TEC Second Round

Two of the four Californians in this year's field of the 26th Annual Wrangler Timed Event Championship of the World are former champions of the event. After two rounds, those two title holders are in the top two spots in the average.

Kyle Lockett of Visalia, Calif., the 2005 WTEC Champion, leads the average with 104.1 on 10 head while Daniel Green of Oakdale, Calif, the 2002 and 2008 WTEC Champion, is second at 118.5 on 10 following Friday's two rounds at the Lazy E Arena.

The 26th Annual Wrangler Timed Event Championship of the World takes 20 of the world's toughest cowboys to ever battle the clock and tests their talents in a marathon of team roping - heading and heeling, tie-down roping, steer wrestling and steer roping each round for five rounds.

Waiting at the end is a total purse of $150,000, including a staggering $50,000 to the winner of the average after 25 runs.

Action continues through Sunday at the Lazy E Arena.

Lockett never stubbed his toe Friday. After posting 52.8 seconds on five in the first go, he handled the next five in 51.3 seconds. Friday night he not only opened strong but finished that way with the third fastest steer wrestling run of the second go, a 5.9, and the fifth fastest steer roping effort, 13.9 seconds.

Green went into the second go in second after a 56.7 in the opening round. He had the third fastest heeling run of the second go, stopping the clock in 8.1 seconds, and posted the fastest steer wrestling run of the day, tossing his draw in 5.7 seconds. Green was 26.7 in the steer roping, but held to second in the average after two.

Chance Kelton of Mayer, Ariz. was 11th after the first go, but worked his second five head in 48.0 seconds for 127.6 on 10 and third in the average after two rounds.

Jimmie Cooper of Monument, N.M. who won his first of three WTEC Titles in 1988, is fourth at 132.7 seconds on 10 head while K.C. Jones of Burlington, Wyo., a four-time WTEC Champion, is fifth at 135.5 seconds on 10 runs.

WRANGLER TIMED EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD Leaders after the 2nd Go-Round, Friday night at the LAZY E ARENA, Guthrie, Okla.

Average: 1. Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif,, 104.1 on 10 runs; 2. Daniel Green, Oakdale, Calif., 118.5 on 10; 3. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 127.6 on 10; 4. Jimmie Cooper, Monument, N.M. 132.7 on 10; 5. K.C. Jones, Burlington, Wyo., 135.5 on 10.

Fast rounds: 1. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz., 48.0 on five (2nd go); 2. Kyle Lockett, Visalia, Calif., 51.3 on five (2nd go); 3. Kyle Lockett, 52.8 on 5 (1st go); 4. Daniel Green, Oakdale, Calif., 56.7 on five (1st go); 5. K.C. Jones, Burlington, Wyo., 59.2 on 5 (1st go).