Rodeo Recap: February 11 – 18: The Rodeo Road Runs Hot Down South

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Bareback

Bracket 3: Garrett Shadbolt, Wacey Schalla, Bradlee Miller & Cole Franks

Miller is currently 2nd in the 2024 Ram World Standings, 2x NFR qualifier. Shadbolt is 6th and 2x NFR qualifier Franks is 7th.

Bracket 4: Rocker Steiner, Cole Reiner, Lane McGehee & Cooper Cooke

Steiner is a 2x NFR qualifier and finished 2023 5th in the world standings. He recently won the Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and is currently 3rd in the ’24 standings. Cooke is currently 4th in the world

Steer Wrestling

Bracket 3: Stephen Culling, Tim Kemp, Denell Henderson & Don Payne

Payne finished 2023 6th in the world and won the NFR Average Championship; he is currently 10th in the ’24 standings

Bracket 4: Cody Harmon, Stetson Jorgensen, Grant Peterson & Nick Guy

Jorgensen is a 4x NFR qualifier and is currently 8th in the standings. Peterson is currently 11th

Fun Fact

There are 94 NFR qualifications combined between the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo’s Bracket 3 and 4 qualifiers!

Team Roping

Bracket 3: Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, Jake Clay/Trey Yates & Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin

Snow is a 7x NFR qualifier and is currently 15th in the ’24 header standings

Bracket 4: Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves & Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira

6x NFR qualifier Dustin Egusquiza and partner 3x NFR qualifier Levi Lord are currently 2nd in the ’24 standings. Erich Rogers was the 2017 Team Roping Header World Champion, is a 12x NFR qualifier and is currently 11th in the ’24 header standings. His partner Paul Eaves is a 2x Team Roping Heeler World Champion, a 10x NFR qualifier and is currently 9 th in the heeler standings. 11x NFR qualifier Driggers was the 2021 and 2022 Team Roping Header World Champion and is currently 14th . His partner Junior Nogueira is a 3x World Champion and a 10x NFR qualifier. Begay and Todd are the reigning 2023 NFR Average champs

Saddle Bronc

Bracket 3: Dawson Hay, Mitch Pollock, Leon Fountain & Brody Wells 

Hay is a 4x NFR qualifier and ended 2023 11 th in the world. Pollock is also an NFR qualifier

Bracket 4: Logan Hay, Damian Brennan, Wyatt Casper & Cash Wilson

Casper is a 4x NFR qualifier and is currently leading the 2024 standings. NFR qualifier Brennan, fresh off his win at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, is currently 2nd in the world. Hay is an NFR qualifier and is currently 13th

Tie Down

Bracket 3: Tom Crouse, Beau Cooper, Reid Zapalac & Bryce Derrer

Missouri cowboy Crouse is currently 10th in the ’24 standings

Bracket 4: Riley Mason Webb, Tuf Cooper, Cash Hooper & Chance Thiessen

Webb is the reigning 2023 Tie Down World Champion, a 2x NFR qualifier and is currently sitting 3rd in the standings. Cooper is a 4x World Champion, a 15x NFR qualifier and is currently 6th

Barrel Racing

Bracket 3: Paige Jones, Abby Phillips, Lisa Lockhart & Kelly Allen

Phillips is currently 3rd in the ’24 standings. Lockhart is a 17x NFR qualifier, 2x NFR Average champ, finished 2nd in 2023 and she’s currently 14th in the world

Bracket 4: Stevi Hillman, Kassie Mowry, Summer Kosel & Halyn Lide

Bull Riding

Bracket 3: Jake Gardner, Jeter Lawrence, Brady Portenier & Gavin Hauck

Bracket 4: Cooper James, Dustin Boquet, Maverick Smith & Roscoe Jarboe

Jarboe is a 5x NFR qualifier and is currently 14th . Boquet is a 3x NFR qualifier and is currently 15th in Breakaway

Breakaway

Bracket 3: Braylee Shepherd, J.J. Hampton, Jackie Crawford, Shaya Biever

Crawford was the inaugural NFBR World Champion in 2020, is a 3x NFBR qualifier and is currently 5th in the ’24 standings

Bracket 4: Sarah Angelone, McKenna Hickson, Taylor Engesser & Danielle Lowman

Fun Fact

The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is a 14x PRCA Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year, winning the award consecutively from 2005 – 2018.

Here Are Your 2024 Winners

• For Louisiana Tie-Down roper and 2x NFR qualifier, Randall Carlisle, the Dixie is a short two-hour drive from home. In rodeo terms, that’s a fairly quick trip – and it paid off. Carlisle out-roped second place by one-hundredth of a second, tying two head in 15.6 seconds.

• 5x NFR Barrel Racing qualifier Emily Beisel won out over equally as big names like 4x World Champion and 7x NFR qualifier Hailey Kinsel, 2x NFR qualifier Sissy Winn, 8x NFR qualifier Stevi Hillman and 2024 season leader Sara Winkelman. Beisel won with a 13.45 second run, a new arena record.

• And in the Bull Riding, Texas bull rider Brody Yeary covered Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co’s, Rondo for a massive 90 points. Yeary’s win helped bump him to 5 th in the 2024 Ram World Standings. Yeary has not qualified for an NFR in his 10 year career with the PRCA. If he keeps riding like that, we may just catch him at the Thomas and Mack this December!