2006 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Round 8 HighlightsThursday, December 7th
It was Canadian Night at the National Finals Rodeo and the fans from up North were vocal and proud. They love their cowboys and cowgirls.
Bareback Riding:
Will Lowe made another great ride and has placed in every single round. Give the guy his buckle now. Ryan Gray was introduced to the Nevada dirt in a spectacular fashion with a somersault courtesy of Dusty Dan. Gray was then stepped on adding insult to injury.
Round 8 Bareback Results:
1 Tom McFarland - 82.5 points on Night Jacket
2 Will Lowe - 82 on French Wake
3 Kelly Timberman - 81.5 on Devil Woman
4 Bobby Mote - 81 on Parlor Game
5 Royce Ford - 80 on Alley Ways
6 Paul Jones - 79.5 on Baby Doll
Steer Wrestling:
Lee Graves didn't disappoint his Canadian fans, taking home the Round 8 buckle, with a time of 3.5 seconds.
Round 8 Steer Wrestling Results:
1 Lee Graves - 3.5 seconds
2 Gabe Ledoux - 3.7
3 Luke Branquinho - 3.8
4 Trevor Knowles - 4.8
5 K.C. Jones - 5.0
6 Jason Lahr - 5.1
Team Roping:
The team roping once again got ugly with plenty of one-foot catches and no-times. Matt Sherwood and Walt Woodard made a devastating miss that will take them out of the average race while Chad Masters and Allen Bach worked it out.
Round 8 Team Roping Results:
1 Colter Todd / Cesar de la Cruz - 4.3 seconds
2 David Key / Kory Koontz - 4.8
3 Clay Tryan / Patrick Smith - 5.1
4 Chad Masters / Allen Bach - 6.2
5 Matt Funk / Bucky Campbell - 9.3
6 Shain Sproul / Cory Petska - 9.5
Saddle Bronc Riding:
J.J. Elshere is 8 for 8 and continues his solid run at the finals. Billy Etbauer has won the most money so far, which shouldn’t surprise anyone. Cody DeMoss came down hard on his back courtesy of Coffee Bean.
Round 8 Saddle Bronc Results:
1 Jeffery Willert - 86 points on Blazing Saddle
2 Bryce Miller - 85.5 on Wild Card
3 JJ Elshere - 85 on Millers Wheel
4 Billy Etbauer - 84 on Easy Street Vitalix
4 Rod Hay - 84 on Ginger
6 Bobby Griswold - 83.5 on Big Jet
Tie-down Roping:
Cody Ohl has placed in 6 of 7 rounds and is dominating the roping. Clint Robinson has come alive in the later rounds after deciding to use one of Fred Whitfield's horses. He's placed in the last two rounds.
Round 8 Tie-Down Results:
1 Clint Robinson - 7.6 seconds
1 Cody Ohl - 7.6
3 Ryan Jarrett - 8.2
4 Monty Lewis - 8.5
5 Fred Whitfield - 8.8
6 Trevor Brazile - 12.0
Barrel Racing:
Brittany Pozzi changed horsed from Stitch to Potato Chip in order to get something done and it worked out with a split of third. Lindsay Sears had some bad luck and broke the pattern. Terra Bynum also had some trouble going extremely wide on the first barrel.
The night belonged to Brandie Halls however, when she made a blazing run and set a New Arena Record of 13.52, breaking the previous record of 13.58 that was set by Kelly Maben in Round 6.
Round 8 Barrel Racing Results:
1 Brandie Halls - 13.52
2 Tana Poppino - 13.81
3 Brittany Pozzi - 13.91
3 Tammy Key - 13.91
5 Codi Baucom - 14.22
6 Layna Kight - 14.27
Bull Riding:
The bulls were nasty and difficult in this round with several bull riders having trouble getting out of the chutes and getting re-rides before they even hit the arena.
Round 8 Bull Riding Results:
1 Dustin Elliott - 91.5 points on Q
2 B.J. Schumacher - 86 points on Black Berry Wine
3 Wesley Silcox - 84.5 on Crystal Ball
Next stop Round 9...