1. Michele McLeod, 13.89 seconds, $26,231; 2. Fallon Taylor, 13.93, $20,731; 3. Sarah Rose McDonald, 13.94, $15,654; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 13.99, $11,000; 5. Cassidy Kruse, 14.03, $6,769; 6. Jackie Ganter, 14.09, $4,231.

1. (tie) Hunter Herrin and Marty Yates, 7.5 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Marco Costa and Shane Hanchey, 7.6, $13,327 each; 5. Sterling Smith, 7.7, $6,769; 6. Monty Lewis, 7.8, $4,231.

1. Coburn Bradshaw, 83 points on C5 Rodeo’s Curly Bill, $26,231; 2. Wade Sundell, 82.5, $20,731; 3. Tyrel Larsen, 81.5, $15,654; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 81, $11,000; 5. (tie) Cody DeMoss and Rusty Wright, 75, $5,500 each.

1. Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper, 3.9 seconds, $26,231; 2. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 4, $20,731; 3. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 4.1, $15,654; 4. (tie) Matt Sherwood/Travis Woodard and Clay Smith/Paul Eaves, 4.2, $8,885 each; 6. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.4, $4,231.

1. (tie) Luke Branquinho and Hunter Cure, 3.5 seconds, $23,481 each; 3. (tie). Tanner Milan and Blake Knowles, 3.7, $13,327 each; 5. Ty Erickson, 3.8, $6,769; 6. Trevor Knowles, 3.9, $4,231.

1. Steven Peebles, 84.5 points on Growney Brothers Rodeo’s Beaver Fever, $26,231; 2. Kaycee Field, 83, $20,731; 3. Austin Foss, 82, 3rd $15,654; 4. Bobby Mote, 81.5, $11,000; 5. Clint Laye, 81, $6,769; 6. Tim O’Connell, 79, $4,231.

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