Cooper Davis went 0 for 2 and was held out of round three for precautionary reasons after he slightly aggravated an old injury in a round 2 buck-off. There are no follow up appointments needed and he has every intention on competing in Chicago this week. Davis remains 2nd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 265.50 points.
Jess Lockwood passed his final ‘hop’ test late last week and has been cleared for competition from Dr. Freeman. The plan moving forward now is to ride some practice bulls this week to prepare himself to compete in Chicago this upcoming Friday. I will let you know if this plan changes. Thank you for your patience; I know you’ve heard it multiple times but he’s very close to making his return.
Kaique Pacheco went 0 for 3 in Albany and is currently 23rd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 75.50 points.
Briggs Madsen underwent surgery last Wednesday to repair his broken foot. He sustained a compressed fracture competing in the Minneapolis event championship round just above his big toe (requiring 3 screws to stabilize); smaller fractures off of his metatarsals and another off the backside of his ankle. Neither of the two latter fractures required evasive action. He is in a soft cast for four weeks, then a boot for the remainder of his rehabilitation. Of which is expected to take 8 weeks from the surgery date. I’ll continue to update you on his progress leading up to him hopefully competing in Los Angeles, CA February 25th – 26th. Briggs is currently 28th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 40 points.
Eli Vastbinder went 1 for 2 and earned an all-important 8.50 points improving to 35th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 20.50 points. Eli needs to stay inside the top 35 to secure is place on tour and I believe he will not have to rely on an ‘alternate’ qualification for the upcoming event in New York City.
Cooper Davis went 1 for 2 and placed 18th in the event. Cooper earned 9 standings points and is currently 2nd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 265.50 points.
Jess Lockwood is still planning on returning to competition this upcoming weekend New York City. He needs clearance from Dr. Tandy Freeman and the holiday season is proving to be a difficult time to obtain that. I will let you know when his competition status is clarified.
Kaique Pacheco went 0 for 2 in Albany and is currently 19th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 75.50 points.
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 2 and is currently 36th in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 12 points. The first round of UTB series cuts was this past weekend and Eli finds himself outside the top 35 (guaranteed position for riders inside the top 35) so he will have to wait until the draw comes out before Albany to see if he has qualified to compete. Know that PBR has been going very deep into the pool of alternate riders so he should qualify based on need alone.