DENVER, Colo. – The 118th edition of the National Western Stock Show came to a close on Sunday and a highlight of the day’s events was the championship finals of the rodeo. It took 19 performances to determine who the players would be for the titles. Contestants competed in brackets and advanced to the Semi-Finals and then the Final round. … Read More
Barrel Racing Arena Record Set Again
DENVER, Colo. – The barrel racing couldn’t have been any more exciting at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo on Saturday night. The arena record in the Denver Coliseum prior to this year’s rodeo was set in 2002 by Tammy Fischer at 14.69. That was broken during the eighth performance by Chelsea Moore, from Rose Hill, Kansas, who stopped the … Read More
Cooper Hoping to Add NWSS Title to Resume
DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 18, 2024) — It’s probably been 15 years that Tuf Cooper has been competing in the tie-down roping at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo. The Decatur, Texas, resident has won four world championships, qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on 15 occasions, and added countless other rodeo wins to his resume, but the one in … Read More
Idaho Cowboys Excel at National Western Rodeo
DENVER, Colo. – Idaho cowboys were at the top of the bareback riding and bull riding on Wednesday at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo. Bull rider Brady Portenier from Caldwell, Idaho, was not successful in his first attempt on Wednesday afternoon. He came back Wednesday night determined to get a score and he got a big one. He rode … Read More
Rodeo Action Heating Up At NWSS
DENVER, Colo. – Five out of eight brackets are now complete at this year’s National Western Stock Show Rodeo. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association events in the Denver Coliseum are all set up in brackets. Eighty contestants in each event are evenly distributed across eight brackets. A bracket consists of two rounds of competition and … Read More
Saturday Rodeos See Top Action
High scores and fast times highlight NWSS Rodeo DENVER, Colo. – Sub-zero temperatures in Colorado didn’t keep the action from heating up in the Denver Coliseum on Saturday. The highest score of bareback riding at the 2024 edition of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) through six performances has been awarded to Ty Pope from Garnett, Kansas. Pope is the … Read More
Bull Rider Sets Bar High at National Western
Contestants plan to return to National Western Stock Show Rodeo DENVER, Colo. – With three performances completed at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo, three contestants in each of the events are already planning their trip back to Denver next week to compete in the Semi-Finals. Friday’s action in the Denver Coliseum saw the completion of Bracket 1 and the … Read More
NWSS Rodeo Underway
DENVER, Colo. – Fans at the first performance of the National Western Stock Show Rodeo saw world champions, Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) qualifiers, and area contestants vying for fast times and high scores. One of those competitors, Keenan Reed Hayes fits all three of those categories. Hayes, who is a native Coloradoan grew up in Hayden. He qualified for … Read More
McFadden Wins Denver Chute-Out
Texas Bull Rider Leaves National Western $20,000 richer DENVER, Colo. – It was a profitable three days at the National Western Stock Show’s Denver Chute-Out for Cort McFadden from Novice, Texas. The 2022 high school graduate had the highest total score out of approximately 90 bull riders to win the title at the event which is part of the … Read More
Night 2 Of Denver Chute-Out Sees 90-point Rides
Utahan and Brazilian at the top of Denver Chute-Out DENVER, Colo. – Josh Frost was able to capitalize on an opportunity at the Denver Chute-Out at the National Western Stock Show on Tuesday night. As part of the Professional Bull Riders’ Velocity Tour, the event has become a staple for riders hoping to advance their careers. Frost, from Randlett, … Read More
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