Contestants from Five Countries, 36 States to Compete for $1 million at RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – When the RAM National Circuit Finals Rodeo (RNCFR) gets underway at the Silver Spurs Arena on April 6, more than 200 rodeo athletes from 36 states, plus Canada, New Zealand, Australia and four states in Mexico, will gather to compete for national championships as well as $1 million in prize money and awards.
The circuit system divides the United States into 12 geographical regions where Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) members compete for points in their designated area to advance to their circuit finals. The winners of the 12 circuit finals as well as the year-end champions in each rodeo event are then invited to the RNCFR. This year, for the first time, the field also includes two contestants in each event from the PRCA’s Mexican Rodeo Tour.
With over $1 million in cash and prizes, the RNCFR one of the richest rodeos in the United States. Winning contestants will get substantial paychecks which for the first time will count in the PRCA and WPRA world standings. Champions in each event as well as the all-around category will also get a $20,000 certificate towards the purchase of a RAM vehicle, a new Polaris RANGER UTV a champion buckle, saddle and new pair of boots.
Events showcased at the RNCFR include: bareback riding; steer wrestling; team roping (heading and heeling); saddle bronc riding; women’s barrel racing and bull riding. The first four performances are being broadcast online on the Wrangler Network. The April 9 finals will air on CBS Sports Network on April 23.
RNCFR Qualifiers by Circuit
Columbia River Circuit (Washington, Oregon & Idaho Panhandle)
Wyatt Bloom | Bend, Ore. | bareback riding |
Nick Gutzwiler | Edwall, Wash. | bareback riding |
Kathy Grimes | Medical Lake, Wash. | barrel racing |
Amberleigh Moore | Keizer, Ore. | barrel racing |
Roscoe Jarboe | New Plymouth, Idaho | bull riding |
Jordan Wacey Spears | Redding, California | bull riding |
Max Filippini | Battle Mountain, Nev. | saddle bronc riding |
Ryan Mackenzie | Jordan Valley, Ore. | saddle bronc riding |
Cody Cabral | Hilo, Hawaii | steer wrestling |
Dakota W Eldridge | Elko, Nev. | steer wrestling |
Russell Cardoza | Terrebonne, Ore. | team roping |
Brady Minor | Ellensburg, Wash. | team roping |
Riley Minor | Ellensburg, Wash. | team roping |
Hayes Smith | Central Point, Ore. | team roping |
Blair Burk | Durant, Okla. | tie-down roping |
Cooper Martin | Alma, Kansas | tie-down roping |
California Circuit (California)
Teddy Athan | Livermore, Calif. | bareback riding |
R.C. Landingham | Hat Creek, Calif. | bareback riding |
Trula Churchill | Valentine, Neb. | barrel racing |
Nellie Miller | Cottonwood, Calif. | barrel racing |
Christopher Byrd | Compton, Calif. | bull riding |
Aaron Williams | Pismo Beach, Calif. | bull riding |
Cameron Messier | Odessa, Texas | saddle bronc riding |
Joaquin Real | Santa Paula, Calif. | saddle bronc riding |
Josh Garner | Live Oak, Calif. | steer wrestling |
Blaine Jones | Templeton, Calif. | steer wrestling |
Evan Arnold | Santa Margarita, Calif. | team roping |
Dugan Kelly | Paso Robles, Calif. | team roping |
Ryan Reed | Farmington, Calif. | team roping |
Victor Ugalde | Orovada, Nev. | team roping |
Jordan Ketscher | Squaw Valley, Calif. | tie-down roping |
Ryle Smith | Oakdale, Calif. | tie-down roping |
Wilderness Circuit (Southern Idaho, Utah & Nevada)
Caleb Bennett | Tremonton, Utah | bareback riding |
Tyler Nelson | Victor, Idaho | bareback riding |
Jessie Telford | Caldwell, Idaho | barrel racing |
Calli Van Tassell | Draper, Utah | barrel racing |
Josh Frost | Randlett, Utah | bull riding |
Garrett Smith | Rexburg, Idaho | bull riding |
Jesse Wright | Milford, Utah | saddle bronc riding |
Ryder Wright | Milford, Utah | saddle bronc riding |
Olin Hannum | Malad, Idaho | steer wrestling |
Baylor Roche | Tremonton, Utah | steer wrestling |
Olin Pulham | Payson, Utah | team roping |
Jaguar Terrill | Blackfoot, Idaho | team roping |
Thad Ward | Howell, Utah | team roping |
Jason Warner | Rigby, Idaho | team roping |
J.C. Malone | Plain city, Utah | tie-down roping |
Matt Shiozawa | Chubbuck, Idaho | tie-down roping |
Montana Circuit (Montana)
Jessy Davis | Power, Mont. | bareback riding |
Justin Miller | Billings, Mont. | bareback riding |
Lisa Lockhart | Oelrichs, S.D. | barrel racing |
Carmel Wright | Roy, Mont. | barrel racing |
Parker Breding | Edgar, Mont. | bull riding |
Luke Gee | Stanford, Mont. | bull riding |
Tyrell J Smith | Sand Coulee, Mont. | saddle bronc riding |
Chase Brooks | Deer Lodge, Mont. | saddle bronc riding & team roping |
Ty Erickson | Helena, Mont. | steer wrestling |
Newt Novich | Twin Bridges, Mont. | steer wrestling |
Dustin Bird | Cut Bank, Mont. | team roping |
Cody Tew | Belgrade, Mont. | team roping |
Sid Sporer | Cody, Wyo. | team roping |
Jake Hamilton | Casper, Wyo. | tie-down roping |
Logan Hofer | Magrath, Alberta | tie-down roping |
Mountain States Circuit (Wyoming & Colorado)
Joel Schlegel | Burns, Colo. | bareback riding |
JR Vezain | Cowley, Wyo. | bareback riding |
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi | Victoria, Texas | barrel racing |
Kim Schulze | Larkspur, Colo. | barrel racing |
Jess Davison | Laramie, Wyo. | bull riding |
Clayton Savage | Yoder, Wyo. | bull riding |
Colton J Miller | Lance Creek, Wyo. | saddle bronc riding |
Andy Clarys | Riverton, Wyo. | saddle bronc riding |
Nick Guy | Sparta, Wis. | steer wrestling |
Josh Peek | Pueblo, Colo. | steer wrestling & tie-down roping |
Travis Bounds | Clifton, Colo. | team roping |
Brit Ellerman | Ft. Lupton, Colo. | team roping |
Josh Fillmore | Penrose, Colo. | team roping |
T.J. Watts | Eads, Colo. | team roping |
Brice Ingo | Boone, Colo. | tie-down roping |
Turquoise Circuit (Arizona & New Mexico)
Luke Creasy | Lovington, N.M. | bareback riding |
Delvecchio Kaye | Round Rock, Ariz. | bareback riding |
Sherry Cervi | Marana, Ariz. | barrel racing |
Lori Todd | Willcox, Ariz. | barrel racing |
Lon Danley | Tularosa, N.M. | bull riding |
Tustin Daye | Lupton, Ariz. | bull riding |
Josh Davison | Miles City, Mont. | saddle bronc riding |
Cooper DeWitt | Rio Rico, Ariz. | saddle bronc riding |
Dean McIntyre | Cloncurry, Australia | steer wrestling |
Damian Padilla | Rio Rico, Ariz. | steer wrestling |
Edward Hawley Jr. | Surprise, Ariz. | team roping |
Cory Petska | Marana, Ariz. | team roping |
Erich Rogers | Round Rock, Ariz. | team roping |
Ty Romo | Whiteriver, Ariz. | team roping |
Seth Hall | Albuquerque, N.M. | tie-down roping |
Joseph Parsons | Marana, Ariz. | tie-down roping |
Badlands Circuit (North Dakota & South Dakota)
Ty Breuer | Mandan, N.D. | bareback riding |
Blake Smith | Zap, N.D. | bareback riding |
Jana Griemsman | Piedmont, S.D. | barrel racing |
Nikki Hansen | Dickinson, N.D. | barrel racing |
Ardie Maier | Timber Lake, S.D. | bull riding |
Tate Thybo | Belle Fourche, S.D. | bull riding |
Ty Manke | Hermosa, S.D. | saddle bronc riding |
Chuck Schmidt | Keldron, S.D. | saddle bronc riding |
Chason Floyd | Buffalo, S.D. | steer wrestling |
Taz Olson | Prairie City, S.D. | steer wrestling |
J.B. Lord | Sturgis, S.D. | team roping |
Levi Lord | Sturgis, S.D. | team roping |
Jordan Olson | Surprise, Ariz. | team roping |
Logan Olson | Flandreau, S.D. | team roping |
Prairie Circuit (Nebraska, Kansas & Oklahoma)
Frank Morton | Wright, Kansas | bareback riding |
Justin Polmiller | Weatherford, Okla. | bareback riding |
Emily Miller | Weatherford, Okla. | barrel racing |
Tracy Nowlin | Nowata, Okla. | barrel racing |
Trevor Kastner | Sulphur, Okla. | bull riding |
Nate Perry | Elk City, Okla. | bull riding |
Shade Etbauer | Goodwell, Okla. | saddle bronc riding |
Roper Kiesner | Ripley, Okla. | saddle bronc riding |
Riley Duvall | Checotah, Okla. | steer wrestling |
J.D. Struxness | Appleton, Minn. | steer wrestling |
Buddy Hawkins II | Columbus, Kansas | team roping |
Coleman Proctor | Pryor, Okla. | team roping |
Billie Jack Saebens | Nowata, Okla. | team roping |
Jesse Stipes | Salina, Okla. | team roping |
Cody Quaney | Cheney, Kansas | tie-down roping |
Bryson Sechrist | Apache, Okla. | tie-down roping |
Texas Circuit (Texas)
Jake Brown | Cleveland, Texas | bareback riding |
Bill Tutor | Huntsville, Texas | bareback riding |
Ari-Anna Flynn | Charleston, Ark. | barrel racing |
Tiany Schuster | Krum, Texas | barrel racing |
Dustin Bowen | Waller, Texas | bull riding |
Tanner Learmont | Cleburne, Texas | bull riding |
Jacobs Crawley | Boerne, Texas | saddle bronc riding |
Sterling Crawley | Stephenville, Texas | saddle bronc riding |
Matt Reeves | Cross Plains, Texas | steer wrestling |
Justin Shaffer | Hallsville, Texas | steer wrestling |
Luke Brown | Stephenville, Texas | team roping |
Paul Eaves | Lonedell, Mo. | team roping |
Colby Lovell | Madisonville, Texas | team roping |
Wesley Thorp | Throckmorton, Texas | team roping |
Caleb Smidt | Bellville, Texas | tie-down roping |
Marty Yates | Stephenville, Texas | tie-down roping |
Great Lakes Circuit (Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Kentucky)
Tanner Aus | Granite Falls, Minn. | bareback riding |
Tim O’Connell | Zwingle, Iowa | bareback riding |
Ashley Baur | Virnamwood, Wis | barrel racing |
Jordan Moore | Mauston, Wis | barrel racing |
Levi Michael Berends | Maynard, Minn. | bull riding |
Trevor Reiste | Linden, Iowa | bull riding |
Logan Allen | Crescent, Iowa | saddle bronc riding |
Jordan Corrigan | Toddville, Iowa | saddle bronc riding |
Bob Lawlyes | Perrysville, Ind. | steer wrestling |
Justin Zwiefel | Burt, Iowa | steer wrestling |
J.W. Beck | Moville, Iowa | team roping |
Cody Graham | Everton, Mo. | team roping |
Adam Rose | Willard, Mo. | team roping |
Jason Stroup | Cape Girardeau, Mo. | team roping |
T.J. Hobson | Henryville, Ind | tie-down roping |
Jared Mark Kempker | Eugene, Mo. | tie-down roping |
Southeastern Circuit (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas)
Tanner Phipps | Dalton, Ga. | bareback riding |
Chad Rutherford | Lake Charles, La. | bareback riding |
Lindsey Hayes-Banks | Opelika, Ala | barrel racing |
Sabra O’Quinn | Ocala, Fla. | barrel racing |
Lane Lasley | Marshall, Ark. | bull riding |
Michael Riggs Jr. | Claxton, Ga. | bull riding |
Heith Allan DeMoss | Heflin, La. | saddle bronc riding |
Curtis Garton | Kaitaia, New Zealand | saddle bronc riding |
Gary Gilbert | St. Cloud, Fla. | steer wrestling |
Chance E Howard | Cedarville, Ark., | steer wrestling |
Clark Adcock | Smithville, Tenn. | team roping |
John Alley | Adams, Tenn. | team roping |
Caleb Anderson | Mocksville, N.C. | team roping |
Jacob Dagenhart | Statesville, N.C. | team roping |
Randall Carlisle | Athens, La. | tie-down roping |
Braxton Laughlin | Westlake, La. | tie-down roping |
First Frontier Circuit (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey)
Andy Carter | Ellsinore, Mo. | bareback riding |
J.R. Mills | Dewitt, Mich. | bareback riding |
Wendy Chesnut | Poultney, Vermont | barrel racing |
Karly Stoltzfus | McClure, Pa. | barrel racing |
Scott Sellers | Warwick, Md. | bull riding |
John Leinaweaver | Orrtanna, Pa. | bull riding & steer wrestling |
Ray Hostetler | Piffard, N.Y. | saddle bronc riding |
Mike Johnson | New Castle, Del. | saddle bronc riding |
Olin Ellsworth | Warrensburg, N.Y. | steer wrestling |
Kevin Brown | Keedysville, Md. | team roping |
Darren Morgan | Fort Ann, N.Y. | team roping |
Shawn Quinn | Schuylerville, N.Y. | team roping |
Chuck Smith | Townsend, Del. | team roping |
J.R. Myers | Felton, Pa. | tie-down roping |
Carmine Nastri | Ballston, N.Y. | tie-down roping |
Mexican Rodeo Tour
Jonathan Estrada | Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon | bareback riding |
Hector Gonzalez | Campo, Calif. | bareback riding |
Luisa Herrera | Chihuahua, Chi. | barrel racing |
Nas Yeverino | Saltillo, Coahuila | barrel racing |
Tigre Bustamante | Cuauhtemoc, Chi. | bull riding |
Francisco Garcia | Saltillo, Coahuila | bull riding |
Abelardo Gonzalez | Chihuahua, Chi. | saddle bronc riding |
Fernando Arballo | Chihuahua, Chi. | steer wrestling |
Carlos Ochoa | Santa Teresa, N.M. | steer wrestling |
Aldo Garibay | Caborca, Sonora | team roping |
Sergio Garibay | Caborca, Sonora | team roping |
Daniel Sanchez | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chi. | team roping |
Catan Banuelos | Chihuahua, Chi. | team roping & tie-down roping |
Mike Valenzula | Chihuahua, Chi. | tie-down roping |