Triplett takes fifth at PBR World Finals
Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 1 month AGO
Columbia Falls bullrider Matt Triplett took fifth in the Professional Bullriders World Finals in Las Vegas recently.
Triplett, 27, scored 787.5 points in the six-round event at T-Mobile Arena. He earned $106,500 for the finish.
He is currently ranked 13th in the world.
Triplett won $202,631 in the 2018 season, which included first-place finish at the Cooper Tires Take the Money and Ride event in Greensboro, North Carolina in October.
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