Friday, March 29, 2024

National qualifiers turn up heat in finals

National qualifiers turn up heat in finals

WINDOW ROCK

After watching others win, place, or show, Dean Holyan and Brad Moreno experienced that kind attention for themselves in the final performance of the National Junior High Finals Rodeo.

Moreno won the short round in the bareback steer riding with Colorado cowboy Keenan Hayes as both cowboys recorded a 68-point ride at the James E. Ward Ag Center in Lebanon, Tennessee last Saturday night.

“I had a good steer,” Moreno said. “I felt really good and I was real energized.”

Holyan, meanwhile, took second in the tie-down event with a 12.45 run behind go round winner Trevor Hale of Perryton, Texas. Hale tied his calf in 11.25 seconds.

“I knew I had a good calf,” Holyan said of his final draw. “They missed him two times but I got him tied.”

Nonetheless, the 14 year-old Coyote Canyon, New Mexico, cowboy had to make some adjustments.

“He went to the left a little bit so I had to get my horse over and rope him good,” he said.

Holyan said there was no concern about drawing his final calf even though the ropers before him recorded a pair of no times.

“I thought he was good calf,” the reigning Arizona state tie-down champion said. “They basically missed him.”

With his short round run, Holyan finished third overall in the average race with an aggregate of 45.9 seconds on three heads.

“It was a good week and I had a lot of fun,” he said.


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About The Author

Quentin Jodie

Quentin Jodie is the Sports Editor for the Navajo Times. He started working for the Navajo Times in February 2010 and was promoted to the Sports Editor position at the end of summer in 2012. Previously, he wrote for the Gallup Independent. Reach him at qjodie@navajotimes.com

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