Calgary Stampede’s Rocky Mountain Cup Team Roping is back at the Nutrien Western Event Centre July 8, 2026.
This year, the reining season leaders Korbin Rice and Cooper Freeman took home the $50,000, plus money won in both rounds.
Format
The Rocky Mountain Cup will feature two complete long rounds with the top eight in the average after the first advancing to the Semifinals. The top four from the Semifinals will advance to the Showdown.
Payout
The Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup has a purse of $310,250.00 ($155,125 per side). The first and second rounds will pay eight places as follow:
- $6,396.88
- $5,562.50
- $4,728.13
- $3,893.75
- $3,059.38
- $2,225.00
- $1,390.63
- $556.25
The Semifinals will pay:
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- $3,000
- $3,000
- $3,000
- $3,000
The Finals will pay:
- $50,000
- $20,000
- $10,000
- $7,500
Only 80% of monies earned at the Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup will count toward the 2026 PRCA world standings.
2026 Rocky Mountain Cup Results
Round 1
| Place | Header | Heeler | Time | Money |
| 1 | Dustin Egusquiza | JC Flake | 3.7 | $6,397 |
| 2 | Ty Vaile | Sid Sporer | 4.0 | $5,563 |
| 3 | Cory Kidd V | Carson Johnson | 4.3 | $4,728 |
| 4 (tie) | Luke Brown | Dillion Graham | 4.4 | $3,059 |
| 4 (tie) | Kolton Schmidt | Paden Bray | 4.4 | $3,059 |
| 4 (tie) | Nelson Wyatt | Jonathan Torres | 4.4 | $3,059 |
| 7 (tie) | Jake Clay | Travis Graves | 4.6 | $973 |
| 7 (tie) | Korbin Rice | Cooper Freeman | 4.6 | $973 |
Round 2
| Place | Header | Heeler | Time | Money |
| 1 | Jaxon Hill | Will Woodfin | 3.7 | $6,397 |
| 2 | Clint Summers | Jade Corkill | 4.0 | $5,563 |
| 3 | Jr. Dees | Landen Glenn | 4.1 | $4,728 |
| 4 | Kolton Schmidt | Paden Bray | 4.4 | $3,894 |
| 5 | Luke Brown | Dillion Graham | 4.7 | $3,059 |
| 6 | Korbin Rice | Cooper Freeman | 5.0 | $2,225 |
| 7 (tie) | Kavis Drake | Denim Ross | 5.1 | $973 |
| 7 (tie) | Jake Smith | Douglas Rich | 5.1 | $973 |
Finals
| Place | Header | Heeler | Time | Money |
| 1 | Korbin Rice | Cooper Freeman | 7.0 | $50,000 |
| 2 (tie) | Kolton Schmidt | Paden Bray | 30.0 | $12,500 |
| 2 (tie) | Levi Simpson | Kasper Roy | 30.0 | $12,500 |
| 2 (tie) | Ty Vaile | Sid Sporer | 30.0 | $12,500 |
2026 Rocky Mountain Cup Roster
Thirty teams were invited to rope at the Calgary Stampede’s Rocky Mountain Cup. The top 10 teams from the 2025 PRCA world standings, the top 15 from the 2026 PRCA world standings (as of May 5, 2026) and the top five headers and heelers from the 2025 CPRA standings were all invited.
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Corben Culley/Trent Vaught |
| 2 | Riley Minor/Brady Minor |
| 3 | Tyler Tryan/Trey Yates |
| 4 | Kolton Schmidt / Paden Bray |
| 5 | Tanner Tomlinson/Wesley Thorp |
| 6 | Andrew Ward/Jake Long |
| 7 | Luke Brown / Dillion Graham |
| 8 | Clint Summers/Jade Corkill |
| 9 | Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres |
| 10 | Dustin Egusquiza/JC Flake |
| 11 | Ty Vaile/Sid Sporer |
| 12 | Kellan Johnson/Wyatt Cox |
| 13 | Jake Smith / Douglas Rich |
| 14 | Jr. Dees / Landen Glenn |
| 15 | Kash Bonnett / Logan Cullen |
| 16 | Keven Daniel / Logan Medlin |
| 17 | Derrick Begay/Colter Todd |
| 18 | Jake Clay/Travis Graves |
| 19 | Cory Kidd / Carson Johnson |
| 20 | Kaleb Driggers / Junior Nunes Nogueira |
| 21 | Brye Crites / Ross Ashford |
| 22 | Bubba Buckaloo / Cole Curry |
| 23 | Levi Simpson / Kasper Roy |
| 24 | Cyle Denison/Coleby Payne |
| 25 | Trey Gallais / Logan Spady |
| 26 | Lightning Aguilera / Kaden Profili |
| 27 | Jaxon Hill/ Will Woodfin |
| 28 | Korbin Rice / Cooper Freeman |
| 29 | Kavis Drake/ Denim Ross |
| 30 | James Arviso/Levi Lord |
How to watch
The 2026 Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup Team Roping will be live on the Cowboy+ app.