Riding Coffee Bean (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls) for 87.75 points on Saturday at the Idaho Center, Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) remained in the lead after the first two rounds at the Nampa Invitational with 177.50 points.

Briscoe, who won Round 1 with 89.75 points, shared Round 2 with Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil), who rode Rude Awakening (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger Bucking Bulls) for 87.75. The pair each took home $2,340 while Jordan Hupp (Cheyenne, Wyo.) finished third and earned $1,170 after scoring 87.25 on Toxic Shock (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve).

Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.), who rode Backyard Big Rig (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), and Josh Koschel (Greeley, Colo.), who covered Juice & Goose (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), split fourth and fifth with 86.75 points. The duo share second and third in the overall with 173.75 points while Nunes is fourth with 171.75 points and Silvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, SP, Brazil) is fifth with 172.50 points.

Tickets are still available for Round 3 and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round on Sunday at 2 p.m. MT. Tickets can be purchased at the Idaho Center box office, online at www.ictickets.com and by telephone at (208) 442-3232. Fans that cannot make it to the Idaho Center can watch the action on VERSUS at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday. Please check your local listings for more details.

Briscoe is making a last-minute effort to be chosen to represent the United States in the 2010 World Cup presented by Dickies. The PBR’s premier international event will be on American soil for the first time on April 16-18 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Tickets are still available at www.unlvtickets.com and by telephone at (866) PBR-Show. Show times are Friday, April 16 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 17 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 18 at 11:30 a.m.

For more information about the PBR, the Nampa Invitational and the 2010 World Cup presented by Dickies visit www.pbr.com.

INJURY REPORT: Billy Robinson (elbow) and Ronnie Kitchens (elbow) are probable for Sunday.

Nampa Invitational (Nampa, Idaho):

OVERALL EVENT STANDINGS:

1. Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) 177.50 points, $9,340
2. (tie) Josh Koschel (Greeley, Colo.) 173.75 points, $1,324
   (tie) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 173.75 points, $1,324
4. Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 171.75 points, $2,340
5. Silvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, SP, Brazil) 172.50 points

ROUND 2:

1. (tie) Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) 87.75 points on Coffee Bean (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls), $2,340
   (tie) Renato Nunes (Buritama, SP, Brazil) 87.75 points on Rude Awakening (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger Bucking Bulls), $2,340
3. Jordan Hupp (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 87.25 points on Toxic Shock (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve), $1,170
4. (tie) Josh Koschel (Greeley, Colo.) 86.75 on Juice & Goose (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls)
   (tie) Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) 86.75 on Backyard Big Rig (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls)

ROUND 1:

1. Travis Briscoe (Edgewood, N.M.) 89.75 points on RMEF Elk Country (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls)
2. Stormy Wing (Dalhart, Texas) 89.25 points on Booger Butt (Robinson/Tedesco/Larry the Cable Guy), $5,000
3. Colby Yates (Fort Worth, Texas) 88.75 points on Tiggered (Diamond G Rodeos, Inc.), $3,000
4. (tie) Pistol Robinson (Burleson, Texas) 87.75 on Fully Loaded (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve), $1,600
   (tie) Ryan McConnell (Colgate, Okla.) 87.75 on Charlie Bullware (Julio Moreno/Chadwick), $1,600

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