 Ivy Hurst of Springer, Oklahoma earned her semi-final slot at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament by winning Wednesday’s wild card round, then came back Thursday night to win Semi-Final A with a time of 16.47 seconds.  Two-time world champion barrel racer Hailey Kinsel Lockwood and her mare SM Sissy Hayday (Sister) to a semi-finals berth at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament.  Tennessee’s Carly Taylor continued her January winning streak at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament January 29.
 Event: SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION & LIVESTOCK SHOW Dates: January 24 - February 8, 2020 Location: Fort Worth, TX Bracket 1 First round 1. Amanda Harris, 16.69, $1,760 2. Cheyenne Allan, 16.91, $1,320 3. Michelle Darling, 17.16, $880 4. Kathryn Hawkins, 17.77, $440 Second round 1. Cheyenne Allan, 16.55, $1,760 2. Amanda Harris, 16.63, $1,320 3. Hallie Hanssen, 16.73, $880 4. Abby Pursifull, 16.91, $440 Semifinals Qualifiers: Harris and Allan, $3,080 each Wild Card Qualifier: Hallie Hanssen, Hermosa, S.D., $880 Bracket 2 First round 1. Lisa Lockhart, 16.59, $1,760 2. Cindy Smith, 16.10, $1,320 3. Cranna Roberts, $880 4. Teri Bangart, 16,86, $440 Second round 1. Jill Wilson, 16.45, $1,760 2/3. (tie) Teri Bangart and Kricket Gintner, 16.58; $1,100 each 4. Lisa Lockhart, 16.60, $440 Semifinals Qualifiers: Lisa Lockhart and Jill Wilson Wild Card Qualifier: Teri Bangart Bracket 3 First round 1. Brittany Pozzi-Tonozzi, 16.42, $1,760 2. Sabra O'Quinn, 16.53, $1,320 3. Emily Miller, 16.57, $880 4. Megan Champion, 16.64, $440 Second round 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 16.49, $1,760 2. Megan Champion, Ukiah, Calif., 16.51, $1,320 3. Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D, 16.57, $880 4./5. (tie) Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., and Ryan Pedone, Sunset, Texas, 16.63, $220 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Pozzi Tonozzi, $3,520, and Champion, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., $1,320. Bracket 4 First round 1. Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 16.54, $1,760 2. Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas, 16.58, $1,320 3. Callahan Tryan, Huntley, Mont., 16.78, $880 4. Leia Pleumer, Bosque Farms, N.M., 16.80, $440 Second round 1. Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas, 16.37, $1,760 2. Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 16.41, $1,320 3. Cheyenne Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas, 16.47, $880 4. (tie) Callahan Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Lois Ferguson, West, Texas, 16.48, $220 each Semifinals Qualifiers: Carly Taylor and Hailey Lockwood, $3,080 each Wild Card Qualifier: Callahan Tryan, $1,100 Bracket 5 First round 1. Jimmie Smith, 16.52, $1,760 2. Ivy Hurst, 16.55, $1,320 3. Stevi Hillman, 16.60, $880 4. Jackie Ganter, $440 Second round 1. Brittney Barnett, 16.32, $1,760 2. Jimmie Smith, 16.40, $1,320 3. Jackie Ganter, 16.56, $880 4. Jamie Chaffin, 16.62, $440 Bracket 6 First round 1. Amberleigh Moore, 16.97, $1,760; 2. Jennifer Sharp, 16.98, $1,320; 3. Ashley Castleberry, 17.27, $880; 4. Jolee Lautaret-Jordan, 17.47, $440. Second round 1. Ashley Castleberry, 16.68, $1,760 2. Amberleigh Moore, 16.75, $1,320 3. Tillar Murray, 16.85, $880 4. Michelle Alley, 16.92, $440 Bracket 7 First round 1. Ivy Conrado-Saebens, 16.55, $1,760 2. Lacinda Rose, 16.63, $1,320 3. Sarah Kieckhefer, 16.72, $880 4. Kelly Yates, 16.85, $440 Second round 1. Ivy Conrado-Saebens, 16.61, $1,760 2. Kelly Yates, 16.66, $1,320 3./4. (tie) Sarah Kieckhefer and Lacinda Rose, 16.73, $660 each Wild card round 1. Ivy Hurst, 16.3, $1,000 2. Callahan Tryan, 16.46, $600 3. Kelly Yates, 16.52, $400 Semifinal Qualifiers 1. Ivy Hurst and Callahan Tryan. Semi-final A 1. Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla., 16.47, $4,000 2. Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, 16.48, $3,000 3. Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 16.49, $2,000 4. Ivy Conrado-Saebens, Hudson, Colo., 16.58, $1,000 First-ever Semi-Finals complete at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo by Susan Kanode for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 7, 2020) – It’s taken 15 rodeo performances, countless runs and rides to be among the first qualifiers for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament Championship Finals. Action all started in the new Dickies Arena on Jan. 24 with the first of seven brackets. The top four money winners in each event advanced from the brackets to the Semi-Finals or the Wild Card Round, which was held on Wednesday, Feb. 6. That set the field for two Semi-Finals Rounds. The top four in the first semi-final claimed their spot in Saturday night’s final round. Cole Reiner of Kaycee, Wyoming and Wyatt Bloom of Belgrade, Montana each scored 87 points, tied for first place in the bareback riding and won $3,500. Both these men have come through the ranks of high school and college rodeo. Reiner, a standout at Casper (Wyoming) College, rode Witless Margie from the Calgary Stampede bucking horse string. Bloom, originally from Oregon, went to Montana State University and fulfilled a promise to his grandfather that he would get his bachelor’s degree before becoming a full-time bareback rider. He rode Championship Pro Rodeo’s Lizard Back. Also advancing in the bareback riding were Tim O’Connell of Zwingle, Iowa and Jesse Pope, from Marshall, Missouri, who each won $1,500 for their 86-point rides. In the steer wrestling Matt Reeves from Cross Plains, Texas, had the fast time of the night. Reeves, a seven-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier, earned $4,000. He won the title in the historic Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in 2016 and showed livestock here as a youth. Reeves will be joined in the finals by world champions Hunter Cure from Holliday, Texas, and Ty Erickson from Helena, Mont., along with South Dakotan Jace Melvin. There were some empty loops in breakaway roping as contestants were going for broke. The fast time was Montanan-turned-Texan Cadee Williams who stopped the clock in 2.5 seconds. Jordan Jo Fabrizio from Canyon, Texas made history when she won the title at Cheyenne Frontier Days last July. She finished second on Thursday. Rounding out the field is Martha Angelone from Aledo, Texas, and Tanegai Zilverberg from Holabird, S.D. Two members of the famed saddle bronc riding Wright family advanced, but the crowd cheered loudest for Erath County, Texas, native Sterling Crawley. Crawley rode Calgary Stampede’s Arriving Kamloops for 87 points and the semi-finals win. If he does that again Saturday night, he will have back-to-back titles at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Ryder Wright and his uncle Jesse Wright, from Milford, Utah, and Allen Boore from Axtell, Utah also advanced. The reigning National High School Rodeo Association tie-down roping champion had the time to beat in the semis. Shad Mayfield of Clovis, New Mexico roped and tied his calf in 8.4 seconds and is on track to win his first Fort Worth title. Ryle Smith, the 2016 FWSSR champion tie-down roper from Oakdale, California, along with Cory Solomon of Prairie View, Texas, and Matt Shiozawa, from Chubbock, Idaho are moving on. Shiozawa won here in 2011. The barrel racing offered slim margins as the four qualifiers were just over one-tenth of a second apart. Springer, Oklahoma’s Ivy Hurst, who won the Wildcard Round on Wednesday, stopped the clock in 16.47 seconds to win the semi-final. Right behind her was Montgomery, Texas resident Ashley Castleberry with a 16.48. The 2018 rookie of the year, Jimmie Smith, of McDade, Texas, had a 16.49. The final barrel racer to qualify was Ivy Conrado-Saebens from Hudson, Colorado, the 2016 champion here, with a 16.58. Three bull riders made it to the eight second mark. At the top of the list was Ky Hamilton, from Mackay, Australia with an 89-point ride on Stock Yards Pro Rodeo’s Soy El Feugo. He earned $4,333. Brady Portenier, from Caldwell, Idaho finished second and Tanner Justin Willis, of Kearny, Arizona was third. The fourth contestant will not be determined until after Semi-Final B is completed. Semi-Final B will showcase eight more contestants in each event competing on Friday night beginning at 7:30. Once again, the top four will advance to Saturday night’s Championship Finals. ___ FORT WORTH. --- The following are unofficial results from Semi-Final A of the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Thursday, February 6, 2020. The top four from this round advance to the finals on Saturday, February 8. Bareback riding: 1, (tie) Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo., on Calgary Stampede’s Witless Margie, and Wyatt Bloom, Belgrade, Mont., on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Twin Cherry, 87 points, $3,500 each. 3, (tie) Jesse Pope, Marshall, Mo., and Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 86, $1,500 each. Steer Wrestling: 1, Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 3.9 seconds, $4,000. 2, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 4.2, $3,000. 3, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.6, $2,000. 4, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.7, $1,000. Breakaway Roping: 1, Cadee Williams, Weatherford, Texas, 2.5 seconds, $4,000. 2, Jordan Jo Fabrizio, 3.1, $3,000. 3, Martha Angelone, Aledo, Texas, 3.9, $2,000. 4, Tanegai Zilverberg, Holabird, S.D., $1,000. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Sterling Crawley, Huntsville, Texas, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Arriving Kamloops, $4,000. 2, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 86.5, $3,000. 3, Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 86, $2,000. 4, (tie) * Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, and Kolby Wanchuk, Sherwood Park, Alberta, 85.5, $500 each. Tie-down Roping: 1, Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., 8.4 seconds, $4,000. 2, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 8.9, $3,000. 3, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 9.2, $2,000. 4, Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 10.9, $1,000. Team Roping: 1, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, 4.6 seconds, $4,000 each. 2, Kal Fuller, Bozeman, Mont., and Reagan Ward, Edmond, Okla., 5.7, $3,000 each. 3, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Jade Corkhill, Fallon, Nev., 6.0, $2,000 each. 4, Clay Ullery, Valleyview, Alberta, and Jake Edwards, Ocala, Fla., 6.3, $1,000 each. Barrel Racing: 1, Ivy Hurst, Springer, Okla., 16.47 seconds, $4,000. 2, Ashley Castleberry, Montgomery, Texas, 16.48, $3,000. 3, Jimmie Smith, McDade, Texas, 16.49, $2,000. 4, Ivy Conrado-Saebens, Hudson, Colo., 16.58, $1,000. Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Ky Hamilton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 89 points on Stockyards Pro Rodeo’s Soy El Fuego, $4,333.33. 2, Maverick Potter, Waxahatchie, Texas, 84.5, $3,333.33. 3, Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, 83, $2,333.33. *advances on tie-breaker rules Moore wins nearly $6,000, heads to Fort Worth’s semi-finals rodeo by Susan Kanode for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 30, 2020) – J.T. Moore is likely the happiest rodeo contestant at the 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR). The 23-year-old from Alvin, Texas rode both bulls in bracket 4 and holds the distinction of being the high money winner at the rodeo so far this year with $5,720. The lion’s share of that came in the first round when he was the lone rider to last eight seconds. He earned $4,400 for that ride. Moore came back on Thursday night to ride his second bull. This time, he was one of four to get a score and finished in second place with an 84-point effort on Dakota Rodeo’s Dixie Highway. He added $1,320 and now is making plans to ride during the semi-finals at the 2020 FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament. This is the second time that he has ridden bulls in Fort Worth. In 2019 he was one of the last to compete in the historic Will Rogers Coliseum where he finished second at the rodeo. This year, he is hoping for that first-place finish in the new Dickies Arena. “It’s really awesome to have been able to ride in both buildings,” Moore said. “Last year was special because of the history of that building. This year, being the first in this arena is cool too. I’m feeling really blessed.” Moore’s family is involved in agriculture raising cattle and hay. When he expressed interest in rodeo, he started riding sheep. When that went well, his dad bought him several sheep to practice on. He graduated to calves, then steers, and would come home from school and practice. Each stage of his career has followed that game plan and now he is ranked third in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association world championship standings. A win here could see him moving to the top. Hailey Kinsel may have a new last name after marrying Professional Bull Rider Jess Lockwood, but little else has changed for the world champion barrel racer. Kinsel won the title in the Will Rogers last year and is looking to win again in the Dickies Arena. Riding her great mare, Sister, the Cotulla, Texas, resident stopped the clock in 16.37 seconds on Thursday, the fastest run of the rodeo so far. Lockwood finished second on Wednesday. She and Carly Taylor, from Andersonville, Tennessee, flipped positions and were one-two in both rounds of the bracket. They each are headed to the semi-finals with $3,080 in earnings. Jordan Jo Fabrizio from Canyon, Texas, made history last July when she was the first champion breakaway roper at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming. Wearing the buckle that she won there, Fabrizio is tied for the lead in breakaway roping in bracket 4. She and Amber Crawford from Springtown each will enter the semi-finals with $2,640. If Fabrizio continues, she will add her name to the record books here. Breakaway roping is a new event for the rodeo in 2020. “When we roped in Cheyenne for the first time, it was surreal,” she said. “Then coming here it’s that same feeling again. When I rode into the arena for the first time and saw the lights it was incredible. I am so very thankful to have these kinds of opportunities.” Bracket five of seven starts on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. with a new set of contestants in all eight events. FORT WORTH. --- The following are unofficial results from the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Thursday, January 30, 2020. Fourth set – Round 2 Bareback riding: 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 87.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Chirrikawa, $1,760. 2, Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo., 86, $1,320. 3, Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 83.5, $880. 4, Mike Fred, Wamego, Kan., 80, $440. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Reiner, $3,080, and Broussard, $1,980. Wild Card Qualifier: O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, $1,760. Steer Wrestling: 1, Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 4.4. seconds, $1,760. 2, (tie) Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., and Cody Pratt, Pueblo, Colo., 5.6, $1,100 each. 4, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., $440. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Lummus, $3,080, and Melvin, $2,860. Wild Card Qualifier: Martin, $1,320. Breakaway Roping: 1, Amber Crawford, Springtown, Texas, 2.2, $1,760. 2, Jordan Jo Fabrizio, Canyon, Texas, 2.3, $1,320. 3, Timber Allenbrand, Stephenville, Texas, 2.8, $880. 4, (tie) Jayme Marcrum, Springtown, Texas, and Amanda Coleman, W. Melbourne, Fla., 3.4, $220 each. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Fabrizio and Crawford, $2,640 each. Wild Card Qualifier: J.J. Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, $1,760. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, on Dakota Rodeo’s Rising Star, and Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., on Dakota Rodeo’s Little Sicilla, 85.5 points, $1,540 each. 3, (tie) Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D., and CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 80, $660 each. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Green, $2,860, and Bradshaw, $2,420. Wild Card Qualifier: Brooks, $2,420. Tiedown Roping: 1, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 8.0, $1,760. 2, Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, 8.6, $1,320. 3, Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, 9.5, $880. 4, Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 9.6, $440. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Milligan, $2,200, and Boardman, $2,200. Wild Card Qualifier: Richard, $1,540. Team Roping: (three times) 1, Brooks Dahozy, Window Rock, Ariz., and Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 6.9 seconds, $1,906.66 each. 2, Doyle Thomas Hoskins, Prunedale, Calif., and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 12.1, $1,466.66 each. 3, Britt and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 21.5, $1,026.66 each. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Smith and Smith, $2,346.66, and Hoskins and Petska, $2,346.66. Wild Card Qualifier: Dahozy and Buhler, $1,906.66. Barrel Racing: 1, Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas, 16.37, $1,760. 2, Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 16.41, $1,320. 3, Cheyenne Wimberley, Stephenville, Texas, 16.47, $880. 4, (tie) Callahan Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Lois Ferguson, West, Texas, 16.48, $220 each. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Lockwood and Taylor, $3,080 each. Wild Card Qualifier: Tryan, $1,100. Bull Riding: 1, Parker McCown, Montgomery, Texas, 85.5 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Chief 4 Bears, $1,760. 2, J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, 84, $1,320. 3, (tie) Jess Davison, Miles City, Mont., and Trey Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 81.5, $660 each. Semi-finals Qualifiers: Moore, $5,760, and McCown, $1,720. Wild Card Qualifier: Kimzey, $660. Taylor continues January winning streak at Fort Worth by Susan Kanode for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 29, 2020) – The excitement at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) continues to build with each bracket in the new FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament. Bracket four of seven got underway on Wednesday night with several contestants building on momentum from rodeos already held this season. Carly Taylor from Andersonville, Tennessee, won the barrel racing last Sunday at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, riding her great mare Diva Dinero. Her success in the winter building rodeos held in conjunction with stock shows continued in the new Dickies Arena when she won the first round of the bracket with 16.54 seconds. That added $1,760 to her checking account and set her up for a qualification to the tournament’s semifinals. She will compete again on Thursday night and that will determine her next competition. Jace Melvin calls South Dakota home as that is where his family ranch is and where he learned the cowboy skills that now make him a successful rodeo contestant. Melvin moved to Texas to attend Tarleton State University. He was part of the rodeo team there and got his bachelor’s degree. He also decided he liked Texas enough to make a second home there. Melvin, who competes in the steer wrestling and lives at Morgan Mill, stopped the clock in 4.4 seconds, good enough for first place. He finished 24th in the 2019 standings and is hoping to be among the top 15 who qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) this year. This season has been his best since joining the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2015. Prior to Fort Worth’s rodeo, he was ranked sixth. If he keeps it up through September, he will be headed to his first NFR. But first he has his eye on the traditional championship buckle that is given to the champions at Fort Worth. There is a famous bareback rider from Kaycee, Wyoming, that became a household name with a successful career in music – Chris LeDoux. Cole Reiner is hoping to continue the legacy from the western Wyoming town in the rodeo arena. Reiner made an 87-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Gypsy Rose to win the bareback riding. The 2019 Rookie of the Year earned $1,760 for his ride and is a favorite to advance to the semifinals. He is currently 10th in the world standings. The second round of Bracket 4 will start at 7:30 on Thursday night where the contestants who advance to the semifinals and wildcard will be determined. FORT WORTH. --- The following are unofficial results from the seventh performance of the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Bareback riding: 1, Cole Reiner, Kaycee, Wyo., 87 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Gypsy Rose, $1,760. 2, (tie) Mike Fred, Wamego, Kan., and Taylor Broussard, Estherwood, La., 83.5 points and $1,100 each. 4, Tyler Berghuis, Atwater, Minn., 82.5. Steer Wrestling: 1, Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, S.D., 4.4 seconds, $1,760. 2, Will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 4.5, $1,320. 3, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 5.9, $880. 4, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 6.3, $440. Breakaway Roping: 1, J.J. Hampton, Stephenville, Texas, 2.3 seconds, $1,760. 2, Jordan Jo Fabrizio, Canyon, Texas, 2.8, $1,320. 3, Amber Crawford, Springtown, Texas, 11.8, $880. 4, Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 12.3, $440. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, 87 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Bartender, $1,760. 2, Layton Green, Meeting Creek, Alberta, 74, $1,320. 3, Chase Brooks, Deer Lodge, Mont., 82.5, $880. 4, Treyson Antonick, Overton, Texas, 78, $440. Tie-down Roping: 1, (tie) Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, and Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, 8.4 seconds, $1,540. 3, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 8.9, $880. 4, Tyler Milligan, Pawhuska, Okla., 11.0, $440. Team Roping: 1, Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas, and Dillon Wingereid, Stephenville, Texas, 5.3 seconds, $1,760 each. 2, Bitt and Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., 6.1, $1,320 each. 3, Doyle Thomas Hoskins, Prunedale, Calif., and Monty Joe Petska, Turlock, Calif., 8.3, $880 each. 4, Joshua and Jonathan Torres, Ocala, Fla., 11.3, $440 each. Barrel Racing: 1, Carly Taylor, Andersonville, Tenn., 16.54 seconds, $1,760. 2, Hailey Lockwood, Cotulla, Texas, 16.58, $1,320. 3, Callahan Tryan, Huntley, Mont., 16.78, $880. 4, Leia Pleumer, Bosque Farms, N.M., 16.80, $440. Bull Riding: (one ride) 1, J.T. Moore, Alvin, Texas, 82 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Google This, $4,400. Wright, Foss & Tonozzi Move to Semifinals at Fort Worth with back-to-back round wins by Johna Cravens for the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 28, 2020)—Bareback rider Austin Foss and saddle bronc rider Ryder Wright rode back-to-back wins on Monday and Tuesday to qualify for the semifinals of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament. Foss, a four-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) from Terrebonne, Oregon, won Monday’s round of bareback riding with an 88-point ride, then came back Tuesday to score 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s horse Rylee’s Raisin Cane. That earned him a total of $3,520 and a berth in one of two semifinals February 6 and 7. Wright, the former world champion saddle bronc rider from Milford, Utah, was even more consistent – recording a score of 89 points to win Monday’s round and following that up with an 88-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s Cat Walk to take first on Tuesday. He moves to the semifinals with $3,520 in total winnings. Two-time world champion barrel racer Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi of Lampasas, Texas, boosted her lead in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) standings by winning both rounds of barrel racing. Her $3,520 in total winnings put her in the semifinals. The biggest money winner of the third set of competitors in Fort Worth’s new tournament format was bull rider Gavin Michel of Sulphur Springs, Texas. The native Missourian won $4,400 as the only bull rider to score on Monday and added another $1,026 by placing third on Tuesday. The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament features 56 contestants in each of eight events competing in seven two-round brackets. The top two money winners from each bracket move to the semifinals in each event, while the third-highest money winner qualifies for the wild card round on February 5. The top two from the wild card round make the semifinals, with the top four from each semifinal meeting in the final championship round February 8. The rodeo continues Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. with a new set of rodeo athletes competing in their first round. FORT WORTH. --- The following are unofficial results from the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Second set – Round 2 Bareback riding: 1, Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., 86.5 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Raisin Cane, $1,760. 2, Paden Hurst, Huntsville, Texas, 85, $1,320. 3, (tie) Tony Barrington, Elko, Nev., and Cauy Pool, Redmond, Ore., 81.5, $660 each Semifinals Qualifiers: Foss, $3,520, and Hurst, $1,7600. Wild Card Qualifier: Pool, $1,520. Steer Wrestling: 1, Blake Mindemann, Blanchard, Okla., 4.2, $1,760. 2, Stetson Jorgensen, Blackfood, Idaho, 4.9, $1,320. 3, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 6.0, $880. 4, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, 10.7, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Lord, $2,640, and Jorgensen, $2,200. Wild Card Qualifier: Mindemann., $1,760. Breakaway Roping: 1, Jennifer Casey, Mesa, Wash., 2.1 seconds, $1,760. 2, Ceri Ward, Wayne, Okla., 2.4, $1,320. 3, Cassidy Boggs, Stephenville, Texas, 2.6, $880. 4, Loni Lester, Gonzales, Texas, 2.7, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Boggs, $2,766.66, and Loni Lester, Gonzales, Texas, $1,906.66. Wild Card Qualifier: Casey, $1,760. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 88 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cat Walk, $1,760. 2, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 86.5, $1,320. 3, (tie) Ben T. Anderson, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, and Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 84 points, $660 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Rusty Wright $3,520, and Gordon, $2,640. Wild Card Qualifier: Anderson, $1,100. Tiedown Roping: 1, Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas, 8.1 seconds, $1,760. 2, Justin Smith, Leesville, La., 8.9, $1,320. 3, Ryan Thibodeaux, Stephenville, Texas, 9.0, $880. 4, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 9.2, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Hughes, $2,420, and Douch, $2,200. Wild Card Qualifier: Smith, $1,320. Team Roping: 1, Garrett Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 5.6 seconds, $1,760 each. 2, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Caleb Anderson, 6.6, $1,320 each. 3, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C., and Patrick Smith, Lipan, Texas, Lipan, Texas, 10.3, $880 each. 4, Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn., and Wesley Thorpe, Throckmorton, Texas, 11.4, $440 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Tonozzi and Davis , $3,520 each, and Brown and Smith, $2,200 each. Wild Card Qualifiers: Billy Bob Brown, Carbon, Texas, and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla., $1,760 each. Barrel Racing: 1, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Lampasas, Texas, 16.49 seconds, $1,760. 2, Megan Champion, Ukiah, Calif., 16.51, $1,320. 3, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D, 16.57, $880. 4, (tie) Emily Miller, Weatherford, Okla., and Ryan Pedone, Sunset, Texas, 16.63, $220 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Pozzi Tonozzi, $3,520, and Champion, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Sabra O’Quinn, Ocala, Fla., $1,320. Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Nic Lica, Garden City, Mich., 84.5 points on Stockyards Pro Rodeo’s Steve, $1,906.66. 2, Cole Fischer, Jefferson City, Mo., 79.5, $1,466.66. 3, Gavin Michel, Sulphur Springs, Texas, $73, $1,026.66. Semifinals Qualifiers: Michel, $5,436.66, and Lica, $1,906.66. Wild Card Qualifier: Fischer, $1,466.66 Texan wins first two rounds of bull riding at Fort Worth
Johna Craven FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 24, 2020)—Maverick Potter, a 19-year-old bull rider from Waxahatchie, is catching attention after winning the first two rounds of bull riding at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament Potter was one of only two cowboys to stay on for the full eight seconds during Friday night’s opening round. He only scored 78 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s bull named Frosty, but that was the highest mark of the night and earned him $2,420. Idaho’s Ruger Piva, who narrowly missed qualifying for his first National Finals Rodeo (NFR) last month, made the other qualified ride and earned $1,980. The new tournament format debuted at Fort Worth this year when the rodeo moved from historic Will Rogers Coliseum to the new Dickies Arena. Fifty-six of the top rodeo athletes in North America compete in each of eight events for more than $1.2 million dollars prize money. Seven groups of eight athletes will compete in consecutive rodeo performances in each event. The top two money winners from each group qualify for one of two semifinal rounds. The third-highest money winner in each set qualifies for the wild card round. The other four competitors go into a non-qualifiers pool and the highest remaining money winner in each event also gets to move to the wild card round. The winner of that second-chance round moves on to the semifinals as well. Then, the top four from each semifinal move on to the finals on Saturday, February 8 when the champions will be crowned. After the first round, Potter knew he had a good chance to make the semifinals, but he didn’t take anything for granted. “That just made me want to do better,” Potter said. “I’m always trying to get better.” And he did just that. On Saturday afternoon Piva was the first cowboy out, scoring 82.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s bull Dark Thoughts. Potter was next and scored 87.5 points on another Pickett bull, Southern Style. Again they were the only two riders to make qualified rides. “One of my traveling partners Parker McCown had drawn that bull at Waco,” Potter said, “so I knew a little bit about him. The young bull rider left Fort Worth immediately following his winning ride to try to make the trip to West Monroe, Louisiana, for a rodeo performance Saturday night. “That’s a blessing,” he said, upon learning he had earned $4,840 and was guaranteed a spot in the semifinals February 6 and 7. Potter is just getting started in professional rodeo. His biggest win to date was first place at the PRCA Extreme Bulls event in Castle Rock, Wyoming, last summer. He also won the bull riding championship at the International Finals Youth Rodeo last July. A pair of barrel racers earned semifinals berths by dominating first two rounds. Amanda Harris of Spearfish, S.D., won the first round and finished second in the second round. Not to be outdone, Cheyenne Allan of Mabton, Washington, who placed second in the first round, came back to win the Saturday afternoon round with the fastest time thus far – 16.55 seconds. Both women earned just under $3,100. A new set of competitors compete Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. FORT WORTH. --- The following are unofficial results from the FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Saturday, January 24, 2020. (Qualifiers are based on tie-breaker rules.) First set – Round 2 Bareback riding: 1, Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 90 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Night Flight, $1,760. 2, Mason Clements, Draper, Utah, 88.5, $1,320. 3, Anthony Thomas, Houston, Texas, $880. 4, Will Martin, Goodwell, Okla., 82.5, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Rutherford and Clements, $2,640 each. Wild Card Qualifier: Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas, $1,760 Steer Wrestling: 1, Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 4.2 seconds, $1,760. 2, (tie) Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., and Cody Devers, Balko, Okla., 6.2, $1,100 each. 4, Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan., 8.0, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Erickson, $2,420, and Knowles, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii, $1,760. Team Roping: 1, Jr. Dees, Aurora, S.D., and Lane Siggins, Eloy, Ariz., 4.4 seconds, $1760 each. 2, Jeff Flenniken, Caldwell, Idaho, and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark. 5.4, $1,320 each. 3, Riley and Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 5.7, $880 each. 4, Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., and Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Okla., 14.4, $440 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Flenniken and Worley, $2,640 each, and Dees and Siggins, $1,760 each. Wild Card Qualifiers: Dawson Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, and Coleby Payne, Lipan, Texas, $1,760 each. Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Logan Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, 86 point on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Real Fancy. 2, Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah, 83, $1,320. 3, (tie) Stetson Wright, Milford, Utah, and Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta, 82.5, $660 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Jesse Wright, $2,640, and Hay, $1,760. Wild Card Qualifier: Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, $1760. Tiedown Roping: 1, Cooper Martin, Alma, Kan., 8.2 seconds, $1,760. 2, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, 8.7, $1,320. 3, Jason Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 10.4, $880. 4, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas. 10.4, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Solomon, $2,200, and Minor, $1760. Wild Card Qualifier: Martin, $1, 760. Breakaway Roping: 1. Jessica Holmes, Buffalo, S.D., 2.2 seconds, $1,760. 2, (tie) Joey Williams, Volborg, Mont., and Hope Thompson, Abilene, Texas, 2.4, $1,100 each. 4, (tie) Kelsie Chace, Cherokee, Okla., and Brandy Gilbert, Springtown, Texas, 2.6, $220 each. Semifinals Qualifiers: Shai Schaefer, Torrington, Wyo., and Holmes, $1,760 each. Wild Card Qualifier: Thompson, $1,540. Barrel Racing: 1, Amanda Harris, Spearfish, S.D., 16.69 seconds, $1,760. 2, Cheyenne Allan, Mabton, Wash. 16.91, $1,320. 3, Michelle Darling, Medford, Okla., 17.16, $880. 4, Kathryn Hawkins, Morrilton, Ark., 17.77, $440. Semifinals Qualifiers: Harris and Allan, $3,080 each. Wild Card Qualifier: Hallie Hanssen, Hermosa, S.D., $880. Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Maverick Potter, Waxahachie, Texas, 87.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Southern Style, $2,420, 2, Ruger Piva, Challis, Idaho, 82.5, $1,980. Semifinals Qualifiers: Potter, $4,840, and Piva, $3,960. Wild Card Qualifier: Stetson Wright. |
