The ProRodeo Sports News - March 6, 2020

LA FIESTA DE LOS VAQUEROS TUCSON, ARIZ.

Consistent runs take Richard and Buhler to victory Ready, Steady... BY MATT NABER W hen Rhen Richard – the all-around and tie-down roping winner from La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in 2019– returned to Tucson, Ariz., with 2016World Champion Team Roping Heeler Jeremy Buhler, rodeo fans in Tucson probably didn’t weren’t discouraged at all.” Being out of the money in the first two rounds didn’t faze the Canadian heeler. “It’s nice to win a bit before the short round, but I just wanted to keep catching and see where we end up at the end,” Buhler said. Buhler attributed 90% of the win to his Utah header. “It was just my job to catch two feet, he had a lot more on his plate than I did, and he did a great job,” Buhler said. Richard felt differently. expect to see them out of the money heading into the finals. The newly formed team roping pair’s focus on consistency paid off in the long run as a fourth-place, 6.6-second run in the final round put them at the top of the average with 20.5 seconds on three head Feb. 23. “We kind of have a run we have been working on and it’s not really a kamikaze run,” Richard said. “We were just taking it steer by steer and “It’s a team effort, each deal is as important as any,” said Richard, 30. “I can do the best job I can, and a partner could rope a leg. He was smart enough to ride in position and take an honest shot. It is a team effort. I

BAREBACK RIDING 1. Tanner Aus .................... 179 pts. on 2 2. Tim O’Connell ............................... 177 3. Steven Dent .................................. 174

STEER WRESTLING 1. Eli Lord ......................... 17.5 sec. on 3 2. Tristan Martin .............................. 19.1 3. Curtis Cassidy .............................. 19.9

TEAM ROPING 1. R. Richard/J. Buhler ..... 20.5 sec. on 3 2. A. Ward/B. Hawkins II .................. 21.1 3. B. Hirdes/W. Hansen .................... 21.2

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