National Finals Rodeo

J.W. Harris wrapped up his second straight world bull riding title Friday night despite failing to earn any money during the first nine rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Harris, from May, Texas, equaled a feat accomplished last by bull rider Bill Nelson, who won the 1971 title without earning any money in the finals — then held in Oklahoma City.

Harris broke his right (riding) hand in the second round, and hasn’t completed a qualified ride. Freckles Brown (1962) is the only bull rider to win a world championship without completing a ride at the NFR. After missing four rounds, Harris was bucked off Hawaiian Ivory in the ninth round.

“It’s all the hard work throughout the year,” Harris said. “It just proves that rodeo is 365 days a year. You have to go all year, and I did give myself a cushion in case something did happen I would be all right. I would have liked to finish 10-for-10, but stuff happens.”…..(read more)

Chad Masters and Jade Corkill won’t know until Saturday night if they’ll have a gold buckle in team roping.What they do have after Round Nine of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo is the fastest team roping run in the history of professional rodeo.

Masters, of Clarksville, Tenn., and Corkill, of Fallon, Nev., roped their steer in 3.3 seconds to beat the record of 3.4 seconds, which JoJo Lemond of Andrews, Texas and Randon Adams of Logandale, Nev., had posted only minutes before.

“I knew to beat a 3.4, I needed to throw pretty quick,” Masters said. “It was a wonder I didn’t throw before I nodded almost. It’s probably maybe a good thing we didn’t have time to think about it, because after watching the 3.4, it was the best run I’ve ever seen in my life. It happened at that right time.”….(read more)

Elk Ridge bareback rider Kaycee Feild believes a pre-Wrangler National Finals Rodeo conditioning program has helped him survive the day-after-day grind.

The National Finals conclude a 10-round run at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night.

“Ten straight [days] in the summer isn’t anything like this,” Feild said. “Here, you’re getting on the best horses every night. That really puts a toll on your body. But I worked to get in shape before I came down, and I’m still feeling really good.”

Asked what he did to prepare for the NFR, Feild smiled…..(read more)

1. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., 86.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Coconut Roll, $17,139. 2. Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, 85, $13,546. 3. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 84.5, $10,228. 4. (tie) Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash.. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, and Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 84, $4,792 each. 7. (tie) Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., and Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 81.5. 9. Jared Smith, Williston, 81. 10. (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, and Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 78.5. 12. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 76.5. 13. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 76. 14. (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas, and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., NS.

Average

1. Bobby Mote, 758.5 points on nine head. 2. Jason Havens, 743. 3. Kaycee Feild, 741. 4. Kelly Timberman, 730.5. 5. D.V. Fennell, 719.5. 6. Steven Peebles, 718.5. 7. Heath Ford, 718. 8. Wes Stevenson, 664 on eight. 9. Ryan Gray, 654. 10. Clint Cannon, 645.5. 11. Jared Smith, 638. 12. Justin McDaniel, 632.5. 13. Will Lowe, 565 on seven. 14. Tilden Hooper, 559.5. 15. Royce Ford, 417.5 on five.

World standings

1. Clint Cannon, $266,586. 2. Bobby Mote, $249,125. 3. Justin McDaniel, $161,696. 4. Ryan Gray, $159,692. 5. Kaycee Field, $154,345. 6. Heath Ford, $138,937. 7. Kelly Timberman, $123,561. 8. Will Lowe, $111,086. 9. Wes Stevenson, $109,307. 10. Jason Havens, $106,515. 11. D.V. Fennell, $104,438. 12. Royce Ford, $100,064. 13. Tilden Hooper, $99,165. 14. Steven Peebles, $87,569. 15. Jared Smith, $86,205.

Steer wrestling

1. Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., 3.3 seconds, $17,139. 2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.5, $13,546. 3. (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, and Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 3.8, $7,280 each. 6. (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, and Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., 4.0, $1,382 each. 8. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.5. 9. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 4.6. 10. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 5.1. 11. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 5.6. 12. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., 13.7. 13. (tie) Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., and Joey Bell Jr., Athens, Texas, NT.

Average

1. Luke Branquinho, 37.5 seconds on nine head. 2. Curtis Cassidy, 39.4. 3. Lee Graves, 41.6. 4. Josh Peek, 47.8. 5. Jake Rinehart, 48.0. 6. Casey McMillen, 48.1. 7. Hunter Cure, 59.1. 8. Matt Reeves, 162.6. 9. Blake Knowles, 37.1 on eight. 10. Todd Suhn, 39.5. 11. Dean Gorsuch, 77.8. 12. Joey Bell Jr., 30.5 on seven. 13. Stockton Graves, 31.9. 14. Shawn Greenfield, 41.4. 15. Trevor Knowles, 25.9 on six. 1.

World standings

1. Lee Graves, $196,849. 2. Luke Branquinho, $196,039. 3. Jake Rinehart, $148,316. 4. Curtis Cassidy, $127,174. 5. Shawn Greenfield, $112,021. 6. Todd Suhn, $108,162. 7. Stockton Graves, $107,143. 8. Casey McMillen, $101,036. 9. Dean Gorsuch, $93,772. 10. Josh Peek, $88,942. 11. Trevor Knowles, $87,320. 12. Hunter Cure, $85,740. 13. Blake Knowles, $84,968. 14. Matt Reeves, $75,017. 15. Joey Bell, Jr., $65,360.

Team roping

1. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Jade Corkill, Fallon, 3.3 seconds (world record), $17,139 each. 2. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas/Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 3.4, $13,546. 3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 3.8, $10,228. 4. (tie) David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, and Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla./Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 3.9, $5,805 each. 6. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 5.1, $2,764. 7. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C./Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 5.3. 8. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 9.5. 9. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash./Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 13.8. 10. Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn./Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas, 14.1. 11. Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan./Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 14.2. 12. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., and Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas/Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., NT.

Average

1. Luke Brown/Martin Lucero, 45.1 seconds on nine head. 2. Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn, 54.4. 3. Charly Crawford/Russell Cardoza, 53.6 on eight. 4. JoJo LeMond/Randon Adams, 58.3. 5. Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper, 59.6. 6. David Key/Rich Skelton, 43.7 on seven. 7. Blaine Linaweaver/Justin Davis, 87.5. 8. Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 42.4 on six. 9. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 48.8. 10. Travis Tryan/Michael Jones, 25.0 on five. 11. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 34.0. 12. Clay Tryan/Cory Petska, 36.3. 13. Steve Purcella/Jhett Johnson, 36.7. 14. Kelsey Parchman/Richard Durham, 45.5. 15. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 40.7 on four.

World standings (headers)

1. Chad Masters, $167,004. 2. Luke Brown, $146,079. 3. Travis Tryan, $140,930. 4. David Key, $139,318. 5. Nick Sartain, $135,547. 6. JoJo LeMond, $132,888. 7. Clay Tryan, $106,810. 8. Kelsey Parchman, $100,873. 9. Keven Daniel, $99,135. 10. Riley Minor, $98,001. 11. Charly Crawford, $97,583. 12. Steve Purcella, $96,646. 13. Trevor Brazile, $92,471. 14. Blaine Linaweaver, $85,229. 15. Derrick Begay, $84,580.

World standings (heelers)

1. Jade Corkill, $157,532. 2. Michael Jones, $140,311. 3. Rich Skelton, $139,154. 4. Kollin VonAhn, $134,380. 5. Randon Adams, $132,310. 6. Martin Lucero, $131,626. 7. Richard Durham, $118,786. 8. Brad Culpepper, $111,740. 9. Cory Petska, $107,954. 10. Patrick Smith, $100,850. 11. Brady Minor, $98,001. 12. Russell Cardoza, $97,583. 13. Jhett Johnson, $93,484. 14. Cesar de la Cruz, $92,680. 15. Justin Davis, $66,926.

Saddle bronc riding

1. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D., 86 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Griz, $17,139. 2. (tie) Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., and Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, 85, $11,887 each. 4. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 84.0, $7,188. 5. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 74, $4,423. 6. (tie) Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont.. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La.. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla.. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas. Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D.. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D.. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., NS.

Average

1. Cody DeMoss, 725 points on nine head. 2. Shaun Stroh, 648 on eight. 3. Cody Wright, 635.5. 4. J.J. Elshere, 583 on seven. 5. Jesse Kruse, 577. 6. Justin Arnold, 552.5. 7. Taos Muncy, 496.5 on six. 8. Wade Sundell, 485. 9. Chad Ferley, 484.5. 10. Isaac Diaz, 469.0. 11. Bradley Harter, 462.0. 12. Billy Etbauer, 417.5 on five. 13. Dustin Flundra, 401.5. 14. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 393.5. 15. Bryce Miller, 375.5.

World standings

1. Jesse Kruse, $169,309. 2. J.J. Elshere, $153,068. 3. Cody DeMoss, $134,078. 4. Taos Muncy, $133,281. 5. Billy Etbauer, $131,779. 6. Wade Sundell, $129,538. 7. Heith DeMoss, $118,351. 8. Justin Arnold, $113,353. 9. Shaun Stroh, $111,185. 10. Cody Wright, $105,248. 11. Isaac Diaz, $105,144. 12. Dustin Flundra, $91,692. 13. Bryce Miller, $87,657. 14. Chad Ferley, $83,757. 15. Bradley Harter, $82,351.

Calf roping

1. (tie) Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, and Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 7.3 seconds, $15,343 each. 3. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 7.7, $10,228. 4. (tie) Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, and Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 7.8, $5,805 each. 6. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, and Ryan Watkins, Dublin, Texas, 7.9, $1,382. 8. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 8.1. 9. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 8.5. 10. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 8.8. 11. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 9.0. 12. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 9.2. 13. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 21.4. 14. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 22.6. 15. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, NT.

Average

1. Tuf Cooper, 76.9 seconds on nine head. 2. Ryan Jarrett, 83.9. 3. Cody Ohl, 85.2. 4. Tyson Durfey, 92.8. 5. Trevor Brazile, 94.6. 6. Adam Gray, 97.6. 7. Monty Lewis, 97.9. 8. Josh Peek, 98.6. 9. Blair Burk, 103.9. 10. Justin Maass, 113.4. 11. Clint Robinson, 74.5 on eight. 12. Hunter Herrin, 66.7 on seven. 13. Ryan Watkins, 77.1. 14. Scott Kormos, 52.8 on five. 15. Matt Shiozawa, 36.6 on four.

World standings

1. Trevor Brazile, $167,610. 2. Clint Robinson, $147,805. 3. Hunter Herrin, $133,551. 4. Tyson Durfey, $128,253. 5. Cody Ohl, $126,408. 6. Josh Peek, $121,847. 7. Tuf Cooper, $118,507. 8. Justin Maass, $118,121. 9. Ryan Jarrett, $104,253. 10. Blair Burk, $104,118. 11. Scott Kormos, $103,408. 12. Ryan Watkins, $102,360. 13. Adam Gray, $99,127. 14. Monty Lewis, $99,047. 15. Matt Shiozawa, $97,045.

Barrel racing

1. Cassie Moseley, Farwell, Texas, 13.74 seconds, $17,139. 2. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 13.88, $13,546. 3. Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla., 14.00, $10,228. 4. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 14.01, $7,188. 5.Jordon Peterson, Chilton, Texas, 14.03, $4,423. 6. Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 14.10, $2,764. 7. (tie) Lindsay Sears, Nanton Alberta, 14.12. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 14.12. 9. Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 14.15. 10. Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 14.22. 11. Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 14.26. 12. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 14.35. 13. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 18.90. 14. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 19.14. 15. P.J. Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 19.47.

Average

1. Lindsay Sears, 125.12 seconds on nine runs. 2. Sherry Cervi, 125.22. 3. Brittany Pozzi, 130.48. 4. Sue Smith, 131.30. 5. Lisa Lockhart, 132.05. 6. Mary Burger, 132.92. 7. Sheena Robbins, 138.16. 8. Brenda Mays, 138.44. 9. Shelley Morgan, 141.15. 10. Danyelle Campbell, 141.66. 11. Cassie Moseley, 141.69. 12. Jordon Peterson, 141.73. 13. Tammy Fischer, 143.62. 14. Tiffany Fox, 152.61. 15. P.J. Burger, 157.96.

World standings

1. Brittany Pozzi, $241,009. 2. Lindsay Sears, $232,259. 3. Sherry Cervi, $162,129. 4. Mary Burger, $138,184. 5. Jordon Peterson, $126,051. 6. Tiffany Fox, $120,692. 7. Sue Smith, $109,475. 8. Cassie Moseley, $109,110. 9. Shelley Morgan, $103,960. 10. Lisa Lockhart, $88,178. 11. Brenda Mays, $77,376. 12. Sheena Robbins, $75,430. 13. Tammy Fischer, $73,198. 14. Danyelle Campbell, $69,523. 15. P.J. Burger, $61,484.

Bull riding

1. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., 89.5 points on Lancaster & Pickett’s Balistic, $17,139. 2. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah, 88, $13,546. 3. Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., 86.5, $10,228. 4. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., 85, $7,188. 5. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo., 83, $4,423. 6. (tie) J.W. Harris, May, Texas. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla.. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo.. Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla.. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev.. Zack Oakes, Elk, Wash.. Tate Stratton, Stanley, N.M.. B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis., NS.

Average

1. Bobby Welsh, 398.5 points on five head. 2. Kanin Asay, 341on four. 3. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla., 320. 4. (tie) Douglas Duncan, and B.J. Schumacher, 256. 6. Clayton Savage, 173.5 on two. 7. Jesse Bail, 171. 8. Colin McTaggart, 170. 9. Tate Stratton, 166.5. 10. Zack Oakes, 158.5. 11. Cody Hancock, 89.5 on one. 12. Steve Woolsey, 88. 13. Cody Whitney, 82.5. 14. (tie) J.W. Harris and Howdy Cloud, NS.

World standings

1. J.W. Harris, $219,275. 2. Corey Navarre, $149,010. 3. Kanin Asay, $143,864. 4. Bobby Welsh, $137,859. 5. B.J. Schumacher, $122,227. 6. Steve Woolsey, $121,989. 7. Douglas Duncan, $116,183. 8. Clayton Savage, $105,184. 9. Colin McTaggart, $99,567. 10. Tate Stratton, $98,573. 11. Jesse Bail, $92,827. 12. Cody Whitney, $89,213. 13. Cody Hancock, $83,622. 14. Zack Oakes, $76,561. 15. Howdy Cloud, $67,721.

All-around world standings

1. Trevor Brazile, $326,046. 2. Josh Peek, $210,789. 3. Clint Robinson, $200,022. 4. Curtis Cassidy, $137,818. 5. Ryan Jarrett, $126,867. 6. Cash Myers, $85,628. 7. Chance Kelton, $80,645. 8. Landon McClaugherty, $77,405. 9. Jake Hannum, $74,859. 10. Jesse Bail, $72,630.

All-American world standings: 1. Trevor Brazile, $324,664; 2. Josh Peek, $203,509; 3. Clint Robinson, $184,679; 4. Curtis Cassidy, $136,436; 5. Ryan Jarrett, $126,867; 6. Cash Myers, $85,628; 7. Chance Kelton, $80,645; 8. Landon McClaugherty, $77,405; 9. $74,859; 10. Jesse Bail, $65,442.

Bareback riding: Eighth round: 1. (tie) Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas, on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Real Deal, and Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore., on Western Rodeos’s Big Easy, 84.5 points, $15,343 each; 3. (tie) Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas, and Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore., 81.5, $8,708 each; 5. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore., 80.0, $4,423; 6. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., 79.0, $2,764; 7. Jared Smith, Williston, Fla., 78; 8. (tie) Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah, and Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 77; 10. (tie) Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo., and D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo., 76; 12. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla., 67; 13. (tie) Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas; Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, and Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo., NS. Average: 1. Bobby Mote, 672 points on eight head; 2. Jason Havens, 659; 3. Kaycee Feild, 656; 4. Kelly Timberman, 646; 5. D.V. Fennell, 643.5; 6. Steven Peebles, 642; 7. Heath Ford, 636.5; 8. Wes Stevenson, 580 on seven; 9. Ryan Gray, 570; 10. Clint Cannon, 567; 11. Will Lowe, 565; 12. Jared Smith, 557; 13. Justin McDaniel, 554; 14. Tilden Hooper, 478 on six; 15. Royce Ford, 417.5 on five. World standings: 1. Clint Cannon, $266,585; 2. Bobby Mote, $231,986; 3. Justin McDaniel, $161,696; 4. Ryan Gray, $154,901; 5. Kaycee Feild, $140,799; 6. Heath Ford, $138,937; 7. Kelly Timberman, $113,332; 8. Will Lowe, $111,086; 9. Will Stevenson, $104,515; 10. D.V. Fennell, $104,438; 11. Jason Havens, $101,723; 12. Royce Ford, $100,064; 13. Tilden Hooper, $99,165; 14. Steven Peebles, $87,569; 15. Jared Smith, $86,205.

Steer wrestling: Eighth round: 1. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla., 3.4 seconds, $17,139; 2. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb., 3.6, $13,546; 3. Lee Graves, Calgary, Alberta, 3.7, $10,228; 4. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore., 3.9, $7,188; 5. (tie) Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, and Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore., 4.0, $3,594 each; 7. Joey Bell Jr, Athens, Texas, 4.1; 8. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D., 4.3; 9. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D., 4.5; 10. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 5.8; 11. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta, 6.9; 12. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 12.8; 13. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas, 13.7; 14. (tie) Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore., and Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore., NT. Average: 1. Luke Branquinho, 34.0 seconds on eight head; 2. Curtis Cassidy, 35.4; 3. Lee Graves, 37.8; 4. Todd Suhn, 39.5; 5. Jake Rinehart, 43.5; 6. Josh Peek, 44.0; 7. Casey McMillen, 44.8; 8. Hunter Cure, 54.5; 9. Matt Reeves, 158.8; 10. Joey Bell Jr., 30.5 on seven; 11. Blake Knowles, 31.5; 12. Stockton Graves, 31.9; 13. Dean Gorsuch, 72.7; 14. Shawn Greenfield, 27.7 on six; 15. Trevor Knowles, 21.9 on five. World standings: 1. Lee Graves, $189,569; 2. Luke Branquinho, $182,493; 3. Jake Rinehart, $148,316; 4. Curtis Cassidy, $125,792; 5. Shawn Greenfield, 112,021; 6. Todd Suhn, $108,162; 7. Stockton Graves, $107,143; 8. Dean Gorsuch, $93,772; 9. Trevor Knowles, $85,938; 10. Hunter Cure, $85,740; 11. Blake Knowles, $84,968; 12. Casey McMillen, $83,897; 13. Josh Peek, $81,663; 14. Matt Reeves, $67,738; 15. Joey Bell Jr., $65,360.

Team roping: Eighth round: 1.Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont./Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas, 3.8 seconds, $17,139 each; 2. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 3.9, $13,546; 3. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn./Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., 4.4, $10,228; 4. (tie) Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C./Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, and David Key, Caldwell, Texas/Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 4.5, $5,805 each; 6. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore./Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif., 5.6, $2,764; 7. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas/Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev., 8.5; 8. Blaine Linaweaver, Leavenworth, Kan./Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., 9.6; 9. (tie) Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn./Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas, and Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz./Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 10.0; 11. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn./Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev., 13.9; 12. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla./Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla., 14.5; 13. (tie) Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas/Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas; Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash./Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., and Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas/Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo., NT. Average: 1. Luke Brown/Martin Lucero, 39.8 seconds on eight head; 2. Nick Sartain/Kollin VonAhn, 50.5; 3. Charly Crawford/Russell Cardoza, 48.5 on seven; 4. Keven Daniel/Brad Culpepper, 50.1; 5. JoJo LeMond/Randon Adams, 54.9; 6. David Key/Rich Skelton, 39.8 on six; 7. Blaine Linaweaver/Justin Davis, 73.3; 8. Travis Tryan/Michael Jones, 25.0 on five; 9. Derrick Begay/Cesar de la Cruz, 34.0; 10. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 35.0; 11. Steve Purcella/Jhett Johnson, 36.7; 12. Chad Masters/Jade Corkill, 39.1; 13. Kelsey Parchman/Richard Durham, 31.4 on four; 14. Clay Tryan/Cory Petska, 32.5; 15. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 40.7. World standings (headers): 1. Chad Masters, $149,864; 2. Luke Brown, $146,079; 3. Travis Tryan, $140,930; 4. David Key, $133,513; 5. Nick Sartain, $129,742; 6. JoJo LeMond, $119,342; 7. Kelsey Parchman, $100,873; 8. Keven Daniel, $99,135; 9. Riley Minor, $98,001; 10. Steve Purcella, $96,646; 11. Clay Tryan, $96,582; 12. Charly Crawford, $94,818; 13. Trevor Brazile, $92,471; 14. Blaine Linaweaver, $85,229; 15. Derrick Begay, $84,580. World standings (heelers): 1. Jade Corkill, $140,393; 2. Michael Jones, $140,311; 3. Rich Skelton, $133,349; 4. Martin Lucero, $131,626; 5. Kollin VonAhn, $128,575; 6. Richard Durham, $118,786; 7. Randon Adams, $118,764; 8. Brad Culpepper, $111,740; 9. Patrick Smith, $100,850; 10. Brady Minor, $98,001; 11. Cory Petska, $97,725; 12. Russell Cardoza, $94,818; 13. Jhett Johnson, $93,484; 14. Cesar de la Cruz, $92,680; 15. Justin Davis, $66,926.

Saddle bronc riding: Eighth round: 1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 87.5 points on Bar T Rodeo’s Robins Best, $17,139; 2. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M., 85, $13,546; 3. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla., 83.5, $10,228; 4. Shaun Stroh, Dickinson, N.D., 81, $7,188; 5. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 80, $4,423; 6. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif., 79, $2,764; 7. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 77; 8. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont., 75.5; 9. Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D., 74;10. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa, 73.5; 11. (tie) JJ Elshere, Quinn, S.D.; Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas; Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas; Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta, and Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., NS. Average: 1. Shaun Stroh, 648 points on eight head; 2. Cody DeMoss, 641; 3. Cody Wright, 635.5; 4. Jesse Kruse, 577 on seven; 5. J.J. Elshere, 497 on six; 6. Wade Sundell, 485; 7. Chad Ferley, 484.5; 8. Justin Arnold, 478.5; 9. Isaac Diaz, 469; 10. Bradley Harter, 462; 11. Billy Etbauer, 417.5 on five; 12. Taos Muncy, 411.5; 13. Heith DeMoss, 393.5; 14. Bryce Miller, 375.5; 15. Dustin Flundra, 316.5 on four. World standings: 1. Jesse Kruse, $169,309; 2. J.J. Elshere, $135,929; 3. Billy Etbauer, $131,779; 4. Wade Sundell, $129,538; 5. Cody DeMoss, $126,891; 6. Taos Muncy, $121,394; 7. Heith DeMoss, $118,352; 8. Shaun Stroh, $111,185; 9. Justin Arnold, $108,929; 10. Cody Wright, $105,248; 11. Isaac Diaz, $105,144; 12. Bryce Miller, $87,657; 13. Chad Ferley, $83,757; 14. Bradley Harter, $82,351; 15. Dustin Flundra, $79,805.

Tie-down roping: Eighth round: 1. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., 7.0 seconds, $17,139; 2. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash., 7.8, $13,546; 3. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas, 8.1, $10,228; 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 8.5, $7,188; 5. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga., 8.7, $4,423; 6. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah, 8.8, $2,764; 7. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 9.0; 8. (tie) Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, and Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas, 9.3; 10. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., 10.5; 11. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas, 17.0; 12. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas, 18.1; 13. Ryan Watkins, Dublin, Texas, 22.3; 14. (tie) Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., and Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, NT. Average: 1. Tuf Cooper, 67.7 seconds on eight head; 2. Ryan Jarrett, 75.1; 3. Josh Peek, 76; 4. Cody Ohl, 77.1; 5. Blair Burk, 82.5; 6. Tyson Durfey, 85.0; 7. Trevor Brazile, 86.7; 8. Monty Lewis, 88.9; 9. Adam Gray, 89.1; 10. Justin Maass, 106.1; 11. Clint Robinson, 67.2 on seven; 12. Hunter Herrin, 59.0 on six; 13. Ryan Watkins, 69.2; 14. Scott Kormos, 52.8 on five; 15. Matt Shiozawa, 28.8 on three. World standings: 1. Trevor Brazile, $166,227; 2. Clint Robinson, $132,462; 3. Cody Ohl, $126,408; 4. Hunter Herrin, $123,323; 5. Tyson Durfey, $122,447; 6. Josh Peek, $121,847; 7. Tuf Cooper, $118,507; 8. Ryan Jarrett, $104,253; 9. Blair Burk, $104,118; 10. Scott Kormos, $103,408; 11. Justin Maass, $102,778; 12. Ryan Watkins, $100,978; 13. Adam Gray, $99,127; 14. Monty Lewis, $99,047; 15. Matt Shiozawa, $91,240.

Barrel racing: Eighth round: 1. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas, 13.77 seconds, $17,139; 2. Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 13.81, $13,546; 3. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta, 13.89, $10,228; 4. Sue Smith, Blackfoot, Idaho, 13.90, $7,188; 5. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.94, $4,423; 6. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 14.08, $2,764; 7. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore., 14.09; 8. P.J. Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 14.13; 9. Sheena Robbins, Fresno, Calif., 14.14; 10. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 14.19; 11. Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, 14.24; 12. Cassie Moseley, Farwell, Texas, 19.08; 13. Danyelle Campbell, Beaumont, Calif., 19.21; 14. Tiffany Fox, Fox, Okla., 19.22; 15. Jordon Peterson, Chilton, Texas, 24.02. Average: 1. Lindsay Sears, 111.00 seconds on eight runs; 2. Sherry Cervi, 111.21; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 112.91; 4. Brittany Pozzi, 116.60; 5. Sue Smith, 117.15; 6. Mary Burger, 118.57; 7. Shelley Morgan, 122.25; 8. Sheena Robbins, 123.94; 9. Brenda Mays, 124.32; 10. Danyelle Campbell, 127.40; 11. Jordon Peterson, 127.70; 12. Cassie Moseley, 127.95; 13. Tammy Fischer, 129.52; 14. P.J. Burger, 138.49; 15. Tiffany Fox, 138.61. World standings: 1. Lindsay Sears, $232,259; 2. Brittany Pozzi, $227,464; 3. Sherry Cervi, $154,941; 4. Mary Burger, $138,184; 5. Jordon Peterson, $121,628; 6. Tiffany Fox, $110,464; 7. Sue Smith, $109,475; 8. Shelley Morgan, $103,960; 9. Cassie Moseley, $91,970; 10. Lisa Lockhart, $88,178; 11. Brenda Mays, $77,376; 12. Sheena Robbins, $75,430; 13. Tammy Fischer, $70,434; 14. Danyelle Campbell, $69,523; 15. P.J. Burger, $61,484.

Bull riding: Eighth round: 1. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo., 87 points on D & H Cattle’s Grey Dog, $17,139; 2. B.J. Schumacher, Hillsboro, Wis., 79, $13,546; 3. (tie) J.W. Harris, May, Texas; Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla.; Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo.; Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas; Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah; Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D.; Cody Whitney, Asher, Okla.; Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas; Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev.; Zack Oakes, Elk, Wash.; Tate Stratton, Stanley, N.M.; Clayton Savage, Casper, Wyo., and Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., NS. Average: 1. Kanin Asay, 341 points on four head; 2. Corey Navarre, 320; 3. Bobby Welsh, 315.5; 4. (tie) Douglas Duncan and B.J. Schumacher, 256 on three; 6.Colin McTaggart, 170 on two; 7. Tate Stratton, 166.5; 8. Zack Oakes, 158.5; 9. Clayton Savage, 87 on one; 10. Jesse Bail, 86; 11. Cody Whitney, 82.5; 12. (tie) J.W. Harris, Steve Woolsey, Howdy Cloud and Cody Hancock, NS. World standings: 1. J.W. Harris, $219,275; 2. Corey Navarre, $149,010; 3. Kanin Asay, $143,864; 4. Bobby Welsh, $133,436; 5. B.J. Schumacher, $122,227; 6. Douglas Duncan, $116,183; 7. Steve Woolsey, $108,444; 8. Colin McTaggart, $99,567; 9. Tate Stratton, $98,573; 10. Clayton Savage, $94,956; 11. Cody Whitney, $89,213; 12. Jesse Bail, $85,640; 13. Zack Oakes, $76,561; 14. Howdy Cloud, $67,721; 15. Cody Hancock, $66,483

There were few surprises in the bareback riding in Round 8 of the 51st National Finals Rodeo. It was no surprise that there was a tie for first place — five of the eight rounds have ended with ties at the top — and the cowboys who tied for the victory in front of 17,306 at the Thomas & Mack Center are the event’s top two in the PRCA world standings.

Two-time World Champion Bobby Mote and world standings leader Clint Cannon tied for the “eliminator pen” round win with scores of 84.5 points to each earn $15,343 and set up a two-round shootout for the world title. Mote’s score came aboard Western Rodeos” Big Easy, while Cannon rode 2005 USST/PRCA Bareback Horse of the Year Real Deal of the Carr Pro Rodeo string..….(read more)

After a dream season, bull rider J.W. Harris has endured a nightmarish Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Harris fractured his right hand in Round 2 last week and has competed only twice since suffering the injury.

Event doctors ordered Harris out of Round 8 on Thursday night.

The reigning world champion from May, Texas, Harris is questionable for the final two rounds of the NFR, which ends Saturday.

While he hasn’t cashed a check in Las Vegas, Harris’ regular-season earnings of $219,000 still give him a comfortable lead over Corey Navarre of Weatherford, Texas, in the 2009 world championship standings.

One of Harris’ wins last summer came at the Lehi Round-up in July……(read more)

A lot of songs have been written about cowboys and cowgirls, and even more stories have been told about them.

I’ve written about broken backs and scars I could hardly look at, about bull fighters who’d been gored and ropers with missing fingers.

I’ve written about a barrel racer whose hips and pelvis couldn’t hold the weight of a horse that kept tripping over the barrel and falling on her. The animals we bring to sports are powerful and beautiful, but the danger is always there.

Sheena Robbins is 26 years old, and fingers crossed and wood knocked, she has no stories like that. At least not about herself. She’s a ranch girl from the Valley. Her family has a raisin vineyard. Her mom, Brenda, was a barrel racer. Her dad, Dale, is a cutting horse trainer in Alabama. They split up years ago.….(read more)

LAS VEGAS — Lindsay Sears won the seventh round of barrel racing with a 13.71-second run Wednesday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to take the lead in the world standings.

Sears, the defending world champion from Nanton, Alberta, has won an event-best $80,813 to push her season total to $222,031. Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, the 2007 world champion who didn’t place among the top six with a time of 19.07, dropped to second place with $210,324.

Sears, who has placed among the top six in all seven rounds, also is first in the aggregate score race with a time of 97.11 over seven rounds.