Thursday, January 21, 2010

WYO Timed Event Tango

There’s some new pep in the big steps of Wyoming’s Jhett Johnson and Jason Miller. Their 2010 pro rodeo season began with each winning their respective events at the SandHills Stock Show & Rodeo in Odessa, TX.

Miller, the 2007 world champion steer wrestler, dogged a pair in 8.1 seconds and collected more than $3,500:




The Lance Creek, Wyoming native opens 2010 in the number eight position of the world standings.

Johnson and team roping partner Steve Purcella split the Odessa average with another pair of team ropers but a three paycheck total (two rounds and the average - $4,422) in Odessa is good enough to set Jhett sixth in the world standings for heelers to start the year: