Leighton Berry struck again and three-time Stampede Champion Zeke Thurston put his mark on the rodeo as well in Round 2 of Pool A.
No. 9 Cole Franks, 87.5 Points on Calgary Stampede’s Born Fearless
No. 2 Leighton Berry, 87.5 in Calgary Stampede’s Bomb Cherry
No. 7 Stephen Culling, 3.9 Seconds
No. 7 Zeke Thurston, 85.5 Points on Calgary Stampede’s Cloudy Skies
No. 4 John Douch, 7.0 Seconds
No. 6 Ashley Castleberry, 17.34 Seconds
Unranked Nick Tetz, 85 Points on Calgary Stampede’s Home Alone
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Following the final round of bull riding at Globe Life Field on Saturday night, the new world champions were presented with their trophy saddle and gold buckles.
It was as close as it could possibly get in the tie-down roping as Shad Mayfield, who entered the Wrangler NFR with a lead of about $90,000, held off Marty Yates by less than $200 to win his first Gold Buckle.
It was an epic finish in Team Roping on both the header and heeler side of things.