The finals are set at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver and every athlete will compete Sunday afternoon for their share of more than $500,000 in prize money.
On Saturday afternoon, there were three semifinal performances with the Top 4 in competitors in each event advancing to Sunday’s finals.
Bareback Riding
Semifinal No. 1
1. Rich Richmond Champion, 88.5 points
2. Tanner Aus, 88 points
3. Logan Patterson, 86
4. Bill Tutor 84.5 (advanced on tiebreaker)
Semifinal No. 2
1. Tim O’Connell, 90 points
2. Will Low, 89 points
3. Craig Wisehardm 87 points
4. Jesse Pope, 86 points
Semifinal No. 3
1. Cole Goodine, 90 points
2. Kody Lamb, 86.5 points
T3. Mason Clements, 86 points
T3. Wyatt Bloom, 86 points
Saddle Bronc Riding
Semifinal No. 1
1. Rusty Wright, 87 points
2. Logan Cook, 82 points
3. Kolby Wanchuk, 79.5 points
No other qualified rides
Semifinal No. 2
1. Ben Anderson, 91 points
2. Leon Fountain, 84.5 points
3. Wyatt Casper, 83.5 points
4. Isaac Diaz, 81 points
Semifinal No. 3
1. CoBurn Bradshaw, 88 points
2. Brody Cress, 87.5 points
3. Lefty Holman, 86.5 points
4. Hardy Braden, 84.5 points
Barrel Racing
Semifinal No. 1
1. Sissy Winn, 15.12 seconds
2. Carly Taylor, 15.49 seconds
3. Brittany Pozzi-Tonozzi, 15.53 seconds
4. Ashley Castleberry, 15.67 seconds
Semifinal No. 2
1. Tillar Murray, 15.10 seconds
2. Jimmie Smith, 15.16 seconds
3. Ryann Pedone, 15.16 seconds
4. Tiany Schuster, 15.18 seconds
Semifinal No. 3
1. Abby Phillips, 15.07 seconds
2. Hailey Lockwood, 15.12 seconds
3. Kellie Collier, 15.17 seconds
4. Karson Bradley, 15.29 seconds
Bull Riding
Semifinal No. 1
1. Dillon Tyner, 87.5 points
2. Coy Pollmeier, 84.5 points
T3. Trey Holson, 80.5 points
T3. Trey Benton, 80.5 points
Semifinal No. 2
1. Sage Kimzey, 74 points
No Other Qualified Rides.
Semifinal No. 3
1. Levi Gray, 91 points
2. Brody Yeary, 84.5 points
3. Matt Palmer, 77 points
Steer Wrestling
Semifinal No. 1
1. Jake Nelson, 4.0 seconds
2. Dirk Tanenner, 4.4 seconds
T3. Cade Goodman, 5.3 seconds (advanced on tiebreaker)
T3. Justice Johnson, 5.3 seconds (advanced on tiebreaker)
Semifinal No. 2
1. Eli Lord, 5.5 seconds
2. Bubba Boots, 5.7 seconds
T3. Jesse Brown, 6.0 seconds
T3. Jacob Edler, 6.0 seconds
Semifinal No. 3
1. Justin Kimsey, 4.3 seconds
2. Stetson Jorgensen, 4.4 seconds
3. Chisum Docheff, 5.2 seconds
4. Carson Good, 5.3 seconds
Team Roping
Semifinal No. 1
1. Garrett Tonozzi/Dustin Davis, 4.6 seconds
2. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 6.0 seconds
3. Steven Duby/Jason Duby, 6.1 seconds
4. Turner Harris/Jade Nelson, 6.2 seconds
Semifinal No. 2
1. Paul David Tierney/Cody Doescher, 5.0 seconds
2. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 5.5 seconds
3. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 7.9 seconds
4. Spencer Mitchell/Cesar de la Cruz, 9.4 seconds
Semifinal No. 3
1. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 5.2 seconds
2. Cody Snow/Paul Eaves, 5.7 seconds
3. Coy Rahlmann/Ryan Von Ahn, 5.8 seconds
4. Kolton Schmidt/Hunter Koch, 6.0 seconds
Tie-Down Roping
Semifinal No. 1
1. Tuf Cooper, 7.4 seconds
T2. Adam Gray, 7.9 seconds
T2. Buck Tate, 7.9 seconds
4. Stetson Vest 10.7 seconds (advanced on tiebreaker)
Semifinal No. 2
1. Shad Mayfield, 7.6 seconds
2. Marty Yates, 7.7 seconds
3. Chase Williams, 7.8 seconds
4. Taylor Santos, 9.6 seconds
Semifinal No. 3
1. Preston Pederson, 8.1 seconds
2. John Douch, 8.6 seconds
3. Tyler Milligan, 9.3 seconds
4. Jarrett Oestmann, 12.7 seconds