MINOR LEAGUE TOUR RESULTS FOR DEC. 5-6 AND UPCOMING EVENTS

By Katharine Sherr, PBR
Posted Wednesday, December 10, 2008

PUEBLO, Colo. (December 10, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) continues to host events throughout the last month of 2008. See who took the money home this last weekend!

Results from this past weekend Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour:

Virginia PBR Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour – Dec. 5, Lexington, Va.

1) McKennon Wimberly (Cool, TX) 178,5 points, $4,024; 2) Dusty Ephrom (Lloydminster, SK, Canada) 177 points, $4,024; 3) Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Okla.) 176 points, $1,770; 4) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 175.5 points, $1,629.

Virginia PBR Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour – Dec. 6, Lexington, Va.

1) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 180 points, $4,852.66; 2) Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) 174 points, $3,312.22; 3) J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, N.C.) 173.5 points, $1,771.78; 4) Matt Gray (Senetobia, MS) 89.5 points, $2,331.94.

Results from this past weekend Discovery Tour:

San Antonio PBR Discovery Tour – Dec. 5, San Antonio, TX

1) Craig Jackson (Houston, TX) 90 points, $1,946; 2/3) Jed Ward (Newton, Kan.) 88.5 points, $1,268; 2/3) Dusty Higgins (Roswell, N.M.) 88.5 points, $1,268; 4) Willis Trosclair (Thibodaux, La.) 88 points.

Upcoming PBR Minor League Tour Events:

Grand Island PBR Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour on Saturday, December 13 at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island, Neb.

About the PBR:
More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, 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 1.7 million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the prestigious Built Ford Tough Series, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR's governing board of directors is comprised of renowned bull riders who have developed the event into a stand alone sport which is experiencing unprecedented growth in global popularity. 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.