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: It has been a trying season for record-setting
: tie-down roper Cody Ohl, but he got a boost
: Saturday night in Caldwell with one of his
: heroes in the stands.
:
: Ohl, a six-time world champion, entered the
: final round at the Caldwell Night Rodeo
: ranked 48th in the Pro Rodeo Cowboys
: Association standings, battling knee and
: hamstring injuries since June’s Reno Rodeo.
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: Feeling as good as he has in two months, Ohl
: won the CNR championship with a 25.1-second
: total on three head.
:
: When given the set of spurs presented to the
: winners, the Hico, Texas, cowboy handed them
: to 85-year-old Dean Oliver. An eight-time
: world champion roper, Oliver is a Greenleaf
: native.
:
: “I think about him all the time. It makes me
: try harder knowing my hero, my everything is
: there coming out to see me rope,” Ohl said.
:
: A “roller coaster” summer hit a high point
: with Ohl’s win Saturday, considering his
: health returning to normal, one of his idols
: on hand and the pivotal late-season timing.
:
: “It couldn’t have come at a better time,” he
: said. “... This is my favorite rodeo to be
: at on a Saturday night. It’s how it should
: be.”
:
: Though Ohl’s had a tough season, most of the
: rodeo’s winners continued to climb in the
: top 10 of the world rankings.
:
: Read more here:
: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/08/22/3951061/caldwell-night-rodeo-finals-roper.html#storylink=cpy
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