Wednesday, January 22, 2014
PHOTOS: Bull Riding at the Spokane Arena
This past weekend, the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena hosted dozens of bull riders who competed for a chance to win a Wrangler Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division event. Saturday presented many different challenges for riders, as most were bucked off their bulls. Only six riders were able to stay on their bulls for the mandatory eight seconds to earn a score. Dakota Beck, from Moses Lake, Wash., scored 179 points on Friday to win the overall event.
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Dakota Beck, of Moses Lake, Wash., falls off 804 Mr. Buddy during the Championship Round, on Saturday. He rode 4.39 seconds before falling off the bull. Beck won the overall event with a score of 179 from the previous night.
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Bull riders walk into the arena before the Wrangler Professional Bull Riders Classic, presented by the General Store, on Saturday.
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Bryan Carter, of Pendleton, Ore., rides 905 Hell No, during Flight 4, on Saturday. He rode 3.02 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Rickey Sullivan, of Melba, Idaho, is tossed off 657 Rocky, during Flight 1, on Saturday. He rode 4.81 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Tanner Burne, of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, rides 919 Gotta Go, during Flight 3, on Saturday. He rode 2.34 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Cody Moore, of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, rides bull Z71, during Flight 2, on Saturday. He rode 2.95 seconds before falling off the bull.
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John Smith, of Malta, Mont., crashes into a fence after falling off K152 Crazy Eyes, during Flight 2, on Saturday. He rode 3.33 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Stetson Lawrence, center, of Williston, N.D., is slow to get up after being attacked by 973 Tornado Alley, not pictured, after falling off during Flight 1. He rode 7.41 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Dakota Beck, of Moses Lake, Wash., rides 45 Hell Yea during Flight 1, on Saturday. Beck scored 81 on this ride and won the overall event with a score of 179 from the previous night.
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Colby Reilly, of Ephrata, Wash., rides W1 Buckey during the Championship Round. He rode 7.79 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Diego Benedetti, of Eagle, Idaho, rides W5 Buck Off, during the Championship Round on Saturday. He rode 2.32 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Cody Ford, of Hermiston, Ore., rides 901 Knock Knock during the Championship Round. He rode 4.61 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Jason Malone, of San Antonio, Tex., rides Z714, during Flight 2, on Saturday. He rode 3.09 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Ezekial Mora, of Wiggins, Colo., rides bull Z710 during Flight 4 on Saturday. He rode 2.06 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Jace Catlin, of Toledo, Wash., rides 05 Jello Shots during Flight 3. He rode 2.84 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Allen Helmuth, of Redmond, Ore., falls off T71 Roosters Egg during the Championship Round. He rode 6.38 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Alex Maves, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, rides 904 Juicy Fruit during Flight 1. He rode 2.23 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Bullfighter Marc Gill, left, of Laramie, Wyo., guides bull 45 Hell Yea after he knocked off rider Dakota Beck, back, of Moses Lake, Wash., during Flight 1. Beck scored 81 on this ride and won the overall event with a score of 179 from the previous night.
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Stetson Lawrence, left, of Williston, N.D., is attacked by 973 Tornado Alley after falling off during Flight 1 on Saturday. He rode 7.41 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Stetson Lawrence, left, of Williston, N.D., is attacked by 973 Tornado Alley after falling off during Flight 1 on Saturday. He rode 7.41 seconds before falling off the bull.
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05 Jello Shots goes after a bullfighter after knocking off rider Jace Catlin, not pictured, of Toledo, Wash., during Flight 3. Catlin rode 2.84 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Bryan Carter, of Pendleton, Ore., prepares his bull 905 Hell No during Flight 4 on Saturday. He rode 3.02 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Bull W24 Devil In Disguise goes after a remote control vehicle after knocking off rider Logan Baker, not pictured, of Jamestown, Calif., during Flight 3. Baker rode 3.05 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Diego Benedetti, of Eagle, Idaho, tightens his rope while sitting on 14 Fudge during Flight 4 on Saturday. He rode 4.85 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Chon Miranda, of Ruidoso Downs, N.M., looks at his hand after riding K46 Super Fly, not pictured, during the Championship Round, on Saturday. He rode 4.87 seconds before falling off the bull.
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Colby Reilly, of Ephrata, Wash., walks towards an exit chute after riding W1 Buckey, not pictured, during the Championship Round on Saturday. He rode 7.79 seconds before falling off the bull.
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