SAN ANTONIO - A night after being knocked out and physically taken out of the arena, bareback rider Will Lowe won the round.
On Saturday night, the three-time world champion from Canyon, Texas, had a successful ride on Cervi Championship’s Multichem Hi Line, scoring 83 points and finishing in second place. As he got his hand out of the bareback rigging, the horse took another big jump and sent Lowe to the ground. Lowe was unconscious. The Justin Sports Medicine Team took him out of the arena where he was evaluated.
Lowe returned to the AT&T Center on Saturday afternoon and showed the fans that a little bump on the head wasn’t about to slow him down. He scored 87 points on Billy the Kidd, a horse from the Harry Vold Rodeo Company. That earned Lowe an additional $2,074 and made him the high money winner in bareback riding from the fourth bracket of competition. He will be back here to compete in the semi-finals on Thursday night and will be hoping to qualify from there to Saturday night’s finals.
Joey Bell Jr., who competed in steer wrestling was the highest money winner in the fourth bracket. Bell, originally from New York, won just under $5,000. Bell is not ranked in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association standings, so any money earned here will help him in his quest for a fifth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification.
The fifth bracket of competition started here on Sunday night. Wesley Silcox, the 2007 world champion bull rider set the crowd on fire with a 92-point ride on the bull named Hot Diggity Damn from Cervi and Guidry.
In the barrel racing, Annesa Self from Valley View, finished in first place to win $2,074. Self rode her great buckskin gelding named Dillon around the pattern in 13.93 seconds. JoJo Lemond, from Andrews, Texas, just started roping with the world champion heeler, Randon Adams from Logandale, Nev. They were the most successful team ropers Sunday night stopping the clock in 4.7 seconds to win $2,074 each.
These contestants will have their second round competition at the AT&T Center on Monday night beginning at 7 p.m.
SAN ANTONIO RESULTS - The following are results from the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, Sunday, February 15, 2009. Complete results are available at www.sarodeo.com.
12th Performance, fourth bracket, round 3 ---
Bareback Riding: 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 87 points on Vold Rodeo’s Billty The Kidd, $2,074. 2 (tie), Mac Erickson, Almo, Idaho and Tim Shirley, Conifer, Colo., 85, $1,296 each. 4, Silas Richards, North Zulch, Texas, 82, $519.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.5 seconds, $2,074. 2 (tie), Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo., and Joey Bell, Jr., Athens, Texas, 3.7, $1,296 each. 4 (tie), Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah; Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif.; and Brad Morgan; Brandon, Miss.; 3.8, $173.
Tie-Down Roping: 1, Michael Otero, Foley, Ala., 8.0 seconds, $2,074. 2, Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., 8.1, $1,556. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 9.6, $1,037. 4, Caddo Lewallen, Morrison, Okla., 10.4, $519.
Team Roping: 1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Kinney Harrell, San Angelo, Texas, 4.6, $2,074. 2 (tie), Tommy Edens, Gatesville, Texas and Twister Cain, Gonzales, Texas; and Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas, and Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo.; 4.9, $1,296. 4, Brad Hamilton, Pollok, Texas, and Joe Day, Howe, Texas, 5.0, $519.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 84 points on Calgary Stampede’s Brownie Delight, $2,074. 2, Clayton Selby, Pinedale, Wyo., 80, $1,556. 4 (tie), Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., and Leland Wood, Silverton, Texas, 77, $259.
Barrel Racing: 1, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, 14.01 seconds, $2,074. 2, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., 14.02, $1,556. 3, Jill Moody, Letcher, S.D., 14.04, $1,037. 4, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 14.11, $519.
Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 81 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Mr. Bojangles, $2,074. 2, Austin Ambrose, Fletcher, Okla., 74, $1,556. 3, Mike Moore, Kankakee, Ill., 55, $1,037.
Semi-finals qualifiers from the fourth bracket -
Bareback Riding: 1, Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, $4,408. 2, Tim Shirley, Conifer, Colo., $4,148. 3, Zach Curran, Arvada, Colo., $2,074. 4, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., $1,556.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Joey Bell, Jr., Athens, Texas, $4,926. 2, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., $4,148. 3, Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, $1,728. 4, Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., $1,556.
Tie-Down Roping: 1 (tie), Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Seth Hopper, Stanfield, Ore., $3,111. 3, Steve Brickey, Tahlequah, Okla., $2,852. 4, Michael Otero, Foley, Ala., $2,074.
Team Roping: 1 (tie), Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Kinney Harrell, San Angelo, Texas; Jay and Austin Adams, Logandale, Nev.; Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas, and Bobby Harris, Highmore, S.D.; Colby Siddoway, Argyle, Texas, and Victor Aros, Tucson, Ariz.; $2,074 each.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., $4,408. 2, Steven Dent, Mullin, Neb., $4,148. 3, (tie) Brad Rudolph, Battle Mountain, Nev., and Todd Rangel, Gladewater, Texas, $1,556 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Megan McLeod, Star, Idaho, $4,148. 2, Brenda Mays, Terrebone, Ore., $3,630. 3, Stephanie Fryar, Big Spring, Texas, $3,371. 4, Shali Lord, Lamar, Colo., $2,333.
Bull Riding: 1, Casey Baize, San Angelo, Texas, $3,111. 2, Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla., $2,593. 3, Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, $2,333. 4, Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., $2,074.
13th Performance, fifth bracket, round 1 -
Bareback Riding: 1, Davey Shields, Jr., DeWinton, Alberta, 87 points on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Big Valley, $2,074. 2 (tie), Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, and Scott Montague, Rapid City, S.D., 86, $1,296 each. 4, Dave Worsfold, Queensland, Australia, 80, $519.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 3.9 seconds, $2,074. 2 (tie), Zane Hankel, Red Cliff, Alberta, and Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 4.2, $1,296 each. 4 (tie), Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, and Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.4, $259 each.
Team Roping: 1, JoJo Lemond, Andrews, Texas, and Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 4.7 seconds, $2,074 each. 2, B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash., and J.W. Borrego, Pueblo West, Colo., 5.9, $1,556. 3, Mike Bacon, Boswell, Okla., and Mickey Gomez, Holland, Texas, 6.1, $1037. 4 (tie), Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas, and Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas; and Justin Yost, Hico, Texas, and Justin Viles, Cody, Wyo., 6.7, $259.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 84 points on Calgary Stampede’s Cash Machine. 2 (tie), Anthony Bello, Oakley, Utah and Clayton Zibell, Walnut Grove, Mo., 82. 4, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 80.
Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Annesa Self, Valley View, Texas, 13.93 seconds, $2,074. 2, Sarah Keickheifer, Prescott, Ariz., 14.15, $1,556. 3, Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 14.22, $1,037. 4 (tie), Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., and Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla., 14.23, $259.
Bull Riding: 1, Wesley Silcox, Payson, Utah, 92 points on Cervi and Guidry’s Hot Diggity Damn, $2,074. 2, Logan Knibbe, Rockdale, Texas, 88, $1,556. 3, Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 81, $1,037. 4, Luke Haught, Weatherford, Texas, 74, $519.
