Bull riding takes the spotlight in Bracket 2 of Fort Worth’s ProRodeo Tournament

FORT WORTH, Texas (Jan. 26, 2025) The highlight of the first round of Bracket 2 at the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament was the bull riding. First Luke Mast of Hutchinson, Kansas, tried his luck on Rafter G Rodeo’s unridden bull Bumpstock. When the eight-second horn sounded, Mast was still on top of the crossbred bull, and he earned a score of 88.5 points from the rodeo judges.

If anyone was going surpass Mast’s lead, it would be the final rider of the day, Trey Benton III, a seven-time National Finals Rodeo (NFR) bull rider who was matched against Rafter G’s bull Goin Brandon for the third time in Dickies Arena. Three years ago, Benton rode Goin Brandon in the tournament’s Wild Card round for 92.5 points. Two years ago, the pair met in the championship point with the bull winning the matchup.

Benton managed to take the third match Sunday afternoon but fell short of first in the round by half a point with a score of 88. Both he and Mast have an excellent chance to advance to the semi-finals when they compete again in Dickie Arena in the second round Monday night.

The Navajo nation earned bragging rights in team roping with tribal members Derrick Began and Erich Rogers finishing first and second in the round. Arizona ropers Begay of Seba Dalkai and his partner Colter Todd of Willcox won the round with a time of 4.2 seconds. Begay, who has competed at ten NFRs, and Todd, who has roped there four times, were a full second faster than former world champion Rogers of Round Rock, Arizona, and his partner Kollin VonAhn of Blanchard, Oklahoma, who roped their steer in 5.2 seconds.

         The action was quick in both women’s events with winners posting this year’s fastest times so far. In breakaway roping Rylee George of Stephenville set the pace with a time of 2.1 seconds and five runs later Josie Conner of Iowa, Louisiana, matched her feat with another 2.1-second run.

A Texan, Jymmy Kay Cox of Pleasanton, grabbed the spotlight riding a horse she calls Chase owned by Jana Riley. Cox and Chase were having a great season in 2024 until a front foot injury sidelined the horse. He has recovered and showed he was back in top form when they turned in the fastest time of this year’s rodeo – 16.27 to win round one of Bracket 2.

Bracket 2 concludes Monday night at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Action starts at 7:30 p.m. at Dickies Arena.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from Bracket 2, round one of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 26, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Mason Clements, Spanish Fork, Utah, 86.5 points on Korkow Rodeos’ Coconut Jamboree, $2,318. 2, Gavin French, College Station, Texas, 85.5, $1,818. 3, Jake Kesl, Tendoy, Idaho, 84.5, $1,418. 4, Kody Lamb, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, $1,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., 3.9 seconds, $2,342. 2, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.9 seconds, $1,842. 3, Don Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 5.2, $1,442. 4, Travis Munro, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 5.3, $1,042.

Breakaway roping: 1, (tie) Rylee George, Stephenville, Texas, and Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.1 seconds, $2,092 each. 3, Erin Johnson, Fowler, Colo., 2.3, $1,442. 4, Martha Angelone, Stephenville, Texas, 2.7, $1,042.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Jarrod Hammons, Stephenville, Texas, 85 points on Brookman Rodeo’s Rude Roommate, $2,342. 2, Tyrel Roberts, Charlie Lake, British Columbia, Canada, 83, $1,842. 3, Cash Wilson, Wall, S.D., 81.5, $1,442. 4, Blaise Freeman, Snyder, Texas, 80.5, $1,042.

Tie-down roping: 1, Chance Oftedahl, Pemberton, Minn., 9.7 seconds, $2,342. 2, Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 9.9, $1,842. 3, Joel Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 10.3, $1,442. 4, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 11.3, $1,042.

Team Roping: 1, Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz., and Colter Todd, Willcox, Ariz., 4.2 seconds, $2,342 each. 2, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla., 5.2 seconds, $,1842 each. 3, Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore, and Evan Arnold, Stephenville, Texas, 10.4, $1,442 each. 4, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 12.4, $1,042 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Jymmy Kay Cox, Pleasanton, Texas, 16.27, $2,300. 2, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 16.54, $1,800. 3, Paige Jones, Wayne, Okla., 16.56, $1,400. 4, Julie Plourde, Saint-Gedeon, Quebec, Canada, 16.57. $1,000.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Luke Mast, Hutchinson, Kan., 88.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Bumpstock, $3,750. 2, Trey Benton III, Richards, Texas, 88, $3,250.