Wimer Wins Challenger Series Event in Sioux City, Iowa
By: Mandi McCary
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – As the Sioux City Classic PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Challenger Series event in Sioux City, Iowa, rolled to a close on Saturday night, California cowboy Chase Wimer (Corning, California) collected the win.
With a rocky start to his weekend on Friday night after GMoney (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) launched him to the ground after just 3.48 seconds, Wimer knew he had to give Saturday his all. Beginning the night aboard Another Player (Johnson Bucking Bulls), Wimer set the tone early on, recording an 84.5-point score.
Laser-focused on the back of the chutes as the championship round began, the 23-year-old rider prepared for his matchup with Crazed Addiction (Cornwell Bucking Bulls).
In a uniquely formatted weekend that featured nightly regular rounds and nightly championship rounds, it was ultimately Wimer’s 86-point score in Saturday’s final round that clinched his victory.
The young gun leaves Iowa with 42.5 Challenger Series points and a check for $10,124.69.
After finishing Friday night atop the leaderboard, Ariat Texas Rattlers rider Brady Fielder (Clermont, Queensland, Australia) finished the weekend in second place.
In Saturday’s opening round, the young Australian was matched with Dirty Lyle (L4 Livestock) for a resounding 81 points.
With the exception of Wimer, Fielder and the other riders putting it all on the line in Saturday’s championship round were no match for the extreme athleticism of the PBR bulls.
Courtesy of his first-night lead and Saturday night regular-round score, Fielder leaves Sioux City with 27 Challenger Series points.
2004 PBR World Champion Mike Lee (Decatur, Texas) sported a fifth-place finish as the Sioux City Classic began on Friday night and kicked off Saturday night as the first rider out of the chutes.
Paired with Twisted Thoughts (Triplett/Sterk), Lee’s 84-point ride score earned him third place on the weekend and 13 Challenger Series points.
After a three-way tie for second place on Friday night, Travis Wimberley (Las Lunas, New Mexico), Matt Allgood (Saline, Michigan) and Dustin Herman (Great Falls, North Carolina) finished out the weekend again in a three-way tie for a fourth-place finish overall.
The first in the trio to record a score on Saturday night, Allgood launched from the chutes clinging to Kodach Rome (L4 Livestock) for a less-than-ideal 78.5-point score.
Shortly after, Herman attempted Pneu-Dart’s Coal Miner (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls) to no avail. The powerful animal athlete dispatched the North Carolina cowboy in just under five seconds.
The last in the trio to climb aboard on Saturday night was Wimberley, paired with Pneu-Dart’s Southern Twist (Mike Miller Bucking Bulls). Slammed to the ground without making the 8, the young gun 18-year-old from New Mexico was in visible pain as the sports medicine team helped him out of the arena.
Despite the falters as the weekend closed out, all three cowboys collected 5.66 Challenger points.
The top bull riders of the PBR Challenger Series will next travel to the Stark County Fairgrounds in Dickinson, North Dakota, for the Dakota Community Bank & Trust 4th Annual Dickinson PBR, Sept. 2-3.
PBR Challenger Series – Sioux City Classic
Tyson Event Center – Sioux City, Iowa
Name, Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points
1. Chase Wimer [2], 0-0-84.5-86-170.50-42.5 Points.
2. Brady Fielder [1], 0-0-84.5-0-84.50-25.5 Points.
3. Mike Lee [2], 0-0-84-0-84.00-13 Points.
4. Travis Wimberley [1], 0-0-82-0-82.00-5.66 Points.
(tie). Matt Allgood [1], 0-0-82-0-82.00-5.66 Points.
(tie). Dustin Herman [1], 0-0-82-0-82.00-5.66 Points.
7. Brady Fielder [2], 0-0-81-0-81.00-1.5 Points.
(tie). Mason Moody [2], 0-0-81-0-81.00-1.5 Points.
9. Mike Lee [1], 0-0-80-0-80.00
10. Matt Allgood [2], 0-0-78.5-0-78.50
Wyatt Rogers [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Wyatt Rogers [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Kevin Wickey [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Kevin Wickey [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mike Lee [3], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Chase Wimer [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ryan Estrada [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ryan Estrada [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Travis Wimberley [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Wyatt Moulton [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Wyatt Moulton [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Herman [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lane Nelson [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lane Nelson [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Zach Laney [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Zach Laney [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Venn Johns [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Venn Johns [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Thor Hoefer II [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Thor Hoefer II [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Martinez [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Dustin Martinez [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Levi Hershberger [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Levi Hershberger [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Hayden Harris [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Hayden Harris [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ethan Jensen [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ethan Jensen [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cody West [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cody West [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bub Steele [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Bub Steele [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Kelsey Pavlou [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Kelsey Pavlou [2], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Mason Moody [1], 0-0-0-0-0.00
Tom Harmon, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Hunter Krick, 0-0-0-0-0.00
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