{"id":16660,"date":"2017-12-21T23:59:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T23:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/?p=16660"},"modified":"2023-10-03T00:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:03:33","slug":"round-rocks-rogers-maranas-petska-win-nfr-team-roping-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/2017\/12\/21\/round-rocks-rogers-maranas-petska-win-nfr-team-roping-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"ROUND ROCK\u2019S ROGERS, MARANA\u2019S PETSKA WIN NFR TEAM-ROPING CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY QUENTIN JODIE<\/strong>
\nNAVAJO TIMES<\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS, Nev. \u2014 Among the many tense battles at this year\u2019s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the team-roping competition had a dramatic finish.<\/p>\n

With a world title on the line, Erich Rogers and Cory Petska ran into trouble during their run in the final performance of the NFR.<\/p>\n

Rogers roped his end but their game plan of turning in a smooth run went awry when Petska\u2019s horse stumbled just as Rogers turned the steer.<\/p>\n

\u201cCory did an outstanding job,\u201d the Round Rock, Arizona, cowboy said. \u201cHis horse about went down and after that it was a blur.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petska said his partner did a good job of scoring their steer but when it was his turn his horse got tripped up at the most inopportune time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he got up (the steer) was going in the wrong direction and when Erich got him going in the right direction I roped him as fast as I could,\u201d Petska said. \u201cLuckily that was enough to hold us in the average position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even with the trouble he had, the Marana, Arizona, cowboy said he never had doubts.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just cowboy up and go back to him,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you doubt yourself you probably shouldn\u2019t be at the NFR. You cowboy up and get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the 8.3 run they turned in, both ropers managed to earn a fifth-place paycheck in that 10th round. More importantly, they finished the aggregate race in second place with a 53.90 effort that paid each roper $54,576.<\/p>\n

That windfall pushed their NFR earnings to $131,705 as they finished atop in the year-end standings with $265,416.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight was a big night and we just wanted to make sure we caught our steer,\u201d Rogers said.<\/p>\n

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\nErich Rogers, pictured, and his partner Cory Petska finished the National Finals Rodeo as world champion team ropers. <\/strong>Rogers was fourth place in the all-around standings.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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