On Tuesday night, the top four athletes in each event from Semifinals 1 locked in their spots for Saturday’s Championship round.
Semifinalists compete in a high‑stakes round, with only the top four athletes in each event advancing directly to Saturday’s Championship. The remaining six contestants in each event will move to one of two Wild Card rounds for another opportunity to qualify.
Stetson Wright, a 10-time PRCA World Champion and newly minted Championship-round qualifier, shared his grounded approach to competing in multiple events.
“I just try to take it one horse, one bull at a time,” Wright said. “And when I get ’em rode, I usually end up where I want to be, so I’m just going to keep on riding.”
Semifinal 1 Champions
- Tie-Down Roping
- Michael Otero, Perrin, Texas – $6,500
- Brushton Minton, Witter Springs, California- $5,250
- Shane Hanchey, Carmine, Texas- $4,000
- Seth Hall, Aguila Arizona- $3,500
- Bareback Riding
- Kade Berry, Weatherford, Texas- $7,250
- Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, Texas- $8,000
- Wacey Schalla, Arapaho, Oklahoma- $5,125
- C. Landingham, Cassel, California- $7,250
- Team Roping
- Dustin Equsqiza, Murchinson, Texas and J.C. Flake, Millsap, Texas- $6,000
- Jake Smith, Broken Bow, Oklahoma and Douglas Rich, Weatherford, Texas- $5,250
- Kaleb Driggers, Stephenville, Texas and Junior Nogueira, Lipan, Texas- $10,000
- Korbin Rice, Lipan, Texas and Cooper Freeman, Carthage, Missouri- $5,750
- Saddle Bronc Riding
- Stetson Wright, Beaver, Utah- $6,000
- Weston Patterson, Waverly, Kansas- $6,000
- Kole Asheacher, Thorsby, Alberta- $4,375
- Layton Green, Millarville, Alberta- $5,250
- Steer Wrestling
- Denell Henderson, Huntsville, Texas- $7,000
- Mike Mcginn, Haines, Oregon- $6,750
- Trisyn Kalawaia, Alva, Oklahoma- $4,000
- Tristan Martin, Sulphur, Louisiana- $3,750
- Barrel Racing
- Hailey Kinsel, Cotulla, Texas- $6,875
- LaTricia Duke, Henrietta, Texas- $9,000
- Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, South Dakota- $5,000
- Summer Kosel, Glenham, South Dakota- $4,750
- Breakaway Roping
- Joey Williams, Volborg, Montana- $5,250
- Maddy Jacobs, Hope, New Mexico- $6,875
- Rylee George, Oakdale, California- $7,000
- Hali Williams, Comanche, Texas- $4,250
- Bull Riding
- Jake Gardner, Wheatland County, Alberta- $ 6,750
- T Parker, Winnie, Texas- $6,500
- Tristen Hutchings, Stephenville, Texas- $7,000
- Roscoe Jarboe, Springer, Oklahoma- $5,750
For those who did not place in the top four of their semifinal, they will have one more opportunity to secure a spot in the Championship through the Wild Card rounds.
Erin Johnson sees it as a second chance to stay in the competition.
“I think it’s an awesome opportunity to kind of rope your way back in,” said Johnson.
Path to the Championship
These champions will advance to Saturday’s Championship round, where they will compete for one of rodeo’s most prestigious titles. Additional athletes will continue their journey in the Wild Card rounds, where only the top athlete in each event will earn the final remaining spots in the Championship.
The RODEOHOUSTON Super Series is a 20-day tournament-style competition that ultimately crowns champions in bareback riding, bull riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, women’s barrel racing and breakaway roping. Each event champion receives $65,000, in addition to winnings earned in earlier rounds, along with a custom-made saddle and belt buckle. Champions also receive an invitation to compete at RODEOHOUSTON the following year.
RODEOHOUSTON is an official PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) (NFR) National Finals Rodeo money event, with earnings from RODEOHOUSTON counting toward qualification for the NFR and the PRCA World Standings. For information about RODEOHOUSTON athletes, click HERE.