Gold Medals Awarded in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY (July 25, 2026) – In front of the sold-out crowd gold medals were awarded to close out the 2026 edition of the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo presented by Zions Bank.

The night got underway with No. 1 ranked bareback rider Bradlee Miller posting a 90-point ride aboard Championship Rodeo’s Hooey Rocks to stand atop the medal stand for the first time in his career. He is hoping to parlay this gold into a gold buckle in December in Las Vegas at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Kade Sonnier took silver with an 89 and Jess Pope a bronze in 88.5.

The Gold Standard in Rodeo featured a total of 360 competitors, that took their shot at a share of over three-quarters of a million in prize money and a gold, silver or bronze medal that. There were 40 competitors in all events

Utah cowboy Cash Robb stood atop the steer wrestling medal stand for the second time after stopping the clock in 3.7 seconds. The Altamont cowboy won his first gold medal in 2022 and now he adds a second to his trophy case in 2026. Mason Couch grabbed the silver with a 4.2 and Rowdy Parrott the bronze in 4.5 seconds.

The timed events, excluding barrel racing, were a two-go average with the top two advancing to the final round. The roughstock was a one go with the top two advancing to the gold medal round.

There was a tie atop the leaderboard in the team roping with Clay Smith and Coleby Payne along with Cody Snow and Lane Mitchell stopping the clock in 5.1 seconds. The gold went to Smith and Payne as they had a faster average time coming into the final round. Capturing the bronze was Brye Crites and Ross Ashford with a 5.2.

Scores/times did not carry forward to the Gold Medal Round (only to break ties). The eight (8) competitors in each event in the Gold Medal Round competed in a sudden-death format with the winner collecting a Gold Medal and $18,000 cash.

Brody Wells took home the gold in the saddle bronc riding after posting a 91.5 on Carr ProRodeo’s Larry Culpepper. The silver is staying in the Beehive state with Ryder Wright of Beaver turning in an 89.5 aboard Andrew’s Rodeo’s Optiwize’s All or Nothin and Sage Newman took home the bronze with an 89. Newman tied with Cash Wilson but Newman had the higher score coming in giving him the bronze.

Tyler Calhoun of Richards, Texas, left Salt Lake City a year ago with the bronze so he was determined to stand atop the medal stand in 2026 and he did just that. Calhoun won the gold in the tie-down roping with a time of 7.2 seconds edging Joel Harris of San Angelo, TX with a 7.4. Blane Cox took home the bronze to Stephenville making it a Texas sweep in the tie-down roping.

Beau Peterson of Council Grove, Kansas, was all smiles standing atop the medal stand in the breakaway roping taking home her first gold medal from the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo. She edged 2023 world champion Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, who welcomed her first child in May. Boisjoli-Meged stopped the clock in 2.6 seconds and Maddy Jacobs was hot on her heels with a 2.7 for bronze.

While top of the ground is preferred in the barrel race it was bottom of the ground that landed atop the medal stand. KariAnn Cross of Blackfoot, Idaho stopped the clock in 16.96 as the last lady out edging Hayle Gibson Stillwell and Piper by the narrowest of margins having stopped the clock in 16.97 seconds. Taking bronze was McKenna Coronado of Kanarraville, Utah.

Tristen Hutchings brought the night to an close taking home the gold in the bull riding as the only man to ride in the finals with an 85 on Diamond G Rodeo’s Tesla. John Crimber secured the silver after posting a 90 during the long round and TJ Gray got bronze based on his previous score.

The 2027 Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo will be July 20-24, 2027. Mark your calendars and plan to join us in 2027.

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Results: - Performance 5 – July 26, 2026

Bareback riding: 1. Bradlee Miller, Huntsville, TX, 90 points on Championship Rodeo’s Hooey Rocks, $18,000; 2. Kade Sonnier, Carencro, LA, 89, $13,000; 3. Jess Pope, Waverly, KS, 88.5, $8,000; 4. Carson Hildre, Velva, ND, 88, $4,000.

Gold Medal: Bradlee Miller

Silver Medal: Kade Sonnier

Bronze Medal: Jess Pope

Steer wrestling: 1. Cash Robb, Altamont, UT, 3.7 seconds, $18,000; 2. Mason Couch, Bronaugh, MO, 4.2, $13,000; 3. Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, LA, 4.5, $8,000; 4. Jace Melvin, Fort Pierre, SD, 4.7, $4,000

Gold Medal: Cash Robb

Silver Medal: Mason Couch

Bronze Medal: Rowdy Parrott

Team roping: 1. (tie) Clay Smith/Coleby Payne and Cody Snow/Lane Mitchell, 5.1 seconds, $15,500; 3. Brye Crites/Ross Ashford, 5.2, $8,000; 4. Tanner Tomlinson/Wesley Thorp, 14.2, $4,000

Gold Medal: Clay Smith/Coleby Payne

Silver Medal: Cody Snow/Lane Mitchell

Bronze Medal: Brye Crites/Ross Ashford

*Tiebreaker for medal reverted back to best average time

Saddle bronc riding: 1. Brody Wells, 91.5 points on Carr Pro Rodeo’s Larry Culpepper, $18,000; 2. Ryder Wright, Beaver, UT, 89.5, $13,000; 3. (tie) Sage Newman and Cash Wilson, 89, $6,000 each

Gold Medal: Brody Wells

Silver Medal: Ryder Wright

Bronze Medal: Sage Newman

*Tiebreaker for medal reverted back to long-go score

Tie-down roping: 1. Tyler Calhoun, Richards, TX, 7.2 seconds, $18,000; 2. Joel Harris, San Angelo, TX, 7.4, $13,000; 3. Blane Cox, Stephenville, TX, 7.5, $8,000; 4. Brey Yore, Rupert, ID, 7.9, $4,000.

Gold Medal: Tyler Calhoun

Silver Medal: Joel Harris

Bronze Medal: Blane Cox

Breakaway roping: 1. Beau Peterson, Council Grove, KS, 2.2 seconds, $18,000; 2. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Calgary, AB, 2.6, $13,000; 3. Maddy Jacobs, Hope, NM, 2.7, $8,000; 4. Hali Williams, 2.9, $4,000

Gold Medal: Beau Peterson

Silver Medal: Shelby Boisjoli Meged

Bronze Medal: Maddy Jacobs

Barrel racing: 1. KariAnn Cross, Blackfoot, ID, 16.96 seconds, $18,000; 2. Hayle Gibson Stillwell, Redcrest, CA, 16.97, $13,000; 3. McKenna Coronado, Kanarraville, UT, 17.03, $8,000; 4. Gracen Harman, Hempstead, TX, 17.07

Gold Medal: KariAnn Cross

Silver Medal: Hayle Gibson Stillwell

Bronze Medal: McKenna Coronado

Bull riding: 1. Tristen Hutchings, Monteview, ID, 85 points on Diamond G Rodeo’s Tesla, $18,000; no other qualified rides

Gold Medal: Tristen Hutchings

Silver Medal: John Crimber

Bronze Medal: TJ Gray