2005 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Wednesday, December 7th

Headline of the night is that team roper Jake Barnes is out of the Finals. Kory Koontz will pick up Trevor Brazile as a new partner. Money won by Brazile won't count towards the All-Around race and Koontz is out of the average but still has a chance at a gold buckle. Travis Tryan will lend Brazile his champion header horse to kelp Kory out. Brazile and Tryan have nothing to gain but the thought of another competitor being at a disadvantage is too much for rodeo competitors to bear. You will not see this in other sports! It’s called sportsmanship and love of competition. "Major Sports" take notes – you might learn something.
Ryan Jarrett moves to within $900 dollars of Trevor Brazile in the All-Around race.

Bareback Riding:
In the highest marked ride all week, Royce Ford scored his first round victory with an 89-point ride on Coconut Roll (Calgary).
Ryan Gray rode Show Biz (Beutler & Son) for 84.5 and a split for second with Wes Stevenson who rode Second Chance (Bar T).
Kelly Timberman holds on to the average and Eric Swenson returned to competition after his head injury last night.

Steer Wrestling:
Lee Graves won his second straight with a 3.60 and he leads in the average.
Garrett Nokes returned to the money with a 3.80 run.
Cash Myers placed third with a 4.10 run.
Although he was out of the money, Beau Franzen cowboyed up and went to the end of the arena to bulldog his steer. Way to go Beau!
Only $611 dollars separate 1st place Jason Lahr and 2nd place Lee Graves in the standings.

Team Roping:
What do you do when your partner suffers and injury and is out of competition? Well if your Trevor Brazile and Kory Koontz you rope the fastest time we’ve seen all week and tie an arena record to win the round with a 3.70 second run. This one was all for Jake Barnes as the new team proved that it ain’t over till it’s over. What a great sport!
Clay Tryan and Patrick Smith moved into second with a 4.70 time and hold the #1 spot in the standings.
Steve Purcella and Britt Bockius round out the top 3 with a 4.80 time.
Shane Schwenke and Jhett Johnson lead the average.

Saddle Bronc Riding:
The pen of horse tonight gave the guys some breathing room after the dirt eating contest of last night.
Round 5 did prove to be the revenge of the Canadians with Rod Warren and Rod Hay splitting the third spot with rides of 76.5.
Jeffery Willert’s apparent hurt shoulder after last night didn’t seem to be a factor as he wins the round with an 85.5 ride on Rawhide (Rafter G).
Cody ‘Hot Sauce’ DeMoss took the second spot with a ride on No Dice (Big Bend) and a score of 85.
Chet Johnson gets a mention for his third place ride on Hi and Mighty (Joe Simon Rodeo). His score was 83.
Rod Warren holds the average.

Tie-down Roping:
Bigger cows in this round might have made all the difference as we saw 8 second times take home the money.
Cade Swor made his 8.20 run look like a walk in the park. He gets to go to the Gold Coast to pick up a Round 6 win.
Cody Ohl showed his true grit as he roped a second place split with Ryan Jarrett at 8.30.
Jerome Schneeberger missed his calf and made the tie-down race all the more interesting. Schneeberger is 2nd in the average and 3rd in the standings.
Blair Burk holds the average in this event.

Barrel Racing:
Denise Adams Fea was first out of the tunnel on fresh dirt and sped her way to first place win with 13.95.
2004 World Champion Kelly Kaminski and Rocky turned and burned their way to a 14.01 time and second in the round.
Sheri Cervi riding her back-up horse Dinero, who was voted the 3rd best heeling horse by the AQHA, proved he could run with the best of them for 14.05 seconds and a paycheck.

Bull Riding:
Howdy Cloud said howdy to a first place ride of 84 on Nasty (Classic Pro Rodeo), his first win of the NFR.
Dustin Elliott makes 81.5 points on Santa Fe. He splits second and third with Zack Oakes on the re-ride bull Little Weed.
In a blooper worthy buck-off, Steve Woolsey comes down on Tsunami and ends his streak. He still holds the average lead.

Get more 2005 WNFR action in Round 7.

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