Derrick Begay and Cesar de la Cruz at the Pendleton Round-Up (Photo by Larry Fulgham)
Begay and De La Cruz Take Over Lead In PRCA World Standings With Big Win At Pendleton
The $8,189 each that Begay and de la Cruz earned for their win in the team roping was enough to boost both of them into the world standings lead, $56 ahead of Clay Tryan and Travis Graves entering this week’s $724,688 Justin Boots Championships in Omaha.
Pendleton. Ore. Sept. 14th-17th
Team roping: First round: 1. Brady Tryan/Jake Long, 4.9 seconds, $4,267 each; 2. Travis Tryan/Dakota Kirchenschlager, 5.1, $3,711; 3. Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz, 5.2, $3,154; 4. Clayton Hass/Cody Hintz, 5.5, $2,597; 5. Jay Adams/Randon Adams, 5.6, $2,041; 6. (tie) Wade Wheatley/Clay O’Brien Cooper and Joel Bach/Allen Bach, 5.7, $1,206 each; 8. (tie) Delon Parker/Sid Sporer and Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 5.8, $186 each. Second round: 1. Shawn Bessette/Shane Bessette, 4.8 seconds (ties arena record, Colter Todd/Cesar de la Cruz, 2008), $4,267 each; 2. Colby Lovell/Justin Wade Davis, 5.1, $3,711; 3. (tie) Jason Minor/Jake Minor and Ty Blasingame/York Gill, 5.7, $2,876 each; 5. B.J. Campbell/Bucky Campbell, 5.8, $2,041; 6. JoJo LeMond/Austin Adams, 5.9, $1,484; 7. (tie) Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz and Jake Cooper/Matt Garza, 6.0, $649 each. Final: 1. Marcus Battaglia/Kyle Lockett, 5.6 seconds, $1,185; 2. (tie) Joel Bach/Allen Bach and Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 6.3, $953 each; 4. Matt Funk/Monty Joe Petska, 6.4, $721; 5. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 6.9, $567; 6. Bubba Buckaloo/Matt Zancanella, 7.2, $412; 7. (tie) Chance Kelton/Bobby Harris and Delon Parker/Sid Sporer, 7.5, $180 each.
Average: 1. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 18.1 seconds on three head, $6,401 each; 2. Joel Bach/Allen Bach, 19.3, $5,566; 3. Matt Funk/Monty Joe Petska, 19.5, $4,731; 4. Marcus Battaglia/Kyle Lockett, 20.1, $3,896; 5. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 20.7, $3,061; 6. Delon Parker/Sid Sporer, 21.7, $2,226; 7. Chance Kelton/Bobby Harris, 22.2, $1,391; 8. Bubba Buckaloo/Matt Zancanella, 22.6, $557.
Derrick Begay (r) and Cesar de la Cruz won the Pendleton, Ore., team roping average, each
pocketing $8,189 and moving them to the lead in the PRCA World Standings. (Larry Fulgham Photo)
PRCA Unofficial World Standings As Of 9/26/11
Team Roping (header)
1. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. $118,754
2. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 116,668
3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 88,534
4. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. 87,590
5. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 85,541
6. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 83,248
7. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 79,950
8. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 79,157
9. Jake Barnes, Scottsdale, Ariz. 77,163
10. Brandon Beers, Powell Butte, Ore. 74,666
11. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 73,434
12. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 70,328
13. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 69,782
14. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 67,643
15. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 65,210
16. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 60,119
17. Joel Bach, Millsap, Texas 58,266
18. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 56,970
19. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. 55,166
20. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 54,822
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. $118,754
2. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 116,668
3. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 98,357
4. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 91,368
5. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 88,505
6. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 83,248
7. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. 79,950
8. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 79,157
9. Walt Woodard, Stephenville, Texas 77,179
10. York Gill, Memphis, Tenn. 72,582
11. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 72,260
12. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. 71,487
13. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 70,328
14. Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga. 67,643
15. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 65,210
16. Allen Bach, Weatherford, Texas 58,266
17. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 53,097
18. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 52,448
19. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 50,096
20. Justin Wade Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 47,957
