After eight performanes in Reno, the Top 12 in each event have been narrowed down and they return for the Finals to fight for the crown.
BAREBACK RIDING
RC Landingham set the bar early on in the first two performances, tonight he has a rematch with Corey and Lange Rodeo’s Cowboy Fever. The duo went 83-points in Redding, tonight they will need to best that in a tough round of competition to get the win.
| Tilden Hooper | Hold On 2 Me |
| Kade Berry | Miss Major |
| Clint Laye | Cowboy & Kids |
| Jess Pope | Southpoint Kate |
| Garrett Shadbolt | No Tail Dear |
| Bronc Marriott | Buster |
| Cooper Cooke | High Desert Dennis |
| Nick Pelke | Mary |
| Sam Petersen | Tee It Up |
| Wacey Schalla | Right On Q |
| Dean Thompson | Scarlet Cat |
| RC Landingham | Cowboy Fever |
STEER WRESTLING
Tucker Allen’s 9.2 has also held up since early on but No. 1 bull dogger in the World Dalton Massey is in the middle of the pack while veteran Tyler Pearson brings up the rear after laying down a 4.2 in Round 2.
| Tanner Brunner |
| Trell Etbauer |
| Tyler Pearson |
| Kodie Jang |
| Dalton Massey |
| Trevor Nelson |
| Walt Arnold |
| Stetson Jorgensen |
| Body Sawyer |
| Riley Duvall |
| Cole Walker |
| Tucker Allen |
TEAM ROPING
Cory Petska is a Hall of Fame level heeler roping for Pedro Egurrola. Egurrola is gunning for his first NFR qualification and they only trail the No. 1 team in the Aggregate by three tenths of a second.
| Rhett Anderson | Jared Fillmore |
| Jr Dees | JC Flake |
| Marcus Theriot | Cole Curry |
| Nelson Wyatt | Jonathan Torres |
| Andrew Ward | Kollin VonAhn |
| Luke Brown | Travis Graves |
| Coleman Proctor | Logan Medlin |
| Kolton Schmidt | Landen Glenn |
| Korbin Rice | Caleb Hendrix |
| Brodi Jones | Arye Espenschield |
| Pedro Egurrola | Cory Petska |
| Aaron Tsinigine | Ty Romo |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Statler Wright won Reno back-to-back in 2022 and 2023. This year, Rusty and Ryder have set themselves up for the title. Ryder leads the Aggregate by two points and his match up is Spring Tour, the horse that carried Sage Newman to a co-championship in Sisters, Oregon.
| sisIsaac Diaz | Monster |
| Chet Johnson | Good Time Nic |
| Kolby Wanchuk | Flood Tide |
| Q Taylor | Spring Tunes |
| Parker Kempfer | Talk Derby To Me |
| Tanner Butner | Indian Burn |
| Riggin Smith | Broken Camp |
| Chase Brooks | Get Down |
| Dawson Hay | Diamond Fever |
| Ryder Sanford | Yeti Rambler |
| Rusty Wright | Spotted Blues |
| Ryder Wright | Spring Tour |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
A tie for the lead is between Michael Otero and Shad Mayfield and they hold that lead by over half a second. But Shane Hanchey is backing into the box with fresh horsepower and a winning state of mind has he continues to climb the standings.
| Westyn Hughes |
| Macon Murphy |
| Nathan Steinberg |
| Hunter Herris |
| Jason Anderson |
| Shane Hanchey |
| Cash Enderli |
| Cole Clemons |
| Conner Atkinson |
| Zane Kilgus |
| Michael Otero |
| Shad Mayfield |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
Taylor Munsell leads the Average with a 4.8 but it is not even a full second that splits the Top 6 returning. Danielle Lowman is a force to be reckoned with this year and she comes in at the bottom of the pack, it is anybody’s game.
| Hope Thompson |
| Danielle Lowman |
| Lynn Smith |
| Ryland Lufkin |
| Lari Dee Guy |
| Beau Peterson |
| Jackie Crawford |
| Kendal Pierson |
| Haley Mason |
| Madalyn Richards |
| Bradi Good |
| Taylor Munsell |
BARREL RACING
It is no surprise that one of the greatest futurity trainers of all time is sitting in the lead in Reno. Kassie Mowry won second in both go-rounds while the fastest time of the rodeo is courtesy of Tiffany Lujan with a 17.09-second run.
| Miley Bravos |
| LaTricia Duke |
| Toria Madsen |
| Sara Winkelman |
| Cindy Smith |
| Jordan Driver |
| Megan McLeod-Sprague |
| Millie MarQuart |
| Emily Beisel |
| Hailey Garrison |
| Tiffany Lujan |
| Hailey Kinsel |
| Kassie Mowry |
BULL RIDING
The No. 2 bull rider in the World, Clayton Sellars, will go up against Bridwell Pro Rodeo’s Fred, a bull that carried reigning World Champion Ky Hamilton to an 89-point ride in Las Vegas. This is the bull’s first out in Reno and Sellars is chasing the No. 1 spot in the World.
| Coy Pollmeier | Red Eye |
| Brady Portenier | Gringo |
| TJ Gray | Too Hot |
| Lukasey Morris | Wild Thing |
| Clayton Sellars | Fred |
| Tyler Bingham | Guitar Hero |
| Scottie Knapp | Stand By Me |
| Trevor Reiste | Johnny Sack |
| Creek Young | Gold Rush |
| Chase Dougherty | Speck |
| Tristen Hutchings | Logun’s Legacy |
