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20 more competitors from Tie-Down
Roping and Barrel Racing qualifying events advance to THE AMERICAN
This
weekend, Tie-Down Roping and Barrel Racing events were held advancing 20 more
competitors to THE AMERICAN Semifinals. The Tie-Down Roping event was held in
Amarillo, Texas at the Tri State Fairgrounds and the Bill Cody Arena. The
Barrel Racing event was held in Jackson, Miss. at the Kirk Fordice Equine
Center. THE AMERICAN Semifinals will take place in Mesquite, Texas on Feb. 22-23,
2014. The top finishers from each
event after the qualifier will advance to RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN Presented by
Polaris RANGER on March 2, 2014 at
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. THE AMERICAN is the richest one-day rodeo
in history, with a payout of $2 million.
See below for the latest qualifier results
and some additional story ideas to include in your coverage of RFD-TV’s THE
AMERICAN Presented by Polaris RANGER.
Tie-Down
Roping held in Amarillo, Texas on Nov. 22.
Top 10 qualifiers advance: 1st Boe Brown, 2nd
Kyle Dickens, 3rd Trent Creager, 4th Tyler Prcin, 5th
Marshall Leonard, 6th Darnell Johnson, 7th Chase
Williams, 8th Josh Peek, 9th Seth Mahaffey, 10th
Cory Solonon
- Kyle
Dickens attends Colorado State University, where he is a member of the CSU
Rodeo Club. - Trent
Creager competed in his first and only WFNR in 2010. - Marshall
Leonard is a certified paramedic. - Chase
Williams grew up learning and practicing tie-down roping by his grandfather,
Phil Fifer, who continues to compete at age 69. - Josh
Peek, in 2000, was the first rodeo athlete to be inducted in the Frank Phillips
College Hall of Fame.
Barrel Racing event
held in Jackson, Miss. on Nov. 23.
Top 10 qualifiers advance: 1st Talmadge Green, 2nd
Kebo Almond, 3rd Robyn Herring, 4th Jessi Eagleberger, 5th
Tammy Fischer, 6th Clint Sherlin, 7th Nicole Love, 8th
Summer Huff, 9th Mallory Champagne, 10th Shelby Herrmann
- Talmadge
Green, at 52 years old, has been competing in Barrel Racing for 42 years. - Tammy
Fischer began riding horses before she could walk, and has a trophy from when
she was two years old. Tammy is a six time WNFR qualifier. - Clint
Sherlin, along with his parents, Joel and Nancy Sherlin, raise, train, and sell
horses in Athens, Tenn. - Summer
Huff, at 15 years old, won the National Barrel Horse Associations 2011 ID Teen World Championship. - Shelby
Herrmann serves as the student president of the Texas High School Rodeo
Association.
RFD-TV’s
THE AMERICAN Presented by Polaris RANGER
will take place on March 2nd at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Tickets
are on sale and prices range from $20 to $150, not including taxes. They
can be purchased at the AT&T Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations
and online at www.americanrodeo.com.
The
Semifinals is the last opportunity for an athlete to qualify to compete in
RFD-TV’S THE AMERICAN Presented by Polaris RANGER.
It takes place on Feb. 22-23 in Mesquite, Texas. Tickets for The Semifinals are
available now for $14, $20 and $30 not including taxes. They can be purchased
at the Mesquite Arena’s box office and online at www.americanrodeo.com.