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Friday filled with excitement at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

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FORT WORTH, Texas, (Jan. 31, 2025) — With two performances at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament on Friday, rodeo contestants were going for broke in every event.

Bracket 4 was completed during the matinee performance where the 2019 world champion tie-down roper, Haven Meged, from Miles City, Montana made it known that he wants to win a title here. Meged stopped the clock in 8.8 seconds Thursday, then came back and was even faster Friday afternoon at 8.5. He has won a total of $4,410 here so far and is now hoping to add to that during the Semi-Finals.

Meged will be one of eight competitors in Semi-Finals 1 or 2. He will need to be among the four fastest contestants to advance to the Championship Finals on Saturday, February 8, to have an opportunity to win his first title here.

Tie-down roper Haven Meged is hoping to win his first Fort Worth Stock Show ProRodeo Tournament title. Meged, who calls Miles City, Montana, home, topped Bracket 4 in Dickies Arena with times of 8.8 and 8.5 seconds. The $4,410 he won advanced him to the Semi-Finals. FWSSR photo by James Phifer.

Also moving on after tying for the arena record on Thursday are team ropers Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord. Egusquiza is originally from Florida, but lives near Mineral Wells, Texas now. Lord is his neighbor, but still calls Sturgis, South Dakota, home. They backed up their 3.6-second run from Thursday with a 4.0 for another round win on Friday. They have each earned $4,750 here and could win more in the Semi-Finals.

Friday night’s action was highlighted by bareback rider Tilden Hooper’s 90-point effort on Smith Pro Rodeo’s horse named Risky Business. Hooper won this rodeo in 2020, and a lot has changed in his life in the past five years. His family has grown and he and his wife, Melissa are the proud parents of three toddlers.

Tilden Hooper had the fans at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament on the edge of their seats during Friday night’s bareback riding. The Parker County resident scored 90 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s horse named Risky Business to take the lead in Bracket 5. FWSSR photo by James Phifer.

“This is the greatest job I never knew I would have,” Hooper said. “Nothing compares with being a husband and a father. It puts rodeo into perspective.”

Jordon Briggs had the fastest time in the barrel racing on Friday night at 16.30 seconds. The 2021 world champion won the title here in 2009 as Jordon Peterson aboard Frenchman’s Jester when the rodeo was held in Will Rogers Coliseum. This year her success is on Famous Lil Jet known in the rodeo world as Rollo. She finished just outside the top 15 that qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2024 and wants to be on the inside looking out this year. A win here would certainly help her accomplish that goal.

Hooper, Briggs, and all the other Bracket 5 competitors will ride again on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. Then Saturday night at 7:30, a new group of contestants will start Bracket 6 of seven.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, January 31, 2025.

Bracket 4 Round 2 – 2 p.m. performance

Bareback riding: 1, Jacob Lees, Caldwell, Idaho, 88.5 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Tarnished Silver, $2,318. 2, (tie) Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla., and Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Minn., 87, $1,618 each. 4, Tim Murphy, Grandview, Texas, 82.5, $1,016.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Roper, $3,936 and Lees, $3,836. Wild Card qualifier: Pelke, $2,236.

Steer wrestling: 1, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 3.7 seconds, $2,300. 2, Chance Howard, Sallisaw, Okla., 3.8, $1,800. 3, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 4.6, $1,400. 4, Tim Murphy, Grandview, Texas, 4.8, $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Howard, $4,118, and Brown, $2,818. Wild Card qualifier: Parrott, $2,443.

Breakaway roping: 1, Aspen Miller, Santa Fe, Texas, 1.8 seconds, $2,332. 2, Braylee Shepherd, Fitzhugh, Okla., 2.1, $1,875. 3, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.4, $1,442. 4, Addie Weil, Commerce, Texas, 3.3, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Munsell, $3,567, and Weil, $3,167. Wild Card qualifier: Miller, $2,332.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo., 88 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeo’s Angel Cat, $2,318. 2, Q Taylor, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 87, $1,818. 3, (tie) Garrett Long, Valentine, Neb., and Wyatt Casper, Miami, Texas, 84. $1,218.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Taylor, $4,160, and Wells, $3,560. Wild Card qualifier: Casper, $2,460.

Tie-down roping: 1, (tie) Chet Weitz, London, Texas, and Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont., 8.5 seconds, $2092 each. 3, John Douch, Huntsville, Texas, 9.5, $1,442. 4, Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La., $1,042.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Meged, $4,410, and Weitz, $#,110. Wild Card qualifier: Douch, $2,860.

Team Roping: 1, Dustin Egusquiza, Marianna, Fla., and Levi Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.0 seconds, $2,375 each. 2, Jeff Fleniken, Caldwell, Idaho., and Buddy Hawkins II, Stephenville, Texas, 4.3, $1,875 each. 3, Clint Wallace, Little Rock, Ark., and Jace McDaniel, Jonesboro, Ark., 4.5, $1,475 each. 4, Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., $1,075 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Egusquiza and Lord, $4,750 each; and Tomlinson and Graves, $2,350 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Wyatt and Paden Bray, Stephenville, Texas, $2,075 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla., 16.26 seconds, $2,300. 2, (tie) Chelsea Moore, Rose Hills, Kan., and Austyn Tobey, Bemidji, Minn.,16.43, $1,600 each. 4, Dona Kay Rule, Minco, Okla., 16.44. $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Beisel, $4,600, and Moore, $3,000. Wild Card qualifier: Jordan Driver, Garden City, Texas, $1,925.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Jax Mills, Magnolia, Texas, 88 points on TNT Pro Rodeo’s Ozone Baby, $3,750. 2, Hayes Weight, 85 points, $3,250.

Semi-finals qualifiers: T Parker, Winnie, Texas, and Mills, $3,750 each, Wild Card qualifier: Ernie Courson Jr., Okeechobee, Fla., $3,250.

Bracket 5 Round 1 7:30 P.M. performance

Bareback riding: 1, Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 90 points on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Risky Business, $2,318. 2, Jacel Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., 87.5, $1,818. 3, Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 87, $1,418. 4, Cooper Filipek, Rapid City, S.D., 85.5, $1,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.8 seconds, $2,375. 2, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii, 4.2, $1,875. 3, Talon Roseland, Marshalltown, Iowa, 4.6, $1,475. 4, Ryan Shuckburgh, Innisfail, Alberta, Canada., 7.6, $1,075.

Breakaway roping: 1, Maddy Deerman, Hope, N.M., 1.9 seconds, $2,318. 2, Sarah Angelone, Lipan, Texas, 2.1, $1,818 each. 3, Taylor Raupe, Douglas, Kan., 2.2, $1,418. 4, Kendal Pierson, Wardlow, Alberta, Canada, 2.5, $1,018.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Bell Prize, and Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah, on Smith Pro Rodeo’s Angel Warrior, 84.5 points, $2,125 each. 3, Kole Ashbacher, Arrowwood, Alberta, Canada, 84, $1,475. 4, Chris Williams, Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 83, $1,075.

Tie-down roping: 1, Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, Calif., 8.2 seconds, $2,318. 2, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 8.8, $1,818. 3, Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 9.0, $1,418, 4, Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 9.5, $1,018.

Team Roping: 1, Tyler Tryan, Lipan, Texas, and Denton Dunning, Surprise, Ariz., 3.9 seconds, $2,300 each. 2, Cory Kidd V, Statesville, N.C., and Dustin Davis, Terrell, Texas, 4.6, $,1,800 each. 3, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.7, $1,400. 4, Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo., and Cole Curry, Liberty, Miss., 5.2, $1,000 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.30 seconds, $2,318. 2, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.46, $1,818. 3, Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, 16.66, $1,418. 4, Jamie Olsen, Brock, Texas, 16.71, $1,018.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Trey Holston, Jacksboro, Texas, 87 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Midnight Magic, $3,750. 2, Hayden Ferguson, Coldspring, Texas, 86.5, $3,250.

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