BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Nelson Wyatt/Justin Davis made a heart-stopping 3.6-second run in the team roping on their way to earning $7,000, Canadian cowboy Ben Andersen was a fixture at the top of the bronc riding leaderboard, and JJ Hampton won two rounds with runs faster than 2 seconds in breakaway roping.
In fact, repeat winners were the theme of Bracket 3 as bareback rider Taylor Broussard, steer wrestler Bridger Chambers and barrel racer Emily Beisel also claimed 2-of-3 in the AT&T Center this week.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Taylor Broussard, 83 points on Cervi Brothers Rodeo’s Bandana Babe, $2,500; 2. Kade Berry, 82.5, $2,000; 3. Garrett Shadbolt, 82, $1,500; 4. Bill Tutor, 81.5, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Garrett Shadbolt, 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Annual News, $2,500; 2. Kade Berry, 83.5, $2,000; 3. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Kody Lamb, 82, $1,250 each.
Third Round: 1. Taylor Broussard, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zulu Warrior, $2,500; 2. Tim O’Connell, 85.5, $2,000; 3. Waylon Bourgeois, 83, $1,500; 4. Kade Berry, 82.5, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Taylor Broussard and Kade Berry, $5,000 each; 3. Garrett Shadbolt, $4,000; 4. Tim O’Connell, $3,350.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Darcy Kersh, 4.9 seconds, $2,500; 2. Mike McGinn, 5.2, $2,000; 3. Bridger Chambers, 6.1, $1,500; 4. Jace Melvin, 6.4, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Bridger Chambers, 3.9 seconds, $2,500; 2. Jace Melvin, 4.4, $2,000; 3. Travis Munro, 4.8, $1,500; 4. Caden Camp, 5.4, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. Bridger Chambers, 4.7 seconds, $2,500; 2. Caden Camp, 4.8, $2,000; 3. Travis Munro, 4.9, $1,500; 4. Riley Duvall, 5.6, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. Bridger Chambers, $6,500; 2. (tie) Caden Camp, Jace Melvin and Travis Munro, $3,000 each.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Jake Orman/Brye Crites, 4.7 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Nelson Wyatt/Justin Davis, 5.3, $2,000; 3. Clint Keller/Morgan Jones, 5.4, $1,500; 4. Clay Smith/Jake Long, 9.0, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Nelson Wyatt/Justin Davis, 4.1 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, 4.2, $2,000; 3. Joshua Torres/Caleb Hendrix, 5.0, $1,500; 4. Logan Olson/Kyle Crick, 5.2, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. Nelson Wyatt/Justin Davis, 3.6 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Joshua Torres/Caleb Hendrix, 4.1, $2,000; 3. Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, 4.3, $1,500; 4. Clint Keller/Morgan Jones, 4.6, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1.Nelson Wyatt/Justin Smith, $7,000 each; 2. (tie) Joshua Torres/Caleb Hendrix and Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, $3,500 each; 4. Jake Orman/Brye Crites, $2,500.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. Ben Andersen, 85 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Dirty Lizard, $2,500; 2. (tie) Layton Green and Logan Hay, 83, $1,750 each; 4. (tie) Luke Potter and Kole Ashbacher, 82.5, $500 each.
Second Round: 1. Ben Andersen, 86 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Painted, $2,500; 2. Quinten Taylor, 84, $2,000; 3. Ryder Sanford, 83.5, $1,500; 4. CoBurn Bradshaw, 79, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Logan Cook, on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Triple Threat and Layton Green, on Calgary Stampede’s Tokyo Bubbles, 84 points, $2,250 each; 3. Ben Andersen, 82, $1,500; 4. Kole Ashbacher, 80, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. Ben Andersen, $6,500; 2. Layton Green, $4,000; 3. Logan Cook, $2,750; 4. Quinten Taylor, $2,000.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Chet Weitz, 8.1 seconds, $2,500; 2. Quade Hiatt, 8.5, $2,000; 3. Taylor Santos, 8.8, $1,500; 4. Luke Potter, 8.9, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Westyn Hughes, 8.3 seconds, $2,500; 2. (tie) Taylor Santos and Quade Hiatt, 8.7, $1,750 each; 4. Luke Potter, 9.1, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Taylor Santos and Tom Crouse, 8.4 seconds, $2,250 each; 3. Luke Potter, 8.7, $1,500; 4. Chet Weitz, 9.1, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. Taylor Santos, $5,500; 2. Quade Hiatt, $3,750; 3. (tie) Chet Weitz and Luke Potter, $3,500 each.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Emily Beisel, 14.2 seconds, $2,500; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 14.25, $2,000; 3. Brittany Sporer, 14.37, $1,500; 4. Molly Otto, 14.4, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Emily Beisel, 13.96 seconds, $2,500; 2. Leslie Smalygo, 14.17, $2,000; 3. Shannon Griffin, 14.20, $1,500; 4. Madison Camozzi, 14.27, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Lisa Lockhart and Molly Otto, 13.95 seconds, $2,250 each; 3. Emily Beisel, 14.12, $1,500; 4. Leslie Smalygo, 14.13, $1,000. Qualifiers: 1. Emily Beisel, $6,500; 2. Lisa Lockhart, $4,250; 3. Molly Otto, $3,250; 4. Leslie Smalygo, $3,000.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. (tie) Lukasey Morris, on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Rubicon and T. Parker, on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Boom Box, 84 points, $2,250 each; 3. Chance Schott, 80, $1,500; 4. Jared Parsonage, 76, $1,000.
Second Round: *1. Dawson Gleaves, 78 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Ragun Cajun, $7,000; no other qualified rides.
Third Round: *1. Tristen Hutchings, 86 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Alpine Fertilizer, $3,750; 2. Dawson Gleaves, 81, $3,250; no other qualified rides. Qualifiers: 1. Dawson Gleaves, $10,250; 2. Tristen Hutchings, $3,750; 3. (tie) Lukasey Morris and T. Parker, $2,500 each. *(all totals include ground money)
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First Round: 1. J.J. Hampton, 1.90, $1,250; 2. Joey Williams, 2.00, $1,000; 3. Jackie Crawford, 2.1, $750; 4. (tie) Jill Tanner and Hope Thompson, 2.6, $250 each.
Second Round: 1. Erin Johnson and Joey Williams, 2.10 seconds, $1,125 each; 3. Tiffany Schieck, 2.80, $750; 4. Jackie Crawford, 3.00, $500.
Third Round: 1. J.J. Hampton, 1.80 seconds, $1,250; 2. (tie) Jackie Crawford and Jill Tanner, 1.90, $875 each; 4. Joey Williams, 2.10, $500.
Qualifiers: 1. Joey Williams, $2,625; 2. J.J. Hampton, $2,500; 3. Jackie Crawford, $2,125; 4. Erin Johnson, $1,125.