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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 26, 2026) — The 130th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) ended its 10-day run with an electric final championship round. Champions were crowned in all eight professional rodeo events, plus the all-around and the wild horse race.
Three champions were following a legacy at the Daddy of ‘em all beginning in the saddle bronc riding with three-time world champion Ryder Wright. The second-oldest son of Cody Wright, who won two world titles but never won the rodeo here, followed the success of his younger brother Stetson who has won the all-around, bull riding and saddle bronc riding at Frontier Park.
Three cowboys scored 92 points on Championship Sunday, beginning with four-time CFD champ Brody Cress on Summit Pro Rodeo’s horse called Heavy Feathers. Then Montana’s Sage Newman matched with Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ THE Black Tie, a horse that has carried the past three CFD champs to the title. Newman scored 92 and tied with Cress. Wright was next to leave the chute on Rafter S Rodeo’s horse named Cancun Moon. The bronc has a hard-to-track style, and Wright said he “had never seen a right-handed guy get along with this horse.” Wright, who rides right-handed, marked 92 points for a three-way tie which was broken by money won at CFD before the championship round.
“I’ve competed here 11 years and it finally went my way,” Wright said. He commented on the intense competition, adding that he “likes to beat people at their best, not when they fall off.”
In team roping the championship was also a close race with world champions Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira stopping the clock in 7.6 seconds to take the lead with one team to go. Texas young guns Tyler Tryan and Nicky Northcott, the final team, matched the champs’ effort. Both teams had earned the same in the earlier competition, so the championship went to the duo with the fastest time before the finals – the Texans.
Tryan, 20, and Northcott, 19, are sons of champion ropers Clay Tryan and Steve Northcott and have been roping together since they were about 10 years old. In May they decided to rope together professionally and that decision proved wise. They are ranked seventh and sixth respectively in the world standings. Tryan is the second roper in his family to win a CFD title. His father Clay won in 2013 and 2022.
Cole Eiguren of Fruitland, Idaho, earned the all-around title, competing in the tie-down and team roping. His grandfather Jack Hannum won the CFD all-around title in both 1977 and 1979, competing in steer wrestling and tie-down roping. Hannum also won event titles in both of those events in 1979 (steer wrestling) and 1977 (tie-down roping).
The first cowboy to compete on Championship Sunday was steer roper Slade Wood of Stephenville, Texas. He set the pace with a time of 12.3 seconds that none of the other ropers could beat to win the title. Wood, who has competed at the National Finals Steer Roping four times at age 23, had been concentrating more on team roping this year.
The bareback riding competition was tight with four rides in the 90s. The first to score 90 was former high school national champion Kash Loyd. Montana’s Trevar McAllister then scored 91.5. Oklahoma’s Jayco Roper, a third-generation rodeo athlete who has been to the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) twice, came within half a point of tying the CFD record with 93 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s horse named CC Blue. Former CFD champ Kade Sonnier, the last to ride, scored 91.5 to tie McAllister.
Idaho cowboy Britt Bedke took the win in the tie-down roping with a time of 10.3 seconds. Bedke has competed at CFD four times, making the finals three of them. “This is a dream win for me,” he said. Bedke was riding an eight-year-old horse he calls Rico.
Cheyanne McCartney took the breakaway roping win in Cheyenne. The Louisiana native who now lives in Oklahoma is having her best pro rodeo season. She vaulted to the world standings earlier this month by winning the Calgary Stampede. The final roper on Sunday, McCartney roped her calf in 4.3 seconds for the championship.
Cole Pugh, a two time College National Finals Rodeo qualifier for Sam Houston State University in his native Texas, bested two-time NFR cowboy Tristan Martin by one-tenth of a second to win the steer wrestling.
Montana’s Tayla Moykens finished as reserve champion here in 2025. This year she was back on her horse KN Fames Best Yet that she calls Yeti who seems to love Frontier Park. Moykens, a former college national champion, was the 11th of 12 women to compete. She took the lead with a time of 17.41 seconds, but had to wait for reigning and two-time CFD champion Lisa Lockhart to run. Lockhart knocked over the first barrel and Moykens knew she had won the championship.
The bull riding winner, Luke “Colorado Kid” Mackey, was aiming for redemption after he was unsuccessful during the CFD Xtreme Bulls event this past Monday and Tuesday. His 90-point ride on Dakota Rodeo’s Tiger King took the championship. Mackey, who was 15th going into the end of last season, is ranked sixth in the current world standings and should avoid the nerve-wracking end-of-season race to qualify for his second NFR.
The 131st edition of Cheyenne Frontier Days is planned for July 2027.
Bareback Riding – Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla., $15,800
Steer Roping – Slade Wood, Stephenville, Texas, $12,056
Tie-Down Roping – Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, $11,950
Breakaway Roping – Cheyanne McCartney, Kingston, Okla., $16,864
Saddle Bronc Riding – Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, $14,633
Team Roping – Tyler Tryan, Lipan, Texas & Nicky Northcott, Stephenville, Texas, $12,600
Steer Wrestling – Cole Pugh, Jasper, Texas, $14,200
Barrel Racing – Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.41, $16,265
Bull Riding – Luke Mackey, Ignacio, Colorado, $13,650
All-Around – Cole Eiguren, Fruitland, Idaho, $11,100 in tie-down and team roping
The following are unofficial results from the Championship Finals, the 10th performance of the 130th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Sunday, July 26.
Steer Roping: 1, Slade Wood, Stephenville, Texas, 12.3, $11,280. 2, Taylor Santos, Creston, Calif., 13.2, $9,588. 3, Tyrel Taton, Belle Fourche, S.D., 13.7, $7,896. 4, Tyler Hargrave, Canyon, Texas, 14.1, $6,768. 5, Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas, 14.7, $5,640. 6, Troy Tillard, Douglas, Wyo., 14.9, $3,948. 7, Tyler Waters, Stephenville, Texas, 20.0, $2,820. 8, Clay Long, Stephenville, Texas, 24.2, $2,256.
Bareback Riding: 1, Jayco Roper, Oktaha, Okla., 83 points on Smith Pro Rodeos’ CC Blue, $12,000. 2, (tie) Kade Sonnier, Carencro, La., and Trevar McAleeister, Ronan, Mont., 91.5, $8,000. 4, Kash Loyd, Cleburne, Texas, 90, $4,400. 5, Bryce Eck, Redfield, Kan., 89, $2,800. 6, Ethan Mazurenko, Thorhild, Alberta, 87.5, $2,000. 7, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 87, $1,600. 8, Roedy Farrell, Thermopolis, Wyo., 86.5, $1,200.
Tie Down Roping: 1, Britt Bedke, Oakley, Idaho, 10.3, $9,200. 2, Macon Murphy, Keatchie, La., 10.5, $8,000. 3, Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 10.7, $6,800. 4, Cole Eiguren, Fruitland, Idaho, 11.0, $5,600. 5, Cash Endereli, Liberty, Texas, 11.4, $4,400. 6, Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 12.4, $3,200. 7, Brayden Roe, Wendell, Idaho, 12.6, $2,000. 8, Trenton Smith, Bigfoot, Texas, 13.0, $800.
Breakaway Roping: 1, Cheyanne McCartney, Kingston, Okla., $11,915. 2, Jenna Dallyn, Nanton, Alberta, 5.0, $9,861. 3, Maddy Jacobs, Hope, N.M., 5.1, $7,806. 4, Jill Tanner, Stephenville, Texas, 7.1, $5,752. 5, Kirby Rawlinson, Waller, Texas, 7.6, $3,698. 6, Sawyer Gilbert, Buffalo, S.D., 15.2, $2,054
Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, (tie) Ryder Wright, Beaver, Utah, on Rafter S Rodeo’s Cancun Moon; Sage Newman, Melstone, Mont., on Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics The Black Tie; and Brody Cress, Hillsdale, Wyo., on Summit Rodeo’s Heavy Feathers, 92 and $9,333 each. 4, (tie) Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, and Shorty Garrett, Eagle Butte, S.D., 90.5, $3,600. 6, Mitchie Story, Bayfield, Colo., 90, $2,000. 7, Brody Wells, Powell, Wyo., 88.5, $1,600. 8, (tie) Statler Wright, Beaver, Utah and Q Taylor, Nanton, Alberta, $600.
Team Roping: 1, Tyler Tryan, Lipan, Texas, and Nicky Northcott, Stephenville, Texas; and Kaleb Driggers, Hoboken, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prude, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 7.6 and $8,600 each. 3, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 8.4, $6,800. 4, (tie) Coy Rahlmann, Ellsinore, Mo., and Logan Medlin, Tatum, N.M.; and Brye Crites, Welch, Okla., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas; 10.3, $5,000. 6, Austin Crist, Wiley, Colo., and Dave Tripp, Penrose, Colo., 10.5, $3,200.
Steer Wrestling: 1, Cole Pugh, Jasper, Texas, 5.3, $9,200. 2, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 5.4, $8,000. 3, Cole Walker, Springtown, Texas, 5.8, $6,800. 4, Dirk Tavenner, Rigby, Idaho, 6.8, $5,600. 5, Quentin Wheeler, Baker, Mont., 7.3, $4,400. 6, Traver Johnson, Eltopia, Wash., 8.5, $3,200. 7, Clayton Culligan, Okeechobee, Fla., 9.4, $2,000. 8, Zach Hamar, Yuma, Colo., 12.1, $800.
Barrel Racing: 1, Tyla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.41, $12,148. 2, Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas, 17.44, $10,53. 3, Loralee Ward, Fort Lupton, Colorado, 17.48, $7,959. 4, Steely Steiner, Weatherford, Texas, 17.62, $5,864. 5, Kim Squires, Carnegie, Okla., 17.63, $3,770. 6, (tie) Heidi Gunderson, Murdock, Minn.; and Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas; 17.83, $1,047 each.
Bull Riding: 1, Luke Mackey, Ignacio, Colo., 90 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Tiger King, $12,000. 2, Braxton Whitesell, Walker, La., 88.5, $9,200. 3, (tie) Lane Vaughan, Klamath Falls, Ore., and Hudson Bolton, Milan, Tenn., 88 and $5,600 each. 5, Grady Young, Leader, Saskatchewan, 86, $2,800.
Wild Horse Race: (Sunday) 1, Team Again, $1,060. 2, Team Masi, $795. 3, Baty Bunch, $530. 4, Team Young Guns, $265. (overall champions) Team Masi.
