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Mexico’s Valdiviezo Claims Round 1 Win at Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Fresno Invitational

By: Mandi McCary

FRESNO, Calif. – The action inside of the Save Mart Center during the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) Fresno Invitational on Saturday night was intense as the powerful animal athletes of the sport prevailed, and only six riders recorded qualified rides.

As the first night of the two-day weekend ended, Jorge Valdiviezo (La Mision, Mexico) was one of the six men to earn a score, riding his way to a Round 1 win.

The 32-year-old PBR Mexico cowboy recorded the highest score of the round when he fired out of the chutes aboard Regulator (Humpz and Hornz/ Frances Dandy) for 87.5 points. Despite being in visible pain after landing on his arm, Valdiviezo earned seven world points for the round win and will enter Sunday’s Round 2 atop the event leaderboard.

Brazil’s Adriano Salgado (Batatais, Brazil) finished in second place as the night rolled to a close.

The Fresno crowd celebrated after Salgado made the 8 aboard Cheii Swagger (4B Bucking Bulls) and his 86-point ride score was announced. For his efforts, the 23-year-old collected four world points.

Missouri young gun Josh Steele (Sparta, Missouri) had the cowboys on the back of the bucking chutes and California fans in the stands all cheering as he conquered Shadow Maker (Evan Matthews) for 83 points at his third career PWVT event.

The third-place finish earned the 18-year-old rookie three world points.

Amadeu Campos Silva (Atair, Brazil) punched his ticket into Round 2 when he erupted from the chutes aboard Little Okie (4B Bucking Bulls) to secure a fourth-place finish in Round 1.

The 22-year-old Brazilian received an 82.5-point ride score, which earned him two world points.

Rounding out the Top 5 of the night was PBR veteran Jory Markiss (Redmond, Oregon). After a long hiatus, last competing at a PWVT event in 2014, Markiss stood on the back of the chutes with a determined look upon his face.

The 32-year-old Oregon resident bested Cave Man (Rodriguez Bucking Bulls) for 81 points.

Markiss’ fifth-place finish for night one earned him one world point toward his world standing rank.

The Fresno Invitational will continue inside of Save Mart Center with Round 2 and the championship round on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. PDT.

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) – Fresno Invitational
SAVE MART Center – Fresno, California
Name, Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points

1. Jorge Valdiviezo, 87.5-0-0-87.50-7 Points.
2. Adriano Salgado, 86-0-0-86.00-4 Points.
3. Josh Steele, 83-0-0-83.00-3 Points.
4. Amadeu Campos Silva [1], 82.5-0-0-82.50-2 Points.
5. Jory Markiss [2], 81-0-0-81.00-1 Points.
6. Eli Necochea, 80-0-0-80.00-1 Points.
Bob Mitchell, 0-0-0-0.00
Dalton Rudman, 0-0-0-0.00
Hunter Kelly, 0-0-0-0.00
River Stephenson, 0-0-0-0.00
Amadeu Campos Silva [2], 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Casper, 0-0-0-0.00
Dawson Branton, 0-0-0-0.00
Venn Johns, 0-0-0-0.00
Mason Ward [1], 0-0-0-0.00
Mason Ward [2], 0-0-0-0.00
Dalton Davis, 0-0-0-0.00
Marco Juarez, 0-0-0-0.00
Bryan Titman, 0-0-0-0.00
Nathan Burtenshaw, 0-0-0-0.00
Andy Guzman, 0-0-0-0.00
Alvaro Aguilar Alvarez, 0-0-0-0.00
Francisco Morales, 0-0-0-0.00
Rosendo Ramirez, 0-0-0-0.00
Santiago Castellanos, 0-0-0-0.00
Jonny Perez, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Ibrahimi, 0-0-0-0.00
Jory Markiss [1], 0-0-0-0.00
Andy Valdez, 0-0-0-0.00
Jesse Flores, 0-0-0-0.00
Marco Ortiz, 0-0-0-0.00
Jacob Ramirez, 0-0-0-0.00
Anthony Hopen, 0-0-0-0.00
Matt Allgood, 0-0-0-0.00
Marshall Adkins, 0-0-0-0.00
Bo T Vocu, 0-0-0-0.00
Jason Landing, 0-0-0-0.00
Coby Camarillo [1], 0-0-0-0.00
Coby Camarillo [2], 0-0-0-0.00
Ernesto Yorba, 0-0-0-0.00

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