MaraShane Miller and Orral Block Take 1st in “Perfect 10”

The 7th annual “Perfect 10” Roping was held Saturday, March 31, at Horseman’s Park in Las Vegas, Nev. This was a qualifier for the World Series of Team Roping.
According to the roping producers, Jim and Doug Ericsson, the roping was “awesome,” with 302 teams, and Ben Tibbetts of Triple T providing excellent cattle.
Winning the “Perfect 10” roping were MaraShane Miller and Orral Block, taking home $70,000 per team as well as custom Scott Thomas saddles,  Gist buckles and a qualification to the WSTR Finals in December in Las Vegas. Teams placing first through seventh in the average also qualified for the WSTR Finals.
John McCollum, Colter Bradshaw and Wayne Rowler received Gist buckles as the top #4 & under, #5, and #6 ropers, respectively.
The 7th annual “Lucky 13” saddle roping was held Friday, March 30, with 211 teams. Kylee Hash and Kolt Campbell won it with 21.47 on three steers. They won $5,050 and custom fully-tooled Scott Thomas saddles.
Results are as follows; payoffs are per team.
PERFECT 10: (WSTR Qualifier, 4 steer, $500/roper):
1st. go: 1st. Kelly Cheatham and Brad Logan, 7.31, $4,000. 2nd. Kelly Cheatham and Tom Kaufman, 7.37, $3,000. 3rd. Tommy Crowson and Colter Bradshaw, 7.55, $2,000. 4th. Jesse Coon and Dustin Leavitt, 8.35, $1,000.
2nd. go: 1st. Travis Ericsson and Don Kimble, 6.93, $4,000. 2nd. Carl Daniel and Justin Pensinger, 7.14, $3,000. 3rd. Doug Olsen and Tyler Torgerson, 7.21, $2,000. 4th. Michael Wilson and Matt Porter, 7.33, $1,000.
3rd. go: 1st. B.J. Murnion and Justin McDermott, 6.93, $4,000. 2nd. Jim Eaton and Bobby Drake, 7.19, $3,000. 3rd. Mark Fowler and Justin Pereira, 7.38, $2,000. 4th. Jim Eaton and Justin Pensinger, 7.62, $1,000.
Short go: 1st. Michael Wilson and Matt Porter, 8.11, $2,000. 2nd. Trevor Buttars and John Koyle, 8.47, $1,000.
Average: 1st. MaraShane Miller and Orral Block, 36.0, $70,000. 2nd. Nancy Petersen and Howard Gwynn, 40.15, $35,000. 3rd. Tommy Crowson and Colter Bradshaw, 41.34, $25,000. 4th. Jim Nichols and Ty Smith, 41.9, $15,000. 5th. John McCollum and Wayne Rowley, 42.27, $12,000. 6th. Jim Eaton and Justin Pensinger, 42.29, $8,000. 7th. Samuel Rauch and Colter Bradshaw, 42.53, $5,000. 8th. Kailey Freed and Denny Gentry, 42.83, $4,000. 9th. Jon Cannon and Jacade Ross, 42.92, $3,000. 10th. Mark Milford and Matt Porter, 43.68, $2,500. 11th. John McCollum and Jerry Brown, 43.69, $2,000. 12th. Sam Habib and Jeremy Kelton, 44.01, $2,000. 13th. Polk Yarbrough and Sean Wright, 44.52, $1,600. 14th. Michael Wilson and Matt Porter, 45.43, $1,600. 15th. Kelly Cheatham and Brad Logan, 45.55, $1,600. 16th. David Cannella and Cliff Hyder, 46.38, $1,000. 17th. Doug Sorenson and Bruce Curtis, 47.19, $1,000. 18th. Norman Witt and David Bartow, 47.36, $1,000. 19th. Casey Griffith and Randy Wedhorn, 48.25, $1,000 20th. Kevin Gordon and Andy Gordon, 48.37, $1,000.

Lucky 13: (#13 Hdcp., 3 for $75, 211 teams):
Average: 1st. Kylee Hash and Kolt Campbell, 21.47, $5,050. 2nd. Tyler Lawrence and Kolt Campbell, 21.75, $3,370 + Gist buckles. 3rd. Cassie Hambrick and Travis Ericsson, 21.80, $2,600. 4th. Sean Dudoit and Nakoa Dudoit, 22.01, $1,840. 5th. Bronson Blood and Wyatt Kent, 22.77, $1,370. 6th. Duane Russey and Travis Ericsson, 23.02, $1,080.

Winners of the Lucky 13 saddle roping were Kylee Hash (left) and Kolt Campbell
(right). Jim Ericsson of Diamond E Productions presents their awards.