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FEBRUARY 23, 2014
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RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN Semifinals Overall Shoot Out Standings
OMAHA, Neb. --- These are the final overall results of THE AMERICAN Semifinals Shoot Out
Bareback Riding: 1, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, TX, 85 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Storm Cloud. 2, Tyler Nelson, Victor, ID, 84 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Arabella. 3, Casey Breuer, Mandan, SD, 82.5 points Frontier Rodeo’s High Class. 4, RC Landingham, Huntsville, TX, 82.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Flaming Desire. 5, Caine Riddle, Vernon, TX, 81.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Flaxy Lady. 6, Cimmaron Gerke, Brighton, CO, 81.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Mean Gene. 7, Justin McDaniel, Porum, Ok, 81 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Creek. 8, Brian Bain, Redmond OR, 81 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Rosanna. 9, Jake Vold, Donoka, AB, 81 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Bambino Vold. 10, Jared Smith, Eastland, TX, 80 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Acrylic Infection. 11, Winn Ratcliff, Leesville, LA, 80 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bad Lands Bay. 12, Shawn Minor, Camden, OH, 80 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Time out. 13, Colin Adams, Deloraine, MB, 80 points on Frontier Rodeo’s War Cry. 13, Mac Erickson, Almo, ID, 79.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Jessie’s Girl. 14, Kelly Wardell, Bellevue, ID, 79.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Flash Card Champion. 15, Steve Dent, Mullen, NE, 79 points on Frontier Rodeos’ Black Coal. 16, Erik Wolford, Belle Fourche, SD, 78.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Mike O. 17, Kelly Timberman, Casper, WY, 78.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Size Matters. 18, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, TX, 78 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Camshaft. 19, Pete Hawkins, Boyd, TX, 77.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Showdown.20, Joe Gunderson, Montgomery, MN, 77 points on XX’s Big City. 21, Josi Young, Buhl, ID, 76.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Matrix2. 22, Tyler Scales, Severance, CO, 76 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Savage Nation. 23, Eric Swenson, Denison, TX, 75.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Cinderella. 23, Morgan Wilde, McCammon, ID, 75 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Back In Black. 24, Josh Cole, Quitman, TX, 72.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Satin Sheets. 25, Taylor Price, Pendleton, OR, 66 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Cash Deal. George Gillespie, Placerville, CA, no score.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Nick Guy, Sparta, WI, 4.09 seconds. 2, Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, ID, 4.18 seconds. 3, Tyler Pearson, Louisville, MS, 4.24 seconds. 4,Dru Melvin, 4.44 seconds. 5, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, LA, 4.45 seconds. 6, Wyatt Johnson, Hoyt, CO, 4.49 seconds. 7, Seth Brockman, Wheatland, WY, 4.90 seconds. 8, Chancey Larson, Pueblo, CO, 5.07 seconds. 9, Linn Churchill, Valentine, NE, 5.08 second. 10, Weston Taylor, Perryton, TX, 5.18 seconds. 11, Blake Knowles, Heppner, OR, 5.36 seconds. 12, Daniel Adams, Weatherford, OK, 6.10 seconds. 13, Cole Fulton, Miller, SD, 6.13 seconds. 14, Rowdy Parrott, Mamon, LA, 7.22 seconds. 15, Lane Holland, Walker, LA, 12.08 seconds. 16, Jon Ragatz, Beetown, WI, 17.83 seconds. Tooter Silver, Cody Brecheisen, Dirk Tavenner, and Wade Sumpter, no time.
Team Roping: 1, Joel Bach, San Augustine, TX and Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, TX, 4.34 seconds. 2, Carl Markham, Vinita, OK and BuddyHawkins, Columbus, KS, 4.91 seconds. 3, Colby Schneeman, San Angelo, TX, and Seth Smithson, Ackerly, TX, 5.04 seconds. 4, Logan Olson, Texas. and Jordan Olson, Surprise, AZ, 5.18 seconds. 5, Justin Davis, Madisonville, TX and BJ Dugger, Cedar Point, TX, 5.41 seconds.6, Shain Sproul, Las Cruces, NM and Kinney Dale Harrell, San Angelo, TX, 5.47 seconds. 7, Shane Phillipp, Washington, TX, and John Phillip, Washington, TX, 5.57 seconds. 8, Kory Bramwell, Chromo, CO and Cole Jackson, La Cruces, NM, 5.63 seconds.9, Shane Phillip, Washington, TX and Bobby Harris, Highmore, SD, 6.00 seconds. 10, Travis Bard, Chino Valley, AZ, and Tom Johnson, Kirkland, AZ, 6.24 seconds. 11, Arky Rogers, Lipan, TX and Travis Woodard, Stephenville, TX, 6.24 seconds. 12, Paul Tierney, Oral, SD and Bobby Harris, Highmore, SD, 9.29 seconds. 13, Travis Tryan, Billings, MT, and Allen Bach, Rhome, TX, 9.93 seconds. 14, Ty Murphy, Dublin, TX and Shane Durbin, Elsa, TX, 11.07 seconds. David Motes, Tolar, TX and Dean Tuftin, Bend, OR, no time. Blaine Vick, Dublin, TX and Brandon Bates, San Angelo, TX, no time. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, TN and Kory Koontz, Sudan, TX, no time. Brady Tryan, Huntley, MT and Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, TX, no time. Chace Thompson, Munday, TX and Tyler Magnus, Mason, TX, no time. Logan Olson, Texas, and Matt Kasner, Cody, NE, no time.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Erik Wolford, Belle Fourche, SD, 85 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Fantana. 2, Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, MT, 83.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Painted Chip. 3, Rusty Wright, Milford, UT, 83 points on Smith Pro Rodeos Chicken Dance. 4, Cody DeMoss, Heflin, LA, 82 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Fraid Knot. 5, Tyrel Larsen, Inglis, MB, 80 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Little Kitty. 6, Bradley Harter, Loranger, LA, 79.5 points on Korkow Rodeos Wiggle Worm. 7/8, Ty Manke, Hermasa, SD, 79 points on Frontier Rodeos War Eagle. 7/8, Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, TX, 79 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Griz. 9-11, Louie Brunson, New Underwood, SD, 78.5 on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Blew Apart. 9-11, Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, AB, 78.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Vanilla Twist. 9-11, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, LA, 78.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Exposed Feather. 12, Dylan Henson, Bloomfield, NM, 78 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Swagger Jack. 13, Josh Reynolds, Ekalaka, MT, 77.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Almost Famous. 14, Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, AB, 76.5 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Pretty Boy. 15, Steven Dent, Mullen, NE, 76.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Strike Fire. 16, Cole Elshere, Faith, SD, 76 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Cover Girl. 16, JJ Elshere, Hereford, SD, 75 points on Korkow Rodeos Rhubarb. 17, Spencer Wright, Milford, UT, 75 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Backwoods. 18, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, MT, 74 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Foxy Cleopatra. 19, Mike Outhier, Utopia, TX, 72 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ Ned Pepper. 20, Ryan Rodewald, Mount Dora, FL, 71 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Too Cool. Cooper McBride, Big Springs, NE, no score. Ryan Elshere, Elm Springs, SD, no score. Tyrell, Smith, Cascade, MT, no score. Cole Bibro, Pelahatchie, MS, no. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, SD, no score. Aaron Lide, Odessa, TX, no score. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, WY, no score.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Randall Carlisle, Bryan, TX, 7.72 seconds. 2, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, TX, 7.98 seconds. 3, Justin Maass, Giddings, TX, 8.55 seconds. 4, Blane Cox, Cameron, TX, 8.73 seconds. 5, Marcus Allen-Costa, San Paulo, Brazil, 8.74 seconds. 6, Jared Kempker, Eugene, MO, 8.78 seconds. 7, Robert Mathis, Mart, TX, 9.18 seconds. 8, Marshal Leonard, Shongaloo, LA, 9.64 seconds. 9, Darnell Johnson, Pueblo, CO, 9.81 seconds. 10, Will Howell, Stillwater, OK, 9.91 seconds. 11, Blair Burk, Durant, OK, 11.68 seconds. 12, Cooper Martin, Alma, KS, 13.64 seconds. 13, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, WA, 18.00 seconds. 14, Adam Gray, Seymour, TX, 18.02 seconds. 15, Trent Creager, Stillwater, OK, 22.80 seconds. Ace Sloan, Cuero, TX, no time. Marty Yates, Stephenville, TX, no time. Landyn Duncan, Denton, TX, no time. Trent Walls, Stephenville, TX, no time. Cheyenne Harper, Iowa, LA, no time.Barrel Racing: 1, Erin Ricotti, Escalon, CA, 15.038. 2, Katelyn McLeod, Whitesboro, TX, 15.059. 3, Robyn Herring, Huntington, TX, 15.130. 4, June Holeman, Arcadia, NE, 15.208. 5, Gretchen Benbenek, Missoula, MT, 15.247. 6, Clint Sherlin, Athens, TN, 15.299. 7, Tami Semas, Prineville, OR, 15.317. 8, Shelly Anzick, Livingston, MT, 15.458. 9, Kenna Squires, Fredonia, TX, 15.526. 10, Kay Blandford, Sutherland Springs, TX, 15.622. 11, Paige Conrado, Hudson, CO, 15.652. 12, Jackie Ganter, Abilene, TX, 15.685. 13, Morgann McDonald, Uvalde, TX, 15.792. 14, Nina Smith, Pincher Creek, AB, 15.876. 15, Nicole Love, Staley, NC, 20.281. 16, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, CO, 20.401. 17, Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, TX, 20.499. 18, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, WA, 20.546. 19, Jessica Eagleberger, Stringtown, OK, 21.528. 20, Callie Rios, Boerne, TX, 25.713.
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Notes to Editors:
About RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN Presented by Polaris RANGER: Taking place at Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium on March 2, 2014, with an estimated attendance of 75,000, RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN Presented by Polaris RANGER is the single largest 1-day cash prize event in the entire history of rodeo. With $2-million on the line, the best athletes in the world will be gathering in Dallas to compete in one epic day of raw rodeo will, skill and power. THE AMERICAN is inviting the top 10 athletes in each of the traditional rodeo sports as well as the top 10 from the PBR. The top 10 bull riding contestants will be invited after the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, and the remainder of the primary rodeo sports contenders, will be determined after the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. In addition to the 10 invites, THE AMERICAN will make five additional spots available for any rodeo athlete in the world through five regional qualifiers. If one of those athletes goes on to win their respective event at THE AMERICAN they will split an additional bonus pool of $1-million dollars in prize money. With the help of broadcast partners and sponsors, RFD-TV will be broadcasting the event LIVE on the day, helping to bring the totality of this defining western sports experience to a wide national audience. For more information, please visit: www.americanrodeo.com and www.RFDTV.com. Follow us on Twitter @RFDTVAMERICAN and on find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RFDTVTheAMERICAN
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