PRORODEO Media Guide - 2025

The NFR Open is one of the biggest of the season. The tournament-style NFR Open determines the national circuit champions in each event. The competition produces exciting challenges for the athletes and vivid entertainment for the fans. All 26 qualifiers from the 13 circuits compete in the two preliminary rounds of the rodeo. The top eight contestants overall (from each event) advance to the semifinal round, with all previous scores and times thrown out. The top four move on to the final round – a sudden-death competition that determines the national circuit champion in each event. Because the top four contestants begin with a clean slate in the final round, each one has an equal opportunity to claim a NFR Open title. In additions to their winnings, NFR Open event winners receive a Polaris RANGER UTV, a trophy saddle from Cactus Saddlery and a Montana Silversmiths buckle. The National Circuit Finals Steer Roping is a similar event with 35 contestants that determines the national champion in a separate event, steer roping. The NCFSR has been held in Torrington, Wyo., since 2010.

CIRCUIT CONTACTS

PRCA Circuit Coordinator Scott Dorenkamp 101 Pro Rodeo Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80919 719-528-4705 sdorenkamp@prorodeo.com

Montana J Billingsley jbillingsley90@yahoo.com 406-951-2426

Mountain States Guy Warpness, President gwarp59@gmail.com 307-760-8777 Includes: Colorado, Wyoming

Badlands Tom Richter, President 605-691-4785 trichter@venuworks.com Includes: North Dakota, South Dakota

Prairie Julie Graber 620-664-6093 jagscox@cox.net Includes: Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma

California Al Girard 909-841-5685 buckout911@aol.com

Southeastern Ralph Roller, President 352-238-3090 rollerr@bellsouth.net Includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

Columbia River Pete Thiry 509-683-3396 psthiry@hotmail.com Includes: Washington, Oregon, Idaho (north of Salmon River)

First Frontier Brock Hower 570-238-5377 bhower@firstfrontiercircuit.com Includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia Great Lakes Wayne Knutson, President 660-261-4337 cjknutson@cvalley.net Includes: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin Maple Leaf CPRA 403-945-0903 www.rodeocanada.com

Texas Mikey Jo Duggan, Manager 806-674-2116 texascircuit@yahoo.com

Turquoise Julie Jutten, Manager 719-338-1471 Julie@juttenmarketingandevents.com Includes: Arizona, New Mexico Wilderness Ryan Shaw, President 801-731-5975 ryanshaw@mac.com Includes: Nevada, Utah, Idaho (south of Salmon River)

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