PHOTO: RICHMOND CHAMPION | STEVE WRUBEL
After round 1 at the Gold Buckle Knockout, the NFR bareback riding qualifiers are solidified with four cowboys already sitting in the Top 15 topping the leaderboard and moving on to the Short Round — Richmond Champion, Chad Rutherford, Jesse Pope, and Tim O’Connell.
Money won today still may shuffle the standings within the Top 15, but it won’t change who gets back numbers for the Finals this year.
Here’s a look at the list of Bareback Riders who have qualified for the 2020 NFR.
Tim O’Connell
Kaycee Feild
Orin Larsen
Tilden Hooper
Clayton Biglow
Jamie Howlett
Tanner Aus
Richmond Champion
Mason Clements
Leighton Berry
Jesse Pope
Cole Reiner
Jake Brown
Ty Breuer
Chad Rutherford