Feb 5, 2002 - Press Release - San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo:

Bull Riders Break Streak

SAN ANTONIO --- Saturday was the day for the bulls at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

There was only one qualified ride during the matinee and evening performances here. Justin Hermanson, a student at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Texas, was the only man to last the required eight seconds. Hermanson was the second rider out. The judges awarded Hermanson a 55 points score and the option of a re-ride.

A 55 point score was not likely to win him any money and with 10 more riders to go that could easily move ahead of him, Hermanson decided to try to better himself. Instead the bull got the better of him and he received a no-score for being bucked off before the required eight seconds was up.

“I was riding for first,” Hermanson said. “I didn’t know that all the other guys would buck off. It’s the cowboy thing to do, ride for first every time you nod your head. If I would have known that all the other guys were going to buck off, I might have made a different decision.”

As a result of Hermanson’s decision, it was bulls 20, cowboys 0 after Saturday’s rodeos. That changed here on Sunday. Three of the 10 bull riders made it to the whistle and received scores.

Jason McClain, from Kiowa, Colo., was at the top of the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. Scoreboard with a score of 81 points. McClain, who is a Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier rode the bull named Regurgitate, named for his ability to throw up cowboys.

James Oden, a newcomer from Kaufman, Texas, is right behind McClain with a score of 80 points. The other rider to get a score was Jeff Rupert from Shelley, Idaho. Rupert only received 66 points for his eight-second effort, however, with the number of bull riders that have been bucked off here already, Rupert will nearly certainly get another opportunity to ride.

All of the bull riders here compete once in a long round. The top 60 from that round move into a progressive round. Their scores will be added together and the top twelve will qualify for the final Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round on Feb. 17. All three of Sunday’s riders will most likely move into the progressive round and have an opportunity to qualify for the finals.

The fourth performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday.

SAN ANTONIO --- The following are unofficial results from the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, Feb. 3, 2002, courtesy of U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.

Third Performance—

Bareback Riding: (only one qualified ride) 1, Dennis Foyil, Guthrie, Okla., 68 points on Moon Shadow Justin.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Beau Franzen, Sidney, Mont., 4.4. 2, Denver Gilbert, Gillette, Wyo., 14.4. 3, Marty Melvin, Keller, Texas, 14.6. 4, Joe Edey, Longview, Alberta, Canada, 18.2.

Calf Roping: 1, Bill Warner, Minden, La., 8.7. 2, Kevin Loyd, Haysville, Kan., 9.7. 3, Cliff Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 10.0. 4, Nate Baldwin, Rigby, Idaho, 10.9.

Team Roping: (only three qualified time) 1, Ken and Dusty Drake, Sayre, Okla., 5.6. 2, Joe Verastegui and Jacky Stephenson, Tilden, Texas, 5.9. 3, Tommy Edens, Cedar Hill, Texas and Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas, 6.4.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jake Costello, Dillon, Mont., 80 points on Maggie May Justin. 2, Bradley Harter, Aledo, Texas, 69. 3, Ross Wines, Ruby Valley, Nev., 64. 4, Brian Billings, Kamas, Utah, 58.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Jean Jankowski, Simonton, Texas, 15.80. 2, Donna Dugosh, Jourdanton, Texas, 15.84. 3, Sherrylynn Adams, Henryetta, Okla., 16.02. 4, Lyndee Stairs, Hanford, Calif., 16.41.

Bull Riding: (three qualified rides) 1, Jason McClain, Kiowa, Colo., 81 points on Regurgitate. 2, James Oden, Kaufman, Texas, 80. 3, Jeff Rupert, Jerome, Idaho, 66.

The following are current leaders ---

Bareback Riding: 1, Phil Broome, Rome, Ga., 81 points on Dip Starlight. 2, Davey Shields, Jr., Hanna, Alberta, Canada, 76. 3, Darrell Cholach, Hanna Alberta, Canada, 75. 4, Jake Hayworth, Dillon, Mont., 74.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Tom Hansen, Dunn Center, N.D., 4.0. 2, Beau Franzen, Sidney, Mont., 4.4. ¾, Birch Negaard, Bufflo, S.D., and Tagg Wacey From, Thedford, Neb., 4.7. (total on two) 1, Randy Suhn, Riverton, Wyo., 9.8. 2, Negaard, 10.9. 3, Jeff Johnston, Tedford, Neb., 11.7. 4, Kitt Woody, Cleburne, Texas, 12.0.

Calf Roping: (second round) 1, Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 8.0. 2, Clint Cooper, Childress, Texas, 8.4. 3, Bill Warner, Minden, La., 8.7. 4, Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, Ore., 9.1. (total on two) 1, Goodrich, 17.3. 2, Guy Smith, Elnora, Alberta, Canada, 17.9. 3, Burk, 18.6. 4, Kingsbury, 18.9.

Team Roping: (second round) 1, Justin Lovell, Grapeland, Texas and B.J. Dugger, George West, Texas, 5.0. 2, Tommy Guy, Abilene, Texas and Trevor Brazile, Anson, Texas, 5.2. 3, Jeff White, Ashby, Neb., and Terry Selland, Hudson, Colo., 5.4. 4/5, Mark Simon, San Antone, N.M., and Shad Chadwick, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Ken and Dusty Drake, Sayre, Okla., 5.6. (total on two) 1, Tommy Edens, Cedar Hill, Texas and Coby Jones, Gatesville, Texas, 11.6. 2, Hicks Harris, Agua Dulce, Texas and Hollis Harris, Frionia, Texas, 13.5. 3, Clint Cooper, Childress, Texas and Bubba Strait, San Antonio, Texas, 17.5. 4, Breck Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas and Jody Stubbs, Clint, Texas, 17.8.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Rance Bray, Dumas, Texas, 82 points on Dip Big Sky. 2, Jake Costello, Dillon, Mont., 80. 3, Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb., 75. 4, Bret Franks, Goodwell, Okla., 74.

Women’s Barrel Race: (second round) 1, Robin Bavaar, Kenansville, Fla., 15.24. 2, Kim Jackson, Bellville, Texas, 15.38. 3 /4, Terri Kaye Kirkland, Billings, Mont., and Tyra Kane, Canyon, Texas, 15.68. (total on two) 1 /2, Jackson and Kane, 31.53. 3, Bavar, 31.56. 4, Kirkland, 31.88.

Bull Riding: (first round—only three qualified rides) 1, Jason McClain, Kiowa, Colo., 81 points on Regurgitate. 2, James Oden, Kaufman, Texas, 80. 3, Jeff Rupert, Jerome, Idaho, 66.