Jordan Hansen (Photo: CRPA)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Riding High

Ponoka bull rider kicks-off season in winning style in Red Deer

Jan 13, 2020 | 10:54 AM

A Ponoka bull rider has taken a solid, first step forward in fulfilling some big time goals for 2020 after a big win at the Rebel Energy Xtreme Bull Riding event held in Red Deer on Saturday.

Jordan Hansen’s Red Deer win took place at the Westerner Park Centrium and came on the heels of riding all six of his CFR bulls in that same building last fall.

“My focus will definitely be on rodeo again this year,” says the 2016 Canadian champion. “I want to get back to the WNFR. Once you’ve been there, you want to be there every year.”

Hansen says he would like another Canadian title.

“I don’t want to win just one,” he exclaims. “And if it worked out, I think it would be cool to make all three major finals – the CFR, the WNFR and the PBR World Finals. I was close last year; I was alternate for the PBR World Finals.”

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Following his big win at Westerner Park, Hansen is now eight for his last eight at the Centrium.

Hansen topped the long go at the Rebel Energy event with an 86.5 point score on Eno Bucking Bulls’ Thunder Road then added a second 86.5 in the short round on Outlaw Buckers’ Too Hot to finish up with 173 points on two head for an impressive $5,088.

“I’d seen my long round bull once before, and he was really good.” recalls Hansen. “And I got pretty lucky in the short round. All the guys were telling me I had the easy one and I’d better not screw up. They said he’d start to the right and come back left; that’s exactly what happened.”

The 26-year-old Hansen is now heading into the 2020 season on a high.

“There’s no doubt that winning the average and going six for six at the CFR, and then having a good NFR (including a final go-round win) was huge for me. My confidence is through the roof and I was ready to get the season started.”

Two time Canadian All Around Champion, Jacob Gardner from Dawson Creek, BC followed up on his Maple Leaf Circuit Finals win in late November with a solid second place showing in Red Deer (170 points on two, $4,712).

The Adrenaline Productions CPRA-PRCA approved event also featured Novice Bull Riding. Parkland, Alberta cowboy Quentin Taylor topped an impressive field of young riders with 77 points for $784.

Complete results are available at rodeocanada.com.

Next on the CPRA spring roster is the Chad Besplug Invitational Feb. 29 in Claresholm, AB.

(With file from Barb Poulsen, CPRA)