oro 206

(9) AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN

First Place   Tohono O'Odham Nation 404

Second Place   Pascua Yaqui Tribe 317

(10) SINGLE TEAM HITCH

First Place   Desert Diamond Casino 209

Second Place   Roscoe Christopher Mud Wagon 407


(11) MULTIPLE TEAM HITCH

First Place   Wells Fargo Bank 308

Second Place   None

(12) COLORFUL FLOAT

First Place   Alta Vista High School 325

Second Place   El Rio Community Health 220

(13) CREATIVE FLOAT

First Place   Fry’s Food & Drug 322

Second Place   Cross Country Automotive Services 207

(14) HISTORICAL FLOAT

First Place   Old Pueblo Vintage Fire Brigade 225

Second Place   Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 420

(l5) BUGGY

First Place   Geitl & Strutz 316

Second Place   Ronald McDonald House of Tucson 409

(16) 4-H/FFA GROUPS

First Place None

Second Place None

(l7) HISTORICAL

First Place   Black Lawmen of the Old West 213

Second Place   Sons of Confederate Veterans 410

(18) COMICAL

First Place   Truly Nolen 304

Second Place   Arby’s 203

(19) MUSIC

First Place   Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus 228

Second Place   La Frontera International Mariachi Conference 413



CURT SULLIVAN SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
Wak O'Odham San Xavier 219


CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
American Diabetes Association 303


JUDGES AWARD
Alaskan Pioneer Riders 202

 

 

 

TUCSON RODEO PARADE TROPHY WINNERS - 2009

(1) BEST MOUNTED WESTERN MALE
First Place #117 Flint Freeman
Second Place No Entry
(2) BEST MOUNTED WESTERN FEMALE
First Place #423 Cowgirl Artist on Parade
Second Place #118 Laura Balderson
(3) ROYALTY
First Place #322 Cave Creek Fiesta Rodeo Queen
Second Place #406 Rex Allen Days Rodeo Queen
(4) MATCHED RIDING PAIR
First Place #205 Michael & Katrina Messier
Second Place #311 Frizzell’s Arena
(5) FAMILY GROUP
First Place #210 “Manda” Horseback Pilgrimage
Second Place #320 Loren Sheldon Family
(6) WESTERN RIDING GROUP
First Place #113 Rancho Santa Rosa de Jorge
Second Place #207 El Paso Sheriff’s Posse
(7) AUTHENTIC MEXICAN
First Place #411 KHRR-Telemundo TV 40
Second Place #323 League of Mexican American Women
(8) CHARRO
First Place #317 Asociacion de Charros El Rincon
Second Place #402 Florecitas Del Desierto
(9) AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN
First Place #214 Tohono O'Odham Nation
Second Place #419 Wa:k Pow Wow Royalty
(10) SINGLE TEAM HITCH
First Place #305 Pima Lung & Sleep
Second Place #231 Desert Diamond Casinos
(11) MULTIPLE TEAM HITCH
First Place #421 Wells Fargo Bank
Second Place #215 Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Union
(12) COLORFUL FLOAT
First Place #425 Alta Vista High School
Second Place #319 El Rio Santa Cruz Community Health Center
(13) CREATIVE FLOAT
First Place #434 Northwest YMCA CheerCats
Second Place #405 The Faces of Diabetes
(14) HISTORICAL FLOAT
First Place #116 Arizona Rangers est. 1901
Second Place No Entry
(l5) BUGGY
First Place #433 Adobe Veterinary Center
Second Place #324 Chico’s Moving Company
(16) 4-H/FFA GROUPS
First Place #302 Vail Vaqueros 4-H Horse Project
Second Place #201 Rillito Riders 4-H Club
(l7) HISTORICAL
First Place #303 Tucson Fire Department 1910 Steam Engine
Second Place #409 Mexican Revoluntionaires
(18) COMICAL
First Place #413 Truly Nolen
Second Place # Arby’s
(19) MUSIC
First Place #115 Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Second Place No Entry
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CURT SULLIVAN SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
#218 Escarmuza Flor de Primevera
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CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
#203 Tucson Parks & Recreation
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JUDGES AWARD
#226 Roscoe Christopher Mud Wagon

 

TUCSON RODEO PARADE TROPHY WINNERS - 2008

1. Best mounted western female   First Place: No.326 - Good Cowboys Come In All Colors, Miss A.W.  Second Place: No.312 - AAA Landscaping, Miss Suki
2. Royalty    First Place: No. 420- Greenlee County Rodeo Queen, Dara Pierce and Rodeo Princess Dally Sue Davis Second Place: No.215 - Rex Allen Days Royalty. Queen, Maria Scriven
3. Family group  First Place: No. 308- Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold    Second Place: No.433 - Chiquita’s Fountain of Dreams 
4. Western riding group  First Place: No.227- El Paso Sheriff’s Posse    Second Place: No. 210- Prma County Sheriff’s Posse
5. Authentic Mexican  First Place: No. 335 - League of Mexican/American Women    Second Place: No. 432 - Pima Lung and Sleep
6. Charro  First Place: No. 307 - International Equestrian Exhibition    Second Place: No. 217 - Florecitas del Desierto
7. Authentic Native American  First Place: No.316- Pascua Yaqui Tribe   Second Place: No. 416- Flint Freeman
8. Single-team hitch  First Place: No. 424- Mill Iron R Ranch   Second Place: No. 218 - Roscoe Christopher Mud Wagon
9. Multiple-team hitch  First Place: No. 422- Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Union   Second Place: No. 203- Corral West
10. Colorful float  First Place: No. 226- Crosstown   Second Place: No. 403- El Rio Community Health Center

11. Creative float      First Place: No.434-Abracadabra Restoration    Second Place: No. 425- Sonoran Science Academy
12. Historical float     First Place: No. 219- Arizona Rangers      Second Place: No. 228- Sun Tran
13. Buggy     First Place: No. 332- Gietl and Strutz Insurance      Second Place: No. 414- The Forum at Tucson
14. 4-H/FFAgroups     First Place: No. 222- Vail Vaqueros 4-H      Second Place: No. 301 - Catalina Mountain 4-H
15. Historical     First Place: No. 213- Tucson Fire Department       Second Place; No. 208- Wells Fargo
16. Comical First Place:    No. 423- Amy Novelli, Tucson’s Cowgirl Artist     Second Place: No. 321- Truly Nolen
17. Music First Place: No.405 -      Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
18. Curt Sullivan Sweepstakes Award     No 216- Sol Casinos
19. Chairman’s Award     No. 305- WA:K Pow Wow Royalty
20. Judges Award     No. 113. Tucson Parks and Recreation

 

PARADE TROPHY WINNERS — 2007

1  Best mounted Western male  First Place: Entry No. 143, Flint Freeman  Second Place: Entry No. 144, Kenneth Hart
2  Best mounted Western female  First Place: Entry No. 317, Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo Association  Second Place: Entry No. 127, Rex Allen Days Rodeo Queen
3  Matched riding pair  First Place: Entry No. 206, Greenlee County Rodeo Queen and Princess  Second Place: Entry No. 412, Al-Marah Arabians
4  Family group  First Place: Entry No. 232, Sheldon Family   Second Place: Entry No. 129, Rancho de la Alegria
5  Western riding group  First Place: Entry No. 124, Pima County Sheriff's Posse   Second Place: Entry No. 408, El Paso Sheriff's Posse
6  Authentic Mexican   First Place: Entry No. 439, La Caliente/ESPN Deportes   Second Place: Entry No. 407, Telemundo - TV 40
7  Charro   First Place: Entry No. 319, Escaramuza Flor de Primavera   Second Place: Entry No. 441, Raul Carrizosa
8  Authentic Indian  First Place: Entry No. 411, Tohono O'odham Nation   Second Place: Entry No. 337, Wa:k Indian Day Royalty 
9  Single horse/team hitch   First Place: Entry No. 322, Roscoe Christopher's Mud Wagon   Second Place: Entry No. 217, Lazy K Bar Guest Ranch
10  Multiple team hitch  First Place: Entry No. 118, Corral West Ranchwear   Second Place: Entry No. 318, Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Union
11  Colorful float  First Place: Entry No. 414, Old Pueblo Traders/Arizona Mail Order   Second Place: Entry No. 146, Abracadabra Restoration Inc.
12  Creative float  First Place: Entry No. 234, Trader Joe's   Second Place: Entry No. 142, Casino of the Sun/Casino del Sol
13  Historical float  First Place: Entry No. 130, Fred's Arena Steakhouse & Tucson Stage   Second Place: Entry No. 342, Sun Tran
14  Buggy   First Place: Entry No. 423, Gietl & Strutz Insurance   Second Place: Entry No. 204, Blankenship's Ironwood Ranch
15   4-H/FFA groups  First Place: Entry No. 325, Catalina Mountaineers 4-H Horse Project   Second Place: Entry No. 230, Tanque Verde Community 4-H Club
16   Historical   First Place: Entry No. 220, B Troop 4th U.S. Cavalry (Memorial)   Second Place: Entry No. 304, Nesbitt Antique Hand Drawn Fire Hose Cart
17   Comical   First Place: Entry No. 434, Truly Nolen   Second Place: Entry No. 210, C.C. Riders Christ Community Church
18   Music   First Place: Entry No. 308, Tucson International Mariachi Conference   Second Place: Entry No. 111, Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
19   Curt Sullivan Sweepstakes Award   Entry No. 225, Adobe Veterinary Center
20   Chairman's Award   Entry No. 147, League of Mexican/American Women
21  Judges Award    Entry No. 413, Budweiser Clydesdales
 

TUCSON RODEO PARADE TROPHY WINNERS - 2006

(1) BEST MOUNTED WESTERN MALE First Place #426 Buffalo Bill, Dane Johnson Second Place #224 KIIM 99.5 Max Morgan
(2) BEST MOUNTED WESTERN FEMALE    First Place No Entry   Second Place No Entry
(3) SILVER MOUNTED    First Place No Entry   Second Place No Entry
(4) MATCHED RIDING PAIR    First Place #303 Sierra Vista Riding Club   Second Place #204 B&C Contractors
(5) FAMILY GROUP   First Place #341 Sheldon Family   Second Place #438 Bear Essential News
(6) WESTERN RIDING GROUP    First Place #310 Pima County Sheriff’s Posse   Second Place #409 Rancho Santa Rosa de Jorge
(7) AUTHENTIC MEXICAN   First Place #316 League of Mexican American Women  Second Place #206 Telemundo - TV 40
(8) CHARRO    First Place #214 Escaramuza Florecitas del Desierto   Second Place #439 Escaramuza Flor de Primevera
(9) AUTHENTIC INDIAN    First Place #307 Tohono O’Odham Nation   Second Place #213 Wa:k Indian Day Royalty
(10) SINGLE HORSE/TEAM HITCH   First Place #205 The Groundskeeper  Second Place #414 Gila National Forest/Wilderness District
(11) MULTIPLE TEAM HITCH   First Place #229 Saddlebrooke & Quail Creek   Second Place #217 Wells Fargo Bank
(12) COLORFUL FLOAT   First Place #334 Abracadabra Restoration, Inc.  Second Place #342 Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center
(13) CREATIVE FLOAT   First Place #308 Trader Joe’s  Second Place #241 The Spirit of the South
(14) HISTORICAL FLOAT   First Place #437 Sun Tran   Second Place #242 Desert Diamond Casinos
(l5) BUGGY   First Place #318 Gietl & Strutz Insurance, Inc.  Second Place #425 Moment In Time Horse Accessories
(16) 4-H/FFA GROUPS   First Place #208 Catalina Mountaineers 4-H Horse Project   Second Place #428 Redington Riders & Shooting Stars 4-H Club
(l7) HISTORICAL   First Place #239 C.C. Riders Christ Community Church   Second Place #326 Tucson Fire Department
(18) COMICAL    First Place #329 Arby’s   Second Place #236 Ronald McDonald House of Tucson
(19) MUSIC   First Place #416 Los Changuitos Feos   Second Place #331 La Caliente/ESPN Deportes

CURT SULLIVAN SWEEPSTAKES AWARD   #423 Pascua Yaqui Tribe

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD    #403 Wolverton Mountain Movie Ranch

JUDGES AWARD   #315 Wiseman Boarding Kennel

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A Special Note About the Tucson Rodeo Parade  Judging Criteria             

The Tucson Rodeo Parade offers three trophies each year to the premier winners in the parade.  The rules of participation and list of judging requirements is given each year to all participants as they submit their entry application.  At that time they also identify a category they feel their entry should be listed.

 

 The Curt Sullivan Sweepstakes Award is given to the entry that the judges determine meets the overall qualifications for participation and is the best overall entry for that year. 

           

The Chairman’s Award and Judges Award are given to those participants who exemplify the basic theme and category that they have declared as their chosen entry category.

 

In addition to the three major awards, there is a first and second place award given to each entry of a specific category.  Winners of the three major awards are not eligible for an award in individual categories.

 

Judges decisions are based on how the entries show support of the spirit and theme of the parade (Western Heritage), the authenticity of the Old West, and values to keep the Old West alive in the hearts and minds of spectators.  Included, but not exclusive in these decisions is the grandstand appeal, or spectator reaction to the entry.  These subjective decisions are made based on adherence to the guidelines, rules and requirements for participation, and appeal of presentation.

 

Dave Mathews, 2009 Chairman

Judges Committee

Tucson Rodeo Parade Committee, Inc.