After surging from No. 11 to No. 4 in the final PRCA World Standings at the NFR last December, 21-year-old Bradlee Miller realized a World Title was truly an immediate, achievable goal. And one of the ways to win that Gold Buckle is to come out firing in the Texas Swing, which the Huntsville native has.

He entered Fort Worth No. 1 in the World and finished fourth, his first trip to the Finals there, before his most recent stop, San Antone, where he won Rounds 2 and 3 in Bracket 4 with rides of 88 and 88.5 points. He totaled nearly $7,000 as all three of his rides were marked 85.5 or better.

“Every season I have rodeoed I have improved in different ways,” he said. “I brought a new confidence into this season that I didn’t have last year. The momentum from the end of last year has seemed to carry into this season.”

Miller has been No. 1 or No. 2 in the World Standings since the calendar turned to 2025 and that’s a head start he relishes moving forward.

“I don’t really pay much attention to the World Standings. I am excited to come into the summer this year with money won that I have in the past, I would much rather be the guy everyone is chasing than the other way around.”

QUICK DRAW

Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord swept the bracket in team roping and did so with a 3.5-second run in Round 1 and 3.6 in Round 2. The 3.5 is the fastest of the rodeo and the 3.6 is the second-fastest.

After winning Fort Worth, Shad Mayfield advanced out of this bracket with round-winning times of 7.7 and 7.1 seconds. Dating back to last year, five of his last eight runs in San Antonio have been 7.7 or faster.

No barrel racer had been faster than 13.90 through the first three brackets in San Antonio. All three round winning times were faster than that in Bracket 4. Sophie Palmore did it twice (13.80 and 13.87) and Andrea Busby once (13.89).

Tristan Mize rode all three of his bulls in Bracket, making him the third cowboy to start 3-for-3. He won $11,905, the most of any bull rider so far.

Dawson Hay made three straight rides of 86 points or better to win the bracket in the saddle bronc riding.

RESULTS

Bareback Riding

First Round: 1. Cole Franks, 87.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Worth The Whiskey, $2,626; 2. Tristan Hansen, 86, $2,101; 3. Bradlee Miller, 85.5, $1,576; 4. (tie) Cooper Cooke and Donny Proffit, 84.5, $525 each. Second Round: 1. Bradlee Miller, 88 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cash & Carry, $2,626; 2. (tie) Cooper Cooke, Cole Franks and Nick Pelke, 86, $1,576 each. Third Round: 1. Bradlee Miller, 88.5 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo Co’s Night Delta, $2,626; 2. Cole Franks, 87.5, $2,101; 3. Donny Proffit, 86.5, $1,576; 4. Jacob Lees, 85, $1,050.

Qualifiers: 1. Bradlee Miller, $6,828; 2. Cole Franks, $6,303; 3. Donny Proffit, $2,101; 4. Tristan Hansen, $2,101.

Steer Wrestling

First Round: 1. (tie) Cash Robb and Tyler Waguespack, 4.6 seconds, $2,364 each; 3. Will Lummus, 5.0, $1,576; 4. Paul Melvin, 6.3, $1,050. Second round: 1. Kyle Irwin, 4.3 seconds, $2,626; 2. (tie) Ryan Shuckburgh and Tyler Waguespack, 4.9, $1,839 each; 4. Tyler Pearson, 5.0, $1,050. Third round: 1. Will Lummus, 4.1 seconds, $2,626; 2. Tyler Waguespack, 4.4, $2,101; 3. Cole Walker, 5.0, $1,576; 4. Stephen Culling, 5.2, $1,050.

Qualifiers: 1. Tyler Waguespack, $6,303; 2. Will Lummus, $4,202; 3. Kyle Irwin, $2,626; 4. Cash Robb, $2,364.

Team Roping

First Round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 3.5 seconds, $2,626 each; 2. Tyler Tryan/Denton Dunning, 4.5, $2,101; 3. Chad Masters/Will Woodfin, 6.0, $1,576; 4. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 6.5, $1,050. Second Round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 5.2 seconds, $2,626 each; 2. Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, 5.3, $2,101; 3. Luis Baeza/Jose Rodriguez Cortes, 5.8, $1,576; 4. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 14.1, $1,050. Third Round: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 3.6 seconds, $2,626 each; 2. Cyle Denison/Lane Mitchell, 4.6, $2,101; 3. Hagen Peterson/Sid Sporer, 4.8, $1,576; 4. Tyler Tryan/Denton Dunning, 9.7, $1,050.

Qualifiers: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, $7,878 each; 2. Tyler Tryan/Denton Dunning, $3,151; 3. Cyle Denison/Lane Mitchell, $2,101; 4. Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, $2,101.

Saddle Bronc Riding

First Round: 1. Zachary Dallas, 87.5 points on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Downtown, $2,626; 2. Dawson Hay, 87, $2,101; 3. (tie) Allen Boore and Brody Cress, 85.5, $1,313 each. Second Round: 1. Zeke Thurston, 89 points on Andrews Rodeo’s All Or Nothin, $2,626; 2. Dawson Hay, 86, $2,101; 3. Blaise Freeman, 85.5, $1,576; 4. Brody Cress, 85, $1,050. Third Round: 1. Dawson Hay, 88 points on J Bar J’s Painted Commotion, $2,626; 2. Brody Cress, 85.5, $2,101; 3. Zachary Dallas, 84.5, $1,576; 4. Allen Boore, 84, $1,050.

Qualifiers: 1. Dawson Hay, $6,828; 2. Brody Cress, $4,464; 3. Zachary Dallas, $4,202; 4. Zeke Thurston, $2,626.

Tie-Down Roping

First Round: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.7 seconds, $2,626; 2. Brushton Minton, 9.4, $2,101; 3. Quade Hiatt, 9.7, $1,576; 4. Hagen Houck, 9.8, $1,050. Second Round: 1. Shad Mayfield, 7.1 seconds, $2,626; 2. Quade Hiatt, 7.9, $2,101; 3. Haven Meged, 8.6, $1,576; 4. Landyn Duncan, 8.8, $1,050. Third Round: 1. Haven Meged, 8.2 seconds, $2,626; 2. Garrett Elmore, 8.9, $2,101; 3. Bryce Derrer, 9.4, $1,576; 4. Landyn Duncan, 9.7, $1,050.

Qualifiers: 1. Shad Mayfield, $5,252; 2. Haven Meged, $4,202; 3. Quade Hiatt, $3,677; 4. Garrett Elmore, $2,101

Barrel Racing

First Round: 1. Andrea Busby, 13.89 seconds, $2,626; 2. Emily Beisel, 13.98, $2,101; 3. Chloe Gray, 14.01, $1,576; 4. Sophie Palmore, 14.02, $1,050. Second Round: 1. Sophie Palmore, 13.80 seconds, $2,626; 2. Andrea Busby, 14.05, $2,101; 3. Chloe Gray, 14.07, $1,576; 4. Halyn Lide, 14.11, $1,050. Third Round: 1. Sophie Palmore, 13.87 seconds, $2,626; 2. Halyn Lide, 14.08, $2,101; 3. Chloe Gray, 14.17, $1,576; 4. Tiany Schuster, 14.20, $1,050.

Qualifiers: 1. Sophie Palmore, $6,302; 2. Chloe Gray, $4,728; 3. Andrea Busby, $4,727; 4. Halyn Lide, $3,151.

Bull Riding

First Round: 1. Hayes Weight, 87 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Dual Citizen, $2,626; 2. Tristan Mize, 86.5, $2,101; 3. Jax Mills, 85.5, $1,576; 4. Coy Pollmeier, 85, $1,050. Second Round: 1. Rawley Johnson, 86 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Casper, $2,976; 2. Tristan Mize, 80, $2,451; 3. Tyler Bingham, 69, $1,926; no other qualified rides. Third Round: 1. Tristan Mize, 86 points on Diamond G Rodeo’s Adam’s Money Maker, $7,353; no other qualified rides.

Qualifiers: 1. Tristan Mize, $11,905; 2. Rawley Johnson, $2,976; 3. Hayes Weight, $2,626; 4. Tyler Bingham, $1,926; no other qualified rides.