Tanner Byrne Leads Canadian Contingent with 14th-Place Finish at PBR Unleash The Beast event in Tacoma

Dakota Buttar finishes 17^th, while elsewhere in the PBR Shay Marks and Dayton Johnston were Top-15 at the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour stop in Casper, Wyoming

TACOMA, Washington – With more than a dozen Canadian riders and bulls competing in the United States last weekend, Tanner Byrne (Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) led the contingent, finishing tied for 14^th at the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Unleash The Beast event in Tacoma, Washington.

The 26-year-old’s 1-for-3 showing at the Tacoma Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires, was highlighted by an 84.25-point ride aboard Acting Crazy (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Staci Wilks/N Bar Ranch) in Round 1. The out was a rematch for Byrne, last facing the bull in the championship round of last season’s stop in Tacoma when the bovine athlete bested him in 3.87 seconds.

Byrne left the Evergreen State with 5 world points and $675. He is now ranked No. 43 in the world, 100 points outside of the Top 35.

Close behind, concluding the event 17^th, was Dakota Buttar (Kindersley, Saskatchewan).

Delivering a similar 1-for-3 performance, Buttar earned his qualified ride aboard White Dynomite (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Wilks Ranch) in Round 2 for 83 points.

He is now No. 35 in the world, 7.5 points ahead of No. 36 Ruger Piva (Challis, Idaho).

While fellow Canuck Jordan Hansen (Okotoks, Alberta) was also competing in Tacoma, he failed to record a qualified ride, bucked off by Big Black Cat (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Heald Pro Bulls) in 3.51 seconds in Round 1, and Noa-Jack (EAH Song/Wallgren/6-C) in 5.25 seconds in Round 2.

Joining their rider counterparts were seven bovine athletes from Canada, hailing from Eno Bucking Bulls of Cochrane, Alberta and Wild Hoggs Bucking Bulls of Nanton, Alberta.

Colt .45 (Wild Hoggs/Lou Streeter) and Homegrown (Eno Bucking Bulls) led the contingent, tying for the 10^th highest bull scores of the event, with their matching 43.5 point bull scores. Colt .45 bested Taylor Toves (Stephenville, Texas) in 2.18 seconds in Round 1, while Homegrown dispatched Piva in 3.78 seconds during the championship round.

Also bucking were: Thunder Road (Eno Bucking Bulls), Tykro Pound Sand (Wild Hoggs/Corey Chmelnyk), Double Major (Wild Hoggs/Corey Chmelnyk) Morning Wish (Wild Hoggs/Trish Streeter) and Stuntman Hank (Wild Hoggs Bucking Bulls).

While Tykro Pound Sand was covered by Joao Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, Brazil) for 84.25 points, and Stuntman Hank was taken to the 8-second whistle by Marcus Mast (Middlebury, Indiana), the remainder of the Canadian bulls will return home with another buckoff added to their resume.

Morning Wish bested 2018 PBR World Champion Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil) in 5.39 seconds in Round 1, while Double Major, also out in Round 1, bucked off Claudio Montanha Jr. (Pacaembu, Brazil) at the 4.13-second mark, and Thunder Road sent Scottie Knapp (Edgewood, New Mexico) to the dirt in 4.25 seconds in Round 2.

Elsewhere in the PBR, three Canadian riders competed at the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Casper Classic, in Casper, Wyoming.

Shay Marks (Sunnybrook, Alberta) led the trio, finishing ninth. His efforts were highlighted by an 83.5-point ride on Chicken George (Silent 7 Bucking Stock) in Round 1.

Close behind was Dayton Johnston (Milk River, Alberta) in 12^th who also recorded a qualified ride in the first round, marked 80.5 points on Slamma Jamma (Danley Bucking Bulls LLC).

The trio was completed by Logan Biever (Claresholm, Alberta) who was bested by Bumble Bee (Bob Whisnant/Good Ol’ Boys) in 2.23 seconds.

Fans can relive all the action from both the Unleash The Beast’s Tacoma Invitational and Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Casper Classic on demand at RidePass.com or via the mobile app.

The PBR Unleash The Beast will next travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center on April 5-7 for the First PREMIER Bank PREMIER Bankcard Invitational. The Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour will next stop in Bakersfield, California at Rabobank Arena on Saturday, April 6 with the Bakersfield Buck Off.

PBR Canada action will resume this weekend with the Touring Pro Division’s stop in Marwayne, Alberta at Marwayne Arena on Saturday, April 6.

Stay tuned in to PBRCanada.com and follow the tour on Facebook (PBR Canada), Twitter (@PBRCanada), and Instagram (@PBRCanada) for the latest results, news, stats and more.

PBR Unleash The Beast

Tacoma Invitational, presented by Cooper Tires
Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, Washington
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Cody Teel, 85.75-85.75-90.25-261.75-512.5 Points.
   2. Joe Frost, 87.25-0-90.5-177.75-390 Points.
   3. Matt Triplett, 87.75-87.5-0-175.25-290 Points.
   4. Stetson Lawrence, 84.75-88.25-0-173.00-205 Points.
   5. Rubens Barbosa, 88.5-0-0-88.50-115 Points.
   6. Ezekiel Mitchell, 83.5-0-87.25-170.75-105 Points.
   7. Ruger Piva, 86-84.75-0-170.75-95 Points.
   8. Cannon Cravens, 0-87.75-0-87.75-70 Points.
   9. Silvano Alves, 0-86-0-86.00-50 Points.
   10. Danilo Carlos Sobrinho, 85.75-80.75-0-166.50-42.5 Points.
   11. Lawson Nobbs, 0-85.5-0-85.50-20 Points.
   12. Marco AntÙnio Eguchi, 85-0-0-85.00-10 Points.
   (tie). Daniel Tinsman, 0-85.25-0-85.25-10 Points.
   14. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 84.25-0-0-84.25-5 Points.
   (tie). Tanner Byrne, 84.25-0-0-84.25-5 Points.
   16. Chase Outlaw, 0-83.5-0-83.50
   17. Dakota Buttar, 0-83-0-83.00
   18. Alisson De Souza, 0-82.5-0-82.50
   19. Marcus Mast, 82.25-0-0-82.25
   Jose Vitor Leme, 0-0-0-0.00
   Luciano De Castro, 0-0-0-0.00
   Ryan Dirteater, 0-0-0-0.00
   Cody Jesus, 0-0-0-0.00
   Lucas Divino, 0-0-0-0.00
   Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0.00
   Colten Jesse, 0-0-0-0.00
   Derek Kolbaba, 0-0-0-0.00
   Taylor Toves, 0-0-0-0.00
   Scottie Knapp, 0-0-0-0.00
   Junio Quaresima, 0-0-0-0.00
   Eduardo Aparecido, 0-0-0-0.00
   Dylan Smith, 0-0-0-0.00
   Mason Taylor, 0-0-0-0.00
   Jordan Hansen, 0-0-0-0.00
   Brady Sims, 0-0-0-0.00
   Kaique Pacheco, 0-0-0-0.00

PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
Casper Classic
Casper Events Center – Casper, Wyoming
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 87.5-86-173.50-220 Points.
   2. Luis Blanco, 84-51-135.00-90 Points.
   3. Dalton Krantz, 86.5-0-86.50-80 Points.
   4. Bryan Titman, 85.5-0-85.50-18.33 Points.
   (tie). Cody Rodeo Tyler, 85.5-0-85.50-18.33 Points.
   (tie). Kache Moosman, 85.5-0-85.50-18.33 Points.
   7. Ramon de Lima, 84.5-0-84.50-2.5 Points.
   (tie). Michael Lane, 84.5-0-84.50-2.5 Points.
   9. Shay Marks, 83.5-0-83.50
   10. Travis Briscoe, 82-0-82.00
   11. Preston Louis, 81.5-0-81.50
   12. Dayton Johnston, 80.5-0-80.50
   13. Thor Hoefer II, 77.5-0-77.50
   Lindomar Lino, 0-0-0.00
   Alex Marcilio, 0-0-0.00
   Paulo Ferreira Lima, 0-0-0.00
   Lucas Fideles Souza, 0-0-0.00
   Juan Carlos Contreras, 0-0-0.00
   Jake Lockwood, 0-0-0.00
   Ueberson Duarte, 0-0-0.00
   Devon Weaver, 0-0-0.00
   Cody Casper, 0-0-0.00
   Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 0-0-0.00
   Tye Chandler, 0-0-0.00
   Austin Richardson, 0-0-0.00
   Justin Granger, 0-0-0.00
   Francisco Morales, 0-0-0.00
   Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0.00
   Alex Cardozo, 0-0-0.00
   Rafael Marcelino de Montanha, 0-0-0.00
   Tyler Harr, 0-0-0.00
   Cristiano Figueredo, 0-0-0.00
   Quentin Vaught, 0-0-0.00
   Kyle Jones, 0-0-0.00
   Billy Quade Phillips, 0-0-0.00
   Logan Biever, 0-0-0.00
   Jake Gowdy, 0-0-0.00
   Cody Tesch, 0-0-0.00
   Leonardo Lima, 0-0-0.00
   Colt Galvan, 0-0-0.00
   Dakota Louis, 0-0-0.00
   Adriano Salgado, 0-0-0.00
   Dalton Rudman, 0-0-0.00
   Luke Bradley, 0-0-0.00
   Ricky Aguiar, 0-0-0.00
   Juliano Antonio Da Silva, 0-0-0.00