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more competitors from Tie-Down Roping qualifying event advance to THE AMERICAN
Today, a Tie-Down
Roping event was held advancing 10 more competitors to THE AMERICAN Semifinals.
The Tie-Down Roping event was held in Tulsa, Okla. at the Expo Square-Mustang
Arena. 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
Tulsa, Okla. on Dec. 20.
Top
10 qualifiers advance: 1st Clint Robinson, 2nd
Trent Walls, 3rd Jake Hannum, 4th Jody Green, 5th
Cade Swor, 6th Jason Schaffer, 7th Kody Mahaffey, 8th
Clint Cooper, 9th Bryson Seachrist, 10th Jared Kempker
- Clint Robinson earned a spot two years
ago at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), where he finished 4th
in both the tie-down competition and all-round standings. - Trent Walls a Stephenville, Texas native
has qualified for WNFR twice. - Jake Hannum’s qualified for WNFR in 2007
in tie-down roping. - Jason Schaffer qualified for the 2013
Canadian Finals Rodeo in Tie-down roping and has been competing since he was 13
years old.
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.