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Bareback rider Kelly Wardell's year gets better every time he
nods his head. Wardell of Bellevue, Idaho, won the Tour round with
an 87-point ride on Harry Vold's Sheep Tick in front of a near capacity
crowd at Penrose Stadium Sunday afternoon.
The Idaho Cowboy is having the best season of his career and leads
the PRCA bareback standings by a substantial amount over traveling
partner and 1999 World Champion Lan LaJuenesse of Morgan, Utah This
is Wardell's first summer Tour win and currently ranks fifth in
the Copenhagen Cup Series Standings with 31 points.
"I would have hated to get his big lead (in the Jack Daniel's World
Standings) and then lose it because I couldn't qualify for Dallas
(Copenhagen Cup Finale), " said Wardell. "Hopefully with this win
I'll get to go."
The Tour round of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo will be televised
October 14 at 10:30 p.m. (EDT) on ESPN2.
The team roping competition was as tough as it gets. Four-time
world champions Speed Williams and Rich Skelton split the Tour win
with Richard Eiguren and B.J. Campbell, who currently lead the Jack
Daniel's World Standings. With the win Williams and Skelton earn
their first Tour points, while Eiguren and Campbell move into a
tie for seventh place in the standings.
The summer series of the Tour consists of the championship rounds
of 10 major professional rodeos. Colorado Springs was the eighth
stop on the Tour. Throughout the Tour, the top finishers at each
event accumulate points toward the Copenhagen Cup Series Standings.
The top 12 competitors in each event in the standings will qualify
for the $700,000 Copenhagen Cup Finale, scheduled for October 25-28
at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Canadian steer wrestler Lee Graves finished ahead of the rest
of the field with a time of 4.1 seconds. Graves of Calgary, Alberta,
added 12 series points to the nine he won in Oakley, Utah, on July
7 to move him into a tie for fourth.
Another Canadian took top honors in the saddle bronc riding. Rod
Hay of Wildwood, Alberta, rode Harry Vold's Sun Devil for 85 points
and the Tour win. Hay is fourth in the Copenhagen Cup Series Standings
with 35 points.
Calf roper Brent Lewis is enjoying his success on the Wrangler
ProRodeo Tour's summer series. Lewis of Pinon, N.M., took the Tour
round win in Colorado Springs stopping the clock in 7.8 seconds.
This marks the third time Lewis has either won or split the win
on the summer Tour. He now leads the standings with 46 points.
Ten-time world champion Charmayne James of Athens, Texas, and
2000 Rookie of the Year Gloria Freeman of Calhoun, Ga., stopped
the clock in 17.37 seconds to split the Tour round win. With the
win James moves into first in the series standings with 32.5 points,
while Freeman sets fifth with 24.5.
Bull rider Vince Stanton rode Broken Arrow's Copenhagen Barracuda
for 87 points and the Tour win on Sunday afternoon. This the same
bull Josh O'Byrne received 90 points during last year's Tour round
in Colorado Springs. Stanton of Weiser, Idaho, sets at the top of
the leaderboard with 39.5 points.
The following are the top four finishers from the Tour round in
Colorado Springs:
Bareback riding:
1. Kelly Wardell (Bellevue, Idaho), 87 points on Harry Vold's Sheep
Tick;, 12 series points
2. Lan LaJeunesse (Morgan, Utah), 82, 11 points;
3. Bobby Mote (Redmond, Ore.), 81, 10 points; and
4. Scott Drennan (Teague, Texas), 79, 9 points.
Steer wrestling:
1. Lee Graves (Calgary, Alberta), 4.1 seconds, 12 series points;
(tie) 2/3. Jeff Babek (Granite, Okla.), and Kyle Hughes, 4.7, 10.5
points; and
4. Wade Corliss (Kersey, Colo.), 4.8, 9 points.
Team roping:
(tie) 1/2. Richard Eiguren (Jordan Valley, Ore.)/B.J. Campbell (Benton
City, Wash.), and Speed Williams (Jacksonville, Fla.)/Rich Skelton
(Llano, Texas), 4.7 seconds, 11.5 series points; and
(tie) 3/4. Lance Brooks (Shandon, Calif.)/Cody Cowden (Merced, Calif.),
and Frank Graves (Poplarville, Miss.)/Monty Joe Petska (Turlock,
Calif.), 5.9, 9.5 points.
Saddle bronc riding:
1. Rod Hay (Wildwood, Alberta), 85 points on Harry Vold's Sun
Devil, 12 series points; and
(tie) 2/3/4. Steve Dollarhide (Wikieup, Ariz.), Billy Richards (Cochrane,
Alberta), and Dan Mortensen (Dillon, Mont.), 84, 10 points.
Calf roping:
1. Brent Lewis (Pinon, N.M.), 7.8 seconds, 12 series points;
(tie) 2/3. Nate Baldwin (Rigby, Idaho), and Trent Walls (Stephenville,
Texas), 8.3, 10.5 points;
and 4. Chad Hiatt (Canyon, Texas), 8.8, 9 points.
Barrel racing:
(tie) 1/2. Charmayne James (Athens, Texas), and Gloria Freeman (Calhoun,
Ga.), 17.37 seconds, 11.5 series points;
3. Tyra Kane (Canyon, Texas), 17.40, 10 points; and
4. Ranette Taylor (Kiowa, Colo.), 17.53, 9 points.
Bull riding:
1. Vince Stanton (Weiser, Idaho), 87 points on Broken Arrow's Copenhagen
Barracuda, 12 series points;
2. Jason McClain (Kiowa, Colo.), 83, 11 points;
3. Cody Hancock (Taylor, Ariz.), 79, 10 points; no other qualified
rides.
Unofficial Copenhagen Cup Series Standings
August 12, 2001 WILDERNESS CIRCUIT COWBOYS IN BOLD
Bareback Riding
1. Lan Lajeunesse, Morgan, Utah 41.5
2. Jason Jeter, Fort Worth, Texas 37.5
3. James Boudreaux, Cuero, Texas 37.0
4. Rocky Steagall, Clovis, Calif. 32.5 5. Kelly Wardell, Bellevue,
Idaho 31.0
Steer Wrestling
1. Bryan Fields, Conroe, Texas 30.0
2. Clay Pfertsh, Brighton, Colo 25.0
3. Rope Myers, Van, Texas 21.5
4. Chad Biesemeyer, Stephenville, Texas 21.0 Lee Graves, Calgary,
Alberta 21.0
Team Roping (Heading)
1. Daniel Green, Oakdale, Calif 33.5
2. David Key, Caldwell, Texas 33.0
3. Paul Mullins, Chatsworth, Calif. 23.0
4. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 22.0
Team Roping (Heeling)
1. Allen Bach, Millsap, Texas 33.5
2. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif 33.0
3. Dennis Watkins,Bakersfield, Calif. 23.0
4. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. 22.0
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Dan Mortensen, Dillon, Mont. 57.0
2. Jess Martin, Dillon, Mont. 48.0
3. Tom Reeves, Eagle Butte, S.D. 41.0
4. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta 35.0
5. Glen O'Neill, Water Valley, Alberta 29.5
12. Charley Gardner, Ruby Valley, Nev. 16.5
Calf Roping
1. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. 46.0
2. Cody Ohl, Stephenville, Texas 37.5
3. Ricky Hyde, Mount Vernon, Ark. 26.0 Trent Walls, Stephenville,
Texas 26.0
5. Tommy Guy, Abilene, Texas 24.5
6. Nate Baldwin, Rigby, Idaho 19.5
Barrel Racing
1. Charmayne James, Athens, Texas 32.5
2. Tona Wright, Moriarty, N.M. 29.5
3. Kristie Peterson, Elbert, Colo 29.0
4. Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo. 27.0
Bull Riding
1. Vince Stanton, Weiser, Idaho 39.5
2. Rob Bell, Water Valley, Alberta 34.5
3. Jeff Rupert, Jerome, Idaho 30.0
4. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz. 27.5
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