NAMPA, Idaho (April 4, 2009) - The Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) continued to thrill the Idaho Center crowd for the second of three performances at the Nampa Invitational. Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.), ranked number one in world standings, made the right choice at Saturday morning’s draft and picked SoulJa Boy, owned by Priest Creek Ranch, who he spurred for 92.5 points for the second round win. He was followed closely by J.B. Mauney (Moorseville, NC) in second place with a 90 point ride on Diamond G Rodeo’s White Magic.
Third place money went to Brazilian Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) who rode the bull Why Not Minot owned by Chad Berger/Roger Ward. PBR superstar Brain Canter (Randleman, N.C) took fourth place riding Red Knection K Bull’s Nasty Town. Completing the top five with a tie for fifth and sixth were 2008 PBR World Campion Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) and Dusty LaBeth (Louisburg, Kan.) for 88.25 points. Marchi rode the bull Flashover owned by Ty Rinaldo TZ Bucking Bulls and LaBeth rode Chad Bergers/Clay Struve’s Bad Action.
The round two victory put Lostroh on top of the leader board in the aggregate with 180 points. Brazilian, de Oliveira is second in average with 175.5 points.
Due to his round one win at the Nampa Invitational, Zack Brown (Santa Fe, Texas) was eligible to compete for the $5,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car “Ride with the Best” bonus during round two. Because he was bucked off before the eight seconds Walton & Wagoner Bucking Bulls was awarded the $5,000 bonus for their bull Carolina Cat. As the winner of round two, Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo) will be eligible for the $5,000 bonus during round three of the competition.
The Nampa Invitational concludes tomorrow as the world’s best bull riders compete in round three and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round to decide who will take home the coveted event title. Tune-in to VERSUS on Sunday, April 5 at 7 p.m. EST to catch all the non-stop action.
Injury Report:
Ross Coleman (Molalla, Or.) suffered a sprained right hand and will not be competing in round three of the Nampa Invitational.
Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, NM) injured his neck and is probable for tomorrow.
Nampa Invitational RESULTS
ROUND ONE: 1)Zack Brown (Santa Fe, TX) 89.25 points on Big Coyote (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls) $7,000; 2)Aaron Roy (Asquith, SK, Canada) 88.25 points on Wrangler Big Rig (Jeff Robinson/Broken N-N/C&D Bulls/SkyHawk Rugs) $5,000 ;3) Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 87.50 points on Mean Machine (Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Ross) $3,000;4/5) Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) 86.50 points on Bad Medicine (Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Ross) $1,600; 4/5) Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 86.50 points on Little Bighorn (Priest Creek Ranch)$1,600.
ROUND TWO: 1)Kody Lostroh (Longmont, Colo.) 92.5 points on SoulJA Boy (Priest Creek Ranch) $2,730; 2) JB Mauney (Moorseville, NC) 90 points on White Magic (Diamond G Rodeo Co) $1,950; 3)Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) 89.25 points on Why Not Minot (Chad Berger/Roger Ward) $1,170; 4) Brian Canter (Randleman, N.C) 89 points on Nasty Town (Red Knection K Bulls) 5/6) Guilherme Marchi (Leme, SP, Brazil) 88.25 points on Fashover (Ty Rinaldo TZ Bucking Bulls); 5/6) Dusty LaBeth (Louisburg, Kan.) 88.25 points on Bad Action (Chad Berger/Clay Struve).
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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 500 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 it 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 is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.
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