2015

Junior NFR
was founded.

The YETI Junior NFR will host more than 700 contestants within the Wrangler Rodeo Arena over the 10 days in December. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, this premier event takes place in the heart of Las Vegas, where each contestant competes at the Las Vegas Convention Center. These young athletes will vie for more than $1 million in combined cash and prize payouts as they chase a coveted Montana Silversmiths championship buckle. It’s Rodeo's Next Up—the Junior NFR. For more information about qualifiers or to contact us, click here.

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Down Under cowboys make noise in Vegas

Once again, the YETI Junior National Finals Rodeo has an international feel to it. In addition to a number of bronc riders from Canada, this year’s roughstock field featured 14 competitors from Australia. They are part of a growing contingent of cowboys from Down Under that have been a presence in Las Vegas ever since […]

Hawkeye State Cowboys Making Noise In Vegas

Cash Blanchard is proving to be a quick learner. One year after getting on a bronc for the first time the 14-year-old from Fort Madison, Iowa, is leading the senior bareback riding at the YETI Junior National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Blanchard and fellow Iowa cowboy Blaine Cornelison tied for the first-round win Thursday […]

Bentley Morris ‘Does His Job,’ Wins Tie-Down

LAS VEGAS – Consistency paid off for Bentley Morris on Friday. The 12-year-old from Pea Ridge, Arkansas, was the only competitor with three runs under 16 seconds to win the 12-and-under tie-down roping title at the YETI Junior National Finals Rodeo. “I just had to do my job and let everything fall into place,” Morris […]

Carlee Martinez Ropes A Title

Monday, Carlee Martinez was home in George West, Texas, more than 1,100 miles from Las Vegas. Less than 72 hours later, Martinez was the 19-and-under breakaway roping champ at the YETI Junior National Finals Rodeo in Vegas. “With everything going on we weren’t sure we would be able to be here, so this is such […]

The YETI Junior National Finals Rodeo is Turning 10!

To celebrate, more than 700 of the country’s best young cowboys and cowgirls (ages 8-19) will be in Las Vegas to compete for the Montana Silversmiths Championship Buckles. The contestants also get to compete in a larger venue than in years past. This year’s Junior NFR, which is still adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention […]

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