BRACKETS CONCLUDE AT FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 4, 2025) — The final bracket of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament ended in Dickies Arena on Tuesday night.

Bracket 7 offered contestants the final opportunity to advance and have an opportunity to win a championship at the legendary rodeo. Bull rider Tristan Mize from Bryan, Texas is one of those.

Mize tied for the win in round one of Bracket 7 on Monday. He came back on Tuesday night and again tied for the top spot, this time with an 88-point ride. That came aboard Rafter G Rodeo’s Sea of Sorrow.

He started riding bulls in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2016. The next year, he finished 17^th just narrowly missing a qualification for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR). Then he took a break from competing. He came back last year and finished 38^th, giving him qualifications for the major rodeos including the one in Fort Worth. He is currently 13^th in the world standings and stands to improve that significantly. Mize is headed to Fort Worth’s Semi-Finals.

Also scoring 88 in Tuesday night’s bull riding was Caldwell, Idaho’s Brady Portenier. He rode a bull from New Jersey’s Cowtown Rodeo named Big Twist. Portenier earned the tournament championship the first year the rodeo was in Dickies Arena and that win propelled him to his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. His ride on Tuesday gives him a chance at the Wildcard on Wednesday where he will need to be among the top 2 bull riders to advance to the Semi-Finals.

Barrel racer Kassie Mowry ran the second-fastest time of the 2025 edition of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament on Tuesday at 16.13 seconds. The Dublin, Texas, cowgirl did that aboard Force The Goodbye known as “Jarvis,” that took her to a world championship in December. FWSSR photo by James Phifer.

World champion barrel racer Kassie Mowry has had some success here the past two years, but the Fort Worth championship has evaded her. Tuesday, she stopped the clock in 16.13 seconds, the second fastest run of the entire rodeo. Riding her great gelding Force The Goodbye that is known as Jarvis, Mowry is advancing to the Semi-Finals here along with Brock, Texas, resident Andrea Busby, who qualified for her first NFR last year and won the second-most prestigious title in rodeo, the NFR championship for having the fastest total time on ten rounds.

Brady Portenier of Caldwell, Idaho, tied for the round 2 win in bull riding in Bracket 7 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament on Tuesday night. Portenier won this rodeo the first year it was held in Dickies Arena. His 88-point ride on Cowtown Rodeo’s Big Twist earned him another chance in Wednesday’s Wild Card round.
FWSSR photo by James Phifer.

Dylan Hancock from San Angelo also made his first appearance at rodeo’s championships in the tie-down roping. Hancock stopped the clock in 7.4 seconds on Tuesday. Combined with a third-place finish in round one, he is now Semi-Finals bound.

Wednesday’s Wild Card round will feature eight competitors in each event. It is the last opportunity to advance to the Semi-Finals and only two of the eight will advance. The action, which is part of Cook Children’s Day at the FWSSR, gets underway at 7:30 p.m.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, Bracket 7, Round 2, February 4, 2025.

Bareback riding: 1, Sam Petersen, Helena, Mont., 86 points on Macza Pro Rodeo’s Dirty Looks, $2,318. 2, (tie) Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La., and Clay Jorgenson, Warford City, N.D., 84.5, $1,618 each. 4, (tie) Brayze Schill, West Columbia, Texas, and Wacey Schalla, Arapahoe, Okla., 82, $580 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Petersen, $4,618, and Schalla, $2,180. Wild Card qualifier: Kramer, $1,743. (Kramer advances on tiebreaker.)

Steer wrestling: 1, (tie) Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, and Levi Rudd, Chelsea, Okla., 3.8 seconds, $2,125 each. 3, Jacob Edler, Alva, Okla., 4.1, $1,475. 4, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 5.2, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Branco, $2,575, and Rudd, $2,325. Wild Card qualifier: Tavenner, $2,150.

Breakaway roping: 1, Jill Tanner, Stephenville, Texas, 2.1 seconds, $2,375. 2, Joey Williams, Volberg, Mont., 2.2, $1,875. 3, Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas, 2.3, $1,475. 4, Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz., 2.6, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Hali Willams, $3,850, and Joey Williams (advances on tiebreaker), $2,950. Wild Card qualifier: Young, $2,950.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Lucas Macza, High River, Alberta, Canada, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’ Texan, $2,300. 2, Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 86, $1,800. 3, Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas, 85, $1,400. 4, Ira Dickinson, Rock Springs, Wyo., 82.5, $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Green, $4,136, and Macza, $2,460. Wild Card qualifier: Ira Dickinson, $2,436. (advances on tiebreaker)

Tie-down roping: 1, Dylan Hancock, San Angelo, Texas, 7.4 seconds, $2,342. 2, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 7.9, $1,842. 3, Zane Kilgus, Watsontown, Pa., 8.3, $1,442. 4, Blane Cox, Stephenville, Texas, 8.4, $1,042.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Hancock, $3,783, and Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, $2,342. Wild Card qualifier: Cooper, $1,842.

Team Roping: 1, Riley Kittle, Stephenville, Texas, and Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas, $2,425 each. 2, Brenten Hall, Jay, Okla., and Kaden Profili, Jacksonville, Texas, 4.0, $1,925 each. 3, Jaxson Tucker, Statesville, N.C., and Tyler Worley, Berryville, Ark., 9.2, $1,525 each. 4, Dalton Turner, Sidney, Ark., and Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 11.5, $1,125 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Bubba Buckaloo, Kingston, Okla., and Joseph Harrison, Marietta, Okla.; and Tucker and Worley, $3,000 each. Wild Card qualifier: Kittle and Woodfin, $2,425 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.13 seconds, $2,300. 2, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.15, $1,800. 3, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 16.20, $1,400. 4, Summer Kosel, Glenham, S.D., 16.30. $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Busby, $3,700, and Mowry, $3,300. Wild Card qualifier: McLeod-Sprague, $3,200.

Bull Riding: 1, (tie) Brady Portenier, Caldwell, Idaho, on Cowtown Rodeo’s Big Twist, and Tristan Mize, Bryan, Texas, on Rafter G Rodeo’s Sea of Sorrow, 88 points, $2,125 each. 3, Mason Moody, Letcher, S.D., 87, $1,475. 4, Cutter Kaylor, Jasper, Texas, 84, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Mise, $4,675, and Kaylor, $3,025. Wild Card qualifier: Portenier, $2,125.

PROVIDED COURTESY OF SUSAN KANODE / JOHNA CRAVENS / FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO TO TENN TEXAS MEDIA