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Semi-Finals Qualifiers Shake Up Round Leaderboards in Bracket 2 at NWSS

Bracket 2 of the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo is complete, sending the top three athletes in each event to the Semi-Finals.
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Saddle bronc riding at the National Western Stock Show
Saddle bronc riding at the National Western Stock Show | National Western Stock Show Volunteer Photographers

The second bracket is finished at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colo. After competing in two back-to-back performances, the top three athletes based on aggregate times and scores in each event will move on to the Semi-Finals.

Bareback Riding

Ben Kramer and Devon Moore moved into a third-place tie in Round 1 overall, after finishing in a tie at the top of the leaderboard in the first performance of Bracket 2. Keenan Hayes came back strong in Round 2, with the highest-marked ride of the week so far. The 84-point ride leads Round 2 overall.

1. Chett Deitz / 162.5
2. Ben Kramer / 159
3. Keenan Hayes / 158.5

Steer Wrestling

Jacob Edler
Jacob Edler | Fernando Sam-Sin

Jacob Edler topped the leaderboard after the first performance of his bracket and moved into a tie for third-place overall in Round 1. Edler will also move on to the Semi-Finals, finishing at the top of Bracket 2 in the Aggregate.

1. Jacob Edler / 9.6
2. Paul Melvin / 11.4
3. Bray Armes / 20.1

Team Roping

Tanner Braden and Curry Kirchner's 4.7-second run now sits in second-place overall in Round 1.

1. Zane Barnson/Kycen Winn
2. Hagen Peterson/Dylin Ahlstrom
3. Kyle Polich/T.J. Watts

Saddle Bronc Riding

One of the biggest rides of Friday night was Cooper Thatcher, who is now tied at the top of the leaderboard in Round 1 overall. Q McWhorter also scored high in Saturday's matinee, moved into second-place overall in Round 2.

1. Q McWhorter / 165.5
2. Waitley Sharon / 160
3. Cooper Thatcher / 158.5

Tie-Down Roping

The top two times overall in Round 1 came out of the first performance of Bracket 2. Kyan Wilhite and Catfish Brown roped in 8.3 and 8.5-second runs, respectively, to take over the top two spots in the round. With a 7.7-second run, and the fastest time of the rodeo so far, Coltin Rauch now holds the lead in Round 2 overall.

1. Coltin Rauch / 18.3
2. Luke Coleman / 18.9
3. Jayden Broussard / 21.0

Barrel Racing

Fallon Forbes made the fastest run of the week so far, taking over the Round 1 leaderboard with a 15.09-second run in the first performance of Bracket 2. A solid run in Round 2 put her on top of the Aggregate in Bracket 2, moving on to the Semi-Finals.

1. Fallon Forbes / 30.52
2. Shali Lord / 30.68
3. CJ Vondette/ 30.89

Bull Riding

Mason Moody riding a red bull.
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With the only qualified ride of the night, Jate Frost moved into fifth-place overall in Round 1. Mason Moody now leads Round 2 overall. The 85-point ride is the highest-marked bull ride of the week, so far.

1. Mason Moody
2. Dawson Gleaves
3. Ethan Skogquist

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Teal Stoll
TEAL STOLL

Teal Stoll is a lifelong Wyomingite from a working ranch family of several generations. Both sides of her family have deep roots in rodeo, as contestants and stock contractors. Teal grew up horseback and actively competes in rodeos and barrel races. She has degrees in both business and accounting, which she uses operating her own bookkeeping service. Teal enjoys spending time with her horses, training colts, and maintaining her string of athletes. When she isn’t at the barn, she can be found reading, doing yoga, or on her paddle board at the lake. Teal lives with her fiancee and a plethora of animals, because she can’t say no to a displaced critter with a sad story. When she isn’t on the road running barrels, she spends her time helping with day to day operations on the family ranch.

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