Tuff Hedeman's West Texas Shoot Out Scores Record Crowd

Tuff Hedeman's  Sunland Park West Texas Shoot Out Sets A Record
In honor of his roots  4 Time World Champion Bull Rider Tuff Hedeman brought his CBR event home to El Paso , Texas. Tuff was born  in El Paso and spent many of his formative years  in there  and at Sunland Park where his father worked for 55 years.Even while his mother carried Tuff and his older brother Roach to rodeo events  his dad would have Tuff helping out at the race track.Tuff worked as a groom and exercise boy there and  was headed towards a career as a jockey before fate intervened and Tuff shot up from 5'4" and 110 pounds to  his present height   when he entered college.
In a  quote from CBR PR Director Montica Willschem's press release Tuff said:
“If I had a dollar for every time I took a lap around this race track,” stated Hedeman before a full house of dedicated friends, family and fans, “I would be a rich man.”  He also said:“I am honored to put on one of the best events we have ever had right here at Sunland Park,” stated CBR President Tuff Hedeman.“I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the quality of riders and bulls in the CBR is setting fire to the industry, and our fans are letting us know!”Hundreds of people had to be turned away at the door as even the SRO  tickets sold out.This is a record setting event.Tuff has already listed this  on the CBR's 2007 season.
I wish I had been able to make the trip to El Paso because  I know Tuff's mom Clarissa was there and I just love talking to her.She is quite  a role model.
When the dust had cleared it was Helper , Utah's Derald Riche who won the event with only a three point lead over Cooper Kanngiesser.The event was filled with thrilling action  from great bulls and great bull riders.
In the first section of the long go it was bulls eight and riders two as Shane Gordon and Travis Sellers had the only qualified rides. Travis rode the R/W  bull Rafter Jack for 86 while Shane Gordon rode R/W's Video Games for 88.
In section two thee were six qualified rides.Mario Galindo scored 84 aboard WT's  Leroy Brown while Jason McClain scored 87 aboard Terry Williams' Snortin Horton.
Scotty Munns scored 84.5 aboard Owen Washburn's Joe Blow while McKennon Wimberley scored 80 aboard Owen's Froggy.Sonny Murphy scored 86 aboard Owen's Black Sheep and Curtis Semans was 82 aboard Badger.
Section three had five qualified rides starting with Layne McCasland's  86 points aboard R/W's Poison Ivy. Marcus  Michaelis rode HHH's Harold Payne for 86 points while Lucas Dick rode Wes Bruce's Train Wreck for 87.5. J.C. Bean rode Wes' Hitchiker for 89 points and Jarrod Craig rode  Chicken Hawk for 87 points.
Section four had only two qualified rides as Buskin Wilson rode Jerry Nelson's Smokey Mountain for 87.5 and Cooper Kanngiesser rode  Tickle Me Elmo for 86.5
Section five had five qualified rides including Derald Riche's 88 point ride aboard Jerry Nelson's rank  bull Automatic.Dusty Higgings rode Kevin Loudamy's Cha Ching for 89 and Tye Odden rode Scooby II for 86.Hugo Pedredo rode Broken Opportunity for 72 and  Myron Duarte rode Happy Jack for 86.5.
The short go was filled with  rank bulls; among them Jerry Nelson's World Champion Big Bucks.Sonny Murphy rode R/W's  Revits for 87 points and finished third in the short go and third in the average with 173 points.Cooper Kanngiesser rode the R/W bull Foolish Man for 89 points and was second in the round  and also second in the event with 175.5 on two.Derald Riche drew R/W's  Lady Luck and scored 90.5. He totaled 178.5 on two  and won both the round ane event but not until J.C. Bean bucked off of  Owen Washburn and the Five Ladies' Lady's Man and Dusty Higgins bucked off of Kevin Loudamy's  Uncle Charlie.Big Bucks  sent Shane Gordon flying.
Dusty Higgins tied for fourth/fifth in the event with J.C.Bean with 89 points.Shane Gordon was sixth with 88 points and Buskin Wilson tied for  seventh with Lucas Dick  at 87.5.The top four spots in the Long Go went as follows:
Round: Long Go
DUSTY HIGGINS,Roswell,NM 89 $2,058.00
J C BEAN,Goldendale,WA 89 $2,058.00
DERALD RICHE,Helper,UT 88 $882.00
SHANE GORDON, CA 88 $882.00
Derald Riche  earned $10,000 for his event title and is fourth in the CBR standings.CBR CEO Terry Williams  praised Riche in the CBR report as follows: “Riche showed an amazing amount of skill and perseverance tonight.The bulls were bucking really hard and he landed some good scores on a couple of very rank bulls.”
Dusty Higgins sustained a mild concussion in the first round along with a broken tooth.He then got a shaving scar in the short go and required stitches.
The CBR's next event will be  their Lufkin,Texas  event of their CBR Bull Bash  Tour 2006 on February25th.You can check out their Event and TV schedule at www.cbrbull.com