The North Dakota Roughrider Cup is back in 2026, promising a major payout in the final two weeks of the ProRodeo season for team ropers.
With the top 32 teams in the world standings, plus qualifiers from key Badlands Circuit rodeos, set to rope Sept. 18-20, the Roughrider Cup is once again positioned to rattle the world standings in the closing weeks of the ProRodeo season. In 2025, our reigning world champions Andrew Ward and Jake Long took the Mandan win with a 4.7, good for $9,798 a man. The Roughrider Cup has $60,000 added on both sides again this year, and will pay 15 monies.
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Mandan is also one of two last stops—Pendleton is the other—on the Cinch Playoff Series run before the Sept. 21 cutoff to get into the Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls.
North Dakota Roughrider Cup FAQs
Who got into the North Dakota Roughrider Cup?
The top 32 headers and heelers in the 2026 PRCA world standings as of 7 days prior to entries closing qualify. The winners of each of the following four Badlands Circuit rodeos will also qualify for a total of 36 teams.
- Mandan, ND (July 2-4)
- Deadwood, SD (July 21-25)
- Aberdeen, ND (Aug. 10-11)
- Rapid City, SD (Aug. 23-25)
2026 North Dakota Roughrider Cup team roping draw
Performance 1, Sept. 18
| 1 | Jhett Trenary | Tanner Braden |
| 2 | Shay Carroll | Landen Glenn |
| 3 | Coleman Proctor | Travis Graves |
| 4 | Kaleb Driggers | Lucinei Nunes Nogueira |
| 5 | Jaxon Hill | Logan Moore |
| 6 | Tyler Tryan | Nicky Northcott |
| 7 | Clay Tryan | Sid Sporer |
| 8 | Billy Smith | Douglas Rich |
| 9 | Korbin Rice | Cooper Freeman |
| 10 | Tucker McDaniel | Cash Hetzel |
| 11 | James Arviso | Levi Lord |
| 12 | Elvenee Dees | William Woodfin |
Performance 2, Sept. 19
| 1 | Andrew Ward | Jake Long |
| 2 | Cash Duty | Trent Vaught |
| 3 | Kolton Schmidt | Paden Bray |
| 4 | Tanner Tomlinson | Wesley Thorp |
| 5 | Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
| 6 | Dustin Egusquiza | James Flake |
| 7 | Wenceslao Aguilera | Kaden Profili |
| 8 | Brye Crites | Ross Ashford |
| 9 | Clay Smith | Coleby Payne |
| 10 | Tee McLeod | Jake Edwards |
| 11 | Coy Rahlmann | Logan Medlin |
| 12 | Luke Brown | Hunter Koch |
Performance 3, Sept. 20
| 1 | Dawson Graham | Dillion Graham |
| 2 | Riley Kittle | Trey Yates |
| 3 | Kavis Drake | Denim Ross |
| 4 | Erich Rogers | Cory Petska |
| 5 | Clinton Summers | Jade Corkill |
| 6 | Brenten Hall | Wyatt Cox |
| 7 | Ketch Kelton | Denton Dunning |
| 8 | Cody Snow | Lane Mitchell |
| 9 | Riley Minor | Brady Minor |
| 10 | Jon Peterson | Riley Wakefield |
| 11 | William Wyatt | Jonathan Torres |
| 12 | Chester Kidd | Carson Johnson |
What is the format at the North Dakota Roughrider Cup?
The North Dakota Roughrider Cup is one round of competition, spread out over three performances with 12 teams roping daily.
What is the payout?
While The Team Roping Journal hasn’t yet figured out the exact payout, we know the North Dakota Roughrider Cup has a $60,000 purse on both ends.
When and where is the 2026 North Dakota Roughrider Cup?
The North Dakota Roughrider Cup is headed to the Dale Pahlke Arena in Mandan, North Dakota, Sept. 18-20.
| Friday, Sept. 18 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Sept. 19 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Sept. 20 | 2:00 p.m. |