johnson competes in rodeo austin's ride …...said johnson. “i hope to keep coming back to...
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MEDIA ALERT Contact: Presley Holloway, Rodeo Austin®
512.919.3000 phone 512.919.3005 fax [email protected] www.RodeoAustin.com
JOHNSON RACES AROUND THE BARRELS AT RODEO AUSTIN
Austin, Texas, March 13, 2016 – Rodeo Austin welcomed a new group of cowboys and cowgirls
for the second night of the Qualifying Round in the innovative Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament™.
Contestants compete March 12-26, 2016 in a bracket style format for $570,000 in prize money.
Hoping to earn herself a spot in the Playoff Round March 24-25, was barrel racer and Rodeo
Austin volunteer Janie Johnson of Amarillo, Texas.
“I grew up around rodeos because I traveled with my dad, who was a 4-time world champion
saddle bronc rider,” said Johnson. “When I was 13 years old I decided I wanted to give barrel racing a try
– the rest is history.”
While Johnson attended college at the University of Texas at Austin, she and a group of friends
developed a the UT Rodeo Club for fellow students who either competed in or were passionate about the
sport.
“One of my professors at the time was a Rodeo Austin volunteer, and he suggested we get
involved in the organization,” said Johnson. “I was hooked immediately, because Rodeo Austin quickly
became a outlet for us to be away from the city life and around the sport we love.”
After graduating in May, Johnson is able to spend more time perfecting her barrel racing craft,
and work towards her ultimate goal of competing in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“The thing I love about Rodeo Austin is that it’s so much fun and it feels like a big family here,”
said Johnson. “I hope to keep coming back to ride at Rodeo Austin in the future.”
Johnson ran a 16.34 time today, which was third in the performance, and hopes to eventually make
it to the Final Round on March 26, 2016.
See tonight’s results below.
Bareback Riding
Score
1 Devan Reilly
81 2 Hunter Carter
68
Steer Wrestling
Score
1 Cody Doescher
4.7 2 Bill Pace
5.4
3 Daryl Joe Elliot
5.6 4 Tommy Cook
6.3
5 Sterling Wallace
15.27 6 Tyler Waguespack
No Score
7 Brother Loud
No Score 8 Termain Debose No Score Team Roping
Score
1 J.B. James Jr.
5.3
Brock Hanson
2 John Alley
6.0
Clark Adcock
3 Bull Austin
6.1
Dee Rampy
4 Clayton Hass
No Time
Cody Doescher
5 Lightning Aguilera
No Time
Cody Hogan
6 Tom Richards
No Time
B.J. Campbell
7 Chris Francis
No Time
Cade Passig
8 Jacob Dagenhart
No Time
Caleb Anderson
Saddle Bronc
1 CoBurn Bradshaw
80 2 Travis Nelson
78.5
3 Jake Wright
78 4 Clint Hopping
69
5 Jeremy Ray Melancon
No Score 6 Alex Wright
No Score
7 Colton Miller
No Score 8 Jace Blackwell No Score
Tie-Down Roping 1 Caddo Lewallen
8.2
2 Marcos Costa
8.8 3 Jade Conner
17.0
4 Jordan Ketscher
No Score 5 Jake Pratt
No Score
6 Cheyenne Stanley
No Score 7 Dane Kissak
No Score
8 Riley Pruitt
No Score Barrel Racing
1 Romany Gordon
15.44 2 Kendall Purgatorio
16.13
3 Janie Johnson
16.34 4 Rachel Dice
20.75
5 Michele Allison
20.88 6 Stevi Hillman
25.31
7 Britany Diaz
25.70 Bull Riding
1 Trevor Kastner
86 2 Lex Oakley
No Score
3 Bart Miller
No Score 4 Elliot Jacoby
No Score
5 Josh Koschel
No Score 6 Jordan Spears
No Score
7 Lane Selz
No Score 8 Clay Wagner
No Score
Media interested in attending should contact Presley Holloway, Marketing Coordinator, at
[email protected] or 512-919-3000.
Rodeo Austin attendees have fun at the Rodeo and Concert performance on Sunday, March 13, 2016.
