ATHLETES & STARS
Q&A WITH JESS LOCKWOOD
JESS IN THE
LAND DOWN
UNDER
Jess Lockwood was one of seven
American bull riders that represented
the United States in Australia for the
PBR Global Cup in Sydney, Australia
from June 9-10, 2018.
Jess traveled with Brennon Eldred,
Stetson Lawrence, Matt Triplett,
Derek Kolbaba, Cooper Davis and
Cody Nance. The other countries
included the host country of Australia,
Mexico, Canada and the winners,
Brazil. We asked Jess about his
experience in the Land Down Under.
Not everyone gets to travel to Australia
for their jobs! How long was the flight
and did you have a few days to get over
the jet lag. "The flight was really long!
A lot longer than I was expecting and
it’s the longest flight I’ve ever taken.
I didn’t really talk to anyone about
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jet lag, so I wasn’t too sure what to
expect. We got there a couple of
days early so we were able to just
rest and get ready for the event."
Was Australia on your bucket list
and what was an adventure you had
while there? "Australia was never
someplace I had thought of going.
I knew that a couple of other guys
had gone over there a few times to
compete during our summer break
but honestly it wasn’t anything I had
thought of yet. But I was looking
forward to representing Team
USA over there and the chance
to travel with my girlfriend made it
worthwhile."
What’s the difference between Aussie
bulls and American bulls? "Bulls in
both the US and Australia are very
Did you
meet a koala bear?
Was it sleepy? Cuddly? Soft?
We did go see the koala bears a
few times. It was cool to see them
in person along with wallabies,
which I didn’t even really know what
they were. Ha ha. The koalas were
very soft and my girlfriend enjoyed
holding them.
strong. I found the bulls over there to
go very strong up and down. I had
heard that Australian bulls spin more
than kick but I found them to be very
similar to the bulls we get on all the
time here."
Last questions’ My favorite thing about
Australia was..."What I really liked
about Australia was being able to
represent my country and to spend
time with my girlfriend and my friends.
By Brenda Matamoros-Beveridge