It was a team win for Colby Lovell and Paul Eaves as they both win a World Title in Team Roping. For Lovell (header) it is his first career World Title. He did it thanks to an impressive NFR where he earned $122,326. The team capped it off with the fastest time in Round 10 at 4.4 seconds.
“It’s unreal,” Lovell said. “I can’t describe the feeling right now, it’s unreal.”
COLBY LOVELL/PAUL EAVES ROUND 10 NFR
On the year, Lovell earned more than $187,000 which edged out Luke Brown by less than $500. Had Luke Brown placed in Round 10 it would have been his Gold Buckle.
“Everything this week we’ve been through with the ups and downs and trying to stay focused, do our job and being fortunate enough here at the end, I didn’t have any jitters,” Lovell said. “If it came together, it came together. I told my wife if it happens, it happens and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. Paul and I talked before this and I made up my mind if Luke (Brown’s) run placed in the round I was just going to go win money and try to get paid, but the way it fell together, Paul and I were talking and I said we’ll try to win the round.
A big reason Lovell got his first Gold Buckle is due to the late-round success. Lovell and Eaves won three rounds in a row to end their NFR and take the Gold Buckles.
Lovell entered the NFR No. 4 in the world.
COLBY LOVELL/PAUL EAVES ROUND 9 NFR
COLBY LOVELL/PAUL EAVES ROUND 8 NFR
