Round 9 is notoriously the fastest round of the year in the team roping at the NFR, and this pen of Hill Rodeo Cattle is already the pen with a 3.4 and a 3.1 with a crossfire call.
Dawson and Dillon Graham have the 3.4 steer, and world standings leaders Kolton Schmidt and Jonathan Torres have a steer that nobody’s won a dime on just yet. Clint Summers and Jade Corkill also have a steer that’s failed to win a check yet.
“My favorite steer is the Minors,” Cory Kidd tells us. ” The Grahams have one they have been really fast on both times. Wade has really good steer. Kolton (Schmidt) and (Derrick) Begay both have softer steers, but Kolton’s didn’t start great with Kaleb (Drioggers). Clay Smith has a slow one they could be really fast. Overall these the bigger slow ones and have brought very fast rounds.”
| Ear Tag | RD 3 Notes | RD 6 Notes | Money Won Thus Far | |
| Kolton Schmidt / Jonathan Torres | 14 | Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp ran there steer and had a no-time. | Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira had this steer, and he looked tough. Kaleb broke the barrier. | 0 |
| Luke Brown / Trey Yates | 1 | This steer kind of steppd left for Tanner Tomlinson and Travis Graves, and TG legged. They were 9.4. | Derrick Begay missed this steer. | 0 |
| Riley Minor / Brady Minor | 6 | Kolton Schmidt and Jonathan Torres also split the round with a 3.8 on this steer. | Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp ran this steer, and they were a no-time. | $29,176.65 |
| Jake Smith / Douglas Rich | 8 | Clay Smith and Coleby Payne had this steer and were 4.4 in Roudn 3. | Dawson and Dillon Graham roped this steer, and Dillon legged him. | 0 |
| Dawson Graham / Dillon Graham | 40 *Money steer | Lightning Aguilera reached on this steer, which was stepping right. He and Kaden Profili split the round win with a 3.8 | Tanner Tomlinson and Travis Graves had this steer and got a great finish on him. They were 3.4 seconds to win the round. | $65,844.60 |
| Cyle Denison / Lane Mitchell | 11 | Clint Summers and Jade Corkill were 4.4 on this steer in Round 3. | Clay Smith missed this steer in Round 6. | 0 |
| Tyler Wade / Wesley Thorp | 61 | Kaleb Driggers got a great start on this steer, and they were 3.9 to place in the third round. | Riley and Brady Minor were 3.6 on this steer. | $34,006.56 |
| Andrew Ward / Jake Long | 5 | Derrick Begay and Colter Todd roped this steer in Round 3 in 4.2 seconds. | Kolton Schmidt and Jonathan Torres were 3.6 on this cow. This steer was off to the right. | $24,543.87 |
| Clay Smith / Coleby Payne | 10 | Luke Brown and Trey Yates ran this steer, and Trey Legged. | Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord ran this steer, and Dustin broke out. | 0 |
| Dustin Egusquiza / Levi Lord | 17 | Dawson and Dillon Graham split the Round 3 win on this steer with a 3.8. | Cyle Denison and Lane Mitchell were 4.0 on this steer. | $38,639.35 |
| Clint Summers / Jade Corkill | 2 | Cyle Denison and Lane Mitchell ran this steer in Round 3, and Cyle missed. | Lightning Aguilera and Kaden Profili ran this steer. Kaden struggled to get his dally, and they were 4.1. | 0 |
| Derrick Begay / Colter Todd | 18 | Jake Smith and Douglas Rich ran this steer. He looked on the slower end, and they were 20.3 with a barrier and a leg. | Clint Summers and Jade Corkill made a great run on this steer and wer 3.5 | $28,979.51 |
| Tanner Tomlinson / Travis Graves | 15 | Andrew Ward and Jake Long made a solid run on this steer with a 4.0. | Jake Smith got a bad start on this steer and missed. | $9,462.70 |
| Kaleb Driggers / Junior Nogueira | 9 | Riley and Brady Minor ran this steer, and Riley lost his rope. | Luke Brown and Trey Yates had this steer, and they were flagged out for crossfire. | 0 |
| Lightning Aguilera / Kaden Profili | 13 | Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord drew this steer in Round 3 and Dustin missed. | Andrew Ward and Jake Long had this steer, and they were a no-time. | 0 |
