Bareback rider Scott Lund scored 89 points on Sankey's Broadway on Sunday, giving him a victory in the final round of the Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo and helping him clinch the year-end title.
In doing so, the cowboy from Ronan, Mont., secured a berth in the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo, March 19-22 in Pocatello, Idaho.
Year-end champions and the rodeo's average winners earn spots in the DNCFR, where the best athletes from the country's 12 circuits battle for national titles and more than $400,000 in prize money.
Other average champions.from Great Falls were Shannon Blixt, steer wrestling; Sam Bird/Dustin Bird, team roping; J.T. Robbins, saddle bronc riding; Rachael Spoul, barrel racing; and Brett Crump, bull riding.
Bull rider Beau Hill isn't heading to Pocatello, but he did provide the highlight of Sunday's final round by setting an arena-record with a 93-point-ride on on Kesler Rodeo's Shiver 'N Shake.
Hill in 2002 qualified for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
