BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The Semifinals are officially set in San Antonio as the fifth and final bracket concluded on Wednesday night.
Standouts over the last three performances included saddle bronc rider Chase Brooks and bull rider Trevor Reiste, who both collected multiple round wins and more than $6,000.
Other bracket winners were Ben Kramer and Chad Rutherford in bareback riding, Jacob Talley in steer wrestling, Brown/Blakenship and Tomlinson/Smith in team roping, Margo Crowther in barrel racing, John Douch in tie-down roping and Shelby Boisjoli in breakawy roping.
BAREBACK RIDING
First Round: 1. Leighton Berry, 86.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Ed Bishop, $2,500; 2. (tie) Mason Clements and Clayton Biglow, 86, $1,750 each; 4. Ben Kramer, 84.5, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Chad Rutherford, 89 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Big Dance, $2,500; 2. Ben Kramer, 85.5, $2,000; 3. Mason Clements, 82.5, $1,500; 4. Cole Franks, 79, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. Chad Rutherford, 86.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Center Line, $2,500; 2. Ben Kramer, 83.5, $2,000; 3. Will Lowe, 81.5, $1,500; 4. R.C. Landingham, 80.5, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Ben Kramer and Chad Rutherford, $5,000 each; 3. Mason Clements, $3,250; 4. Leighton Berry, $2,500.
STEER WRESTLING
First Round: 1. Tyler Waguespack, 3.3 seconds, $2,500; 2. Jacob Talley, 3.7, $2,000; 3. (tie) Dalton Massey and Joshua Hefner, $1,250 each.
Second Round: 1. (tie) Cash Robb and Tyler Waguespack, 4.0 seconds, $2,250 each; 3. Rowdy Parrott, 4.4, $1,500; 4. Jacob Talley, 4.4, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Cash Robb and Jacob Talley, 3.6 seconds, $2,250 each; 3. Dalton Massey, 4.1, $1,500; 4. Joshua Hefner, 4.3, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. Jacob Talley, $5,250; 2. Tyler Waguespack, $4,750; 3. Cash Robb, $4,500; 4. Dalton Massey, $2,750.
TEAM ROPING
First Round: 1. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.7 seconds, $2,500; 2. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 5.8, $2,000; 3. Andrew Livingston/Seth Smithson, 6.4, $1,500; 4. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden and Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 10.0, $500 each.
Second Round: 1. Billy Bob Brown/Kirby Blankenship, 4.2 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 4.3, $2,000; 3. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 5.1, $1,500; 4. Quinn Kesler/Mat Kuttler, 5.5, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, 4.7 seconds, $2,500 each; 2. Billy Bob Brown/Kirby Blankenship, 5.2, $2,000; 3. Andrew Livingston/Seth Smithson, 5.8, $1,500, 4. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill, 9.8, $1,000.
Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith and Billy Bob Brown/Kirby Blankenship, $4,500 each; 3. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, $3,500; 4. Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden, $3,000.
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
First Round: 1. Chase Brooks, 86.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Big News, $2,500; 2. (tie) Spencer Wright and Stu Wright, 81.5, $1,750 each; 4. (tie) Wyatt Casper and Jake Watson, 81, $500 each.
Second Round: 1. Sterling Crawley, 83.5 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Downtown, $2,500; 2. Chase Brooks, 83, $2,000; 3. (tie) Shorty Garrett and Tanner Butner, 82, $1,250 each.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Chase Brooks, on Championship Rodeo’s Ruben and Spencer Wright, on Macza Rodeo’s I’m a Winner, 84 points, $2,250 each, 3. Wyatt Casper, 81.5, $1,500; 4. (tie) Shorty Garrett and Tanner Butner, 81, $500 each.
Qualifiers: 1. Chase Brooks, $6,750; 2. Spencer Wright, $4,000; 3. Sterling Crawley, $2,500; 4. Wyatt Casper, $2,000.
TIE-DOWN ROPING
First Round: 1. Lane Livingston, 8.3 seconds, $2,500; 2. John Douch, 8.4, $2,000; 3. Kyle Lucas, 8.8, $1,500; 4. Zack Jongbloed, 8.9, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Blake Ash, 8.4 seconds, $2,500; 2. John Douch, 8.6, $2,000; 3. Blane Cox, 9.2, $1,500; 4. Kyle Lucas, 9.5, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. Zach Jongbloed, 7.4 seconds, $2,500; 2. Monty Lewis, 8.0, $2,000; 3. Kincade Henry, 8.1, $1,500; 4. (tie) Jarvis Demery and Blane Cox, 8.3, $500 each.
Qualifiers: 1. John Douch, $4,000; 2. Zack Jongbloed, $3,500; 3. (tie) Lane Livinston and Blake Ash, $2,500.
BARREL RACING
First Round: 1. Margo Crowther, 13.87 seconds, $2,500; 2. Dona Kay Rule, 14.03, $2,000; 3. Taycie Matthews, 14.12, $1,500; 4. Sarah Rose Waguespack, 14.13, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Kricket Gintner, 13.99 seconds, $2,500; 2. Jessica Routier, 14.01, $2,000; 3. Taycie Matthews, 14.22, $1,500; 4. Margo Crowther, 14.25, $1,000.
Third Round: 1. Dona Kay Rule, 13.85 seconds, $2,500; 2. Margo Crowther, 14.07, $2,000; 3. Kricket Gintner, 14.16, $1,500; 4. (tie) Jessica Routier and Fonda Melby, 14.20, $500 each.
Qualifiers: 1. Margo Crowther, $5,500; 2. Dona Kay Rule, $4,500; 3. Kricket Gintner, $4,000; 4. Taycie Matthews, $3,000.
BULL RIDING
First Round: 1. (tie) Trey Holston, on Frontier Rodeo’s Coffee Ohio Grounds and Sage Kimzey, on Frontier Rodeo’s Moon Flower, 87 points, $2,250 each; 3. Trevor Reiste, 83, $1,500; 4. Jordan Spears, 80.5, $1,000.
Second Round: 1. Trevor Reiste, 92 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Bonanza, $2,500; 2. Jeff Askey, 89, $2,000; 3. Creek Young, 86, $1,500; 4. Trey Holston, 84, $1,000.
Third Round: *1. Trevor Reiste, 87 points on Frontier Rodeo’s May Day, $2,833; 2. Jeff Askey, 86, $2,333; 3. Trey Holston, 75, $1,833; no other qualified rides.
Qualifiers: 1. Trevor Reiste, $6,833; 2. Trey Holston, $5,083; 3. Jeff Askey, $4,333; 4. Sage Kimzey, $2,250.
BREAKAWAY ROPING
First Round: 1. Shelby Boisjoli, 1.80 seconds, $1,250; 2. Hali Williams, 1.90, $1,000; 3. Whitney Thurmond, 2.00, $750; 4. Josey Murphy, 2.50, $500.
Second Round: 1. Josey Murphy, 1.90 seconds, $1,250; 2. Shelby Boisjoli, 2.40, $1,000; 3. Sarah Angelone, 2.50, $750; 4. Sawyer Gilbert, 2.60, $500.
Third Round: 1. (tie) Rickie Engesser and Anna Callaway, 1.90 seconds, $1,125; 3. Hali Williams, 2.10, $750; 4. Sarah Angelone, 2.3, $500. Qualifiers: 1. Shelby Boisjoli, $2,250; 2. (tie) Haley Williams and Josey Murphy, $1,750 each; 4. Sarah Angelone, $1,250.