PRCA Competitors Ready To Fight for NFR Spots at Governor’s Cup

There are three athletes ready to make the jump into the NFR qualifying spots in the steer wrestling- Gavin Soileau, Mike McGinn, and Cody Devers. They sit at No. 17-19 in the world standings currently and the No. 14 and 15 men didn't make the cut for the Cup. Even though Riley Duvall (No.16) also didn't make it in, he is less than $200 from the cutoff point to the NFR and there are other rodeos to get to this week. Every single penny is going to count this week in the steer wrestling.

The No. 16 man on the heading side in the team roping is ready to make the final push. Luke Brown is chasing his 16th qualification to the NFR and sits a measly $1,000 behind Aaron Tsinigine, who will not be in South Dakota competing this weekend. His partner, Trey Yates, is in the hot seat at No. 15 with little breathing room over Denton Dunning, who will be competing at Sioux Falls.

Brown isn't the only one who can catch Tsingine. Tyler Tryan is paired up with Dunning in pursuit of their first NFR qualification. However, they wouldn't be the Cinderella story of the weekend. The No. 2 header in the world (Dustin Egusquiza) is paired up with the No. 28 heeler (Will Woodfin). This team does not have to win out (mathematically) for Woodfin to play the ultimate spoiler for this year's NFR.

Gavin Soileau with the fastest run of North Dakota Roughrider Cup at 3.8 seconds! #WeArePRORODEO

Posted by PRCA ProRodeo on Saturday, September 20, 2025

Riley Webb is creeping up on the $300,000 earnings mark this season in the tie-down roping in pursuit of his third consecutive world title. A single round win would do that for him, but he clearly isn't fighting for a spot to compete at the Thomas and Mack when December rolls around.

One third of the field is hoping to cross the barrier into the top 15. Shane Hanchey sits less than $500 behind Kyle Lucas, who will not be competing at the Governor's Cup. Hanchey might be the closest cowboy to Lucas, but Cory Solomon, Marcos Costa, and Buck Calhoun can easily (mathematically) earn an NFR spot by the end of this weekend.

Hard to imagine that the world standings won't look drastically different by the time October 1 rolls around. This is going to be a good one to watch as the clock is winding down rapidly on this year's qualifiers.

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