The first bracket of the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo concludes with an afternoon performance Friday. You can watch it on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+, beginning at 3:00 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Luke Thrash’s 84-point ride on Big Rafter’s Dark Rose on Thursay night bested reigning World Champ Keenan Hayes by one point.
| Ethan Crouch | Wrecking Ball |
| Jayco Roper | White Walker |
| Keenan Hayes | Looker |
| Robert Reynolds | Strike Oil |
| Montana Duvall | Freshman 15 |
| Nick Pelke | Dancing Feather |
| Luke Thrash | N/A |
| Tyler Ferguson | Merle |
| Willian Griffin | After Midnight |
STEER WRESTLING
Rope Smith took Round 1 of Bracket 1 with a 4.3 and the two NFR qualifiers in the field, Kyle Irwin and Bridger Anderson, look to bounce back.
| Kyle Irwin |
| Morgan Jamerman |
| Justice Johnson |
| Rope Smith |
| Bryn Roy |
| Bridger Anderson |
| Ty Livingstone |
| Seth Peterson |
| Blare Romsa |
| Traver Johnson |
TEAM ROPING
The team ropers have their work cut out to make the Top 24 as the top time was 6.7 seconds and a 20.4-second run took fourth.
| Cyle Denison | Dustin Davis |
| Cash Duty | Ross Ashford |
| Colby Siddoway | Caleb Hendrix |
| Trey Blackmore | Whip Peterson |
| Jay Ellerman | Mickey Gomez |
| Curry Kirchner | Luke Yeahquo |
| Doyle Yazzie | Hiyo Yazzie |
| Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Cable Wareham looks to solifidy his spot in the two-head Average after an 85-point ride on Thursday. No other bronc riders was in the 80s.
| Sage Miller | Hot Mama |
| Beau Ryan Scarborough | War Cloud |
| Ian McGivney | Forked Up |
| Cort Scheer | Signature |
| Dean Wadsworth | History Lesson |
| Cable Wareham | Amose Moses |
| Nicholas Patterson | Big Bang |
| K’s Thomson | Scarlette |
| Coleman Shallbetter | Horrible Haircut |
| Kasey Rosendale | 2 Weeks Notice |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Austin Hulbert’s 8.2-second run was more than a second clear of anyone else. There were only two runs in the single digits on Thursday night.
| Quade Hiatt |
| Cash Fretwell |
| Zach Jongbloed |
| Brushton Minton |
| Tom Crouse |
| Kason Dyer |
| Zaine Mikita |
| Colby Anders |
| Eugenio Piloto |
| Austin Hurlburt |
BARREL RACING
NFR qualifier Ilyssa Riley took Bracket 1, Round 1 by one tenth of a second on Thursday night.
| Kylie Kanngiesser |
| Kohey Longmeyer |
| Taycie Matthews |
| Ilyssa Riley |
| Ashley Castleberry |
| De’Ann Kiehne |
| Lucy Bowns |
| Paige Conrado |
| Fonda Melby |
| Pipe Cordes |
BULL RIDING
Four bull riders made the whistle Thursday night, but one were better than Canyon Bass’ 85.5 points. Lukasey Morris, Deklan Garland and Maverick Potter also got the job done.
| Cash Toews | Dirty Mike |
| Deklan Gardland | N/A |
| Dalton Walling | Soccer Mom |
| Hayden Harris | Vitalix Theodore |
| Cannon Cravens | N/A |
| Canyon Bass | Son of Sammy |
| Maverick Potter | Smokin Mirrors |
| Bryce Burnell | Bio-k |
| Lukasey Morris | Too Tropical |
| Lakin Oakley | Vitalix Yellowstone |
