PERFORMANCE 4 SHOWCASES QUICK TIMES AND HIGH SCORES

SHAWNEE, Okla. – As the first round of the International Finals Youth Rodeo nears its close, the competition continues to heat up in Shawnee.

In barrel racing, home-state cowgirl DJ Birdsong (Claremore, Okla.) laid down a lightning-quick run of 16.125 seconds, the fastest time of the rodeo thus far.

Also climbing her way to the top of the round was Camree Slavin (Canadian, Texas) with a quick 20.828-second run.

Channing Wescott (Denton, Texas) turned heads in the breakaway roping arena, becoming the quickest cowgirl thus far. With a 1.8-second run, she leads the competitive pack of ropers by a margin of 0.1 seconds.

In goat tying, Lone Star State cowgirl Alli Autrey (Anson, Texas) became the first to crack the 7-second barrier with a smoking 6.7-second run.

Performance 4 saw many lead changes, including a round-leading tie in calf roping from Cort Boyd (Centerville, Texas). Boyd is currently tied for the lead in the round with Brodey Clemons (Weatherford, Texas) after his 8.4-second performance.

With a smooth 4.3-second run, Sooner State cowboy Nathan Duvall (Henryetta, Okla.) laid down the quickest steer wrestling run of Performance 4.

In saddle bronc riding, Cajun cowboy Wyatt Lavergne (Sulphur, La.) made it to the 8-second mark in style with a 79.0-point ride.

In bareback riding, roughstock athletes continued to put up their best performance, with Collin Rolland (Childersburg, Ala.) taking home the highest marked ride of the performance with a 72.0-point score.

Team ropers Cason Richey (Sunset, Texas) and Beldon Cox (Weatherford, Texas) laid down the quickest run of the performance and round thus far with a smooth 5.1-second run.

There were no qualified rides in the bull riding. The rodeo action will continue with Performance 5 taking place at 7:30 p.m. at the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center, and will continue through the evening of July 12.A full list of results can be found HERE.