With the lucrative summer run kicking off in June, we take one more look at the leaders in the World Standings from the winter buildings and spring rodeos.

Melody Hale has been coming to the St. Paul Rodeo for decades. Despite being a competitive roper with 30 years of experience, her trips from her home in Tenino, Washington, to the big rodeo in the ...

It's a vantage point Jackie Crawford hasn't been forced to take often, but last December the Stephenville, Texas, cowgirl was relegated to being a breakaway roping spectator. The moment became an ...

Brooklynn Bell, a ninth grade homeschooled student from Rainier, punched her ticket to the 78th annual National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the breakaway roping ...

The inaugural Kimes Ranch Million Dollar Breakaway will take place Nov. 27-30 at WestWorld in Scottsdale, Ariz. An unprecedented million-dollar purse will be awarded during a 10-round competition ...

One of California’s largest and most coveted rodeos has announced that breakaway roping will not be included in its 2026 event. This is a decision that has quickly sparked reaction across the rodeo ...

After being postponed due to an outbreak of EHV-1, the National Finals Breakaway Roping is about to get rolling at the historic Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Unlike the National Finals Rodeo, ...

As the 2026 rodeo season heats up, the standings are changing almost daily. The Texas Swing is fully underway with big windfalls happening for contestants across the state. As the spring rodeos are ...

The first-ever Cinch Breakaway Roping Championship Finale took place over the weekend (April 10-12), and the contestants of breakaway roping did not disappoint in Oklahoma City. The competition is the ...

"Everything was perfect. It made me feel like I do belong here," Sierra Hilgenkamp after placing first in the second go of ...

Fan-favorite breakaway roper, Jackie "JJ" Hampton, will return to RodeoHouston following her victory in Houston's first-ever breakaway roping competition last year. Credit: Photo by Houston Livestock ...