First Day Results For The George Strait Team Roping Classic

Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008

San Antonio, TX (March 15, 2008) -- The 26th Annual George Strait Team Roping Classic (GSTRC) kicked off Friday, March 14th at the San Antonio Rose Palace with 483 teams competing in round one. The number of contestants was down from last year with the general consensus of those present that high fuel prices are playing a significant role in number of contestants at all events this year. In direct contrast the number of spectators has shown an increase.

Top winners of the first round are:

1. Camish Jennings/Brandon Bates 4.36 Seconds $15,540 team winnings
2. Kevin Daniels/Brad Culpepper 4.38 Seconds $9,324 team winnings
3. Jake Barnes/Cory Petska 4.52 Seconds $6,216 team winnings

There were 227 teams who roped in 11 seconds or less and qualified for Round Two. At the end of Round Two the following 50 teams advanced to competition on Saturday, March 15th:

1 Camish Jennings & Brandon Bates

2 Jake Cooper & Jimmie Cooper

3 Jimmy Tanner & Manny Cunde

4 Turtle Powell & Marty Becker

5 Clay Tryan & Cory Petska

6 Travis Tryan & Kory Koontz

7 Jay Mcclain & Coby Jones

8 Casey Gattis & Devin Hayes

9 Kevin Daniel & Jhett Johnson

10 Chance Kelton & Boogie Ray

11 Charles Pogue & Kollin Von Ahn

12 J.D. Bacon & Ed Ruth

13 Shane Sproul & Caesar De La Cruz

14 Charlie Crawford & Travis Graves

15 Joe Beaver & Tyler Magnus

16 Spencer Mitchell & Dakota Kirchenschlager

17 Jake Stanley & Kirt Jones

18 Derrick Begay & Caesar De La Cruz

19 Jake Cooper & Caleb Twisselman

20 David Motes & Dennis Gatz

21 Jake Barnes & Clay O'Brien Cooper

22 Nick Pullara & Jay Wadham

23 Kevin Stewart & Jade Corkill

24 B.J. Campbell & Caleb Twisselman

25 Riley Minor & Cuatro Hindes

26 Troy Kitchner & Derrick Peterson

27 Matt Tyler & Cody Cowden

28 Jo Jo Lemond & Josh Patton

29 Brandon Beers & Arky Rogers

30 Waylon McCurley & Russell Cordoza

31 Brandon Beers & Mike Beers

32 Travis Tryan & Michael Jones

33 David Motes & Ryan Motes

34 Chad Masters & Clay O'Brien Cooper

35 Kaleb Driggers & Adam Plyler

36 Nick Sartain & Jhett Johnson

37 Cody McMinn & Shannon Frascht

38 Colby Schneeman & Matt Kasner

39 Coleman Proctor & Victor Aros

40 Kelsey Parchman & Nicky Simmons

41 Clay Tryan & Michael Jones

42 Blaine Vick & Cody Doescher

43 Charlie Crawford & Tyler Magnus

44 Junior Gonales & Brian Stone

45 Derick Fleming & Bobby Harris

46 Troy Kitchner & Chad Mathes

47 Jake Kropik & Cole Davison

48 David Key & Kory Koontz

49 Josh Torres & Adam Plyler

50 J.D. Yates & Jory Levy

These top 50 teams will be competing in three final rounds final three rounds for the Chevy Silverado pickups from Cavendar Chevrolet (Boerne, TX) and Strait X-treme 3-horse slant trailers from Bruton Trailers. The total cash payout this year GSTRC is $518,000 plus prizes worth more than $160,000.

The GSTRC continues the "Red Wrapped Challenge"- sponsored by Wayne Wright Injury Lawyers- an exciting $10,000 per round progressive contest. If no winners in the first two rounds, $40,000 is up for grabs in the final round.

The 26th Annual GSTRC has become the premiere open consistently attracting the biggest names in the sport each year including past GSTRC champions Brad Culpepper, Jake Barnes, Speed Williams, Rich Skelton, Tyler Magnus, Clay O'Brien Cooper, Allen Bach, Matt Tyler, Nick Sartain and Jhett Johnson. But it’s not just for the big names. As an open roping, ropers of all levels may compete alongside each other for a chance at the winnings. In 2007, 675 teams competed for more than $500,000 in cash and prizes. Nick Sartain and Jhett Johnson were the big winners.