RodeoHouston inches closer to Championship Sunday with Super Series 5, Round 2 on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+ at 8 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Six of the eight cowboys in Super Series 5 have been to the NFR, but it was who hasn’t, Sam Petersen, who claimed Round 1 with the highest score of the rodeo on Sunday.
| Richie Champion | Painted Pistolera |
| Keenan Hayes | Eleventh Con |
| Orin Larsen | Bucking Knight |
| Wyatt Denny | R Watson’s Commander |
| Rocker Steiner | Daddy’s Girl |
| Sam Petersen | Cracking the Til |
| Weston Timberman | Vitalix Wrecking Ball |
| Shane O’Connell | Y Not Crystal |
STEER WRESTLING
Tyler Pearson sits No. 4 in the World and could very well return to the NFR for the first time since 2021 with a solid showing in Houston.
| Cameron Morman |
| Dakota Eldridge |
| Travis Munro |
| Tyler Pearson |
| Cody Devers |
| Scott Guenthner |
| Shane Frey |
| Riley Duvall |
TEAM ROPING
The past two NFR Average Champions, Derrick Begay/Colter Todd and Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, start things off Monday while 2021 and 2022 World Champions Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueria take us home.
| Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
| Tanner Tomlinson | Patrick Smith |
| Jake Clay | Trey Yates |
| Coy Rahlmann | Billie Jack Saebens |
| Erich Rogers | Paul Eaves |
| Riley Minor | Brady Minor |
| Cyle Denison | Corey Hendrick |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueira |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Two-time defending RodeoHouston Chmapion Sage Newman took Round 1 with an 89-point ride.
| Chase Brooks | Enuff Cherry |
| Isaac Diaz | Mr. Bombastic |
| Shorty Garrett | Sippin On Fire |
| Brody Wells | Baby Kibitz |
| Wyatt Casper | Aloha Margie |
| Sage Newman | Vitalix Cactus Flats |
| Kade Bruno | Found Me |
| Sterling Crawley | Cloudy Skies |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
World No. 1 Shad Mayfield looks to cross the $100,000 mark with a round win Monday. He’d be the first tie-down roper to ever do that prior to the conclusion of RodeoHouston.
| Shad Mayfield |
| Cash Hooper |
| Haven Meged |
| Cooper Martin |
| Tuf Cooper |
| Blane Cox |
| Jake Pratt |
| Hunter Herrin |
BREAKAWAY ROPING
JJ Hampton was second in Round 1 and will look to set the pace Monday.
| JJ Hampton |
| Kelsie Domer |
| Jordan Jo Hollabaugh |
| Cassidy Boggs |
| Hope Thompson |
| Jackie Crawford |
| Aspen Miller |
| Rickie Fanning |
BARREL RACING
Summer Kosel will have the ground advantage Monday after a third place finish in Round 1.
| Summer Kosel |
| Emily Beisel |
| Megan McLeod-Sprague |
| Molly Otto |
| Margo Crowther |
| Wenda Johnson |
| Stevi Hillman |
| Hayle Gibson |
BULL RIDING
The last two Super Series have seen a bull rider go 3-for-3, but after Sunday, Jordan Spears is the only candidate to do that.
| Coy Pollmeier | Co-Pilot Down |
| Jared Parsonage | Coolout |
| Coy Robbins | Speedtest |
| Roscoe Jarboe | Patron |
| Laramie Mosley | Roan Ranger |
| Jordan Spears | Sasquatch |
| Parker Breding | Sharp Dressed Man |
| Josh Frost | Warpath |