STATLER WRIGHT DOMINATES BRACKET 5 AT FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 1, 2025) — For rodeo contestants competing at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament, dominating a Bracket is a step towards a championship in Dickies Arena.

Saddle bronc rider Statler Wright did just that for the second consecutive year. One year ago, he made two 88.5-point rides, advanced to the Semi-Finals and then to the Finals. Wright, who lives in Beaver, Utah, tied for fourth place with his older brother Ryder Wright in 2024. The youngest of the second-generation of Wright brothers earned nearly $9,000 which helped him qualify for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

This year, he is back with his eye on the prize. He scored 84.5 points Friday night then came back Saturday morning and scored 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s horse, Zorta Proud. Statler Wright has already won $4,443 and has an opportunity to add to that substantially. If he wins the title here, he would join his father Cody Wright, brother Stetson Wright and uncle Jake Wright as saddle bronc riding champions at the FWSSR.

Four-time world champion Zeke Thurston from Big Valley, Alberta, has something to say about that. Thurston had the highest marked saddle bronc score on Saturday night at 89 points. He rode Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Bill Fick Top Egyptian for the win and will be back Sunday afternoon for his second ride in Bracket 6. Thurston is one of the most successful saddle bronc riders going down the road today, but he has yet to win a title in Dickies Arena.

Another Canadian is working her way to the top in the breakaway roping. Jenna Dallyn has primarily competed at rodeos close to her home in Nanton, Alberta. Her success in her home country helped her qualify for and win the NFR Open in Colorado Springs last July. That win helped her get here, where she stopped the clock in 1.8 seconds on Saturday night – the fastest time so far at this year’s rodeo.

Dallyn and all the Bracket 6 competitors have their second round on Sunday, Feb. 1 starting at 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. will feature Bracket 7, the final bracket of the tournament.

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Pro Rodeo Tournament, February 1, 2025.

Bracket 5 Round 2 – 11 a.m. performance

Bareback riding: 1, Clayton Biglow, 90.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Boot Barn’s Nightcrawler, $2,300. 2, (Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas, 90, $1.800. 3, (tie) Jacek Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., and Richmond Champion, Stevensville, Mont., 88, $1,200 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Hooper, $4,100, and Frost, $3,000. Wild Card qualifier: Champion, $2,600.

Steer wrestling: 1, Trisyn Kalawaia, Hilo, Hawaii, 3.8 seconds, $2,375. 2, Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla., 3.8, $1,875. 3, Denell Henderson, Huntsville, Texas, 6.0, $1,475. 4, Ryan Shuckburgh, Innisfail, Alberta, Canada, 9.1, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Kalawaia and Duvall, $4,250 each. Wild Card qualifier: Shuckburg, $2,150.

Breakaway roping: 1, Bailey Bates, Tohatchi, N.M., 2.0 seconds, $2,425. 2, Bradi Good, Abilene, Texas, 2.1, $1,925. 3, Maddy Deerman, Hope, N.M., 2.4, $1,525. 4, Taylor Raupe, Douglas, Kan., 2.5, $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Deerman, $3,842, and Bates, $2,568. Wild Card qualifier: Raupe, $2,543.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Zorta Proud, $2,318. 2, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, and Weston Peterson, Waverly, Kan., 85, $1,618 each. 4, Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, 83.5, $1,018.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Statler Wright, $4,443, and Gaillard, $3,743. Wild Card qualifier: Patterson, $1,818.

Tie-down roping: 1, Logan Bird, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 9.2 seconds, $2,375. 2, Brushton Minton, 9.7, $1,875. 3, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 9.9, $1,475. 4, Bryce Derrer, Portales, N.M., $1,075.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Minton, $4,193, and Lucas, $3,293. Wild Card qualifier: Bird, $2,860.

Team Roping: 1, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla.., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 3.7 seconds, $2,3 each. 2, Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C, and Trey Yates, Pueblo, Calif., 4.2, $1,875 each. 3, Tyler Tryan, Lipan, Texas, and Denton Dunning, Surprise, Ariz., 4, Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla., and Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., $1,042 each.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Tryan and Dunning, $4,750 each; and Ward and Long, $2,467 each. Wild Card qualifiers: Summers and Eaves, $2,442 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Helen Nowosad, Stephenville, Texas., 16.26 seconds, $2,300. 2, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 16.30, $1,400. 3, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.36, $1,400. 4, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 16.36, $1,000.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Briggs, $3,300, and Morgan, $3,200. Wild Card qualifier: Nowosad, $2,300.

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, Trey Holston, Jacksboro, Texas, 89.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Southern Cowboy, $2,800. 2, Kobe Whitford, Cut Bank, Mont., 87.5, $2,300. 3, Coy Pollmeier, Fort Scott, Kan., 86.5, $1,900.

Semi-finals qualifiers: Holston, 6,550, and Hayden Ferguson, Coldspring, Texas, $3,250 each, Wild Card qualifier: Whitford, $2,300.

Bracket 6 Round 1 7:30 P.M. performance

Bareback riding: 1, Cooper Cooke, Victor, Idaho, 87 points on Calgary Stampede’s Cinchy Whitney, $2,318. 2, Jess Pope, Waverly, Kan., 86, $1,818. 3, Strawbs Jones, Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 84.5, $1,418. 4, Will Lowe, Amarillo, Texas, 82, $1,018.

Steer wrestling: 1, Shane Frey, Duncan, Okla., 4.2 seconds, $2,375. 2, Mike McGinn, Haines, Ore., 10.1, $1,875. 3, Cody Devers, Perryton, Texas, 12.4, $1,475. 4, will Lummus, Byhalia, Miss., 14.8, $1,075.

Breakaway roping: 1, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, Canada, 1.8 seconds, $2,342. 2, Samantha Fulton, Miller, S.D., 2.1, $1,842 each. 3, Shaya Biever, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, 2.4, $1,442. 4, Montana Brown, Centerville, Texas, 2.6, $1,042.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 89 points on Pickett Pro Rodeos Bill Fick Top Egyptian, $2,300. 2, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 86, $1,800. 3, Jake Finlay, Goodiwindi, Queensland, Australia, 85, $1,400. 4, Damien Brennan, Injune, Queensland, Australia, 83, $1,000.

Tie-down roping: 1, Garrett Jacobs, Bosque Farms, N.M., 9.1 seconds, $2,375. 2, Luke Potter, Maple City, Texas, 9.5, $1,875. 3, Colton Farquer, Oakdale, Calif., 10.9, $1,475, 4, Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas, 12.6, $1,075.

Team Roping: 1, Kellan and Carson Johnson, Casper, Wyo., 4.3 seconds, $2,318 each. 2, (tie) Cody Carter, Stephenville, Texas, and Blake Bentley, Stephenville, Texas; and Jake Clay, Sapulpa, Okla., and Tanner Braden, Dewey, Okla., 5.5, $1,418. 4, Kreece Thompson, Munday, Texas, and Jace Helton, Tolar, Texas, 5.5, $1,018 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, (tie) Keyla Costa, Tolar, Texas, and Halyn Lide, China Springs, Texas, 16.68 seconds, $2,050 each. 3, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 16.92, $1,400. 4, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.05, $1,000.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, TJ Gray, Dairy, Ore., 92 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Rank Frank, $3,750. 2, Rawley Johnson, Swan Valley, Idaho, 88.5, $3,250.

PROVIDED COURTESY OF JOHNA CRAVENS FOR FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW RODEO TO TENN TEXAS MEDIA