The second Super Series in Houston took center stage in the rodeo world over the weekend, with performances on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday inside NRG Stadium. Four more tickets in each event were punched to the Semifinals.

The bareback riding in Super Series 2 was dominated by two 2024 NFR cowboys—Cole Franks and Leighton Berry. Franks, who has finished in the Top 4 at both previous Texas Swing stops, advanced with three consecutive second-place finishes. Berry, who is aiming for his third straight RodeoHouston title, won Round 1 and placed second in Round 2. Both finished with $5,000.

In steer wrestling, Eli Lord got faster with each run to win the Super Series with $5,000 of his own. He was 8.4 in Round 1, 5.7 in Round 2, and 5.0 in Round 3, with the latter two runs earning him a pair of $2,000 second-place checks.

In team roping, Coy Brittain and Colton Brittain won Round 3 to secure the top spot with $5,500. They also finished second in Round 2. Meanwhile, in tie-down roping, Bo Pickett’s $4,750 was enough for first place, with about two-thirds of that total coming from his Round 1 win.

In saddle bronc riding, Zeke Thurston dominated the Super Series with two round wins as he looks to claim this rodeo title for the first time since he was a 21-year-old on his way to his first NFR. Someone even younger could win the bull riding, however. Nineteen-year-old Wacey Schalla won Super Series 2 as the only rider to cover multiple bulls.

In the two women’s events, Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi won two rounds to bank $6,250 in barrel racing. In breakaway roping, all four advancing cowgirls earned either $3,250 or $3,000, with Sawyer Gilbert finishing first among them.

QUICK DRAW

Zeke Thurston is No. 12 in the PRCA World Standings having only competed at the three Texas Swing Rodeos so far.

The highest marked ride in every roughstock event in Super Series 2 is now the highest marked ride of the rodeo. Lane McGehee was 88 in bareback riding, Zeke Thurston was 88.5 in saddle bronc riding, and Scottie Knapp was 88 in bull riding.

On the timed event end, Joel Harris now has the fastest tie-down roping run with a 7.8 in Round 3. The previous fastest was 8.7 from Cash Hooper.

The two barrel racing Super Series winners – Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Lisa Lockhart – have combined for 35 NFR appearances.

RESULTS

BAREBACK RIDING

First Round: 1. Leighton Berry, 83.5 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Frontier Hostage, $3,000; 2. (tie) Cole Franks and Orin Larsen, 81, $1,500 each; 4. Kade Sonnier, 80.5, $750; 5. Kooper Heimburg, 79, $500; 6. (tie) Tilden Hooper and Lane McGehee, 77, $125 each. Second Round: 1. Kade Sonnier, 87.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Honcho, $3,000; 2. (tie) Leighton Berry and Cole Franks, 85, $1,500 each; 4. Orin Larsen, 83.5, $750; 5. (tie) Jacek Frost Frost and Kooper Heimburg, 82.5, $375 each. Third Round: 1. Lane McGehee, 88 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Wyatt Earp, $3,000; 2. Cole Franks, 86, $2,000; 3. (tie) Orin Larsen and Kade Sonnier, 85, $875 each; 5. Leighton Berry, 82, $500; 6. Tilden Hooper, 81.5, $250.

Qualifiers: 1. Cole Franks, $5,000; 2. Leighton Berry, $5,000; 3. Kade Sonnier, $4,625; 4. Orin Larsen, $3,125.

STEER WRESTLING

First Round: 1. Trisyn Kalawaia, 6.8 seconds, $3,000; 2. Tristan Martin, 7.0, $2,000; 3. Eli Lord, 8.4, $1,000; 4. Travis Munro, 9.1, $750; 5. Landris White, 14.2, $500; 6. Bridger Anderson, 14.6, $250. Second Round: 1. Gavin Soileau, 5.0 seconds, $3,000; 2. Eli Lord, 5.7, $2,000; 3. Bridger Anderson, 6.4, $1,000; 4. Landris White, 6.9, $750; 5. Trisyn Kalawaia, 8.1, $500; 6. Travis Munro, 11.2, $250. Third Round: 1. Travis Munro, 4.5 seconds, $3,000; 2. Eli Lord, 5.0, $2,000; 3. Cole Walker, 5.1, $1,000; 4. Bridger Anderson, 5.6, $750; 5. Landris White, 5.9, $500; 6. Tristan Martin, 7.0, $250.

Qualifiers: 1. Eli Lord, $5,000; 2. Travis Munro, $4,000; 3. Trisyn Kalawaia, $3,500; 4. Gavin Soileau, $3,000.

TEAM ROPING

First Round: 1. Andrew Ward/Jake Long, 6.3 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, 6.7, $2,000; 3. Billy Bob Brown/Landen Glenn, 6.9, $1,000; 4. Clay Ullery/Tyce McLeod, 8.5, $750; no other qualified runs. Second Round: 1. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 5.4 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, 5.8, $2,000; 3. Billy Bob Brown/Landen Glenn, 6.0, $1,000; 4. Colby Lovell/Ty Arnold, 10.3, $750; 5. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, 10.5, $500; 6. J.C. Yeahquo/Ross Ashford, 10.8, $250. Third Round: 1. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, 5.9 seconds, $3,000 each; 2. Billy Bob Brown/Landen Glenn, 6.0, $2,000; 3. Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, 6.6, $1,000; 4. Colby Lovell/Ty Arnold, 10.5, $750; no other qualified runs.

Qualifiers: 1. Coy Brittain/Colton Brittain, $5,500 each; 2. Billy Bob Brown/Landen Glenn, $4,000; 3. Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, $3,000; 4. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, $3,000.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

First Round: 1. Zeke Thurston, 84 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Redial, $3,000; 2. Dawson Dahm, 83.5, $2,000; 3. Shea Fournier, 83, $1,000; 4. (tie) Layton Green and Statler Wright, 80.5, $625 each; 6. Lucas Macza, 78, $250. Second Round: 1. Zeke Thurston, 88.5 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Mike Honcho, $3,000; 2. (tie) Layton Green, Statler Wright and Statler Wright, 86.5, $1,500 each; 5. Dawson Dahm, 85, $750; 6. Q McWhorter, 83.5, $500; 7. Mitchell Story, 81.5, $250. Third Round: 1. Layton Green, 85.5 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Don Juan, $3,000; 2. (tie) Zeke Thurston and Statler Wright, 84, $1,500 each; 4. Shea Fournier, 83, $750; 5. Lucas Macza, 82, $500; 6. Q McWhorter, 78.5, $250.

Qualifiers: 1. Zeke Thurston, $7,500; 2. Layton Green, $5,125; 3. Statler Wright, $3,625; 4. Dawson Dahm, $2,750.

BREAKAWAY ROPING

First Round: 1. Braylee Shepherd, 3.4 seconds, $3,000; 2. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, 3.8, $2,000; 3. Madalyn Richards, 4.0, $1,000; 4. Sawyer Gilbert, 5.1, $750; 5. Rylee A George, 6.8, $500; 6. Cadee Williams, 12.3, $250. Second Round: 1. Madison Outhier, 3.4 seconds, $3,000; 2. Tacy Webb, 3.6, $2,000; 3. Rylee A George, 3.7, $1,000; 4. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, 6.2, $750; 5. Madalyn Richards, 13.7, $500; no other qualified runs. Third Round: 1. (tie) Sawyer Gilbert and Cadee Williams, 3.6 seconds, $2,500 each; 3. Tacy Webb, 3.9, $1,000; 4. Madalyn Richards, 5.5, $750; 5. Rylee A George, 6.3, $500; no other qualified runs.

Qualifiers: 1. Sawyer Gilbert, $3,250; 2. Tacy Webb, $3,000; 3. (tie) Madison Outhier and Braylee Shepherd, $3,000 each.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Round: 1. Bo Pickett, 9.3 seconds, $3,000; 2. (tie) Tyler Calhoun and Ty Harris, 10.0, $1,500 each; 4. Pecos Tatum, 10.9, $750; 5. Lucas Potter, 11.0, $500; 6. Zack Jongbloed, 11.4, $250. Second Round: 1. Zack Jongbloed, 10.2 seconds, $3,000; 2. Lucas Potter, 10.7, $2,000; 3. Bo Pickett, 10.8, $1,000; 4. Pecos Tatum, 19.1, $750; 5. Tyler Calhoun, 19.2, $500; no other qualified runs. Third Round: 1. Joel Harris, 7.8 seconds, $3,000; 2. Tyler Calhoun, 9.8, $2,000; 3. Trevor Hale, 10.3, $1,000; 4. Bo Pickett, 10.5, $750; 5. Pecos Tatum, 11.0, $500; 6. Lucas Potter, 11.2, $250.

Qualifiers: 1. Bo Pickett, $4,750; 2. Tyler Calhoun, $4,000; 3. Zack Jongbloed, $3,250; 4. Joel Harris, $3,000

BARREL RACING

First Round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.37 seconds, $3,000; 2. Jamie Olsen, 14.66, $2,000; 3. Sissy Winn, 14.69, $1,000; 4. Shelley Morgan, 14.81, $750; 5. Tayla Moeykens, 15.15, $500; 6. Jymmy Cox, 15.34, $250. Second Round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 14.46 seconds, $3,000; 2. Sissy Winn, 14.53, $2,000; 3. Jamie Olsen, 14.66, $1,000; 4. Jymmy Cox, 14.72, $750; 5. Shelley Morgan, 14.92, $500; 6. Tayla Moeykens, 15.21, $250. Third Round: 1. Jamie Olsen, 14.74 seconds, $3,000; 2. Tayla Moeykens, 14.80, $2,000; 3. Jordan Driver, 15.00, $1,000; 4. Shelley Morgan, 15.13, $750; 5. Sissy Winn, 15.26, $500; 6. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 19.57, $250.

Qualifiers: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $6,250; 2. Jamie Olsen, $6,000; 3. Sissy Winn, $3,500; 4. Tayla Moeykens, $2,750.

BULL RIDING

First Round: 1. Lane Vaughan, 80.5 points on The Cervi Brothers’ Bad Memory, $3,000; 2. Wacey Schalla, 80, $2,000; 3. Jacob Carige, 78.5, $1,000; no other qualified rides. Second Round: 1. Scottie Knapp, 88 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Anthrax, $3,000; 2. Jackson Ward, 82, $2,000; 3. Alex Cardozo, 81.5, $1,000; no other qualified rides. Third Round: 1. Wacey Schalla, 88 points on Bailey Pro Rodeo’s Unjustified, $3,000; 2. Jordan Spears, 80, $2,000; 3. Jate Frost, 71, $1,000; no other qualified rides.

Qualifiers: 1. Wacey Schalla, $5,000; 2. Scottie Knapp, $3,000; 3. Lane Vaughan, $3,000; 4. Jackson Ward, $2,000