(Photo courtesy of Crooked River Roundup)
Along with world-class professional contestants, Crooked River Roundup (CRR) welcomes back fan-favorite Young Guns, sponsored by Bigfoot Beverages/Pepsi. Unique to Oregon Pro Rodeo, Young Guns showcases the next generation of rodeo competitors from ages six to 18. These contestants will compete alongside world champions during CRR’s PRCA performances held nightly Thursday through Saturday. The rough stock Young Gun contestants were chosen from the Oregon High School Rodeo, and timed event Young Gun contestants qualified from the Central Oregon Pee Wee Rodeo Association. The professional contestant roster includes a record-breaking number of entries with 500+ professional cowboys and cowgirls from across the country (including several World Champions) making their way to the CRR June 22-24.
Young Gun Contestants are from all across the state of Oregon. Contestant list below.
Bareback:
- Brody Dent
- Kelin Abbas
- Sean Mahoney
Breakaway Roping
- Callie Holmes
- Cashlynn Earnest
- Colby Welle
- Hadley Every
- Heath Powers
- Landon O’Malley
- Levi Gregg
- Paysen Green
- Triften Every
Saddle Bronc
- Brycen Martin
- Cutter Marsh
- Justin England
- Shane Scott
Team Roping
- Callie Holmes and Jadon Snow
- Cohen Earnest and Tiersyn Kafka
- Colby Welle and Levi Gregg
- Hadley Every and Robert Silva Jr.
- Jaxen Allen and Heath Powers
- Landon O’Malley and Emmett Oliver
- Paysen Green and Tyler Silva
- Quinlynn Muller and Cade Muller
- *Triften Every and Matthew Silva
Bulls
- *Casen Barkley
- Cutter Woollard
- Frankie Beam
- Jack Strong
- Parker Buchanan
- Ross McKinney
Barrel Racing
- Bentli Shull
- Blakely Every
- Callahan Neher
- Emma Gregg
- Eva Gow
- Karsyn West
- Riley Nonella
- Teagan Cline
- Tess Hill
* 2022 Young Gun Champions
About the Crooked River Roundup:
Produced by a dedicated Board of Directors and over 500 volunteers, Prineville’s CRR brings together community members and visitors to witness the athleticism of the nation’s top rodeo stock, cowboys, and cowgirls. Started by local ranchers in 1945 to celebrate the cultural heritage of the “Cowboy Capital of Oregon,” the CRR has evolved into one of the oldest family-friendly events in Oregon and the largest in Crook County. CRR consists of a PRCA-sanctioned rodeo the last weekend of June and four days of Oregon’s largest parimutuel horse racing in July.
