Buffalo to Kick off 2011 Northern Tour
Buffalo, Wyoming will kick off the 2011 National All Amateurs Tour September 5th and 6th. We will be awarding $5,000 for 1st in the average in the #10 roping and 8 trophy saddles in the #8 Roping on Monday. Come spend your Labor Day weekend at this cool old Fairgounds in beautiful Buffalo.
Northern Regional Finals results are in!
NAA Finals tops 2000 teams for the weekend! Over $140,000 in cash and prizes awarded.
Click here for complete results
Details on the Northern NAA Finals
The inaugural National All Amateurs Northern Regional Finals is less than two weeks away! What a great Tour it has been – we’ve averaged almost 1,000 teams at each of the five Northern Tour stops, and now it’s time for the finale.
For the Finals, we’ve stepped up the cash and awards. Okay, “stepped up” might be an understatement – we’ve doubled the cash and prizes from the regular Tour stops! In addition to the guaranteed $10,000 for first in the average of the #10 Roping, the champions will also be awarded trophy saddles.
And the #8 Roping is guaranteed to award trophy saddles through 10th place in the average. It’s been great to see the excitement in the #8 Roping – at several of these ropings, you only had to catch 3 steers to win a check. This summer we’ve awarded back more than $40,000 in cash and prizes in the #8 Roping.
In Billings, we’ll also feature two “Match of Champions” ropings – a #10 and a #8. These ropings are for the top ropers in each division based on points collected throughout the season. You earned points for placing in the average and also points for each entry. Both of these “Match” ropings are Pick 1 Draw 1 or Draw 2 for $100 per man; enter 2 times for a total of 4 runs. Each roping will have 2/3 cash payback with a whopping $5,000 guaranteed for 1st in the average.
The following ropers are eligible to enter the #10 “Match of Champions:”
The top 100 #5 Headers
The top 100 #5 Heelers
The top 50 #4 Headers
The top 50 #4 Heelers
The following ropers are eligible to enter the #8 “Match of Champions:”
The top 100 #4 Headers
The top 100 # 4 Heelers
The top 100 #3 and Under Headers
The top 100 #3 and Under Heelers
Schedule:
Friday, August 6th
#9 Roping – Entries close at 5:00 p.m.; rope at 5:15 p.m.
#10 “Match of Champions” – Entries close at 6:00 p.m.; rope after the #9 Roping
If you have any questions, I’d like to hear from you. Give me a call at 208.863.4310. Thanks for roping with us this year and making the inaugural National All Amateurs Tour a success. See you in BillingsSaturday, August 7th
#10 Roping – Entries close at 9:00 a.m.; rope at 9:15 a.m.
#8 “Match of Champions” – Entries will not close before 3:00 p.m., rope after the #10 Roping
Sunday, August 8th
Cowboy Church – 7:00 a.m.
#8 No Wolves Allowed Roping – Entries close at 9:00 a.m.; rope at 9:15 a.m.
Season Champions Announced
The inaugural National All Amateurs Champions have been determined! Congratulations to the following champions:
#5 Header: John Jensen
#5 Heeler: Jess Harris
#4 Header: Dave Deruiter
#4 Heeler: Ron Shober
#3 & Below Header: Devin Miller
#3 & Below Heeler: Jason Duncan
The top following 5 in each division will each receive trophy jackets.
And the following top 10 in each division will each receive a $100 free entry certificate to use in the Match of Champions during the Northern Regional Finals.
#5 Headers
John Jensen – Jacket
Don Hockett – Jacket
Keka Baeza – Jacket
Dan Vanek – Jacket
Mark Mooreland – Jacket
Kirk Kooiker
Tom Olson
Monte Sandvick
Rusty Roush
Trae Seebaum
#5 Heelers
Jess Harris – Jacket
Toby Larson – Jacket
Louis Brown – Jacket
Frank Fisher – Jacket
Alex Thomas – Jacket (tie for 5th)
Jimmy Mattson – Jacket (tie for 5th)
Doug Sorge
Court Will
Coley Nicholls
Kyle Callaway
#4 Headers
Dave Deruiter – Jacket
Malik Hegge – Jacket
Denny Hoff – Jacket
Sarah Coleman – Jacket
Angie Thomas – Jacket
Ty Farella
Clinton Foster
Elke Edwards
Jerry Morrison
Cash Merritt
#4 Heelers
Ron Shober – Jacket
Dusty Herren – Jacket
Jack Marton – Jacket
Larry Carlisle – Jacket
Tom Teague – Jacket
Joe Stricklin
Dick Rumph
Darren Barton
John Deeney
Travis Elings
#3 Headers
Devin Miller – Jacket
Carolyn Fraser – Jacket
Greg Childs – Jacket
Roxanne Garavent – Jacket
Roger Young – Jacket (tie for 5th)
Jason Sylling – Jacket (tie for 5th)
Tessa Damuth – Jacket (tie for 5th)
Wendy Wiseman
Tiffany Moore
Jackie Barton
#3 Heelers
Jason Duncan – Jacket
Katie Welch – Jacket
Devon Mitchell – Jacket
Sam Ohanesian – Jacket
David Gronlie – Jacket
Chris Fuller
Clay Fordyce
Klay Duran
Ashlee Jaeger
Bill Fisher (tie for 10th)
Riggin Mortenson (tie for 10th)
Colton Small (tie for 10th)
Ethan Cahill (tie for 10th)
Match of Champions
The “Match of Champions” format:
There will be two Match of Champions ropings during the 2010 Northern Regional Championships held in Billings, Montana — a #10 and #8 Match of Champions. Each of these ropings is guaranteed to pay $5,000 for 1st in the Average! Plus, the top 20 teams in each roping advance to the next day’s roping with their fees paid.
The #10 Match of Champions will be held Friday night. The top 100 #5 headers and heelers and the top 50 #4 headers and heelers are qualified to enter this roping.
The #8 Match of Champions will be held Saturday night. The top 100 #4 headers and heelers and the top 100 #3 headers and heelers are qualified to enter this roping.
Both of these roping are 2/3 ropers payback, pick 1 draw 1, or draw 2 for $100 per man, enter 2 times for a total of 4 runs – and first in the average is guaranteed to pay $5,000 regardless of the number of teams.
Congratulations to all you ropers that qualified. The points from the Flagstaff, Arizona roping did not count in this Northern Region, but rather those points will count for the Southern Region and the Match of Champions at the Finals in March of 2011.
