
PUEBLO, Colo. (August 15, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) Team Shootout action continues from Paso Robles, Calif. on ESPN2 this Sunday at 5 p.m. (ET.) The two-man-team competition, featuring the top 20 bull riders in the world, is the second opportunity for teams to qualify for the PBR Team Shootout Finals that will take place during the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, Colo., on Aug. 28.
The teams competing at the PBR Team Shootout presented by Ford Trucks in Paso Robles are:
Team Rocky - Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) and Pistol Robinson (Burleson, Texas)
Team Lee - Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) and Wiley Petersen (Fort Hall, Idaho)
Team Canter - Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C.) and Bryan Richardson (Dallas, Texas)
Team Mauney - JB Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) and Bart Miller (Oshkosh, Neb.)
Team Farley - Jared Farley (Kempsey, AUS) and Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS)
Team Big Tex - Mike White (De Kalb, Texas) and Colby Yates (Fort Worth, Texas)
Team Brown - Zach Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) and Mark Lopes (Jackson, Calif.)
Team Jenkins – L.J. Jenkins (Texico, N.M.) and Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.)
Team Moraes - Adriano Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil) and Allan Moraes (Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil)
Team Lostroh - Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) and Matt Austin (Wills Point, Texas)
For more information on the 2008 Team PBR Shootout, please visit www.pbrnow.com or call Linsay Rosser at 719.242.2800 ext. 3368.
About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, VERSUS and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over one and one half million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour,, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., and has over 1,200 PBR bull riders compete in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.