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After winning Resistol Rookie of the Year in 2020, bareback rider Cole Reiner is off to his second career Wrangler NFR ranked No. 8 in the PRCA World Standings with $98,216.Â
Shane Hanchey won The American Rodeo in March and since then there has been no looking back, he has been No. 1 or No. 2 in the PRCA Tie-Down Roping World Standings the whole way in 2021.
Madison Outhier became the first ever Resistol Rookie of the Year in Breakaway Roping and keeps it up for 2022.
The PRCA and Las Vegas Events announced today that the 2022 WNFR will see an increase in the payout.
Taylor Santos drove thousands of miles, including a trip from California all the way to Maine to make it back to the National Finals Rodeo.
Round 8 at the 2021 NFR was Canada night and the Canadians did not disappoint. The round was highlighted by Canadian Layton Green going 91 points on C5 Rodeo's Virgil to split the round win with Stetson Wright.
Buddy Hawkins and Andrew Ward not only won the Average at the 2021 NFR, but they also set a new Average record. We catch up with the team ropers on Western Sports Round-Up.
It wasn't only athletes making headlines in Las Vegas at the NFR. Pete Carr was in the news after purchasing all 10 of Hi Lo ProRodeo's horses competing at the NFR
The NFR Average had an increased payout in 2021, giving the winners nearly $70,000 toward the final PRCA World Standings.Â
Barrel racer Jordon Briggs was the only cowgirl to not hit a single barrel at the 2021 NFR and it helped her win her first World Championship and win the Average.
Josh Frost lived up to his family name when he won the Average at the NFR. He caught up with Janie Johnson on WSR.
Las Vegas Events put together quite a show in Las Vegas and LVE President Pat Christensen joined Western Sports Round-Up to discuss all things NFR.Â
Kaycee Feild solidified his spot in history at the 2021 Wrangler NFR by breaking the all-time record in bareback riding Go-Round wins (27) and Gold Buckles (6).Â
Tyler Waguespack sealed his third Gold Buckle of his career with a 4.2-second run in Round 10 of the Wrangler NFR on Saturday.Â
Sage Kimzey was pushed all the way to Round 10 but was able to fend off 2020 World Champion Stetson Wright, 2021 Average champion Josh Frost and the rest of the bull riding field to his seventh Gold Buckle in the last eight years.Â
Caleb Smidt dominated the NFR in the tie-down roping to win third World Championship and third Average title since 2015.Â
Kaycee Feild and Jess Pope put on a show at the NFR, winning eight of ten rounds at the rodeo combined.
All 10 nights of the 2021 Wrangler NFR were sold out at the Thomas & Mack Center in bringing the total to 340 consecutive sellouts in Vegas.Â
