NFR Open: Wednesday Night Daysheet, Performance 2

The first group of contestants heads into Round 2 on Wednesday in Colorado Springs.

NFR Open

Round 1 is complete for the first set of contestants and they will put their second ride or run on the board tonight before they have to wait it out to see if they make it back.

BAREBACK RIDING

Kade Berry will nod on Championship Pro Rodeo’s Witchy Woman, the same horse that Orin Larsen was 87 points on in Guymon and Tim O’Connell has covered for 88 in Fort Worth.

Gauge McBrideMagic Moment
Dylan RigginsRed Bone
Kade BerryWitchy Woman
Nick PelkeFresno
Donny ProffitRose Gold
Daniel JonesSquare Bale
Weston TimbermanCash Carry
Tim KentHot Stuff
Kade SonnierCandy Girl

STEER WRESTLING

Jacob Talley’s 3.8 was the fastest time by eight tenths of a second while World No. 1 Dalton Massey was a 4.7 in Round 1.

Stephen Culling
Justin Shaffer
Fenton Nelson
Jaret Whitman
Dalton Massey
Trisyn Kalawaia
Clay Harp
Seth Peterson
Jacob Talley

TEAM ROPING

Andrew Ward and Buddy Hawkins will be the first team out tonight and going for the go-round as they were a no time in Round 1.

Andrew WardBuddy Hawkins
Garrett RogersTyler Worley
Cooper BruceWyatt Kanan
Manny EgusquizaEvan Arnold
Grady QuamDenim Ross
Bobby GreenJustin Yost
Shawn BirdKaitlyn Taylor
John CameronScot Brown
Clayton Van AkenCullen Teller

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Sterling Crawley will have a rematch in Round 2 with Andrews Rodeo’s Brutus. According to Stock Stats, the two were no score in San Antonio last year and Crawley is one to come back with a vengeance.

Tanner ButnerGood Lord Lori
Sawyer EriksonJojo
Sterling CrawleyBrutus
William RinehartJet Stream
Jack BentzBig Sundown
Ean PriceWatch the Night
Williams StitesCotton Candy
Ira DickinsonVisable Injury
Byron GililandPeak Momentum

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Paul David Tierney also has a huge lead in Round 1 with his 8.9-second run. John Douch’s 9.5 is second while Joel Harris’s 12.7 rounds out the Top 5.

Stran Dunham
Cody Huber
John Douch
Joel Harris
Benjamin Ayre
Zane Kilgus
Paul Tierney
Brooker McCutchen
John McCuistion

BREAKAWAY ROPING

Bethany Ferguson’s 3.7 is the Round 1 time to beat but as they head into Round 2, we can expect things to get faster as they always do.

Anna Callaway
Christi Braudrick
Bailey Patterson
Devan McAdow
Jessie Letzelter
Joslynn Masters
Bethany Ferguson
Jackie Crawford
Jenna Dallyn

BARREL RACING

Emily Beisel is yet again at the top of a leaderboard. As for second, we saw a tie between Megan McLeod-Sprage and Ashley Castleberry. The top 3 cowgirls were the only sub 17.2-second runs of the night.

Megan McLeod-Sprague
Tayla Moeykens
Erin Wetzel
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi
Jodi Colton
Ronda Casey
Ashley Castleberry
Emily Beisel
Taylor Manning

BULL RIDING

Performance 1 put four qualified rides on the board but none was better than Cole Wagner. Tonight, he will climb on Rafter G Rodeo’s Goin Brandon, the bull that roscoe Jarboe rode for 88 points at the George Paul Memorial in April.

Lucas MooninghamX-Factor
Cole WagnerGoin Brandon
Cody TeelMr. Nightlinger
Wyatt PhelpsKaraoke
Jacob GardnerKiss Me
Coy PollmeierSilver Bullett
Michael CarusoRepo Man
Cody McElroyFarmers Only
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