Ohl wins third calf roping go-around, takes all-around lead

Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 | 11:04 a.m.

Ohl, of Orchard, Texas, had a time of 7.0 seconds to win the round and $12,908. Blair Burk of Durant, Okla., was second at 7.7, and Herbert Theriot of Poplarville, Miss., was third at 7.9.

Ohl passed calf roping leader Fred Whitfield for the all-around lead. Ohl leads by only $116 in the all-around, but still trails Whitfield by $4,999 in the calf roping standings.

"It's great to have the all-around lead," said Ohl, who won his first calf roping world title last year. "I just need to keep winning, keep putting pressure on Fred and see what happens."

Ohl said his focus is on continuing to move up in the NFR average and catching Whitfield in calf roping. Ohl is third in the average, 2.2 seconds behind second-place Jeff Chapman of Athens, Texas.

"I need to get into second place in the average," Ohl said. "If I can win calf roping, the all-around will just be a gift. My focus is to win the calf roping and let everything else take care of itself."

In bull riding, world leader Mike White of Lake Charles, La., won the round with an 88. Mike Moore of Wellington, Colo., was second with an 86, and Vince Stanton of Weiser, Idaho, and Cody Custer of Wickenburg, Ariz., tied for third with 85s.

Lan Lajeunesse of Morgan, Utah, won his second bareback riding go-round with an 84. Bill Boyd of Canada was second with an 80, and Jeffrey Collins of Redfield, Kan., was third with a 79.

In saddle bronc riding, Steve Dollarhide of Wikieup, Ariz., won the round with an 83. Ryan Mapston of Geyser, Mont., was second with a 79, and Scott Johnston of DeLeon, Texas, and Robert Etbauer of Goodwell, Okla., tied for third at 78.

In steer wrestling, Ricky Huddleston of McAlester, Okla., won the round with a 3.3-second run. Mike Smith of New Iberia, La., was second at 3.4, and Todd Boggust of Canada was third in 3.5.

World leaders Speed Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Rich Skelton of Llano, Texas, roped their steer in 4.3 seconds to win in team roping. Richard Eiguren of Jordan Valley, Ore., and Bucky Campbell of Prosser, Wash., were second in 4.9 seconds.

Sherry Cervi of Midland, Texas, won the barrel racing with a 13.93-second run. Kristie Peterson of Elbert, Colo., was second in 14.05, Rachael Myllymaki of Arlee, Mont., was third in 14.26.

Lance Brittan of Windsor, Colo. won the final round of bull fighting with an 86, and also took the world title. He earned $32,439 in the four-day competition sponsored by Wrangler.