‘Long time coming’
Texas bull rider captures third Wild Thing crown with 91-point effort
Special to the Times | Truman Begaye
Lane Nobles, of West, Texas, rides 4Bs Bucking Bulls’ Spur to a 91-point ride, earning him first place and $10,000 at the 33rd Annual Wild Thing Championship Bullriding. This was Nobles third championship win at the annual event.
CHURCH ROCK, N.M.
Texas cowboy Lane Nobles set some impressive records on Saturday night during the 33rd Annual Wild Thing Championship Bullriding.
Nobles became the event’s only three-time winner after conquering Spur, a 4Bs Bucking Bulls product, for 91 points. At 35 years old, he also became the oldest Wild Thing champion.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Nobles said of winning his third title after claiming back-to-back crowns in 2014 and 2015.
“I’ve been telling Larry (Peterson) for years that I was gonna get No. 3 and we got it,” he said. “It’s a pretty good feeling and I got goosebumps as soon as the last guy was out.
“It’s a hard living, and I want everybody to do good, but I wanted to win it, too,” he continued. “To get the third one feels pretty good. I ran back out to the truck and my oldest boy, River, met me halfway and he said ‘Dad, you did it,’ so this is a pretty good feeling.”
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