The American
$2.35 million purse divided between 10 athletes at AT&T Stadium during
Orin Larsen rode to a 91-point win and new arena record
THE AMERICAN Contributed Courtesy of The American, Photography by Jessicah Keller It’s a cold night in Arlington, Texas but The American’s newly crowned champions
brought the heat inside AT&T Stadium. RFD-TV’s 2019 The American Rodeo Finals con- cluded the evening of March 3rd after the event’s sixth year. “Putting up two million dollars in two days is very exciting for The American, and I want to thank our new champions for being great champions and showing future athletes how it’s done.” said Randy Bernard. History was made inside AT&T Stadium in more ways than one. In the bareback riding,
Orin Larsen not only got his first $100,000 win at The American, but he did so while setting the new arena record with a 91-point ride. He finished first ahead of four-time world champi- on Kaycee Feild who earned 88 points in the shootout round. Tilden Hooper and Steven Dent finished third and fourth with 87.75 points and 87 points respectively. “The best part of The American every year is the athletes.” said Bernard. “To see how wholesome, appreciative, and humble they are is special, and we need more athletes like them.”
When RFD-TV created The Junior American and added breakaway roping to The Amer-
ican in 2019, they didn’t intend on having the same champion for both. Madison Outhier fin- ished in the top two of The Junior American, earning her a spot at AT&T Stadium where she won the shootout round, earning her $110,000 for the weekend. The high school sophomore rode her home bred and trained horse to success with a time of 2.29 seconds, and expressed her gratitude for being able to compete in breakaway on a large stage. Finishing second and taking home $25,000 is the only other roper who received a time in the breakaway, Taylor Munsell. Jackie Crawford and Kelsie Chace also competed in the shootout round. Coleman Proctor celebrated with a smile and fist pump after he finished his run with
partner Ryan Motes in the short go of the team roping. The team finished second behind Luke Brown and Paul Eaves, but their time of 4.24 in the shootout round made them the first cham-
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Madison Outhier in the Breakaway
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