LINCOLN, Neb. – At the third PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the organization’s history, Wyatt Rogers (Coweta, Oklahoma) delivered an unrivaled Round 1-winning score to earn the victory at the Challenger Series’ Lincoln Invitational inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.

In the opening round of competition, the stoic Oklahoman first drew Airplane of Death (Rocha Bucking Bulls).

Rogers remained in perfect time with the animal athlete, reaching the whistle for a Round 1-winning, and event-high 87.5 points.

While the Carolina Cowboys practice roster rider bucked off in the championship round, upended by Slingin BB’s (Jenkins Cattle Co.) in 3.37 seconds, no rider would go 2-for-2 and his opening effort proved enough to cement the win.

Rogers also finished sixth via a double entry. His second Top 10 finish in Lincoln was headlined by an 84.5-point trip atop George’s Pride (Fabulous IV Bucking Bulls) in Round 1

Combined, Rogers left Nebraska having earned a cumulative 41 Challenger Series points.

Second was Brazilian Wellington Ferreira who netted 24 Challenger points.

The silver showing included an 87-point ride on Second Hand Smoke (Lee Bucking Stock) in Round 1.

Courtesy of an 86.5-point score on Hellboy (Barrett Bucking Stock), Dalton Krantz (Somers, Iowa) was third, garnering 13 Challenger points.

Veteran rider Michael Lane (Tazewell, Virginia) was fourth.

Lane bested Lemonade (Yount Bucking Bulls, LLC) for 86 points in Round 1 to return home having earned 8 Challenger points.

Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was hometown favorite Sage Vance (Lincoln, Nebraska).

The Lincoln-native garnered 5 Challenger points for his 85-point ride on Ferdinand (Johnson Bucking Bulls) which brought the crowd to a deafening cheer.

The PBR Challenger Series’ Lincoln Invitational was also a stop on the 2022 Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge.

Lee Bucking Stock won the performance with 365.76 points courtesy of the trips notched by High Pearl, Secondhand Smoke, Mighty Merle and Night Shift.

Second place was Barrett Bucking Stock with 364.2 points, while Robison Bucking Bulls was third with 361.37 points.

Barrett Bucking Stock’s roster included Boogieman, Thunder, Hellboy and Dark An Dangerous, while the bronze effort from Robison Bucking Bulls was earned courtesy of outs recorded by Big Shot, Wild Nights, Diamond in the Ruff and Crunch Time.

The 2022 PBR Challenger Series season will continue October 14-15 in Fort Worth, Texas, and October 15 in Llano, Texas.

The PBR Challenger Series at Cowtown Coliseum will begin Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. CT inside Cowtown Coliseum. The Llano PBR will be held Saturday, October 15 at the John L. Kuykendall Event Center and Arena.

PBR Challenger Series

PBR Lincoln Invitational

Pinnacle Bank Arena – Fairfax, Virginia

Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Wyatt Rogers [2], 87.5-0-87.50-37 Points.

2. Wellington Ferreira, 87-0-87.00-24 Points.

3. Dalton Krantz, 86.5-0-86.50-13 Points.

4. Michael Lane, 86-0-86.00-8 Points.

5. Sage Vance, 85-0-85.00-5 Points.

6. Wyatt Rogers [1], 84.5-0-84.50-4 Points.

7. Matt Allgood, 84-0-84.00-3 Points.

8. Vitor Crespo, 83-0-83.00

9. Jhonny Klesse, 82-0-82.00

10. Carlos Gomes Junior, 72-0-72.00

Taylor Toves, 0-0-0.00

Junior Patrik Souza, 0-0-0.00

Lucas Fideles Souza, 0-0-0.00

Alex Marcilio, 0-0-0.00

Paulo Rodriguez, 0-0-0.00

Alecio Ferreira da Costa, 0-0-0.00

Mason Moody, 0-0-0.00

Luke Parkinson, 0-0-0.00

Jaxton Mortensen [1], 0-0-0.00

Jaxton Mortensen [2], 0-0-0.00

Flavio Zivieri, 0-0-0.00

Travis Wimberley, 0-0-0.00

Alex Jenks, 0-0-0.00

Elijah Mora [1], 0-0-0.00

Elijah Mora [2], 0-0-0.00

Callum Miller, 0-0-0.00

Keith Hall, 0-0-0.00

Dustin Martinez, 0-0-0.00

Mason Ward, 0-0-0.00

Weston Hartman, 0-0-0.00

Carlos Garcia, 0-0-0.00

Kade Alberty, 0-0-0.00

Hayden Harris, 0-0-0.00

Brady Turgeon [1], 0-0-0.00

Brady Turgeon [2], 0-0-0.00

Felipe Ruberti, 0-0-0.00

Photo courtesy of Andre Silva/Bull Stock Media