Prca world champions 2024
ProRodeo Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Kaycee Feild, who set the gold standard for PRCA bareback riders, winning an event record six PRCA World Championships, headlines the 2024 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class announced on Monday.
Feild, who won PRCA World Championships in (2011-14, 2020-21), is joined in the class by contestants – team roper Art Arnold, a 1968 RCA World Champion; bull rider, the late Blue Stone, a PRCA World Champion in 2001 and 2002; stock contractor Sammy Andrews; bullfighter Darrell Diefenbach, who was selected to work the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 12 times (2001-12), notable J.D. Yates, who made the NFR as a team roping header and heeler; standout bull Mr. T of Burns Rodeo Company (1986 PRCA Bull of the Year, and Bull of the NFR in 1986 and 1989); the rodeo committee from the Tri-State Rodeo in Fort, Madison, Iowa; and barrel racers Marlene (Eddleman) McRae, the 1983 WPRA World Champion and Jeana Day, the 1974 WPRA World Champion.
The 2024 Ken Stemler Pioneer Award, which recognizes those who have provided groundbreaking, innovative ideas and forward thinking that help the development, advancement, and success of the PR
Champions crowned at the 2024 WNFR
The world’s top rodeo athletes gathered at the 2024 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR), which took place Dec. 5-14 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, where they competed for the prestigious Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Gold Buckle.
Fierce rodeo action took place as 121 contestants competed for a share of the record $12.5 million purse and vied for world titles.
Bareback riding
In bareback riding, Dean Thompson of Altamont, Utah landed in second place in the final round with an 88.5-point ride on Straight Stick from J Bar J, but was ultimately crowned world champion at the end of the night.
Weatherford, Texas Cowboy Rocker Steiner closed out his season in second place, followed by Keenan Hayes of Hayden, Colo. in third.
Bradlee Miller of Huntsville, Texas had a strong finish and placed fourth in the planet standings, while Jess Pope of Waverly, Kan. finished the year in fifth.
Steer wrestling
J.D. Struxness of Milan, Minn. entered the concluding night projected to take fourth, but walked out of the arena with his first gold buckle and world champion title.
Northwest Mississippi Community College Rodeo Coac
Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp proved their gold buckles had nothing to do with luck when they stopped the clock in 3.8 seconds to win second in Round 10 and seal the deal on their second straight world titles—Thorp’s third overall—with season earnings of $361,480.
In doing so, Wade, of Terrell, Texas, and Thorp, of Throckmorton, Texas, bested the single-season earnings record, previously held by Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira set in 2022 of $340,708.23.
But in spite of their record-breaking season, their world championship was far from guaranteed as they rode into the box at last out in the tenth round. In fact, as they watched the teams in front of them falter, they found themselves alone in the alley, shouting back and forth at each other trying to figure out what sort of run they needed to make.
“Wesley’s like, ‘We just got to make our run,'” Wade, 32, said. “I’m like, ‘How fast do we got to go?!’ I heard fast. He’s like, “Fast enough.” I’m like, do we need 4.8 or do we need 3.8?!’ But our steer was good enough. I feel like we knew if we caught him, we had a good shot. I told Wesley w
Shad Mayfield has earned his second PRCA World Championship with an All-Around title thanks to a clutch performance in Round 10 of the 2024 NFR, finishing the year with $335,474 in winnings.
“It means a lot to win this,” Mayfield said. “I’ll have more chances at a calf roping gold buckle, but the all-around doesn’t come around very often.”
To do it, he outpaced team ropers Coleman Proctor and Junior Nogueira, roping himself into the history books with a 9.6-second run in Round 10, The performance moved him from No. 5 to No. 4 in the average and secured a $40,750 payday—narrowly edging out Proctor by just $676.
Shad Mayfield’s All-Around resume
- Steer roping: $6,127
- Heading: $3,149
- Calf roping: $397,408
How Shad Mayfield earned the PRCA All-Around World Championship
Mayfield came into the NFR with a $34,011.69 lead over his all-around peers, but the pressure mounted quickly as team ropers Coleman Proctor and Junior Nogueira began winning checks. The two of them flip-flopped behind Mayfield, all three drawing within $1,500 of each other during Round 8.
When Proctor and partner Logan Medlin won Round 9, the $33,687 payday bumped
Standings | World Standings
WPRA pro rodeo standings have been organized to determine the World Champion Barrel Racer. The World Champion Barrel Racer will be determined by money won at WPRA approved barrel races only. They include all WPRA barrel races held at PRCA/WPRA rodeos and other barrel races as approved by the WPRA Board.
The following standings and rodeo count are unofficial and subject to audit. The hometowns listed below reflects the current mailing address on file. They may or may not represent the circuit designation.
(The following rodeos are NOT included in your rodeo count unless you placed, Rodeo Count will be updated for all contestants once rodeo has been audited)
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2025 Pro Rodeo World Standings
(last updated 2025-09-05)
| Rank | Name | Home Town | Money won | Rodeos Attended |
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| 1 | Kassie Mowry | Dublin, TX | $202,348.64 | 26 |
| 2 | Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi | Lampasas, TX | $187,888.70 | 67 |
| 3 | Hailey Kinsel | Cotulla, TX | $172,841.76 | 51 |
| 4 | Emily Beisel | Weatherford, OK | $168,342.39 | 61 |
| 5 | Carlee Otero | Perrin, TX | $145,026.27 | 76 |
| 6 | Anita Ellis | Blackfoot, ID | $140,772.63 | 41 |
| 7 | Megan McLeod-Sprague (G) (G) | Marsing, ID | $
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