In Ponoka, Wrangler National Finalist Tuf Cooper fromTexas won the short round, the average, and the Show Down Round of the tie down roping at the Ponoka Stampede which started June 28 and ended July 4. Cooper won $12,000 in Ponoka.
The average and Show Down winners in Ponoka...
Bareback Riding - Average, Bobby Mote, OR. Show Down, Dusty LaValley, CAN
Steer Wrestling - Average, Scott Wyzkoski. Show Down, Curtis Cassidy, CAN
Team Roping - Average, Levi Simpson and Klay Whyte
Bronc Riding - Average, Dustin Flundra, CAN. Show Down, Isaac Diaz, TX
Barrel Racing - Average, (tie) Lindsay Sears and Sherry Cervi. Show Down, Lisa Lockhart, SD.
Bull Riding - Average and Show Down - Ty Elliott.
The Greeley Stampede in Greeley, CO...(courtesy of the Greeley Tribune, www.greeleytribune.com.
Dylan Werner from Florida won the bull riding at the Greeley Stampede with an event best 172 points on two head.
The win came on the same week that Warner got engaged to Tiffany Massey, and will give him a chance to move up from the number 20 spot in the PRCA's World Standings. He entered the Fourth of July run with more than $28,000 in earnings this year.
"It is a big relief, actually," Werner told the Greeley Tribune. "I had a good first part of the year and it kind of slowed up there for a little while. But as long as you stay positive and believe you are going to ride the next ride, you are going to stay better off than if you're (mad) and throwing your stuff around."
Will Lowe won the bareback riding for the first time in Greeley. The three time World Champion rode two horses for a 170 point total in Greeley. "It makes for a big notch on the belt," Lowe said. "My wife is from here in (Eagle) Colorado, so they have been over here and a lot of my family got to come over and watch. So that dang sure made it more special."
The rest of Greeley's champions...
Steer Wrestling - Les Shepperson, WY. 13.5 on three head
Team Roping - Blaine Linaweaver/Blaine Hooker. 18.7 on three head.
Bronc Riding - Jeff Willert, SD. 167 on two
Tie Down Roping - George Rowland, 30.4 on three head.
Barrel Racing - Tana Poppino, OK. 52.50 on three.
