With a unique format, the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) was designed to offer opportunities to rodeo athletes from a variety of backgrounds. The 2025 Rodeo Corpus Christi (RCC) was held May 7-10, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The WCRA Major event is part of the annual Buc Days Festival and offered a payout of $545,500.
The contestants qualified through a points system, with the current segment running September 9, 2024 – April 6, 2025. In each event, 16 athletes qualified for the no entry fee rodeo. The top six on the leaderboard in each event were seeded into Progressive Rounds and the bottom 10 began in the Wild Card Round.
From the Wild Card Round, the top four times/scores advanced to the Progressive Rounds. The Progressive Round 1 Winner, Progressive Round 2 Winner, and top four from Progressive Rounds on a two-head aggregate, all qualified back to the Showdown Round.
Progressive Round 1
Bareback Riding
Punching his ticket to the semi-finals and winning the round with an 81-point ride, Roedy Farrell of Thermopolis, Wyo., earned $5,000 for the top spot.
Steer Wrestling
Cody Devers of Perryton, Texas, claimed another win, taking $5,000 for the no. 1 spot in the round with a 6.00-second run.
Team Roping
Andrew Ward of Edmond, Okla., and Jake Long of Morgan Mill, Texas, continued their winning ways, with a 5.82-second run.
Saddle Bronc Riding
Young gun, Ira Dickinson of Rock Springs, Wyo., scored 83 points to win the round.
Breakaway Roping
Hailing from Stephenville, Texas, Martha Angelone roped her calf in 3.49 seconds to earn the win.
Tie-Down Roping
Jarvis Demery of Beggs, Okla., finished on top with a 9.21-second run.
Barrel Racing
Estherwood, La., cowgirl, Alishea Broussard, won the round by over three-tenths of a second with a 15.108.
Bull Riding
Clayton Sellars of Stephenville, Texas, rode to an 83.5-point score to claim the top spot.
Progressive Round 2
Bareback Riding
Blayn Hughston of McBain, Mich., scored 83 points for the win.
Steer Wrestling
Continuing his domination of RCC, Cody Devers earned another win with a 5.99.
Team Roping
Billy Bob Brown of Carbon, Texas, and Trey Johnson of Weatherford, Texas, won the round with a 6.26.
Saddle Bronc Riding
Fall River Mills, Calif., is home to Bailey Small, winner of Round 2, with an 87-point ride.
Breakaway Roping
Multiple World Champion, Jackie Crawford, of Stephenville, Texas, won the round with a 3.75.
Tie Down Roping
Jarvis Demery earned a second round win, with a 9.57.
Barrel Racing
Continuing the pattern of rodeo athletes going two-for-two, Alishea Broussard made an incredible run at 14.801 seconds, winning the round by over six-tenths of a second.
Bull Riding
Clayton Sellars also took back-to-back round wins, with an 80.5.
Showdown Round Qualifiers
Bareback Riding: Roedy Farrell, Blayn Hughston, Quintonn Lunsford, Dean Thompson, Nick Pelke, Kash Loyd…