The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) announced in a press release today the creation of their Youth Division that will give young competitors the opportunity to not only compete in their own league, but also have a chance to qualify for the $1 Million Major events. Starting December 2, 2019 youth aged 13 and up competing in girls breakaway roping, barrel racing, team roping heading and heeling, tie-down roping, and steer wrestling can begin to nominate rodeos in the Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) through Division Youth (DY).

“I’ll just look it up on my phone on the way to the rodeo which rodeos I’m going to and put in the dates,” said Paden Bray about nominating rodeos in the World Champion Rodeo Alliance’s (WCRA) Virtual Rodeo Qualifier app. “I’m going to this rodeo on Thursday, this rodeo on Friday and the next one on Saturday and just plan it out. Then it’s just an additional entry fee when you nominate whatever rodeos you want to nominate.”

“I know a lot of people are going to say that it can’t be done, and it’s going to be too hard, but it can be… you never know unless you try.” – Michelle Darling

The group that has paid rodeo athletes more than $4.5 million since it’s launch in May of 2018 already promises to put more money in the pockets of competitors next year. In a press release today, the WCRA announced their 2020 schedule that includes $5,000,000 in prize money for competitors between four million-dollar events, and three semi-finals. 

Healthy competition in the rodeo world often starts in the home arena, battling it out with your siblings in makeshift jackpots where bragging rights are the only thing on the line, and sometimes the odd dollar that gets thrown in the pot. The Boisjoli sisters from Langdon, Alberta, Canada are no exception to this rodeo family practice, and it shows when they hit the rodeo trail and come up against other competitors. 

It was quite a weekend of rodeo, bull riding, and steer wrestling jackpot action on FloRodeo. Don't miss a minute by checking out the Weekend Round-Up for events from May 16 to 19, 2019.

They've been battling it out for two days just for a chance to compete in the WCRA $500,000 Semi-Finals' progressive rounds. The best 16 in the team roping, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, and steer wrestling have risen to the top and are now preparing to do battle with the other 16 competitors that were exempt from the preliminary rounds.

We have a full—and diverse—lineup of rodeo and bull riding action coming to FloRodeo this weekend with events ranging from high-class jackpots to top tier WCRA and PBR events. Sign up for a PRO subscription with FloRodeo to watch these and all of the FloRodeo events we have on the season calendar. Click HERE to subscribe. 

What is breakaway roping? Better than it’s ever been, that’s what.

The World Champions Rodeo Alliance burst onto the scene last year with a brand-new concept that brought all rodeos into the “virtual” world. With the mantra to “develop and advance the sport of rodeo by aligning all levels of competition” this professional sport and entertainment entity not only creates new events, but hopes to bring the entirety of rodeo together with its qualifier system.