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Every July, the gates open at Spencer Fox Eccles Pioneer Stadium and some of the toughest competitors in professional rodeo battle it out for gold buckles and bragging rights. We’re thrilled to share these results with you, year after year.

Click on a year below to see who topped the leaderboard in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, ladies breakaway, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing and bull riding.

Look up your favorite cowboy or cowgirl, relive the best rides and find out just how deep the talent runs at Ogden Pioneer Days!

2026 Winners

ALL-AROUND CHAMP

Bodie Mattson

Bodie Mattson

Bodie Mattson came into OPD 2026 with back-to-back NFR Open All-Around Cowboy titles already on his resume from 2024 and 2025. The Sturgis, South Dakota cowboy is a recent University of Wyoming graduate with a master’s degree in business administration and bachelor’s degrees in marketing and management.

His college coach and mentor was four-time NFR qualifier Seth Glause. Mattson claimed the OPD All-Around in both tie-down roping and team roping.

BAREBACK RIDING

Cooper Cooke

Cooper Cooke

Cooper Cooke of Victor, Idaho, took the bareback title with 88.5 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Dixie’s Gravy and $15,051.75. Cooke got his start getting on ponies in fifth grade and rode his first bigger horse in eighth grade before competing through Idaho junior high and high school rodeo.

Tanner Aus of Granite Falls, Minnesota, and Tilden Hooper of Carthage, Texas, split second and third with 88-point rides and $10,034.50 each.

Tanner Aus

Tanner Aus

Aus scored his aboard Korkow Rodeo’s Tator Tot. An eight-time Wrangler NFR qualifier who won Cheyenne Frontier Days in 2015, Aus had a father who rode bareback broncs and helped guide him in the event from an early age.

Tilden Hooper

Tilden Hooper

Hooper matched Aus’s score on Three Hills Rodeo’s Bald Eagle. His father had competed locally as a bareback rider and, though the family didn’t own horses, he built young Tilden a spur board, taught him the fundamentals and handed down his old rigging for that first ride out of the chute.

STEER WRESTLING

First Go

Hazen Smith

Hazen Smith

Hazen Smith of Malad City, Idaho, set the pace in the first go-round with a 3.9-second run and $5,411.17. And his competitive grit showed up at a young age! He once won the Idaho Junior Rodeo 8-and-under all-around while competing through much of that season with a broken arm.

Second Go

Chase Black

Chase Black

Chase Black of Coalville, Utah, posted the fastest steer wrestling run of the event: a 3.6-second trip in the second go and $5,411.17. Black is a loan officer at the Western AgCredit Evanston branch and grew up on his family’s mink ranch just outside Coalville.

Average

Will Lummus

Will Lummus

Will Lummus of Byhalia, Mississippi, ran 4.0 seconds in both go-rounds to win the average at 8.0 seconds on two head and $8,116.76. He’s both an eight-time Wrangler NFR qualifier and the 2021 NFR average champion. Off the road, Lummus is a hiker, a Lonesome Dove devotee and a follower of baseball and softball.

TEAM ROPING

First Go

Minor & Minor

Minor & Minor

Riley Minor and Brady Minor of Ellensburg, Washington, took the first-go title in 4.1 seconds and $5,139.38 each. The brothers roped together through youth and junior rodeo before Brady joined the PRCA in 2003 and Riley in 2006. In early 2024, Team Roping Journal described them as the longest-running team in the professional ranks, with Brady qualifying for the Wrangler NFR 13 times and Riley 11.

Second Go

Parish & Hawkins II

Parish & Hawkins II

Denton Parish of Perrin, Texas, and Buddy Hawkins II of Stephenville, Texas, took the second go in 4.4 seconds and $5,139.38 each. That win was part of a five-day Utah run that paid them $17,983 apiece, with their biggest check ($12,844 each) coming from the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo. Hawkins, a seven-time NFR heeler, and Parish, a rookie header at just 18 years old, make for quite a compelling combination.

Average

Aguilera & Profili

Aguilera & Profili

Lightning Aguilera of Athens, Texas, and Kaden Profili of Jacksonville, Texas, topped the average with 9.2 seconds on two head and $7,709.07 each. Heading into OPD, the pair had earned $30,740 apiece over a two-week run that included victories at the Snake River Stampede and Silver State Stampede.

LADIES BREAKAWAY

First Go

Josie Conner

Josie Conner

Josie Conner of Iowa, Louisiana, won the first go with a 2.0-second run and $3,934.57. She earned the 2022 WPRA Resistol Rookie of the Year title, has qualified for the National Finals Breakaway Roping four consecutive times from 2022 through 2025 and finished third in the 2025 world standings.

Second Go

Three ropers tied for the second-go win at 2.0 seconds: Bailey Bates of Tohatchi, New Mexico, Hali Williams of Comanche, Texas, and Kash Irwin of Plain City, Utah. Each took home $3,213.23.

Bailey Bates

Bailey Bates

Bates made her first National Finals Breakaway Roping in 2025 and finished 15th in the world standings with more than $114,000 in earnings. A New Mexico State University graduate in range science, she is a three-time Indian National Finals Rodeo world champion and a College National Finals Rodeo qualifier.

Hali Williams

Hali Williams

Williams’ father is Speed Williams, an eight-time PRCA team roping world champion and ProRodeo Hall of Famer. Williams won the RodeoHouston breakaway title in 2026 and has qualified for the National Finals Breakaway Roping three consecutive times from 2023 through 2025.

Kash Irwin

Kash Irwin

Irwin of Plain City, Utah, rounded out the three-way second-go tie. She grew up with horses and has roped since she was just a young’un. Her dad rodeoed, and the sport has been part of her life as long as she can remember. Alongside competing, she runs Kash Gay Equine Insurance.

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Josie Conner and Danielle Lowman of Gilbert, Arizona, shared the average title at 4.3 seconds on two head, earning $5,311.67 each.

Josie Conner

Josie Conner

Conner wrapped up OPD having bookended the event with a first-go win to open and a share of the average to close. Her horse Dutch (Stylish Drifter) was named WPRA Breakaway Horse of the Year in both 2024 and 2025. Her fiancé is PRCA tie-down roper Riley Webb, the 2022 PRCA Rookie of the Year and a multiple-time world champion.

Danielle Lowman

Danielle Lowman

Danielle Lowman grew up on the Navajo Nation in White Cone, Arizona, and attended Diné College in Tsaile. Her father Ernie Lowman was involved in rodeo before his passing in 2013. Lowman started team roping as a child and didn’t pick up breakaway roping until college in 2013, learning from Bailey Bates and NFR barrel racer Kassidy Dennison.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Jake Finlay

Jake Finlay

Jake Finlay of Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, claimed the saddle bronc title with 89 points on Smith ProRodeos’ Angel Cat and $15,002.40. Finlay made the journey from the Queensland/New South Wales border to compete on the PRCA circuit! After his Ogden win, he was 17th in the PRCA saddle bronc standings.

Brody Wells

Brody Wells

Brody Wells of Powell, Wyoming, placed second with 88.5 points on Three Hills Rodeo’s Exotic Dancer and $11,501.84. He turned professional in 2021 after a rodeo scholarship to Clarendon College and later competed for Tarleton State University. Wells’ momentum continued right after Ogden: he won the United States Open Xtreme Broncs Match.

Tanner Butner

Tanner Butner

Tanner Butner of Daniel, Wyoming, rounded out the top three with 88 points on Korkow Rodeo’s Joker Poker and $8,501.36. Butner grew up cowboying and working cattle on his family’s ranch in Daniel. He joined the PRCA in 2019 and made his first Wrangler NFR in 2022.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Go

Joel Harris

Joel Harris

Joel Harris of San Angelo, Texas, took the tie-down first go in 7.8 seconds and $5,899.17. He and his horse Sally (Chucara Sal) placed in seven of 10 rounds at the 2025 Wrangler NFR, with $193,931 earned in Las Vegas. He is the younger brother of seven-time NFR qualifier Ty Harris.

Second Go

Bryce Derrer

Bryce Derrer

Bryce Derrer of Portales, New Mexico, took the second go in 7.5 seconds and $5,899.17, then finished second in the average at 18.3 seconds on two head for another $7,694.57. Derrer won the Reno Rodeo tie-down championship and the American Rodeo Eastern Regional calf roping before heading to OPD in Utah.

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Ladd King

Ladd King

Ladd King of West Weber, Utah, ran 8.9 in the first go and 8.8 in the second to win the tie-down average at 17.7 seconds on two head and $8,848.76. He became the 2015 National High School Finals Rodeo All-Around Cowboy and competed in college rodeo at Weber State University.

WOMEN’S BARREL RACING

Hailey Kinsel

Hailey Kinsel

Hailey Kinsel and her palomino mare Sister (DM Sissy Hayday) have made Ogden feel like a second home. Their 17.11-second run earned $13,701.44 and marked their third OPD win together, following victories in 2019 and 2021. A four-time world champion (2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022), Kinsel has qualified for the Wrangler NFR nine consecutive times from 2017 through 2025.

Jordan Driver

Jordan Driver

Jordan Driver of Garden City, Texas, placed second with a 17.19-second run and $10,961.15. Her family’s ranching and rodeo roots run long! Driver Ranch was homesteaded in 1878, her father Dane is a sixth-generation Texas rancher and her mother Jennifer is a Tarleton State University Rodeo Hall of Fame member.

Kara Kreder

Kara Kreder

Kara Kreder of Decatur, Texas, rounded out the top three with a 17.25-second run and $8,905.93. Kreder grew up in Springdale, Arkansas, and found her way into the sport through local play days and college rodeo before turning professional. She opened 2026 by winning the Prairie Circuit Finals average.

BULL RIDING

TJ Gray

TJ Gray

TJ Gray of Dairy, Oregon, scored 88 points on Mo Betta Rodeo’s Uncle Kneebanger and earned $15,261.60. Gray had surgery following the 2025 Wrangler NFR. At that NFR, he rode seven of 10 bulls, won Rounds 7, 8 and 10 and finished as both reserve world champion and NFR average champion, with $295,655 in Las Vegas earnings!

Clayton Sellars

Clayton Sellars

Clayton Sellars, a Florida native, placed second with 87.5 points on Smith ProRodeos’ Pain Killer and $11,700.56. A four-time Wrangler NFR qualifier, Sellars comes from a family of bull riders and ranchers and started riding bulls at age seven. Off the arena, he’s an airboat alligator hunter who also works on the family ranch!

John Crimber

John Crimber

John Crimber of Decatur, Texas, rounded out the top three with 87 points on Harper & Morgan’s Bogeyman and $8,648.24. The 2026 PBR World Champion, Crimber is the second-youngest rider in league history to earn that title and is competing in his first PRCA season in 2026. His father Paulo Crimber is a PBR Hall of Famer and 10-time World Finals qualifier.

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2025

ALL-AROUND CHAMP

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright claimed the coveted All-Around title, earning a hefty $26,883 across both saddle bronc riding and bull riding. The eight-time PRCA World Champion from Milford, Utah, continues to dominate professional rodeo with performances that remind everyone why he’s considered one of the greatest of all time.

The 26-year-old has already earned over $2 million in career earnings and is the youngest cowboy in PRCA history to reach that milestone. After a challenging 14-month break due to a hamstring injury that doctors said might end his bull riding career, Wright returned stronger than ever in 2025.

BAREBACK RIDING

Kade Sonnier

Kade Sonnier

Kade Sonnier dominated the bareback riding with an 89-point masterpiece aboard Smith ProRodeos’ Star Witness, earning $14,382. The Carencro, Louisiana cowboy was a co-winner at Cheyenne Frontier Days two years ago and continues to be a major force in bareback riding.

Mason Clements

Mason Clements

Mason Clements claimed second place with an 88-point performance. The veteran from Spanish Fork, Utah, has been capitalizing on the Texas Swing and continues to show why he’s steadily been a top competitor.

Roedy Farrell

Roedy Farrell

Roedy Farrell rounded out the top three, marking 87.5 points. The cowboy from Thermopolis, Wyoming, represents the Wyoming cowboy tradition and has been routinely placing at major rodeos.

STEER WRESTLING

First Go

Chance Howard

Chance Howard

Chance Howard took the first go-round with a blazing 3.3-second run. The Sallisaw, Oklahoma cowboy has been building consistency throughout the 2025 season, with nearly $30,000 earned. Howard has been particularly successful during the Texas Swing, placing in almost every go-round including three go-round wins!

Second Go

Kyle Irwin

Kyle Irwin

Kyle Irwin brought the crowd to its feet with an even faster 3.4 seconds to win the second go-round. The Robertsdale, Alabama bulldogger is a four-time NFR qualifier (2014–15, 2017–2018) with over $678,000 in career earnings!

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Gavin Soileau

Gavin Soileau

Gavin Soileau showcased his consistency by claiming the average title with a total time of 7.9 seconds on two head. The 25-year-old from Bunkie, Louisiana, is a former college national champion who won the steer wrestling title for McNeese State University in 2021. He’s fighting hard for his first NFR qualification.

TEAM ROPING

First Go

Lightning Aguilera and Wyatt Cox

Aguilera & Cox

Lightning Aguilera and Wyatt Cox set the pace in the first go-round when they stopped the clock at 3.4 seconds. This partnership represents a new team for 2025. Aguilera, from Athens, Texas, has paired with Cox from Arroyo Grande, California, for what’s proven to be a successful debut season!

Second Go

Hall & Profili

Hall & Profili

Brenten Hall and Kaden Profili fired up the crowd with a quick 3.6-second run to win the second go-round. Hall is a four-time NFR qualifier from Oklahoma who returned to the Finals in 2024 after missing a couple of years. Profili, the heeler from Jacksonville, Texas, was an NFR rookie in 2024 and has dreams of making it his career.

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Begay & Todd

Begay & Todd

Derrick Begay and Colter Todd claimed the average title with a consistent total of 8.2 seconds on two steers. These longtime friends from Arizona also secured a massive $71,750-a-man win at RodeoHouston! Begay, 41, from a reservation north of Winslow, and Todd, 41, a third-generation Cochise County rancher, have been friends for years.

LADIES BREAKAWAY

First Go

Suzanne Williams

Suzanne Williams

Suzanne Williams demonstrated lightning-fast reflexes with a 1.8-second run to win the first go-round and $4,015. Williams has been particularly successful in 2025 with multiple wins, which showcases the depth of talent in women’s breakaway roping.

Second Go

Josie Conner

Josie Conner

Josie Conner claimed the second go-round with an even quicker 1.7-second catch. The 20-year-old prodigy from Iowa, Louisiana, burst into the rodeo world as a teenager and qualified for the inaugural National Finals Breakaway Roping (NFBR) in 2020. She’s one of the youngest to rope on that stage!

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Macy Young

Macy Young

Macy Young proved her consistency by winning the average with a total time of 3.9 seconds on two head. The breakaway roper in her early 20s from Claremore, Oklahoma, emerged on the WPRA scene around 2022 and has steadily climbed the ranks, with 2025 being her breakout year.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright claimed the saddle bronc title with a spectacular 90-point ride aboard Korkow Rodeo’s Joker Poker, earning $14,354 for his efforts. Wright’s dominance across multiple events continues to set him apart in professional rodeo.

Chase Brooks

Chase Brooks

Chase Brooks secured second place with an 88-point performance. The Montana cowboy is a four-time NFR qualifier who grew up on a ranch and has been competing professionally since 2013. The 31-year-old is known for his consistency, having made more than $150,000 in each of his recent NFR appearances!

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Go

Dylan Hancock

Dylan Hancock

Dylan Hancock took the first go-round with a sharp 6.7-second run, earning $5,726. Hancock has been competitive at major rodeos including Cheyenne Frontier Days and continues to be a consistent performer!

Second Go

Trevor Hale

Trevor Hale

Trevor Hale claimed the second go-round with an impressive 6.9-second time. Hale has shown his ability with consistently fast runs, including an impressive performance at Calgary Stampede.

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Pecos Tatum

Pecos Tatum

Pecos Tatum demonstrated remarkable consistency through both rounds to earn the average title with a total time of 15.1 seconds. Tatum represents the kind of steady performance that often determines championships in the timed events.

WOMEN’S BARREL RACING

Wenda Johnson

Wenda Johnson

Wenda Johnson blazed to victory with a 16.89-second pattern, earning $13,942 for her efforts. The five-time NFR qualifier from Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is having a strong 2025 season, with over $90,000 earned.

The 41-year-old is a unique combination of professional barrel racer and nurse practitioner, since she works part-time in emergency medicine while competing at the highest level of rodeo.

Michelle Alley

Michelle Alley

Michelle Alley claimed second place with a 17.03-second run. The Madisonville, Texas trainer and competitor has been making headlines in 2025 with her young mare Lipstick N Stilettos (“Stiletto”). Originally from Tabor, South Dakota, Alley moved to Texas in 2011 to pursue training and competing full-time.

Carlee Otero

Carlee Otero

Carlee Otero rounded out the top three, stopping the clock at 17.11 seconds. The Perrin, Texas cowgirl is having a remarkable comeback season after returning to the NFR in 2024 for the first time in a decade! Otero, who has made the NFR four times (2011–12, 2014, 2024), is known for her strategic approach and perseverance.

BULL RIDING

The bull riding came down to an electrifying tie between Stetson Wright and Fulton Rutland, who both delivered spectacular 88-point rides.

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright

Wright’s bull riding success perfectly complements his All-Around dominance. The Utah legend continues to prove why he’s the only member of the famous Wright family to pursue bull riding as he adds this victory to his already impressive 2025 campaign that has him leading multiple world standings!

Fulton Rutland

Fulton Rutland

Oklahoma’s Rutland matched Wright’s winning score through raw determination and fearless riding. At just 21 years old, Rutland has quickly climbed the PRCA bull riding ranks in 2025, turning pro in 2022 after a solid junior rodeo career. His stocky 5’7″ frame and fearless approach have drawn comparisons to a young Jim Sharp—and rightfully so, as this win proves!

Hudson Bolton

Hudson Bolton

Hudson Bolton secured third place with an 86.5-point ride. The 19-year-old from Milan, Tennessee. represents the new generation of bull riding talent. Bolton has been working to establish himself on the PRCA circuit and has shown promise with consistent scoring rides throughout 2025.

2024

ALL-AROUND CHAMP

Quint Bell

Quint Bell

Paradise Valley, NV’s Quint Bell secured the coveted All-Around title through outstanding performances in both tie-down roping and steer wrestling. This versatile athlete showed off his prowess across multiple events, somehow bringing the same intensity and precision to each run!

A graduate of Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s rodeo program, Bell has already claimed several major wins in 2024, including All-Around titles at both the Daniel Dopps Memorial RAM PRCA Rodeo and Rodeo Giddings.

BAREBACK RIDING

Dean Thompson

Dean Thompson

Utah native Dean Thompson lit up his home state crowd with an electrifying 89-point ride aboard North Star from Smith ProRodeos. The Altamont cowboy’s flawless technique and raw power earned him not just the win, but also a $11,949 payday. Thompson has been on fire in 2024, already clinching both the Bareback Riding Average and World Championships at the NFR.

Kade Berry

Kade Berry

Twenty-year-old Kade Berry claimed second place with an 88-point performance on Cricket. The Weatherford, TX athlete may come from good stock—his brother Leighton is a three-time NFR qualifier—but Berry’s blazing his own trail with remarkable rides like his 90.5-pointer earlier this year at the Fiesta Days Rodeo.

Cole Franks

Cole Franks

Cole Franks rounded out the top three, marking 87 points on Coconut Jamboree. The Clarendon, Texas cowboy has rodeo running deep in his veins—his father Bret qualified for the NFR in saddle bronc riding. Now the younger Franks is making his own mark with consistent performances that keep him ranked among the sport’s elite.

STEER WRESTLING

First Go

Will Lummus

Will Lummus

The “Big Man’s” event saw Will Lummus take the first go-round with a blazing 3.3-second run. The six-time NFR qualifier has been dominating arenas across the country in 2024, ranking fourth in the world standings heading into Ogden Pioneer Days.

Second Go

Jacob Edler

Jacob Edler

Jacob Edler brought the crowd to its feet with an even faster 3.1 seconds to win the second go-round. The State Center, Iowa native, who serves as head rodeo coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College, showed his students exactly how it’s done.

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Jacob Edler

Jacob Edler

Showcasing his consistency, Edler also claimed the average title with a total time of 6.5 seconds on two head. The 2020 World Champion bulldogger’s performance adds another impressive chapter to his remarkable story.

TEAM ROPING

First Go

Lightning Aguilera and Lane Mitchell

Aguilera & Mitchell

Lightning Aguilera and Lane Mitchell set the pace in the first go-round when they stopped the clock at 4.5 seconds. The Athens, TX header and his Bolivar, TN heeling partner once again demonstrated the precision teamwork that’s made them formidable competitors.

Second Go

Dees & Flake

Dees & Flake

Jr. Dees and JC Flake fired up the crowd with an even quicker 4.0-second run to win the second go-round. The Aurora, SD header and Milsap, TX heeler bring a signature blend of speed and control every time they back into the box.

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Carroll & Helton

Carroll & Helton

The Texas duo of Shay Dixon Carroll and Jace Helton claimed the average title with a consistent total of 10.6 seconds on two steers. Carroll and Helton’s partnership may be new, but they’ve already proven it’s built for success. Their win at the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo earlier this year marked their first ProRodeo victory together—and clearly not their last.

LADIES BREAKAWAY

McKenna Hickson

McKenna Hickson

McKenna Hickson demonstrated lightning-fast reflexes with a 1.7-second run to win the breakaway roping and $10,495. Hickson and her distinctive leopard Appaloosa gelding Spot have been collecting impressive times throughout 2024, including a go-round win at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.

Hali Williams

Hali Williams

Hali Williams finished second with a sharp 1.8-second run. This speedy roper has been dominating the circuit—in December 2024 alone, she and fellow breakaway star Martha Angelone made headlines with their combined earnings of $300,000 over just three weeks.

Williams, Angelone & George

Williams, Angelone & George

A three-way tie for third saw Summer Williams, Sarah Angelone and Rylee George all stop the clock at 2.0 seconds. The trio each pocketed $5,422 for their efforts.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

The saddle bronc title came down to a thrilling tie between Kade Bruno and Lefty Holman, who both turned in spectacular 87.5-point rides. Bruno’s masterful performance came aboard Korkow Rodeos’ Acapulco Relish, while Holman conquered Three Hills Rodeo’s on Devil’s Advocate. The co-champions each took home $10,113 for their efforts.

Kade Bruno

Kade Bruno

Bruno has been racking up wins throughout the 2024 season. His refined style and cool composure under pressure have helped him maintain his highly sought-after position among the top 10 in the world standings.

Lefty Holman

Lefty Holman

California’s Holman matched Bruno’s winning score through pure technical excellence. He kicked off 2024 with multiple strong showings, including an 88.5-point ride at the NFR that earned him $33,687 and pushed his career earnings toward the million-dollar mark.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Go

Tom Crouse

Tom Crouse

The tie-down roping championship showcased both rising stars and seasoned veterans. Tom Crouse blazed through the first go-round in 7.4 seconds to take the win. Crouse, a two-time Missouri State Champion, has been racking up impressive times across the 2024 season.

Second Go

Marty Yates

Marty Yates

Texas legend Marty Yates lit up the arena in the second go-round with a lightning-fast 6.8-second run. The Stephenville roper’s rapid-fire style had the crowd on their feet as he made his winning loop.

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Marty Yates

Marty Yates

Yates’ remarkable consistency through both rounds earned him the average title and a $7,838 payday. After missing the 2023 NFR, the veteran tie-down roper has roared back in 2024 to stack up wins across the country.

WOMEN’S BARREL RACING

Kassie Mowry

Kassie Mowry

Kassie Mowry blazed to victory with a 16.93-second pattern, earning $13,133 for her efforts. The seasoned champion has been dominating the 2024 season, with wins at major rodeos including San Antonio and San Angelo.

Jordon Briggs

Jordon Briggs

Jordon Briggs claimed second place with a 17.01-second run. The Tolar, TX talent and her famous horse Rollo continue to impress after overcoming an early-season setback when Rollo was sidelined with a ligament tear.

Michelle Alley

Michelle Alley

Michelle Alley rounded out the top three by stopping the clock at 17.03 seconds. The Madisonville, TX trainer has been lighting up both futurities and rodeos in 2024, including setting a new arena record at the Ruby Buckle Central Race.

BULL RIDING

JR Stratford

JR Stratford

JR Stratford dominated the bull riding with an 88-point masterpiece aboard Smith ProRodeos’ Jesse James, earning a hefty $12,290 prize. The win adds to Stratford’s impressive 2024 campaign, which has seen him put up multiple rides in the high 80s and low 90s.

Cooper James

Cooper James

Local favorite Cooper James thrilled our hometown crowd by claiming second place. The Erda, UT talent marked 86.5 points on Harper & Morgan’s Corndog. At just 19 years old, James has already qualified for his first NFR and sits third in the world standings—remarkable accomplishments for a rookie season.

Bubba Greig

Bubba Greig

Bubba Greig secured third place with 85.5 points on Rondo, continuing the momentum he built with his standout performance at the 2022 Pendleton Round-Up.

2023

BAREBACK RIDING

Sam Petersen

Sam Petersen

Sam Petersen and Tim O’Connell split the win in bareback riding at this year’s Ogden Pioneer Days, each finishing with a score of 88.5. Petersen joined the PRCA in 2022, but that hasn’t stopped him from winning (or splitting a win) at seven different rodeos in 2023.

Tim O’Connell

Tim O’Connell

Co-champ O’Connell, with three world titles and nine NFR qualifications, has won over $2 million in lifelong career earnings. He comes from what you could call a “PRCA family.” His father is a PRCA pickup man, while his brother Will is a PRCA bullfighter. O’Connell credits his rapid rise to the Three Hills Rodeo’s Free Ride Program.

Jess Pop

Jess Pop

Jess Pope, who secured third place in bareback riding at Ogden Pioneer Days this year, is no stranger to success. Finishing 2022 in 1st place in both Wrangler NFR and world standings, he currently ranks #10 in the world for bareback riding. When he isn’t competing, Pope loves working in the feedlot, gardening and having good times with friends.

STEER WRESTLING

First Go

Jacob Talley

Jacob Talley

Jacob Talley and his lightning-fast skills won steer wrestling (1st go) at the 2023 Ogden Pioneer Days, earning a $4,000 payday in the process! Currently placed #9 in the world for steer wrestling, Talley is almost certainly going to secure his fifth-ever NFR qualification this year. Can you believe he didn’t start steer wrestling until after high school?

Second Go

Nick Guy

Nick Guy

Nick Guy earned the title of steer wrestling champ (2nd go) at Ogden Pioneer Days this year and then went on to win the Rodeo de Sante Fe one month later. Since becoming a PRCA member in 2006, Guy has worked hard year after year to further hone his steer wrestling skills. When he isn’t competing, he enjoys hunting, fishing, hockey and Texas Hold ‘Em.

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Blake Brown

Blake Brown

Blake Brown, the 2023 steer wrestling champ (average) at Ogden Pioneer Days, also tied for 2nd place in steer wrestling (1st go). Knowing that this Utah native has been competing for over a decade, it’s no surprise he’s such a fierce competitor!

TEAM ROPING

First Go

Proctor & Medlin

Proctor & Medlin

Coleman Proctor and Logan Medlin, our team roping champs (1st go) at Ogden Pioneer Days this year, have quite a bit of experience as teammates—they’ve been roping together since 2021 and qualified for the Wrangler NFR together in 2022. This year, these cowboys went dashing out of the Calgary Stampede with a bronze so they could make the journey to Sheridan and their next competition.

Proctor has qualified for the Wrangler NFR seven times since 2014, while Medlin’s done so twice. Considering that both Proctor and Medlin’s fathers were pro rodeo athletes themselves, it’s no surprise these two are blazing their own trails.

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Wade & Thorp

Wade & Thorp

Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp’s great teamwork as header and heeler helped them place first (average) in team roping this year. They’ve each independently qualified for the Wrangler NFR in past years and are hoping their skills combined can do the same in 2023. So far, so good—they just shifted the 2023 world standings with a win at the Puyallup Cinch Playoffs.

LADIES BREAKAWAY

First Go

Jacelyn Frost

Jacelyn Frost

Jacelyn Frost is the ladies breakaway co-champ at Ogden Pioneer Days this year. Despite only joining the PRCA this year, she’s been a serious competitor in Junior Rodeo here in Utah for a number of years. Fun fact: She’s attended the Wrangler NFR many times to support her brothers Joe, Josh and Jate.

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Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee, who shares the ladies breakaway win with Frost, started chasing her rodeo dreams in 2017 with the support of her family. This year, she’s brought home just shy of $17,000 in rodeo winnings and says, “I couldn’t live this life without my support team!

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Domer, Hollabaugh, & Crawford

Domer, Hollabaugh, & Crawford

We had a three-way tie at the 2023 Ogden Pioneer Days ladies breakaway event between Kelsie Chace Domer, Jordan Jo Hollabaugh and Jackie Crawford. These three Texan natives finished just a fraction of a second behind our co-champs Frost and Lee.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Ben T. Andersen

Ben T. Andersen

This year’s saddle bronc riding champ Ben T. Andersen has his eyes on the prize—getting back to Las Vegas for the 2023 Wrangler NFR. He’s well on his way with wins at Dixie National Rodeo, PRCA Extreme Bares & Broncs and the Grande Prairie Stompede… just to name a few. When he isn’t competing or training, Andersen enjoys both hunting and ranching.

Chase Brooks

Chase Brooks

Chase Brooks secured second place at Ogden Pioneer Days with a score just half a point behind Andersen’s. With over $1 million in career earnings and five consecutive qualifications for the Wrangler NFR (2018–2022), we can’t wait to see what else 2023 has in store for this 29-year-old. Fun fact: His younger brother Dalton is a rodeo athlete too, though he prefers bull riding to saddle broncs.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Go

Hunter Herrin

Hunter Herrin

Hunter Herrin, this year’s winner of the Ogden Pioneer Days tie-down roping (1st go), is the definition of a career cowboy, having qualified for the Wrangler NFR 12 times over his career. He finished 2022 in 4th place in the world standings! This year, he’s already won Rodeo Austin, Walker County Fair & Pro Rodeo, Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo and more. In his personal life, Herrin is a proud father and husband who loves a good steak.

Second Go

Macon Murphy

Macon Murphy

Macon Murphy, who placed first (2nd go) at this year’s Ogden Pioneer Days tie-down roping event is a third-generation cowboy—he’s been roping since about the time he could walk. His father K.C. excelled at timed rodeo events, while his mother Julie enjoyed both barrel racing and breakaway during her rodeo career. With that much rodeo in his genes, it’s no wonder he turned down an NCAA Division 2 scholarship to focus on tie-down roping instead.

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Cole Clemons

Cole Clemons

Cole Clemons took first place in the 2023 Ogden Pioneer Days tie-down roping average. This young’un hails from Texas and, at the age of 19, is new to the PRCA roster this year. But he’s no rookie—Clemons has spent most of his life honing both his tie-down roping and team roping skills.

WOMEN’S BARREL RACING

Sue Smith

Sue Smith

Sue Smith, this year’s barrel racing champion at Ogden Pioneer Days, last competed in 2009 (and qualified for the Wrangler NFR that same year). Now, she’s back in action with her horse Dash Centerfold and says, “It was all part of God’s plan.” She went on to set a new record during Cheyenne Frontier Days just a few days after her win at Ogden Pioneer Days.

Kelly Allen

Kelly Allen

Kelly Allen, who took second place in barrel racing this year, has been running barrels and winning youth events since she was big enough to get on a horse. She got her pro card when she turned 18 and has been participating in pro rodeos ever since. It’s not the first time her hard work has paid off—in 2015, she and her mare Charge My Corona broke the record for the third-fastest time in the history of the Lone Star Arena!

Jordon Briggs

Jordon Briggs

Jordon Briggs, a longtime professional barrel racer, was back at Ogden Pioneer Days to take third place after setting a record last year. This Texas native has been running barrels since before the age of eight years old, and she’s been dedicated to competing in rodeos ever since. It runs in the family—her mother Kristie Peterson has earned four gold buckles for barrel racing (one of them as half of a mother-daughter duo with Jordon in 2021).

BULL RIDING

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright, the all around champ at Ogden Pioneer Days in 2022, came back and won 1st place in bull riding this year—further cementing his status as a household name for rodeo fans everywhere. While his father, brother and uncles all have world titles as saddle bronc riders, Wright is the only one in the family to pursue bull riding.

Sage Kimzey

Sage Kimzey

Sage Kimzey tied for 2nd in bull riding at this year’s Ogden Pioneer Days after winning the Rodeo of the Ozarks in June. With seven world titles under his belt, it’s always incredible to see Kimzey in action. Currently ranked #10 in the world for bull riding, we hope to see him again in Las Vegas this December.

Trace Redd

Trace Redd

At just 18 years old, Trace Redd is already making a name for himself by tying for 2nd place in bull riding at the 2023 Ogden Pioneer Days. And just a few weeks before, he won the Idaho PBR Classic—his first-ever win at a pro event. We can’t wait to see what the future has in store for this up-and-coming rodeo athlete!

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ALL-AROUND CHAMP

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright

Utah native Stetson Wright claimed the All-Around title at Ogden Pioneer Days in 2022, putting together a winning run in both saddle bronc riding and bull riding. Already establishing himself as one of the toughest competitors in the sport, Wright gave his home state crowd a front-row seat to the kind of grit that would soon make him a household name in professional rodeo.

BAREBACK RIDING

Cole Franks

Cole Franks

Bareback rider Cole Franks split the win at Ogden Pioneer Days 2022. He made his Wrangler NFR debut and finished third in the world standings. The Clarendon, TX, 2021 Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year is a business major at Missouri Valley.

R.C. Landingham

R.C. Landingham

Co-Champ R.C. Landingham started his rodeo life riding calves at age five. He won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Bareback Riding Title in 2009, and then a series of unfortunate injuries challenged his career. But in true cowboy spirit, he got to ride in the famed yellow bucking chutes once again. Today, R.C. is a four-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier and ranked #6 in the world.

Tim O’Connell

Tim O’Connell

Third-place finisher Tim O’Connell has a list of 2022 bareback riding wins under his belt, including Cheyenne Frontier Days, North American Championship Rodeo and World’s Oldest Rodeo. In 2016, he won the world champion title and the Wrangler NFR average, and set a bareback riding record, claiming the biggest single-season total in any event.

STEER WRESTLING

First Go

Stetson Jorgensen

Stetson Jorgensen

Move over mutton busters, Steer Wrestling Champ Stetson Jorgensen competed in his first rodeo at age two when his dad held onto him while he rode a sheep! The Idaho native is the first in his competitive family to go pro. In his spare time, Stetson enjoys snowboarding, fishing and country music.

Second Go

Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves

Steer wrestling champ Matt Reeves is an eight-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Qualifier and started 2020 NFR in first place. The married dad of two is the steer wrestling director on the PRCA Board and owns a cattle ranch.

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Cody Devers

Cody Devers

Cody Devers tied for first with Stetson Jorgensen. Devers made his NFR debut in 2021, finishing 15th in the world standings. Steer wrestling is in his blood—his dad was a College National Finals Rodeo national champion.

TEAM ROPING

First Go

Kirchner & Ward

Curry Kirchner and Reagan Ward topped the first go-round at Ogden Pioneer Days, the latest stop in a partnership that ran together at rodeos all over the country in 2022. Kirchner’s dad was also a team roper, and the Texas native enjoys working on his ranch raising yearling cattle. Ward has built a reputation as a steady, go-to heeler, picking up checks alongside Kirchner at rodeos from Montana to Kansas to Utah this season.

Second Go

Egusquiza & Graves

Egusquiza & Graves

Dustin Egusquiza and Travis Graves fired up the crowd to win the second go-round. Egusquiza began competing in junior high after being inspired by his grandpa, dad and brother, who were all team roping competitors and his rodeo idols. Graves, a Jay, Oklahoma, native, made his first trip to the National Finals Rodeo back in 2008 and has stayed one of the winningest heelers in the business ever since.

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Jaxson Tucker
Wyatt Cox

Tucker & Cox

Team Roping Champs Jaxson Tucker and Wyatt Cox edged out the field for the Average win. Tucker learned his way around the rodeo at an early age, traveling and roping with some of the top ropers in the world before going pro himself. Cox grew up roping on the California coast in Arroyo Grande, where his parents taught him the ropes before he played football and competed in rodeo, then rode for Otero Junior College and West Hills College.

LADIES BREAKAWAY

It was a three-way tie between TiAda Gray, Sarah Morrissey and Joey Williams for Ogden Pioneer Days Ladies Breakaway events in 2022.

TiAda Gray

TiAda Gray

TiAda Gray from Portales, NM says she “split the win with a little luck.” This versatile athlete competed in rodeo, basketball and volleyball in high school, including Reserve State Breakaway Roper and 2009 State Barrel Racing, Breakaway Roping and All-Around Cowgirl.

Sarah Morrissey

Sarah Morrissey

Ladies Breakaway Champ Sarah Morrissey has been competing in rodeos since she was eight years old. After graduating from the University of Wyoming with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Sarah worked as a pharmacist until July 2019, when she chose to pursue a full-time commitment to professional breakaway roping.

Joey Williams

Joey Williams

Joey Williams had a banner year in 2022, finishing or tying for first in five rodeos across the U.S. She is currently 8th in the world standings, and holds an MBA from the University of South Dakota. Joey lives on a Montana ranch with her husband, where they run cattle, raise horses and help with the outfitting business. Fun fact: her grandmother Marilyn Scott was the first Miss Rodeo America crowned in Wyoming in 1955.

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

Logan Cook
Kade Bruno

Cook & Bruno

Saddle Bronc Riding Co-Champ Logan Cook shares this year’s Ogden Pioneer Days honors with Kade Bruno. Cook also won the Extreme Collision, Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo and Wichita Falls PRCA Rodeo this year. His favorite music is Texas country. Bruno won nearly a dozen rodeos in 2022, including the NFR Open, Columbia River Circuit Finals, Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo and Cache County Fair and Rodeo.

Sage Newman

Sage Newman

2022 was a record-breaking year for saddle bronc rider Sage Newman, who earned more than any saddle bronc rider ever in a regular season (breaking Ryder Wright’s 2019 record). Newman won 11 rodeos in 2022, including every event in August. The Melstone, MT native says he was born to be a cowboy and is the fourth generation to compete in rodeos. His advice? Stay positive, work hard, make it happen.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

First Go

Jake Pratt
Zack Jongbloed

Pratt & Jongbloed

Jake Pratt and Zack Jongbloed tied for the honor of Ogden Pioneer Days 2022 Tie-Down Roping (1st Go) Champs. Off the circuit, Pratt is a married dad of two who loves country, rock and rap. His career highlights include winning the Clovis Rodeo, Bozeman Stampede and Big Bend Round-Up in 2021.

2022 was a good year for Jongbloed, who won the All-Around in the 94th Annual Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo and the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, as well as Tie-Down Roping Champ for the Clovis Rodeo. The Utah native also proudly holds titles at the 2021 Fiesta Days Rodeo and Pony Express Rodeo, both in Utah. He enjoys hunting in his off time.

Second Go

Riley Wakefield

Riley Wakefield

Riley Wakefield placed first in the second go at this year’s Ogden Pioneer Days’ tie-down roping event. This all-around cowboy has put tie-down roping at the top of his rodeo priority list in recent years, and was the 2021 Badlands Circuit All-Around Champ.

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Bo Pickett

Bo Pickett

When it comes to rodeo, “luck” really comes down to hard work, determination and consistency. That dedication paid off for tie-down roper Bo Pickett, who tied for first place in the Ogden Pioneer Days 2022 Tie-Down Roping average. Pickett, who ranks 23rd overall in the 2021 tie-down roping world standings, credits his trusty horse Hollywood with the honors. If the name Pickett sounds familiar, it’s because Bo is the nephew of Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer and two-time world champion, Dee Pickett.

WOMEN’S BARREL RACING

Jordon Briggs

Jordon Briggs

Jordon Briggs, professional barrel racer, set a new arena record at Ogden Pioneer Days! The Texas native started running barrels before she was eight years old and started competing in junior rodeos at 10. Her dedication has sure paid off, as 2022’s top earner in Women’s Professional Rodeo with lifetime earnings of over $1 million. Fun fact: Jordon made history when she won her first world title in 2021, as one half of the first mother/daughter duo to have earned gold buckles in barrel racing (mom Kristie Peterson has earned four).

Kassie Mowry

Kassie Mowry

Barrel racer Kassie Mowry has been riding as long as she can remember, and it was her love of horses that led her to compete in rodeos. Her nickname is Sleepy because she once fell asleep at the rodeo and missed her barrel racing run. As a futurity trainer, she looks for these winning traits in horses: a thinking mind, balanced movement and willingness to learn. Kassie is a three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier.

Rachelle Riggers

Rachelle Riggers

Mom and hospital administrator by day, barrel racer by night, Rachelle Riggers and her horse Magic compete in rodeos throughout the West. Growing up in Lewiston, Idaho, she was raised in the saddle, competing in her first barrel race when she was just four years old. Rachelle loves barrel racing for many reasons: the opportunity to travel the country, meet people and form a connection with Magic.

BULL RIDING

Trevor Reiste

Trevor Reiste

Bull rider Trevor Reiste reached 89.5 points on July 20, and that time held up through the end of OPD. Reiste started competing in rodeo when he was just eight years old. The Iowa native was a high school wrestler and goes to the gym every day that he isn’t riding bulls.

JaCauy Hale

JaCauy Hale

JaCauy Hale placed an impressive 2nd in this year’s bull riding event at Ogden Pioneer Days. Just weeks before, the 20-year-old earned the biggest check of his rookie career, thanks to a win at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse Xtreme Bulls.

Stetson Wright

Stetson Wright

Third-place finisher Stetson Wright is a Utah native with an impressive list of nearly 60 wins under his belt in 2022 for bull riding, saddle bronc riding and all-around. He is currently ranked #1 in the world for bull riding and #4 for saddle bronc riding.