BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Bracket 5 at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo saw a sweep in the saddle bronc riding, some of the fastest steer wrestling and team roping runs we’ve had so far, and three decorated tie-down ropers advance.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Cooper Cooke, 89 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo’s & Phenom Genetics’ Wise General, $1,760; 2. Rocker Steiner, 86.5, $1,320; 3. Shane O’Connell, 84, $880; 4. (tie) Keenan Hayes and Richmond Champion, 83, $220 each; 6. Chad Rutherford, 80.5.
Second Round: 1. Rocker Steiner, 87 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Betty’s Boy, $1,760; 2. Will Lowe, 86.5, $1,320; 3. Richmond Champion, 85; $880; 4. Keenan Hays, 84.5, $440; 5. Cooper Cooke, 80.5; 6. Shane O’Connell, 78.
Advancing: 1. Rocker Steiner; 2. Cooper Cooke. Wild Card: 1. Will Lowe.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Stockton Graves, 3.6 seconds, $1,760; 2. Clayton Hass, 3.8, $1,320; 3. Kodie Jang, 4.1, $880; 3. Tucker Allen, 4.6, $440; 5. Curtis Cassidy, 5.2; 6. Ty Erickson, 14.8.
Second Round: 1. Ty Erickson, 3.6 seconds, $1,760; 2. Tucker Allen, 3.9, $1,320; 3. Kodie Jang, 4.0, $880; 4. Clayton Hass, 7.1, $440; 5. Clayton Hass, 9.3; no other qualified runs.
Advancing: 1. Ty Erickson; 2. Stockton Graves. Wild Card: 1. Tucker Allen.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 4.2 seconds, $1,760 each; 2. Jake Cooper/Billie Jack Saebens, 5.8, $1,320; 3. Kreece Thompson/Chad Williams, 5.9, $880; 4. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 6.1, $440; 5. Hagen Peterson/Caleb Hendrix, 19.8; no other qualified runs.
Second Round: 1. Jake Cooper/Billie Jack Saebens, 4.9 seconds, $1,760 each; 2. Payden Emmett/Lucas Falconer, 5.3; $1,320; 3. Jr. Dees/Ross Ashford, 5.8, $880; 4. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 6.6, $440; 5. Cooper White/Tucker White, 9.8; 6. Hagen Peterson/Caleb Hendrix, 13.6.
Advancing: 1. Jake Cooper/Billie Jack Saebens; 2. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord. Wild Card: 1. Payden Emmett/Lucas Falconer.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. Kade Bruno, 85.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Robin Hood, $1,760; 2. (tie) Reed Neely and Mitch Pollock, 85, $1,100 each; 4. Lefty Holman, 83.5, $440; 5. Johnny Espeland, 78.5; 6. Brody Cress, 76.
Second Round: 1. Kade Bruno, 87 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Utopia, $1,760; 2. Brody Cress, 85, $1,320; 3. Lefty Holman, 82.5, $880; 4. Reed Neely, 82, $440; 5. Mitch Pollock, 76; no other qualified rides.
Advancing: 1. Kade Bruno; 2. Reed Neely. Wild Card: 1. Brody Cress
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Marcos Costa, 9.6 seconds, $1,760; 2. (tie) Shane Hanchey and Colton Farquer, 9.9, $1,100 each; 4. Michael Otero, 10.10, $440; 5. Adam Gray, 11.2; 6. Dylan Hancock, 12.6.
Second Round: 1. Cory Solomon, 8.0 seconds, $1,760; 2. Marcos Costa, 8.7, $1,320; 3. Shane Hanchey, 9.6, $880; 4. Colton Farquer, 9.7, $400; 5. Adam Gray, 16.0; no other qualified runs.
Advancing: 1. Marcos Costa; 2. Shane Hanchey. Wild Card: 1. Cory Solomon.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Shannon McReynolds, 16.54 seconds, $1,760; 2. Michelle Darling, 16.63, $1,320; 3. Abby Phillips, 16.71, $880; 4. Andrea Busby, 17.16, $440; 5. Sissy Winn, 17.21; 6. Steely Steiner, 21.53.
Second Round: 1. Sissy Winn, 16.42 seconds, $1,760; 2. Steely Steiner, 16.62, $1,320; 3. Michelle Darling, 16.72, $880; 4. Ivy Saebens, 16.94, $440; 5. Abby Phillips, 17.05; 6. Laura Mote, 17.86.
Advancing: 1. Michelle Darling; Sissy Winn. Wild Card: 1. Shannon McReynolds.
BULL RIDING
First Round: *1. Josh Frost, 88.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Sky High, $1,907; 2. Trey Holston, 84; $1,467; 3. Jeff Askey, 78, $1,027; no other qualified rides.
Second Round: 1. Dalan Duncan, 88 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Ferdinand, $1,760; 2. Jeff Askey, 85.5, $1,320; 3. Josh Frost, 82, $880; 4. Trey Holston, 79, $440; no other qualified rides.
Advancing: 1. Josh Frost; 2. Jeff Akey. Wild Card: 1. Trey Holston.
