St. Louis, Mo. (February 28, 2010) - Comeback kid Jody Newberry (Ada, Okla.) claimed the 2010 St. Louis Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational title after staying on all four of his bulls at the Scottrade Center. He was the only rider to stay on all four bulls for the weekend. Newberry, who has only been to four BFTS events so far this year and is already a force to be reckoned, received an impressive 90.5 points score after riding RFD-TV (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC/RFDTV, LLC) in the championship round.
“It feels good,” said Newberry from the Enterprise Winner’s Circle, “especially to make it this far in such a short amount of time. I did my job, and it feels really good.”
The only other riders to make the 8 second buzzer in the championship round were Brazilian Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) and Oklahoma native, Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.). Nunes showed off his backflip skills and won the championship round with the highest score of the weekend: 91.25 points on Carrillo Cartel (4C’s Bucking Bulls/James Sills). He also walked away with $15,406 for his efforts. McConnel, who came close to winning the event, took third in the round with 87.25 points on MoeBandy.com (D&H Cattle Company/Moe Bandy) and went home with $15,406 in his pocket.
Nunes also took the Round 3 win, with an 89.75 point ride on Bird Creek (Jef Robinson/Leon Frakes). Second place in Round 2 went to veteran Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) who stayed on Flashpoint for 89.5 points and $1,950. Canadian cowboys Aaron Roy (Asquith, SK) rode Check Out (D&H Cattle Co/Buck) for 89.25 points and $1,170 for third place while Ryan McConnel walked away with fourth place in the round with 88.5 points on SoulJa Boy (Jeff Robinson/Priest Creek Ranch). Fifth place in Round 3 ended in a tie: Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, KS) rode Larry the Cable Guy’s Smokey (Jeff Robinson/Jeffrey Scott/Pinnacle Bull Group) and Billy Robinson (Galax, Va.) stayed on Walk the Line (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve), both receiving 88 points.
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INJURY REPORT:
Brian Canter aggravated an old ACL tear in his left knee. Since he was already planning on having surgery on his right hip later this month, he is going to have surgery to fix his knee later this week. He will be out approximately four months.
Kody Lostroh aggravated his injured left elbow again and didn’t ride in the short-go because of it. He is probably for next week in Kansas City.
Billy Richardson has aggravated an old injury in his left hand. He is doubtful for next week.
Guilherme Marchi aggravated the injury in his right wrist. This is why he didn’t compete at Round 3 in St. Louis. He is questionable for next week.
Ben Jones landed hard on his right elbow during Round 2 of the St. Louis Invitational. He appears to have broken his clavicle on the right side, which happens to be his riding arm. He will have x-rays later this week, but is doubtful to ride in Kansas City next weekend.
Dusty Ephrom aggravated an old right groin injury on Friday night during Round 1. He is doubtful for next week in Kansas City.
St. Louis Enterprise Rent-A-Car Invitational:
ROUND ONE: 1) Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 88.5 points on Larry the Cable Guy’s Smokey (Jeff Robinson/Jeffrey Scott/Pinnacle Bull Group), $7,000. 2) Aaron Roy (Asquith, SK) 87.75 points on The Juice (Robinson/Perry Bucking Bulls), $5,000. 3) Jody Newberry (Ada, Okla.) 86.75 points on Hypnotized (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), $3,000. 4) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aperecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 86.50 points on Chin Music (D&H Cattle Company), $2,000. 5/6) Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.) 85.75 points on Tiger (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC), $1,000. 5/6) LJ Jenkins (Texico, N.M.) 85.75 points on Hill Country (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), $1,000.
ROUND TWO: 1) McKennon Wimberly (Cool, Texas) 88 points on Nasty Town (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Struve/Rosen), $2,730. 2) Jody Newberry (Ada, Okla.) 87.50 points on Flaspoint (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC), $1,950. 3/4/5) Ned Cross (Midland, Ore.) 87.25 points on Another Husker (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve). 3/4/5) Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) 87.25 points on Western Star (Boyd/Floyd Bull Company). 3/4/5) Shane Proctor (Mooresville, N.C.) 87.25 points on Billionaire (Balley Rodeo Company).
ROUND THREE : 1) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 89.75 points on Bird Creek (Jeff Robinson/Leon Frakes), $2,730. 2) Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) 89.5 points on Flaspoint (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC), $1,950. 3) Aaron Roy (Asquith, SK) 89.25 points on Check Out (D&H Cattle Co./Buck), $1,170. 4) Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) 88.5 points on SoulJa Boy (Jeff Robinson/Priest Creek Ranch). 5/6) Skeeter Kingsolver (Mclouth, Kans.) 88 points on Larry the Cable Guy’s Smokey (Jeff Robinson/Jeffrey Scott/Pinnacle Bull Group). 5/6) Billy Robinson (Galax, Va.) 88 points on Walk the Line (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve).
BUILT FORD TOUGH CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND : 1) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 91.25 points on Carrillo Cartel (4C’s Bucking Bulls/James Sills) $2,730. 2) Jody Newberry (Ada, Okla.) 90.5 points on RFD-TV (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC/RFDTV, LLC), $1,950. 3) Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) 87.25 points on MoeBandy.com (D&H Cattle Co./Moe Bandy), $1,170.
OVERALL EVENT STANDINGS : 1) Jody Newberry (Ada, Okla.) 1027.25 points, $37,050. 2) Ryan McConnel (Colgate, Okla.) 843 points, $15,406. 3) McKennon Wimberly (Cool, Texas) 756.25 points, $11,025. 4) Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) 675.75 points, $6.750. 5) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 584.50 points, $5,350.
BUILT FORD TOUGH WORLD STANDINGS: 1) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 4,153 points, $315,172.33. 2) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C) 3,951.75 points, $144,421.30. 3) Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) 3,698.50 points, $103,162.69. 4) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 3,116 points, $58,956.50. 5) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 3,074 points, $61,398.99.
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