Barrel racer Lindsay Sears, a resident of Nanton, Alberta, took the lead in the event season standings Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center, winning for the fifth time in nine rounds at the National Finals Rodeo, with a time of 13.81 seconds. She earned $16,394 for her run Friday, putting her season total at $104,711.
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Wesley Silcox of Payson, Utah, scored 86.5 points in bull riding to win the ninth go-round. He is atop the event's overall standings.
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Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., takes down a steer for a first-place time of 3.2 seconds in steer wrestling in Friday's ninth go-round. He remains in contention for a world title.
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Stran Smith of Childress, Texas, placed first in calf roping in Friday's ninth go-round with a time of 7.2 seconds.
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Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, celebrates his first-place score of 86 points in bareback riding Friday. Lowe leads the event in overall points with 754.5.
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