Saturday,  December 08, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 143 • 23 of 41 •  Other Editions

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ings with $163,807. Leader Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, placed fifth in 14.00 and stayed in first with $186,568.
• Defending world champion Lindsay Sears of Nanton, Alberta, tied for third in the round at 13.91, and is third in the standings with $145,596. Bennette Barrington-Little of Ardmore, Okla., was second in 13.82.
• In bareback riding, standings leader Kaycee Feild of Payson, Utah, tied for first at 86.5 with three-time world champion Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas. Feild, who has won or tied for first during the second round the last four years, was aboard Riverboat Annie, while Lowe rode Bi Polar.
• Defending world champion Feild has earned $165,638.
• "I'm going to come in every night like I'm in last place and got to catch 14 of the best guys in the world," Feild said. "I ride better when the pressure is on me. My motor gets running better."
• Lowe moved up to second with $143,412, and Steven Dent of Mullen, Neb., who didn't place among the top six, was third with $140,781.
• "My goal is to win every time I nod my head," Lowe said. "Everyone wants to be the rankest person out there. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And that's the greatest thing about our sport. There are so many unknown factors that can contribute to a great score or a buck off."
• In team roping, header Luke Brown and heeler Martin Lucero, both of Stephenville, Texas, won in 4.0 second, while the top two teams didn't place among the top six.
• Header Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, and heeler Patrick Smith of Lipan, Texas, remained atop the standings with $144,649 for Smith and $143,149 for Brazile. Header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., who has earned $126,571, and heeler Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., who has made $122,480, are the second-place team.
• In saddle bronc riding, Jake Wright of Milford, Utah; Wade Sundell of Boxholm, Iowa; and Cort Scheer of Elsmere, Neb., tied for first at 84.5. Jesse Wright of Milford, Utah, didn't place among the top six, but stayed in first at $145,760, while Sundell moved up from third to second with $128,563.
• In bull riding, Cody Whitney of Sayre, Okla., won the round with an 89 on The Grinch, and standings leader J.W. Harris of Mullin, Texas, was second with an 88 on Cowboy Compactor.
• Harris, with $185,315, widened his lead over Cody Teel of Kountze, Texas, who has earned $167,525. Teel did not record a successful ride.
• In all-around, defending world champion Brazile, who has won nine of the last 10 world all-around titles, maintained his lead over runner-up Steven Dent of Mullen,

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