Rich Skelton and Tom Cusick hosted their third annual Rope for the
Gold Roping outside Boerne, Texas, at Cusick’s Estancia Valley Ranch and the
best in the world showed up. The event is unique in that the current top 15 in
the Crusher Rentals World Standings enjoy no entry fees, reserved parking and
V.I.P. treatment.
This year, a team outside the top 20 snuck in to steal the thunder
from their Vegas-bound counterparts. Justin Davis and Colby Lovell roped five
steers in 30.61 seconds and won $16,560. Davis and Lovell also won the first go
with a 5.41-second run. Joel Bach and Martin Lucero had the fast time of the
weekend, turning in a 4.70 in the second go round.
The event also hosted pro-am and am-pro ropings. In the pro-am, Ty Blasingame
teamed up with Cody Lever to rope four steers in 29.98 seconds—distancing the
second place team by over seven seconds. In the am-pro, Don Beaton and Cory
Petska joined forces to rope four head in 28.47 seconds
Stumble It!
