Barrel racer Lindsay Sears takes world lead at National Finals Rodeo

Barrel racer Sears moves to top of standings

LAS VEGAS — Lindsay Sears won the seventh round of barrel racing with a 13.71-second run Wednesday night at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to take the lead in the world standings.

Sears, the defending world champion from Nanton, Alberta, has won an event-best $80,813 to push her season total to $222,031. Brittany Pozzi of Victoria, Texas, the 2007 world champion who didn’t place among the top six with a time of 19.07, dropped to second place with $210,324.

Sears, who has placed among the top six in all seven rounds, also is first in the aggregate score race with a time of 97.11 over seven rounds.