Texas cowboys and cowgirls excel in respective sports
JoJo LeMond of Andrews and his partner Randon Adams turned in a PRCA record-tying team roping time of 3.5 seconds, becoming the fifth team in PRCA history to accomplish the feat.
The 26-year-old LeMond, who qualified for his first National Finals Rodeo last year, was the header, while Adams, 27, is the defending world heeling champion from Logandale, Nev.
"Absolutely nothing went wrong during the run," LeMond said. "When my head rope went on, (Adams) heeled perfectly."
The first duo to post a 3.5 was Blaine Linaweaver and Jory Levy at the 2001 San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo. The other three teams are Clay Tryan/Patrick Smith at the 2005 NFR in Las Vegas; Todd Colter/Cesar de la Cruz at the 2008 Wrangler ProRodeo Championships in Dallas and Travis Tryan/Cory Petska at the 2008 NFR.
Near the record
On April 19, Spearman rider Boyd Rice and the stallion Third Cutting won the National Cutting Horse Association Super Stakes open division title with a stunning final round score of 230.
It was a point shy of the record at the 28-year Fort Worth show. In 2001, Sunettes Dually and Matt Gaines clinched the title with a 231.
A score in the 230s is the cutting horse equivalent of a perfect game in baseball. The Super Stakes is the second jewel of the NCHA's Triple Crown. Rice and the stallion worked three agile cows during the 21/2-minute regulation.
"The cows were aggressive and the horse was strong," Rice said.
The victory earned Third Cutting's owners, Carl and Shawnea Smith of Jacksboro, $121,173. The stallion has earned $215,491 this season.
Headed to nationals
Texas A&M is sending a women's team to the College National Finals Rodeo.
In order to advance to the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association's June 14-20 championships in Casper, Wyo., a team must finish first or second in a region after competing in 10 regular-season rodeos.
Texas A&M and Hill College advanced to the 2009 CNFR on the basis of finishing first and second in the regional team women's standings. McNeese State and Wharton County Jr. College made the cut after finishing 1-2 in the men's standings.
Football and rodeo
There was a rodeo connection with the April 25-26 NFL Draft, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Rams picked former Baylor offensive lineman Jason Smith with the second overall pick in the draft. Smith is a serious team roper.
"I'm still pretty good at it," the 6-foot-5, 309-pound Smith said.
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