Rough Rides In Raleigh
January 19, 2008

Proctor captures win in Raleigh, Murphy remains atop standings for the Toughest Cowboy Ranch

RALEIGH, N.C. – The 2008 World’s Toughest Rodeo™ featuring Toughest Cowboy™ made its way east to the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. for stop number two on the nine stop ironman of rodeo series. Bandy Murphy of Weatherford, Okla., entered the night as the top ranked cowboy after capturing the first tournament win in Kansas City, Mo.

Murphy was matched against Danny Ward of Mabank, Texas. He swept his match going three for three and picking up a bonus win after tallying 240 points on the night. With the standout performance, Murphy remained atop the standings for Toughest Cowboy Ranch with a total of seven wins on the season.

Shane Proctor of Powell, Wyo., had the best night finishing with four wins and a total of 253 points, surpassing Murphy for the tournament title.

“It was an outstanding feeling to finally get a win under my belt,” said Proctor of his victory in Raleigh. “This is one step closer to my goal of winning the title and the Ranch.”

Proctor was matched against Wade Sundell of Boxholm, Iowa, who unfortunately was eliminated from the competition after falling into one of the two bottom holes in the standings. The rules for Toughest Cowboy are that after two tournaments the field is cut to 10. Therefore, Sundell and Danny Ward of Mabank, Texas, were dropped to the alternate pool and are only able to return to the Tour if one of the remaining 10 gets injured. However, it was Sundell that was the first cowboy to be added to the injured list. In Raleigh, he reinjured his right shoulder and the Toughest Cowboy sports medicine team has diagnosed his injury as a linear fracture of the clavicle bone with possible tearing of the muscles surrounding the area. He will be out 4-6 weeks and his return to the series is questionable.

The next stop on the Tour will be from Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Be sure to tune in next week to see if anyone can knock Murphy off the top of the leaderboard.

Tournament 2 Results

Match 1
Clovis Crane vs. Chad Eubank – 2 wins to 2 wins; 207 points to 186 points on three head; series wins Crane (3), Eubank (3)

Match 2
Jared Green vs. Erik Wolford – 2 wins to 2 wins; 200 points to 188 points on three head; series wins Green (5), Wolford (4)

Match 3
Logan Hodson vs. B.J. Schumacher – 2 wins to 2 wins; 150 points to 182 points on three head; series wins Hodson (3), Schumacher (5)

Match 4
Wade Sundell vs. Shane Proctor – 0 wins to 4 wins; 138 points to 253 points on three head; series wins Sundell (2), Proctor (5)

Match 5
Trey Broussard vs. Nelson Tsosie – 1 win to 3 wins; 152 points to 168 on three head; series wins Broussard (4), Tsosie (6)

Match 6
Danny Ward vs. Bandy Murphy – 0 wins to 4 wins; 97 points to 240 points on three head; series wins Ward (1), Murphy (7)

Overall standings from Raleigh: 1. Shane Proctor; 2. Bandy Murphy; 3. Nelson Tsosie; 4. Clovis Crane; 5. Jared Green; 6. Erik Wolford; 7. Chad Eubank; 8. B.J. Schumacher; 9. Logan Hodson; 10. Trey Broussard; 11. Wade Sundell; 12. Danny Ward.
Overall standings after Raleigh (standings based on wins and then total points): 1. Bandy Murphy, 7 wins, 469 total points; 2. Nelson Tsosie, 6 wins, 396 total points; 3. Shane Proctor, 5 wins, 469 total points; 4. Jared Green, 5 wins, 425 total points; 5. B.J. Schumacher, 5 wins, 379 total points; 6. Erik Wolford, 4 wins, 384 total points; 7. Trey Broussard, 4 wins, 372 total points; 8. Clovis Crane, 3 wins, 407 total points; 9. Chad Eubank, 3 wins, 389 total points; 10. Logan Hodson, 3 wins, 335 total points; 11. Wade Sundell, 2 wins, 343 total points; 12. Danny Ward, 1 win, 221 total points.