ProRodeo Sports News - February 23, 2018

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Evan Jayne won the

bareback riding competition on the final day of the Feb. 16-18 140th Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla. Jayne scored 83 points on Silver Spurs Club’s Patty. Mike Rastelli photo

Beaten ( Rodeo ) Path

Jayne wins Kissimmee

BY SCOTT KANIEWSKI E van Jayne hadn’t had a win in a while. It was starting to eat at him. Then he opted out of competing at the Dixie National Rodeo in Jackson, Miss., to take part in a commercial at the not-so-normal location in Chile. Since his return, the bareback rider has been on a tear, culminating with an 83-point ride on Silver Spurs Club’s Patty to win $5,675 at the 140th Silver Spurs Rodeo in Kissimmee, Fla., Feb. 18, the final day of the three-day rodeo.

comforting.” That wasn’t the only win for Jayne over the weekend. He also won Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo for $1,719 where he rode Smith, Harper &Morgan’s Teaspoon for 85.5 points Feb. 16. A day later he placed second at the Brighton Field Day Festival & Rodeo in Okeechobee, Fla. Then came Kissimmee. “I was telling my traveling partner Cody Kiser that bareback riding is like golf – you’re ready to quit it all and then you hit three good balls in a row and it’s like, man, I love this

after trip to Chile

sport all over again,” Jayne said. “That’s what it was for me, we left San Antonio, and it was like, this is ridiculous, I can’t win a check. I knew I had good ones (horses) in Florida. I was just starting to doubt myself.” While Jayne was inwardly pressing for a win, outwardly he showed little,

The win in Kissimmee brought one word to the mind of the 35-year-old. “Delivering,” Jayne said. “Finally cashing a good check. It’s been rough since Odessa (Texas). I’ve been riding OK, I just couldn’t get the right horse. Finally, to be able to come through and win this weekend, that was

TOPS AT KISSIMMEE — Feb. 16-18

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Bart Brunson $3,478

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Evan Jayne.................................83 pts. 2. Tanner Aus.....................................81.5 3. (tie) Anthony Thomas.....................80.5 Kody Lamb.....................................80.5

STEER WRESTLING 1. Denell Henderson..................... 3.7 sec. 2. Tyler Waguespack.............................3.8 3. Kyle Irwin.........................................4.0 4. Two tied at........................................4.3

TEAM ROPING 1. R. Lowry/S. Britnell.................. 4.6 sec. 2. C. Kidd V/C. Anderson......................4.9 3. J. Alley/C. Adcock.............................5.4 4. B. Brunson/W. Brunson....................5.7

Tie-down roping and team roping

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