Heidi Gunderson Leads Charge to Arlington : The American Central Contender Results

The American Contender Central Regiona Finals are in the books Oklahoma, City, Oklahoma, after athletes whittled down the full field to just five positions advancing to Arlington’s The American Rodeo inside AT&T Stadium.

The Central Regional is the second leg of The American Contender’s Semifinals, following the Eastern Regional Finals in Lexington, Kentucky. See full results here.

Round 1 saw Brandon Cullins, a former $1.1 million-dollar earner at The American Rodeo aboard MJ Segers Fast Lane, go 15.238 seconds to earn $3,492 and the round win. This time, Cullins was aboard In The Flybye Lane, a 2021 The Goodbye Lane out of BB ShezaFeatureHero by Valiant Hero.

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Round 1 Results

1. Brandon Cullins – In The Flybye Lane – 15.238 – $3,492.00
2. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade – Feelinwilliewicked – 15.240 – $2,619.00
3. Hazlee Mckenzie – Heza Brick House – 15.338 – $1,891.50
4. Emma Parr – Pipe Down Compromise – 15.344 – $1,600.50
5. Taylor Gessley – TS Bullyfrosted Fame – 15.348 – $1,309.50
6. Jimmie Smith – Brickk – 15.361 – $1,018.50
7. Tyler Rivette – Adios Ameegos – 15.371 – $873.00
8. Bella Skinner – Shake It Ramona – 15.382 – $727.50
9. Samantha Willoughby – SW The Bayou Bug – 15.385 – $582.00
10. Helen Nowosad – Down Ta Drift – 15.388 – $436.50

Round 2 Results

1. Skyla Peters – Pistol Whistle – 15.022 – $3,492.00
2. Hadlee Landers – Cali – 15.054 – $2,619.00
3. Katelyn Scott – Justa DTF Frenchman – 15.112 – $1,891.50
4. Stephanie Fryar – Some Streakin French – 15.158 – $1,600.50
5. Samantha Willoughby – SW The Bayou Bug – 15.161 – $1,309.50
6. Heidi Gunderson – Wonder If Im Lucky – 15.164 – $1,018.50
7. Helen Nowosad – Down Ta Drift – 15.211 – $873.00
8. Katie Jo Halbert – Miz Milania – 15.242 – $727.50
9. Lindsay Sears – SME One Of A Kind – 15.286 – $582.00
10. Brandon Cullins – In The Flybye Lane – 15.310 – $436.50

2026 The American Rodeo – Central Semi-Finals | Aggregate (Top 10)

1. Samantha Willoughby – SW The Bayou Bug – 30.546 – $6,984.00
2. Brandon Cullins – In The Flybye Lane – 30.548 – $5,238.00
3. Hadlee Landers – Cali – 30.549 – $3,783.00
4. Skyla Peters – Pistol Whistle – 30.591 – $3,201.00
5. Helen Nowosad – Down Ta Drift – 30.599 – $2,619.00
6. Katelyn Scott – Justa DTF Frenchman – 30.659 – $2,037.00
7. Taylor Gessley – TS Bullyfrosted Fame – 30.690 – $1,746.00
8. Lindsay Sears – SME One Of A Kind – 30.714 – $1,455.00
9. Heidi Gunderson – Wonder If Im Lucky – 30.759 – $1,164.00
10. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade – Feelinwilliewicked – 30.780 – $873.00

Redemption Round

1. Jimmie Smith – Brickk – 15.245 – $3,100.00
2. Janna Brown – Pita Lane – 15.335 – $1,860.00
3. Mindy Holloway – Heavens Got Credit – 15.395 – $1,240.00

2026 The American Rodeo – Central Finals | Qualifiers

1. Janna Brown – Pita Lane
2. Taylor Gessley – TS Bullyfrosted Fame
3. Hadlee Landers – Cali
4. Helen Nowosad – Down Ta Drift
5. Jimmie Smith – Brickk
6. Katelyn Scott – Justa DTF Frenchman
7. Samantha Willoughby – SW The Bayou Bug
8. Loralee Ward – Dark Honey
9. Lindsay Sears – SME One Of A Kind
10. Skyla Peters – Pistol Whistle
11. Heidi Gunderson – Wonder If Im Lucky
12. Brandon Cullins – In The Flybye Lane
13. Mindy Holloway – Heavens Got Credit

Central Finals Results

Heidi Gunderson – Wonder If Im Lucky – 14.970 – $10,000.0

0Katelyn Scott – Justa DTF Frenchman – 15.040 – $5,500.00

Samantha Willoughby – SW The Bayou Bug – 15.124 – $2,500.00

Hadlee Landers – Regally Classic – 15.189 – $1,500.00

Mindy Holloway – Heavens Got Credit – 15.235 – $500.00

Janna Brown – Pita Lane – 15.239Jimmie Smith – Brickk – 15.247

Brandon Cullins – In The Flybye Lane – 15.303

Lindsay Sears – SME One Of A Kind – 15.352

Alyssa Urbanek-Wade – Feelinwilliewicked – 15.356

Helen Nowosad – Down Ta Drift – 15.478

Skyla Peters – Pistol Whistle – 15.511

Loralee Ward – Dark Honey – 20.245

Taylor Gessley – TS Bullyfrosted Fame – 20.721