Four local cowboys and two local cowgirls will be hitting the road to compete at the 2014 National High School Rodeo Association Finals in Rocky Springs, Wyo., after each qualified in the top four of their respective events at the Alabama state finals today.
Florala’s Chase Hargrove will compete in bareback riding; Andalusia’s Gus Maraman will compete in tie down; Straughn’s Jordan Whitman and Dustin Hyson will compete in team roping; Casey Cox of Red Level will compete in shooting; and Sparta’s Bailey O’Ferrell will compete in pole bending, goat tying, barrel racing and cutting at nationals, which will be held July 13-19.
Kinston’s Lukas Taylor and Pleasant Home’s Hanna Seymour qualified for nationals, but opted not to go.
Because another participant chose not to go and she finished sixth in shooting, Cox was able to grab a ticket to the big show.
The top four in each event qualify for nationals, but have the choice to go or not to go.
At the awards ceremony after the rodeo had ended, O’Ferrell picked up the reserve champion All-Around Cowgirl award with 832 points; and Hyson won the Rookie All-Around Cowboy award with 168 points.
Taylor came in third place in the All-Around Cowboy division with 611 points.
The following is a list of where the locals placed in their respective events after the short go round yesterday:
Shooting
Casey Cox, sixth place
Dustin Hyson, fifth place
Chase Hargrove, first place and shooting champion
Girls Cutting
Maggie Holmes, sixth place
Hanna Seymour, third place
Bailey O’Ferrell, reserve champion
Boys Cutting
Lukas Taylor, average winner
Lukas Taylor, reserve champion
Bareback Riding
Chase Hargrove, average winner
Chase Hargrove, bareback riding champion
Breakaway Roping
Hanna Seymour, fifth place
Tie Down Roping
Lukas Taylor, seventh place
Gus Maraman, third place
Pole Bending
Bailey O’Ferrell, fifth place
Steer Wrestling
Chase Hargrove, eighth plea
Goat Tying
Bailey O’Ferrell, fifth place
Team Roping
Bailey O’Ferrell and Zach Varner, seventh place
Lauryn Hoagland and Dustin Hyson, fourth place
Jordan Whitman and Ryan Bibb, third place
Lukas Taylor and Garrett McDonald, reserve champion
Barrel Racing
Bailey O’Ferrell, fourth place
SECOND GO TIMES FROM FRIDAY
Barrel Racing
Bailey O’Ferrell – 15.954
Maggie Holmes – 25.816
Casey Cox – 22.304
Hanna Seymour – 17.148
Team Roping
Jordan Whitman, Ryan Bibb – 31.80
Goat Tying
Hanna Seymour – 12.26
Casey Cox – 16.45
Pole Bending
Casey Cox – 23.135
Bailey O’Ferrell – 31.888
Maggie Holmes – 25.893
Hanna Seymour – 24.550
Calf Roping
Lukas Taylor – 17.75
Gus Maraman – 14.05
Steer Wrestling
Gus Maraman – 11.16
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