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LVCVA Road to Vegas: Swearingen Uses Victory at 22nd Annual Boot Barn Jerome Davis Invitational and Two Second-Place Finishes to Jump in World Standings

By: Justin Felisko

PUEBLO, Colo. – Daylon Swearingen spent plenty of days and weeks with Jerome and Tiffany Davis at their Archdale, North Carolina, ranch picking their brains when he was a little boy with gold buckle aspirations.

On Friday, Swearingen got his season back on track with a victory and second-place finish at the 22nd annual Boot Barn Jerome Davis Invitational at those familiar stomping grounds.

Swearingen went a combined 4-for-6 on three separate entries as the motivated 22-year-old tries to climb his way back into the Top 35.

The 22-year-old was sensational in North Carolina, posting two 90-point rides on one of his entries for his first Touring Pro Division victory since October 11, 2019 (Columbus, Ohio).

Swearingen began his evening with a 90-point effort on Heavy Hitter to win Round 1 before cementing himself the win by riding Dang It for 92.5 points. Swearingen also placed second by riding Sock Rocker (89 points) and Zacchaeus (89.5 points.)

Swearingen earned a combined 23 world points and he did not stop there. He then used another 90-point ride, this one aboard Scarface (90 point), to net a second-place finish, and an additional eight world points, at the Central Texas State Fair TPD event in Belton, Texas.

The Piffard, New York bull rider began the weekend sitting No. 43 in the world standings, and he now is up to No. 37 and will have one more guaranteed Unleash The Beast exemption following this coming weekend’s PBR Monster Energy Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires.

Swearingen will head into Round 1 on Friday night (10:45 p.m. ET on RidePass on Pluto TV) 64 points behind No. 30 Marcelo Procopio Pereira.

Swearingen has struggled in his return to action this season following reconstructive shoulder and hip surgeries, but he may finally be turning the corner and returning to the form that helped him finish ranked ninth in the 2020 world standings.

“I definitely haven’t been doing what I need to be doing, so maybe I am an underdog, kind of,” Swearingen told PBR.com in Fort Worth, Texas, two weeks ago. “Lately, I have been working out a little bit more and getting on some practice bulls, trying to get my hip loosened up and work out and feel better than I have been. I have been tight. Once I got released (to ride), I started rodeoing and kind of quit working out, so I stopped strengthening it. So lately, I have just been working out, trying to get it feeling right.”

Alvaro Aguilar Alvarez won Belton with his 90.5-point ride on Hoof Stock Genetic’s Mud Train. Alvarez earned 15 world points and is now ranked No. 111 in the standings.

There were only two other qualified rides in Belton – Manoelito de Souza Jr. (88 points on Hard Shot; 7 world points) and Leonardo Lima (84 points on Cuttin Torch; 4 world points).

Professional Bull Riders – 22nd Annual Boot Barn Jerome Davis PBR Invitational
Archdale, NC, 2021 – Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Daylon Swearingen [1], 0-0-90-92.5-182.50-15 Points.
2. Daylon Swearingen [3], 0-0-89-89.5-178.50-8 Points.
3. Jacob Dunning [1], 0-0-0-91-91.00-7 Points.
4. Allen Burkholder [1], 0-0-0-90-90.00-4 Points.
5. Devon Weaver [1], 0-0-0-89.5-89.50-3 Points.
6. Tyler Congleton, 0-0-88-0-88.00-2 Points.
7. Matt Oliver [1], 0-0-87.5-0-87.50-1 Points.
Daylon Swearingen [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marcos Gloria, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eli Byler [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eli Byler [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Seth White, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Carlos Garcia, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Allen Burkholder [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jacob Dunning [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Devon Weaver [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matt Oliver [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eli Miller [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eli Miller [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cole Ivey [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cole Ivey [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo Perez [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo Perez [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joseph Petersheim [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joseph Petersheim [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matt Allgood [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matt Allgood [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Teegan Peterson [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Teegan Peterson [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Hagen Meeks, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Anthony Davis [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Anthony Davis [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dave Feldpausch [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dave Feldpausch [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Zach Riley [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Zach Riley [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jakob Lake [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jakob Lake [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00

Professional Bull Riders – Central Texas State Fair
Belton, TX, 2021 – Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Alvaro Aguilar Alvarez, 0-0-90.5-0-90.50-15 Points.
2. Daylon Swearingen, 0-0-0-90-90.00-8 Points.
3. Manoelito de Souza Junior, 0-0-0-88-88.00-7 Points.
4. Leonardo Lima, 0-0-84-0-84.00-4 Points.
Cody Teel, 0-0-0-0-0.00
João Henrique Lucas, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marcelo Procopio Pereira, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Divino, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lane Nobles [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lane Nobles [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cody Casper, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Davi Henrique de Lima, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Francisco Morales, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ross Freeman [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ross Freeman [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Cardozo, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Trace Brown [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Trace Brown [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lindomar Lino, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Joseph Langlitz, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ryan Estrada [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ryan Estrada [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Esteban Bustamante Salcido, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Alex Guzman, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Daniel Galvan, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ivan Garcia Padilla, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Boogie Marques [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Boogie Marques [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Devin Hutchinson, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Anthony Hopen, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Sawyer Hill, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Matteo Nunez, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cimarron Rucker, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Manuel Sandoval [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Manuel Sandoval [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cesar Talamantes, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Corey Dryden [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Corey Dryden [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jason Landing [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jason Landing [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Hazen Casperson [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Hazen Casperson [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Tom Harmon, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Daytona Lutz, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jeb Ireland [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jeb Ireland [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
James Cole, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Nick Morris, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Adam Belcher [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Adam Belcher [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00

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