Lowe in position to win Guymon for second straight year

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GUYMON, Okla. – Two nights before the start of the 2010 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, world champion bareback rider Will Lowe was presented his trophy belt from his win at last year’s Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo.

Will Lowe
Will Lowe

He ripped off his light brown leather belt, unfastened one of his three gold buckles and placed it on his dark brown champion belt outfitted with beautiful conchos reflecting the honor. On Saturday night during the third performance of the annual rodeo, Lowe put himself in position to earn another Guymon belt with an 87-point ride on the Powder River Rodeo Co. horse Show Boat to take the lead in the rodeo.

“There are a lot of great guys that have been a pile of points on that horse,” said Lowe of Canyon, Texas. “It’s tough to draw a bad horse here. The committee knows people come here to see a good rodeo. To sell rodeo here, you’ve got to put on a great one.”

This marks the second straight year Lowe has scored 87 points at Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena. In fact, that score has stood up each of the last three years.

“I just try to do the same thing every time,” he said. “Some times it works, and some times it doesn’t. This is one of those times it worked.”

That’s an overwhelming understatement from one of the best in the business. He’s qualified for the NFR nine times in his career and sits third in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings.

“This is an important rodeo for us, because it’s good to get that confidence heading into the summer run,” Lowe said. “It’s also important because of how tough it is, because every guy that nods his head can come out here and win it.”

Lowe worked his way to the top of the leaderboard early in the season, winning in Kansas City, Mo.; Denver; and Odessa, Texas. That helped the confidence of an already talented cowboy.

“Any time you can get yourself a little bit of a cushion, it’s nice, but you’ve got to keep going hard,” Lowe said. “Anytime you ride bucking horses, you’ve got to have your hammer cocked and be ready.”

 

Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo

Third Performance

Saturday Evening

Bareback riding leaders: 1. Will Lowe, 86 points on Powder River Rodeo Co.’s Show Boat; 2.Heath Ford, 84; 3. Steven Peebles, 83; 4. Bill Tutor, 82; 5. Jason Havens and Wes Stevenson, 81; 7. Kelly Timberman, 80 8. Clint Cannon and Tom McFarland, 79.

Team roping: Third round leaders: 1. Chris Lawson/Justin Hendrick, 6.6 seconds; 2. Jess Tierney/Paul David Tierney, 6.9; 3. Turtle Powell/Jhett Johnson and Arky Rogers/York Gill, 7.2; 5. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 7.3; 6. Justin Yost/Kyle Crick and Drew Horner/Trey Johnson, 7.5; 8. Andrew Ward/Reagan Ward, 7.8. Average leaders: 1. Brazile/Smith, 21.9 on three runs; 2. Horner/Johnson, 25.7; 3. Powell/Johnson, 26.3; 4. Barnes/Woodard, 26.5; 5. Begay/de la Cruz, 27.7; 6. Rogers/Gill, 27.8; 7. Ward/Ward, 32.2; 8. Cory Kidd V/Adam Plyler, 36.2.

Steer roping: Third round leaders: 1. Shay Good, 11.4 seconds; 2. Tony Reina, 13.3; 3. Mike Chase, 14.3; 4. Trevor Brazile, 14.6; 5. Jimmie Cooper, 15.5; 6. Shandon Stalls, 15.6. Average leaders: Brazile, 70.2 on five runs; 2. Cody Lee, 76.0; 3. Clint Singleton, 78.2; 4. Good, 83.3; 5. Chris Glover, 89.4; 6. Kim Ziegelgruber, 53.0 on four.

Saddle bronc riding leaders: 1. Louie Brunson, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo Co.’s Let ’Er Rip; 2. Taos Muncy, 86; 3. Hardy Braden, 85; 4. Bradley Harter, 83; 4. Luke Butterfield and Isaac Diaz, 82; 7. Jeff Willert, 81; 8. Travis Sheets, Brady Bolton, Jesse Bail, Chuck Schmidt and Jace Garrett, 80.

Steer wrestling: Third round leaders: 1. Ronnie Fields, 3.6 seconds; 2. Matt Reeves, 3.8; 3. Zack Cobb, 4.4; 4. T.J. Bohlender, 4.7; 5. Beau Clark, 4.8; 6. Trell Etbauer and Ryan Swayze, 5.2. Average leaders: 1. Cobb, 14.5 on three runs; 2. Reeves, 14.8; 3. Jason Miller, 14.9; 4. Dane Hanna, 15.6; 5. Termaine Dubose, 15.8; 6. Cooper Shofner, 17.1.

Tie-down roping: Third round leaders: 1. Stetson Vest and Jim Locke, 8.7 seconds; 3. Jeremiah Peek and Jim Ross Cooper, 8.8; 5. Cody Owens and Monty Lewis, 8.9. Average leaders: 1. Cole Dorenkamp, 27.1; 2. Peek, 27.3; 3. Paul David Tierney, 29.2; 4. Jarrett, 29.5; 5. Charley Russell, 30.5; 6. Locke, 31.5.

Barrel racing: Second round leaders: 1. Kassidy Dennison, 17.24; 2. Carlee Pierce, 17.29; 3. Alicia Stockton, 17.34; 4. Mary Burger, 17.45; 5. Diane Axmann, 17.61; 6. Morgan Figueroa; 7. Nicole Yost, 17.71; 8. Sharin Hall, 17.72; 9. Jessi Eagleberger, 17.73; 10. Deb Christy, 17.75. Average leaders: 1. Dennison, 34.65 on two runs; 2. Figueroa, 35.35; 3. Axmann, 35.44; 4. P.J. Burger, 35.46; 5. Hall, 35.74; 6. Eagleberger; 7. Alicia Stockton, 35.53; 8. Angie Meadors, 35.62; 9. Carol Chesher, 35.80; 10. LeAnn Stockton, 35.84.

Bull riding leaders: 1. Seth Glause, 85 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Hustlin’; 2. Tyler Willis, 84; 3. Steve Woolsey, 83; 4. Dillon Tyner and Rankin Lindsey, 81; 6. Nathan Klassen, 80; 7. Ty Clearwater, 76; 8. Corey Navarre, 73.

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