Jake Barnes

Jake Barnes Heeling

Jake Barnes was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1997 and has earned his reputation through over 40 years of remarkable roping success and distinguished achievements. He’s a three-time WNFR Average Champion—holding the 10-head record that still standings—a 12-time Ram National Circuit Finals Qualifier and a four-time RNCRF Champion.

Jake Barnes is known for his never-say-die attitude that led him to become the most determined roper in the PRCA, wearing out roping dummy after roping dummy in the pursuit of perfection.

World Championships

Team Roping: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994

National Finals Rodeo Average Champion

Team Roping: 1985, 1994, 2007

RAM Circuit Finals Rodeo Champion

Team Roping: 1987, 1989, 1995, 1996

Jake Barnes and Clay O'Brien Cooper pose with their buckles.
get ya mind right
The Short Score: Practicing to be High Call at the Ariat WSTR Finale
Jake Barnes
get it right
The Short Score: Head Rope Grip
black and white photo of a young Jake Barnes roping with Leo Camarillo
Sound Advice
If I Was a Young Team Roper Today
Jake and Clay standing on either side of a trophy saddle.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
The Short Score: Roping's Evolution
Jake Barnes and Clay O’Brien Cooper have 56 National Finals Rodeo qualifications and seven NFR average wins between them. They won Rodeo’s Super Bowl together in three different decades—in 1985, 1994 and 2007. Dan Hubbell Photo
almost but not quite
The Short Score: Jake and Clay's Elusive 8th Gold Buckle
Jake Barnes heading a steer for Clay O'Brien Cooper.
master analyzers
Breaking It Down: Understanding Every Aspect of the Run
Kaleb Driggers Junior Nogueira
simply the best
The Short Score: Are Kaleb and Junior the Best of this Generation?
Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord team roping.
get after it
Maxing Out September Rodeo Scenarios
JakeBarnes_TRJFilePhotobyPhilDoyle_DummyRoping_March23
The Short Score: Long vs. Short Game Evolution
NFR Bubble Jake Barnes
NFR Perks
The Short Score: Original Perk of Making the NFR
The Team Roping Journal
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