For the fifth time at the 2020 National Finals Rodeo, Richmond Champion leaves with some money added to his total.
The Stevensville bareback rider placed third in the ninth go-round at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Friday. Champion scored an 86.5 on Great Nation to win $15,654. It was Champion's third top-three placing at the 2020 NFR -- which includes a first-round win -- and he moved up two spots in the world standings back to No. 5 with $142,123.
Billings' Clay Tryan and partner Jake Long of Coffeyville, Kansas, placed third in the team roping on Friday. Tryan and Long completed their run in 4.1 seconds to win $15,654. For Tryan, the run was his fourth time placing in the top three at the NFR, which included a run of three straight second-place finishes from rounds four through six. Tryan one again cracked the top five and sits at No. 5 in the world standings for team roping headers with $140,540.
Helena's Chase Tryan and partner Brenten Hall of Jay, Oklahoma, failed to record a time in the team roping on Friday. Tryan and Hall have not placed again at the NFR since winning the fourth round. Tryan fell one spot to No. 14 in the world standings with $90,145.
Deer Lodge's Chase Brooks and Hillsdale, Wyoming's Brody Cress both failed to place in the money in the saddle bronc riding. Cress scored a 79.5 on Three Belles while Brooks scored a 72.5 on 2 Cookies. After placing in the money in the first four rounds, Brooks has not placed in five straight rounds but remains ninth in the world standings with $106,881. Cress dropped one spot to No. 4 with $158,193.
Miles City's Haven Meged did not place in the money for the third straight round after winning the sixth go-round. Meged finished his run in 9.6 seconds and dropped one spot in the world standings to No. 8 with $115,248.
Circle's Lisa Lockhart completed her ninth go-round in the barrel racing in 27.16 seconds to place out of the money. Lockhart has placed five times at the NFR, including a third-round win, and sits at No. 5 in the world standings with $119,866.
2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Results
Round 9, Dec. 11
Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Bareback Riding: 1. Cole Reiner, 89.5 points on Calgary Stampede’s Arbitrator Joe, $26,231; 2. Kaycee Feild, 87.5, $20,731; 3. Richmond Champion, 86.5, $15,654; 4. Clayton Biglow, 85.5, $11,000; 5. Mason Clements, 84, $6,769; 6. Orin Larsen, 83.5, $4,231; 7. Tim O’Connell, 83; 8. (tie) Jamie Howlett and Jess Pope, 82.5; 10. Leighton Berry, 82; 11. (tie) Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., Jake Brown, and Chad Rutherford, 81.5 each; 14. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Winn Ratliff, 80.5 each. Average leaders: 1. Jess Pope, 763.5 points on nine head; 2. (tie) Tim O’Connell and Kaycee Feild, 758.5 each; 4. Tanner Aus, 746; 5. Orin Larsen, 741.5; 6. Mason Clements, 726.5; 7. Richmond Champion, 680.5 points on eight head; 8. Cole Reiner, 678.5; 9. Leighton Berry, 665; 10. Tilden Hooper, 655; 11. Chad Rutherford, 647.5; 12. Jamie Howlett, 637; 13. Winn Ratliff, 632; 14. Clayton Biglow, 552 points on seven head; 15. Jake Brown, 407.5 points on five head. World standings: 1. Tim O’Connell, $212,184; 2. Kaycee Feild, $196,840; 3. Orin Larsen, $146,180; 4. Tanner Aus, $142,802; 5. Richmond Champion, $142,123; 6. Clayton Biglow, $140,415; 7. Cole Reiner, $133,594; 8. Jess Pope, $132,029; 9. Leighton Berry, $120,642; 10. Tilden Hooper, $116,530; 11. Mason Clements, $101,924; 12. Jamie Howlett, $80,813; 13. Chad Rutherford, $77,874; 14. Winn Ratliff, $77,243; 15. Jake Brown, $52,778.
Steer Wrestling: 1. (tie) Matt Reeves, Jacob Talley and Tyler Waguespack, 3.5 seconds, $20,872 each; 4. Stetson Jorgensen, 3.6, $11,000; 5. Jace Melvin, 3.7, $6,769; 6. Dakota Eldridge, 3.8, $4,231; 7. Will Lummus, 3.9; 8. (tie) Curtis Cassidy and Tanner Brunner, 4.6 each; 10. Clayton Hass, 4.7; 11. Jacob Edler, 4.8; 12. Blake Knowles, 5.0; 13. Jule Hazen, 6.7; 14. Bridger Anderson, 14.4; 15. Jesse Brown, NS. Average leaders: 1. Stetson Jorgensen, 38.7 seconds on nine head; 2. Jacob Edler, 39.5; 3. Dakota Eldridge 40.9; 4. Tyler Waguespack, 47.7; 5. Will Lummus, 48.6; 6. Bridger Anderson, 51.3; 7. Jule Hazen, 71.4; 8. Jace Melvin, 79.1; 9. Blake Knowles, 33.5 seconds on eight head; 10. Matt Reeves, 48.5; 11. Jacob Talley, 52.0; 12. Curtis Cassidy, 65.0; 13. Jesse Brown, 34.1 seconds on seven head; 14. Tanner Brunner, 41.5; 15. Clayton Hass, 49.3. World standings: 1. Matt Reeves, $155,681; 2. Stetson Jorgensen, $144,253; 3. Jacob Talley, $138,329; 4. Tyler Waguespack, $126,210; 5. Dakota Eldridge, $125,803; 6. Jacob Edler, $124,357; 7. Blake Knowles, $116,650; 8. Bridger Anderson, $104,434; 9. Will Lummus, $100,626; 10. Jace Melvin, $99,591; 11. Tanner Brunner, $93,270; 12. Clayton Hass, $89,071; 13. Jesse Brown, $88,559; Jule Hazen, $69,615; 15. Curtis Cassidy, $68,932.
Team Roping: 1. (tie) Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, Chad Masters/Wesley Thorp, 3.8 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 4.1, $15,654; 4. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 4.4, $11,000; 5. Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley, 4.6, $6,769; 6. Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 4.9, $4,231; 7. Luke Brown/Joseph Harrison, 6.9; 8. (tie) Cody Snow/Junior Nogueira and Charly Crawford/Logan Medlin, 9.5; 10. Nelson Wyatt/Levi Lord, 9.6; 11. Kolton Schmidt/Hunter Koch, 14.0; 12. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Travis Graves, Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, Levi Simpson/Shay Dixon Carroll and Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, NT. Average leaders: 1. Erich Rogers/Paden Bray, 74.6 seconds on nine head; 2. Jeff Flenniken/Tyler Worley, 47.5 seconds on eight head; 3. Nelson Wyatt/Levi Lord, 50.7; 4. Luke Brown/Joseph Harrison, 51.7; 5. Chad Masters/Wesley Thorp, 57.4; 6. Charly Crawford/Logan Medlin, 78.9; 7. Clay Smith/Jade Corkill, 48.0 seconds on seven head; 8. Dustin Egusquiza./Travis Graves, 55.0; 9. Levi Simpson/Shay Dixon Carroll, 35.8 seconds on six head; 10. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 36.6; 11. Clay Tryan/Jake Long, 21.9 seconds on five head; 12. Cody Snow/Junior Nogueira, 37.4; 13. Brenten Hall/Chase Tryan, 47.0; 14. Colby Lovell/Paul Eaves, 50.9; 15. Kolton Schmidt/Hunter Koch, 27.9 seconds on three head. World standings (headers): 1. Colby Lovell, $161,605; 2. Luke Brown, $155,652; 3. Dustin Egusquiza, $151,176; 4. Clay Smith, $148,665; 5. Clay Tryan, $140,540; 6. Andrew Ward, $133,103; 7. Cody Snow, $125,343; 8. Chad Masters, $116,202; 9. Nelson Wyatt, $112,236; 10. Levi Simpson, $101,648; 11. Erich Rogers, $101,465; 12. Charly Crawford, $95,691; 13. Jeff Flenniken, $90,276; 14. Brenten Hall, $90,145; 15. Kolton Schmidt, $76,676; World standings (heeler): 1. Paul Eaves, $152,255; 2. Jade Corkill, $148,665; 3. Jake Long, $146,137; 4. Travis Graves, $143,514; 5. Joseph Harrison, $136,286; 6. Buddy Hawkins II, $133,103; 7. Wesley Thorp, $116,202; 8. Junior Nogueira, $114,199; 9. Levi Lord, $113,435; 10. Shay Dixon Carroll, $107,517; 11. Paden Bray, $101,465; 12. Logan Medlin, $95,082; 13. Tyler Worley, $92,022; 14. Chase Tryan, $90,145; 15. Hunter Koch, $76,676.
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1. Wyatt Casper, 88 points on Calgary Stampede’s Xena Warrior, $26,231; 2. (tie) Ryder Wright and Allen Boore, 87, $18,192 each; 4. Isaac Diaz, 84, $11,000; 5. Taos Muncy, 82.5, $6,769; 6. Sterling Crawley, 82, $4,231; 7. Lefty Holman, 81.5; 8. Brody Cress, 79.5; 9. Shorty Garrett, 78.5; 10. (tie) Chase Brooks and Zeke Thurston, 72.5 each; 12. (tie) Stetson Dell Wright, Jacobs Crawley, Rusty Wright and Cole Elshere, NS. Average leaders: 1. Ryder Wright, 785.5 points on nine head; 2. Wyatt Casper, 690.5 points on eight head; 3. Chase Brooks, 660; 4. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 657.5; 5. Zeke Thurston, 654; 6. Rusty Wright, 596.5 seconds on seven head; 7. (tie) Allen Boore and Lefty Holman, 594 each; 9. Sterling Crawley, 584; 10. Shorty Garrett, 576.5; 11. Stetson Dell Wright, 519 points on six head; 12. Brody Cress, 507.5; 13. Jacobs Crawley, 480.5; 14. Taos Muncy, 479; 15. Cole Elshere, 79.5 points on one head. World standings: 1. Ryder Wright, $267,721; 2. Wyatt Casper, $266,407; 3. Allen Boore, $163,654; 4. Brody Cress, $158,193; 5. Rusty Wright, $139,625; 6. Lefty Holman, $135,612; 7. Stetson Dell Wright, $130,620; 8. Shorty Garrett, $112,275; 9. Chase Brooks, $106,881; 10. Zeke Thurston, $100,645; 11. Isaac Diaz, $81,063; 12. Sterling Crawley, $76,839; 13. Cole Elshere, $64,351; 14. Jacobs Crawley, $60,930; 15. Taos Muncy, $59,073.
Tie-Down Roping: 1. Tuf Cooper, 6.9 seconds, $26,231; 2. Marty Yates, 7.0, $20,731; 3. Ty Harris, 7.3, $15,654; 4. Adam Gray, 7.6, $11,000; 5. (tie) Ryan Jarrett and Shane Hanchey, 8.4, $5,500; 7. Westyn Hughes, 8.5; 8. Caddo Lewallen, 8.7; 9. Haven Meged, 9.6; 10. Hunter Herrin, 12.1; 11. Timber Moore, 12.3; 12. Tyler Milligan, 18.4; 13. Cory Solomon, 18.7; 14. (tie) Shad Mayfield and Tyson Durfey, NT. Average leaders: 1. Shane Hanchey, 75.1 seconds on nine head; 2. Marty Yates, 82.3; 3. Caddo Lewallen, 85.0; 4. Cory Solomon, 86.2; 5. Ryan Jarrett, 95.7; 6. Adam Gray, 99.9; 7. Ty Harris, 100.6; 8. Tyler Milligan, 134.0; 9. Hunter Herrin, 71.2 seconds on eight head; 10. Westyn Hughes, 79.0; 11. Haven Meged, 86.1; 12. Tuf Cooper, 89.2; 13. Timber Moore, 93.6; 14. Tyson Durfey, 58.4 seconds on five head; 15. Shad Mayfield, 44.0 seconds on four head. World standings: 1. Shad Mayfield, $198,399; 2. Hunter Herrin, $168,165; 3. Westyn Hughes, $146,968; 4. Marty Yates, $139,361; 5. Tuf Cooper, $135,151; 6. Cory Solomon, $127,374; 7. Shane Hanchey, $121,953; 8. Haven Meged, $115,248; 9. Tyson Durfey, $106,793; 10. Adam Gray, $105,082; 11. Ryan Jarrett, $104,387; 12. Ty Harris, $99,722; 13. Tyler Milligan, $99,688; 14. Timber Moore, $83,898; 15. Caddo Lewallen, $76,602.
Barrel Racing: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 16.81 seconds, $26,231; 2. Wenda Johnson, 17.18, $20,731; 3. Cheyenne Wimberley, 17.21, $15,654; 4. Emily Miller, 17.22, $11,000; 5. Ryann Pedone, 17.28, $6,769; 6. Tiany Schuster, 17.33, $4,231; 7. Jill Wilson, 17.52; 8. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.58; 9. Jessica Routier, 17.66; 10. Jimmie Smith, 22.05; 11. Stevi Hillman, 22.28; 12. Shelley Morgan, 22.60; 13. Brittney Barnett, 23.17; 14. Lisa Lockhart, 27.16; 15. Jessica Telford, 27.39. Average leaders: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 154.07 seconds on nine runs; 2. Jill Wilson, 156.99; 3. Jessica Routier, 157.42; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 157.55; 5. Emily Miller, 160.15; 6. Ryann Pedone, 160.44; 7. Jimmie Smith, 162.84; 8. Wenda Johnson, 162.90; 9. Shelley Morgan, 167.26; 10. Cheyenne Wimberley, 167.94; 11. Tiany Schuster, 168.40; 12. Brittney Barnett, 173.60; 13. Stevi Hillman, 175.05; 14. Jessica Telford, 177.46; 15. Lisa Lockhart, 194.96. World standings: 1. Hailey Kinsel, $261,076; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $169,494; 3. Emily Miller, $136,581; 4. Jimmie Smith, $130,868; 5. Lisa Lockhart, $119,866; 6. Shelley Morgan, $116,383; 7. Stevi Hillman, $111,043; 8. Tiany Schuster, $105,253; 9. Jill Wilson, $95,525; 10. Cheyenne Wimberley, $94,693; 11. Wenda Johnson, $84,222; 12. Jessica Routier, $83,794; 13. Dona Kay Rule, $77,454; 14. Brittney Barnett, $70,296; 15. Jessica Telford, $59,477.
Bull Riding: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, 92 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Record Rack’s Smoke Stack, $26,231; 2. Jeff Askey, 89.5, $20,731; 3. Brady Portenier, 87.5, $15,654; 4. Sage Kimzey, 87, $11,000; 5. Ky Hamilton, 83.5, $6,769; 6. Dustin Boquet, 80, $4,231; 7. (tie) Roscoe Jarboe, Denton Fugate, Colten Fritzlan, Boudreaux Campbell, Tyler Bingham, Ty Wallace, Parker McCown, Trevor Kastner and Clayton Sellars, NS. Average leaders: 1. Colten Fritzlan, 517.5 points on six head; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, 450 points on five head; 3. Ty Wallace, 444.5; 4. Ky Hamilton, 430.5; 5. Jeff Askey, 428.5; 6. Sage Kimzey, 331 points on four head; 7. Roscoe Jarboe, 261.5 points on three head; 8. Parker McCown, 246; 9. Clayton Sellars, 173 points on two head; 10. Dustin Boquet, 169.5; 11. Brady Portenier, 165.5; 12. Tyler Bingham, 161; 13. Boudreaux Campbell, 87.5 points on one head; 14. Trevor Kastner, 87; 15. Denton Fugate, NS. World standings: 1. Ty Wallace, $204,561; 2. Stetson Dell Wright, $204,479; 3. Ky Hamilton, $170,100; 4. Colten Fritzlan, $169,947; 5. Jeff Askey, $145,541; 6. Sage Kimzey, $144,783; 7. Roscoe Jarboe, $142,706; 8. Dustin Boquet, $124,778; 9. Boudreaux Campbell, $106,746; 10. Brady Portenier, $98,759; 11. Parker McCown, $98,138; 12. Tyler Bingham, $82,058; 13. Trevor Kastner, $80,935; 14. Clayton Sellars, $76,933; 15. Denton Fugate, $62,236.
All-Around: 1. Stetson Dell Wright, $305,360; 2. Tuf Cooper, $179,412; 3. Clay Smith, $159,699; 4. Trevor Brazile, $94,803.
