20 top cowboys to compete at Timed Event Championship

The "Iron Man” contest of rodeo begins today at the Lazy E Arena near Guthrie. Perhaps the most unique event in professional rodeo, the annual Timed Event Championship features 20 of the world’s best cowboys who get into the field by invitation only. The Lazy E Arena started the event in 1985 as a way to determine the best timed event cowboy. Most cowboys in professional rodeo specialize in just one event. A few will compete in two or more timed events, but no one competes in all five. Except at the Timed Event Championship. Each cowboy will compete in all five timed events in rodeo: tie down roping, steer roping, heading, heeling and steer wrestling. By the time it has ended Sunday, each cowboy will have roped and bulldoggeda a total of 25 head of cattle. The one with the top overall time wins $50,000...read more