100 percent of top rodeo athletes confirmed for RFD-TV’s The American
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 22, 2016 – In an action-packed February – one of the busiest months of the season for professional rodeo contestants – 100 percent of the world’s best athletes who were invited to RFD-TV’s The American, presented by Polaris Ranger, have signed a letter of commitment contract to compete on Feb. 28 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“I’m thrilled to have all the top cowboys in the world coming to compete at The American – the richest one-day rodeo in the world,” said Randy Bernard, CEO of RFD-TV Events.
This is the third straight year that AT&T Stadium will host the top men and women in professional rodeo at the $2 million event, which is televised live on Feb. 28 by RFD-TV.
In team roping, the field will offer some new partners among the best athletes. For instance, Luke Brown will head for Jake Long; Coleman Proctor will head for Kory Koontz; and Colby Lovell will team with Kollin VonAhn. Below is the full roster of contestants:
Bareback Riding:
1. Steven Peebles
2. Kaycee Feild
3. Seth Hardwick *Out due to surgery
4. Tim O’Connell
5. Austin Foss
6. Tanner Aus
7. Will Lowe
8. Jake Brown
9. Evan Jayne
10. Clint Laye
Team Roping Header / Heeler:
1. Aaron Tsinigine / 2. Ryan Motes
2. Luke Brown / 6. Jake Long
3. Derrick Begay / 3. Clay O’Brien Cooper
4. Trevor Brazile / 5. Patrick Smith
5. Coleman Proctor / 7. Kory Koontz
6. Colby Lovell / 1. Kollin VonAhn
7. JoJo Lemond / 4. Junior Nogueira
8. Clay Tryan / 8. Jade Corkill
9. Erich Rogers / 9. Cory Petska
10. Chad Masters / 10. Travis Graves
Steer Wrestling:
1. Hunter Cure
2. Dakota Eldridge
3. KC Jones
4. Ty Erickson
5. Clayton Hass
6. Tanner Milan
7. Luke Branquinho
8. Seth Brockman
9. Baylor Roche
10. Casey Martin
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Jacobs Crawley
2. Wade Sundell
3. Rusty Wright
4. CoBurn Bradshaw
5. Cody DeMoss
6. Isaac Diaz
7. Taos Muncy
8. Cort Scheer
9. Jake Wright
10. Heith DeMoss
Tie-Down Roping
1. Caleb Smidt
2. Trevor Brazile
3. Matt Shiozawa
4. Tuf Cooper
5. Monty Lewis
6. Marty Yates
7. Hunter Herrin
8. Tyson Durfey
9. Sterling Smith
10. Timber Moore
Barrel Racing:
1. Callie DuPerier
2. Lisa Lockhart
3. Sarah Rose McDonald
4. Michele McLeod
5. Cassidy Kruse
6. Fallon Taylor
7. Taylor Jacob
8. Jackie Ganter
9. Sherry Cervi
10. Nancy Hunter
Bull Riding:
1. JB Mauney
2. Kaique Pacheco
3. Joao Ricardo Vieira
4. Fabiano Vieira
5. Matt Triplett
6. Cooper Davis
7. J.W. Harris
8. Tanner Byrne
9. Stetson Lawrence
10. Nathan Schaper
To buy tickets, visit americanrodeo.com or ticketmaster.com, or call 800-745-3000. For more information, visit americanrodeo.com.
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About RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN Presented by Polaris RANGER: Taking place at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium on Feb. 28, 2016, RFD-TV’s The American is the richest single-day event in the history of rodeo. With $2.5 million on the line, the best athletes in the world will gather in Dallas to battle for the biggest single paycheck of their lives. The American invites the top 10 athletes from the 2015 PRCA, WPRA and PBR world standings and pits them against underdogs who advance from the American Semi-Finals, held Feb. 17-21 in Fort Worth. If a nationally ranked athlete wins, the prize is $100,000, but if a qualifier from the Semi-Finals – or an athlete who earned an exemption – wins THE AMERICAN, that contestant shares in a $1 million bonus pool. For more information, please visit: http://www.americanrodeo.com/ and http://www.rfdtv.com/. Follow us on Twitter @RFDTVAMERICAN and find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RFDTVTheAMERICAN.
AboutRFD-TV: RFD-TV is the flagship network for RMG. Launched in December 2000, RFD-TV is the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyle, along with traditional country music and entertainment. Top RFD-TV programming includes Market Day Report, Rural Evening News, Rural America Live, Western Sports Weekly, top rodeo events such as , and award-winning musical entertainment such as The Marty Stuart Show, Reno’s Old Time Music, The Molly B Polka Party, and Larry’s Country Diner.
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