PUEBLO, Colo. (May 25, 2010) - Kasey Hayes (Liberal, Kan.), Aaron Pass (Hillsboro, Texas), and Nathan Schaper (Grassy Butte, Idaho) each walked away with an event win at Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Events this past weekend.
Hayes edged Sevi Torturo (Oklahoma City, Okla.) by one-half point for the victory at the Pala Casino in Pala, Calif., while Schaper was the only rider to ride two bulls at the Whistle Workwear presents the Dickies Northwest PBR Touring Pro event in Everett, Wash.
Pass picked up his first victory, finishing 2.5 points ahead of Clayton Baethge (Johnson City, Texas), at the J.W. Hart PBR Challenge Enterprise Rent-A-Car event in Decatur, Texas.
The Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Cord McCoy Invitational presented by Ariat and Cooper Tires will be held Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex in Ada, Okla. McCoy will also host the Oh My Gravy, It’s a Pink Tie Affair on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Agri-Plex. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Relay for Life through the American Cancer Society. Cord and his brother Jet will be honored for their runner-up finish on The Amazing Race with a parade in downtown Ada on Saturday at 10 a.m.
The other PBR Touring Pro events scheduled for this weekend are in Texas on Friday at 8:30 p.m. at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Midland County Horseshoe Arena in Midland.
The PBR Touring Pro Division is the minor-league tour of the PBR and features up-and-coming bull riders competing alongside veterans and fan favorites against some of the most famous bucking bulls. The tour gives riders the opportunity to compete in PBR-sanctioned events while earning money to qualify for the elite Built Ford Tough Series, which is comprised of the Top 40 bull riders in the world. Every five events on the BFTS, the bottom five riders (based on points) are dropped from the BFTS and the Top 5 riders (based on money earned) from the Touring Pro Division are allowed to move onto the BFTS.
The elite BFTS is having the deepest title race in history and there have been 15 different winners through the first 20 events. The BFTS is currently on its summer break and will return on July 16-18 for the Tulsa Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires and brought to you locally by Troy-Bilt and Blue-Emu.
Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Events Results:
Pala Casino PBR Touring Pro Division (Pala, Calif.) May 21-22, 2010
1) Kasey Hayes (Liberal, Kan.) 170.5 points. 2) Sevi Torturo (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 170 points. 3) Mark Lopes (Sutter Creek, Calif.) 88.5 points. 4) Cody Nance (Paris, Tenn.) 87 points. 5) Paul Coppini (Kuna, Idaho), 86.5 points.
J.W. Hart PBR Challenge Enterprise Rent-A-Car Touring Pro Division (Decatur, Texas)May 22, 2010
1) Aaron Pass (Hillsboro, Texas) 173 points. 2) Clayton Baethge (Johnson City, Texas) 170.5 points. 3) Douglas Duncan (Alvin, Texas) 88 points. 4) Valdiron de Oliveira (Apaarecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 87.5 points. 5) Derek McCormack (Covelo, Calif.) 86 points.
Whistle Workwear presents Dickies Northwest PBR Touring Pro Division (Everett, Wash.) May 22-23, 2010
1) Nathan Schaper (Grassy Butte, Idaho), 135.3 points. 2) Beau Hill (West Glacier, Mont.) 88 points. 3) Zach Sorenson (Escalon, Calif.) 87 points. 4) Ross Lewis (Reed Point, Mont.) 85 points. 5) Myron Duarte (Auburn, Wash.) 84.5 points.
The PBR is the premiere bull riding organization in the world with the best riders from the United States, Mexico, Australia, Brazil, and Canada. One of the fastest-growing sports in the country, PBR events air weekly on VERSUS, NBC, CBS, and FOX. For more information on the Professional Bull Riders, please visit www.pbr.com or contact Jack Carnefix at (719) 242 2800 or jcarnefix@pbrnow.com or Sara Broun at (719) 242 2800 or sbroun@pbrnow.com.
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About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and television networks around the world. With approximately 400 hours of prime-time programming annually, the PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air. The PBR attracts nearly two million live event attendees each year with its marquee Built Ford Tough Series and the PBR Touring Pro Division. More than 1,200 PBR bull riders compete every year in approximately 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball.
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