It’s the final stretch of the rodeo season and no event is more important in deciding who makes it to the Wrangler NFR than the Gold Buckle Beer ProRodeo Tour Finale, being held this year in Rapid City. At the Tour Finale, the top 20 contestants are split into two pools with both pools competing twice to try and secure a spot in the top 8, decided by highest average scores. Pool A finished its second round last night, and here’s a look at the current leaders in each event, as well as some of the top performances in Round 2.
BAREBACK RIDING
First round leaders: 1. Caleb Bennett, 87.5 points on J Bar J’s Yum Bugs; 2. Nate McFadden, 87; 3. Chad Rutherford, 85.5; 4. Richmond Champion, 85; 5. Jake Brown, 84.5; 6. Tilden Hooper, 84. Second round leaders: 1. Tilden Hooper, 87 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Easy Money; 2. Richmond Champion, 86.5; 3. Jayco Roper, 84.5; 4. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Kaycee Feild, 83.5 each; 6. (tie) Tanner Aus and Shane O’Connell, 83 each. Average leaders: 1. Richmond Champion, 171.5 points on two head; 2. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Tilden Hooper, 171 each; 4. Nate McFadden, 169.5; 5. Kaycee Feild, 167; 6. Shane O’Connell, 166; no other qualified rides.
TILDEN HOOPER
STEER WRESTLING
First round leaders: 1. Rowdy Parrott, 3.5 seconds; 2. (tie) Jace Melvin, Ty Erickson and Clayton Hass, 3.9 each; 5. Jacob Talley, 4.1; 6. (tie) Dalton Massey and Taz Olson, 4.9 each. Second round leaders: 1. (tie) Cade Goodman, Ty Erickson, Dalton Massey and Blake Knowles, 4.1 seconds each; 5. Bridger Anderson, 4.2; 6. (tie) Rowdy Parrott and Jacob Talley, 4.3 each. Average leaders: 1. Rowdy Parrott, 7.8 seconds on two head; 2. Ty Erickson, 8.0; 3. Jacob Talley, 8.4; 4. Jace Melvin, 8.8; 5. Dalton Massey, 9.0; 6. Clayton Hass, 9.2; no other qualified runs.
ROWDY PARROTT
TEAM ROPING
First round leaders: 1. (tie) Erich Rogers/Paden Bray and Matt Sherwood/Trey Yates, 4.5 seconds each; 3. Kolton Schmidt/Hunter Koch, 5.1; 4. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.2; 5. Tate Kirchenschlager/Ross Ashford, 5.5; 6. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 5.6. Second round leaders: 1. Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes, 4.4 seconds; 2. Kolton Schmidt/Hunter Koch, 5.3; 3. Matt Sherwood/Trey Yates, 6.3; 4. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 7.3; 5. Jr. Dees/Lane Siggins, 7.8; 6. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 9.2. Average leaders: 1. Kolton Schmidt/Hunter Koch, 10.4 seconds on two head; 2. Matt Sherwood/Trey Yates, 10.8; 3. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 12.9; 4. Coleman Proctor/Ryan Motes, 15.6; 5. Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 4.5 on one head; 6. Kellan Johnson/Carson Johnson, 5.2; no other qualified runs.
PROCTOR AND MOTES
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First round leaders: 1. Brody Cress, 88 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Covergirl; 2. (tie) Jake Finlay and Shorty Garrett, 86.5 each; 4. Taos Muncy, 86; 5. Isaac Diaz, 84.5; 6. Jake Watson, 83.5. Second round leaders: 1. Brody Cress, 88.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Marquee; 2. (tie) CoBurn Bradshaw and Taos Muncy, 86.5 each; 4. Allen Boore, 84.5; 5. Jake Watson, 84; 6. Rusty Wright, 82.5. Average leaders: 1. Brody Cress, 176.5 points on two head; 2. Taos Muncy, 172.5; 3. (tie) Allen Boore and Jake Watson, 167.5 each; 5. CoBurn Bradshaw, 166.5; 6. Shorty Garrett, 166; no other qualified rides.
BRODY CRESS
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First round leaders: 1. Tyler Milligan, 7.6 seconds; 2. Westyn Hughes, 8.0; 3. Cody Huber, 8.2; 4. Tyson Durfey, 8.3; 5. Colton Farquer, 8.5; 6. (tie) John Douch and Timber Moore, 8.7 each. Second round leaders: 1. Westyn Hughes, 8.1 seconds; 2. Timber Moore, 8.8; 3. John Douch, 9.2; 4. Tyson Durfey, 10.1; 5. Tyler Milligan, 10.3; 6. Ryan Jarrett, 15.3. Average leaders: 1. Westyn Hughes, 16.1 seconds on two head; 2. Timber Moore, 17.5; 3. (tie) John Douch and Tyler Milligan, 17.9 each; 5. Tyson Durfey, 18.4; 6. Marty Yates, 29.1; no other qualified runs.
WESTYN HUGHES
BARREL RACING
First round leaders: 1. (tie) Ryann Pedone and Shelley Morgan, 16.21 seconds each; 3. Brittney Barnett, 16.36; 4. Tiany Schuster, 16.48; 5. Jessica Routier, 16.55; 6. Ivy Hurst, 16.60. Second round leaders: 1. Tiany Schuster, 15.97 seconds; 2. Brittney Barnett, 16.06; 3. Shali Lord, 16.14; 4. Shelley Morgan, 16.24; 5. (tie) Jessica Routier and Emily Miller, 16.25 each. Average leaders: 1. Brittney Barnett, 32.42 seconds on two head; 2. (tie) Tiany Schuster and Shelley Morgan, 32.45 each; 4. Ryann Pedone, 32.51; 5. Jessica Routier, 32.80; 6. Ivy Hurst, 32.87; no other qualified runs.
TIANY SCHUSTER
BULL RIDING
First round leaders: 1. Stetson Wright, 87 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Quid Pro Quo; 2. Jeston Mead, 81.5; 3. Colten Fritzlan, 74; no other qualified rides. Second round leaders: 1. Brady Portenier, 86.5 points on Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co’s Nikki Sixx; 2. Sage Kimzey, 80; no other qualified rides. Average leaders: 1. Stetson Wright, 87 points on one head; 2. Brady Portenier, 86.5; 3. Jeston Mead, 81.5; 4. Sage Kimzey, 80; 5. Colten Fritzlan, 74; no other qualified rides.
BRADY PORTENIER
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