RODEO AUSTIN CONTINUES RIDE FOR THE BRAND COWBOY TOURNAMENT

RODEO AUSTIN CONTINUES RIDE FOR THE BRAND COWBOY TOURNAMENT

Night 1 of rodeo Austin recap- RODEO AUSTIN CONTINUES RIDE FOR THE BRAND COWBOY TOURNAMENT

Mar 12, 2017 by Cassie Emerson Emerson
RODEO AUSTIN CONTINUES RIDE FOR THE BRAND COWBOY TOURNAMENT
Austin, Texas, March 11, 2017 -- Rodeo Austin's innovative Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament™ returns March 11-25, 2017, featuring the world's top cowboys and cowgirls. Contestants will compete in a bracket style format for $570,000 in prize money.

The Qualifying Round will take place March 11-22, 2017 and will spotlight eight contestants each night in the bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing and bull riding events. A total of $230,400 will be split between these 12 performances. The top 16 athletes overall will advance on to the Playoff Round.

As the tournament continues, fans have a chance to anticipate scores, fill in the bracket and predict final winners in all seven rodeo events.

The Playoff Round will take place March 23-24, 2017. Each night, eight athletes compete per event for a total of $140,000. The top eight athletes overall will advance on to the Final Round.
The Final Round will host the top eight athletes from each event, paying out a total of $200,000. The first-place winner of each event will receive a Rodeo Austin branding iron and the title of Champion.

"We are excited to showcase this innovative approach to rodeo with a tournament style format unique to Austin," Chief Executive Officer of Rodeo Austin, Rob Golding said. "Rodeo fans and athletes alike will relate to the March Madness aspect of Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament, making the sport easy to understand for all."

Come see Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament in action from March 11-25, 2017!

Courtesy of Rodeo Austin®, Lindsay Leyden

Night 1- March 11th
Bareback Riding Score
1 Jamie Howlett 81
2 Mike Solberg 81
3 Justin Lewis No Score
Steer Wrestling Score
1 Jacob Talley 3.9
2 Taz Olson 4.4
3 Kody Woodward 4.8
4 Cody Kroul 12.4
5 Chason Floyd 6.4
6 Cody Cassidy 13.6
7 Trell Etbauer No Time


 Team Roping
 Time
1 Will Clark 4.5
Tanner Ward
2 Jake Orman 4.9
Tyler Domingue
3 Cale Markham 5.5
Nick Simmons
4 Clayton Van Aken 5.9
Dakota Kirchenschlager
5 Jesse Stripes 16
Jett Hillman
6 Brett Stuart No Time
Wesley Moss
7 Zac Small No Time
Will Woodfin
8 Ty Daniel Haller No Time
Krece Harris


Saddle Bronc  ​Score
1 Luke Butterfield 82
2 Toby Collins 77
3 Brady Nicholes 76.5
4 Preston Kafka No Score
5 Tom Knight No Score
6 Dusty Hausauer No Score

   Tie-Down Roping Time
1 Justin Maass 8.2
2 Cooper Martin 13.7
3 Cade Swor 14.7
4 Dillon Holder No Time
5 Cody McCartney No Time
6 Clint Singleton No Time
7 Seth Crain No Time


Barrel Racing Time
1 Cayla Small 15.63
7 Rachel Rule 15.63
2 Kara Posch 15.8
3 Kaitlyn Eben 16.28
4 Morgan Breaux 20.76
8 Molly Childers 20.85
5 Katelyn McLeod 21.07
6 Kimmi Byler 21.25


Bull Riding Score
7 Wyatt Edwards 77
1 Chase Hamlin 74
2 Dalton Grimes No Score
3 Troy Garcia No Score
4 Colby Hill No Score
5 Toby Collins No Score
6 Nate Perry No Score