The World Championship Junior Rodeo (WCJR) will return to the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma in July and there’s several cowboys and cowgirls putting their name on the hat to earn their way to the $145,000 in guaranteed added money.
Similar to years past, there’s three ways to qualify for the WCJR—through a qualifier series event, last chance qualifier or the leaderboard route. The top 15 contestants per timed discipline and the top three in the roughstock in the VRQ standings on the 2026 WCJR Leaderboard as of June 14 will earn a direct spot in the semifinals with no additional entry fee.
Standings as of June 5, 2026.
15-&-Under Headers
| Place | Roper | Points |
| 1 | GABE DUBOIS | 3902 |
| 2 | WESSON DEWITT | 3875 |
| 3 | LAVOYE GARNHART | 1900 |
| 4 | COLTON CHARLESTON | 1179.5 |
| 5 | ELLY LOUT | 900 |
| 6 | CARLEE HAYS | 818.5 |
| 7 | RYLEE SUE HAYS | 700 |
| 8 | JIMMY ROPE CROSS | 500 |
| 9 | RYDER PHILLIPS-TREAT | 357 |
| 10 | HUNTER DURHAM | 200 |
| 11 | ADDISON DYER | 12 |
15-&-Under Heelers
| Place | Roper | Points |
| 1 | CLAY DUBOIS | 1750 |
| 2 | KATI CLEMENTS | 1500 |
| 3 | HUNTER DURHAM | 1300 |
| 4 | TIMBER WILSON | 1100 |
| 5 | KASH NIXON | 798 |
| 6 | CARLEE HAYS | 795.5 |
| 7 | AIDEN PARKER | 600 |
| 8 | SAWYER WARD | 342.5 |
| 9 | GENTTRIE VANORSDOL | 200 |
| 10 | BLAKELEE COMBS | 100 |
| 11 | EASTON SHERMAN | 1 |
19-&-Under Headers
| Place | Roper | Points |
| 1 | BRONC EVANS | 14060 |
| 2 | LOGAN CISNEROS | 13022.5 |
| 3 | REMI WELLS | 7688 |
| 4 | BRYCE EHLINGER | 5200 |
| 5 | NOLAN MAYBERRY | 4737.5 |
| 6 | AUSTIN PEREZ | 4207.5 |
| 7 | CASHIN CARSON | 4065.5 |
| 8 | GABE DUBOIS | 3462.5 |
| 9 | RYAN EHLINGER | 2125 |
| 10 | KALE CLEMENTS | 1737.25 |
| 11 | JUSTIN VILLARREAL | 1700 |
| 12 | FAITH DUBOIS | 1625 |
| 13 | TRAVEN TODD | 1600 |
| 14 | SADIE HOTZLER | 1600 |
| 15 | MADOLYN CAMPIDILLI | 1450 |
| 16 | KELSIE REININGER | 1450 |
| 17 | COLT SANDERS | 1236 |
| 18 | MADOLYN CAMPIDILLI | 1000 |
| 19 | CONNER HAYGOOD | 900 |
| 20 | OWEN AYMETT | 862.5 |
| 21 | TRACE POPPE | 862.5 |
| 22 | SYDNEY SMITH | 700 |
| 23 | TRESTON BRAZILE | 696.5 |
| 24 | OWEN GILLESPIE | 679.75 |
| 25 | KYLIE REININGER | 637.5 |
| 26 | LANE YODER | 632.5 |
| 27 | CARLEE HAYS | 600 |
| 28 | JD DUBOIS | 550 |
| 29 | HOYT DARNALL | 525 |
| 30 | ENOCH HALL | 497 |
| 31 | CASH COCKRUM | 283.5 |
| 32 | KAITLYN TORRES | 164 |
| 33 | MARK KALE ROARK | 154 |
| 34 | KAYSON LASYONE | 115.5 |
| 35 | ARINA DEE HAUGEN | 100 |
| 36 | NOLAN REARDON | 100 |
| 37 | CANNIN CARSON | 100 |
| 38 | BRENNON RALSTON | 100 |
| 39 | HOLT KATZER | 100 |
| 40 | ELLIOT TENNINGER | 100 |
| 41 | CADE FERGUSON | 7.5 |
| 42 | GUS HARRIS | 7.5 |
| 43 | KASTON KIMBALL | 7.5 |
| 44 | COLE STEIB | 2 |
19-&-Under Heelers
| Place | Roper | Points |
| 1 | KAYSON LASYONE | 7842.25 |
| 2 | NOLAN MAYBERRY | 7750 |
| 3 | SKINNER WILKINSON | 5064.5 |
| 4 | BRONC EVANS | 4404.25 |
| 5 | TRESTON BRAZILE | 4189 |
| 6 | CANNIN CARSON | 4153 |
| 7 | AIDEN PARKER | 3800 |
| 8 | REMI WELLS | 3425 |
| 9 | WESTON SMYTH | 3217 |
| 10 | JUSTIN VILLARREAL | 3100 |
| 11 | MAVERICK CAMPIDILLI | 2487.5 |
| 12 | TUCKER WRIGHT | 1962.5 |
| 13 | RYLER GRIFFIN | 1800 |
| 14 | COLTER LEE TODD | 1600 |
| 15 | JD DUBOIS | 1401 |
| 16 | MASON HUNTER | 1275 |
| 17 | CHASE OWENS | 1100 |
| 18 | BRYCE EHLINGER | 1000 |
| 19 | CASH COCKRUM | 939 |
| 20 | BRIDGER LLEWELLYN | 875 |
| 21 | TATE POPPE | 787.5 |
| 22 | OWEN GILLESPIE | 679.5 |
| 23 | CRUZ MELANSON | 525 |
| 24 | MARK KALE ROARK | 505.5 |
| 25 | CROSS RINGELSTEIN | 500 |
| 26 | LEVI BAILEY | 357 |
| 27 | ENOCH HALL | 300 |
| 28 | GUS HARRIS | 246 |
| 29 | KAITLYN TORRES | 200 |
| 30 | BRANT COOKSTON | 154 |
| 31 | KUTTER RICHARDSON | 107.5 |
| 32 | HOYT DARNALL | 100 |
| 33 | JUDDY FARELLA | 100 |
| 34 | CARLEE HAYS | 100 |
| 35 | CASHIN CARSON | 100 |
| 36 | DAL PINNER | 100 |
| 37 | COLLINS TAYLOR | 100 |
| 38 | KASTON KIMBALL | 7.5 |
| 39 | KEAGEN LESTER | 7.5 |