After five brackets of the best cowboys and cowgirls battling for their place in the Semifinals, the first of two Semifinals is here.
The Top 5 from tonight’s Semifinals will go on to the Finals while the other five will go to a Wildcard Round with one last shot at the Finals.
The round begins on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+ at 8 PM ET.
BAREBACK RIDING
Cole Reiner has a rematch tonight with Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Guardian Angel. He will be looking for redemption after a less than favorable trip for the two came out of Springdale, AR in 2023. Reiner has the highest marked ride of the rodeo so far with 91.5 points.
| Bradlee Miller | Dream Machine |
| Garrett Shadbolt | Redzilla |
| Dantan Bertsch | On Your Own |
| Cooper Cooke | Renovo Shady Night |
| Cole Reiner | Guardian Angel |
| Keenan Hayes | Pearl Harbor |
| Kade Sonnier | Faded Night |
| Luke Thrash | R Watson’s William Wallace |
| Richmond Champion | Good Time Charlie |
| Mason Stuller | N/A |
STEER WRESTLING
Cash Robb is rolling into the Semifinals fresh off of a Go-Round win Wednesday night in a game where momentum came mean everything. Mike McGinn is one to keep an eye one as well after he threw the second fastest time of the rodeo in Bracket 2.
| Stephen Culling |
| Nick Guy |
| Jacob Talley |
| Cash Robb |
| Walt Arnold |
| Denell Henderson |
| Cody Harmon |
| Laramie Warren |
| Mike McGinn |
| Tyler Pearson |
TEAM ROPING
Aaron Tsinigine and Ryan Motes are in a familiar place as they roped in Semifinal 1 in 2023 and finished third to go on to the Finals. They will be hoping for a repeat or even better. A 3.9-second run won Semifinal 1 last year and the header was Andrew Ward, who is partnered with Tanner Braden this year.
| Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
| Coy Rahlmann | Billie Jack Saebens |
| Dawson Graham | Dillon Graham |
| Jake Cooper | Cameron Graves |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueria |
| Aaron Tsinigine | Ryan Motes |
| Andrew Ward | Tanner Braden |
| Brye Crites | Tyler Worley |
| Cody Snow | Hunter Koch |
| Tanner James | Sid Sporer |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Shad Mayfield has his eyes on the prize. The World Champion and 2020 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Champion is looking to do it all over again. So far, he has stopped the clock at 7.1, 7.8 and 8.0 seconds.
| Chance Thiessen |
| Randall Walker |
| Blane Cox |
| Shad Mayfield |
| Luke Potter |
| Haven Meged |
| Kincade Henry |
| Tom Crouse |
| Reid Zapalac |
| Tuf Cooper |
BARREL RACING
Kassie Mowry will look to set the pace with last year’s World Champion and NFR Average Champion right behind her.
| Kassie Mowry |
| Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi |
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Dona Kay Rule |
| Paige Jones |
| Shelley Morgan |
| Halyn Lide |
| Sue Smith |
| Jessica Routier |
| Wenda Johnson |
BULL RIDING
T Parker is the only cowboy back in the Semifinals from 2023. He goes up against Milburn Special, who Wyatt Phelps rode for 90 points at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo earlier this season.
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| Brady Portenier | Chore Boy |
| Cooper James | N/A |
| Fulton Rutland | Mellow Yellow |
| Jace Trosclair | Dirty Mike |
| Jacob Gardner | Slamwitch |
| Luke Mast | Hostile |
| Jordan Hansen | Ramrod |
| T Parker | Milburn Special |
| Stran Smith | Smokin Hot |
| Roscoe Jarboe | Short Grub |
Lineups for saddle bronc riding and breakaway roping were unavailable.
