Eli Vastbinder Minneapolis 2022 Recap
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 2 and is currently 32nd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 12.
Eli Vastbinder went 0 for 2 and is currently 32nd in the PBR UTB world finals standings with 12.
Briggs Madsen went 1 for 3 over the weekend highlighted by wining round 2 and qualifying for his first event championship round. In one 89.50 ride Briggs registered his first elite PBR UTB score, his first event round win, his first event championship round and his first UTB points. Briggs earned 40 points, vaulting him up to 18th in the PBR UTB world finals standings.
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.