PRCA PRO RODEO PAINTS THE STAMPEDE PINK
Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night sponsored by Banner Health brought in over 6,300 pink clad spectators during the first rodeo performance of the PRCA Rodeo Series. Proceeds from Tough Enough to Wear Pink t-shirts and pink boot donation collection helped raise money for Banner Health Mammography Fund.
Listed as a Top-25 Pro Rodeo according to purse size, the Stampede is famous for having a top-notch performance. The Greeley Stampede Rodeo features eight exciting events during every performance: Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding, Team Roping, Steer Wrestling, Tie-Down Roping, Barrel Racing, Mutton Bustin', and Bull Riding.
Top contestants for tonight’s performance:
- Bareback Riding Ty Fast Taypotat riding Fleabit score: 84
- Steer Wrestling Trever Nelson time: 3.9
- Team Roping Kolton Schmidt and Cole Davison time: 4.7
- Saddle Bronc Riding Spencer Wright riding Klingon score: 85.5
- Tie Down Roping Trevor Brazille time: 7.9
- Mutton Bustin Haxton Oatman score: 86
- Barrel Racing (tie) Tammy Fischer time: 17.43
- Bull Riding (tie) Roscoe Jarboe riding High Spot score: 83
Dona Kay Rule time: 17.43
Lon Danley score: 83
The second of six PRCA Rodeo performances is on Thursday, June 28, Man Up Crusade Day sponsored by Renaissance Insurance. Wear purple to support domestic violence awareness. Greeley Stampede tickets are available online at www.greeleystampede.org, at the Stampede Ticket Office, by calling 970-356-7787 and at all Colorado King Soopers.
ABOUT THE GREELEY STAMPEDE: The Greeley Stampede, a 501(c)4 nonprofit corporation, is the Colorado’s premiere summer western celebration. This longstanding event has grown in diversity and popularity since its inception and has provided music and rodeo entertainment to hundreds of thousands of people every summer. The Stampede was inducted in the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2014 and the event was named 2015 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) Mountain States Large Rodeo of the Year. The Stampede will be celebrating its 96th annual event June 23 – July 4, 2017. For more information about the Greeley Stampede visit www.greeleystampede.org.
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