The last two year-end champions – Philip Shields and Chase Brooks – returned for a chance at another championship. Andrew Evjene had a very considerable lead coming into the finals over Tanner Hollenback by just over $1,100. The young Melville cowboy won the saddle bronc riding at five rodeos. Evjene was being chased by four cowboys from Dillon with one of them being Philip Shields. Shields kicked the finals off with a bang. Taking a win in the first go-round aboard Big Circle Rodeo Company’s Cat Power. For the Dillon cowboy it was all high rolling from there. He placed in the next two go-rounds and won the average. Evjene, the newlywed, had high hopes coming in and taking what he had worked so hard for this summer and with the lead he had all that was needed was a couple small checks or a 1st place win to hold off anyone from taking his championship. Well luck was defiantly not on Andrew’s side and he failed to post a score the entire finals opening the door for Philip Shields to come in and take the championship. Andrew was awarded a set of Hard Luck Trophy Spurs from the Reynolds family in memory of Joe Reynolds. Congratulations Philip Shields on your come from behind victory! There is always drama to play out at the NRA Finals. I’m sure we will see Andrew and Philip battling it out again next year.
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