SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 24, 2017) --- Two cowboys have been at the top of the leaderboard through both rounds of Semifinals 2 at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo on Friday night.

In the bareback riding, it was Tyler Nelson, from Victor, Idaho, who was 84 points on Andrews Rodeo's Cool Water to win $4,277. He also won on Thursday night and jumped to the top of the standings here with $11,405.

The saddle bronc riding saw Utah's CoBurn Bradshaw win Friday night for the second consecutive time. He was 87 points on Burch Rodeo's Angle Sings, adding $4,277 to his previous earnings. He will be among the favorites to win a championship in the AT&T Center with $12,261.

Nelson has been a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association for four years and is hoping this will be the year that he qualifies for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He is currently 15th in the world standings and needs to remain there through next September to qualify for rodeo's championships. A win here will make a big difference.

Bradshaw has competed for a world championship twice and is climbing his way to a world title. He finished in fourth place in 2015 and third in 2016. He is currently third in the world standings.

There were three other contestants from Semifinals 2 that have surpassed $10,000 in earnings here so far. Bull rider Ty Wallace has $14,613 after being the only bull rider that was successful on Thursday. The bulls overpowered all ten riders Friday, so they each earned $1,069 Friday.

In the barrel racing it was Kathy Grimes from Medical Lake, Wash., that had the most money at $12,617. Grimes won the round Friday night with a time of 14.00 seconds. The equine veterinarian finished second at the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo and is looking for her first big win of the 2017 season here.

Marty Yates from Stephenville, Texas has won $12,011 in the tie-down roping. He tied with world champion Tyson Durfey from Weatherford for the second-round win. They will be battling for first place on Saturday night.



Friday night's rodeo starts at 7:30 and will be the completion of Semifinals 2 where Finals round qualifiers will be determined.