by SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Reigning Stock Contractor of the Year Chad Berger held the draft for his $100,000 PBR Bull Rider Team World Championship, presented by Marquis Metal Works, this past Saturday at the PBR Thaw Out Days Tailgate in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Berger’s 19th annual Dakota Community Bank & Trust Touring Pro Division event in Bismarck, North Dakota, on June 14-15 at the Bismarck Event Center will be highlighted by the five-team challenge featuring some of the top bull riders in the world.
2017 World Champion Jess Lockwood was awarded the top selection for the snake-style draft at random, and 2016 World Champion Cooper Davis, two-time World Champion J.B. Mauney, 2017 PBR World Finals event winner Jose Vitor Leme and Stetson Lawrence (Chippewa/Sioux) picked after him.
TEAM FOUR BEARS CASINO & LODGE
Captain: Stetson Lawrence (Chippewa/Sioux)
Selections: Cannon Cravens (Cherokee), Colten Jesse (Potawatomi), Cody Jesus (Navajo/alternate)
Lawrence was required to pick only Native American riders for his team, but that does not mean he is at a disadvantage by any means.
The 30-year-old seized talented rookie Cannon Cravens and second-year pro Colten Jesse with his first two picks. He then used his alternate selection on Cody Jesus.
Cravens (No. 14) and Jesus (No. 7) are both inside the Top 15 of the world standings.
Jesus was also one of the top riders going with two 90-point rides and seven Top-10 finishes before he injured his left groin
