BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN
The top performers in Bracket 6 in Fort Worth included plenty of athletes with NFR success on their resumes.
Bracket winners included reigning bareback riding World Champion Kaycee Feild, two-time steer wrestling World Champion Hunter Cure, 2021 NFR Average champions Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II and three-time tie-down roping World Champion Tuf Cooper.
The Semifinals and Wild Card are almost set. Bracket 7, the final one, begins action on Monday night and concludes Tuesday night. The Wild Cared round is Wednesday and all of it can be seen on The Cowboy Channel and The Cowboy Channel+ App.
Bareback riding
First round: 1. Cole Franks, 87 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Silver Screen, $1,760; 2. Kaycee Feild, 85, $1,320; 3. Orin Larsen, 84.5, $880; 4. Kash Wilson, 78, $440.
Second round: 1. (tie) Kaycee Feild, on Calgary Stampede’s Weary Joke and Bill Tutor, on Calgary Stampede’s Xavier Joan, 85 points, $1,540 each; 3. A.J. Ruth, 82, $880; 4. Kash Wilson, 81, $440.
Advancing: 1. Kaycee Feild; 2. Cole Franks. Wild card: Bill Tutor.
COLE FRANKS’ 87 POINT RIDE
Steer wrestling
First round: 1. Hunter Cure, 4.5 seconds, $1,320; 2. Curtis Cassidy, 4.6, $1,320; 3. (tie) Tanner Milan and Don Payne, 5.7, $660 each.
Second round: 1. Tristan Martin, 4.2 seconds, $1,760; 2. (tie) Hunter Cure and Jesse Brown, 4.4, $1,100; 4. Don Payne, 4.5, $440.
Advancing: 1. Hunter Cure; 2. Tristan Martin. Wild card: Curtis Cassidy.
HUNTER CURE’S 4.5 SECOND RUN
Team roping
First round: 1. (tie) Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II and Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 4.4 seconds, $1,540 each; 3. Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 5.7, $880; 4. Wyatt Imus/Caleb Anderson, 6.2, $440.
Second round: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.3 seconds, $1,760 each; 2. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 10.6, $1,320; 3. Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 14.4, $880; 4. Levi Simpson/Ryan Motes, 20.0, $440.
Advancing: 1. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II; 2. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor. Wild card: Erich Rogers/Paden Bray.
ANDREW WARD/BUDDY HAWKINS’ 4.3 SECOND RUN
Saddle bronc riding
First round: 1. K’s Thomson, 88.5 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Cancun Moon, $1,760; 2. (tie) Jake Finlay and Cody DeMoss, 83, $1,100 each; 4. Hardy Braden, 82.5, $440.
Second round: 1. Ben Andersen, 72 points on Calgary Stampede’s Ambitious Bubbles, $1,760; 2. K’s Thomson, 60, $1,320; no other qualified rides.
Advancing: 1. K’s Thomson; 2. Ben Andersen. Wild card: Cody DeMoss.
K’S THOMSON’S 88.5 POINT RIDE
Tie-down roping
First round: 1. Tuff Cooper, 8.1 seconds, $1,760; 2. Ryan Jarrett, 8.9, $1,320; 3. Cody Craig, 9.9, $880; 4. Cory Solomon, 10.9, $440.
Second round: 1. Michael Otero, 7.9 seconds, $1,760; 2. Tuf Cooper, 8.0, $1,320; 3. Cory Solomon, 8.7, $880; 4. Cody Craig, 8.9, $440.
Advancing: 1. Tuf Cooper; 2. Michael Otero. Wild card: Cory Solomon.
TUF COOPER’S 8.1 SECOND RUN
Barrel racing
First round: 1. Destri Devenport, 16.61 seconds, $1,760; 2. Michelle Darling, 16.70, $1,320; 3. Emma Charleston, 16.85, $880; 4. Deb Guelly, 17.8, $440.
Second round: 1. Michelle Darling, 16.57 seconds, $1,760; 2. Destri Devenport, 16.63, $1,320; 3. Christine DeRenzo, 16.83, $880; 4. Deb Guelly, 16.97, $440.
Advancing: 1. Michelle Darling; 2. Destri Devenport. Wild card: Christine DeRenzo.
MICHELLE DARLING’S 16.57 SECOND RUN
Bull riding
*First round: 1. Jesse Hopper, 80.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Blitzkreig Bop, $2,420; 2. Roscoe Jarboe, 75.5, $1,980; no other qualified rides.
Second round: 1. Jesse Hopper, 87.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Bill the Butcher, $1,760; 2. Shane Proctor, 87, $1,320; 3. Chance Schott, 86, $880; 4. J.R. Stratford, 86, $440.
Advancing: 1. Jesse Hopper; 2. Roscoe Jarboe. Wild card: Shane Proctor. *(all totals include ground money).
JESSE HOPPER’S 87.5 POINT RIDE
Breakaway roping
First round: 1. Taylor Engesser, 2.0 seconds, $1,760; 2. Kelsie Domer, 2.2, $1,320; 3. (tie) Jordan Jo Fabrizio and Jackie Crawford, 2.6, $660 each.
Second round: 1. Jackie Crawford, 1.8 seconds, $1,760; 2. Taylor Engesser, 2.0, $1,320; 3. Kelsie Domer, 2.1, $880; 4. McKenna Hickson, 2.2, $440.
Advancing: 1. Taylor Engesser; 2. Jackie Crawford. Wild card: Kelsie Domer.
TAYLOR ENGESSER’S 2.0 SECOND RUN