Sunday was the final opportunity to advance to Championship Sunday and top-ranked cowboy in the PRCA took full advantage.
No. 10 Cole Renier, 88.5 Points on Twisted Tea
No. 11 Jacob Talley, 4.5 Seconds
No. 7 Zeke Thurston, 88.5 Points on After Party
No. 1 Shad Mayfield, 6.4 Seconds
No. 3 Emily Beisel, 17.10 Seconds
Unranked Wyatt Gleeson, 86.5 Points on Red Rocker
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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.
For the second night in a row, Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves were the top pair in the team roping, this time splitting the honor with Chad Masters/Wesley Thorp.