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WORLD CHAMPION STEER WRESTLER DOMINATES AT NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW & RODEO

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January 20, 2026

World champion steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack has easily been the most consistent at the 2026 National Western Stock Show Rodeo. The Gonzales, Louisiana resident has stopped the clock in 3.7 and 3.8 seconds to be at the top of Bracket 5 with a total time of 7.5. He will be a favorite at this Saturday’s Semi-Finals. NWSS photo by Ric Andersen.

DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2026) — Tyler Waguespack from Gonzales, Louisiana has easily been the most consistent steer wrestler at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo so far this year.

Waguespack competed in Bracket 5 on Monday and Tuesday. He stopped the clock in 3.7 seconds on Monday and came back Tuesday night just one-tenth of a second slower at 3.8. The five-time world champion advances to the Semi-Finals as the leader in Bracket 5 with a total time of 7.5 seconds.

Waguespack has qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR) 11 times. He won three consecutive world titles from 2021 – 2023. He has won rodeos from coast to coast, and while he has had success in the Denver Coliseum in the past, he has never won the championship here. Currently ranked 10^th in the world standings, he is hoping to change that this year and leave Denver with the buckle that goes to the champion here.

He would also earn the lion’s share of the prize money. He is currently on track to win prize money in the preliminary rounds but will have to wait through Bracket 8 to see where he lands. He is assured a spot in Saturday’s Semi-Finals where he will be among eight steer wrestlers vying for four spots in Sunday’s Championship Finals. And he is building momentum for the remainder of the season where he hopes to qualify for his 12^th NFR and earn another gold buckle. Then he would be tied with Homer Pettigrew for the most steer wrestling titles earned in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. A win at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo would help put him one step closer to his goals.

The Denver Coliseum will once again be filled with rodeo action on Wednesday with performances at 1:30 and 7 p.m.

DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 20, 2026) — The following are results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

Bracket 5 – Round 2

Bareback Riding: 1, Wyatt, Wameka, Great Falls, Mont., 82 points on The Cervi Brothers Nacho Libre. 2, Mason Stuller, Veneta, Okla., 79.5. Quintonn Landsford, McCune, Kan., 74. 4, Stetson Bierman, Hidalgo, Ill., 72. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Stuller, 158.5. 2, Wameka, 150. 3, Bierman, 147.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 3.8. 2, Landon Beardsworth, Red Deer County, Alberta, 4.5. 3, Ryan Shuckburgh, 5.2. 4, Danger Browning, Coyote, Calif., 5.5. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Waguespack, 7.5. 2, Beardsworth, 8.4. 3, Shuckburgh, 12.4.

Team Roping: (three times) 1, Tanner Tomlinson, Mineral Wells, Texas, and Coleby Payne, Stephenville, Texas, 4.2 seconds. 2, Jet Toberer, Lipan, Texas, and Casey McClaskey, Hedley, Texas, 4.3. 3, Brye Crites, Welch, Okla., and Ross Ashford, Lott, Texas, 5.6. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Crites and Ashford, 10.7. 2, Tomlinson and Payne, 14.0. 3, Toberer and McClaskey, 4.3.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (three rides) 1, Josue Molina, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, 75 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Slap Happy. 2, Ross Griffin, Tularosa, N.M., 74. 3, Thayne Elshere, Sturgis, S.D., 73.5. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Molina, 155. (on one) 2, Leon Fountain, Lemitar, N.M., 77. 3, Jesse Kruse, Bridger, Mont., 75.5..

Tie-Down Roping: 1, Jett Barrett, Lipan, Texas, 7.5 seconds. 2, Tom Simpson, Malad, Idaho, 8.2. 3, Hudson Wallace, Jourdanton, Texas, 9.1. 4, Myles Kenzy, Iona, S.D., 9.3. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Barrett, 17.0. 2, Kenzy, 17.8. 3, J.D. McCuistion, Fort Collins, Colo., 19.9.

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Gracen Harman, Hempstead, Texas, 14.95 seconds. 2, Heidi Gunderson, Murdock, Minn., 15.04. 3, Sydney Graham, Abilene, Texas, 15.14. 4, Hailey Garrison Graham, Glen, Mont., 15.20. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Gunderson, 30.15. 2, Sydney Graham, 30.16. 3, Hailey Garrison Graham, 30.47.

Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Brody Hasenack, Hoback, Wyo., 85.5 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s High Voltage. 2, Koby Jacobson, Haiku, Hawaii, 83. (advancing to Semi-Finals) 1, Jacobson, 162.5. 2, Hasenback, 156.5. 3, Kyle Cheney, Powell, Wyo., 78.

About the National Western Stock Show — Established in 1906, the National Western Stock Show is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization that provides college and graduate level scholarships in agricultural-related fields of study. It mission is to serve producers and consumers throughout the world by being the premier stock show, equestrian competitions, and center for year-round events. The 16-day show also serves as an entertainment arena, hostinone of the world’s richest regular season professional rodeos, family and educational shows plus Colorado’s largest western trade show. For more information, visit nationalwestern.com.