PublicationProRodeo Sports News - February 22, 2019

On a Mission

Bareback rider Caleb Bennett broke the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo record with a 93-point ride on Northcott Macza’s Spilled Perfume. The record was 91.5 points by Chad Rutherford in 2017. Bennett also won the average with a rodeo-record two- head score of 178.5 points. Ric Andersen photo

Bareback rider Bennett eyes gold buckle after historic San Angelo performance

BY TRACY RENCK B areback rider Caleb Bennett has unfinished business. entered Round 10 of the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a chance of winning his first world championship. That goal vanished, however, when Bennett, the 11th rider out in the final round, was bucked The Tremonton, Utah, cowboy

off Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Junior Bonner. “I had my eyes on the prize, and I had a decent chance,” said Bennett, 30. “That horse left a lot stronger than any I have ever been on, and he left me sitting in the bucking chute. It was disheartening. I was upset and frustrated, but you have to pick up and move on. That’s rodeo.” Bennett finished sixth in the 2018 PRCA | RAMWorld Standings with $240,390 and 10th in the Wrangler NFR average with 735 points

TOPS AT SAN ANGELO — Feb. 1-15 ALL-AROUND COWBOY Trevor Brazile $7,394

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Caleb Bennett .......... 178.5 pts. on two 2. Kody Lamb .................................... 175 3. Clayton Biglow ............................ 174.5 4. Hunter Brasfield .......................... 168.5

STEER WRESTLING 1. Tucker Allen ............ 12.8 sec. on three 2. Cody Devers ................................. 13.2 3. Denell Henderson ......................... 13.3 4. Jacob Edler ................................... 13.6

TEAM ROPING 1. Tsinigine/Lockett .... 13.2 sec. on three 2. T. Blasingame/B. Bates ................. 13.7 3. G. Chick/R. Ashford ...................... 14.3 4. M. Theriot/C. Payne ...................... 16.3

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