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Team Ropers to Watch at Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo Finals

A look at the 12 Headers and Heelers that had the fastest times after roping two steers at Pendleton Round-up.
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Team Ropers to Watch at Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo Finals
Team Ropers to Watch at Pendleton Round-Up Rodeo Finals

The final day of qualifying for the Pendleton Round-up Finals was yesterday in Oregon. The headers and heelers along with their horses were hustling trying to stop that clock and make their average times eligible for tomorrow's finals. 

There were only five total teams that caught yesterday, had clean runs and were able to turn in times. Jake Smith and Douglas Rich turned in speedy time of 6.3 seconds, making their average 13.2 and securing their spot in the final round. 

Brenton Hall and Paden Bray had a fast time going for them but with a broken barrier added 10 seconds on to their time and landing them in fifth place for the round with no chance to move on to the final round.

Results from the Friday performance, Sept. 15

  1. Jake Smith/Douglas Rich 6.3 seconds
  2. Clinton Summers/Jake Long 6.9
  3. Jake Stanley and Bucky Campbell 9.4
  4. Cody Lee/Ryan Rochlitz 11.4
  5. Brenton Hall/Paden Bray 17.0

There were no other qualified rides today.

To be able to qualify for the finals the the teams have to turn in the fastest average time after two go runs. Here are the 12 teams that qualified. These averages will be combined with the final times and averaged together for final results.

  1. Colter Todd/Derrick Begay - 11 seconds
  2. Jonathan Torres/Coy Rahlmann - 11.8
  3. Tyler Waters/Billie Jack Saebens - 12.1
  4. Tyler Worley/Jake Clay - 12.5
  5. 5/6. Ryan Motes/Aaron - Tsinigine and Clayton Hansen/Chase Hansen 12.8 (tie)
  6. Billy Smith/Douglas Rich- 13.2
  7. Jake Long/Clint Summers and Dalton Pearce/Cutter Machado - 13.3 (tie)
  8. Josh Patton/Wyatt Bray - 13.4
  9. Bryce Crites/Rance Doyal - 14.1
  10. Ellis Yates/Zane Yates - 15.7
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Madi Roelofsen
MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone.  Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen  Facebook- @TVR Working Horses

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