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Jack VanderLans won the Tie-Down Roping event at the Desert Pro Rodeo March 7-8 in Indio.

The 2001 Fallbrook High School graduate also placed third in the Steer Wrestling event at Indio. The previous day VanderLans had won the Steer Wrestling at an amateur jackpot rodeo in Needles.

VanderLans competed in the March 7 performance of the Desert Pro Rodeo. “Calves were pretty big,” he said of the Tie-Down Roping event. “I drew a little bit better than some of the other people, fortunately.”

Ironically, VanderLans did not win the Tie-Down Roping on his regular horse. Whit was acquired...