Several area cowboys are making their marks at Cheyenne Frontier Days

NFR Rd 2 Sterling Smith — Sterling Smith at the NFR. File photo by Dudley Barker www.dudleydoright.com

Bareback riding: First round leaders: 1. Will Lowe, 86.5 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Pretty Woman; 2. Seth Hardwick, 85.5; 3. (tie) Jake Vold and Jamie Howlett, 85 each; 5. Kyle Charley, 84; 6. Wyatt Denny, 82. Second round leaders: 1. Clayton Biglow, 87.5 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Wilson Sanchez; 2. (tie) Kaycee Feild and Lane McGehee, 85 each; 4. Caleb Bennett, 84; 5. Logan Patterson, 82; 6. Seth Hardwick, 81. Average leaders: 1. Seth Hardwick , 166.5 points on two head; 2. (tie) Lane McGehee and Kaycee Feild, 166 each; 4. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Will Lowe, 165.5 each; 6. Clayton Biglow, 163; no other qualified rides.

Steer wrestling: First round leaders: 1. Aaron Vosler, 5.7 seconds; 2. Curtis Cassidy, 6.4; 3. Jacob Edler, 6.5; 4. (tie) Justin Kimsey and Sam Olson, 6.9 each; 6. Chase Black, 7.3. Second round leaders: 1. Eli Lord, 7.5 seconds; 2. Kody Woodward, 8.2; 3. Nick Guy, 8.3; 4. Tyler Waguespack, 8.7; 5. Cody Harmon, 8.9; 6. (tie) Dirk Tavenner and Scott Guenthner, 9.1 each. Average leaders: 1. Curtis Cassidy, 16.7 seconds on two head; 2. Nick Guy, 16.8; 3. Straws Milan, 17.5; 4. Kyle Irwin, 17.8; 5. Dru Melvin, 18.2; 6. Tom Lewis, 18.3; no other qualified runs.

Team roping: First round leaders: 1. Ty Bach/Trey Johnson, 7.0 seconds; 2. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Tanner Braden and Cody Callaway/Clay Johnson, 8.0 each; 4. Jeff Flenniken/Jake Minor, 8.3; 5. Levi Simpson/Jeremy Buhler, 8.4; 6. Chris Francis/Cade Passig, 8.6. Second round leaders: 1. Garrett Tonozzi/Joe Mattern, 7.5 seconds; 2. Kellan Johnson/Jhett Johnson, 7.6; 3. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith, 7.7; 4. (tie) Nelson Wyatt/Trace Porter and Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 8.5 each; 6. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, Clint Gorrell/Drew Gartner and Cole Dorenkamp/T.J. Watts, 8.6 each. Average leaders: 1. Chris Francis/Cade Passig, 17.5 seconds on two head; 2. Ty Bach/Trey Johnson, 18.3; 3. Scott White/Riley Wakefield, 18.5; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 18.6; 5. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 18.7; 6. Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, 18.8; no other qualified runs.

Saddle bronc riding: First round leaders: 1. Brody Cress, 88 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Utopia; 2. Isaac Diaz, 84.5; 3. Spencer Wright, 83.5; 4. Wyatt Casper, 83; 5. (tie) Jake Finlay and Jacobs Crawley, 82 each. Second round leaders: 1. Rusty Wright, 86 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Trophy Wife; 2. Jake Wright, 85; 3. Zeke Thurston, 84.5; 4. Chase Brooks, 84; 5. Sterling Crawley, 83.5; 6. Samuel Kelts, 81.5. Average leaders: 1. Brody Cress, 166.5 points on two head; 2. Isaac Diaz, 165; 3. Wyatt Casper, 163; 4. Rusty Wright, 161; 5. (tie) Dawson Hay and Zeke Thurston, 159.5 each; no other qualified rides.

Tie-down roping: First round leaders: 1. Sterling Smith, 9.4 seconds; 2. Treg Schaack, 10.1; 3. Cole Bailey, 10.3; 4. Clint Cooper, 10.6; 5. Cimarron Boardman, 10.7; 6. Tyson Durfey, 10.8. Second round leaders: 1. Adam Gray, 10.3 seconds; 2. Scott Kormos, 10.4; 3. Cory Solomon, 10.7; 4. Austin Barstow, 10.8; 5. Riley Pruitt, 10.9; 6. Billy Hamilton, 11.6. Average leaders: 1. Riley Pruitt, 21.8 seconds on two head; 2. Sterling Smith, 22.8; 3. Adam Gray, 22.9; 4. Ty Harris, 23.2; 5. Clint Cooper, 23.3; 6. Cimarron Boardman, 23.6; no other qualified runs.

Barrel racing: First round: 1. Nellie Miller, 17.54 seconds, $6,669; 2. Katelyn Scott, 17.67, $5,716; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 17.71, $4,763; 4. Jackie Ganter, 17.73, $4,128; 5. (tie) Kylie Weast and Ivy Conrado, 17.82, $2,858 each; 7. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.83, $1,905; 8. Katie Pascoe, 17.89, $1,270; 9. Jennifer Barrett, 17.91, $953; 10. (tie) Angie Meadors and Sissy Winn, 17.92, $318 each. Second round leaders: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.61 seconds; 2. Lacinda Rose, 17.65; 3. Billie Ann Harmon, 17.68; 4. Michelle Darling, 17.76; 5. Sherry Cervi, 17.77; 6. Shali Lord, 17.82. Average leaders: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 35.44 seconds on two head; 2. Lacinda Rose, 35.77; 3. Sherry Cervi, 35.84; 4. Kelly Yates, 35.94; 5. (tie) Michelle Darling and Shali Lord, 35.96 each; no other qualified runs.

Steer roping: First round: 1. Travis Mills, 13.5 seconds, $5,982; 2. (tie) Shay Good and Jarrett Blessing, 14.0, $4,812 each; 4. (tie) Jim Locke, Vin Fisher Jr., Trevor Brazile, Troy Tillard and Matt Davis, 14.7, $2,081 each. Second round: 1. Tuf Cooper, 12.2 seconds, $5,982; 2. Kelton McMillen, 13.6, $5,202; 3. Chad Mathis, 13.9, $4,422; 4. Wade Kane, 14.7, $3,641; 5. Kenyon Burns, 15.0, $2,861; 6. Trey Wallace, 15.1, $2,081; 7. (tie) Bryce Davis and Miles Williams, 15.7, $910 each. Average leaders: 1. Tuf Cooper, 29.7 seconds on two head; 2. Kenyon Burns, 31.4; 3. Bryce Davis, 32.0; 4. Quay Howard, 32.3; 5. Brodie Poppino, 32.5; 6. Jarrett Blessing, 33.1.

Bull riding: First round leaders: 1. (tie) Brady Portenier, on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s No. 419, and Koby Radley, on Universal Pro Rodeos’ Classic Man, 88 points each; 3. (tie) Eli Vastbinder and Steve Woolsey, 87.5 each; 5. (tie) Jeff Bertus and J.W. Harris, 86.5 each. Second round leaders: 1. Brennon Eldred, 90 points on Rocky Mountain Rodeo’s American Blood; 2. Dalan Duncan, 88; 3. Silvano Alves, 86; 4. Koby Radley, 85.5; 5. (tie) Boudreaux Campbell, Garrett Tribble and Jeff Askey, 85 each. Average leaders: 1. Koby Radley, 173.5 points on two head; 2. (tie) J.W. Harris and Jeff Askey, 168 each; 4. Brennon Eldred, 90 on one head; 5. (tie) Brady Portenier and Dalan Duncan, 88 each; no other qualified rides.

2018 PRCA | RAM World Standings – Team Roping (Headers)