Mountain States Circuit Champions and NFR Open Qualifiers Determined

The bareback riding kicked off the events that were going to be a battle between Roedy Farrell and Donny Proffit. Farrell had a $3,000 lead over Proffit going into night one, which Proffit nearly erased after winning the first round. Even though Proffit landed the final punch with an average win, Farrell stayed consistent enough to win a check and keep the year-end title.

Zach Hamar had an even smaller lead in the steer wrestling, but he was steady through and through. Had he not placed in a pair of rounds to secure an average check, Payden McIntire would have caught him in the year-end.

The saddle bronc riding was one of the events that the year-end victor had already been crowned in, so that means the other 11 riders were gunning for the best average score. That cowboy was Wyoming native, Ira Dickinson who placed no worse than second in any of the three rounds.

With an 86.5 point ride on Weekend Fling from Vold Rodeo Company, Ira Dickinson secures the average win at the Mountain States Circuit Finals with 251 on three!

Posted by CowboyChannel on Sunday, October 26, 2025

Pozzi-Tonozzi is getting ready to head to this year's NFR as the No. 2 cowgirl in the world, so it isn't surprising that she was tough to beat. She took home a pair of round wins and ran the fastest time of the weekend by two and one-half tenths in the final round, but a hit barrel gave someone else a chance to step up.

The average was taken by Karson Berger, who was as consistent as anyone could hope for when making multiple barrel runs. She placed second in the final two rounds to take home the average over a former NFR qualifier, Shali Lord.

The year-end title in the bull riding was about as tight as it could have been between Mason Spain and Colton Coffman. There was a measly $600 between the two, but by the end of the weekend it was Coffman who came out on top, however he wasn't the best bull rider during the finals.

A permit bull rider put everyone on notice- Hayden Welsh. Welsh was the lone man to ride all three bulls and as the only cowboy to stay on in the final round, he took home the entire pot which brought his weekend total over $11,100.

Another year has come and gone in the Mountain States Circuit. Congratulations to everyone on a great year as the 2026 season gets ready to kick off.

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