Eli Vastbinder was held out of competition this weekend to rest and rehab his riding hand. At this time, I believe his status is week to week, and that he intends on competing in Little Rock this weekend. Eli remains 16th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 210.00 points.
Cooper Davis went 1 for 3 over the weekend highlighted by placing in a tie for 4th/5th in round 2. Cooper qualified for his 7th event championship round of the season and earned 17 world points with a tie for 10th/11th place in the event. He is currently fifth in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 432.50 points. The model of consistency that he is, Cooper has ranked inside the top six since week one.
Jess Lockwood was back in action and rode 1 of 3 bulls, highlighted by placing 2nd in round 2 and 5th overall in the event. Jess earned 35 standings points and moved inside the top 30 to 27th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 137 points. In three events this year Jess has ridden 3 of 8 bulls with an average score of 89.50, and managed two top 5 finishes.
Kaique Pacheco went 1 for 2 over the weekend but failed to qualify for the event championship round. Based on his 80+ point ride Saturday night Kaique earned 8 standings points and remains third in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 513.50 points. This marks the 6th consecutive week that Kaique has ranked inside the top four of the finals standings.
Briggs Madsen continues to recover from foot surgery without setbacks. He is without a ‘hard cast’ now, which allows for more aggressive rehabilitation as he prepares for a return mid to Late March. Briggs is currently 49th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 40 points.
Jess Lockwood did not compete this past weekend in Eugene due to minor complications from the injections he took last week. Not necessarily the injection itself, but the actual injection location and the subsequent swelling and irritation. When we last spoke, he felt he’ll be ready for Los Angeles this weekend. Lockwood is currently 31st in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 102 points.
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 1 this weekend, failing to cover his first round bull Friday night. Eli was held out of round 2 for general body soreness as he manages injuries to his riding hand, knee and back. It’s apparent that he will compete in Los Angeles this weekend. Eli remains 16th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 210.00 points.
Cooper Davis went 1 for 3 over the weekend highlighted by placing 2nd in round 2. Cooper qualified for his 6th event championship round of the season and earned 19.5 world points with a 10th place event finish. He remains fourth in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 505.50 points.
Kaique Pacheco went 2 for 3 over the weekend highlighted by placing 2ndin the event championship round, and 5th overall in the event. Kaique earned 50.50 world points and remains third in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 455 points. In 13 events to date, Kaique is a co-leader of the UTB tour in bulls attempted (32), he is 2nd in bulls ridden with 17, and his 53% riding percentage ranks 7th. His 90.75 score in the championship round was his 3rd90+ score of the season, also a co – leader in that category.