Cole Melancon continues on a path to return to competition mid to late April. Rehab work consists of daily horseback riding for now and there have been no setbacks. When he returns he will have five (5) injury exemptions at his disposal to secure his place on tour. Cole is currently 31st in the PBR world standings with 114.16 points.
Austin Richardson went 0 for 3 over the weekend and is currently 16th in the PBR world standings with 254 points.
Kaique Pacheco went 2 for 2 in the two 15 / 15 bucking battles, placing 2nd in both rounds. Kaique earned 97 points and after Saturday night’s ride he had ridden 7 straight bulls dating back to March 13th. He bucked off his Sunday long round attempt. With his 15 / 15 points, Pacheco improved to 11th in the PBR world standings now with 320 points.
Jess Lockwood’s appointment with Dr. Tandy Freeman was moved to this afternoon from last week. The injury happened at the Oklahoma City event, five weeks ago. Jess is currently 56th in the PBR world standings with 54 points.
Cole Melancon’s rehabilitation from his torn groin is going well, and on schedule. In a follow up visit with Tandy Freeman his MRI showed no signs of regression to the actual muscle tear. It did reveal a pretty large hematoma that will need to be ‘worked out’ with specific deep tissue rehabilitation. No bull riding yet, but daily horseback training sessions for now. Cole is confident that a mid to late April return to riding is possible. When he returns he will have five (5) injury exemptions at his disposal to secure his place on tour. Cole is currently 30th in the PBR world standings with 114.16 points.
Austin Richardson went 0 for 2 over the weekend and remains 11th in the PBR world standings with 254 points.
Kaique Pacheco was perfect over the weekend riding 3 of 3 bulls, highlighted by placing 2nd in the event championship round, and finishing 2nd overall in the event. Kaique earned 89.50 standings points and is currently 16th in the PBR world standings with 223 points. In two weeks’ time (Glendale & Kansas City) Kaique has gone from qualifying for events using his world championship exemptions (52nd in the world), to 16th in the world (+36 standings positons). Kaique has ridden five straight bulls, and 7 of 8 since PBR Global Cup.
Jess Lockwood has his first appointment with Dr. Tandy Freeman this Thursday for further evaluation and hopefully a clearer prognosis as to when he may be cleared to ride bulls. At the time of his appointment it will be 5 weeks since he injured his shoulder.
Cole Melancon remains out with a torn groin muscle. Cole is currently 28th in the PBR world standings with 114.16 points.