Cooks Rodeo Days Crowns 2026 Champions

The 2026 Cooks Rodeo Days brought a strong field of ProRodeo competitors to Lubbock, Texas, over the weekend, with many of the sport’s top competitors making appearances.

In bareback riding, Kade Berry topped the field with an 88-point ride on Smith Pro Rodeos' Exposed Vegas. Tilden Hooper finished second with 84.5 points, Chad Rutherford third with an 83, and Toby Deudney rounded out the top four with 82.5 points.

Brody Cress delivered an outstanding 90-point ride in the saddle bronc riding on Rafter S Rodeo Company's Rocket Man to take home the event title. Tagg Bond and Darcy Radel tied for second place with a pair of 85-point rides, while Heston Harrison finished fourth with an 83.

Braden Richardson secured the bull riding win with an 89.5-point ride on Smith Pro Rodeos' Black Gold. Grayson Cole and Hayden Mulvey tied for second with 87.5-point rides, and Bryce Jensen finished fourth with 85.5 points.

Sabrina Ketcham stopped the clock in 16.89 seconds to win the barrel racing – the only sub-17 second run of the weekend. Jana Bean finished second with a 17.00, and Hailey Beal and Katelyn Scott tied for third with a pair of 17.08-second runs.

Breakaway roping legend Lari Dee Guy topped the leaderboard for the weekend with 5.0 seconds on two head, barely edging Melyssa McDonald’s 5.1.Quincy Sullivan finished third with a 5.4, and Jorgia Nixon finished fourth with a 5.5.

Cody Devers finished atop the steer wrestling and all-around leaderboards for the weekend. He won the steer wrestling with a 12.2-second aggregate on three head, followed by Grady Payne’s 13.8, and Tyke Kipp and Jacob Edler’s 13.9s.

In team roping, Tanner Tomlinson and Wesley Thorp took home the title in Lubbock with a three-head aggregate of 16.5 seconds. Brenten Hall and Jake Clay, along with Kash Koch and Blake Walker II, finished second with a 16.9. Stefan Ramone and Treyden Gonzales rounded out the top four with a 24.5.

Brodey Clemons secured the tie-down roping title with 25.9 seconds on three head, followed by Ty Harris’ 26.7, Max Mathis’ 27.3, and Brody Stallard’s 27.5.

Scott Snedecor won the steer roping title with a three-head aggregate of 45.1 seconds. Jate Saults finished second with a 45.6, J. Tom Fisher third with 22.6 on two head, and Connor McNeil fourth with a 24.8 on two head.

As the 2027 ProRodeo season gets underway, Cooks Rodeo Days gave competitors an early opportunity to build momentum and put their names on the leaderboard. The season is still young, but every check counts in the race for the NFR.