ProRodeo Sports News - April 3, 2020

Recently, Cooper and some of his cowboy friends

did a “man-a-thon” in Decatur.

“That was a big competition with the guys around

here,” he said.

“We had a field-goal kicking contest, a javelin contest and a golf ball long-range contest. We collected points throughout the tournament. There were six or seven different events, and we ended with a grown-up calf scramble. “A grown-up calf scramble is one of the most fun things that a guy can do with his friends. The unique thing about this is everybody who participated got to bring an event to the table, so you try and bring your strong suit. I brought the adult calf scramble. Unfortunately, I didn’t win the calf scramble. I took third, but I got points. The goal of the man-a-thon is winning it is not as important as not losing because the loser of each event always has a punishment.” Cooper said Colorado team roper Morgan

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According to Cooper, his practice schedule has changed without rodeos. “I’ve been roping the dummy a bunch, but I’m not making any physical runs like I would if I was preparing for RodeoHouston or a certain rodeo,” Cooper said. “The normal rodeo routine is out the window. I’m just taking care of the horses and really using the opportunity to work on the things we have been putting off forever.” Cooper still tries to find stuff to quench his competitive thirst. “I’m always trying to win at something, you have to get your win fixes in,” Cooper said.

Murray, who is on his PRCA permit, won the man-a-thon. As for when normalcy will return to the rodeo world, Cooper wasn’t offering any predictions. “You have to have a lot of faith to be a cowboy, and I think what’s going on is just God showing us to put all of our faith and trust back in him,” Cooper said. “We’ve been doing a lot of praying, just trying to put all of our faith and trust in the Lord and put all worries about the future on him.”

ProRodeo Sports News 4/3/2020

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