Tuesday,  December 11, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 146 • 23 of 41 •  Other Editions

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and Ryan Motes of Weatherford, Texas, with a 3.7.
• Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., who has earned $145,123, and Jade Corkill of Fallon, Nev., who has made $141,032, were the second-place team after placing fourth in 4.6.
• In bull riding, J.W. Harris was one of only four riders to not get bucked off, allowing him to reclaim the world standings lead.
• Harris, of Mullin, Texas, finished fourth with a score of 82.5 on Joe Kidd, good enough to take over the lead with earnings of $192,971, while Cody Teel of Kountze, Texas, who did not have a successful ride in the round, fell into second with $185,782 in 2012.
• Seth Glause of Cheyenne, Wyo., won the round with a score of 87.5 on Canadian Tuxedo and Trevor Kastner of Ardmore, Okla., was second with an 86.5 on Ice T. Besides Harris, the only other successful rider in the round was third-place Brett Stall of Detroit Lakes, Minn., with an 83 on Vitalix Baskin's Buckmaster.
• Harris also moved into the lead in the NFR aggregate standings race with three successful rides for 261 points while Glause was second with three rides for 256 points.
• In steer wrestling, three-time and defending world champion Luke Branquinho of Los Alamos, Calif., placed second with a time of 3.9 seconds and took over the world standings lead with $128,043.
• Two-time world champion Dean Gorsuch of Gering, Neb., who has earned $116,067, didn't place among the top six and fell from the top spot to second place.
• Ethen Touvenell of Napa, Calif., third overall with $112,536, finished sixth in 4.4.
• Wade Sumpter of Fowler, Colo., was fourth in the world standings with $106,532.
• Trevor Knowles of Mount Vernon, Ore., won in 3.3 and was in sixth in the standings, only $26,296 out of first.
• "If you've ever put a cowboy hat on and competed at a rodeo, you've thought about a world title," Knowles said. "If you haven't, you're in the wrong sport. If I come here and do great, and I can come out of here as a world champion, it's the greatest personal accomplishment I could have."
• Matt Shiozawa of Chubbuck, Idaho, won the tie-down roping with a time of 7.2. Tuf Cooper of Decatur, Texas, remained in first place in the world standings after not placing among the top six in a time of 8.4. And he stayed in first in the NFR aggregate standings with a time of 39.10 over five rounds.
• Cooper has earned $176,543 in 2012 while second-place Justin Maass of Giddings, Texas, who placed fourth in 7.9, was in second with $170,798.
• In bareback riding, the first rider to compete, Casey Colletti of Pueblo, Colo., won the round with an 88.5 on Scarlett's Web while world standings leader Kaycee Feild

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