Who Made The Cut? National Western Stock Show Rodeo Semi-Finals Qualifiers
The National Western Stock Show Rodeo, held Jan. 11-21 in Denver, Colo., is a premier event that brings together top rodeo athletes from around the country. As the competition intensifies, only the best of the best make it to the highly anticipated Semi-Finals on Saturday. Jan. 20. The Top 24 contestants, now battle-tested, will be split into three brackets of eight. Only the Top 4 from each bracket will earn the right to move on to the Final Round on Sunday, Jan. 21, where they will vie for the coveted National Stock Show Rodeo title.
What Contestants Qualified for the Semi-Finals?
Steer Wrestling
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Darcy Kersh, 11.1 seconds on two head; 2. Kyle Irwin, 19.7; 3. Rope Smith, 4.3 on one head.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Kalane Anders, 8.9 seconds on two head; 2. Tyler Pearson, 9.2; 3. Gus Franzen, 11.9.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Mike McGinn, 11.3 seconds on two head; 2. Owen Redfeairn, 13.0; 3. Chance Butterfield, 18.9.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Brayden Tanner, 8.7 seconds; 2. Jacob Edler, 9.8; 3. Justin Shaffer, 11.3.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Will Lummus, 8.2 seconds; 2. Tyler Ravenscroft, 8.5; 3. Jace Melvin, 10.9.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Travis Munro, 10.1 seconds; 2. Tristan Martin, 10.5; 3. Dirk Tavenner, 18.8.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Joe Wilson, 9.6 seconds on two head; 2. Gage Hess, 10.1; 3. Stetson Jorgensen, 18.4.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Kyler Dick, 9.9 seconds on two head; 2. Dalton Massey, 10.4; 3. Brady Boyce, 11.1.
Team Roping
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Cyle Denison/Dustin Davis, 13.0 seconds on two head; 2. Colby Siddoway/Caleb Hendrix, 25.4; 3. Doyle Yazzie/Hiyo Yazzie, 4.9 on one head.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Cash Burnside/Cody Burnside, 11.8 seconds on two head; 2. Jake Smith/Douglas Rich, 12.3; 3. Kolby Krieger/Jake South, 15.9.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Brayden Fillmore/Josh Fillmore, 16.2 seconds on two head; 2. Coy Rahlmann/Billie Jack Saebens, 17.4; 3. Reno Stoebner/Clay Green, 19.3.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Wyatt Imus/Tyler McKnight, 12.4 seconds on two head; 2. Clayton Van Aken/Cullen Teller, 33.9; 3. Devon Johnson/Boogie Ray, 6.3 seconds on one head.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Trey Gallais/Denim Ross, 17.8 seconds on two head; 2. Cory Kidd/Clay Futrell, 21.4; 3. Jake Clay/Trey Yates, 21.7.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 12.3 seconds on two head; 2. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 13.8; 3. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 16.3.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Clay Bauer/Butch Levell, 14.4 seconds on two head; 2. Bodie Mattson/Cash Hetzel, 25.3; 3. Zane Huffman/Blake Ash, 35.9.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 9.7 seconds on two head; 2. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 11.0; 3. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 12.3.
Tie-Down Roping
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Austin Hurlburt, 18.2 seconds on two head; 2. Zaine Mikita, 19.5; 3. Colby Anders, 22.0.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Pecos Tatum, 17.2 seconds on two head; 2. Trevor Hale, 19.1; Garrett Jacobs, 23.6.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Sam Lewis, 19.3 seconds on two head; 2. Jace Staudt, 20.3; 3. Nathan Clawson, 21.8.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. J.D. McCuistion, 18.7 seconds on two head; 2. Bernard Girard, 19.2; 3. Cash Fuesz, 20.0.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Colton Clemons, 18.7 seconds on two head; 2. Tanner Green, 19.2; 3. Dylan Hancock, 27.1.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Garrett Elmore, 16.9 seconds on two head; 2. Ty Harris, 18.5; 3. Reece Riemer, 20.3.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Tuf Cooper, 15.1 seconds on two head; 2. Shad Mayfield, 15.2; 3. Chance Thiessen, 16.1.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 15.6 seconds on two head; 2. Britt Bedke, 17.7; 3. Brayden Roe, 17.7.
Barrel Racing
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Lucy Bowns, 30.01 seconds on two head; 2. Paige Conrado, 30.36; 3. Ilyssa Riley, 30.39.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Karson Bradley, 30.23 seconds on two head; 2. Jackie Ganter, 30.40; 3. Shali Lord, 30.54.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Rainey Skelton, 29.60 seconds on two head; 2. Sabrina Ketcham, 29.93; 3. Kailey Mitton, 30.03.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Sadie Wolaver-Troyer, 29.89 seconds on two head; 2. Chelsie Moore, 29.94; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 30.11.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Tessa Arnold and Jamie Olsen; 3. Sydney Graham, 29.97.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Andrea Busby, 29.66 seconds on two head; 2. Shelley Morgan, 29.70; 3. Casey Mathis, 30.01.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Hailey Kinsel, 29.41 seconds on two head; 2. McKenna Coronado, 29.58; 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 29.87.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Maggie Poloncic, 29.59 seconds on two head; 2. Halyn Lide, 29.77; 3. Katelyn Scott, 29.89.
Bareback Riding
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Luke Thrash, 164 points on two head; 2. Keenan Hayes, 162; 3. Ethan Crouch, 154.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Lane McGehee, 161 points on two head; 2. Cooper Cooke, 158; 3. Clay Stone, 156.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Ty Pope, 168.5 points on two head; 2. Cooper Filipek, 157; 3. Will Lowe, 153.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Wacey Schalla, 168 points on two head; 2. Bradlee Miller, 162; 3. Colt Eck, 158.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Garrett Shadbolt, 169 points on two head; 2. Ethan Mazurenko, 157; 3. Jade Taton, 156.5.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Jacob Lees, 170 points on two head; 2. Jess Pope, 164; 3. Jamie Howlett, 162.5.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Roedy Farrell, 159 points on two head; 2. Mason Stuller, 154; 3. Taylor Broussard, 150.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Clint Laye, 167 points on two head; 2. Tanner Aus, 162; 3. Bronc Marriott, 161.5.
Saddle Bronc Riding
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Cort Scheer, 162 points on two head; 2. K's Thomson, 156; 3. Coleman Shallbetter, 131.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Ryder Sanford, 164 points on two head; 2. Riggin Smith, 160; 3. Traylin Martin, 155.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Cameron Messier, 159 points on two head; 2. Shorty Garrett, 157; 3. Cole Elshere, 154.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Ross Griffin and Wyatt Casper, 162 points on two head; 3. Kade Bruno, 158.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Mitch Pollock, 166 points on two head; 2. Sawyer Eirikson, 162.5; 3. Stuart Wright, 158.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Parker Fleet, 168 points on two head; 2. Weston Patterson, 161; 3. Ryder Wright, 159.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. (tie) Kolby Wanchuk and Brody Cress, 168.5 points on two head each; 3. Statler Wright, 168.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Leon Fountain, 167 points on two head; 2. Bailey Small, 166; 3. Dawson Dahm, 165.
Bull Riding
Bracket One Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Canyon Bass, 163.5 points on two head; 2. Bryce Burnell, 87 on one head; 3. Lukasey Morris, 82.
Bracket Two Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Caleb McCaslin, 176 points on two head; 2. Trevor Reiste, 86.5 points on one head; 3. Coy Pollmeier, 84.5.
Bracket Three Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. T.J. Schmidt, 83 points on one head; 2. Gavin Michel, 78; 3. Dillon Tyner, 68.
Bracket Four Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Jeff Bertus, 171.5 points on two head; 2. Caden Bunch, 165; 3. Wyatt Phelps, 90 points on one head.
Bracket Five Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Rawley Johnson, 169.5 points on two head; 2. Chase Dougherty, 166; 3. Josh Frost, 162.5.
Bracket Six Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Brady Portenier, 87 points on one head; 2. Scott Wells, 86; 3. Clayton Savage, 84.5.
Bracket Seven Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. T Parker, 164 points on two head; 2. Ky Hamilton, 163; 3. Brayden Kilcrease, 85.5.
Bracket Eight Semi-Finals Qualifiers: 1. Cody Teel, 87.5 points on one head; 2. Jace Trosclair, 86; 3. T.J. Gray, 86.
What is the National Western Stock Show Rodeo Format?
Performances:
- Each contestant competes in two Go-Rounds
- Top 24 in the rodeo’s Average after the two Go-Rounds advance
Semi-Finals:
- Top 24 contestants are split into three brackets of eight
- Top 4 from each bracket advance to the Final Round
Final Round:
- Clean slate for all contestants
- The highest score or fastest time in the Final Round wins the title from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo
How to Watch the National Western Stock Show Rodeo?
Watch every performance live on The Cowboy Channel+ App or on The Cowboy Channel. See the broadcast schedule below:
Semi-Finals Performance 1 - Saturday, Jan. 20 at 12:00 pm CT
Semi-Finals Performance 2 - Saturday, Jan. 20 at 4:30 pm CT
Semi-Finals Performance 3 - Saturday, Jan. 20 at 10:00 pm CT
Finals - Sunday, Jan. 21 at 4:30 pm CT
