Lockwood Wins in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas –Last weekend in Springfield, Missouri, 19-year-old Jess Lockwood’s (Volborg, Montana) event ended when he was placed on a backboard and carried out the arena after an injury. One week later, Lockwood rode his way to yet another event title when he took the victory at the Wrangler Long Live Cowboys Classic, presented by Frontier Communications, Sunday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center.

Lockwood capped off a 3-for-3 weekend with a huge 90-point ride aboard More Big Bucks (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve) to win the Built Ford Tough Championship Round. Lockwood’s BFTS-leading fourth event victory earned him 600 world points and $39,265.

More importantly, the win vaulted the 2016 PBR Rookie of the Year to No. 2 in the world standings after starting the weekend at No. 4. Lockwood now trails current world leader Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) by just 85 points.

Emilio Resende (Santa Helena Do Goias, Brazil) finished in second place after his own 3-for-3 weekend in Austin. On Championship Sunday, Resende rode American Hustle (D&H Cattle Co./Leflore) for 85 points in Round 2 before gritting his way to an 85.5-point ride aboard Brutus (TM Cattle Co./BS Cattle Co.) in the championship round.

The second place effort was Resende’s highest finish on the BFTS since winning the event in Kansas City, Missouri, back in 2014 and it helped him net 310 world points and $16,750.

Resende also moved to No. 24 in the world standings with the finish.

2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis (Jasper, Texas) continued his strong run as he took third place in Austin after going 2-for-3. Davis rode Lifting Lives (D&H Cattle/Craig Moore) for 86.75 points in Round 2, but was later bucked off by Beaver Creek Beau (Chad Berger / Clay Struve / PBR Rock Bar) in the championship round.

Despite the buckoff, Davis was able to secure 300 world points and $13,000 for the effort. Though he shifted back to No. 4 in the world standings, Davis now trails Pacheco by just 194.17 points.

Three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves (Pilar Do Sul, Brazil) rode his way to fourth place in Austin after a strong Sunday performance. Alves opened Championship Sunday with an 83.25-point trip on Red Bou (Viducic Bucking Bulls) before closing out with an 86.75-point ride on Jeremiah (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve) in the championship round.

Alves leaves the Texas capital with 165 world points and a check for $9,400.

Australian rookie Nathan Burtenshaw (Coonamble, Australia) rounded out the Top 5 in his first ever BFTS event Sunday in Austin. Burtenshaw recorded his first BFTS ride when he reached the 8-second mark aboard South Texas Gangster (Chad Berger/Julie Rosen/Clay Struve/Silent Seven) before he was eventually bucked off by Cracker Breaker (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.) in the championship round.

Burtenshaw’s impressive first showing, though, helped him pick up 120 world points, $7,480, and move him up to No. 35 in the world standings.

SweetPro’s Bruiser (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.) was named the YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the event after tossing Marco Eguchi (Poa Sao Paulo, Brazil) to the tune of a 45.75-point bull score in Saturday’s 15/15 Bucking Battle. The out helped Bruiser pull into a tie with Pearl Harbor for the lead in the World Champion Bull race.

The PBR’s best will now head east to Long Island where Buck Off the Island, presented by Cooper Tires, will take over NYCB LIVE, home of the Nasssau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Sept. 23-24.

Round 1 from Long Island will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET Sept. 23 on PBR LIVE and the PBR LIVE app.

Championship Sunday will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET Sept. 24 on PBR LIVE and the PBR LIVE app. CBS Sports Network will also broadcast the Championship Sunday action starting at 6 p.m. ET.

PBR Digital Editor Kristian Limas contributed to this report.

Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series
Wrangler Long Live Cowboys Classic
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Jess Lockwood, 90.25-84-90-264.25-600 Points.
2. Emilio Resende, 85.5-85-85.5-256.00-310 Points.
3. Cooper Davis, 89.25-86.75-0-176.00-300 Points.
4. Silvano Alves, 0-83.25-86.75-170.00-165 Points.
5. Nathan Burtenshaw, 0-87.5-0-87.50-120 Points.
6. Eduardo Aparecido, 75.5-85.75-0-161.25-85 Points.
7. Dakota Buttar, 83.75-82.25-0-166.00-70 Points.
8. Gage Gay, 87.25-0-0-87.25-65 Points.
9. Jordan Hansen, 0-86-0-86.00-55 Points.
10. Stetson Lawrence, 86.75-0-0-86.75-50 Points.
11. Chase Outlaw, 86.5-0-0-86.50-40 Points.
12. Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-85.5-0-85.50-35 Points.
13. Cody Rodeo Tyler, 0-85.25-0-85.25-20 Points.
14. Kaique Pacheco, 0-84-0-84.00-5 Points.
(tie). Troy Wilkinson, 0-83.5-0-83.50-5 Points.
16. Marco Antonio Eguchi, 0-82-0-82.00
17. Ramon de Lima, 75.5-0-0-75.50
Derek Kolbaba, 0-0-0-0.00
Stormy Wing, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Teel, 0-0-0-0.00
Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Nance, 0-0-0-0.00
Rubens Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00
Dener Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00
Guilherme Marchi, 0-0-0-0.00
Luciano De Castro, 0-0-0-0.00
Mike Lee, 0-0-0-0.00
Brennon Eldred, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Campbell, 0-0-0-0.00
Brock Radford, 0-0-0-0.00
J.W. Harris, 0-0-0-0.00
Kurt Shephard, 0-0-0-0.00
Lachlan Richardson, 0-0-0-0.00
Luis Blanco, 0-0-0-0.00
Robson Aragao, 0-0-0-0.00
Skeeter Kingsolver, 0-0-0-0.00

2017 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series World Finals Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5’s, Points, Total Winnings)

1. Kaique Pacheco, 42, 6, 15, 3,695.00, $370,875.15
2. Jess Lockwood, 39, 5, 14, 3,610.00, $319,692.90
3. Eduardo Aparecido, 31, 5, 10, 3,535.00, $296,262.47
4. Cooper Davis, 34, 3, 13, 3,500.83, $202,428.42
5. Derek Kolbaba, 46, 5, 11, 2,415.00, $187,479.82
6. Chase Outlaw, 40, 4, 16, 2,351.66, $143,103.94
7. Fabiano Vieira, 40, 3, 12, 2,053.33, $217,136.47
8. Stormy Wing, 31, 3, 5, 1,977.50, $132,972.11
9. J.B. Mauney, 23, 2, 5, 1,931.24, $139,977.49
10. Matt Triplett, 44, 5, 13, 1,915.00, $127,467.48
11. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 41, 1, 17, 1,867.50, $133,072.65
12. Cody Teel, 38, 3, 11, 1,845.83, $142,558.16
13. Cody Nance, 46, 3, 15, 1,845.00, $111,777.15
14. Rubens Barbosa, 47, 1, 4, 1,717.50, $104,060.84
15. Mason Lowe, 29, 1, 5, 1,463.33, $110,699.58
16. Claudio Montanha Jr., 39, 2, 12, 1,384.16, $99,619.35
17. Marco Antonio Eguchi, 43, 0, 7, 1,367.50, $83,340.67
18. Stetson Lawrence, 34, 1, 6, 1,340.00, $83,125.34
19. Dener Barbosa, 35, 1, 7, 1,293.33, $87,535.28
20. Shane Proctor, 25, 2, 4, 1,267.50, $81,623.33
21. Silvano Alves, 35, 0, 6, 1,245.83, $65,314.91
22. Ryan Dirteater, 28, 0, 3, 1,165.83, $79,322.16
23. Guilherme Marchi, 32, 0, 7, 1,044.99, $53,150.22
24. Emilio Resende, 28, 1, 7, 971.66, $64,309.30
25. Luciano De Castro, 36, 1, 8, 852.50, $57,563.46
26. Ramon de Lima, 33, 2, 14, 807.50, $72,201.95
27. Gage Gay, 33, 1, 4, 688.33, $48,942.57
28. Mike Lee, 46, 3, 8, 683.33, $57,084.49
29. Koal Livingston, 38, 1, 8, 542.50, $47,614.63
30. Brennon Eldred, 24, 3, 8, 479.16, $55,921.90
31. Troy Wilkinson, 27, 1, 8, 478.75, $44,258.10
32. Dakota Buttar, 26, 0, 1, 460.83, $30,845.31
33. Cody Campbell, 42, 3, 9, 411.65, $46,524.75
34. Aaron Kleier, 12, 4, 10, 410.00, $24,131.74
35. Nathan Burtenshaw, 36, 2, 9, 398.33, $37,970.76
36. Cody Rodeo Tyler, 42, 2, 6, 395.41, $37,472.38
37. Brock Radford, 27, 5, 10, 384.16, $30,606.31
38. J.W. Harris, 26, 2, 5, 380.41, $33,374.72
39. Lachlan Richardson, 30, 3, 10, 367.50, $38,060.87
39. Kurt Shephard, 43, 1, 11, 367.50, $44,845.74
41. Luis Blanco, 35, 0, 4, 364.58, $26,127.42
42. Brady Sims, 15, 0, 1, 345.00, $20,467.31
43. Alex Marcilio, 25, 0, 8, 330.00, $37,735.30
44. Jordan Hansen, 12, 2, 6, 325.00, $31,664.39
45. Reese Cates, 27, 1, 4, 305.00, $31,567.53