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2025 American Contender Tournament Results: Tulsa is the Final Stop

Two youth ropers have won the Western and Eastern American Contender Tournament Qualifiers. See who else is in here.

Kelsie Reininger hits the brakes to secure her spot in The American Rodeo Contender Tournament Finals.
Kelsie Reininger hits the brakes to secure her spot in The American Rodeo Contender Tournament Finals. Photo by Clay Guardipee courtesy Teton Ridge

The 2025 American Rodeo is getting underway, with the Contender Tournament allowing the best of the best to rise through the ranks for a chance at the $1 million purse at the 2025 American Rodeo.

The American Rodeo Central Region Finals

Go 1, ThursdayRiderTimeMoney
1.Quealy Probst – B1.77$3,074
2.Bleu Hall 1.79$2,306
3.Haiden Thompson1.94$1,665
4.Kaydence Tindall1.96$1,409
5.Taylor Munsell2.04$1,153
6.Addison Kinser2.06$896
7.Quealy Probst – A2.14$768
8.Rickie Fanning2.26$640
9.Hadley Thompson2.27$512
10Jami Bergeson2.34$389

The American Rodeo West Region Finals

Sadie grant holds a large check, smiling while being interviewed for her win.
Sadie Grant earned $10,000 and a spot competing in The American Rodeo Contender Tournament Finals at Globe Life Field in 2025. Photo courtesy Teton Ridge

The first of the three American Rodeo Regions wrapped up Jan. 11–12 in Las Vegas at the South Point Equestrian Center.

Sadie Grant, 17, from Santa Maria, California, took the top spot with a 2.7-second run in the short go on Saturday. Grant was astride 9-year-old mare her sister Haliegh trained. The mare’s been to Salinas with Haliegh, where they finishing No. 2 in 2024.

The American Rodeo West Region Finals Breakaway Results

  1. Sadie Grant, 2.7, $10,000
  2. Harley Pryor, 2.72, $5,500
  3. Lari Dee Guy, 2.91, $2,500
  4. Kaydin Finan, 2.95, $1,500
  5. Bailey Girvin, 3.0, $500

The American Rodeo East Region Finals

  1. Kelsie Reininger, 2.26, $10,000
  2. Hali Williams, 2.44, $5,500
  3. Lydia Townson, 2.45, $2,500
  4. Corlee Massey, 2.61, $1,500
  5. Ashley Henderson, 2.65, $500

The American Rodeo Contender Finals

Time and location TBD.

What is the American Rodeo Contender Tournament?

The American Contender Tournament West, Central and East Regional Semi-Finals attract qualifiers from both coasts as well as the Central United States to compete in the re-imagined tournament style format in hopes of making it all the way to The Crown Jewel of Rodeo™ —The American Rodeo 2025.

In 2023, more than 2,500 rodeo athletes competed across the country to vie for a chance at the $1-million bonus on the line if they made it to The American Rodeo, earning impressive money along the way. Guaranteed prize money is upwards of $540,000 for the Regional Semi-Finals and Finals.

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