All Around – Marcus Theriot: $40,550

With 4x All-Around World Champion, Stetson Wright still out of the picture after sustaining a hamstring injury in Round 2 of the 2023 NFR, the All-Around race has seen some new faces.

Currently, Mississippi cowboy and NFR qualifier Marcus Theriot leads the race with $40,550 in earnings between Team Roping and Tie Down. Theriot has one Tie Down win under his belt this year, four Team Roping wins with partner, Cole Curry, and has won the All-Around at six different rodeos down South.

Theriot is currently 9th in the Team Roping Header standings and is unranked in the Tie Down. He has roughly a $20,000 lead in the All-Around over second place’s, Wacey Schalla.

Fun Fact

The regular season All-Around record (not including money won at the NFR) is currently held by Stetson Wright who won $378,340 in 2022. *2023 records pending

Bareback – Leighton Berry: $77,139

Texas cowboy and 3x NFR qualifier, Leighton Berry secured his place as the number one Bareback rider following a huge win at RODEOHOUSTON, his fourth win of the 2023-2024 regular season.

Last year, Berry earned just under $158,000 in regular season earnings, then finished 6th in the world after earning more than $101,000 at his third NFR.

Berry has a $17,000 lead over second place’s, Rocker Steiner who won big at the San Antonio and Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeos.

Coop Cooke, an Idaho cowboy who has never qualified for the NFR, sits third at just under $60,000 in earnings with 2023 World Champion Bareback rider, Keenan Hayes hot on his heels in fourth place with $58,208.

Fun Fact

The regular season Bareback record (not including money won at the NFR) is currently held by Clint Cannon who won $233,504 in 2009. *2023 records pending

Steer Wrestling – Dakota Eldridge: $60,474.39

RODEOHOUSTON was Nevada cowboy and 10x NFR qualifier, Dakota Eldridge’s first win of the current season, locking in a number one position in the 2024 standings. 2023 was Eldridge’s fifth-straight NFR qualification where he won just under $60,000. Eldridge is a 2x NFR Average Champion and finished 2023 12th in the world with $175,162 in season earnings.

2023 was Dalton Massey’s first NFR, where he won over $90,000 and ended the season 2nd in the world. So far this season, Massey tied for the win at the 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and is now sitting second again with just over $50,000.

6x NFR qualifier, Will Lummus from Mississippi is third with one win and nearly $46,000 in earnings while Idaho’s, Stetson Jorgensen, a 4x NFR qualifier and the 2024 Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo champ is fourth with just under $45,000.

Fun Fact

The regular season Steer Wrestling record (not including money won at the NFR) is currently held by Ty Erickson who won $163,152 in 2017. *2023 records pending

Team Roping Headers – J.C. Yeahquo: $65,674.40

North Dakota’s, J.C. Yeahquo put quite a few wins under his belt in 2023, including wins at Rodeo Rapid City and the Dixie National Rodeo in Jackson, Mississippi. He finished the year 27th and has yet to qualify for an NFR.

RODEOHOUSTON is by far Yeahquo’s biggest win and skyrocketed him to lead the 2024 season.

Behind Yeahquo is 3x NFR qualifier, Clint Summers with $60,572 in regular season earnings.

Summers may not have a win this season, but he’s roped consistently enough for second and finished 2023 2nd in the world as well.

Team Roping Heelers – Buddy Hawkins: $70,240

J.C. Yeahquo’s partner, 6x NFR qualifier and heeler, Buddy Hawkins also leads the 2024 World Standings following the pair’s win in Houston. Hawkins was the NFR Average Champion in 2021. He finished 2023 4 th in the NFR Average and the World Standings with $114,765 in regular season earnings and just under $270,000 in total season earnings.

13x NFR qualifier, Jake Long, who finished 2023 2nd in the world, is currently second in the 2024 Heeler World Standings with $64,000 in earnings.

Fun Fact

The regular season Team Roping Header and Heeler records (not including money won at the NFR) are currently held by Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira who together won $227,878 in 2022. *2023 records pending

Saddle Bronc – Damian Brennan: $116,120

Australia’s, Damian Brennan has the biggest lead of any event. Number one is Brennan’s spot to lose with over $116,000 in winnings. Second place is nearly $50,000 behind him.

So far this season, Brennan won RODEOHOUSTON, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, the Dixie National and the 96th Annual Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo, all rodeos with large to massive payouts. 2023 was Brennan’s first NFR where he won $166,751 and placed 4th in the Average, ending the 2023 season 5th overall with just under $300,000 in total season earnings.

Second place’s, Statler Wright carries the namesake to take over the lead in the Saddle Bronc race, and even though he’s won six rodeos this season including the co-championship at the Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo, he’s got some ground to make up at just over $67,000 in earnings. Wright finished 2023 19th and is well positioned to stay in the Top 15 this year to qualify for his first NFR.

Fun Fact

The regular season Saddle Bronc record (not including money won at the NFR) is currently held by Sage Newman who won $253,191 in 2022. *2023 records pending

Tie Down – Shad Mayfield: $107,378

Shad “Money” Mayfield is living up to his name. With two big Texas wins at the San Antonio and the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeos, he’s earned over $107,000 this season. Second place is $30,000 behind.

Mayfield is a 5x NFR qualifier and the 2020 World Champion. He finished 2023 3rd in the world after winning over $102,000 at the NFR for a total of $309,383 in season earnings, a career best for Mayfield.

Texas’s, Ty Harris is currently second behind Mayfield and is the only RODEOHOUSTON champ to not take the lead after his win there, another testament to Mayfield’s success this year.

Harris is a 5x NFR qualifier and has over $77,000 in winnings so far.

Fun Fact

The regular season Tie Down record (not including money won at the NFR) is currently held by Shad Mayfield who won $203,508 in 2022. *2023 records pending

Barrel Racing – Leslie Smalygo: $68,074

Oklahoma cowgirl and NFR qualifier Leslie Smalygo’s win at RODEOHOUSTON was her ticket to the lead of the Barrel Racing World Standings.

Her $50,000 check for the win in Houston makes up the majority of her unofficial $68,000 in earnings despite her competing at 15 other rodeos this season. Her last NFR was in 2022 and with a near $13,000 lead over second, she’s well on her way to go back in 2024.

Sitting second with $55,660 in season earnings after only six rodeos is 4x NFR qualifier, Kassie Mowry. Mowry finished 6th in 2023 after competing in only 28 rodeos before her fourth NFR. So far in her career, Mowry has earned over $625,000.

Third place is fan-favorite and 17x NFR qualifier, Lisa Lockhart. Lockhart has entered eight rodeos this season and has found success at nearly every single one, earning over $51,000. She’s a $3 million cowgirl and a 2x NFR Average Champion. 2024 may just be the year Lockhart wins her first World Title.

Bull Riding – Creek Young: $101,648

3x NFR qualifier and Missouri native, Creek Young started the 2023-2024 season with a win at the Ram Prairie Circuit Finals, automatically qualifying him for the NFR Open in Colorado Springs later this year.

After a win at RODEOHOUSTON and with the potential for another sizeable check at the Open, Young is positioned well to hold onto his $101,000 lead in the Bull Riding standings. Young finished 2023 with over $253,000 in total season earnings, ending the year 6th in the world.

Florida’s, Clayton Sellars sits second, roughly $27,000 behind Young. Sellars is also a 3x NFR qualifier and finished just outside the Top 15 bubble in 2023.

Sellars has five wins under his bull rope this year including Rodeo Rapid City, San Antonio’s Stock Show & Rodeo and the co-champ of the 152nd Silver Spurs Rodeo. With $74,433 in current season earnings, Sellars has already made nearly what he did last year with the summer run still to go.

Fun Fact

The regular season Bull Riding record (not including money won at the NFR) is currently held by Stetson Wright who won $320,599 in 2022. *2023 records pending

Breakaway – Jackie Crawford: $76,408

2020 NFBR World Champion, Jackie Crawford is back at the top of the standings after her win at RODEOHOUSTON. Crawford is a 3x NFBR qualifier and finished 2023 10 th in the world with over $85,000 in season earnings. She’s positioned well to earn even more this year with over $76,000 in winnings already after only 13 rodeos.

Danielle Lowman finished 11th last year behind Crawford, and sits again behind the World Champ in second with just under $60,000 in season earnings. Lowman is a 2x NFBR qualifier.

Both Crawford and Lowman have sizeable leads, Crawford sitting almost $17,000 ahead of second and Lowman sitting over $16,000 ahead of third.

Fun Fact

The PRCA has already awarded more than $16.6 million in prize money during the 2023-2024 regular season!