Things get more intense for the roughstock cowboys in Rodeo Austin as the field has been trimmed down to 24 with each cowboy getting one more ride to try to crack the Top 8.
The action begins on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+ at 8 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Rookie Weston Timberman has matched up with Cash & Carry of Andrews Rodeo. This is the horse that Taylor Broussard rode for 88 points in Fort Worth and that fellow rookie Kade Berry also climbed on in San Antonio.
| Cooper Cooke | Cool Hand Luke |
| Mason Stuller | Black Cashmere |
| Mason Clements | Greeley Hat Works South Suds |
| Rocker Steiner | Red Bone |
| Weston Timberman | Cash & Carry |
| Clayton Biglow | You Never Know |
| Jacob Lees | Greeley Hat Works Shooting Dice |
| Tanner Aus | Wrap It Up |
STEER WRESTLING
A 4.0-second run leads Round 1 and a 4.5 is the next fastest time and Cash Robb is riding momentum from a trip to Houston that bumped him into the Top 15.
| Jacob Talley |
| Tyler Waguespack |
| Cash Robb |
| Gavin Soileau |
| Matt Reeves |
| Ty Erickson |
| Tanner Brunner |
| JD Struxness |
TEAM ROPING
Each round is led by a sub 4.0-second run in Austin and that is the pace to take the lead in the team roping. To crack into your Top 5 in each round, these teams need to be faster than 4.5 seconds.
| Brandon Beers | Jason Duby |
| Tanner James | Caleb Green |
| Manny Egusquiza Jr. | Evan Arnold |
| Jake Cooper | Chase Graves |
| Jeff Flenniken | Jake Minor |
| Chad Masters | Wyatt Cox |
| Tanner Green | Rich Skelton |
| Clint Wallace | Jace McDaniel |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Ryder Wright is matched up with Diamond G Rodeo’s For Hell’s Sake, a horse that only has four outs in professional rodeo according to Stock Stats. However, one of those outs came along an 88.5-point ride.
| Weston Patterson | Dynamine Trail |
| Jace Angus | Greeley Hat Works Never Before |
| Leon Fountain | Gypsy Rose |
| Logan Cook | Nutrena’s Level Out |
| Dawson Hay | Little Black Dress |
| Riggin Smith | Trophy Wife |
| Ryder Wright | For Hell’s Sake |
| Ben Andersen | American Hay Positive Times |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Shad Mayfield has been on a huge roll this season and Austin can be expected to be no different.
| Marcos Costa |
| Quade Hiatt |
| Shad Mayfield |
| Macon Murphy |
| Jake Pratt |
| Garrett Elmore |
| Riley Webb |
| Blane Cox |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
Martha Angelone just missed out on a big win and her roping has been as sharp as ever but the young guns of the sport including Hali Williams and Josie Conner will not make an Austin win easy for her.
| Zoie Bedke |
| Carly Christian |
| Hali Williams |
| Martha Angelone |
| Josie Conner |
| Jayden Gould |
| Hailee Lowman |
| Kassidy Dennison |
BARREL RACING
Halyn Lide’s 2024 season has come with some success that she hopes to carry into Austin. The same can be said for Fort Worth Champion Sara Winkelman.
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Laken Bice |
| Halyn Lide |
| Katelyn Scott |
| Kelly Allen |
| Sara Winkelman |
| Emily Beisel |
| Molly Otto |
BULL RIDING
San Antonio Champ Clayton Sellars is looking for another Texas Swing win and a ride on Diamond G Rodeo’s Adams Money Maker would put him one step closer. The bull was covered by Brady Portenier in San Antonio for 88 points.
| Shane Proctor | Ol’ Son |
| Luke Mast | Demon Dancing |
| Deklan Garland | Pure Pleasure |
| Scott Wells | Hammerdown |
| Clayton Sellars | Adams Money Maker |
| Billy Quillan | Wooly Bully |
| Ernie Courson Jr. | Dueces Wild |
| Tyler Bingham | Kyote Train |
