On a night that has history-making moments that could happen on a multitude of different levels the tenth round of the 2016 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was full of hype and anticipation.  Every year as the tenth round comes we honor the last night of the 2016 season with our “Gold Night” tribute which is also our Wrangler National Patriot Night here at the Thomas & Mack.  The sold-out crowd of an amazing 17,153 fans filled the Thomas & Mack Arena to capacity in the chance that they might just witness history as the 2016 PRCA and WPRA seasons come to a close following tonight’s round.

There is a huge chance in six of the seven events that history could be made here on a cool Saturday night in Las Vegas.  Along with those chances in every event other than cowgirl’s barrel racing is the race of the All-Around title that is still very much up for grabs on many levels.  Only $2,500 separates the number one man, team roping header Dustin Bird, and the number two man steer wrestler Clayton Haas.  Along with those two, there are still another three contestants that have a viable shot at winning that title as well.  That being said, tonight should be a round for the record books!  All things were about to begin once the talented Andy Griggs lead us in our nation’s National Anthem

R.C. Landingham Takes Home The Last Go Round Win At The 2016 WNFR

PRCA Photo By Greg Westfall

Throughout nine nights of bareback riding action the fifteen top cowboys in the world have competed and been bruised and battered on their quest to the tenth round of the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  The chase for the event average title as well as the World Championship title has been set in their sites for the last nine nights of competition but that would all come to an end tonight as the tenth and final round began here inside of the Thomas & Mack Arena.

Even though the main focus of the tenth and final round is that of the event average title and the world championship race, we can not forget about the actual go-round win and almost $24,000 that goes along with it.  Tonight, once the final buck out of the 2016 season was over there would be a total of 14 of the top fifteen that would manage to earn a score but only one man would come out on top in round ten.  Tonight that would be a California cowboy R.C. Landingham after earning an 88.50 point ride aboard Picket Rodeo’s Top Flight.

Cody Wright Brings Home The Last Round Win At The 2016 WNFR

PRCA Photo By Greg Westfall

In the classic cowboy event of saddle bronc riding a young rookie phenom has taken the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo by storm with his success here this year.  Young 18-year-old Ryder Wright made history just 24-hours ago after becoming the first WNFR rookie in the history of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association to ever win five rounds at the WNFR.  Tonight he was on a quest to make in number six and soar to the top of the Top Gun standings and make a run at the world championship title.

Tonight all would come down to one last eight second ride to see how things would play out in the end.  Keeping that in mind, there was still one more go-round to win which could have huge implications on the average title and the world championship race.  Tonight the man that would stand taller than all others on go-round number ten would be a fan favorite cowboy by the name of Cody Wright who did what had to be done to earn an 90.50 point ride aboard Beutler & Son’s Wound Up for the tenth round win!

Complete Recap Including Round Winner, Current Average Leader and Current World Leader Below

Bareback

Round Winner – R.C. Landingham (88.50 Points)

Average Winner – Tim O’Connell (842.00 Points)

 World Champion – Tim O’Connell

Steer Wrestling

Round Winner – J.D. Struxness (3.9 Seconds)

Average Winner – Tyler Waguespack (41.9 Seconds)

 World Champion – Tyler Waguespack

Team Roping

Round Winners – Simpson/Buhler & Small/Thorp (4.3 Seconds)

Average Winners – Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler (54.20 Seconds)

 World Champions – Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler

Saddle Bronc

Round Winner – Cody Wright (90.50 Points)

Average Winner – Zeke Thurston (747.5 Points)

 World Champion – Zeke Thurston

Tie-Down Roping

Round Winner – Caleb Smidt (6.6 Seconds)

Average Winner – Riley Pruitt (85.90 Seconds)

 World Champion – Tyson Durfey

Barrel Racing

Round Winner – Sheri Cervi & Jana Bean (13.59 Seconds)

Average Winner – Lisa Lockhart (137.98 Seconds)

 World Champion – Mary Burger

Bull Riding

Round Winner – Garrett Smith (84.00 Points)

Average Winner – Shane Proctor (590.00 Points)

 World Champion – Sage Kimzey

As many of you may have noticed we have not included any interviews in this story as the round winners from round ten were not brought to the media room.  That being said, you may have noticed throughout the night that each World Champion from 2016 has been interviewed and have been released as separate stories throughout the night.  We chose to do it this way so we could get you the interviews in almost real time and have a steady flow throughout the tenth round.  If you have not watched them you can go to any of our social media sites or even find each story right here on the Rodeo Round Up by going back to our main page.  We hope that you have enjoyed our coverage and will continue to look for more interviews in the weeks ahead!

Now that the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo has come to a conclusion it is time for my team and I to spend the holiday season with our families and enjoy some time together.  That being said we will be getting caught up from all of the action happening here in Las Vegas.  Our next big project, other than getting you caught up on the interviews from the WNFR, will be when we head south to Arlington, Texas to bring you coverage from the RFD-TV’s The American and the PBR’s Iron Cowboy!

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Moments ago a highly dedicated team roper from Texas secured the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s All-Around World Championship title.  The Texas cowboy had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  Junior Nogueira came in with a fire lit at both ends that continued to grow with each and every round that would  eventually lead him to the world championship title!

I was able to catch up with the new world champion tonight after it was announced he had in fact secured the title after his solid performances throughout the week and here in round ten here earlier tonight. This great cowboy is  about as humble as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do.  That being said he wanted everyone to know that there were fourteen other teams inside of the locker room that deserved some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA All-Around World Champion Junior Nogueira from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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Over the past two days, 75 cowboys and cowgirls have competed here at the Orleans Hotel and Casino Arena for their chance to partake in today’s events.  The Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out has reached its final performance for the 2016 edition and will crown champions at the end of it all.  Today six of the eight contestants in each event, those that had the highest scores or fastest runs, were invited to compete in the Chute Out portion of this very unique event.

Today’s recap will feature those that have made it to today’s round as part of the top six that performed well enough to participate in today’s festivities.  In each of the seven events we will feature only the winning photo of the ride or run since our time was cut short to record and video interviews due to the WNFR start time.  We work hard to give you all a chance to get to know your cowboys and cowgirls a little bit better but we apologize for not being able to grab any video interviews, although, we did our best to grab as many of the 2016 Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out champion photos as we could!

Bareback Rider Bobby Mote Is Crowned Champion Here This Year

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Once the opening ceremonies drew to a close it was time to meet the top six contestants in each event that qualified for the Chute Out rounds here today.  In the bareback riding we were honored to see Mason Clements, Shane O’Connell, Casey Breuer, Bill Tutor, Casey Colletti and Bobby Mote compete for the championship title.  That being said before we could crown a champion we would have to widdle the field of six down to three for the final battle.

In the championship round three cowboys, Bobby Mote, Casey Colletti and Casey Breuer went head to head to see who would be the lone man standing on top of the mountain once all the rides were completed.  The action packed round that included three of the rankest bucking horses that are not across town lit up the arena as they gave the cowboys all that they could handle.  Once all was said and done it would be Bobby Mote who would take home $10,000 cash and the title or Bareback Champion after a huge 87 point ride.  I was able to catch up with him to see what he had to say about this weekend’s event and to see what he was going to do with all the cash he has in his pocket after the 2016 win.

2016 Cinch Chute Out Champion Steer Wrestler Kyle Irwin

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The big boys of steer wrestling were next to put on a show on Championship Saturday here inside of the Orleans Hotel and Casino Arena.  Coming into this afternoon’s third round only six of the eight that were competing would make another appearance inside of the arena.  Today those six lucky contestants would be Bray Armes, Hunter Cure, Kyle Irwin, Luke Branquinho, Sterling Lambert and Clayton Moore.  These six put together the fastest runs over the last two days to qualify for tody’s round.

Once the six were dwindled down to the final three that would advance to the Chute Out Round the buzz inside of the arena was electric.  All three that advanced went head to head and put on an amazing display of what steer wrestling runs are supposed to look like.  After it was all said and done it would be Kyle Irwin who would leave the Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out as the 2016 champion.  I was able to catch up with him to see what he had to say about his win here this year so take a listen below to hear from the man yourself!

Egusquiza and Adock Take Home The Championship Titles

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The next event that took center stage here this afternoon was the timed event sport of team roping.  In this event here this weekend we were able to witness some of the best team ropers in the business today that would include some of the legends of the sport.  Today six teams would do what they could do to make it to the final round of three.  Those six teams competing would be: Tsingine/Davis, Richard/Skelton, Egusquiza/Adock, Beaver/Profili, Begay/Cooper and Tryan/Corkill.

Once the above six teams made their runs the field of six would be narrowed down to a field of three for the final round to determine who would leave Las Vegas and the Orleans with the championship title and a cool $10,000 for their efforts.  Tonight, after and exciting final three round, it would end up being the team of Dustin Egusquiza and Clark Adock who would take the title and the money to go with it.

Cort Scheer Takes Home The Event Championship

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The classic event of saddle bronc riding was next on the agenda and was sure to put on a show for all of the fans inside of the Orleans Hotel and Casino Arena.  Today’s final round of six was filled with past Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers and definitely lived up to the hype that all those in attendance expected.  The six that would wow the crowd would be Chet Johnson, Wade Sundell, Jesse Bail, Chad Ferley, Cort Scheer and Cole Elshere.  Once the six competed it was time to look ahead to the championship round of three that would advance.

The final three competing at the championship round filled the star-studded line-up that all those here were hoping and expecting it to be.  This afternoon, after the final horse bucked, it was one man, Cort Scheer, that would stand above all others to claim the event championship title and the $10,000 to go along with it with a 90 point ride.  I was able to catch up with the man himself after his run to see what he has to say about the Boyd Gaming and Cinch folks paying all of the winnings in CASH and how he expects to spend it out here in Las Vegas.

Fred Whitfield Takes Home The Cinch Chute Out Title

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Fast hands and highly trained horses were the highlight of the next event here in round three of the 2016 Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out at the Orleans Hotel and Casino Arena.  In the tie-down roping all the fans and other contestants here today had the opportunity to watch six of the best go head to head.  In round three those six competing would be:  Clint Robinson, Monty Lewis, J.C. Malone, Adam Gray, Bryson Sechrist and the legend himself Fred Whitfield.

Once all six runs were complete the times were calculated and the announcement of the top three tie-down ropers from the first three rounds were made.  After the announcement was made it was time to put on an amazing show one more time.  When the final three were clear from the arena it was Fred Whitfield who would be crowned the 2016 Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out Champion and would take home a cash prize of $10,000 for their efforts over the last three days.  I was able to catch up with him so see what he has to say about everything in the video interview below.

Barrel Racer Jana Griemsman Takes Home The Event Win

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The ladies of the cowgirls of the barrel racing event were next to make the arena floor their own personal race track.  Six of these talented ladies qualified over the last two days to make the final clover leaf run around the cans in hopes of taking home the $10,000 prize for winning the event.  Tonight it was Christine Laughlin, Nellie Miller, Shali Lord, Jana Griemsman, Taylor Langdon and Katelyn McLeod would be able to run underneath the lights for the final time in 2016.

Once the arena was prepped for the final time it was the chance for the three ladies that had the fastest times in the round of six to go at it one more time for the event championship.  After things were all said and done it would be one of the fan favorites that would be crowned barrel racing champion for the 2016 Boyd Gaming Chute Out.  After all was said and done it would be Jana Griemsman who would be crowned the 2016 Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out Barrel Racing Champion!

Brett Stall Takes Home The Bull Riding Title

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Rounding out the afternoon, as well as the 2016 Boyd Gaming Chute Out, is the event that all fans were waiting to see as the bull riders took center stage for the last time.  In the final six round we were about ready to see many past Wrangler National Finals Rodeo contestants competing against each other right here at the Orleans Arena.  Those six vying to get to the next round would be Trevor Kastner, Bayle Worden, Dalan Duncan, Riker Carter, Josh Frost and Brett Stall.

Once the round of six was complete and the scores were tallied it was time to introduce the top three bull riders of the year that would be competing for the event title.  Brett Stall, Bayle Worden and Josh Frost were set to go head to head after all previous scores were wiped clean.  After all was said and done it would be Minnesota’s won bull rider Brett Stall who would take home the event championship and the $10,000 cash prize that went along with it.  I was able to catch up with him immediately after his run to see what he had to say about his big payday!

The 2016 Boyd Gaming Cinch Chute Out was one for the record books as many of the top cowboys and cowgirls in the world came together with some legends of the sport to put on an amazing display of athleticism here at the Orleans Arena.  To say that this year was a complete success would be an understatement from behind the scenes to the action inside of the arena.  We look forward to covering this unique event once again during the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo festivities!

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Moments ago a highly dedicated bull rider from Oklahoma secured the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Bull Riding World Championship title.  The Oklahoma cowboy had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  Sage Kimzey came in with a fire lit at both ends that continued to grow with each and every round that would  eventually lead him to the world championship title!

I was able to catch up with the new world champion tonight after it was announced he had in fact secured the title after his solid performances throughout the week and here in round ten here earlier tonight. This great cowboy is  about as humble as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do.  That being said he wanted everyone to know that there were fourteen other teams inside of the locker room that deserved some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA Bull Riding World Champion Sage Kimzey from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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Moments ago a Weatherford, Texas tie-down roper secured the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Tie-Down Roping World Championship title.  The Texas cowboy had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  Tyson Durfey came into the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with one thing on his mind, a 2016 World Championship title, that he could share with his family and the the good Lord above.

I was able to catch up with the new world champion tonight after it was announced he had in fact secured the title after his solid performances throughout the week and here in round ten here earlier tonight. This great cowboy is  about as humble as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do.  That being said he wanted everyone to know that there were fourteen other teams inside of the locker room that deserved some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA Tie-Down Roping World Champion Tyson Durfey from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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Moments ago a 68 year-old barrel racer by the name of Mary Burger secured the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association’s Barrel Racing World Championship title.  This young lady had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  She came into round one with guns blazing and never looked back after carrying her number one position all the way through the entire 10-day run here in Las Vegas

I was able to catch up with the new world champion tonight after it was announced she had in fact secured the title after her solid performances throughout the week and here in round ten here earlier tonight. This great cowgirl is  about as humble as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do.  That being said she wanted everyone to know that there were fourteen other ladies inside of the locker room that deserved some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned WPRA Barrel Racing World Champion Mary Burger from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what she has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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Moments ago a young phenom saddle bronc rider from Alberta, Canada secured the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Saddle Bronc Riding World Championship title.  The Canadian cowboy had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.  The Canadian that came in dead fourth in the world standings moved up the leader board each and every night doing everything correct that eventually lead him to the world championship title!

I was able to catch up with the new world champion tonight after it was announced he had in fact secured the title after his solid performances throughout the week and here in round ten here earlier tonight. This great cowboy is  about as humble as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do.  That being said he wanted everyone to know that there were fourteen other teams inside of the locker room that deserved some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA Saddle Bronc Riding World Champion Zeke Thurston from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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Moments ago a pair of team ropers from Alberta, Canada secured the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Team Roping World Championship titles.  The Canadian cowboys had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after catching everything that he was chasing.  The team that came in dead last, 15th place, moved up the world standings each and every night doing everything correct that eventually lead them to the world championship titles!

I was able to catch up with the new world champions tonight after it was announced they had in fact secured the titles after their solid performances throughout the week and here in round ten here earlier tonight. Both of these great cowboys  about as humble as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do, and that was to give the other fourteen teams inside of the locker room some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA Team Roping World Champions Levi Simpson and Jeremy Buhler from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

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Moments ago a steer wrestler from Louisiana secured the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Steer Wrestling World Championship title.  The cajun cowboy had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after catching everything that he was chasing.  Along with going a perfect 10-for-10 he also won over $67,000 for his efforts here at the 2016 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Wrangler National Finals Rodeo!

I was able to catch up with the new world champion tonight after it was announced he had in fact secured the title after his huge performance here in round ten here earlier tonight.  Tyler is about as humble of a cowboy as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do, and that was to give the other fourteen men inside of the locker room some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA Steer Wrestling World Champion Tyler Waguespack from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

It is quite easy to follow all the breaking news and excitement with the Rodeo Round Up simply by copying this website into your favorites in your web browser for easy one-click access to event statistics. You can also like and follow us on Facebook here, or by liking and following us on Instagram at @rodeoroundup and on Twitter at @therodeoroundup. Jason has also made it easy for you to be a part of his interviews by opening up a listener comment line. If you have a question for a certain rodeo star simply call in and leave your name, where you are from, who the question is for and what your question is and he will do his best to get it answered for you during his interviews!

Moments ago a bareback rider from the Midwest, specifically Zwingle, Iowa, secured his first ever Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Bareback Riding World Championship title.  The Iowa cowboy had a dominating performance throughout the entire ten-day run that we call the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo after covering each horse that was put underneath of him.  Along with going a perfect 10-for-10 he also split a go-round win and place in 6/7 other rounds securing him the event average title as well!

I was able to catch up with the new world champion last night after it was announced he had in fact secured the title prior to even heading into round ten here earlier tonight.  O’Connell is about as humble of a cowboy as they come and wanted to make sure to give credit where credit was do, and that was to give the other fourteen men inside of the locker room some recognition as well.  If this does not show the meaning of rodeo family I do not know what does!

A huge congratulations goes out the the newly crowned PRCA Bareback Riding World Champion Tim O’Connell from all of us here at the Rodeo Round Up!  Take a listen below to hear from you new world champion for yourselves and find out what he has to say about his 2016 season and the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

It is quite easy to follow all the breaking news and excitement with the Rodeo Round Up simply by copying this website into your favorites in your web browser for easy one-click access to event statistics. You can also like and follow us on Facebook here, or by liking and following us on Instagram at @rodeoroundup and on Twitter at @therodeoroundup. Jason has also made it easy for you to be a part of his interviews by opening up a listener comment line. If you have a question for a certain rodeo star simply call in and leave your name, where you are from, who the question is for and what your question is and he will do his best to get it answered for you during his interviews!