CASPER, Wyo. – The University of West Alabama rodeo teams are down to the final two days of the College National Finals Rodeo from the Ford Wyoming Center. 

Four days in, and here are the individual rankings. Each event has been through three runs with the short go scheduled for Saturday night. 

Fans can follow social media coverage by following the UWA Rodeo programs on Facebook and Instagram. 

To watch the CNFR, you can follow the direct ESPN3 link on uwaathletics.com/live or by downloading the ESPN app. You will need a television subscription to access the content. 

Fans who have missed the first two nights of performances are able to watch on demand on the ESPN app by searching "Rodeo: College National Finals".

Team scores will be updated after all three performance rounds are completed for each team participating in the championship. 

Taycie Matthews has kept pace on top of the leaderboard in the barrel racing. Winning two of her three runs, she has an average of 41.66. Check out a video from her first run below or by clicking here.


Her sister, Jaylie Matthews, is not too far behind in sixth with 42.87. Bouncing back from a 14.48 run on Wednesday, she ran a 14.25 to move up to the top 10 overall. Check the video of her third run on Thursday below or by clicking here.


Ashley Henderson moved up to third in average with an 8.6 in the breakaway roping after her 3.6-second performance on Thursday night. See the video below or by clicking here.


On the men's side, Blayine Saine holds the top spot in the tie-down with a 28.4 average. After posting back-to-back runs of 9.5 seconds, his third was the best one of the finals, posting a 9.4. To see the video from his third run, click on the video below or here.


Below are the full results of each run and the averages.

Tie-down
Blayne Saine

• First go: 9.5 (4th)
• Second go: 9.5 (8th)
• Third go: 9.4 (6th)
• Average: 28.4 (1st)

Kota Wilhite

• First go: 10.8 (8th)
• Second go: 12.1 (19th)
• Third go: No score
• Average: 22.9 (16th)

Tyler Lovering

• First go: 20.1 (22nd)
• Second go: 13.5 (23rd)
• Third go: No score
• Average: 33.6 (23rd)

Clay Livengood

• First go: No score
• Second go: 22.6 (31st)
• Third go: 8.5 (2nd)
• Average: 31.1 (19th)

Team Roping
Cooper Cowan

• First go: 11.5 (10th)
• Second go: No score
• Third go: No score
• Average 11.5 (23rd)

Clarke Gordon

• First go: No score
• Second go: No score
• Third go: 5.1 (t-2nd)
• Average: 5.1 (13th)

Barrel Racing
Taycie Matthews

• First go: 13.93 (1st)
• Second go: 13.81 (1st)
• Third go: 13.92 (2nd)
• Average: 41.66 (1st)

Jaylie Matthews

• First go: 14.14 (5th)
• Second go: 14.48 (28th)
• Third go: 14.25 (7th)
• Average: 42.87 (6th)

Breakaway Roping
Lauren Booty

• First go: 2.1 (T-1st)
• Second go: 2.1 (4th)
• Third go: Will Run Friday

Ashley Henderson

• First go: 2.4 (7th)
• Second go:2.6 (15th)
• Third go: 3.6 (23rd)
• Average: 8.6 (3rd)

Goat Tying
Joanna Hammett

• First go: 7.0 (16th)
• Second go: 7.3 (26th)
• Third go: no score
• Average: 14.3 (30th)

Lauren Booty

• First go: 7.2 (19th)
• Second go: 9.1 (41st)
• Third go: 7.2 (14th)
• Average: 23.5 (18th)

Booty will compete in the breakaway roping on Friday evening, and the short rounds will conclude the festivities on Saturday night. Events are scheduled to start at 8 p.m. CST. To watch the CNFR, you can follow the direct ESPN3 link on uwaathletics.com/live or by downloading the ESPN app. You will need a television subscription to access the content.