Ohl, three letters that define Round 3
Fan favorite, Cody Ohl electrified the Thomas & Mack on Saturday night. The Texan made history at the Wrangler NFR along with Tuf Cooper at 6.9 seconds.
Rodeo NewsA 19-time, WNFR qualifier Ohl explained his thoughts after winning Round 3 in record fashion, โItโs awesome. I have the arena (Thomas & Mack) record of 6.5, and I was pretty confident that I couldโve of got that (Friday night), but I just unfortunately got that barrier by about an inch or two, but I wasnโt going to change anything because I know it was just a little bad luck. I just ran at the barrier the same tonight and I blew it out of there and everything worked perfect.โ
During his victory lap, Ohl threw his piggin string into the crowd and Kelby Pennington caught it. ย Pennington and his wife, Shanda were all smiles beaming with astonishment.ย This is the first year theyโve attended the WNFR.
Ohl, the 6x World Champion is so decorated he has three-pages of career highlights in media guide.ย ย Since 2000, the legendary tie-down roper has won Round 3, six times.ย ย His first world title came in 1997 just three year after winning the PRCA Rookie of the Year in 1994.
Cody reflected on the mental game it takes for finish out the week , โTo me, winning money is crucial, but if 5.9 (seconds) is winning first, Iโm going to try and be 5.8.ย Ten flat can be winning fourth when I rope, but still Iโm going to go for first.ย Itโs either going to work or itโs not. I would rather go out trying to win first, than playing it safe and have something happen.โ
Bay City resident captures a piece of Ohl history:
โWeโve heard of Cody Ohl before and he is pretty awesome.ย I wish we could have gotten a picture with him after the rodeo.ย ย ย My husband is very, very excited, โexplained Shanda.ย Kelby said, โI was in the right place at the right time.โย When asked if his friend would be impressed of his Las Vegas souvenir, he definitely agreed.ย ย Kelby is a plant manager in the chemical manufacturing industry.
The Penningtonโs are big rodeo and Professional Bull Rider (PBR) fans.ย ย โIn our garage we have a wall dedicated to the rodeos and PBRโs weโve attended.ย We plan on hanging it (Ohlโsย piggin string) there,โ enthusiastically Shanda stated.
Last Updated on 09/28/2019 by Gretchen Kirchmann
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