TEC and TRAVEL

If you tuned in yesterday and wondered why there were no posts, it was because I was travelling to Guthrie to attend the Timed Event Championship.

Went to the opening ceremony this evening and had a nice visit with Jimmie Cooper. He's in great shape as always and we visited about the Frank DuBois Invitational Calf Roping to be held during the NMSU Alumni rodeo this spring. He liked the concept and may be participating...but more on that later. Also heard from a source that this will be Steve Duhon's final appearance at the TEC. I'm meeting with the big cajun steer wrestler tomorrow and will let you know what he says.

Stay tuned for reports from the TEC, Saturday Night At The Westerner and all the rest.

THE WRANGLER TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP WILL RETURN TO THE LAZY E WITH RODEO’S ELITE TIMED EVENT COWBOYS.

Contact: Shayla Givens
(405) 282-3004
arena@lazye.com


THE WRANGLER TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP WILL RETURN TO THE LAZY E WITH RODEO’S ELITE TIMED EVENT COWBOYS.

GUTHRIE, Okla., January 17, 2006 – The top 20 timed event cowboys in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) will ride into the Lazy E Arena for the 22 annual Wrangler Timed Event Championship, March 3rd, 4th & 5th. This is pro rodeo’s most unique event and is often referred to as “The Ironman” of pro rodeo — it is a true test of versatility and stamina. Each contestant is required to compete in all five grueling timed events: tie-down roping, steer roping, heading, heeling and steer wrestling.

The Wrangler Timed Event Championship was developed by the Lazy E in 1985 to determine the best all-around timed event cowboy in the world — the man who could stand out in more than his specialty event, the man who could be consistent in all five timed events. Today’s professional rodeo cowboys no longer compete in multiple events, but specialize in one possibly two. This event attracts the biggest names in the rodeo industry that represent 28 World Championship titles, in addition to thousands of fans from across the country.

Each round of competition features excitement with leaders changing after every run, with only seconds separating them. The champion isn’t determined until the last rope is thrown, the flag is dropped and the clock has stopped.

Pro rodeo’s hottest talents make up the most decorated field of champions ever invited, such as: three-time Wrangler Timed Event Champion and three-time PRCA All-Around World Champion, Trevor Brazile; reigning 2005 Wrangler Timed Event Champion, Kyle Lockett; eight-time NFR Qualifier, Cash Myers; and the newly crowned 2005 World All-Around Champion, Ryan Jarrett; as well as top seasoned veterans like: three-time Wrangler Timed Event Champion and 1981 PRCA All-Around Champion, Jimmie Cooper; and four-time Wrangler Timed Event Champions Paul Tierney and K.C. Jones.

The Wrangler Timed Event Championship is scheduled to be broadcast nationwide as a special event on The Horse Television Channel. Broadcast airdates and times will be released at a later date. Former PRCA Announcer of the Year, Clem McSpadden, and former National Finals Rodeo announcer, Bob Feist, will call the action for the 11th straight year.

Performances are March 3rd, noon and 7:30 p.m.; March 4th, noon and 7:30 p.m.; with the final round on March 5th, 1 p.m. Ticket prices are: VIP’s $35, Box Seats $25, Reserved Bleachers $20, General Admission $15 in advance and $18 day of the performance. Children 10 and under receive free general admission with an empty Pepsi can, thanks to Pepsi and KWTV News 9. Tickets are available at all Tickets.com outlets, http://www.tickets.com or by calling (800) 595-RIDE.

For more information on the Wrangler Timed Event Championship, or other upcoming Lazy E events, contact the Lazy E Arena, 9600 Lazy E Drive, Guthrie, Oklahoma 73044, visit our Web site at http://www.lazye.com or call (800) 595-RIDE or (405) 282-RIDE.

WRANGLER TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP
2006 Invited Contestants Scheduled to Compete

Trevor Brazile
2002, 2003, 2004 PRCA World All-Around Champion
1998, 2003, 2004 Wrangler Timed Event World Champion
1996, 1997, 2005 Wrangler Timed Event Reserve World Champion

K.C. Jones
1993, 1996, 1999, 2001 Wrangler Timed Event World Champion
1995, 2003 Wrangler Timed Event Reserve World Champion

Jimmie Cooper
2005 Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductee
1988, 1992, 1994 Wrangler Timed Event World Champion
1981 PRCA All-Around World Champion

Paul Tierney
1987, 1991, 1997, 2000 Wrangler Timed Event World Champion
1980 PRCA World All-Around Champion
1979 PRCA World Champion Calf Roper

Kyle Hughes
2000 PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year – AA and TDR
2001 Mountain States Circuit All-Around Champion

Herbert Theriot
1994 PRCA World Champion Tie-down Roper and 12-time NFR Qualifier
1998 NFR Runner-up All Around Champion

Casey Branquinho
2005 DNCFR Tie-Down Roping Champion
2001 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Assoc. West Coast AA Champion National High School Rodeo Association All-Around Champion

Chance Kelton
Three-time NFR Team Roping Qualifier
1997, 1998 USTRC Open Roping Champion

Steve Duhon
1986, 1987, 1993 PRCA World Champion Steer Wrestler
1987 NFR Steer Wrestling Average Champion

B.J. Campbell
2002 DNCFR Team Roping Champion
2001 PRCA Regular Season Leader – Team Roping
Four-time Wrangler NFR Qualifier

Cash Myers
1999 PRCA Resistol Overall and S.W. Rookie of the Year
Seven-time NFR Steer Wrestling and Tie-down Roping Qualifier

Kyle Lockett
2005 Wrangler Timed Event World Champion
2001, 2002 Wrangler Timed Event Reserve World Champion
Eight-time Wrangler NFR Qualifier

Mickey Gee
1999 PRCA Steer Wrestling World Champion
2003 NFR Steer Wrestling Average Champion

Luke Branquinho
2004 PRCA World Champion Steer Wrestler
2004 NFR Steer Wrestling Average Champion
Four-time NFR Steer Wrestling Qualifier

Jim Locke
2002 NFR Tie Down Roping Qualifier
Three-time Pace Picante Series Qualifier

Doug Clark
2005 NFSR Qualifier
1986 Prairie Circuit All Around Champion

Ryan Jarrett
2005 PRCA World All-Around Champion
2005 NFR Tie Down Roping Average Champion

Chad Hiatt
1991 Great Lakes Circuit Team Roping Champion
2005 WTEC Qualifier

Scott Snedecor
2005 PRCA World Champion Steer Roper
2005 NFSR Average Champion
Five-time NFSR Qualifier

Clint Robinson
2004 Wilderness Circuit All-Around Champion
2003 PRCA Resistol All-Around and Tie-Down Roping Rookie of the Year


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