SEMIFINALS B DECIDES FORT WORTH STOCK SHOW & RODEO CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS COMPETITORS

FORT WORTH, Texas, (Feb. 7, 2025) — Semi-Finals B at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) ProRodeo Tournament filled the final spots in Saturday’s Championship Finals.

Saturday’s rodeo is shaping up to be one for the record books. Reigning team roping champions in Dickies Arena, Clay Smith and Coleby Payne have earned a spot for a repeat and they did it the hard way. Smith, from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Payne from Stephenville, Texas, finished third in their bracket to advance to the Wild Card round on Wednesday night. They won that with a 3.8-second run to get to Semi-Finals B.

The reigning Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo ProRodeo Tournament champion team ropers, Clay Smith and Coleby Payne, will have a chance to repeat Saturday night. Smith, who lives in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and Payne, from Stephenville, Texas, won Semi-finals B with another 3.8-second run, just two days after clocking the same time to win the Wild Card Round. FWSSR photo by James Phifer.

With Smith, a two-time world champion doing the heading and Payne roping the heels, they had an identical time on Friday night. They have already won more than $8,000 here. If they have the fast time again on Saturday night, they will emerge as champions for the second year in a row.

Last year’s title in Dickies Arena came with $25,000 in earnings for the talented team ropers. That money helped earn them a trip to Las Vegas this past December to compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) where world champions are crowned. And, if they hadn’t won Fort Worth’s rodeo, it’s likely that they wouldn’t have been among the top 15 who qualify to compete there.

Bull rider T Parker, from Winnie, Texas, made the trip to compete at rodeo’s championships in 2023. Last year, he competed through March, but injuries forced him to sit out a good part of the year. Parker had a torn rotator cuff and labrum that required surgery and was out for six months.

He’s come back in a big way here. He won round one of Bracket 4 to advance to the Semi-Finals with $3,750 in earnings. Then he was one of three riders to be successful in Semi-Finals B and had the high-scoring ride at 90 points. His success came aboard Sutton Rodeo’s bull named One Chance and that chance paid off with another $4,333 in earnings. Now he’s hoping for a Fort Worth title and another trip to Las Vegas to compete for a gold buckle.

No one has been more successful in Dickies Arena this year than barrel racer Emily Beisel from Weatherford, Oklahoma. Beisel and her great mare Ivory On Fire, Liza, won both rounds of Bracket 4 and Semi-Finals B. She has earned $8,600 here so far.

Barrel racer Emily Beisel of Weatherford, Oklahoma, has won every barrel racing dollar available to her thus far at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament. She and her great mare Ivory On Fire, called Liza, won both rounds in their bracket, then won Semi-finals B. The duo has already won $8,600 in Dickies Arena in 2025, and they will go for another $20,000 paycheck in Saturday night’s Championship Finals. FWSSR photo by James Phifer

The FWSSR ProRodeo Tournament concludes on Saturday night with the Championship Finals. Eight contestants in each event have battled through brackets and the Semi-Finals to ride for a title in Dickies Arena. Championships will come down to who has the highest score or fastest time with action getting underway at 7:30 p.m.

FORT WORTH, Texas — The following are unofficial results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s ProRodeo Tournament Semi-Finals B on February 7, 2024.

Semi-Finals Winners and Finals Qualifiers

Bareback riding: 1, Jacek Frost, Browns Valley, Calif., 89.5 points on J Bar J Pro Rodeo’s Hyna, $4,000. 2, (tie) Cole Franks, Clarendon, Texas, and Nick Pelke, Mondovi, Wis., 87.5, $2,500 each. 4, Jayco Roper, Huntsville, Texas, 86.5, $1,000.

Steer wrestling: 1, Eli Lord, Sturgis, S.D., 4.2 seconds, $4,000. 2, Jesse Brown, Baker City, Ore., 4.3, $3,000 each. 3, Sam Goings, Fallon, Nev., 4.9, $2,000. 4, Seth Peterson, Minot, N.D., 5.0, $1,000.

Breakaway roping: 1, Josie Conner, Iowa, La., 2.4 seconds, $4,000. 2, Taylor Munsell, Alva, Okla., 2.5, $3,000. 3, Macy Young, Wittmann, Ariz., 2.7, $2,000. 4, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, 4.3, $1,000.

Saddle bronc riding: 1, (tie) Gus Gaillard, Morse, Texas, J Bar J Rodeo’s Hell on Hooves, and Zac Dallas, Las Cruces, N.M., on Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics’ Pendleton Roundup’s Marquee, 85, $3,500. 3, Dawson Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, Canada, 84, $2,000. 4, (tie) Blaise Freeman, Snyder, Texas; Jake Finlay, Goodiwindi, Queensland, Australia; and Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta, Canada, 83.5, $. (Finlay advances on tiebreaker.)

Tie-down roping: 1, Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, Canada, 7.8 seconds, $4,000. 2, Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas, 8.9, $3,000. 3, (tie) Riley Webb, Denton, Texas, and Tom Crouse, Gallatin, Texas, 9.4, $1,500.

Team Roping: 1, Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla., and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 3.8 seconds, $4,000 each. 2, Andrew Ward, Edmond, Okla., and Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.4, $3,000 each. 3, Dawson and Dillon Graham, Wainwright, Alberta, Canada, 4.8, $2,000 each. 4, Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont., and Calgary Smith, Adams, Ore., 5.3, $1,000 each.

Barrel Racing: 1, Emily Beisel, Weatherford, Okla., 16.23 seconds, $4,000. 2, Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 16.32, $3,000. 3, Shelley Morgan, Eustace, Texas, 16.36, $2,000. 4, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 16.41, $1,000.

Bull Riding: (three rides) 1, T Parker, Winnie, Texas, 90 points on Sutton Pro Rodeo’s One Chance, $4,333. 2, (tie) Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, and TJ Gray, Dairy, Ore., 88, $2,333 each.

Gavin Mitchell, Graford, Texas, and Wade Tuni, Rock Point, Ariz., also advance to the finals.

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