2026 RODEO RESULTS
February 22, 2026 round 1 leaders
Day 2 at the 101st Annual Tucson Rodeo tightened the leaderboard as Round 1 continued to unfold.
Jess Pope matched Daxtyn Feild’s 84.5-point bareback ride to create a tie at the top, while saddle bronc riding now features a deadlock between Lefty Holman and Riggin Smith at 81.5 points. Steer wrestling got even faster with D.J. Joos posting a 6.0-second run, and team roping and tie-down roping both saw new leaders emerge with quicker times. Lisa Lockhart and Dawson Branton continue to hold the top spots in barrel racing and bull riding as Round 1 competition intensifies.
Scroll below winner photos for full Round 1 leader results.
Photo Credit: Fernando Sam-Sin
Bareback (Tie)
Daxtyn Field
Roosevelt, Utah
Score: 84.5
Horse: 076 Tumbleweed
Bareback (Tie)
Jess Pope
Waverly, KS
Score: 84.5
Horse: Sucking Wind
Steer Wrestling
D.J. Joos
La Junta, CO
Time: 6.0 seconds
Team Roping
Seth Hall & Pace Blanchard
Albuquerque, NM
Time: 6.7 seconds
Saddle Bronc (Tie)
Lefty Holman
Visalia, CA
Score: 81.5
Horse: 665 Harry the Horse
Saddle Bronc (Tie)
Riggin Smith
Holbrook, ID
Score: 81.5
Horse: 9 Redlicious Meats Four Aces
Tie-Down Roping (Tie)
Hunter Herrin
Apache, OK
Time: 10.6 seconds
Tie-Down Roping (Tie)
Logan Bird
Nanton, BC
Time: 10.6 seconds
Women’s Barrel Racing
Lisa Lockhart
Oelrichs, SD
Time: 17.26 seconds
Bull Riding
Dawson Branton
Aguila, AZ
Score: 85.5
Bull: B62 Ice Age
La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros Day 1 Results
Bareback riding: First round leaders: 1. Daxtyn Feild, 84.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Tumbleweed; 2. R.C. Landingham, 83.5; 3. Clay Hibler Moss, 80; 4. Casey Thomson, 78.5; 5. Cole Hollen, 76; 6. Dean Thompson, 75.5.
Steer wrestling: First round leaders: 1. Cody Cabral, 6.3 seconds; 2. Riley Westhaver, 7.3; 3. Kyler Dick, 7.9; 4. Bridger Anderson, 8.6; 5. Tyler Byrne, 14.1.
Team roping: First round leaders: 1. Michael Calmelat/Anthony Calmelat, 7.2 seconds; 2. Robby Lefebre/Joshua Casias, 8.5; 3. Kalai Nobriga/Kyon Cluff, 13.2.
Saddle bronc riding: First round leaders: 1. Lefty Holman, 81.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Harry The Horse; 2. Cooper Thatcher, 81; 3. Gus Gaillard, 80.5; 4. Jake Finlay, 78; 5. Slade Keith, 77; 6. Jasper Frost, 76.
Tie-down roping: First round leaders: 1. Ty Harris, 10.9 seconds; 2. Ty Pablo, 12.3; 3. Brogan Miller, 13.2; 4. Myles Kenzy, 16.0; 5. Joseph Parsons, 16.2.
Barrel racing: First round leaders: 1. Lisa Lockhart, 17.26 seconds; 2. Kailey Mitton, 17.57; 3. Kailee Murdock, 17.89; 4. Erin Williams, 17.96; 5. Stacey Padilla, 17.98; 6. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 18.04.
Bull riding: First round leaders: 1. Dawson Branton, 85.5 points on Beutler & Son Rodeo's Ice Age; 2. Clayton Sellars, 82.5; 3. Colton Coffman, 73; 4. Jate Frost, 69.
Stock Contractor: Beutler & Son Rodeo. Sub-Contractors: Diamond G Rodeo, Powder River Rodeo, Salt River Rodeo and Andrews Rodeo.