Priefert US Open Tour Champions
Clay Tryan / Header
Travis Graves / Heeler
Year End Champion for 2014
2014 Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team
Roping
October 2014
The
Priefert US Open Tour awards a $10,000 cash bonus to the year end high point
Open header and Open heeler each year. During the year the ropers compete for
the bonus to be awarded in October during the NFTR held each year in Oklahoma
City.
Clay
Tryan is the 2014 Open Tour Champion Header. Tryan received a bonus check of $10,000 and a beautiful Gist
Championship Gold Buckle.
“This
bonus is always a nice incentive and every little bit helps,” Tryan commented.
“I appreciate what the USTRC does and what Priefert offers with this bonus. I
traveled to try and win it and entered a lot of jackpots.” Tryan and partner, Jade Corkill,
actually won the Priefert US Open at this years 2014 Cinch USTRC National
Finals of Team Roping.
“I
try to make the ropings each year that count toward this award,” he added. “It
is a great bonus and the USTRC does a good job. I’ve kind of grown up in this
organization and to win it on the 25th Anniversary is pretty special
also.”
Travis
Graves is the 2014 Open Tour Champion Heeler. Graves received a beautiful Gist Championship Gold Buckle
and a check for $10,000.
“This
Tour Bonus win is awesome,” Graves said. “I’m from Oklahoma and coming back
here to the USTRC National Finals is always like a reunion of sorts. I grew up in this organization and it
just feels good to come here and win the US Open Tour Heeler Bonus. I’ve gone to a lot of jackpots and tried
to make the ropings that count toward this bonus. It is always good to come back here and reconnect and this
being the 25th year makes it even more special.”
Congratulations
also go out to this years runners up for the Open Tour Header and Heeler
award. Kelsey Parchman claimed the
honor for Reserve Header and Buddy Hawkins the Reserve Heeler. They each received a $5000 cash bonus
and a pair of Gist Gold Spurs.
The
bonuses are a great prize awarded at the end of the year for both the headers
and heelers. It provides a great
incentive to rope at the USTRC sanctioned Open events during the year but it
also gives the Open ropers an extra cushion for those who head to the Wrangler
National Finals in December.
Priefert
has always been a very avid supporter of the USTRC. A committed sponsor for more than fourteen years, Priefert
is a family owned and operated manufacturing company located in Mount Pleasant,
Texas. They have worked hard to
build a reputation of innovation and integrity in the development of products
that are specifically designed to fit the roping industry’s needs.
Our
congratulations to Clay Tryan and Travis Graves for winning the US Open Tour
Champion Header and Heeler.
