The chapter on the 2025 Mountain States rodeos has officially comes to a close. This past weekend the top 12 contestants in the circuit competed for both the year-end and average titles in Loveland, Colo. After three rounds of grueling competition, the victors have been named and are set to compete at the 2026 NFR Open.
A few events had the overall victors already locked in before day one even commenced, as their regular season earnings lead surpassed what those below them in the standings could win at circuit finals.
Riley Pruitt (tie-down roping), Brittany Pozzi-Tonozzi (barrel racing), Clayton Van Aken (header), Trey Yates (heeler), and Mitchie Story (saddle bronc riding) had already ensured their spot to compete at next year’s NFR Open, but that didn’t mean they didn’t show up to compete…