ProRodeo Sports News - September 21, 2018

Tony’s Title

Bareback rider Tony Barrington rode Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Thunder Monkey for 86.5 points to

Rookie wins Lewiston as season winds down

BY SCOTT KANIEWSKI R ookie bareback rider Tony Barrington capped off his season on a high note.

his second season with plenty of motivation. “It gets me really amped up for the start of next season, especially having that win at the end fired me up again,” he said.

notch the win at the

The rig he’s been traveling in and the company he’s kept over the summer has played a key role in his development. That showed at the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, where Barrington posted an 86.5-point ride on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Robinson Bulls’ Thunder Monkey to win the rodeo. “It was really great, I can’t really describe it,” the Elko, Nev., cowboy said. “It’s the first win I’ve had on my card and the biggest win I’ve had.” Barrington, 22, hadn’t won much money in his first season on his card. But winning in Lewiston earned him $4,378 in Lewiston to give him $15,965 on the year, good for fourth place in the PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings as of Sept. 17. With the season ending Sept. 30, the win has Barrington looking toward

Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, Sept. 8. Roseanna Sales photo

GOING MYWAY?

As winter gave way to spring, Barrington found himself searching for traveling partners. One partner went back to school, the other suffered an injury. Having bought his card in December 2017, Barrington wasn’t going to quit rodeoing, it was just a matter of finding someone to go with. He had mentioned it to Kenny Haworth at a rodeo. A couple weeks later Haworth called and asked if Barrington wanted to travel together, along with Grant Denny. Barrington was all for it.

TOPS AT LEWISTON — Sept. 6-8

ALL-AROUND COWBOY Tuf Cooper $5,227

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Tony Barrington.......................86.5 pts. 2. Grant Denny......................................86 3. Three tied at .....................................84

STEER WRESTLING 1. Levi Rudd................................. 3.8 sec. 2. (tie) Justin Shaffer............................3.9 J.D. Struxness..................................3.9 4. Two tied at .......................................4.0

TEAM ROPING 1. B. Hall/C. Tryan......................... 4.1 sec. 2. (tie) K. Driggers/J. Nogueira.............4.8 C. Smith/P. Eaves..............................4.8 4. K. Schmidt/C. Davison......................5.1

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