WRANGLER TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP

Been going to this event since 1992, taking my family and joining my uncle Curley McCarey and his family. Curley will be 92 this May and was still ridin' and ropin' at 90.

Curley is the one who encouraged me to return to college after I got hurt steer wrestling. He's also the one who made sure I had a construction job with Fluor Corp. each time I went broke going to school. No Curley, no degree, no legislative assistant, no Secretary of Agriculture and no The Westerner.

Curley recently had a minor stroke and was unable to attend the WTEC. I can't travel alone and my son couldn't get off work, so I wasn't able to attend either.

I didn't get to see Curley this weekend, but I do want to publicly thank him for all he has meant to me and my family.

Hang in there Curley, and I hope to see you soon.

DANIEL GREEN IS A TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION

GUTHRIE, Okla., Sunday, March 9th, 2008 – Daniel Green of Oakdale, California came into the fifth performance on Sunday with a 31-second lead on the “King of Rodeo” Trevor Brazile and a field of World Champions. Not only did Green win his second title and hold off the world’s best cowboys, but shattered the arena record in the average set one-year ago by Brazile. Green posted a 276.1 over 25 head of livestock worth $57,000.00 and joined the elite fraternity of multiple-time world champions at the 24th Annual Wrangler Timed Event Championship this weekend at the Lazy E Arena.

Green had a stellar weekend and used consistent runs, great horses, and world class helpers to rise above his fellow nineteen competitors that made up one of the greatest fields of contestants ever assembled to compete for the prestigious “Iron-Man” title. Brazile, after winning his record fifth title last year, finished the event as the runner-up, recorded the fastest over-all go-round time, and placed again in the 5th round for an event total of $41,000.00 bringing Brazile’s career WTEC earnings to $508,500.00. Keeping on the west coast, Los Alamos, California cowboy Casey Branquinho took home third place honors and earned $15,000.00.

Each round of competition featured excitement with the leaders changing after every run, with only seconds separating them. The champion wasn’t determined until the last rope was thrown, the flag was dropped and the clock stopped. 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. The majority of today’s professional rodeo cowboys no longer compete in multiple events, but specialize in one, possibly two. This event attracted the biggest names in the rodeo industry that correlated into 38 World Championship titles, in addition to over 23,000 fans representing 48 states from across the country! Some of the cowboys that competed for the $150,000.00 purse include: eight-time NFR qualifier, Cash Myers; 2005 PRCA All Around World Champion, Ryan Jarrett; World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho; veterans’ Jimmie Cooper and Paul Tierney; and new stars such as the 2007 PRCA Runner-Up World Champion All-Around, Josh Peek.

The Wrangler Timed Event Championship is sponsored by Wrangler in conjunction with, Ariat Boots, Coors, Priefert Ranch & Rodeo Equipment, Cross Bar Gallery, Boyd Gaming, Environmental Management, Dodge, John Vance Motors, Gist Silversmiths, the AQHA, Cactus Saddlery, the USTRC, Hot Heels, Clear Channel Radio, The Oklahoman, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, News 9, the Best Western Edmond, the Whitten Inn – OKC, and the Fairfield Inn & Suites – Edmond.

The 2008 Wrangler Timed Event Championship is a Lazy E Production. For more information on the Wrangler Timed Event Championship or other Lazy E events, contact the Lazy E Arena, 9600 Lazy E Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044, (405) 282-RIDE, (800) 595-RIDE or visit www.lazye.com.

2008 Wrangler Timed Event Championship Standings

Average
1.) Daniel Green, Oakdale, CA............... 276.1.... $50,000.00
2.) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, TX............. 298.4.... $25,000.00
3.) Casey Branquinho, Los Alamos, CA.. 349.2.... $15,000.00
4.) Cade Swor, Chico, TX...................... 374.9.... $10,000.00
5.) Josh Peek, Pueblo, CO..................... 390.2.... $7,500.00
6.) K.C. Jones, Burlington, WY............. 390.5.... $5,000.00
7.) Chance Kelton, Mayer, AZ............... 398.4.... $4,500.00
8.) Kyle Lockett, Visalia, CA................. 429.6.... $3,000.00

Fastest Rounds
1.) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, TX.......... 44.6 (Round 3) $10,000.00
2.) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, TX.......... 48.1 (Round 5) $7,000.00
3.) K.C. Jones, Burlington, WY........... 49.2 (Round 5) $5,000.00
4.) Daniel Green, Oakdale, CA ........... 50.9 (Round 3) $4,000.00
5.) Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, CA. 51.1 (Round 1) $3,000.00
6.) Steve Duhon, Sonora, TX.............. 51.7 (Round 1) $2,000.00

Arena Record Bonuses
Daniel Green, Oakdale, CA 276.1 – Fastest Average Record $3,000.00
Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, TX 9.4 – Steer Roping Record $3,000.00

Total Payout: $156,000.00

2008 Contestants
TREVOR BRAZILE Decatur, TX
K.C. JONES Burlington, WY
KYLE LOCKETT Visalia, CA
DANIEL GREEN Oakdale, CA
JESS TIERNEY Hermosa, SD
SCOTT SNEDECOR Uvalde, TX
PAUL TIERNEY Oral, SD
KYLE HUGHES Olney Springs, CO
LUKE BRANQUINHO Los Alamos, CA
CHANCE KELTON Mayer, AZ
JIMMIE COOPER Monument, NM
CASEY BRANQUINHO Los Alamos, CA
STEVE DUHON Sonora, TX
CASH MYERS Athens, TX
CADE SWOR Chico, TX
RYAN JARRETT Summerville, GA
JOSH PEEK Pueblo, CO
JAKE HANNUM Ogden, UT
BRET FLEMING Worden, MT
BEAU FRANZEN Sidney, MT