| The Tuff Hedeman Championship ( ) Challenge title | | | | Letters honorary degree and diploma. |
| moved Collins to twelfth place in the current BFTS | | | | PBR commentary during OLN's broadcast of the Tuff |
| point standings and added a healthy $34,704 to his | | | | Hedeman Championship Challenge is brought to fans |
| bank account. While neither Adriano Moraes (Sao | | | | by the capable team of Leah Garcia, Brett Haber, |
| Paulo, Brazil) or Justin McBride (Elk City, Okla.) | | | | Tuff Hedeman, and Justin McKee. Leah Garcia handles |
| advanced to the championship go-round, the two | | | | the sideline interviews. Since 1998 Garcia has covered |
| maintain their chokehold on the top two positions in | | | | professional mountain bike racing, cycling, freestyle |
| BFTS point standings. Moraes added a mere two | | | | skiing, snowboarding, rodeo, and now bull riding. Her |
| points to his lead over worthy adversary McBride in | | | | work has been seen on NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNN, The |
| Fort Worth. 1,394 currently separates the two. | | | | Oxygen Network, Syndicated TV, and OLN. Nine-time |
| As selected by the event judges, the top bull honors | | | | Emmy award winner Brett Haber, has been a |
| were awarded to Page and Teague Bucking Bulls' | | | | commentator for OLN since March of 2003 and |
| Hotel California who tossed Andre' Moraes during final | | | | became the play-by-play voice of the PBR in October |
| go-round action. Second place went to Klein and | | | | of that same year. Haber's witty writing style and |
| Sons' Smokeless Wardance. | | | | on-air approach have made him one of the most |
| During a special ceremony held during the Saturday | | | | innovative sportscasters in the country. Tuff |
| evening performance Keuka College president Joe | | | | Hedeman needs no introduction in bull riding circles. |
| Burke accompanied by athletic director David Sweet, | | | | The current PBR President and four-time world |
| and athletic trainer Jeff Bray, presented cowboy | | | | champion bull rider brings to the broadcast his vast |
| lifesaver and five-time world champion bullfighter Rob | | | | knowledge of bull riding, as well as tremendous |
| Smets (Merkel, Texas) with an honorary degree. | | | | experience behind the microphone as a guest |
| Located in upstate New York, Keuka College | | | | commentator on both OLN and NBC. Justin McKee |
| bestowed its highest honor upon Smets in recognition | | | | formerly served as a live event announcer at nearly |
| of his civic and professional achievements. On behalf | | | | every tour event virtually since the PBR's inception |
| of the Board of Regents of the University of the | | | | and has consequently been dubbed "the voice of the |
| State of New York and the trustees of Keuka | | | | PBR. |
| College, Smets received the Doctor of Humane | | | | |