VanderLans wins steer wrestling at Tehachapi

Jack VanderLans won the steer wrestling at the Aug. 18-19 Tehachapi Mountain PRCA Rodeo.

The 2001 Fallbrook High School graduate had a time of 5.1 seconds on his Aug. 19 run to win the rodeo and the $1,104 first-place prize money. VanderLans also placed third in the tie-down roping with a time of 9.9 seconds, which added $830 to his earnings.

“Tehachapi was great,” VanderLans said. “I drew real well.”

Stock contractor Four Star Rodeo also supplied steers for the Sonoma County Fair Wine Country Rodeo, Aug. 5, in Santa Rosa, and Chowchilla’s Ty Mitchell won Santa Rosa with the steer VanderLans d...