Twenty children, 67 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo athletes, many volunteers and sponsors. Add them all up, and you get memories that will last a lifetime at the Golden Circle of Champions.
Rodeo
Over the course of 10 nights at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, about 180,000 fans attend in person. But easily double that number of people arrive in town each December for the Super Bowl of Rodeo.
Steer wrestler Will Lummus joins us for NFR 445 ahead of Monday’s fourth go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Stetson Wright, the four-time defending all-around champion, will miss the rest of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas because of a lingering injury.
Kade Sonnier looked to the rafters as the notes began to echo throughout the Thomas Mack Center, causing the corners of his eyes to well with tears.
“It’s just special to see these kids and the joy that it brings them to have us out here. It reminds me of the joy we have for this sport,” bareback rider Tim O’Connell said.
Here are the 3rd go-round results from the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
The 2023 National Finals Rodeo’s 3rd go-round took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Check out the action here.
Will Lummus entered the National Finals Rodeo ranked No. 4 in steer wrestling. He also coaches the rodeo team at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
Bull rider Cody Teel joins us for NFR 445 ahead of Sunday’s third go-round at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The 2023 National Finals Rodeo’s 2nd go-round took place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Check out the action here.
Here are the 2nd go-round results from the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Lisa Lockhart is making her 17th straight National Finals Rodeo appearance, the winningest NFR contestant in her event of barrel racing.
A two-time Wrangler NFR qualifier, barrel racer Sissy Winn joins us for Day 2 of NFR 445.
Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi has reached the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo 17 times. The path to her 2023 NFR appearance just took a slightly different route.