Cooper Davis rode 1 of 3 over the weekend placing 5th in round 2, and 10thoverall in the event. His lone ride in round two qualified him for the event championship round, his third qualification of the young season. Cooper earned 17 UTB points but did fall out of the number one spot to 2nd overall in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 207 points.
Jess Lockwood is gearing up for a return in New York City January 6-7-8. Dr. Tandy Freeman checked on his progress last week and will do so again in the next 7 – 10 days. If he continues to progress Jess will be cleared to ride bulls again and New York City appears to be a conservative bet for his return.
Kaique Pacheco rode 1 of 3 bulls over the weekend placing 3rd in round 2, and 9th overall in the event. His lone ride in round two qualified him for the event championship round, his second qualification to date. Kaique earned 21 UTB points and improved to 22nd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 33 points.
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 2 and is currently in a 4 way tie for 24th in the PBR UTB world finals standings.
Briggs Madsen went 0 for 2 and is currently 33rd in the PBR UTB world finals standings.
Cooper Davis went three for three and rallied in the championship round to win the St. Louis Invitational. This was his 12th career PBR UTB elite level event win and first since May 2021 (Jacksonville, FL). Cooper placed fifth in round 1 Saturday night, second in round 2 Sunday afternoon and followed that up by winning the event championship round with a 91.75 effort aboard 2021 World Champion bull WooPaa, his second round win of the year. Davis earned 142 UTB points and is now 1st overall in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 190 points. Cooper spent 5 weeks in the No. 1 spot back in 2021 (January 30th through March 20th).
Kaique Pacheco was excused from the St. Louis event and he travelled back to Brazil to attend his now fiancé’s medical school graduation. He popped the question last week … and she said yes! He returns stateside this week and will be in Minneapolis, MN ready to compete. He is currently in a 4 way tie for 24th in the PBR UTB world finals standings.
Briggs Madsen went 0 for 2 and is eagerly looking forward to St. Louis this upcoming weekend.
Eli Vastbinder covered his bull Saturday night and finished in a 5 way tie for 6th place. He failed in his Sunday afternoon attempt and missed out on the event championship round. Eli earned 12 world points and is currently in a 4 way tie for 12th in the PBR World Standings.