Lockhart's victory highlights Round 2 at NFR

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Lisa Lockhart, who grew up in Circle and lives now in South Dakota, won Friday night's second go-round at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. (Jackie Jensen file photo)

LAS VEGAS - Lisa Lockhart won the barrel racing Friday night to provide one of the highlights as the National Finals Rodeo continued at the sold-out Thomas and Mack Center.

Lockhart, the South Dakota star who grew up in Circle and is making her 12th consecutive trip to the NFR, rode "Rosa" to victory as the $60 million event continued with the second of 10 go-rounds.

The NFR continues Saturday night at 8 (CBS Sports Network).

A night after wavering on whether to stick with riding Rosa or switching to Louie, Lockhart’s decision to stay aboard Rosa paid off in spades.

Lockhart and Rosa teamed up to post a Round 2-winning time of 13.65 seconds.

“It (winning rounds) never gets old,” Lockhart said. “And then when you throw in a change (of horses) like this. Because, you know, Louie has made 80 runs in this building, so it was a very hard change for me and a very tough decision to make to even allow Rosa the opportunity. But, she has been an integral part of my team this year. So, I definitely figured she deserved a chance.”

That decision was made harder when the duo tipped a barrel in Round 1. But instead of switching to the veteran Louie, Lockhart stuck by Rosa.

“This is pretty special tonight, definitely,” Lockhart said. “I know she is far from consistent like Louie, so there are going to be the highs and the lows. I hope there are more highs than lows. You just know in the back of your mind when they’re not the seasoned veterans – and there are just those types of horse, too – that are just not as consistent, but I know what her abilities are to win first. That’s why we are doing what we’re doing.”

Lockhart is in second place in the 2018 world standings with $159,746. Hailey Kinsel continues to lead with $229,065.

60th annual Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Second Go-Round Results

Bareback riding: 1. Tilden Hooper, 87.5 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s Ankle Biter, $26,231; 2. Steven Dent, 87, $20,731; 3 Clayton Biglow, 86.5, $15,654; 4. (tie) Mason Clements and Kaycee Field, 85.5, $8,885 each; 6. Shane O’Connell, 84, $4,231; 7. Richmond Champion, 82; 8. (tie) Bill Tutor and Jake Brown, 81.5; 10. Will Lowe, 80.5; 11. Tim O’Connell, 80; 12. Caleb Bennett, 75.5; 13. Ty Breuer, 71; 14. (tie) Orin Larsen and Wyatt Denny, NT. Average standings: 1. Mason Clements,172 points on two head; 2. Kaycee Feild,171.5; 3.Clayton Biglow, 170.5; 4. Tilden Hooper, 170.5; 5. Shane O'Connell, 167. World standings: 1. Tim O'Connell, $197,250; 2. Caleb Bennett, $187,928; 3. Clayton Biglow, $166,320; 4. Kaycee Field; $145,561; 5. Orin Larsen, $140,655; 6. Steven Dent, $140,151; 7. Mason Clements, $139,151; 8. Tilden Hooper, $131,423; 9. Bill Tutor, $129,835; 10. Richmond Champion, $129,819; 11. Wyatt Denny, $113,728; 12. Jake Brown, $111,403; 13. Ty Breuer, $101,558; 14. Shane O'Connell, $94,393; 15. Will Lowe, $86,017.

Steer wrestling: 1. Tyler Pearson, 3.8 seconds, $26,231; 2. Will Lummus, 4.0, $20,731; 3. (tie) Scott Guenthner and Hunter Cure, 4.1, $13,327 each; 5. (tie) Blake Mindemann and Tyler Waguespack, 4.2, $5,500 each; 7. (tie) Curtis Cassidy, Bridger Chambers and Riley Duvall, 4.3; 10. Blake Knowles, 4.4; 11. Kyle Irwin, 4.5; 12. Nick Guy, 5.1; 13. Jacob Talley, 13.8; 14. Tanner Brunner, 18.2; 15. Ty Erickson, 29.7. Average standings: 1. Tyler Waguespack, 7.8 seconds on two head; 2. Blake Knowles, 8.2; 3. (tie) Will Lummus and Bridger Chambers, 8.3 seconds; 5. Kyle Irwin, 8.5. World standings: 1. Tyler Pearson, $133,856; 2. Will Lummus, $124,458; 3. Tyler Waguespack, $121,315; 4. Curtis Cassidy, $116,009; 5. Scott Guenthner, $115,650; 6. Hunter Cure, $107,037; 7. Blake Knowles, $106,188; 8. Bridger Chambers, $104,505; 9. Ty Erickson, $103,893; 10. Kyle Irwin, $98,660; 11. Tanner Brunner, $94,527; 12. Blake Mindemann, $93,592; 13. Jacob Talley, $90,717; 14. Riley Duvall, $87,643; 15. Nick Guy, $84,706.

Team roping:1. Clay Smith/Paul Eaves, 4.0 seconds, $26,231; Cody Snow/Wesley Thorp, 4.1, $20,731; 3. Rhen Richard/Quinn Kesler, 4.6, $13,327; 3. Bubba Buckaloo/Chase Tryan, 4.6, $13,327; 5. Aaron Tsinigine/Trey Yates, 4.8, $6,769; 6. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.9, $4,231; 7. Erich Rogers/Clint Summers, 5.4; 8. Derrick Begay/Cory Petska, 9.4; 9. Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 9.7; 10. Clay Tryan/Travis Graves, 14.6; 11. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Kory Koontz, Chad Masters/Joseph Harrison, Luke Brown/Jake Long and Lane Ivy/Buddy Hawkins II, NT. Average standings: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 9.1 seconds on two head; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/Chase Tryan, 9.2; 3. Rhen Richard/Quinn Kesler, 10.3; 4. Erich Rogers/Clint Summers, 10.4; 5. Aaron Tsinigine/Trey Yates, 14.8. World standings (headers): 1. Kaleb Driggers, $155,413; 2. Clay Smith, $151,575; 3. Bubba Buckaloo, $127,990; 4. Clay Tryan, $122,785; 5. Cody Snow, $122,594; 6. Dustin Egusquiza, $116,396; 7. Luke Brown, $108,897; 8. Aaron Tsinigine, $100,814; 9. Chad Masters, $95,342; 10. Derrick Begay, $94,837; 11. Rhen Richard, $92,790; 12. Riley Minor, $91,554; 13. Erich Rogers, $85,123; 14. Tyler Wade, $83,145; 15. Lane Ivy, $77,458. World standings (heelers): 1. Junior Nogueira, $156,397; 2. Paul Eaves, $151,575; 3. Travis Graves, $118,928; 4. Wesley Thorp, $118,904; 5. Kory Koontz, $116,396; 6. Trey Yates, $115,208; 7. Joseph Harrison, $114,515; 8. Jake Long, $108,897; 9. Chase Tryan, $107,406; 10. Cory Petska, $101,294; 11. Clint Summers, $96,236; 12. Brady Minor, $90,361;13. Quinn Kesler, $88,906;14. Cole Davison, $76,252;15. Buddy Hawkins II, $74,451.

Saddle Bronc riding: 1. Cort Scheer, 92 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo’s Larry Culpepper, $26,231; 2. Ryder Wright, 88, $20,731; 3. Jake Wright, 87.5, $15,654; 4. Zeke Thurston, 85, $11,000; 5. (tie) Wade Sundell and Clay Elliott, 84.5, $5,500 each; 7. CoBurn Bradshaw, 83.5; 8. Jacobs Crawley, 81; 9. (tie) Isaac Diaz, Rusty Wright, Brody Cress, Sterling Crawley, Joey Sonnier, Taos Muncy and Chase Brooks, NS. Average standings: 1. Cort Scheer, 178.5 points on two head; 2. Wade Sundell, 169; 3. Zeke Thurston, 167; 4. CoBurn Bradshaw, 166.5; 5. Clay Elliott, 165; 6. Jake Wright, 164.5; 7. Jacobs Crawley, 163; 8. Ryder Wright, 88 on one head; 9. Rusty Wright, 84.5; 10. Joey Sonnier, 80.5; 11. Isaac Diaz, 78.5; 12. Taos Muncy, 78. World standings: 1. Ryder Wright, $195,809; 2. Jacobs Crawley, $183,601; 3. Cort Scheer, $164,304; 4. Rusty Wright, $151,800; 5. Zeke Thurston, $139,137; 6. Wade Sundell, $137,002; 7. Isaac Diaz, $134,740; 8. Brody Cress, $121,588; 9. Clay Elliott, $119,676; 10. CoBurn Bradshaw, $110,325; 11. Sterling Crawley, $108,748; 12. Jake Wright, $107,556; 13.Joey Sonnier, $89,114; 14. Taos Muncy, $88,790; 15. Chase Brooks. $86,141.

Tie-down roping: 1. Marty Yates, 7.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Caleb Smidt, 7.8, $20,731; 3. (tie) Tuf Cooper and Ryle Smith, 8.0, $13,327 each; 5. Shane Hanchey, 8.1, $6,769; 6. Reese Riemer, 8.2, $4,231; 7. Tyson Durfey, 8.9; 8. Cooper Martin, 9.0; 9. Rhen Richard, 9.5; 10. Trevor Brazile, 9.7; 11. Sterling Smith, 10.8; 12. Cory Solomon, 14.5; 13. Matt Shiozawa, 18.2; 14. Jake Pratt and Ryan Jarrett, NT. Average standings: 1. Caleb Smidt, 15.4 on two head; 2. Marty Yates, 15.6; 3. Reese Riemer, 16.0; 4. Ryle Smith, 16.7; 5. Cooper Martin, 17.9 World standings: 1. Tuf Cooper, $158,095; 2. Shane Hanchey, $153,347; 3. Caleb Smidt, $146,932; 4. Tyson Durfey, $136,518; 5. Marty Yates, $136,040; 6. Reese Riemer, $120,390; 7. Ryle Smith, $117,095; 8. Jake Pratt, $111,063; 9. Cory Solomon, $110,002; 10. Trevor Brazile, $102,772; 11. Cooper Martin, $101,938; 12. Matt Shiozawa, $96,269; 13. Rhen Richard, $95,488; 14. Sterling Smith, $89,083; 15. Ryan Jarrett, $87,552.

Barrel racing: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 13.65 seconds, $26,231; 2. Amberleigh Moore, 13.67, $20,731; 3. Kylie Weast, 13.70, $15,654; 4. (tie) Tracy Nowlin and Jessie Telford, 13.74, $8,885 each; 6. Jessica Routier, 13.76, $4,231; 7. Tammy Fischer, 13.78; 8. Carman Pozzobon, 13.81; 9. Taci Bettis, 13.84; 10. Ivy Conrado, 13.88; 11. Hailey Kinsel, 13.97; 12. Nellie Miller, 14.06; 13. Stevi Hillman, 18.74; 14. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 18.79; 15. Kelly Bruner, 28.66. Average standings: 1. Amberleigh Moore, 27.32 seconds on two runs; 2. Hailey Kinsel, 27.48; 3. Kylie Weast, 27.56; 4. Tracy Nowlin, 27.57; 5. Ivy Conrado, 27.66 World standings: 1. Hailey Kinsel, $229,065; 2. Nellie Miller, $167,826; 3. Lisa Lockhart, $159,746; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $147,267; 5. Amberleigh Moore, $140,588; 6. Kylie Weast, $131,600; 7. Ivy Conrado, $124,039; 8. Stevi Hillman, $120,232; 9. Tracy Nowlin, $116,150; 10. Taci Bettis, 113,692; 11. Jessica Routier, $112,935; 12. Jessie Telford, $107,227; 13. Tammy Fischer, $101,277; 14. Kelly Bruner, $100,515; 15. Carman Pozzobon, $96,947.

Bull riding: 1. Joe Frost, 90 points on Powder River Rodeo’s Misfire, $33,564; 2. Chase Dougherty, 84.5, $28,064; 3. Koby Radley, 84, $22,987; 4. Sage Kimzey, Parker Breding, Jeff Askey, Tyler Bingham, Dustin Bouquet, Roscoe Jarboe, Boudreaux Campbell, Garrett Tribble, Cole Melancon, Eli Vastbinder, Trevor Kastner and Trey Benton III, NS. Average standings: 1. Joe Frost, 177 points on two head; 2. Chase Dougherty, 168.5; 3. Trey Benton III, 88.5 on one; 4. Sage Kimzey, 88; 5. Roscoe Jarboe, 86. World standings: 1. Sage Kimzey, $327,756; 2. Parker Breding, $195,476; 3. Joe Frost, $155,381; 4. Chase Dougherty, $151,644; 5. Trey Benton III, $137,162; 6. Roscoe Jarboe, $130,737; 7. Koby Radley, $130,245; 8. Dustin Bouquet, $124,588; 9. Garrett Tribble, $118,995; 10. Jeff Askey, $117,387; 11. Boudreaux Campbell, $116,431; 12. Tyler Bingham, $111,583; 13. Cole Melancon, $109,973; 14. Eli Vastbinder, $105,114; 15. Trevor Kastner, $104,396.

All-around world standings: 1. Tuf Cooper, $263,184; 2. Trevor Brazile, $244,154; 3. Rhen Richard, $176,852; 4. Ryle Smith, $120,274; 5. Steven Dent, $119,006; 6. Curtis Cassidy, $103,237, 7. Paul Tierney, $82,868; 8. Jordan Ketscher, $71,659; 9. Marcus Theriot, $64,759; 10. Dakota Eldridge, $60,005.

2018 Wrangler NFR Arena Record in Saddle Bronc Riding:

Cort Scheer, 92 points on Hi Lo ProRodeo's Larry Culpepper

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