LAS VEGAS — Barrel racer Mary Walker closed in on a season championship in her first National Finals Rodeo appearance, finishing third at 13.90 seconds Friday night in the ninth round.
The 53-year-old Walker from Ennis, Texas, leads the standings with $233,302 with one round left. Second-place Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, shut out after failing to place among the top six in the round, has made $194,224.
Walker also leads all NFR competitors with $106,010. She’s second in the NFR aggregate standings with a cumulative time of 129.51. Brenda Mays of Terrebonne, Ore., who tied for fourth in 14.24, leads at 127.67.
Lisa Lockhart of Oelrichs, S.D., won the round in 13.66.
In saddle bronc, Jesse Wright of Milford, Utah, was sixth with a 75.5 on Cimmaron Jack, and remained first in the world standings with $209,218. Wright also tops the NFR saddle bronc earnings race with $76,121, and is second overall behind Walker.
Wade Sundell of Boxholm, Iowa, remained second in the standings with $163,458 after failing to finish in the top six.
Cody DeMoss of Heflin, La., second with an 83 on Multi-Chem Frustrated Fletch, leads the NFR aggregate standings with 712.5 points for a rodeo-high nine rides. He’s third in the standings with $161,012.
Two-time and defending world champion Taos Muncy of Corona, N.M., won the round with an 84 on Awesome.
“Those guys (Wright, DeMoss and Sundell) have all been in this situation before and they know what it takes, and I just want to wish them all luck,” Muncy said. “They all ride real good and it’s going to come down to that last horse; to me, all of those guys deserve a buckle.”
In bull riding, J.W. Harris of Mullin, Texas, remained the standings leader despite being bucked off Ugly Time in 5.6 seconds. Trevor Kastner of Ardmore, Okla., was the lone successful rider out of the 15 cowboys with an 84.5 on Bailey Hou.
Harris has earned $192,971, and Cody Teel of Kountze, Texas, was second at $190,494.
Beau Schroeder of China, Texas, leads the NFR aggregate standings race with four successful rides for 343.5 points, while Seth Glause of Cheyenne, Wyo., was second with four rides for 336 points.
In bareback, defending champion Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, remained atop the standings and NFR aggregate standings despite failing to finish in the top six.
Feild has earned $222,475. Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, was second with $182,283.
Feild also leads the NFR aggregate standings with 748.5 points for nine rides. He leads all bareback riders with $80,636 in the 2012 NFR.
Steven Peebles of Redmond, Ore., won the round with an 84.5 on Vitalix Hell’s Fire Hostage.
In steer wrestling, three-time and defending champion Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., remained the leader with $147,184 after he failed to place in the money with a 4.5. Wade Sumpter of Fowler, Colo., who also failed to place among the top six, was second with $129,059.
Les Shepperson of Midwest, Wyo., leads the NFR aggregate standings at 44.00 for nine rounds. Tom Lewis of Lehi, Utah, won the round — his first NFR victory — in 3.5.
In team roping, header Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, and heeler Patrick Smith of Lipan, Texas, remained the standings leaders with $182,903 for Brazile and $184,403 for Smith despite no-timing for the third consecutive round.
Header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., who has earned $160,730 and heeler Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., who has made $156,639, are the second-place team after finishing third in 4.7.
Header Spencer Mitchell of Colusa, Calif., and heeler Dakota Kirchenschlager of Stephenville, Texas, won in 4.0.
In tie-down roping, Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, remained first with a three-way tie for third in 7.2.
Cooper has earned $191,953, second-place Justin Maass of Giddings, Texas, has made $175,509.
Bradley Bynum of Sterling City, Texas, tied for first with Clint Robinson of Spanish Fork, Utah, at 6.9.
Adam Gray of Seymour, Texas, tops the NFR aggregate standings at 79.50.
In all-around, Brazile clinched his record 10th world championship and seventh in a row Monday night and has earned $298,626 in 2012.
National Finals Rodeo Results
Friday
At Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas
Ninth Round
Bareback Riding
1. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 84.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Hell’s Fire Hostage, $18,257. 2. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 84, $14,429. 3 (tie), Brian Bain, Culver, Ore.. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., and Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 83.5, $7754 each. 6. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 83, $2,945. 7. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., 81.5. 8 (tie), Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., and Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 80.5 each. 10 (tie), Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, and Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, 79.5 each. 12. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 78. 13. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., 77.5. 14 (tie), Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, and Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 76.5 each.
Average leaders — 1. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah, 748.5 points on nine head. 2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, 731. 3. Bobby Mote, Stephenville, Texas, 723.5. 4. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 722.5. 5 (tie), J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., and Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., 721.5. 7 (tie), Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah, and Brian Bain, Culver, Ore., 706.5 each. 9. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, 706. 10. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 652.5 on eight head. 11. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas, 636. 12. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 561.5 on seven head. 13. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 544.5. 14. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo., 486.5 on six head. 15. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan., 457.5.
Steer Wrestling
1. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 3.5 seconds, $18,257. 2 (tie), Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore.. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, and Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 4.0, $10,994 each. 5. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 4.2, $4,712. 6. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 4.4, $2,945. 7. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 4.5. 8. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif., 4.6. 9. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 4.7. 10. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 4.9. 11. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 5.2. 12. Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas, 6.7. 13. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 8.3. 14. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 9.4. 15. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., NT.
Average leaders — 1. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo., 44.0 seconds on nine head. 2. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La., 45.2. 3. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont., 49.9. 4. Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas, 51.7. 5. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas, 53.1. 6. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 59.0. 7. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 32.6 on eight. 8. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 36.5. 9. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 36.8. 10. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 37.6. 11. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 39.6. 12. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif., 44.0. 13. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 46.4. 14. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La., 32.3 on seven head. 15. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, 41.3.
Team Roping
1. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif./Dakota Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas, 4.0 seconds, $18,257 each. 2. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 4.5, $14,429. 3. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 4.7, $10,895. 4. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 8.8, $7,656. 5. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 9.1, $4,712. 6. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 9.5, $2,945. 7. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 12.8. 8 (tie), Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont.. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore.. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont./Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., and Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz./Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, NT.
Average leaders — 1. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn./Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev., 68.2 seconds on nine head. 2. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 59.1 on eight head. 3. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz./Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas, 63.8. 4. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 40.5 on seven head. 5. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas, 40.7. 6. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 52.5. 7. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 27.2 on six head. 8. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 45.2. 9. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 47.4. 10. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas/Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 50.8. 11. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif./Dakota Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas, 27.0 on five head. 12. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M., 38.8. 13. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont./Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas, 46.9. 14. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 49.3 on four head. 15. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 31.4 on three head.
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 84 points on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Awesome, $18,257. 2. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 83.0, $14,429. 3. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 78.0, $10,895. 4. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 77.5, $7,656. 5. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 76.5, $4,712. 6. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 75.5, $2,945. 7 (tie), Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, and Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, 73.5 each. 9. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 69. 10 (tie), Cody Taton, Corona, N.M.. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb.. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, and Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., NS.
Average leaders — 1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 712.5 points on nine head. 2. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 655.5 on eight head. 3. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 628. 4. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D., 547.5 on seven head. 5. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., 536.5. 6. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas, 512.5. 7. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 502.5 on six head. 8. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 483.5. 9. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M., 476.5. 10. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 464.5. 11. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., 456. 12. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 413 on five head. 13. Tyrell Smith, Cascade, Mont., 397.5. 14. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas, 390. 15. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas, 319 on four head.
Tie-Down Roping
1 (tie), Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 6.9 seconds, $16,343 each. 3 (tie), Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas.Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, and Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 7.2, $7,754 each. 6. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 7.7, $2,945. 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 8.1. 8. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 8.2. 9. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.9. 10. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 9.0. 11. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 9.3. 12 (tie), Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., and Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas, 10.6 each. 14. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 12.4. 15. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., NT.
Average leaders — 1. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 79.5 seconds on nine head. 2. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 79.7. 3. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 82.7. 4. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 85.3. 5. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 86.8. 6. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 88.1. 7. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas, 90.4. 8. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 92.0. 9. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, 96.6. 10. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 65.2 on eight head. 11. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 66.6. 12. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas, 98.1. 13. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 66.1 on seven head. 14. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 73.0. 15. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 53.0 on four head.
Barrel Racing
1. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.66 seconds, $18,257. 2. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas, 13.88, $14,429. 3. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 13.90, $10,895. 4 (tie), Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., and Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., 14.24, $6,184 each. 6. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 14.29, $2,945. 7. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D., 14.50. 8. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 18.90. 9. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 18.94. 10. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., 18.98. 11. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 19.00. 12. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla., 19.14. 13. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 19.17. 14. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 20.64. 15. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 23.63.
Average leaders — 1. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 127.67 seconds on nine runs. 2. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 129.51. 3. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 130.20. 4. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla., 130.73. 5. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D., 133.22. 6. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif., 141.41. 7. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb., 142.40. 8. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo., 144.18. 9. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 144.93. 10. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla., 146.36. 11. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas, 150.72. 12. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 151.25. 13. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah, 154.43. 14. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas, 165.35. 15. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 116.84 on eight runs.
Bull Riding
1. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 84.5 points on Mo Betta Rodeo’s Bailey Hou, $18,257. 2 (tie), J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo.. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla.. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo.. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla.. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash.. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo.. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo.. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, and Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., NS.
Average leaders — 1. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas, 343.5 points on four head. 2. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo., 336. 3. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla., 334.5. 4. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 326. 5. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas, 305.5. 6. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas, 261.0 on three head. 7. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn., 249.5. 8. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 244. 9. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla., 175.5 on two head. 10. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah, 168. 11. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 164.5. 12. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas, 156. 13. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D., 76 on one. 14 (tie), Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla., and Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo., NS.
Comments