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Tyler Hansen, of Bismarck State College, won the tie-down roping champion title & the men’s all-around championship title. Photo courtesy of CNFR & Jackie Jensen. Last year Kooper Heimburg of Missouri Valley College left with the title of College Rodeo’s Reserve Champion Bareback Rider, but this year victory was his and he was able to take home the coveted title of CNFR Champion by splitting first with Carson Hildre and Daxtyn Feild, All three finished the competition with a

It's come down to the final perf before Saturday night's championship round. Last night the athletes competed to see who would make the final cut to advance. Kooper Heimburg moved to first in the overall standings thanks to his 81.75 points ride on Friday. Photo courtesy of CNFR photo & Jackie Jensen. Kooper Heimburg took first in the bareback riding with his 81.75 point ride to finish third in the round, bumping him to the top spot in the overall leaderboard. Heimburg edged

The Daines Ranch Pro Rodeo was held June 11-13th in Innisfail, Alberta at the Daines Ranch arena. Orin Larsen took first in the bareback riding with his 86.5 points on She-La (C5 Rodeo) for $1,874. Landon Beardsworth and Quentin Branden tied for first in the steer wrestling with both bulldoggers clocking 4.2 seconds run to net them $2,424 each. Kavis Drake & Denim Ross took first in the team roping with their 4.7 seconds run to take home $2,635 each. Tyrel Roberts took first

The Stavely Pro Rodeo was held June 11-13th in Stavely, Alberta at the Stavely Indoor Arena. Orin Larsen took first with a big 87.5 points on Night Magic (Outlaw Buckers) for $1,453. Evan Spady took first in the steer wrestling with his quick 3.4 seconds run to pocket $2,757. Cooper Olson & Denim Fletcher took first in the team roping with their 4.2 seconds to take home $2,681 each. There was a tie for first in the saddle bronc riding between Samuel Flaherty on One More Reaso

Q Taylor with a 91.5 point ride on Yesterdays Delivery in the final round. Photo courtesy of CPRA & Billie-Jean Duff Wildwood Bronc Bustin kicked off June 13th in Wildwood, Alberta at the Wildwood AG Grounds with some tough buckers from the Calgary Stampede. Quinten Taylor took first in the first round with an impressive 90 point ride on Frontier Acres to pocket $4,920. There was a tie for second/third between Jake Watson and Darcy Radel, with both rider scoring 88 points to

The Bonnyville Pro Rodeo took place June 4-6th in Bonnyville, Alberta at the Bonnyville Rodeo Grounds. Orin Larsen took first with his 84 point ride on Sweet Tea (Yule Rodeo) for $1,377. Carter McIntyre took first in the steer wrestling with his 3.3 seconds run to earn $2,681. Brody Groves & Logan Groves took first in the team roping with their 4.4 seconds run to take home $2,340 each. Layton Green took first in the saddle bronc riding with a phenomenal 88 point ride on Mary

The Newell Pro Rodeo was held June 5-6th in Brooks, Alberta at the Silver Sage Comm. Corral. Kody Lamb took first in the bareback riding with his 82 points on Hush Money (Big Stone Rodeo) for $1,183. Kellan Statham took first in the steer wrestling with his 4.3 seconds run to earn $2,281. Kavis Drake & Denim Ross took first in the team roping with their 5.5 seconds run to take home $2,099 each. Cache Schellenberg took first in the saddle bronc riding with a huge 88.5 point ri

The Lea Park Rodeo was held June 5-7 at the Lea Park arena in Marwayne, Alberta. Dantan Bertsch took first in the bareback riding with a huge 88.5 point ride on Agent Lynx (Calgary Stampede) for $3,000. There was a tie in the steer wrestling between Scott Guenthner and Garrett Zieffle, with both bulldoggers clocking 3.8 seconds runs to net them $3,357 each. Tee McLeod & Jake Edwards took first in the team roping with their 5.2 seconds run to take home $3,312 each. Ben Anderse

Ben Anderson with his 85 point ride on Black Elvis (Big O). Photo courtesy of CPRA & Grayln Boyd The Rocky Pro Rodeo was held June 5-7 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Saddle bronc rider Ben Andersen started off his June red hot, first with an 87 point ride on F-53 Flying Carma (Calgary Stampede) for $3023.04, followed by a Sunday afternoon win at his hometown Rocky Pro Rodeo where he spurred 905 Black Elvis (Big O) out for 85 points to net him another $1760.81. “It doesn’t

JC Crowley with an 8 second run for first in the tie-down roping. Photo courtesy of CPRA & Shellie Scott The Leduc Black Gold Pro Rodeo was held May 28-31at the Black Gold Centre in Leduc, Alberta. Samuel Petersen took first in the bareback riding with his 86 point ride on Dirty Looks (Macza Rodeo) for $1,627. Cody Cassidy took first with his 3.4 seconds run to earn $2,902. Cooper Olson & Denim Fletcher took first in the team roping with their 7.5 seconds run. Zeke Thurston t

Perf 2 Clarendon College"s Carson Hildre with an 86.5 point ride on Sweet Caroline (MoBetta Rodeo) to take the lead both in the third round and overall. Photo courtesy of CNFR photo & Jackie Jensen. Things are heating up in Perf 2 in the third round and there were some changes in the leaderboard. In the bareback riding, Clarendon College's freshman Carson Hildre had an 85 point ride on Sweet Caroline (MoBetta Rodeo), putting him at the top of the overall standings with a tota

Alyssa Gary taking the lead in the overall standing in the goat tying in Perf 1. Photo courtesy of CNFR & Jackie Jensen The College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) began its 2026 edition with two sessions of Bulls, Broncs & Breakaway on Sunday, June 14 with bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding and breakaway. 427 National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association athletes from colleges and universities across the country have come to Wyoming for the weeklong CNFR to see who

The 101 Wild West Rodeo was held this year June 11-12th at the 101 Wild West Rodeo Arena in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, the Oklahoma weather did not decide to play nice for the final perf and it had to be canceled due to threats of severe weather and tornadoes warnings. Kyle Deckard took home $3,485 as the all-around cowboy for competing in the tie-down roping and steer roping. Bryce Eck took first in the bareback riding with his 87 points on American Hat's Wind Me U

Photo courtesy of the Silver Spur Club The 157th Silver Spurs Rodeo kicked off June 5-6th at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. All-around cowboy went to Ty Chancey who took home a check for $1,013 by entering the tie-down roping and team roping. He also took second in the tie-down roping for his 8.3 second run to for another $790, and sixth in the team roping paired with header Ty Veon for their 10.8 seconds run for an additional $223. Photo courtesy of the Silve

A new rodeo kicked off this year at the NRS Ranch Arena in Decatur Texas June 4-5. Kash Loyd took first in the bareback with his 82 points on No. 105 (New West Rodeo Productions) to earn him a check for $1,393. Walt Arnold took first in the bulldogging with his 4.6 seconds run for $1,077. The bulldoggers did not have an easy go at the rodeo and Friday there were very few qualified runs with it looking more like the big boys of rodeo were facing an elimination pen of steers. T

John Crimber with an 87.5 point ride on Resistol's Gray. The Bandera Pro Rodeo kicked off Memorial Weekend on Friday to clear blue skies and perfect rodeo weather that held through the perf; however, as fans were leaving thunder could be heard and lightning flashes could be seen in the distance as heavy rains rolled in late Friday night into Saturday morning. By Saturday night the storms had cleared and fans packed the stands. Colton Greene was awarded all-around cowboy and

Round 5 Photo courtesy of Bull Stock Media & PBR The PBR Finals continued in Dickies Arena in Fort Worth Texas last weekend for the final rounds to see who would walk away with the coveted championship title. Round 5 kicked off the second half of the finals with several exciting 90 point rides. Eduardo Aparecido had a flawless 96.10 point ride on Ransom (D&H Cattle Co./Flinn) for first. Alex Cerqueira took second with his 94.35 point ride on Pegasus (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil

Cole Franks with his 88 point ride on Sweet Caroline The Hood County Stampede brought some of the top bareback riders to test their luck against some of the toughest broncs from Stockyards ProRodeo, McCoy Rodeo, Rocky Mountain Rodeo, Rafter H Rodeo Livestock, Rafter S Rodeo Company, Smith Pro Rodeos, Lancaster Pro Rodeo Company, and Mo Betta Rodeo at the Reunion Grounds in Granbury, Texas. Cole Franks had the ride of the night and took first with an impressive 88 points on Sw

The PBR World Finals got underway at the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas this past weekend. If the format seems a little different than past years, it is slightly. In the past few years, there was the Ride For Redemption at Cowtown Coliseum where with riders competed to earn the last few coveted spots at the finals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. This year there will be eight rounds of the finals split between the opening rounds at Cowtown Coliseum and the cham

The Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo rodeo kicked off May 1-3rd at the Henry C. Hitch Pioneer Arena in Guymon, Oklahoma. Coleman Proctor took home a check for $6,846 for his efforts in the team roping and steer roping. He tied for eighth in the first round with heeler Travis Graves for their 7.2 second run for $102, tied for fifth again in the second round for their 6.7 seconds run for another $972, fifth in the semi-finals for their 7.2 second run for $1,126, and first in the avera