Ty Manke didn't have the best season in the saddle bronc while competing in the Badlands Circuit.

The cowboy from Hermosa, S.D., doesn't even recall where he finished in the standings. Manke just knows he's had better years.

"It seemed like I didn't ride well,"Manke said, "or I wasn't drawing good."

Manke came away with a favorable performance in the saddle bronc Friday night at the PRCA Championship Rodeo. Manke leads the event after scoring a 77 at the Bismarck Civic Center.

The rodeo continues tonight, and Manke is hoping nobody will be able to top his score.

"It will help me focus on next year,"Manke said of being the event leader. "Ilike coming here. It's a good rodeo."

Manke's top score came on a reride. He rode Bay Watch on his first attempt and notched a score of 62. Rodeo officials gave him the option for a reride.

Competing in the event twice in the same night can take its toll on a cowboy, Manke said.

"You're almost worn out after the first ride,"he said. "It's just an extra hassle. You don't want to hold the rodeo up."

After a couple seconds, Manke knew the reride had paid off.

"You never know what your score is going to be,"he said. "It felt like she was bucking pretty good."

Manke, 21, competes for National American University in Rapid City, S.D. He was seeded first in the regional standings in the saddle bronc and second in bull riding, but he didn't compete in the latter Friday.

The bull riders turned in an impressive performance on Friday. Brian Curtis of Belle Fourche, S.D., who is ranked No. 21 in the PRCA World Standings, and Shawn Coleman of Springfield, S.D., are tied for the top score with 87. Grace City cowboy Josh Ehlers notched an 84 and Charles Zoss of Forestburg, S.D., finished with an 80. Zoss is ranked No. 17 in the world standings.

Travis Sharp of Interior, S.D., and Ty English of Spearfish, S.D., turned in the top scores in the bareback riding with a 76 each.

Tait Kvistad of Brookings, S.D., and Jim P. Thomas of Flandreau, S.D., tied for the top time in steer wrestling with 4.40 seconds.

In tie-down roping, Ryan Kjerstad of Quinn, S.D., leads with a time of 9.8 seconds.

The team roping pair of Shaw Loiseau of Coleman, S.D., and Tommy Shaw of Whitewood, S.D., finished with the top time of 5.4 seconds.

In barrel racing, Mel Bachand of Spearfish, S.D., led a field of 10 competitors with a time of 13.00 seconds.

Bareback:1. (tie) Travis Sharp, Interior, S.D., 76, and Ty English, Spearfish, S.D., 76. 3. (tie) Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D., 75, and Dustin Luper, Black Hawk, S.D., 75. 5. Tater Hins, Huron, S.D., 72. 6. (tie) Lee Dunford, Menoken, 71, and Zane Forster, Dickinson, 71. 8. Brandon Helfrich, Bismarck, 70.

Steer wrestling:1. (tie) Tait Kvistad, Brookings, S.D., 4.40, and Jim P. Thomas, Flandreau, S.D., 4.40. 3. Tate Thompson, Wanblee, S.D., 4.90. 4. Scott Kleeman, Dickinson, 5.30. 5. (tie Jason Grubb, Spearfish, S.D., 5.4, and Allen Good, Long Valley, S.D., 5.40. 7. Nick Guy, Black River Falls, Wis., 17.0.

Saddle bronc: 1. Ty Manke, Hermosa, SD., 77. 2. Eric Addison, Belvidere, S.D., 74. 3. Britt Luger, Fort Yates, 73. 4. Ross Kreutzer, Maple Creek, S.D., 70. 5. Wace Snook, Hulette, Wyo., 68. 6. Hugh Connolly, Golden Valley, 64.

Tie-down roping: 1. Ryan Kjerstad, Quinn, S.D., 9.80. 2. Broden Porter, Dickinson, 10.10. 3. Joe Schmidt, Jamestown, 13.20. 4. Adam Mueller, Rapid City, S.D., 22.0. 5. Brady Graff, Ainsworth, Neb., 22.10.

Team roping: 1. Shaw Loiseau, Coleman, S.D., and Tommy Shaw, Whitewood, S.D., 5.40. 2. Devin McGrath, Belle Fourche, S.D., and Brian Meredith, Spearfish, S.D., 5.50. 3. Britt Williams, Hammond, Mont., and Bobby Harris, Highmore, S.D., 5.70. 4. Nick Guy, Black River Falls, Wis., and Adam Mueller, Rapid City, S.D., 6.5. 5. Ross Fuleberg, Valley City, and Joe Schmidt, Jamestown, 12.5.

Barrel racing: 1. Mel Bachand, Spearfish, S.D., 13.00. 2. Karin Greff, Wolsey, S.D., 13.26. 3. Bobbi Rae Wickum, Minot, 13.28. 4. Krista Minow, Rapid City, S.D., 13.47. 5. Jess Painter, Buffalo, S.D., 13.55. 6. Mary Vroman, Belle Fourche, S.D., 13.56. 7. Shausta Wickum, Minot, 13.64. 8. Jolene Nordick, Coleman, S.D., 13.97. 9. Lisa Lockhardt, Oelrichs, S.D., 17.98. 10. Linda Hunter, Belle Fourche, S.D., 24.24.

Bull riding: 1. (tie) Shawn Coleman, Springfield, S.D., 87, and Brian Curtis, Belle Fourche, S.D., 87. 3. Josh Ehlers, Grace City, 84. 4. Charles Zoss, Forestburg, S.D., 80. 5. Tye Odden, Miller, S.D., 68.