2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Barrel Racing Updates

Cheyenne Frontier Days kicked off in Cheyenne, Wyoming, from July 20–28. Barrel racers are turning in fast times at The Daddy of ‘Em All. With more than $600,000 up for grabs, the rodeo will be an important stop for the ladies of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.

Jordon Briggs Wins Cheyenne Frontier Days

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 28, 2024 — The Championship Sunday crowd at the 128^th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo (CFD) saw a mix of world champions facing adversity and unheralded cowboys ride away with 2024 championships at the Daddy of ‘em All.

The top 12 contestants from the previous rounds of competition compete on Championship Sunday where everyone starts with a clean slate.

In barrel racing, 2022 World Champion Jordon Briggs and her horse Famous Lil Jet that she calls “Rollo” took the win in Frontier Park, a place where her mother Kristie Peterson won four championships in the 1990s. Champions here get a prize package that includes a trophy buckle and trophy saddle. Peterson also took home a trophy bit from the 100^th anniversary of this rodeo. Briggs received a special three-foot tall replica of Frontier Park’s new How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls statue as did CFD breakaway roping champion Shelby Boisjoli-Meged.

Briggs took most of the rodeo season off as Rollo recovered from an injury to a suspensory ligament and had won no money in Women’s Professional Rodeo Association competition as of June 1. Since then, she and Rollo have been taking home paychecks and the $17,000 they earned at CFD is an important boost in her quest to return to the NFR or at least end the season in the top 30 to qualify for the big winter rodeos.

Jordon Briggs running barrels at Cheyenne Frontier Days — Over a quarter of a century after Jordon Briggs’ mother Kristie Peterson won her last barrel racing title at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Briggs, from Tolar, Texas, has one of her own. She and Famous Lil Jet, aka “Rollo,” stopped the clock in 17.06 seconds to win the 2024 title and $17,053, the highest amount of money in a single event at the 2024 rodeo. PRCA photo by Click Thompson.

2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Champions

Bareback Riding – Clay Jorgenson, Watford City, N.D., $11,729

Steer Roping – Tuff Hardman, Atoka, Okla., 30.8, $10,972

Breakaway Roping – Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Miles City, Mont., $16,280

Tie-Down Roping – Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M., $16,400

Saddle Bronc Riding – Logan Cook, Alto, Texas, $10,728

Team Roping – Hayes Smith, Central Point, Ore., and Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif., $11,925 each

Steer Wrestling, Denton Good, Long Valley, S.D., $12,710

Barrel Racing – Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, $17,053

Bull Riding – T.J. Gray, Dairy, Ore., $10,627

All-Around – Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla., $28,351

Rookie Bronc Riding – Clint Read, Wildwood, Alberta, $1,543

Tayla Moeykens at Cheyenne Frontier Days — Recent college graduate Tayla Moeykens of Three Forks, Montana, and her 6-year-old gelding KN Fames Best Yet (“Yeti”) won Semifinals 1 at the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo with the fastest time so far this year at Frontier Park —17.00 seconds. The duo won the collegiate reserve national championship in barrel racing for Montana State University in both 2023 and 2024. PRCA photo by Click Thompson

Chelsea Moore running barrels at Cheyenne Frontier Days — Kansas barrel racer Chelsea Moore stopped the clock in 17.07 seconds to win Quarterfinals 4 at the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on Tuesday. Riding her 5-year-old gelding JD Jackson Kandyman, Moore advanced to the Semifinals with a chance to boost her standings in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. PRCA photo by Jackie Jensen

2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days Barrel Racing Results

July 28 — Finals: 1, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 17.06 seconds, $10,751. 2, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 17.08, $8,897. 3, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 17.24, $7,044 . 4, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.40, $5,190. 5, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.42, $3.336. 6, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.54, $1,854.

July 27 — Semifinals 2: 1, Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.09 seconds, $5,375. 2, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 17.19, $4,449. 3, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 17.30, $3,522 . 4, Julie Plourde, Saint-Gedeon, Quebec, Canada, 17.36, $2,595. 5, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 17.37, $1,668. 6, Angela Ganter, Abilene, Texas, $927.

July 26 — Semifinals 1: 1, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.00 seconds, $5,375. 2, Tiffany Lujan, Stephenville, Texas, 17.27, $4,449. 3, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 17.16, $3,522 . 4, Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 17.33, $2,595. 5, Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.44, $1,668. 6, Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., $927.

July 25 — Quarter Finals 6: 1, (tie) Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., and Leslie Smalygo, Skiatook, Okla., 17.33 seconds, $2,162 each. 3, Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M., 17.45, $1,236 . 4, Abby Phillips, Marshall, Texas, 17.45, $618.

July 24 — Quarter Finals 5: 1, Taryn Boxleitner, Loveland, Colo., 17.55 seconds, $2,471. 2, (tie) Kaycee Killingsworth, Thrall, Texas, and Andrea Busby, Brock, Texas, 17.66, $1,545 each. 4, Wenda Johnson, Pawhuska, Okla., 17.69, $618.

July 23 — Quarter Finals 4: 1, Chelsea Moore, Rose Hill, Kan., 17.07 seconds, $2,412. 2, Angela Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 17.21, $1,810. 3, Julie Plourde, Saint-Gedeon, Quebec, Canada, 17.30, $1,206. 4, Tayla Moeykens, Three Forks, Mont., 17.35, $603.

July 22 — Quarter Finals 3: 1, Tiffany Lujan, Stephenville, Texas, 17.23 seconds, $2,471. 2, Jordon Briggs, Tolar, Texas, 17.29, $1,854. 3, Jessica Routier, Buffalo, S.D., 17.46, $1,236. 4, Katelyn Scott, Odessa, Texas, 17.47, $618.

July 21 — Quarter Finals 2: 1, Jymmy Kay Cox, Ruidoso, Downs, N.M, 17.41 seconds, $2,471. 2, Tarryn Lee, St. David, Ariz., 17.46, $1,854. 3, Karson Bradley, Big Piney, Wyo., 17.48, $1,236. 4, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 17.58, $618.

July 20 — Quarter Finals 1: 1, LaTricia Duke, Zephyr, Texas, 17.16 seconds, $2,471. 2, Sage Kohr, Gillette, Wyo., 17.18, $1,854. 3, (tie) Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas; and Lindsay Sears, Lipan, Texas, 17.31, $927.

Qualifier: 1. Leslie Smalygo, 17.09 seconds, $7,785; 2. Michelle Alley, 17.28, $6,673; 3. Kassie Mowry, 17.32, $5,561; 4. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.33, $4,819; 5. Katelyn Scott, 17.36, $3,707; 6. Paige Jones, 17.41, $2,966; 7. Jane Fambro, 17.42, $2,224; 8. (tie) Tarryn Lee and Emily Beisel, 17.44, $1,297 each; 10. (tie) Cassidy Deen and Kaycee Killingsworth, 17.46, $371 each.