Missouri Valley College senior Jesse Pope, of Waverly, Kansas, capped his first-ever appearance at the National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas, Saturday with a second-place finish in the 10th and final go-round.
Riding “Uncapped”, Pope scored an 89.5, which was good enough for him to capture to average title with an 853 in the 10 rounds, three points ahead of Kaycee Feild.
Three-time World Champion and MVC alum Tim O’Connell finished third in the average and Tanner Aus, another MVC alum, was fourth.
O’Connell, a Zwingle, Iowa, native and Marshall resident, was in contention for his fourth-career World championship, but finished second, less than $7,000 in earnings behind Feild. Aus finished fourth in the World standings.
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