Ahead of the WCRA’s Rodeo Corpus Christi hosted on the bayfronts of Corpus Christi, Texas, May 7-11, the organization today announced the 189 athletes who will compete at the final Triple Crown of Rodeo (TCR) event.
The remaining roster includes 132 timed event athletes and 57 roughstock athletes who qualified by nominating their efforts on the WCRA VRQ leaderboard.
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2024 WCRA Rodeo Corpus Christi Breakaway Roster
First performance – Wild Card – Tuesday, May 7
| Run order | Athlete |
| 1 | Pending – Last chance qualifier |
| 2 | Marvel Murphy |
| 3 | Chelsi Arnold |
| 4 | Mallorie Fewell |
Second performance – Wild Card – Wednesday, May 8
| Run order | Athlete |
| 1 | Pending – Last chance qualifier |
| 2 | Tiffany Schieck |
| 3 | Josie Conner |
| 4 | Hope Thompson |
| 5 | Taylor Raupe |
| 6 | Amy Ohrt |
| 7 | Brighton Bauman |
| 8 | Bleu Hall |
| 9 | Rylie Edens |
| 10 | Kelsie Reininger |
| 11 | Rylie Romero |
| 12 | Josey James |
Third & Fourth performance – Progressive – Thursday & Friday, May 9 & 10
Progressive round 2 is reverse order of round 1 results.
| Run order | Athlete |
| 1 | Wild Card Advancing |
| 2 | Wild Card Advancing |
| 3 | Wild Card Advancing |
| 4 | Wild Card Advancing |
| 5 | Kelsie Domer |
| 6 | Jackie Crawford |
| 7 | Kaylie Garza |
| 8 | Jordan Jo Hollabaugh |
| 9 | Marybeth Beam |
| 10 | Kieley Walz |
| 11 | Kylie Reininger |
| 12 | Martha Angelone |
Fifth performance – Showdown round – Saturday, May 11
| Run order | Athlete |
| 1 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 7 |
| 2 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 6 |
| 3 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 5 |
| 4 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 4 |
| 5 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 3 |
| 6 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 2 |
| 7 | Advancing Athlete Progressive Agg. 1 |
Fifth performance – Triple Crown of Rodeo round – Saturday, May 11
| Run order | Athlete |
| 1 | Advancing Athlete Showdown Rd 3 |
| 2 | Advancing Athlete Showdown Rd 2 |
| 3 | Advancing Athlete Showdown Rd 1 |
The first and second-place athletes from Rodeo Corpus Christi will qualify for the WCRA’s Free Riders. This sixth team will compete at the inaugural Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo on May 17 in Arlington, Texas, at AT&T Stadium.
The team will be comprised of two athletes per discipline and will compete head-to-head in barrel racing, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, and breakaway roping in a team format. The competition will be a bracket-style, featuring Kid Rock LIVE in concert. Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo will lead into the PBR World Finals—Championship, also at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, on May 18-19.
Rodeo Corpus Christi Division Youth Showcase Roster
All athletes competing at the DY Showcase will earn double points towards the 2024 Division Youth leaderboard.
Amy Ohrt, a Texas native from Victoria, will demonstrate her athletic versatility by competing in pole bending, breakaway roping, and goat tying events.
In July 2023, Ohrt was crowned the 2023 World Championship Junior Rodeo (WCJR) All-Around Cowgirl. In November 2023, she also won the breakaway roping and goat-tying titles at the Cowtown DY Showcase. Ohrt holds the title of the most successful cowgirl in WCRA DY, with over $22,600 in earnings.
| Breakaway Roping | Amy Ohrt |
| Breakaway Roping | MaryBeth Beam |
| Breakaway Roping | Jakelyn Primrose |
| Breakaway Roping | Rylie Edens |
Where to watch WCRA Rodeo Corpus Christi
Fans can watch Rodeo Corpus Christi on RidePass on Pluto TV, Cowboy Channel, and the Cowboy Channel+ App nightly on May 7-11 at 7 p.m. CDT. Fans can tune into the Triple Crown of Rodeo Round of Rodeo Corpus Christi on a CBS Sports Network broadcast on June 2 at 11:30 CDT.
Worth noting: Barrel racer Stephanie Fryar’s $1 million opportunity
Barrel Racer Stephanie Fryar (Waco, Texas) approaches the event as the final competitor eligible to win the $1 million WCRA Triple Crown of Rodeo bonus, poised to become the first female in rodeo history to become an overnight millionaire.
The Triple Crown of Rodeo is an annual bonus that pays $1 million to any one athlete or collection of athletes who win any three consecutive WCRA Major rodeos. Fryar is the final contender for the Triple Crown of Rodeo program. Fryar won consecutive WCRA Majors in October 2023 in Mill Springs, North Carolina, and in January 2024 in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
“An athlete earning $1 million or more in a single night is a rare occurrence in the sport of rodeo, and this is only the second time in the sport a woman has been in sole contention for such a cash bonus,” said WCRA President Bobby Mote. “She has won $750,000 in her professional career, and the $1 million check she could earn on May 11 will exceed her 18+ year career earnings combined.”
