1 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 9.7, $5,000.00 2 Vin Fisher Jr, Andrews, Texas, 10.2, $3,846.15 3 Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla., 10.8, $2,692.30 3 Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan., 10.8, $2,692.30 5 J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 11.5, $1,153.85

1 Vin Fisher Jr, Andrews, Texas, 11.0, $5,000.00 2 Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan., 11.1, $3,846.15 3 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 12.5, $3,076.92 4 Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas, 13.5, $2,307.69 5 J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 13.7, $1,153.85

1 Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas, 10.7, $5,000.00 2 Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas, 10.9, $3,846.15 3 Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 11.0, $3,076.92 4 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 12.6, $2,307.69 5 Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas, 14.5, $1,153.85

1 Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla., 11.3, $4,423.07 1 J.D. Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 11.3, $4,423.07 3 Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas, 11.6, $3,076.92 4 Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan., 12.5, $1,730.77 4 Cody Scheck, Kiowa, Kan., 12.5, $1,730.77

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