The NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat runs March 5-12, 2022 at Rancho Rio in Wickenburg, Arizona. Below are all the winners, and full results can be found here.
March 5
#8.5 Truck Roping
Kait Belone, Leupp, Arizona, and Tel Sorenson, Watford City, North Dakota, won the average in the #8.5 Ram Truck Roping with a time of 26.25 seconds on three head, worth $15,000 and Gist Silversmiths trophy buckles.
Martin Savedra, Grants, New Mexico, won $9,320 for second with Carter Hutchison and $6,220 with HP Evetts for fourth, making him the high-point winner of the Ram Truck.
#8.5 Megabucks
Jubal Williamson, Cliff, New Mexico, and Will Hooper, Animas, New Mexico, won $7,840 for their time of 42.63 seconds on four head.
March 7
#8.5 Legends
Rod Week, Kearney, Nebraska, and Danny Eagerton, Wittman, Arizona, were 41.68 on four to win $10,720 March 7 at Rancho Rio.
#9.5 Legends
California’s Craig Maciver and Bobby Willis won the #9.5 Legends at the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat, worth $11,040 for a time of 38.99 seconds on four head.
#10.5 Legends
Alberta, Canada’s Tracy Duce and Frank Simpson roped four steers in 44.60 seconds to win $12,600 in the #10.5 Legends at Rancho Rio March 7.
#11.5 Legends
Unquestionably legends, Wickenburg, Arizona’s Stefani Lyman and Llano, Texas’s Tee Woolman won the #11.5 Legends with a time of 37.96 seconds on four head, worth $11,640.
Open Championships
Florence, Arizona’s Pedro Egurrola and Casa Grande’s Logan Cullen won the Open Championships with a time of 37.55 seconds on five head, worth $10,800.
March 8
#10.5 Megabucks
Braden Hutchison, Watford City, North Dakota, and Conner Herren, Crooks, South Dakota, were 33.81 on four head to win $8,020 in the #10.5 Megabucks in March 8.
#11.5 Megabucks
Morristown, Arizona’s Katelyn Perkins and Jerome, Idaho’s Conor Ward roped four steers in 35.40 seconds, winning the roping by a full second worth $8,460.
#12.5 Championships
North Dakota’s Braden Hutchison and Yoder, Wyoming’s Clayton VanAken won the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat with a time of 33.14 seconds on four head, worth $22.340.
#13.5 Championships
Watford City, North Dakota’s Hayden Hutchison and Blackfoot, Idaho’s Britt Newman were 31.20 on four head to win $18,480 March 8 at Rancho Rio’s NTR National Finals presented by Ariat.
#14.5 Championships
Quentin Anseth of Battle Mountain, Nevada, and Asher Freeman of Spring Creek, Nevada roped four steers in 31.19 seconds to earn $13,720 in the #14.5 Championships at the NTR National Finals presented by Ariat at Rancho Rio.
March 9
#8.5 Megabucks
Obed Arreola Crus of Eagle, Colorado, and Dakota Brown of Sheridan, Wyoming, roped four steers in 38.59 seconds to win $8,000 in the second #8.5 Megabucks of the week at the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat.
#9.5 Megabucks
Decorah, Idaho’s Tom Massman and Wittman, Arizona’s Bobby Hamilton won $8,680 for roping four steers in 38.85 seconds to win the #9.5 Megabucks March 9 at the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat at Rancho Rio in Wickenburg, Arizona.
#10.5 VIP
Fort Lupton, Colorado’s Shayne O’Hotto and Buckeye, Arizona’s Glen Crane won $19,460 when they handily won the #10.5 VIP Championships at the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat, roping four steers in 42.78 seconds.
#10.5 Finale
Arizona’s Josh Smart and Vail Gutierrez won $25,900 for roping four steers in 37.43 seconds at the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat.
#11.5 Finale
Camas, Washington’s Joe Thompson and Medical Lake, Washington’s Larry Gleave were 35.05 on four head to win $25,400 in the #11.5 Finale at the NTR National Finals presented by Ariat.
March 10
#8.5 Finale
Dylan Martin and Miguel Ruiz, both from Colorado’s Western Slope, won the #8.5 Finale by nearly 11 seconds March 10, worth $24,340 with a time of 35.88 seconds on four head.
#9.5 Finale
Rashel Richards and Gilbert Garside—a father-daughter duo—won the #9.5 Finale at the NTR National Finals VIII presented by Ariat at Rancho Rio March 10, worth $26,140 for a time of 45.08 seconds on four head.