Paul Tierney, Oral, S.D. It’s been 27 years since Paul Tierney walked into the Fabulous Lazy E Arena to show off the all-around skills that had made him famous. It’s been 25 years since he won the first of four Timed Event Championship titles. That was in March 1987, when Tierney was one of the[...]

Cody Custer is a world champion bull rider, a man who won the 1992 PRCA gold buckle. He’s also an amateur team roper who is scheduled to compete at the inaugural Timed Event Championship Pro-Am Team Roping, set for 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, the day before the Timed Event Championship. The competition will pit[...]

The San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo is winding down to a close to its 2012 season. Just two more days remain, and the last five qualifiers to Saturday’s finale will be learned tonight. A lot of money has been won over the last couple of weeks, and that’s just part of the excitement. I’ve been[...]

Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas How many cowboys come to the Timed Event Championship for the first time and excel? Not many. But Landon McClaugherty did just 12 months ago, finishing fourth in the average at the 2011 Timed Event. He scored well and finished strong, earning a 25-head cumulative time of 366.3 seconds. That’s more[...]

Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. Josh Peek is a proven winner, a six-time qualifier to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and five-time competitor in this invitation-only Timed Event Championship. Just two years removed from the title he earned in this arena, the Colorado cowboy has earned $87,000 in his four previous trips to this majestic rodeo[...]

Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. Russell Cardoza is starting to get the hang of this thing. The Oregon cowboy was a Timed Event Championship rookie two seasons ago when he finished 11th in the average. Last March, he left Oklahoma with $10,000, half for finishing sixth in the average, and half for having the third fastest[...]

Announcer Boyd Polhamus tweeted today directly to ProRodeo.com that there are great storylines at rodeos in San Angelo, Texas, and Tucson, Ariz., which are taking place. He’s right. In fact, those stories need to be told just as much as the ones that we’ve been telling about San Antonio. Of course, it’s much easier to[...]

JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas JoJo LeMond was in position to win his first Timed Event Championship title just 12 months ago. Sitting second after the 24th run, LeMond struggled in the final run of the long weekend. Wrapping up the five rounds of competition, LeMond posted a 51.4-second steer roping run and fell all the[...]

ALVA, Okla. – Trey Young knew competing in the Central Plains Region would be one of the toughest aspects of his college rodeo career. He lives for the challenge. “I’m from South Dakota, and I came down here because this region is tougher,” said Young, of Dupree, a community of about 1,300 in northwest South[...]

It’s been four seasons since Chet Johnson last qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. It’s about time he returns to the year-end finale as one of the top 15 saddle bronc riders in the game. He deserves to be in that field, and on Sunday and Monday, he proved it. Johnson, of Gillette, Wyo.,[...]