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2023 NFR Round 5: Luke Brown and Hunter Koch
How Luke Brown and Hunter Koch bounced back to win Round 5 of the 2023 NFR.
Luke Brown and Hunter Koch taking a victory lap for winning Round 5 of the 2023 NFR.
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Luke Brown and Hunter Koch have been on an upward climb from Round 1 of the 2023 NFR, battling their way out of three tough rounds. After roping a leg in the first two rounds and having a miss on the head side in Round 3, they took home a nice check in Round 4 and won Round 5 with a 3.8.

The win in Round 5 actually marks Koch’s first-ever NFR go-round win. On this episode of The Score, Brown and Koch talk about Koch’s first round win and how they’ve bounced back.

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