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CASPER, Wyo. (June 16, 2026) — The first performance of the College National Finals Rodeo kicked off in the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper on Tuesday night and oh what a night it was.

Even though this was the first full performance of the rodeo, competition has been ongoing since Sunday and all the 427 athletes have made two appearances. For the first time this year, everyone is in the third round with their sights set on a trip to the Championship Finals on Saturday night.

At the top of that list is Tyler Hansen from Killdeer, North Dakota. Hansen is a recent graduate of Bismarck State College who is competing in tie-down roping. He won the first round of competition here, then was solid in rounds two and three. His 9.1-second run was the second fastest on Tuesday night, but his lead in the overall standings here is commanding. He has a total of 28.4 seconds compared to Brody Clemons from Tarleton State University who has 41.3 seconds.

Hansen is riding a horse he bought from Taylor Santos who won the college title in the tie-down roping here as a freshman in 2014. The four-legged athlete is also being ridden here by Hansen’s younger brother, Kale Hansen, who is a freshman at Bismarck State College.

The fast time in round three is currently being held by Trey Stembridge from Utah Valley University. Unfortunately, he didn’t get a time in the first round, so he is unlikely to be among the top 12 that advance to the championship round.

The goat tying here has been extremely competitive. For many of these women, it’s their last opportunity to compete and they are making the most of it. Alyssa Gary, a junior at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana currently leads the overall standings with 19.1 seconds on three runs. Her 6.1 on Tuesday night is in second place, but based on previous rounds that is unlikely to stay at the top of the leaderboard. The first and second rounds were both won with times under the six-second mark.

The third round leader in the bareback riding is Jace Lomheim, a freshman at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, had the high score on Tuesday. He marked 81.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics’ horse named Pick-Up Sticks.

Lomheim moved to Texas from his home in Hughenden, Alberta, Canada. Before starting his education here, he was the best novice bareback rider north of the border. Now he is third in the overall standings and could be riding for his first college title.

Collin Roland, a sophomore at Missouri Valley College in Marshall leads the overall standings with a total of 234.5 points on three rides. Lomheim is in third place with 230.5. He will have to wait through three more performances to see if he advances Saturday night’s championships.

The second performance of the CNFR begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday where the third round continues.

CASPER, Wyo.—The following are results from the College National Finals Rodeo, June 16, 2026, courtesy of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Complete results are available at www.cnfr.com.

Bareback Riding: (third round leaders) 1, Jace Lomheim, Tarleton State University (Texas), 81.5 points on Sankey Pro Rodeo & Phenom Genetics’ Pickup Sticks. 2, Blayn Hughston, Western Texas College, 8.5. 3. TJ Andrews. Bismarck State University. 76.25. 4, Dahl Winters, College of Southern Idaho, 75.5. (overall leaders) 1, Collin Roland, Missouri Valley College, 234.5. 2, Hughston, 232.75. 3, Lomheim, 230.5. 4, Andrews, 227.25.

Breakaway Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Peyton Levine, New Mexico State University, 2.1 seconds. 2, Jessi Everett, Texas Tech University, 2.2. 3, Sierra Hilgenkamp, Sheridan College (Wyo.), 4, Alex Balddwin, Lassen College (Calif.), 2.6. (overall leaders) 1, Everett, 7.0 seconds. 2, Ivy Bone, University of West Alabama, 8.6. 3, Levine, 19.9. (on two) 4, Hilgenkamp, 4.4.

Tie-down Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Trey Stembridge, Utah Valley University, 8.5 seconds. 2, Tyler Hansen, Bismarck State College, 9.1. 3, Ryan Wells, Cal Poly Tech University, 9.5. 4, Tate Talkington, University of Wyoming, 9.6. (overall leaders) 1, Hansen, 28.4 seconds. 2, Brody Clemons, Tarleton State University (Texas), 41.3. 3, Treg Thorstenson, University of Wyoming, 42.9. 4, Matthew Miller, Mid-Plains Community College (Neb.), 50.5.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (third round leaders) 1, Kaden Miranda, New Mexico State University, 79 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Hello Darlin’. 2, Jack Ford, McNeese State University (La.), 78.75. 3, Bryett Larsen, Western Texas College, 76.50. 4, Chance Frost Cal Poly Tech University, 74.75. (overall leaders) 1, Ford, 241.75. 2, Larsen, 235.75. 3, Skinny Parsons, Tarleton State University (Texas), 221.25. 4, Miranda, 205.

Steer Wrestling: (third round leaders) 1, Hadley White, Texas Tech University, 5.5. 2, (tie) Will Collier, Northwest Mississippi Junior College, and Justus Peterson, Montana Technological University, 5.6 each. 4, Tommy Jack Rose, Treasure Valley Community College (Ore.), 6.5. (overall leaders) 1, White, 18.3. 2, Collier, 18.5, 3, Caleb Lake, Angelo State University (Texas), 28.6. 4, Ryder Gaasch, Montana State University, 33.9

Goat Tying: (third round leaders) 1, Addyson Derr, Missouri Valley College, 6.0 seconds. 2, Alyssa Gary, McNeese State University, 6.3. 3, Zaran Kirkpatrick, South Plains College (Texas), 6.6. 4, Macie Fowlie, Cochise College (Ariz.), 6.7. (overall leaders) 1, Gary, 19.1 seconds. 2, Ashley Barratt, Utah Valley University, 19.5. 3, Greeley Eastep, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 19.6. 4, Fowlie, 20.1.

Team Roping: (third round leaders) 1, Ty Taylor and Tommy Jack Rose, Treasure Valley Community College, 5.6 seconds. 2, Kendall Patterson and Collin Snyder, Fresno State University, 6.6. 3, Austin Pixley and Sterling Fowlie, Central Arizona College, 7.1. 4, Connor Talbott, Blue Mountain Community College (Ore.), and Bodey Ratliff, Lassen College (Calif.), 8.9. (overall leaders) 1, Travis Smith, Cal Poly Tech University, and Clay Helton, Bakersfield College, 49.5 seconds. (on two) 2, Tyler Jones, Fresno State University, and Ty Jacobs, Cal Poly Tech University, 14.7. 3, Taylor and Rose, 16.0. 4, Pixley and Fowlie, 18.9.

Barrel Racing: (third round leaders) 1, Devin Young, Texas A&M University, 13.62 seconds. 2, Madison Murphy, University of West Alabama, 13.65. 3, Bridget Romey, Chadron State College (Neb.) 14.07. 4, Alissa Flores, Sam Houston State University (Texas), 14.17. (overall leaders) 1, Young, 41.20 seconds. 2, Romey, 23.56. 3, Emily Ward, Weatherford College, 42.86. 4, Hannah Fullmer, Central Arizona College, 43.73.

Bull Riding: (third round leaders-three rides) 1, Ashton Zabriskie, College of Southern Idaho, 77 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Snoop Dog. 2, Mason Reine, College of Southern Idaho, 76.25. 3, Kahl Wasilow, Laramie County Community College (Wyo.), 75. (overall leaders- on two) 1, Brock Cooper, Treasure Valley Community College (Ore.), 147.75. 2, Gavin Knutson, University of Montana Western, 143. (on one) 3, Jace Hensley, Missouri Valley College, 84.5. 4, Dakota Smith, Northwest Mississippi Community College, 80.5.

SECOND ROUND SLACK WINNERS

Bareback Riding: (second round winners) 1, Daxtyn Feild, Tarleton State University, 84 points. 2, Gauge McBride, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 80.75. 3, Collin Roland, Missouri Valley College, 79. 4, Carson Hildre, Clarendon College, 78.75. 5, (tie) Wyatt Warneke, Clarendon College and Jason Wilson, Missouri Valley College, 77.75. 7, Judd Pope, Missouri Valley College, 77.25. 8, (tie) Clay Greenslade, Tarleton State University, and T.J. Andrews, Bismarck State College, 77. (total on two) 1, Kooper Heimburg, Missouri Valley, 161.75. 2, Feild and Roland, 160.25. 4, Warneke, 159.75.

Tie-down Roping: (second round winners) 1, Trey Stembridge, Utah Valley University, 8.7 seconds. 2, (tie) Garrett Jepson, Blue Mountain Community College and Rio Nutter, University of Wyoming, 9.0. 4, Lucas Cruz, New Mexico State University, 9.7. 5, Brody Clemons, Tarleton State University, 9.9. 6, Clint Southworth, University of Tennessee – Martin, 10.0. 7, Wyatt Jensen, Montana State University, 10.2. 8, (tie) Cooper Duffin, Utah Valley University, and Treg Thorstenson, University of Wyoming, 10.5. (total on two) 1, Southworth, 18.8. 2, Tyler Hansen, Bismarck State College, 19.3. 3, Clemons, 20.5. 4, Blake Carter, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 21.3.

Breakaway Roping: (second round winners)1, (tie) Jessi Everett, Texas Tech University; Josie Mousel, University of Wyoming, and Sierra Hilgenkamp, Sheridan College, 1.9 seconds each. 4, (tie) Brooklin Boukol, Montana State University, Northern; Morgan Bodenhemier, Texas Tech University; Shaylee Baxley, Texas Tech University; and Quincy Morgan-Montoya, New Mexico Junior College, 2.0. 8, Madison Scott, Fort Hays State University, 2.2. (total on two) 1, Bodenhemier and Alyssa Erickson, Cisco College, 4.5. 3, Brynn Leavitt, Weber State University, 4.6. 4, (tie) Scott and Elizabeth Miranda, Cal Poly State University, 4.7.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (second round winners)1, Tagg Bond, Clarendon College, 83.75. 2, Mitchie Story, Weatherford College, 82.25. 3, Waitley Sharorn, Tarleton State University, 81.75. 4, Dane McPhail, Fort Scott Community College, 81.5.  5, Jack Ford, McNeese State University, 80. 6, Bryett Larsen, Western Texas College, 79.75. 7, Traven Sharon, University of Wyoming 79.25. 8, Brody Froelich, Dickinson State University, 79. (total on two) 1, Bond, 169.75. 2, Waitley Sharon, 164.5. 3, Ford, 163. 4, McPhail, 161.25.

Steer Wrestling: (second round winners) 1, Travis Cadwell, Cal Poly State University, 3.6 seconds. 2, (tie) Cole Pugh and Clay Tom Hurt, Sam Houston State University, 4.1. 4, (tie) Damian Padilla, New Mexico State University, and Colin Fox, Sam Houston State University, 4.2. 6, Andrew Morian, Clarendon College, 4.6. 7, (tie) Emmett Edler, Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Will Collier, Northwest Mississippi Community College, 4.7. (total on two) 1, (tie) Edler and Morian, 8.5. 3, (tie) Parker Sandstrom, Bismarck State College, and Hurt, 9.0.

Goat Tying: (second round winners) 1, Jacee Graff, Weatherford College, 5.9 seconds. 2, (tie) Josie Mousel, University of Wyoming and Emma Matchett, Texas A&M University, 6.0. 4. (tie) Ashley Barratt, Utah Valley University; Cheyenne VandeStouwe, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Lucy Richards, Texas A&M University, 6.1. 7, (tie) Laynee Ohm, Mid Plains Community College; Faith Lundberg, Tarleton State University; and Molly Rotenberger, Dickinson State University, 6.3. (total on two) 1, Mousel, 11.8. 2, Lundberg, 12.2. 3, (tie) Barratt, and Richards, 12.4. 

Team Roping: (second round winners)1, Casper Ringelstein, Southwest Texas College and Will Smith, Sam Houston state University, 4.3 seconds. 2, (tie) Coleman Canton, Southwest Texas College and Carson Sonnier, Wharton County Community College; Jett Stewart, and Belden Cox, Weatherford College; Tyler Hansen, Bismarck State College and Justin Gukenberger, Iowa Central Community College; 5.7 each. 5, Caleb Miller, Western Oklahoma State College and Rydan White, Fort Scott Community College, 6.0. 6, Sloan McFarlane and Garrett Jepson, Blue Mountain Community College, 6.3. 7, (tie) Walker Smith, Sam Houston State University and Cade Sandstrom, Southwest Texas College; and Heston Harrison, Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Nick Lovins, Garden City Community College, 6.6. (total on two) 1, Smith and Sandstrom, 11.6. 2, Stewart and Cox, 11.7. 3, Harrison and Lovins, 11.8. 4, Marcus Marriott, Blue Mountain Community College and Sam Saunders, Treasure Valley Community College, 12.7. 

Barrel Racing: (second round winners) 1, Devon Young, Texas A&M University, 13.81. 2, Acey Pinkston, Weatherford College, 13.83. 3, Adyson Wright, Treasure Valley Community College, 13.84. 4, (tie) Morgan Addison, Texas Tech University and Emma Ricke, Oklahoma State University, 13.88. 6, (tie) Raegen Chance, Northwest Mississippi Community College, and Alissa Flores, Sam Houston State University, 13.90. 8, (tie) Ceily Simpton, Texas A&M University and Natalia Ramirez, Southwest Texas College, 13.94. (total on two) 1, Pinkston, 27.45. 2, Young, 27.58. 3, Addison, 27.77. 4, Chance, 27.91.

Bull Riding: (second round winners) 1, Jace Hensley, Missouri Valley College, 84.5 points. 2, Mossy Waite, Treasure Valley Community College, 80.25. 3, Lane Vaughan, Western Texas College, 79.5. 4, Brock Cooper, Treasure Valley Community College, 71.25. 5, Gavin Knutson, University of Montana Western, 61. 6, Mecate Trammell, Weatherford College, 51.5. (total on two) 1, Cooper, 147.75. 2, Knutson, 143. (on one) 3, Hensley, 84.5. 4, Dakota Smith, Northwest Mississippi Community College, 80.5.

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