Tie-down roper Joel Harris is The Cowboy Channel Timed Event Athlete of the Week after a very strong showing in Bracket 1 of the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
To open the rodeo Harris went 8.6 seconds to win the round ahead of the likes of Shane Hanchey and Haven Meged. Harris was back at it in Round 2 with an 8.5-second run which would again win him the round. Harris capped the first bracket with a second-place finish, and his best time of 8.3 seconds, in Round 3.
Harris advanced in the No. 1 position after earning $7,000 during in Bracket 1. Shane Hanchey, Haven Meged, and Hunter Herrin also advanced out of his bracket.
The 20-year-old cowboy finds himself inside the Top 10 with just under $18,000 earned on the season.