The athletes in Fort Worth who finished third in their respective brackets have one final shot to stay alive and crack the Semifinals at the Texas Swing’s first stop.
The due or die performance begins on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+ at 8:30 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Clayton Biglow, a veteran of eight straight NFRs, is joined by the top two cowboys in the PRCA World Standings - Bradlee Miller and Cooper Cooke - who are seeking their first trip to rodeo’s biggest stage. Advancing to the next round in Fort Worth could go a long way.
| Tristan Hansen | Cinchy Whitney |
| Cooper Cooke | Born Fearless |
| Clayton Biglow | Dapper Dan |
| Bronc Marriott | Silver Screen |
| Bradlee Miller | Prairie Rose |
| Kody Lamb | Erotic Tango |
| Nick Pelke | Ankle Biter |
| Colton Clemens | Great Nation |
STEER WRESTLING
Between Ty Erickson, Tyler Pearson and Jacob Talley, there are three bulldoggers with at least five NFR qualifications in the Wild Card.
| Rowdy Parrott |
| Stephen Culling |
| Ty Erickson |
| Tyler Pearson |
| Joshua Hefner |
| Jacob Talley |
| Brandon Harrison |
| Cade Staton |
TEAM ROPING
Some fan favorites like Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin and Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith are all competing in Fort Worth Wednesday.
| Aaron Tsinigine | Ryan Motes |
| Ty Arnold | Tyler McKnight |
| Coleman Proctor | Logan Medlin |
| Jeff Flenniken | Sid Sporer |
| Pedro Egurrola | JC Flake |
| Luke Brown | Travis Graves |
| Tanner Tomlinson | Patrick Smith |
| Clay Ullery | Jake Edwards |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Ben Andersen v. Yesterday’s Delivery provides a terrific matchup between a Canadian bronc rider and a Canadian horse. Eight-time NFR qualifier Brody Cress is also in the field.
| Parker Fleet | Kay’s Big Bay |
| Q Taylor | Zoaria Hills |
| Brody Cress | Holy Grail |
| Talon Elshere | Robin Hood |
| Allen Boore | Texan |
| K’s Thomson | Orange Crush |
| Ben Anderson | Yesterday’s Delivery |
| Damian Brennan | Birch Bubbles |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Chance Oftedahl’s 7.8-second run in Bracket 7, Round 2 Tuesday night was the fastest among the Wild Card qualifiers.
| Ryan Jarrett |
| Chance Oftedahl |
| Tom Crouse |
| Quade Hiatt |
| Beau Cooper |
| Shane Hanchey |
| Trevor Hale |
| Britt Bedke |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
Shai Schaefer and Sarah Angelone were among the standouts in the Bracket Rounds with runs of 1.7 and 1.8 seconds respectively.
| Peggy Garman |
| Sarah Angelone |
| Shaya Biever |
| Joey Williams |
| Bailey Patterson |
| Shai Schafer |
| Addee Carder |
| Maddy Deerman |
BARREL RACING
Amanda Welsh looks to take advantage of the top of the ground to best the likes of Jimmie Smith and Lisa Lockhart.
| Amanda Welsh |
| Ashley Rogers |
| Tracy Nowlin |
| Ashley Dry |
| Jimmie Smith |
| Stephanie Fryar |
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Sarah Rose Waguespack |
BULL RIDING
Bulls Night Out winner and World No. 1 Creek Young looks to keep his hopes of Fort Worth twofer alive.
| Brody Yeary | Western Hauler’s Hurricane |
| Coy Robbins | Hercules |
| TJ Gray | Swanky |
| Ernie Courson Jr | Jasper |
| Jate Frost | Resistol’s Black Gold |
| Coy Thorson | Goin Brandon |
| Creek Young | Thor |
| Jace Trosclair | Western Hauler’s Mezcal |
