It is time for the Gold Medal Round in Salt Lake City and the Top 8 cowboys and cowgirls are ready to bear down.
BAREBACK RIDING
RC Landingham is riding a huge wave of summer momentum but the same can be said for Cole Franks. Franks’ picked up the win in Salinas. His match up with Championship Pro Rodeo’s Meat Cracker will be the horses third of this season.
| Garrett Shadbolt | Weenie |
| Cooper Cooke | Drifter |
| Keenan Hayes | Hooey Rocks |
| Kody Lamb | Ranch & Crow Int |
| RC Landingham | Mustard |
| Jacek Frost | Empty Promises |
| Cole Franks | Meat Cracker |
| Leighton Berry | Tarnished Silver |
STEER WRESTLING
The fastest time in Salt Lake City so far is Jacob Edler’s 3.6-second run in the Progressive Rounds but NFR veterans Jesse Brown, Tristan Martin and JD Struxness will try to top that in this Gold Medal Round.
| Gavin Soileau |
| Jesse Brown |
| JD Struxness |
| Shane Frey |
| Jace Melvin |
| Tristan Martin |
| Don Payne |
| Kyler Dick |
TEAM ROPING
Canadian team roping brothers Dawson and Dillon Graham roped a 3.7 in Performance 3 to lock in their place in the the Final Round.
| Bodie Mattson | Trae Smith |
| Devon McDaniel | Walt Woodard |
| Brenten Hall | Kaden Profili |
| Billy Smith | Douglas Rich |
| Marcus Theriot | Bentley Curry |
| Shay Carroll | Jace Helton |
| Coleman Proctor | Logan Medlin |
| Dawson Graham | Dillon Graham |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Dawson Hay will nod on Andrews Rodeo’s star-studded bronc, All or Nothin. This horse has carried multiple people to No. 1 paydays at rodeo’s accross the country.
| Isaac Diaz | Jack Be Nimble |
| Allen Boore | American Hats Pro |
| Dawson Hay | All Or Nothin |
| Kade Bruno | Hangover Face |
| Kolby Wanchuk | Pendleton Roundup’s Marquee |
| Ryder Wright | Smoke Wagon |
| Brody Wells | The Black Tie |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Riley Webb smoked the Second Performance with a 6.9-second run to be the fastest time of the rodeo so far but the horsepower in this Gold Medal Round will be top-tier.
| Bryce Derrer |
| John Douch |
| Marty Yates |
| Kincade Henry |
| Haven Meged |
| Riley Webb |
| Beau Cooper |
| Kyle Lucas |
BARREL RACING
The first cowgirl out and the last are two that everyone will have their eyes on. Kassie Mowry’s aresnal of horsepower gives her an advantage while Hailey Kinsel and Sister’s style is wicked fast no matter conditions.
| Kassie Mowry |
| Jymmy Cox |
| Taycie Matthews |
| Jordon Briggs |
| Ann McGilchrist |
| Shelley Morgan |
| Dona Kay Rule |
| Hailey Kinsel |
BULL RIDING
Hayes Weight is the No. 5 cowboy in the PRCA World Standings and his Gold Medal Round bull is Bugatti. The bull has has one qualified ride in each of his three years with a career on the road.
| Rawley Johnson | Original Windmill |
| Hayes Weight | Bugatti |
| Josh Frost | Ice Tray |
| TJ Gray | Shockazooloo |
| Brady Portenier | Panhandler |
| Cannon Cravens | Magic Touch |
| Bodee Burr | Time for Magic ` |
| Lukasey Morris | Two Guns |
