Rodeo Producer Earns First Place Check at Team Roping

By Susan Kanode, Thunder Equigames
Posted Saturday, December 13, 2008

LAS VEGAS - Mack Altizer is a rodeo stock contractor and producer that is well known in the industry. He is also a talented roper and showed fans that experience today at the World Series of Team Roping Bloomer Trailers #10 division.

Roping with long-time friend and former rodeo cowboy rider Doug Dugan, the duo stopped the clock in 7.66 seconds. Altizer, from Del Rio, Texas is the owner of Bad Company Rodeo and did the heading. Dugan, lives at Stephenville, Texas, and his rodeo career included every event except the team roping. Now, team roping is the only event he is competing in. They earned $7,000 for their efforts at the South Point Equestrian and Events Center.

The second rotation winners were Brian Cline from Yeso, N.M., and Justen Washburn, Corona, N.M., with a 7.85. Two cowboys from Mesilla Park, N.M., won the third rotation. Chad Morris did the heading for Brandon Barker. They had a 7.39-second run and joined Cline and Washburn in earning a $7,000 check.

Cole Applegate and Jesse DeBord, from Yoakum, Texas, had the fastest time in the three head consolation roping with a 7.58 second run to win $5,000.

The Thunder EquiGames Grand Finale on Saturday, Dec. 13, will feature the 15 teams that had the fastest total times on three head in the preliminary competition in the Cactus Ropes #13, the Priefert #11 and the Bloomer Trailers #10.

Over $3 million in cash and prizes will be paid to contestants during the Grand Finale. It will be held at the South Point Equestrian and Events Center beginning at 1 p.m. Along with the team roping, the fastest times from the Charmayne James Invitational Barrel Race, the World Series of Mounted Shooting and the Rob Smets Bullfight will be featured. Legendary rodeo announcer Bob Tallman will be calling the action.

Bloomer Trailers #10 preliminary results –

Rotation one: 1, Mack Altizer, Del Rio, Texas/Dug Dugan, Stephenville, Texas, 7.66, $7,000. 2, Cole Applegate, Yoakum, Texas/Jesse DeBord, Yoakum, Texas, 7.76, $6,000. 3, Court Will, Silt, Colo./Bruce Arbaney, Glenwood Springs, Colo., 7.92, $5,000. 4, Ross Gosney, Bayfield, Colo./Heather Anderson, Cave Creek, Ariz., 8.12, $4,000. 5, Court Will, Silt, Colo./Bruce Arbaney, Glenwood Springs, Colo., 8.23, $3,000.

Rotation two: 1, Brian Cline, Yeso, N.M./Justen Washburn, Corona, N.M., 7.85 seconds, $7,000. 2, Jack Sparrowk, Clements, Calif./Tyler Holzum, Oakdale, Calif., $6,000. 3, David James, Purcell, Okla./Joe Bailey, Edmund, Okla., 8.04, $5,000. 4, Jerry Campbell, Shoshoni, Wyo./Jock Campbell, Shoshoni, Wyo., 8.38, $4000. 5, Frank Gardner, Lovington, N.M./Travis Rice, Hobbs, N.M., 8.54, $3,000.

Rotation three: 1, Chad Morris, Mesilla Park, N.M./Brandon Barker, Mesilla Park, N.M., 7.39 seconds, $7,000. 2, Jon Witte, Clint, Texas/Bill Porter, Salem, Utah, 7.54, $6,000. 3, Dave Williams, Ord, Neb./Sam Brinkman, Ericson, Neb., 7.66, $5,000. 4, Bob Herrington, San Mateo, Fla./Becky Cannizzaro, Folsum, La., 7.76, $4,000. 5, Glenn Springer, Aspermont, Texas/Ray Douglas, Stephenville, Texas, 7.94, $3,000.

Top 15 – Grand Finale qualifiers (total on three): 1, George Ortega, Marana, Ariz./Gerardo Valenzuela, Sahuarita, Ariz., 30.21. 2, John Judd, Pima, Ariz./Troy Judd, Pima, Ariz., 30.31. 3, Court Will, Silt, Colo./Bruce Arbaney, Glenwood Springs, Colo., 30.46. 4, Carl Daniel, Bakersfield, Calif./David Daniel, Bakersfield, Calif., 30.53. 5, John Nichols, Cave Creek, Ariz./Randy Jackson, Clyde Park, Mont., 30.75. 6, Michael Ortiz, Manzanola, Colo./Mark Bigler, Pueblo, Colo., 31.14. 7, Tyler Scott, Chino Valley, Ariz./Chuck Perkins, Winslow, Ariz., 31.19. 8, Tyler Leavitt, Las Vegas, Nev./Lucas Leavitt, Las Vegas, Nev., 33.20. 9, David DeRuiter, Casper, Wyo./Leo Woodbury, Buffalo, Wyo., 33.21. 10, David James, Purcell, Okla./Joe Bailey, Edmond, Okla., 33.63. 11, Don Gosney, Bayfield, Colo./Bucky Harris, Aztec, N.M., 33.73. 12, Bill Joslin, Buckeye, Ariz./Dan Narramore, Palo Verde, Ariz., 35.27. 13, Doug Harrigal, Holliday, Texas/Jackie Davis, Decatur, Texas, 35.46. 14, Randy Taylor, Saco, Mont./Mark Pankratz, Dodson, Mont., 35.58. 15, Dan Martinez, Winnemucca, Nev./Joey Sanchez, Walnut Grove, Calif., 36.33.

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