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Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Cord= McCoy Invitational

presented by Ariat and Cooper Tires

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7:30 p.m. Friday= , May 28, and Saturday, May 29 n Pontotoc County Agri-Plex

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Oklahoma well represented at Cord McCoy Invitational

ADA, Okla. – When the Professional Bull Riders come to town, the action is hot. =

Elite cowboys and outstandi= ng bucking beasts tend to make for memorable excitement. At the Pre-Paid Legal Service= s, Inc. Cord McCoy Invitational presented by Ariat and Cooper Tires, the inten= se energy of the PBR’s Touring Pro event is amplified by the Professional Bullfighters Daisy Protection Bullfight Tour.

Over Memorial Day weekend, = three athletes with close ties to Oklahoma mad= e the Sooner State proud, when Trevor Kastner won the bull riding portion of the competition a= nd Dave Jantzi and Anthony Moore won the bullfight. Kastner is a rising star in bull riding who hangs his hat in Ardmore, Okla.; Moore is a veteran bullfighter from Council, Okla., and Jantzi is a two-time PBF World Championships qualifier originally from Sugar Creek, Ohio, but now living in Duncan, Okla.

Kastner, 22, rode two bulls= for 174 points to win the average championship and $3,358. He edged out Reese Cates= of El Dorado, Ark., who finished with 172.5 and $2,399.

“It’s great to = win this event,” Kastner said. “When you come to these, the goal is to c= ome out on top. I’m happy I did.”

Meanwhile, Jantzi and Moore= – representing Team Ada Travel Stop – handled the pressure of the protection bullfight and the top teams competing at the Cord McCoy Invitational. In this field were some of the stalwarts in the sport, includ= ing two-time champion Andy Burelle of Ardmore. He teamed with Lance McIlvain of Arlington, Texas, to represent Team Ada Gaming. Others were team Team Taco Ball, Evan Allard, Vinita, Okla., and Chad Dowdy, Bristow, Okl= a.; and Team Mann Creek, Brian Flanders, Amarillo, Texas, and Jonathan Osten, <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Chelsea, Okla.

   &nbs= p;        “We were very aggressive in both rounds and worked really well together,” Jantzi said. “This means a lot to me.”

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Cord McCoy Invitational

Ada, Okla.

PBR Touring P= ro Division bull riding

   &nbs= p;        First go-round: 1. Kasey Hayes, Liberal, Kan., and Clayton Baethge, Johnson City, Texas, 88.5 points, $839 each; 3. Nathan Schaper, Grassy Butte, N.D., and M= att Moore, Broseley, Mo., 87.5, $360.

   &nbs= p;        Average: 1. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 174 points on two rides, $3,358; 2. Reese Cates, El Dorado, A= rk., 172.5, $2,399; 3. Schaper, 172, $1,439; 4. Dusty LaBeth, Louisburg, Kan., 171.5, $960; 5. Tanner Jones, = Lane, Okla., 164.5, $576; 6. Haye= s and Baethge, 88.5, $336; 8. Moore, 88, $192.

PBF Daisy Pro= tection Bullfight champions: 1. Team Ada Travel Stop, Dave Jantzi, Sugar Creek, Ohio, and Anthony Moo= re, Council, Okla.

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