By Larry Fulgham
Special To Ropers Sports News
TULSA, OK — Shane Slack bested a field of 69 ropers to win the $15,000 first prize at Mike Johnson’s World’s Richest Calf Roping held Dec. 22, in Tulsa, Okla.
Slack, a 1996 WNFR qualifier, also won second place in the 2nd go for another $3,000.
Johnson’s roping gives ropers several opportunities to make the “Chute Out” and run at the big payoff. Ropers placing 1st and 2nd in the three go-rounds and the top six in the average qualify for the Chute Out. The final 12 ropers each get one calf with the six fastest times coming back for the final round and the fastest on two wins the $15,000 first prize.
Held in conjunction with the MJWRCR, Sherry Lynn Johnson holds an Invitational Barrel Race with 50 contestants competing for a $23,000 purse. Sidney Forrest of Gun Barrel City, Tex., won the 1st go and the short go to win the average and $5,800 for the day.
Results of Mike Johnson’s World’s Richest Calf Roping are as follows:
1st. go: 1st. Jake Pratt, 8.58, $3,500. 2nd. Shane Slack, 8.64, $3,000. 3rd. Cory Solomon, 8.90, $2,500. 4th/5th. Trent Creager, 9.00, $1,875. Aaron Johnson, 9.00, $1,875. 6th. Tyson Durfey, 9.13, $1,500. 7th. Mike Johnson, 9.15, $1,250.
2nd. go: 1st. Ryan Jarrett, 8.03, $3,500. 2nd. Tyson Durfey, 8.52, $3,000. 3rd. Shane Hanchey, 8.65, $2,500. 4th. Tuf Cooper, 8.74, $2,000. 5th. Marty Yates, 8.88, $1,750. 6th. Marco Thompson, 8.91, $1,500. 7th. Jason Childers, 8.97, $1,250.
3rd. go: 1st. Clint Cooper, 7.68, $3,500. 2nd. Blake Ash, 7.73, $3,000. 3rd. Ryan Jarrett, 7.79, $2,500. 4th. Caleb Smidt, 8.02, $2,000. 5th. Cade Swor, 8.18, $1,750. 6th. Tyson Durfey, 8.39, $1,500. 7th. Blane Cox, 8.74, $1,250.
Chute Out (on 2): 1st. Shane Slack, 15.62, $15,000. 2nd. Tyson Durfey, 15.98, $3,250. 3rd. Blane Cox, 26.07, $2,750. 4th. Tuf Cooper, 27.55, $2,000. 5th. Cade Swor, 8.25 on 1, $1,500. 6th. Seth Childers, 8.90 on 1, $1,300.
Average on 3: 1st. Tyson Durfey, 26.04, $4,500. 2nd. Tuf Cooper, 28.02, $3,500. 3rd. Trent Creager, 28.12, $2,800. 4th. Blane Cox, 28.32, $2,250. 5th. Jake Pratt, 28.53, $2,000. 6th. Marty Yates, 28.60, $1,500. 7th. Cade Swor, 28.74, $1,250.
