2025 PRORODEO Tournament Releases

Champions crowned at FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament

by Susan Kanode


FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 8, 2025) --- The 2025 edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s $1.5 million FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament came to a close in Dickies Arena on Saturday night.

The big money winner was bull rider Maverick Potter from Waxahachie, Texas, and his win could be a game changer for his season. He qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in 2022 and finished the season in 12th place. The next two years were filled with struggles. Potter finished 45th in 2023, and last year was 24th. While it didn’t put him among the top 15 that qualify to compete for world titles, that finish was good enough to get him a spot here.

Potter competed in Bracket 1 of the tournament and was the only bull rider who was successful in both rounds. He earned $7,000 in those rounds, came back to the Semi-Finals and was successful again. In fact, Potter was the only man to ride all four of the bulls that he climbed on. In the Championship Finals, he notched the high score at 89.5 points on Sutton Rodeo’s Mr. Demon to win $20,000. When all his winnings were added together, he was the biggest money earner at this year’s rodeo with $30,333. That money will put him well on the way to qualifying for this year’s NFR in Las Vegas next December. He was unranked in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings prior to this rodeo and is likely to move all the way to the top.

Shad Mayfield’s winning ways continued as he earned his second consecutive Fort Worth tie-down roping championship. Mayfield grew up in Clovis, New Mexico, but lives in nearby in Lipan, Texas, now. He stopped the clock in 7.6 seconds for the title. After winning this rodeo last year, he qualified for his sixth NFR and went on to win his first gold buckle as the All-Around World Champion. Shad was the 2020 world champion tie-down roper and has been working hard to win that championship again. The win here will help him to make the trip to Las Vegas again next December for rodeo’s championships.

Another local competitor that took home a title was barrel racer Andrea Busby from Brock. She was riding her great mare, Born on Derby Day, that she calls Derby. They had the fastest run on Saturday night at 16.16 seconds and earned $27,700. It was a big win for Busby who qualified for her first NFR last December and is hoping to be back there next December.

Jesse Brown from Baker City, Oregon, earned $25,818 in the steer wrestling. He won his first title in Dickies Arena when he stopped the clock in 3.6 seconds. In the fastest event at the rodeo, breakaway roping Josie Conner, from Iowa, Louisiana, got the win with a 1.8 second run. She added $28,017 to her season earnings.

Team roper Tanner Tomlinson who lives at Mineral Wells, Texas, did the heading for Jay, Oklahoma’s Travis Graves. They are a new team for 2025, and the partnership worked well enough at the ProRodeo Tournament for them to get the win. They stopped the clock in 4.9 seconds in the finals for the title and earned a total of $25,350.

Nick Pelke of Mondovi, Wisconsin, made an outstanding 91.5-point ride on J Bar J Rodeo’s horse named Straight Stick to win the bareback riding. Pelke earned $26,136 total and, if his success continues, he will be traveling to Las Vegas to compete at his first NFR.

In the saddle bronc riding it was Idaho’s Kade Bruno who got the win. Bruno rode another horse from J Bar J Rodeo named Straight Moonshine for 92 points. He earned $27,636 and if his success continues through the rest of the year, he will be competing at his fourth NFR. He was leading the world standings before Fort Worth’s rodeo and extended his lead significantly.
Total payoff at this year’s rodeo was over $1.5 million. Plans are underway for the 2026 edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, scheduled for January 16 – February 7.

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament Champions

Bareback Riding – Nick Pelke, Mondovi, WI, 91.5 points, $26,136
Steer Wrestling – Jesse Brown, Baker City, OR, 3.6 seconds, $25,818
Breakaway Roping – Josie Conner, Iowa, LA, 1.8 seconds, $28,017
Saddle Bronc Riding – Kade Bruno, Challis, ID, 92 points, $27,636
Tie-Down Roping – Shad Mayfield, Clovis, NM, 7.6 seconds, $28,433
Team Roping – Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, TX & Travis Graves, Jay, OK, 4.9 seconds, $25,350
Barrel Racing – Andrea Busby, Brock, TX, 16.16 seconds, $27,700
Bull Riding – Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, TX, 89.5 points, $30,333

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament Championship Finals on February 2, 2024.
Bareback riding: 1, Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis., 91.5 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Straight Stick, $20,000. 2, Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 90.5, $8,000. 3, Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, 89.5, $8,000. 4, (tie) Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas, and Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 89, $2,000 each.
Steer wrestling: 1, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 3.6 seconds, $20,000. 2, Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 4.5, $12,000. 3, Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., 10.5, $8,000. 4, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 10.5, $4,000.
Breakaway roping: 1, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 1.8 seconds, $20,000. 2, Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., 2.8, $12,000. 3, TiAda Gray, May, Texas, 3.2, $8,000. 4, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., no time, $4,000 (based on fastest time in Semi-finals.)
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 92 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Straight Moonshine, $20,000. 2, Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah, 91.5, $12,000. 3, Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, 90.5, $8,000. 4, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 88.5, $4,000.
Tie-down roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 7.6 seconds, $20,000. 2, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 7.7, $12,000. 3, Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, 7.9, $8,000. 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 8.3, $4,000.
Team Roping: 1, Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.9, $20,000 each. 2, Cody Carter, Stephenville, Texas, and Blake Bentley, Stephenville, Texas, 5.0, $12,000 each. 3, Dawson and Dillon Graham, 9.1, $8,000 each. 4, Cyle Denison, Iowa, La., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 9.2, $4,000 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.16 seconds, $20,000. 2, Megan McLeod Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.21, $12,000. 3, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.37, $8,000. 4, Toria Madsen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 16.31, $4,000.
Bull Riding: 1, Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas, 89.5 points on Sutton Rodeo’s Mr. Demon, $20,000. 2, T Parker, Winnie, Texas, 84, $12,000. 3, (tie) T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., and Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, $6,000 each (based on Semi-Finals scores.)

Brackets conclude at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 4, 2025) --- The final bracket of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament ended in Dickies Arena on Tuesday night.

And Bracket 7 offered contestants the final opportunity to advance and have an opportunity to win a championship at the legendary rodeo. Bull rider Tristan Mize from Bryan, Texas is one of those.

Mize tied for the win in round one of Bracket 7 on Monday. He came back on Tuesday night and again tied for the top spot, this time with an 88-point ride. That came aboard Rafter G Rodeo’s Sea of Sorrow.

He started riding bulls in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2016. The next year, he finished 17^th just narrowly missing a qualification for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). Then he took a break from competing. He came back last year and finished 38^th, giving him qualifications for the major rodeos including the one in Fort Worth. He is currently 13^th in the world standings and stands to improve that significantly. Mize is headed to Fort Worth’s Semi-Finals.

Also scoring 88 in Tuesday night’s bull riding was Caldwell, Idaho’s Brady Portenier. He rode a bull from New Jersey’s Cowtown Rodeo named Big Twist. Portenier earned the tournament championship the first year the rodeo was in Dickies Arena and that win propelled him to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. His ride on Tuesday gives him a chance at the Wildcard on Wednesday where he will need to be among the top 2 bull riders to advance to the Semi-Finals.

World champion barrel racer Kassie Mowry has had some success here the past two years, but the Fort Worth championship has evaded her. Tuesday, she stopped the clock in 16.13 seconds, the second fastest run of the entire rodeo. Riding her great gelding Force The Goodbye that is known as Jarvis, Mowry is advancing to the Semi-Finals here along with Brock, Texas, resident Andrea Busby, who qualified for her first NFR last year and won the second-most prestigious title in rodeo, the NFR championship for having the fastest total time on ten rounds.

Dylan Hancock from San Angelo also made his first appearance at rodeo’s championships in the tie-down roping. Hancock stopped the clock in 7.4 seconds on Tuesday. Combined with a third-place finish in round one, he is now Semi-Finals bound.

Wednesday’s Wild Card round will feature eight competitors in each event. It is the last opportunity to advance to the Semi-Finals and only two of the eight will advance. The action, which is part of Cook Children’s Day at the FWSSR, gets underway at 7:30 p.m.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Bracket 7, Round 2, February 4, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont., 86 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Looks, $2,318. 2, (tie) Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La., and Clay Jorgenson, Warford City, N.D., 84.5, $1,618 each. 4, (tie) Brayze Schill, West Columbia, Texas, and Wacey Schalla, Arapahoe, Okla., 82, $580 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Petersen, $4,618, and Schalla, $2,180. Wild Card qualifier: Kramer, $1,743. (Kramer advances on tiebreaker.)

Steer wrestling: 1, (tie) Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, and Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., 3.8 seconds, $2,125 each. 3, Jacob Edler, Alva, Okla., 4.1, $1,475. 4, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 5.2, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Branco, $2,575, and Rudd, $2,325. Wild Card qualifier: Tavenner, $2,150.

Breakaway roping: 1, Jill Tanner, Stephenville, Texas, 2.1 seconds, $2,375. 2, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., 2.2, $1,875. 3, Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas, 2.3, $1,475. 4, Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz., 2.6, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Hali Willams, $3,850, and Joey Williams (advances on tiebreaker), $2,950. Wild Card qualifier: Young, $2,950.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Lucas Macza, High River, Alberta, Canada, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’ Texan, $2,300. 2, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 86, $1,800. 3, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 85, $1,400. 4, Ira Dickinson, Rock Springs, Wyo., 82.5, $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Green, $4,136, and Macza, $2,460. Wild Card qualifier: Ira Dickinson, $2,436. (advances on tiebreaker)

Tie-down roping: 1, Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 7.4 seconds, $2,342. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.9, $1,842. 3, Zane Kilgus, Watsontown, Pa., 8.3, $1,442. 4, Blane Cox, Stephenville, Texas, 8.4, $1,042.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Hancock, $3,783, and Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, $2,342. Wild Card qualifier: Cooper, $1,842.

Team Roping: 1, Riley Kittle, Stephenville, Texas, and Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas, $2,425 each. 2, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 4.0, $1,925 each. 3, Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 9.2, $1,525 each. 4, Dalton Turner, Sidney, Ark., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.5, $1,125 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla.; and Tucker and Worley, $3,000 each. Wild Card qualifier: Kittle and Woodfin, $2,425 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.13 seconds, $2,300. 2, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.15, $1,800. 3, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.20, $1,400. 4, Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 16.30. $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Busby, $3,700, and Mowry, $3,300. Wild Card qualifier: McLeod-Sprague, $3,200.

Bull Riding: 1, (tie) Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, on Cowtown Rodeo’s Big Twist, and Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, on Rafter G Rodeo’s Sea of Sorrow, 88 points, $2,125 each. 3, Mason Moody, Letcher, S.D., 87, $1,475. 4, Cutter Kaylor, Jasper, Texas, 84, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Mise, $4,675, and Kaylor, $3,025. Wild Card qualifier: Portenier, $2,125.

Four-legged athlete takes center stage at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 2, 2025) --- No one has been more successful at this year’s Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament than a Canadian athlete that has four legs.

Logan Bird, from Nanton, Alberta, is the proud owner of one of the most famed and beloved tie-down roping horses going down the road today. And while Bird has been riding Daddys Shiner Cat commonly known as “Peso,” that’s not all that has made the 14-year-old buckskin horse famous.

The quick-footed athlete has been the chosen mount for a lot of competitors at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) for several years. In fact, he has been in Las Vegas for rodeo’s championships four times and had five different riders. None of them were Bird.

However, Bird had enough success in 2024 to qualify for the rodeo in Dickies Arena. He and fellow Albertan Kyle Lucas both rode Peso in Bracket 5 and are advancing to the Semi-Finals.

Bracket 6 started Saturday night and was completed Sunday afternoon. The buckskin gelding was in familiar territory with San Angelo, Texas, roper Ty Harris on his back. During last year’s NFR, Harris rode Peso for nine of the 10 rounds in Las Vegas.

Harris placed third on Saturday, then came back on Sunday, and stopped the clock in 8.7 seconds for first place. Because of his success in Bracket 6, he is now the third man to advance to the Semi-Finals riding the talented “Peso.”

Halyn Lide made her first appearance at the NFR in December and is using that momentum to start her 2025 season. Riding her great horse Jettin Ta Heaven that she calls “Keeper,” she tied for first in the first round of Bracket 6 then won round two outright.

A year ago, Lide, from China Spring, Texas, was competing here for the first time. This year, she is at the top of the bracket and returning to compete in the Semi-Finals.

Monday night’s rodeo will be round one of Bracket 7. Action starts at 7:30 p.m. and fans will see the final group of 2025 tournament contestants. Tuesday night’s competition in Dickies Arena will determine the final contestants to advance to the Wild Card and Semi-Finals rounds where they will have a spot in the Championship Finals on Saturday, February 8, in their sights.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Bracket 6, Round 2, February 2, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 85 points on Calgary Stampede’s Forged Warrior, $2,375. 2, (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Strawbs Jones, Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 81, $1,675 each. 4, Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho, 76, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Pope, $4,193, and Cooke, $3,393. Wild Card qualifier: Jones, $3,093.

Steer wrestling: 1, Winsten McGraw, Gill, Colo., 4.8 seconds, $2,318. 2, Cody Devers, Perryton, Texas, 5.9, $1,818. 3, Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 6.6, $1,418. 4, Dalton Massey, Hermiston, Ore., $1,018.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Devers and McGinn, $3,290 each. Wild Card qualifier: Shane Frey, Duncan, Okla., $2,515.

Breakaway roping: 1, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 2.1 seconds, $2,425. 2, Rickie Fanning, Martin, S.D., 2.8, $1,925. 3, Shaya Biever, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, 4.6, $1,525. 4, Suzanne Williams, Standish, Calif., 12.1, $1,125.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Dallyn, $4,767, and Biever, $2,967. Wild Card qualifier: Fanning, $1,925.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Jake Finlay, Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 89 points on Generations Pro Rodeo’s Shamus, $2,300. 2, (tie) Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah; Damian Brennan, Injune, Queensland, Australia; Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta; and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 87, $1,081 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Finlay, $3,700, and Thurston, $3,381. Wild Card qualifier: Hay, $2,881.

Tie-down roping: 1, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 8.7 seconds, $2,342. 2, Chris McCuistion, Collinsville, Texas, 11.3, $1,842. 3, Garrett Jacobs, Bosque Farms, N.M., 12.8, $1,442. 4, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 14.6, $1,042.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Jacobs, $3,817, and Harris, $3,417. Wild Card qualifier: Farquer, $2,517.

Team Roping: 1, Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas, and Jace Helton, Tolar, Texas, 4.3 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas, and Patrick Smith, Athens, Texas, 4.6, $1,875 each. 3, Cody Carter and Blake Bentley, Stephenville, Texas, 4.7, $1,475 each. 4, Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla., 4.9, $1,075 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Thompson and Helton, $3,393 each; and Carter and Bentley, $3,093 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Clay and Braden, $2,693 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Halyn Lide, China Spring, Texas, 16.21 seconds, $2,300. 2, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 16.30, $1,800. 3, Stevi Hillman, Granbury, Texas, 16.65, $1,400. 4, Keyla Costa, Tolar, Texas, 16.67. $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Lide, $4,350, and Smalygo, $3,200. Wild Card qualifier: Costa, $3,050.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Jestyn Woodward, Custer, S.D., 88.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Whiskey River, $3,750. 2, Taylor Toves, Stephenville, Texas, 88, $3,250.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Woodward and T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., $3,750 each. Wild Card qualifier: Rawley Johnson, Swan Valley, Idaho, $3,250. (advances on tiebreaker)

Friday filled with excitement at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Jan. 31, 2025) --- With two performances at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament on Friday, rodeo contestants were going for broke in every event.

Bracket 4 was completed during the matinee performance where the 2019 world champion tie-down roper, Haven Meged, from Miles City, Montana made it known that he wants to win a title here.

Meged stopped the clock in 8.8 seconds Thursday, then came back and was even faster Friday afternoon at 8.5. He has won a total of $4,410 here so far and is now hoping to add to that during the Semi-Finals.

Meged will be one of eight competitors in Semi-Finals 1 or 2. He will need to be among the four fastest contestants to advance to the Championship Finals on Saturday, February 8, to have an opportunity to win his first title here.

Also moving on after tying for the arena record on Thursday are team ropers Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord. Egusquiza is originally from Florida, but lives near Mineral Wells, Texas now. Lord is his neighbor, but still calls Sturgis, South Dakota, home. They backed up their 3.6-second run from Thursday with a 4.0 for another round win on Friday. They have each earned $4,750 here and could win more in the Semi-Finals.

Friday night’s action was highlighted by bareback rider Tilden Hooper’s 90-point effort on Smith Pro Rodeo’s horse named Risky Business. Hooper won this rodeo in 2020, and a lot has changed in his life in the past five years. His family has grown and he and his wife, Melissa are the proud parents of three toddlers.
“This is the greatest job I never knew I would have,” Hooper said. “Nothing compares with being a husband and a father. It puts rodeo into perspective.”

Jordon Briggs had the fastest time in the barrel racing on Friday night at 16.30 seconds. The 2021 world champion won the title here in 2009 as Jordon Peterson aboard Frenchman’s Jester when the rodeo was held in Will Rogers Coliseum. This year her success is on Famous Lil Jet known in the rodeo world as Rollo. She finished just outside the top 15 that qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2024 and wants to be on the inside looking out this year. A win here would certainly help her accomplish that goal.

Hooper, Briggs, and all the other Bracket 5 competitors will ride again on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. Then Saturday night at 7:30, a new group of contestants will start Bracket 6 of seven.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 31, 2025.
Bracket 4 Round 2 – 2 p.m. performance
Bareback riding: 1, Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 88.5 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Tarnished Silver, $2,318. 2, (tie) Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla., and Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Minn., 87, $1,618 each. 4, Tim Murphy, Grandview, Texas, 82.5, $1,016.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Roper, $3,936 and Lees, $3,836. Wild Card qualifier: Pelke, $2,236.
Steer wrestling: 1, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 3.7 seconds, $2,300. 2, Chance Howard, Sallisaw, Okla., 3.8, $1,800. 3, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 4.6, $1,400. 4, Tim Murphy, Grandview, Texas, 4.8, $1,000.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Howard, $4,118, and Brown, $2,818. Wild Card qualifier: Parrott, $2,443.
Breakaway roping: 1, Aspen Miller, Santa Fe, Texas, 1.8 seconds, $2,332. 2, Braylee Shepherd, Fitzhugh, Okla., 2.1, $1,875. 3, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.4, $1,442. 4, Addie Weil, Commerce, Texas, 3.3, $1,075.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Munsell, $3,567, and Weil, $3,167. Wild Card qualifier: Miller, $2,332.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo., 88 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Angel Cat, $2,318. 2, Q Taylor, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 87, $1,818. 3, (tie) Garrett Long, Valentine, Neb., and Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 84. $1,218.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Taylor, $4,160, and Wells, $3,560. Wild Card qualifier: Casper, $2,460.
Tie-down roping: 1, (tie) Chet Weitz, London, Texas, and Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 8.5 seconds, $2092 each. 3, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 9.5, $1,442. 4, Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La., $1,042.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Meged, $4,410, and Weitz, $#,110. Wild Card qualifier: Douch, $2,860.
Team Roping: 1, Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.0 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Jeff Fleniken, Caldwell, Idaho., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, 4.3, $1,875 each. 3, Clint Wallace, Little Rock, Ark., and Jace McDaniel, Jonesboro, Ark., 4.5, $1,475 each. 4, Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., $1,075 each.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Egusquiza and Lord, $4,750 each; and Tomlinson and Graves, $2,350 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Wyatt and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, $2,075 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla., 16.26 seconds, $2,300. 2, (tie) Chelsea Moore, Rose Hills, Kan., and Austyn Tobey, Bemidji, Minn.,16.43, $1,600 each. 4, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 16.44. $1,000.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Beisel, $4,600, and Moore, $3,000. Wild Card qualifier: Jordan Driver, Garden City, Texas, $1,925.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Jax Mills, Magnolia, Texas, 88 points on TNT Pro Rodeo’s Ozone Baby, $3,750. 2, Hayes Weight, 85 points, $3,250.
Semi-finals qualifiers: T Parker, Winnie, Texas, and Mills, $3,750 each, Wild Card qualifier: Ernie Courson Jr., Okeechobee, Fla., $3,250.

Bracket 5 Round 1 7:30 P.M. performance
Bareback riding: 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 90 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Risky Business, $2,318. 2, Jacel Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., 87.5, $1,818. 3, Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 87, $1,418. 4, Cooper Filipek, Rapid City, S.D., 85.5, $1,018.
Steer wrestling: 1, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.8 seconds, $2,375. 2, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii, 4.2, $1,875. 3, Talon Roseland, Marshalltown, Iowa, 4.6, $1,475. 4, Ryan Shuckburgh, Innisfail, Alberta, Canada., 7.6, $1,075.
Breakaway roping: 1, Maddy Deerman, Hope, N.M., 1.9 seconds, $2,318. 2, Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas, 2.1, $1,818 each. 3, Taylor Raupe, Douglas, Kan., 2.2, $1,418. 4, Kendal Pierson, Wardlow, Alberta, Canada, 2.5, $1,018.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Bell Prize, and Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah, on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Angel Warrior, 84.5 points, $2,125 each. 3, Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta, Canada, 84, $1,475. 4, Chris Williams, Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 83, $1,075.
Tie-down roping: 1, Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., 8.2 seconds, $2,318. 2, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 8.8, $1,818. 3, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 9.0, $1,418, 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 9.5, $1,018.
Team Roping: 1, Tyler Tryan, Lipan, Texas, and Denton Dunning, Surprise, Ariz., 3.9 seconds, $2,300 each. 2, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 4.6, $,1,800 each. 3, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.7, $1,400. 4, Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo., and Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss., 5.2, $1,000 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.30 seconds, $2,318. 2, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.46, $1,818. 3, Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, 16.66, $1,418. 4, Jamie Olsen, Brock, Texas, 16.71, $1,018.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Trey Holston, Jacksboro, Texas, 87 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Midnight Magic, $3,750. 2, Hayden Ferguson, Coldspring, Texas, 86.5, $3,250.

Otero family shines at FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament Wednesday

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Jan. 29, 2025) --- Wednesday night at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament belonged to the Otero family.

Tie-down roper Michael Otero, his barrel racing wife Carlee and their two sons, Hudson and Houston, make their home about an hour from Dickies Arena, home of the legendary Fort Worth rodeo. The trip home had to be a happy one as both competitors were successful here.

Michael Otero competed first and tied for the top spot in round two of Bracket 3 with Quade Hiatt from Canyon, Texas. They each had a time of 8.7 to win $2,092. Otero also won money on Tuesday night and advances to the Semi-Finals with the highest total earnings of $3,933.

After he roped, he became the support system for his wife. Carlee Otero was the final barrel racer to compete and had the fastest time of the rodeo here so far at 16.19 seconds. She was riding her horse Blingolena that she rode at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December. She also won last night and is the high-money earner out of bracket 3 in her event at over $4,600.

Now both Oteros are bound for the Semi-Finals next week and hope to have enough success to advance to the championship finals. They each could win a coveted FWSSR championship.
Wednesday night’s team roping was emotional for all of the competitors. Texan Peyton Walters from Justin won the team roping at the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo last June with Brandon Gonzales from Lipan. That earned them a coveted spot in the tournament.

Just days before the rodeo here started, Gonzales lost his battle with cancer. That not only left Walters without a friend; it left him without his roping partner. When he backed into the heading box here, Jake Edwards from Fort Ann, New York was doing the heeling. They stopped the clock in 4.6 seconds for the win. Their $2,375 won’t be enough to advance to the Semi-Finals but honoring his friend while roping here was the biggest accomplishment for Walters.

Wyoming’s Brody Cress swept the saddle bronc riding. After winning round one with a 90.5-point ride, he came back Wednesday night and was 89.5 on United Pro Rodeo’s Awesome Sauce to win again. He is now making plans for the Semi-Finals and hoping to win his first FWSSR championship.

A new set of contestants will be at Dickies Arena for Bracket 4 of the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament Thursday, January 30 for rodeo action beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Bracket 3, Round 2, January 29, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Drake Amundson, Wheatland, Wyo., 85.5 points on Penthouse Pro Rodeo’s Minnesota Joe, $2,300. 2, Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas, 84.5, $1,800. 3, Luke Thrash, Bastrop, La., 84, $1,400. 4, Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., 81, $1,000.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Miller, $3,868, and Bourgeois, $3,068. Wild Card qualifier: Amundson, $2,300.

Steer wrestling: 1, Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah, 4.2 seconds, $2,375. 2, (tie) Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Gavin Soileau, Bunkie, La., 4.4, $1,675 each. 4, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 4.5, $1,018. Semi-finals qualifiers: Robb, $3,817, and Jorgensen, $3,786. Wild Card qualifier: Soileau, $3,787.

Breakaway roping: 1, TiAda Gray, May, Texas, 2.2 seconds, $2,375. 2, Jackie Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, 2.7, $1,875. 3, Nicole Baggarley, Las Cruces, N.M., 2.8, $1,475. 4, Cassidy Boggs, Stephenville, Texas, 3.3, $1,075. Semi-finals qualifiers: Gray, $4,250, and Crawford, $3,350. Wild Card qualifier: Baggerley, $2,550.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 89.5 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Awesome Sauce, $2,342. 2, Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., 86, $1,842. 3, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 85.5, $1,442. 4, Bailey Small, McArthur, Calif., 82. $1,042. Semi-finals qualifiers: Cress, $4,660, and Dallas, $2,960. Wild Card qualifier: Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, $1,818.

Tie-down roping: 1, (tie) Michael Otero, Perrin, Texas, and Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas, 8.7, $2,092 each. 3, Booker McCutchen, Harrison, Ark., 9.5, $1,442. 4, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 10.2, $1,042. Semi-finals qualifiers: Otero, $3,933, and Tom Crouse, Gallatin, Mo., $2,342. Wild Card qualifier: Hall, $2,283.

Team Roping: 1, Peyton Walters, Justin, Texas, and Jake Edwards, Fort Ann, N.Y., 4.6 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas, 4.9, $1,875 each. 3, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 5.2, $1,475 each. 4, Pedro Egurrola, Florence, Ariz., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 5.3, $1,075 each. Semi-finals qualifiers: Tsinigine and Tryan, $3,400 each; and Snow and Koch, $3,000 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Egurrola and Davis, $2,600 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Carlee Otero, Perrin, Texas, 16.19 seconds, $2,300. 2, Ilyssa Riley, Hico, Texas, 16.50, $1,800. 3, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 16.66, $1,400. 4, Oceane Veilleux, St-Alfred, Quebec, Canada, 16.87. $1,000. Semi-finals qualifiers: Otero, $4,618, and Lockhart, $2,418. Wild Card qualifier: Riley, $1,943.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Scott Wells, Goodiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 85 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Back Bender, $3,750. 2, Lukasey Morris, Union City, Okla., 81 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Crime Report, $3,250. Semi-finals qualifiers: Wade Tuni, Rock Point, Ariz., $7,000, and Wells, $3,750. Wild Card qualifier: Morris, $3,250
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Oftedahl leads Bracket 2 Winners at Fort Worth’s ProRodeo Tournament

by Johna Cravens

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 27, 2025)

Chance Oftedahl of Pemberton, Minnesota, was the only contestant in Bracket 2 of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo’s (FWSSR) $1.5 million ProRodeo Tournament to win both quarterfinals rounds in his event.

The tie-down roper turned in a time of 8.1 seconds to win round two of his bracket Monday night in Dickies Arena. The former Odessa College rodeo team member who spends his non-rodeo time training horses also won the first round on Sunday.

He will advance to the semi-finals scheduled for February 6 and 7 along with former world champion Shane Hanchey of Sulphur, Louisiana, who placed in both rounds.

A highlight of Monday’s performance came in breakaway roping when fan favorite JJ Hampton roped her calf in 2.2 seconds. Hampton, a 17-time world champion and National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee, did not record a time in round one and any chance of advancing in Fort Worth hinged on her second-round efforts.

The crowd roared when Hampton’s time was announced as it put her in first by one-tenth of a second. Fellow Stephenville resident Rylee George, who had tied for the first-round win with Louisiana’s Josie Conner on Sunday, was the last cowgirl to rope and stopped the clock in 2.4 seconds for third in the round. Conner’s time of 2.3 on Monday finished second.

Both George and Conner advanced to the semi-finals, but Hampton’s win kept her alive in the tournament as she advanced to the wild card round.

The biggest money winner on Monday was bull rider Gavin Mitchell of Graford, Texas. Mitchell qualified for the Fort Worth rodeo by winning the Palo Pinto Livestock Association Rodeo in Mineral Wells last spring. He was the first cowboy from the chute and had drawn a previously unridden bull from Rafter G Rodeo Company named Bucking for Cash. Mitchell stayed aboard for the full eight seconds, scored 85.5 points and earned $7,000 after no other bull rider made a qualified ride.

Wenda Johnson of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, holds the Dickies Arena barrel racing record at 16.08 seconds. While she wasn’t quite that fast on Monday, her time of 16.27 was nearly two-tenths of a second quicker than any other cowgirl and gave her the round win.

Tuesday is Stock Show Goes Pink Day in Fort Worth to raise awareness for breast cancer research. Bracket 3 will bring in a new slate of competitors who will compete Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Dickies Arena.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Bracket 1, Round 2, January 25, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Gavin French, College Station, Texas, 85 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cash & Carry, $2,300. 2, Spur Lacasse, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 85.5, $1,800. 3, Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 83.5, $1,400. 4, Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 81, $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: French, $4,118, and Clements, $3,718. Wild Card qualifier: Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, $2,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.4 seconds, $2,318. 2, Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 4.5, $1,818. 3, Ty Allred, Tooele, Utah, 4.6, $1,418. 4, Travis Munro, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 4.9, $1,018.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Lord, $4,160, and Payne, $3,260. Wild Card qualifier: Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., $2,485.

Breakaway roping: 1, JJ Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, 2.2 seconds, $2,425. 2, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.3, $1,925. 3, Rylee George, Stephenville, Texas, 2.4, $1,525. 4, MaryBeth Beam, Poetry, Texas, 2.8, $1,125.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Conner, $4,018, and George, $3,617. Wild Card qualifier: Hampton, $2,525.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, (tie) Blaise Freeman, on Dakota Rodeo’s Carney Girl, and Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., on Dakota Rodeo’s Richie’s High, 84 points, $2,068 each. 3, (tie) Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D., and Kyle Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 85, $1,218 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Freeman, $3,110, and Wilson, $2,660. Wild Card qualifier: Jarrod Hammons, Stephenville, Texas, $2,342.

Tie-down roping: 1, Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., 8.1 seconds, $2,375. 2, Shane Han75chey, Sulphur, La., 10.0, $1,875. 3, Weldon Watson, Huntsville, Texas, 11.3, $1,475. 4, Cole Walker, Sparta, Tenn., 12.6, $1,042.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Oftedahl, $4,717, and Hanchey, $2,917. Wild Card qualifier: Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., $2,042.

Team Roping: 1, Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 3.9 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 4.3, $1,875 each. 3, Reno Stoebner, Bastrop, Texas, and Cole Walker, Sparta, Tenn., 4.5, $1,475 each. 4, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 5.1, $1,075 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Graham and Graham; and Rogers and VonAhn, $2,917 each. and Wild Card qualifiers: Derrick Begay, Seba Dalki, Arizona, and Colter Todd, $2,542 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 16.27 seconds, $2,300. 2, Julie Plourde, Saint-Gedeon, Quebec, Canada, 16.46, $1,800. 3, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas., 16.48, $1,000. 4, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 16.59. $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Schuster, $3,200, and Plourde, $2,800. Wild Card qualifier: Johnson, $2,425. (Johnson wins tiebreaker with Jymmy Kay Cox.)

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Gavin Mitchell, Graford, Texas, 85.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Bucking for Cash, $7,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Mitchell, $7,000, and Luke Mast, Hutchinson, Kan., $3,750. Wild Card qualifier: Trey Benton III, Richards, Texas, $3,250.

Bracket 1 Winners advance at Fort Worth’s ProRodeo Tournament

by Johna Cravens

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 25, 2025)

The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo’s $1.5 million FWSSR Pro Rodeo Tournament finished the first of seven brackets of competition Saturday at Dickies Arena.

Saddle bronc rider Kade Bruno of Challis, Idaho, won first place in both rounds to advance to the semi-finals on the final weekend of the stock show. Bruno marked 87.5 points in both rounds, winning round two on Brookman Rodeo’s Apollo, and earning nearly $5,000 in the quarterfinals rounds.

Tie-down roper Shad Mayfield of Clovis, New Mexico, won first in round one and tied for first in round two to punch his semi-finals ticket. After he tied the arena record on Friday night, Mayfield returned on Saturday with a time of 8.6 seconds to tie with fellow National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier Kincaide Henry for first place in round two. Mayfield is the reigning world champion all-around cowboy, a former tie-down roping world champion and the reigning FWSSR champion.

The biggest money winner in bracket one was bull rider Maverick Potter who lives nearby in Waxahachie. Potter was the only bull rider who made a qualified ride in both rounds. He won round one with 78 points on Sutton Rodeo’s Dr. Strange. He then rode another Sutton bull – Heatin’ Up – for 83.5 points to finish second in round two behind Idaho cowboy Roscoe Jarboe who scored 84.5 on Sutton’s bull CrystalX. Potter earned $7,000 while qualifying for the semi-finals.

Hope Thompson of Abilene was the top breakaway roper in bracket one. She placed second in round one, then won round two with a time of 2.6 seconds. She and National Cowgirl Hall of Fame honoree Lari Dee Guy, who also lives in Abilene, move on to the semifinals.

Former world champion team roping header Clay Smith and his partner Coleby Payne won round two of team roping with a 4.1-second run. The pair are the reigning FWSSR tournament champions and advance to the wild card round.

Barrel racer Toria Madsen of Blackfoot, Idaho, was a last-minute replacement in Bracket 1. She was the final runner Saturday night but managed to win the round with a time of 17.46. She will have to wait to see if she gets another chance to compete at Dickies Arena since she and LaTricia Duke of Zephyr, Texas, who won round one, tied in money won in their bracket. Duke moved on to the wild card round while Madsen went into the last-chance, non-qualifier pool where she will see how her winnings stack up with those who finish lower than third in the other brackets. Only the top money winner in that category will advance to the wild card round.

Bracket 2 features a whole new slate of competitors. They will compete Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. and Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at Dickies Arena.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Bracket 1, Round 2, January 25, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Dean Thompson, Altamont, Utah, 88 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Tator Tot, $2,300. 2, (tie) Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, and Weston Timberman, Columbus, Mont., 87, $1,600 each. 4, Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas, 84.5, $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Timberman, $3,900, and Franks, $3,400. Wild Card qualifier: Thompson, $2,425.

Steer wrestling: 1, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 3.7 seconds, $2,318. 2, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 4.2, $1,818. 3, (tie) Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., and Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., 4.5, $1,218 each. Semi-finals qualifiers: Erickson, $4,392, and Goings, $3,292. Wild Card qualifier: Melvin, $3,242.

Breakaway roping: 1, Hope Thompson, Abilene, Texas, 2.6 seconds, $2,425. 2, Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas, 3.5, $1,925. 3, Madalyn Richards, Hereford, Texas, 5.6, $1,525. 4, Kayla Graham, Coleman, Texas, $1,125. Semi-finals qualifiers: Thompson, $4,300, and Guy, $3,400. Wild Card qualifier: Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., $2,375.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 87.5 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Apollo, $2,318. 2, (tie) Dawson Dahm, Tomahawk, Alberta, Canada, and Ben Anderson, Eckville, Alberta, Canada, 85, $1,618 each. 4, Mitch Pollock, Winnemucca, Nev., 82.5, $1,018. Semi-finals qualifiers: Bruno, $4,636, and Anderson, $2,63600. Wild Card qualifier: Traylin Martin, Faith, S.D., $1,961.

Tie-down roping: 1, (tie) Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., and Kincade Henry, Mt. Pleasant, Texas, 8.6 seconds, $2,092 each. 3, Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, 9.1, $1,442. 4, Cash Enderli. Liberty, Texas, $1,042. Semi-finals qualifiers: Mayfield, $4,433, and Henry, $2,092. Wild Card qualifier: Glenn Jackson, Okmulgee, Okla., $2,008.

Team Roping: 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 4.1, $2,375 each. 2, Cyle Denison, Iowa, La., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 5.1, $1,875 each. 3, Mason Rust, Cordon, Texas, and Kyler Kanady, Breckenridge, Texas, 5.8, $1,475 each. 4, Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Calgary Smith, Adams, Ore., 6.9, $1,075 each. Semi-finals qualifiers: Denison and Mitchell, $3,350 each, and Tryan and Smith, $3,200 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Smith and Payne, $2,375 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Toria Madsen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 16.46 seconds, $2,300. 2, Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas, 16.63, $1,800. 3, Katelyn Scott, Odessa, Texas., 16.70, $1,000. 4, Sadie Wolaver-Troyer, Weatherford, Okla., 16.73. $1,000. Semi-finals qualifiers: Winn, $3, 600, and LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, $2,425. Wild Card qualifier: Madsen, $2,425. (Duke wins tiebreaker with fastest time on one run.)

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 84.5 points on Sutton Rodeos’ CrystalX, $3,750. 2, Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas, 83.5, $3,250. Semi-finals qualifiers: Potter, $7,000, and Jarboe, $3,750. Wild Card qualifier: Blaine Beaty, Deer Creek, Minn., $3,250.

Semifinals B decides Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Championship Finals competitors.

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 7, 2025) --- Semi-Finals B at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament filled the final spots in Saturday’s Championship Finals.

Saturday’s rodeo is shaping up to be one for the record books. Reigning team roping champions in Dickies Arena, Clay Smith and Coleby Payne have earned a spot for a repeat and they did it the hard way. Smith, from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Payne from Stephenville, Texas, finished third in their bracket to advance to the Wild Card round on Wednesday night. They won that with a 3.8-second run to get to Semi-Finals B.

With Smith, a two-time world champion doing the heading and Payne roping the heels, they had an identical time on Friday night. They have already won more than $8,000 here. If they have the fast time again on Saturday night, they will emerge as champions for the second year in a row.

Last year’s title in Dickies Arena came with $25,000 in earnings for the talented team ropers. That money helped earn them a trip to Las Vegas this past December to compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) where world champions are crowned. And, if they hadn’t won Fort Worth’s rodeo, it’s likely that they wouldn’t have been among the top 15 who qualify to compete there.

Bull rider T Parker, from Winnie, Texas, made the trip to compete at rodeo’s championships in 2023. Last year, he competed through March, but injuries forced him to sit out a good part of the year. Parker had a torn rotator cuff and labrum that required surgery and was out for six months.

He’s come back in a big way here. He won round one of Bracket 4 to advance to the Semi-Finals with $3,750 in earnings. Then he was one of three riders to be successful in Semi-Finals B and had the high-scoring ride at 90 points. His success came aboard Sutton Rodeo’s bull named One Chance and that chance paid off with another $4,333 in earnings. Now he’s hoping for a Fort Worth title and another trip to Las Vegas to compete for a gold buckle.

No one has been more successful in Dickies Arena this year than barrel racer Emily Beisel from Weatherford, Oklahoma. Beisel and her great mare Ivory On Fire, Liza, won both rounds of Bracket 4 and Semi-Finals B. She has earned $8,600 here so far.

The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament concludes on Saturday night with the Championship Finals. Eight contestants in each event have battled through brackets and the Semi-Finals to ride for a title in Dickies Arena. Championships will come down to who has the highest score or fastest time with action getting underway at 7:30 p.m.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament Semi-Finals B on February 7, 2024. Semi-Finals Winners and Finals Qualifiers
Bareback riding: 1, Jacek Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., 89.5 points on J Bar J Pro Rodeo’s Hyna, $4,000. 2, (tie) Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, and Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis., 87.5, $2,500 each. 4, Jayco Roper, Huntsville, Texas, 86.5, $1,000.
Steer wrestling: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.2 seconds, $4,000. 2, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 4.3, $3,000 each. 3, Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., 4.9, $2,000. 4, Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., 5.0, $1,000.
Breakaway roping: 1, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.4 seconds, $4,000. 2, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.5, $3,000. 3, Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz., 2.7, $2,000. 4, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, 4.3, $1,000.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, J Bar J Rodeo’s Hell on Hooves, and Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., on Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics’ Pendleton Roundup’s Marquee, 85, $3,500. 3, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 84, $2,000. 4, (tie) Blaise Freeman, Snyder, Texas; Jake Finlay, Goodiwindi, Queensland, Australia; and Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 83.5, $. (Finlay advances on tiebreaker.)
Tie-down roping: 1, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 7.8 seconds, $4,000. 2, Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 8.9, $3,000. 3, (tie) Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, and Tom Crouse, Gallatin, Texas, 9.4, $1,500.
Team Roping: 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 3.8 seconds, $4,000 each. 2, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.4, $3,000 each. 3, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 4.8, $2,000 each. 4, Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Calgary Smith, Adams, Ore., 5.3, $1,000 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla., 16.23 seconds, $4,000. 2, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.32, $3,000. 3, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.36, $2,000. 4, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.41, $1,000.
Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, T Parker, Winnie, Texas, 90 points on Sutton Pro Rodeo’s One Chance, $4,333. 2, (tie) Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, and TJ Gray, Dairy, Ore., 88, $2,333 each.
Gavin Mitchell, Graford, Texas, and Wade Tuni, Rock Point, Ariz., also advance to the finals.

Half of field set for Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Championship Finals

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 6, 2025) --- The first of two Semi-Finals performances at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament featured last year’s tie-down roping champion looking to repeat.

Shad Mayfield grew up near Clovis, New Mexico, but when his rodeo career took off, he moved to Lipan, Texas, to pursue his goals. He was the 2020 World Champion Tie-down Roper and then last year earned rodeo’s ultimate buckle, the World Champion All-Around Cowboy. Mayfield also competed in team roping and steer roping to earn that title, but his main source of income and biggest success came in the tie-down roping.

He got his 2024 season off to a great start by winning the tie-down roping in Dickies Arena and is hoping to do that again this year. Mayfield came a step closer to that goal on Thursday night competing in Semi-Finals A. He had the fastest time of the eight-man field at 8.4 seconds. That added $4,000 to his previous earnings. He has already collected $8,433 and will rope for more on Saturday night.

Caldwell, Idaho’s Jacob Lees had the high score in the bareback riding at 88.5 points. He rode J Bar J Rodeo’s horse named All Pink, a horse he was familiar with. The first time Lees got on All Pink, it did not go well but was a learning experience for the two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier. When the two matched up here, Lees saw an opportunity to do better and that attitude got him the win and a $4,000 check. He also gets to ride in Dickies Arena on Saturday night for a championship.

Andrea Busby from Brock, Texas, qualified for her first NFR last December and finished as the event champion for having the fastest total time on 10 rounds. She did that riding her great horse “Benny,” Jets Top Gun, a nine-year-old sorrel gelding. With the success she had on Benny last December, many fans might have assumed that she would ride him at Fort Worth.

Instead, Busby has been riding a mare that she calls Derby who is registered as Born on Derby Day. The seven-year-old red roan seems to love the set up and the arena here and they are on track to win a championship. They won the first round of Bracket 7 and placed third in round two to qualify for the Semi-Finals. Busby and Derby stopped the clock in16.20 seconds on Thursday night and will be favorites to win the championship here Saturday night.
Semi-Finals 2 will start at 7:30 p.m. in Dickies Arena on Friday, January 7. Eight contestants in each event start with a clean slate and the best four will advance to Saturday night’s Championships.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament Semi-Finals A on February 6, 2024. Semi-Finals Winners and Finals Qualifiers
Bareback riding: 1, Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 88.5 points on J Bar J Pro Rodeo’s All Pink, $4,000. 2, (tie) Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Weston Timberman, Columbus, Mont., 87, $2,500 each. 4, Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas, 86.5, $1,000.
Steer wrestling: 1, (tie) Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, and Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 3.6 seconds, $3,500 each. 3, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 3.7, $2,000. 4, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.3, $1,000.
Breakaway roping: 1, (tie) Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., and TiAda Gray, May, Texas, 2.3, $3,000 each. 4, Hope Thompson, Abilene, Texas, 2.5, $1,000.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 88 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics’ Atomic Blonde, $4,000. 2, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 87, $3,000. 3, Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah, 86, $2,000. 4, Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D., 84, $1,000.
Tie-down roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 8.4 seconds, $4,000. 2, Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., 8.8, $3,000. 3, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 9.6, $2,000. 4, Michael Otero, Perrin, Texas, 9.7, $1,000.
Team Roping: 1, Cyle Denison, Iowa, La., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 4.6, $4,000 each. 2, Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.7, $3,000 each. 3, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 5.7, $2,000 each. 4, Cody Carter and Blake Bentley, Stephenville, Texas, 6.2, $1,000 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.20 seconds, $4,000. 2, Carlee Otero, Perrin, Texas, 16.21, $3,000. 3, Toria Madsen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 16.28, $2,000. 4, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 16.41, $1,000.
Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Bryce Jensen, Huntsville, Texas, 86.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Swanky, $4,333. 2, Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas, 86, $3,333. 3, Jestyn Woodward, Custer, S.D., 80.5, $2,333. (The fourth to qualify for the finals will be found after Semi-Finals B on Friday night.)

Team Ropers set for back-to-back titles at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 5, 2025) --- The audience at Wednesday nighTeam Ropers set for back-to-back titles at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeot’s Wild Card round at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament saw contestants taking chances and giving their all trying to be among the two that advanced to the Semi-Finals.

Three former Fort Worth champions were in that category. One year ago, Clay Smith from Broken Bow, Oklahoma and Coleby Payne from Stephenville, Texas, won the team roping championship in Dickies Arena. They earned $25,000 each. That money gave them a good start on their season and helped to qualify them for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). In fact, if they had left here with empty pockets, they would not have qualified for rodeo’s championships in Las Vegas this past December.

Knowing just how important a win here can be, Smith and Payne threw caution to the wind on Wednesday night. With Smith roping horns and Payne following at the heels, they stopped the clock in 3.8 seconds. Not only was that the fast time of the night, but it also earned each of them an additional $2,000. And they will be roping in the Semi-Finals where they have a chance to advance to Saturday night’s winner-take-all finals.

Dawson Hay, from Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, is no stranger to winning here. He won the saddle bronc riding title the year the legendary rodeo first moved to Dickies Arena—2020. Then he earned it again in 2023. This year, he qualified for the Wild Card and knew he needed a big score to have a chance to get another championship.

Hay rode the J Bar J horse named Painted J for 89.5 points, the high-marked ride of the night. The Canadian cowboy is currently ranked fourth in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world standings. A big win here could improve his position and help build momentum for him to qualify for his sixth NFR. His father Rod Hay was one of the most consistent saddle bronc riders in the history of the sport. He won this rodeo three times, in 1993, 2001 and 2008. He also qualified for the NFR on 20 occasions. Dawson Hay has competed at the NFR five times and is looking to make it six in 2025.

There are two Semi-Finals performances to determine who will advance to Saturday night’s Championship Finals. The top two from Wednesday will be among those riding in the Semi-Finals. Semi-Finals 1 starts at 7:30 on Thursday night where the best four in each event get to ride again on Saturday. Semi-Finals 2 is at 7:30 Friday night and again the top four advance.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Wild Card Round, February 5, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis., 87.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Bigtimin Houseton, $2,000. 2, Dean Thompson, Wheatland, Wyo., 87, $1,500. 3, (tie) Straubs Jones, Clermont, Queensland, Australia, and Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La., 85, $750 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Pelke and Thompson

Steer wrestling: 1, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 5.0 seconds, $2,000. 2, Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., 5.2, $1,500 each. 3, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 5.5, $1,000. 4, Ryan Shuckburg, Innisfail, Alberta, Canada, 5.6, $500.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Parrott and Peterson

Breakaway roping: 1, (tie) Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz., and Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., 2.3 seconds, $1,750 each. 3, Jill Tanner, Stephenville, Texas, 2.4, $1,000. 4, JJ Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, 3.6, $500.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Young and Brennise

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 89.5 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Painted J, $2,000. 2, Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 87, $1,500. 3, Kolby Wanchuck, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, 86, $1,000. 4, Weston Patterson, Waverly, Kan., 85, $500.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Green, $4,136, and Macza, $2,460. Wild Card qualifier: Ira Dickinson, $2,436. (advances on tiebreaker)

Tie-down roping: 1, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 8.4 seconds, $2,000. 2, Glenn Jackson, Okmulgee, Okla., 8.5, $1,500. 3, Quade Hiatt, Canyon, Texas, 8.8, $1,000. 4, Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 9.5, $500.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Douch and Jackson

Team Roping: 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, $2,000 each. 2, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., $1,500 each. 3, (tie) Pedro Egurrola, Florence, Ariz., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif.; and Wyatt and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, 5.1, $750 each,

Semi-finals qualifiers: Smith and Payne; and Summers and Eaves.

Barrel Racing: 1, Toria Madsen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 16.15 seconds, $2,000. 2, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.33, $1,500. 3, Keyla Costa, Tolar, Texas, 16.57, $1,000. 4, Ilyssa Riley, Hico, Texas, 16.41, $500.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Madsen and McLeod-Sprague

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Lukasey Morris, Union City, Okla., 87 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Fifth Avenue, $2,750. 2, Bryce Jenson, Huntsville, Texas, 84.5, $2,250.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Morris and Jenson

Montana Cowboy Knows the Importance of Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from Bracket 7, round one of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, February 3, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont., 86.5 points on Generations Pro Rodeo’s Buffalo Gypsy, $2,300. 2, (tie) Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Okla., and Ben Kramer, Max, N.D., 85, $1,600. 4, Brayze Schill, West Columbia, Texas, 83.5, $1,000.

Steer wrestling: 1, Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif., 3.8 seconds, $2,375. 2, Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 3.9, $1,875. 3, Tyler Pearson, Atoka, Okla., 4.2, $1,475. 4, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 4.8, $1,075.

Breakaway roping: 1, Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas, 2.1 seconds, $2,375. 2, Macy Young, Wittman, Ariz, 2.6, $1,875. 3, Summer Williams, Mineral Wells, Texas, 2.9, $1,475. 4, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., 12.0, $1,075.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 86 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s, $2,318. 2, Riggin Smith, Winterset, Iowa, 85.5, $1,818. 3, Ira Dickinson, Rock Springs, Wyo., 4, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 82, $1,218.

Tie-down roping: 1, Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, 8.0 seconds, $2,342. 2, Kyan Wilhite, Clovis, N.M., 8.5, $1,842. 3, Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 9.5, $1,442, 4, Trevor Hale, Perryton, Texas, 10.7, $1,042.

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Team Roping: 1, Dalton Turner, Sidney, Ark., 5.0 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla., 5.1, $,1,875 each., B 3, Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C. and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 5.9, $1,475 each. 4, Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta, Canada, and Landen Glenn, McAlester, Okla. $1,075 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.33 seconds, $2,300. 2, Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 16.58, $1,800. 3, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.63, $1,400. 4, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.77, $1,000.

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, (tie) Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, on Cowtown Rodeo’s Kingdom, and Cutter Kaylor, Jasper, Texas, on Rafter G Rodeo’s James Brown, 88 points, $2,550 each. 3, Brody Yeary, Morgan Mill, Texas, 84.5, $1,900.

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Younger Wright dominates Bracket 5 at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 1, 2025) --- For rodeo contestants competing at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament, dominating a bracket is a step towards a championship in Dickies Arena.

Saddle bronc rider Statler Wright did just that for the second consecutive year. One year ago, he made two 88.5-point rides, advanced to the Semi-Finals and then to the Finals. Wright, who lives in Beaver, Utah, tied for fourth place with his older brother Ryder Wright in 2024. The youngest of the second-generation of Wright brothers earned nearly $9,000 which helped him qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

This year, he is back with his eye on the prize. He scored 84.5 points Friday night then came back Saturday morning and scored 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s horse, Zorta Proud. Statler Wright has already won $4,443 and has an opportunity to add to that substantially. If he wins the title here, he would join his father Cody Wright, brother Stetson Wright and uncle Jake Wright as saddle bronc riding champions at the FWSSR.

Four-time world champion Zeke Thurston from Big Valley, Alberta, has something to say about that. Thurston had the highest marked saddle bronc score on Saturday night at 89 points. He rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Bill Fick Top Egyptian for the win and will be back Sunday afternoon for his second ride in Bracket 6. Thurston is one of the most successful saddle bronc riders going down the road today, but he has yet to win a title in Dickies Arena.

Another Canadian is working her way to the top in the breakaway roping. Jenna Dallyn has primarily competed at rodeos close to her home in Nanton, Alberta. Her success in her home country helped her qualify for and win the NFR Open in Colorado Springs last July. That win helped her get here, where she stopped the clock in 1.8 seconds on Saturday night - the fastest time so far at this year’s rodeo.

Dallyn and all the Bracket 6 competitors have their second round on Sunday, Feb. 1 starting at 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. will feature Bracket 7, the final bracket of the tournament.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, February 1, 2025.Bracket 5 Round 2 – 11 a.m. performance
Bareback riding: 1, Clayton Biglow, 90.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Boot Barn’s Nightcrawler, $2,300. 2, (Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 90, $1.800. 3, (tie) Jacek Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., and Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 88, $1,200 each.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Hooper, $4,100, and Frost, $3,000. Wild Card qualifier: Champion, $2,600.
Steer wrestling: 1, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii, 3.8 seconds, $2,375. 2, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.8, $1,875. 3, Denell Henderson, Huntsville, Texas, 6.0, $1,475. 4, Ryan Shuckburgh, Innisfail, Alberta, Canada, 9.1, $1,075.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Kalawaia and Duvall, $4,250 each. Wild Card qualifier: Shuckburg, $2,150.
Breakaway roping: 1, Bailey Bates, Tohatchi, N.M., 2.0 seconds, $2,425. 2, Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas, 2.1, $1,925. 3, Maddy Deerman, Hope, N.M., 2.4, $1,525. 4, Taylor Raupe, Douglas, Kan., 2.5, $1,075.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Deerman, $3,842, and Bates, $2,568. Wild Card qualifier: Raupe, $2,543.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zorta Proud, $2,318. 2, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, and Weston Peterson, Waverly, Kan., 85, $1,618 each. 4, Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 83.5, $1,018.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Statler Wright, $4,443, and Gaillard, $3,743. Wild Card qualifier: Patterson, $1,818.
Tie-down roping: 1, Logan Bird, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 9.2 seconds, $2,375. 2, Brushton Minton, 9.7, $1,875. 3, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 9.9, $1,475. 4, Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M., $1,075.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Minton, $4,193, and Lucas, $3,293. Wild Card qualifier: Bird, $2,860.
Team Roping: 1, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla.., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 3.7 seconds, $2,3 each. 2, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C, and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Calif., 4.2, $1,875 each. 3, Tyler Tryan, Lipan, Texas, and Denton Dunning, Surprise, Ariz., 4, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., $1,042 each.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Tryan and Dunning, $4,750 each; and Ward and Long, $2,467 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Summers and Eaves, $2,442 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, Helen Nowosad, Stephenville, Texas., 16.26 seconds, $2,300. 2, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 16.30, $1,400. 3, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.36, $1,400. 4, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.36, $1,000.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Briggs, $3,300, and Morgan, $3,200. Wild Card qualifier: Nowosad, $2,300.
Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Trey Holston, Jacksboro, Texas, 89.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Southern Cowboy, $2,800. 2, Kobe Whitford, Cut Bank, Mont., 87.5, $2,300. 3, Coy Pollmeier, Fort Scott, Kan., 86.5, $1,900.
Semi-finals qualifiers: Holston, 6,550, and Hayden Ferguson, Coldspring, Texas, $3,250 each, Wild Card qualifier: Whitford, $2,300.
Bracket 6 Round 1 7:30 P.M. performance
Bareback riding: 1, Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Cinchy Whitney, $2,318. 2, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 86, $1,818. 3, Strawbs Jones, Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 84.5, $1,418. 4, Will Lowe, Amarillo, Texas, 82, $1,018.
Steer wrestling: 1, Shane Frey, Duncan, Okla., 4.2 seconds, $2,375. 2, Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 10.1, $1,875. 3, Cody Devers, Perryton, Texas, 12.4, $1,475. 4, will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 14.8, $1,075.
Breakaway roping: 1, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 1.8 seconds, $2,342. 2, Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D., 2.1, $1,842 each. 3, Shaya Biever, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, 2.4, $1,442. 4, Montana Brown, Centerville, Texas, 2.6, $1,042.
Saddle bronc riding: 1, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 89 points on Pickett Pro Rodeos Bill Fick Top Egyptian, $2,300. 2, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 86, $1,800. 3, Jake Finlay, Goodiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 85, $1,400. 4, Damien Brennan, Injune, Queensland, Australia, 83, $1,000.
Tie-down roping: 1, Garrett Jacobs, Bosque Farms, N.M., 9.1 seconds, $2,375. 2, Luke Potter, Maple City, Texas, 9.5, $1,875. 3, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 10.9, $1,475, 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 12.6, $1,075.
Team Roping: 1, Kellan and Carson Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 4.3 seconds, $2,318 each. 2, (tie) Cody Carter, Stephenville, Texas, and Blake Bentley, Stephenville, Texas; and Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla., 5.5, $1,418. 4, Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas, and Jace Helton, Tolar, Texas, 5.5, $1,018 each.
Barrel Racing: 1, (tie) Keyla Costa, Tolar, Texas, and Halyn Lide, China Springs, Texas, 16.68 seconds, $2,050 each. 3, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 16.92, $1,400. 4, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.05, $1,000.
Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, TJ Gray, Dairy, Ore., 92 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Rank Frank, $3,750. 2, Rawley Johnson, Swan Valley, Idaho, 88.5, $3,250.

Team ropers shine in Bracket 4 at FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament

by Susan Kanode

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Jan. 30, 2025) --- At the Fort Worth Stock Show (FWSSR) & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament team roping times under four seconds generally earn contestants a good check.
On Thursday night in Dickies Arena, under four seconds was an understatement. Dustin Egusquiza, a seven-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) qualifier from Mariana, Florida was the first to throw his rope as the header.

On the heeling side his partner, Levi Lord, from Sturgis, South Dakota, was working to catch feet. The duo who currently lives near Mineral Wells did their job so well that they tied for the arena record with a time of 3.6. Lightning Aguilara and Coleby Payne first set the record in 2022.

Stephenville, Texas brothers Wyatt and Paden Bray stopped the clock on Thursday at 3.9 to set the pace. Lord and Egusquiza knew they had to be faster to get the win.

Bareback rider Jayco Roper from Oktaha, Oklahoma, qualified for his first NFR in 2023. He missed the competition in 2024 and had major life changes, getting married and becoming a dad to twin girls. Now he’s working to be back in Las Vegas next December for rodeo’s championships.

Roper had the high-marked ride in round one of Bracket 4 at 90.5 points aboard Championship Pro Rodeo’s horse named The Crow.
Setting the pace in the women’s barrel race was Weatherford, Oklahoma’s Emily Beisel. Riding her great mare, Ivory on Fire, that she calls Liza, they stopped the clock in 16.11 seconds. That nearly matched the arena record of 16.08 set by Wenda Johnson in 2022.
All these contestants will have their second round of competition on Friday beginning at 2 p.m. A second performance, Friday evening at 7:30 p.m., will feature a new group of contestants making their first appearance in Bracket 6.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from Bracket 4, round one of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 30, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla., 90.5 points on Championship Pro Rodeo’s The Crow, $2,318. 2, Mason Stuller, Veneta, Ore., 84, $1,818. 3, Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 83.5, $1,418. 4, Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis., 81, $1,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, Chance Howard, Sallisaw, Okla., 4.1 seconds, $2,318. 2, Landon Beardsworth, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada, 4.2, $1,818. 3, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 5.4, $ $1,418. 4, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 6.3, $1,018.

Breakaway roping: 1, (tie) Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., and Addie Weil, Commerce, Texas, 2.2 seconds, $2,125 each. 3, Shelby Boijoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont., 2.3, $1,475. 4, Cheyanne McCartney, Kingston, Okla., $1,075.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Q Taylor, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 87 points on Penthouse Pro Rodeo’s, $2,342. 2, Allen Boore, Auxtell, Utah, 85.5, $1,842. 3, (tie) Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo., and Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 84.5, $1,242 each.

Tie-down roping: 1, Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 9.7 seconds, $2,318. 2, Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas, 9.5, $1,818. 3, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 9.7, $1,418, 4, Chet Weitz, London, Texas, 11.0, $1,018.

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Team Roping: 1, Dustin Eguisquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 3.6 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Wyatt and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, 3.9, $,1,875 each. 3, Shay Carroll, Stephenville, Texas, and Logan Moore, Dublin, Texas; and Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 4.4, $1,275 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla., 16.11 seconds, $2,300. 2, Jordan Driver, Garden City, Texas, 16.34, $1,800. 3, Chelsea Moore, Rose Hill, Kan., 16.43, $1,400. 4, Stephanie Fryar, Waco, Texas, 16.47, $1,000.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, T Parker, Winnie, Texas, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Nashvegas, $3,750. 2, Ernie Courson, Jr., Okeechobee, Fla., 87, $3,250.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from Bracket 3, round one of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 28, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, (tie) Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas, on Diamond G Rodeo’s Raylynn for the Win and Waylon Bourgeois, Church Point, La., on Anderson Rodeo’s Empty Promises, 87.5 points, $2,068 each. 3, Darien Johnson, Tremonton, Utah, 86, $1,418. 4, Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, Canada, 84.5. $1,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, (tie) Gavin Soileau, Bunkie, La., and Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfoot, Idaho, 4.0 seconds, $2,092 each. 3, Cash Robb, Altamont, Utah, 4.3, $ $1,442. 4, Gage Hesse, Keenesburg, Colo., 4.6, $1,042.

Breakaway roping: 1, Beau Peterson, Council Grove, Kan.,2.3 seconds, $2,375. 2, TiAda Gray, May, Texas, 2.4, $1,875. 3, Jackie Crawford, Stephenville, Texas, 2.6, $1,475. 4, Nicole Baggarley, Las Cruces, N.M., $1,075.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., 90.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Smarty Pants, 90.5 points, $2,318. 2, Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 90 points, $1,818. 3, Ryder Sanford, Sulphur, La., 89, $1,418. 4, Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M, 87, $1,018.

Tie-down roping: 1, Tom Crouse, Gallatin, Mo., 9.7 seconds, $2,342. 2, Michael Otero, Perrin, Texas, 11.6, $1,842. 3, (tie) Cash Hooper, Pampa, Texas, and Seth Hall, Albuquerque, N.M., 11.9, $1,242 each.

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Team Roping: 1, Nelson Wyatt, Clanton, Ala., and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 5.2 seconds, $2,425 each. 2, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 5.5, $,1,925 each. 3, Pedro Egurrola, Florence, Ariz., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 6.5, $1,525 each. 4, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Hunter Koch, Vernon, Texas, 14.7, $1,125 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Carlee Otero, Perrin, Texas, 16.35 seconds, $2,318. 2, Caley Walkoviak, Anderson, Texas, 16.85, $1,817. 3, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D., 17.75, $1,418. 4, Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 21.42. $1,018.

Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, Wade Tuni, Rock Point, Ariz., 88 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Black Magic, $7,000.

Bull riding takes the spotlight in Bracket 2 of Fort Worth’s ProRodeo Tournament

by Johna Cravens

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 26, 2025) The highlight of the first round of Bracket 2 at the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament was the bull riding. First Luke Mast of Hutchinson, Kansas, tried his luck on Rafter G Rodeo’s unridden bull Bumpstock. When the eight-second horn sounded, Mast was still on top of the crossbred bull, and he earned a score of 88.5 points from the rodeo judges.

If anyone was going surpass Mast’s lead, it would be the final rider of the day, Trey Benton III, a seven-time National Finals Rodeo (NFR) bull rider who was matched against Rafter G’s bull Goin Brandon for the third time in Dickies Arena. Three years ago, Benton rode Goin Brandon in the tournament’s Wild Card round for 92.5 points. Two years ago, the pair met in the championship point with the bull winning the matchup.

Benton managed to take the third match Sunday afternoon but fell short of first in the round by half a point with a score of 88. Both he and Mast have an excellent chance to advance to the semi-finals when they compete again in Dickie Arena in the second round Monday night.

The Navajo nation earned bragging rights in team roping with tribal members Derrick Began and Erich Rogers finishing first and second in the round. Arizona ropers Begay of Seba Dalkai and his partner Colter Todd of Willcox won the round with a time of 4.2 seconds. Begay, who has competed at ten NFRs, and Todd, who has roped there four times, were a full second faster than former world champion Rogers of Round Rock, Arizona, and his partner Kollin VonAhn of Blanchard, Oklahoma, who roped their steer in 5.2 seconds.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from Bracket 2, round one of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 26, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 86.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Coconut Jamboree, $2,318. 2, Gavin French, College Station, Texas, 85.5, $1,818. 3, Jake Kesl, Tendoy, Idaho, 84.5, $1,418. 4, Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, $1,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., 3.9 seconds, $2,342. 2, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.9 seconds, $1,842. 3, Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 5.2, $1,442. 4, Travis Munro, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 5.3, $1,042.

Breakaway roping: 1, (tie) Rylee George, Stephenville, Texas, and Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.1 seconds, $2,092 each. 3, Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 2.3, $1,442. 4, Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 2.7, $1,042.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Jarrod Hammons, Stephenville, Texas, 85 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Rude Roommate, $2,342. 2, Tyrel Roberts, Charlie Lake, British Columbia, Canada, 83, $1,842. 3, Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D., 81.5, $1,442. 4, Blaise Freeman, Snyder, Texas, 80.5, $1,042.

Tie-down roping: 1, Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., 9.7 seconds, $2,342. 2, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 9.9, $1,842. 3, Joel Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 10.3, $1,442. 4, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 11.3, $1,042.

Team Roping: 1, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Colter Todd, Willcox, Ariz., 4.2 seconds, $2,342 each. 2, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 5.2 seconds, $,1842 each. 3, Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore, and Evan Arnold, Stephenville, Texas, 10.4, $1,442 each. 4, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 12.4, $1,042 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Jymmy Kay Cox, Pleasanton, Texas, 16.27, $2,300. 2, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 16.54, $1,800. 3, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 16.56, $1,400. 4, Julie Plourde, Saint-Gedeon, Quebec, Canada, 16.57. $1,000.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Luke Mast, Hutchinson, Kan., 88.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Bumpstock, $3,750. 2, Trey Benton III, Richards, Texas, 88, $3,250.

Mayfield ties record as $1.5 million Fort Worth ProRodeo Tournament Begins

by Johna Cravens

for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 24, 2025) Shad Mayfield, the newly crowned World Champion All-Around Cowboy and former Wolrd Champion Tie-Down Roper, picked up where he left off at last year’s Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) at the opening round of the $1.5 million FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament on Friday.

Mayfield, a native of Clovis, New Mexico, who now lives in Lipan, Texas, is the reigning FWSSR champion in tie-down roping and he won the first round of bracket 1 in record fashion. His time of 7.2 seconds matched those of Bryson Sechrist in 2022 and Matt Shiozawa in 2020 to hold the FWSSR record.

This was the beginning of the 16-day tournament which began after the stock show hosted a full week of specialty rodeo events. The tournament format features all eight professional rodeo contests. In each event 56 competitors (56 teams in team roping) are divided into seven brackets of eight.

Contestants in each bracket compete in two rounds of back-to-back action with the top two money earners in each event advancing to the semi-finals and the top four from each semi-finals move on to Championship Saturday, February 8 when the 2025 champions are crowned.

The third highest money winner in each bracket advances to the wild card round along with the highest remaining money earner in each event after all brackets are completed. The top two in the wild card round advance to the semifinals.

In addition to the top-ranked rodeo athletes from the 2024 and early 2025 season, winners from five nearby 2024 Texas rodeos – Cleburne, Denton, Waxahachie, Mineral Wells and Wichita Falls - are invited to compete in the tournament.

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FORT WORTH, Texas --- The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 24, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Weston Timberman, Columbus, Mont., 84.5 points on Brookman Rodeo’s SOS, $2,300. 2, Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, 84, $1,800. 3, Chad Rutherford, Hillsboro, Texas, 83.5, $1,400. 4, Lane McGehee, Victoria, Texas, $1,000.

Steer wrestling: 1 (tie), Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., and Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., 3.6 seconds, $2,092 each. 3, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 3.9, $1,442. 4, Tucker Allen, Ventura, Calif., 4.1, $1,042.

Breakaway roping: 1, Kinlie Brennise, Craig, Colo., 2.5 seconds, $2,375. 2, Hope Thompson, Abilene, Texas, 3.5, $1,875. 3, Lari Dee Guy, Abilene, Texas, 4.9, $1,475. 4, McKenna Hickson, Casper, Wyo., 11.9, $1,075.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Kade Bruno, Challis, Idaho, 87.5 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Ragin’ Lunatic, $2,318. 2, Traylin Martin, Faith, S.D., 87, $1,818. 3, Cauy Masters, Leon, Iowa, 85, $1,418. 4, Ben Anderson, Eckville, Alberta, Canada, 84.5, $1,018.

Tie-down roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 7.2 seconds, $2,342. 2, Glenn Jackson, Okmulgee, Okla., 10.3, $1,842. 3, Pecos Tatum, La Plata., N.M., 10.4, $1,442. 4, Jake Pratt, Stephenville, Texas, 10.5, $1,042.

Team Roping: 1 (tie), Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Calgary Smith, Adams, Ore.; and Mason Appleton, Chelsea, Okla., and Rance Doyal, Kenefic, Okla., 4.7 seconds, $2,125 each. 3, Cyle Denison, Iowa, La., and Lane Mitchell, Bolivar, Tenn., 5.3, $1,475 each. 4, Tee Luttrell, Chaudrant, La., and Jason Johe, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 6.2, $1,075 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 16.40, $2,300. 2, Sissy Winn, Chapman Ranch, Texas, 16.57, $1,800. 3, Sadie Wolaver-Troyer, Weatherford, Okla., 16.83, $1,400. 4, Ashley Rogers, Amite, La., 16.94. $1,000.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas, 78 points on Sutton Rodeos’ Dr. Strange, $3,750. 2, Blaine Beaty, Deer Creek, Minn., 74, $1,450