The Bob Feist Invitational (BFI) Team Roping is known as the most anticipated Monday of the year for team ropers, and the 40th annual event didn't disappoint at the Reno Livestock Event Center in Reno, Nevada, this week.
 
Luke Brown and Jake Long had the prestigious honor of claiming the title as the 2017 Bob Feist Invitational champions on Monday. The team split $120,000 in cash and several prizes.

As the largest one-day open roping in the country, this year's BFI featured 100 of the nation's best teams. The roping had five full go-rounds, and then the top 15 teams on five head advanced to the short-round. The short-round is where the champions were crowned, based on who was the fastest in the six-steer average.
 
Winning the BFI has become a prestigious honor over the years. The first three BFIs were held in Chowchilla, CA, before being moved for a year to Las Vegas, Nevada. After Las Vegas, the BFI moved to Texas, where it should have thrived, but team roping was not popular in Texas in the late 70s and early 80s. The BFI finally found its home in Reno in 1982.
 
The most anticipated Monday of the year is now the most anticipated week of the year, as the BFI now hosts ropings all week. Tuesday features the #11 Million Dollar Invitational Team Roping. Wednesday features the #12 High Desert Showdown, and Thursday features the all-girl challenge team roping and breakaway roping.


Another highlight of the day was watching Cory Petska heel on "Stringray." Everyone knows "Stingray" is a phenomenal mare and outstanding barrel horse, but it was exciting to see her excel at such a high level event in team roping.

Full BFI Results:

Round 1
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
ZANE BARNSON	COLE WILSON	6.68	$8,000	$4,000
JAKE BARNES	TYLER WORLEY	6.81	$6,000	$3,000
CHARLY CRAWFORD	JOSEPH HARRISON	7.06	$4,000	$2,000
PAUL TIERNEY	LEVI TYAN	7.15	$2,000	$1,000
Round 2
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
KOLTON SCHMIDT	DUGAN KELLY	5.03	$8,000	$4,000
BILLY BOB BROWN	LOGAN MEDLIN	5.71	$6,000	$3,000
DALE BENEVIDES	BUCK MC CAY	5.76	$4,000	$2,000
TREY BLACKMORE	JORDAN OLSON	5.82	$2,000	$1,000
Round 3
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
RILEY MINOR	BRADY MINOR	4.92	$8,000	$4,000
LANE IVY	BUDDY HAWKINS	5.2	$6,000	$3,000
CLAY SMITH	PAUL EAVES	5.72	$4,000	$2,000
CHAD MASTERS	TRAVIS GRAVES	5.94	$2,000	$1,000
Round 4
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
DUSTIN BIRD	RUSSELL CARDOZA	4.8	$8,000	$4,000
KELSEY PARCHMAN	CHASE TRYAN	4.89	$6,000	$3,000
GARRETT ROGERS	JAKE MINOR	4.94	$4,000	$2,000
JD YATES	RAFAEL PAOLIELLO	5.31	$2,000	$1,000
Round 5
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
STEVEN DUBY	TAYLOR DUBY	4.65	$8,000	$4,000
DERRICK BEGAY	KYLE LOCKETT	4.81	$6,000	$3,000
CHAD MASTERS	TRAVIS GRAVES	4.9	$4,000	$2,000
DUSTIN BIRD	RUSSELL CARDOZA	5.25	$2,000	$1,000
Short Go
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
JEFF FLENNIKEN	WYATT HANSEN	5.76	$4,000	$2,000
JAKE BARNES	TYLER WORLEY	6.64	$3,000	$1,500
J B JAMES	BROCK HANSEN	6.87	$2,000	$1,000
COLTON CAMPBELL	JASON DUBY	7.45	$1,000	$500
Average
Header	Heeler	Time	Payoff	Split
LUKE BROWN	JAKE LONG	44.7	$120,000	$60,000
COLEMAN PROCTOR	BILLIE JACK SAEBENS	46.23	$84,000	$42,000
COLTON CAMPBELL	JASON DUBY	47.27	$56,000	$28,000
JAKE BARNES	TYLER WORLEY	50.11	$33,000	$16,500
TRAVIS BOUNDS	JESSE SHEFFEILD	51.44	$21,000	$10,500
DAN H WILLIAMS	CALEB TWISSELMAN	52.18	$16,000	$8,000
CHASE WILEY	MARTIN LUCERO	52.41	$14,000	$7,000
HAYES SMITH	CESAR DELACRUZ	53.01	$11,500	$5,750
J B JAMES	BROCK HANSON	55.51	$10,000	$5,000
JEFF FLENNIKEN	WYATT HANSEN	56.87	$9,000	$4,500
CHANT DEFOREST	BROC BOEHNIEIN	61.93	$9,000	$4,500
THOMAS RICHARDS	TYLER MCKNIGHT	40.75	$9,000	$4,500
BRANDON BEERS	JIM ROSS COOPER	43.29	$7,000	$3,500
TYLER WOJCIECHOWSKI	KRECE HARRIS	45.3	$7,000	$3,500
RILEY MINOR	BRADY MINOR	47.84	$7,000	$3,500

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