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RFD-TV’S THE AMERICAN RODEO NEWS
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10
more competitors from Steer Wrestling qualifying event advance to THE AMERICAN
This weekend, a Steer
Wrestling event was held advancing 10 more competitors to THE AMERICAN
Semifinals. The Steer Wrestling event took place in Topeka, Kan. at the Kansas
Expocentre. THE AMERICAN Semifinals will take place in Mesquite, Texas on Feb.
21-23, 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.
Steer Wrestling event
held in Topeka, Kan. on Jan. 4.
Top
10 qualifiers advance: 1st Linn Churchill, 2nd
Beau Franzen, 3rd Adam Strahan, 4th Wade Steffen, 5th
Chancey Larson, 6th Weston Taylor, 7th Blake Knowles, 8th
Trevor Cox, 9th JD Johnson, 10th Kyle Whitaker
- Churchill is married to barrel racer
Trula Churchill who was a 2013 NFR qualifier. - Franzen was a WNFR qualifier in 2005 and
2008, and won the College National World Finals in 2001. - Steffen travels with fellow qualifier
Linn Churchill. - Larson won the Elk City, Okla. Rodeo of
Champions in 2013. - Knowles was a WNFR qualifier in 2009 and
2011. His father is rodeo broadcaster and 1987 National Finals Rodeo saddle
bronc riding average champion Butch Knowles and his cousin is fellow steer
wrestler Trevor Knowles. - Whitaker won the Linderman Award in
1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011. This beat his father, Chip Whitaker’s,
record of winning the award four times.
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. 21-23 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.