
PUEBLO, Colo. (August 22, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) Team Shootout action continues from Molalla, Ore., on ESPN2 this Saturday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m. (ET.) The two-man-team competition, featuring the top 20 bull riders in the world, is the third 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 in the Molalla PBR Team Shootout presented by Ford Trucks are:
Team Coleman - Ross Coleman (Molalla, Ore.) and Matt Bohon (Cole Camp, Mo.)
Team Rocky - Sean Willingham (Summerville, Ga.) and Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.)
Team Xtreme - Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) and Cole Taylor (Sayre, Okla.)
Team Jeffrey Scott Fine Magnetics - Luke Snyder (Raymore, Mo.) and Cory Rasch (Clarksville, Tenn.)
Team Landreneau - Nick Landreneau (Sulphur, La.) and Ben Jones (Goulburn, NSW, AUS)
Team Express - Ednei Caminhas (Presidente Alves, SP, Brazil) and Arnobio Ferreira (Gainsville, Texas)
Team Arageo - Robson Arageo (Sergipe, Brazil) and Helton Barbosa (Douradina, PR, Brazil)
Team Elliott - Dustin Elliott (North Platte, Neb.) and Wesley Silcox (Santaquin, Utah)
Team Jenkins - L.J. Jenkins (Texico, N.M.) and Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.)
Team Farley - Pete Farley (Kempsey, AUS) and Harve Stewart (Stephenville, Texas)
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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 ours 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 competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico.