2006 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Round 5 HighlightsMonday, December 4th
Round 5 of the National Finals Rodeo sported the first ever pink bucking chutes in history. It wasn't only the bucking chutes however, but everything from chaps to sewn cowboy hat brims sporting the color pink for a real good cause. The Tough Enough To Wear Pink campaign was started to raise awareness for breast cancer research.
After starting in Round 4 of the 2004 NFR, the TETWP (Tough Enough To Wear Pink) campaign has been a resounding success with over 100 rodeos both big and small taking part by having contestants and fans prove that truly are tough enough to wear pink and help a worthy cause.
Bareback Riding:
Superstar pen of horses tonight, including the 2006 Bareback Horse of the Year, Grated Coconut.
Round 5 Bareback Results:
1 Jess Davis - 87 points on Real Deal
1 Will Lowe - 87 on River Boat Annie
3 Bobby Mote - 86 on Big 85
4 Kelly Timberman - 85.5 on Alley Trail
5 Cimmaron Gerke - 85 on Grated Coconut
5 Wes Stevenson - 85 on South Point
Steer Wrestling:
There were a lot of no-times for the steer wrestlers in Round 5. Lee Graves had to cowboy when he missed his steer but held a horn and wound up bulldogging from the off-side.
Ronnie Fields suffered possible injury when a steer fell on his knee. Fields was limping and visibly in some serious pain.
Round 5 Steer Wrestling Results:
1 Dean Gorsuch - 3.9 seconds
2 Joey Bell Jr. - 4.2
3 Linn Churchill - 4.3
4 Dru Melvin - 4.4
5 Shawn Greenfield - 4.7
6 Jason Lahr - 4.8
6 Stockton Graves - 4.8
Team Roping:
We probably saw the best round of team roping thus far in the NFR. Hopefully this will be the turning point for the team ropers. Speed Williams and Clay Cooper finally showed their roping caliber by splitting the round win with Nick Sartain and Shannon Frascht.
Round 5 Team Roping Results:
1 Nick Sartain / Shannon Frascht - 4.0 seconds
1 Speed Williams / Clay O'Brien Cooper - 4.0
3 Matt Sherwood / Walt Woodard - 4.2
4 Trevor Brazile / Rich Skelton - 4.4
5 Clay Tryan / Patrick Smith - 4.5
6 David Key / Kory Koontz - 4.6
Saddle Bronc Riding:
Billy Etbauer had been struggling in this NFR, but in Round 5 he turned it on during his re-ride to place third in the round. At this point in the game only Rod Hay and JJ Elshere have ridden all their broncs.
Round 5 Saddle Bronc Results:
1 Chad Ferley - 87 points on Millers Wheel
1 Rod Hay - 87 on Big Jet
3 Billy Etbauer - 86.5 on Gallant Warrior
4 JJ Elshere - 86 on Trail Dust
5 Bobby Griswold - 85.5 on Ginger
5 Glen O'Neill - 85.5 on Paint Brush
Round 5 Tie-Down Results:
1 Scott Kormos - 8.5 seconds
2 Fred Whitfield - 8.6
3 Monty Lewis - 8.8
4 Jerome Schneeberger - 8.9
5 Hunter Herrin - 9.6
6 Cody Ohl - 9.9
Barrel Racing:
The ladies were dialed in as they inched under the 14 second mark. Kelly Maben was the story of the night, taking down another go-round win. This is her third in five rounds. Denise Adams had a scary moment as her horse almost went down around the first barrel. Both horse and rider are okay.
Round 5 Barrel Racing Results:
1 Kelly Maben - 13.77 seconds
2 Shelly Anzick - 13.89
3 Sherry Cervi - 13.91
4 Mary Burger - 13.93
5 Codi Baucom - 13.99
6 Terra Bynum - 14.03
Bull Riding:
D.J. Domangue is out with an injury to his hip that will require surgery, which takes the field down to 12. The bull riders are looking haggard as the rounds continue. Steve Woolsey has everyone baffled as to why he hasn't covered a single bull.
Round 5 Bull Riding Results:
1 J.C. Bean - 86 points on Rough-N-Ready
1 Jarrod Craig - 86 on Spin Dippin
3 Zeb Lanham - 85.5 on Ned Pepper
4 B.J. Schumacher - 80.5 on Hico
5 Bobby Welsh - 62.5 on Rock Kandy
Past the halfway point and on to Round 6...