Saturday 20th April 2024

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Marshall resident Tim O’Connell had another bareback ride for the record books over the weekend.

According to ProRodeo.com, O’Connell scored a 94 aboard Frontier Rodeo’s Gun Fire at the Riggin Rally Xtreme Broncs in Weatherford, Texas, on Saturday night.

The 94 is the highest mark his event has ever seen — as he tied the PRCA world record for the second time in two years.

The three-time world champion from Zwingle, Iowa, originally posted a 94 on February 15, 2020, aboard Northcott Macza’s Stevie Knicks to win in San Angelo.

O’Connell now shares the world record twice over, matching Wes Stevenson (Kesler Rodeo’s Cover Girl, Dallas, 2002); Will Lowe (Kesler Rodeo’s Sky Reach, Omaha, Neb., 2003; Ryan Gray (Carr Pro Rodeo’s Grass Dancer, Eagle, Colo., 2009); and Tilden Hooper (Classic Pro Rodeo’s Big Tex, Silver City, N.M., 2010).

O’Connell currently is second in the 2021 PRCA | RAM World Standings behind Hooper.