Minor Legue Tour Resuts For Aug. 29-Sept. 1 and Upcoming Events

By Linsay Rosser, PBR
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2008

PUEBLO, Colo. (September 3, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) was in full swing as the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour hosted nine events. The PBR bull riders went to work over the Labor Day weekend, but which ones rode their way to the top of the event standings?

Results from this past weekend’s Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour:

Rocky Mountain Bull Bash PBR Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour – Aug. 31, Steamboat Springs, Colo.

1) Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) 169.5 points, $6,422; 2) Jordan Hupp (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 167 points, $2,841; 3) Hutch Haslam (Morgan, Utah) 164 points, $1,760; 4) Josh Koschel (Loveland, Colo.) 87 points, $2,300; 5/6) Shane Proctor (Grand Coulee, Wash.) 86.5 points, $1,355; 5/6) Tony Mendes (Pueblo, Colo.) 86.5 points, $1,355.

Results from this past weekend’s Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour:

Oklahoma Breakdown PBR Bull Bask Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Aug. 29, Freedom, Okla.

1) Travis Sellers (Wentzville, Mo.) 168 points, $3,606; 2) Trent Cormier (Houma, La.) 89.5 points, $1,914; 3) Cody Whitney (Asher, Okla.) 85.5 points, $2,357; 4) Dan Henricks (Logan, Okla.) 85 points, $843; 5) Dru Erickson (Hinton, Okla.) 72 points, $1,357.

Central Texas State Fair PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Aug. 29, Belton, Texas

1) Clayton Foltyn (El Campo, Texas) 149 points, $3,739; 2) Terry Minica (Midland, Texas) 78.5 points, $925.

Central Texas State Fair PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Aug. 30, Belton, Texas

1) T.J. Pitman (Mill Creek, Okla.) 170 points, $2,074; 2) Hawk Tucker (Pampa, Texas) 169.5 points, $ 1,222; 3) Clayton Baethge (Johnson City, Texas) 164.5 points, $1,009; 4) Dustin Richards (Stephenville, Texas) 87.5 points, $425; 5) Koben Puckett (Canyon, Texas) 85.5 points, $732.

Pounding on the Prairie PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Aug. 29-30, Herreid, SD

1) Elliott Jacoby (Rock Springs, Texas) 176.5 points, $3,906; 2) Palmer Merritt (King, N.C.) 171.5 points, $2,624; 3) Tony Mendes (Pueblo, Colo.) 165.5 points, $1,283; 4) Rorey Maeier (Timberlake, S.D.) 161.5 points, $1,026; 5) Ross Lewis (Reed Point, Mont.) 148 points, $816.

Plains PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Aug. 31, Plains, Mont.

1) Jesse Torkelson (Winfield, AB, Canada) 77.5 points, $4,614; 2) Casey McDonald (Browning, Mont.) 71 points, $4,010.

Lancaster PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Aug. 31, Lancaster, Calif.

1) Ned Cross (Midland, Ore.) 177.5 points, $6,090; 2) Eric Ferreira (Millsap, Texas) 170.5 points, $3,820; 3) Cody Campbell (Summerville, Ore.) 88 points, $2,199 4) Evan Mathews (Porterville, Calif. ) 86 points, $2,523; 5) Hector Uribe (Solvang, Calif.) 83.5 points, $1,680

Bad Boys Classic PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour – Sept. 1, Twin Falls, Idaho

1) Billy Robinson (Galax, Va.) 173 points, $3,610; 2) Shane Proctor (Grand Coulee, Wash.) 167.5 points, $2,200; 3) Cody Ford (Standfield, Ore.) 167 points, $1,595; 4) Markus Mariluch (Elko, Nev.) 87 points, $1,796; 5) Kevin Connolly (Alton Downs, Queensland, AUS) 84 points, $1,072.

Results from this past weekend’s PBR Discovery Tour:

Tahlequah, OK PBR Discovery Tour – Aug. 29-30, Tahlequah, Okla.

1) Chad Lucas (Wister, Okla.) 172 points, $3,083; 2) Richard Griffith (Vinita, Okla.) 87.5 points, $1,962; 3/4/5) H.D. Coleman (Madill, Okla.) 82 points, $1,012; 3/4/5) Jared Long (Ramona, Okla.) 82 points $818; 3/4/5) Skeeter Kingsolver (McLouth, Kan.) 82 points, $818.

Mesquite PBR Discovery Tour – Aug. 29-30, Mesquite, Texas

1) Dylan Werner (Bashnell, Fla.) 165.5 points, $1,713; 2) Logan Helton (Pampa, Texas) 146.5 points, $1,298; 3) Rowdy Morgan (Thackersville, Okla.) 90.5 points, $935; 4) Francisco Morales (Jrapunto, Mexico) 89.5 points, $623; 5) Davey Dyke (Fremont, Iowa) 89 points, $363.

UPCOMING PBR MINOR LEAGUE TOUR EVENTS:

US Bank/ Pendleton PBR Classic Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour on Monday, Sept. 8 at 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 8:00 p.m. at Happy Canyon Arena in Pendleton, Ore. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Round Up & Happy Canyon or charged by phone at 541.276.2553. Tickets are available for $22, $32, and $42.

Neighborhood Ford Store River City Bull Bash PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour on Friday, Sept. 5 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 6 at 8:00 p.m. at the Meyler Farms Arena in Elizabeth City, N.C. Tickets are available for $15 and can be purchased at the gate or charged by phone at 252.338.4783.

Mesquite PBR Discovery Tour on Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo Resistol Arena in Mesquite, Texas.

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