It’s Christmas time in Cowboyland with Cowboy Christmas 2024 in full swing. Thousands of miles will be travelled and the standings are sure to be shaken over the Fourth-of-July run. The Team Roping Journal brings you full results from the Fourth run and updates on the winningest team ropers over Cowboy Christmas.
What is Cowboy Christmas?
Cowboy Christmas is famous in the rodeo world, representing the run cowboys make over the Fourth of July. With the Reno Rodeo acting as the segue into the Fourth run, Cowboy Christmas kicks off at the very end of June with Reno, Greeley Stampede and Ponoka Stampede and runs the Course of ProRodeos of the Fourth of July.
Who were the top money earners over Cowboy Christmas in 2023?
The current world standings leaders Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord were the top money earners over Cowboy Christmas in 2023. Egusquiza and Lord raked in $25,263 a man over Cowboy Christmas.
Cowboy Christmas team roping results
Reno Rodeo
Reno, Nevada, June 21-29
First round: 1. Clay Smith/Coleby Payne, 4.6 seconds, $6,677 each; 2. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 4.8, $5,806; 3. (tie) Brodi Jones/Arye Espenscheid and Rhen Richard/Clay Futrell, 5.1, $4,500 each; 5. (tie) Hagen Peterson/Chase Tryan and Coy Rahlmann/Ross Ashford, 5.2, $2,758 each; 7. (tie) Luke Brown/Travis Graves, Pedro Egurrola/Cory Petska, Korbin Rice/Caleb Hendrix, Jake Smith/Douglas Rich and Aaron Tsinigine/Ty Romo, 5.3, $406 each.
Second round: 1. James Arviso/Denton Dunning, 4.5 seconds, $6,677 each; 2. Andrew Ward/Kollin VonAhn, 4.6, $5,806; 3. Tyler Tryan/Logan Moore, 4.8, $4,935; 4. (tie) Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham and Chase Helton/Spencer Mitchell, 5.0, $3,629 each; 6. (tie) Rhett Anderson/Jared Fillmore and Aaron Tsinigine/Ty Romo, 5.1, $1,887 each; 8. Blake Hirdes/Mike George, 5.2, $581.
Average leaders: 1. Aaron Tsinigine/Ty Romo, 10.4 seconds on two head; 2. Pedro Egurrola/Cory Petska, 10.7; 3. (tie) Kolton Schmidt/Landen Glenn, Brodi Jones/Arye Espenscheid and Korbin Rice/Caleb Hendrix, 11.1 each; 6. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 11.2; no other qualified runs.
Short round list
- Aaron Tsinigine / Ty Romo
- Pedro Egurrola / Cory Petska
- Kolton Schmidt / Landen Glenn
- Brodi Jones / Arye Espenscheid
- Korbin Rice / Caleb Hendrix
- Luke Brown / Travis Graves
- Coleman Proctor / Logan Medlin
- Andrew Ward / Kollin VonAhn
- Nelson Wyatt / Jonathan Torres
- Marcus Theriot / Cole Curry
- Jr. Dees / JC Flake
- Rhett Anderson / Jared Fillmore
Ponoka Stampede
Ponoka, Alberta, June 25 – July 1
First round leaders: 1. Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 5.3 seconds; 2. (tie) Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler and Derrick Begay and Todd Colter, 5.4 each; 4. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 5.6; 5. Braden Brost/Levi Schmidt, 5.8; 6. Brady Tryan/Calgary Smith, 5.9; 7. Roland McFadden/Tyrell Flewelling, 6.0; 8. (tie) Kyle Wanchuk/Luke Skocdopole and Wyatt Bray/Paden Bray, 6.1 each; 10. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 6.3; 11. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 6.4; 12. Logan Bonnett/Keely Bonnett, 7.1.
Second round leaders: 1. Hunter Koch/Cody Snow, 5.3 seconds; 2. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 5.4; 3. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 5.9; 4. Jr. Dees/James Flake, 6.0; 5. (tie) Kavis Drake/Denim Ross, Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler and Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 6.1 each; 8. Braden Brost/Levi Schmidt, 6.2; 9. Walker Warkentin/Jared Pancoast, 7.5; 10. J.T. Adamson/Zane Thompson, 7.6; 11. (tie) Jesse Popescul/Garrett Brownlee and Tuftin McLeod/Brady Chappel, 8.0 each.
Average leaders: 1. Trey Yates/Jake Clay, 11.4 seconds on two head; 2. Dustin Bird/Jeremy Buhler, 11.5; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 11.8; 4. Braden Brost/Levi Schmidt, 12.0; 5. Luke Brown/Travis Graves, 12.2; 6. Jr. Dees/James Flake, 14.1; 7. Jesse Popescul/Garrett Brownlee, 15.9; 8. Dawson Graham/Dillon Graham, 17.1; 9. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 18.9; 10. Logan Bonnett/Keely Bonnett, 18.9; 11. J.T. Adamson/Zane Thompson, 21.4; 12. Jackson Louis/Elliott Benjamin, 26.5.
Greeley Stampede
Greeley, Colorado, June 27-July 3
First round: 1. Cyle Denison/Tanner Braden, 4.6 seconds, $4,206 each; 2. Wyatt Imus/Tyler McKnight, 4.8, $3,658; 3. Teagan Bentley/Jace Engesser, 4.9, $3,109; 4. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 5.0, $2,560; 5. (tie) Curry Kirchner/Jake Edwards and Reno Stoebner/L.J. Yeahquo, 5.2, $1,737 each; 7. Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 5.3, $914; 8. (tie) Jr. Dees/JC Flake, Brayden Fillmore/Josh Fillmore and Kreece Thompson/Cooper Freeman, 5.4, $122 each.
Second round leaders: 1. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 3.6 seconds; 2. (tie) Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and J.C. Yeahquo/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.4 each; 5. (tie) Lightning Aguilera/Lane Mitchell and Riley Kittle/Will Woodfin, 4.7 each.
Average leaders: 1. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 10.4 seconds on two head; 2. Wyatt Imus/Tyler McKnight, 10.6; 3. (tie) Luke Brown/Travis Graves and Cody Snow/Hunter Koch, 10.7 each; 5. Koby Sanchez/Trace Porter, 10.8; 6. James Arviso/Denton Dunning, 11.0; no other qualified runs.
Top money earners over Cowboy Christmas 2024
Each year, The Team Roping Journal calculates the top money earners over Cowboy Christmas in the team roping. We pay close attention to rodeo results over the Fourth of July, totaling the money won by each team. Our Cowboy Christmas earnings start with Ponoka and Greeley, as we do not include Reno in the earnings.
Top money earners coming soon.
