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Korbin Rice, Cooper Freeman Win 2026 Rocky Mountain Cup

Team roping champions Dorain Rice (header) and Cooper Freeman (heeler) hold $50,000 checks and trophies at July 6, 2026 awards ceremony
Taylor VollinJul 9, 2026

Calgary Stampede’s Rocky Mountain Cup Team Roping is back at the Nutrien Western Event Centre July 8, 2026.

This year, the reining season leaders Korbin Rice and Cooper Freeman took home the $50,000, plus money won in both rounds.

Format

The Rocky Mountain Cup will feature two complete long rounds with the top eight in the average after the first advancing to the Semifinals. The top four from the Semifinals will advance to the Showdown.

Payout

The Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup has a purse of $310,250.00 ($155,125 per side). The first and second rounds will pay eight places as follow:

  1. $6,396.88
  2. $5,562.50
  3. $4,728.13
  4. $3,893.75
  5. $3,059.38
  6. $2,225.00
  7. $1,390.63
  8. $556.25

The Semifinals will pay:

  1. $3,000
  2. $3,000
  3. $3,000
  4. $3,000

The Finals will pay:

  1. $50,000
  2. $20,000
  3. $10,000
  4. $7,500

Only 80% of monies earned at the Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup will count toward the 2026 PRCA world standings.

2026 Rocky Mountain Cup Results

Round 1

Place

Header

Heeler

Time

Money

1

Dustin Egusquiza

JC Flake

3.7

$6,397

2

Ty Vaile

Sid Sporer

4.0

$5,563

3

Cory Kidd V

Carson Johnson

4.3

$4,728

4 (tie)

Luke Brown

Dillion Graham

4.4

$3,059

4 (tie)

Kolton Schmidt

Paden Bray

4.4

$3,059

4 (tie)

Nelson Wyatt

Jonathan Torres

4.4

$3,059

7 (tie)

Jake Clay

Travis Graves

4.6

$973

7 (tie)

Korbin Rice

Cooper Freeman

4.6

$973

Round 2

Place

Header

Heeler

Time

Money

1

Jaxon Hill

Will Woodfin

3.7

$6,397

2

Clint Summers

Jade Corkill

4.0

$5,563

3

Jr. Dees

Landen Glenn

4.1

$4,728

4

Kolton Schmidt

Paden Bray

4.4

$3,894

5

Luke Brown

Dillion Graham

4.7

$3,059

6

Korbin Rice

Cooper Freeman

5.0

$2,225

7 (tie)

Kavis Drake

Denim Ross

5.1

$973

7 (tie)

Jake Smith

Douglas Rich

5.1

$973

Finals

Place

Header

Heeler

Time

Money

1

Korbin Rice

Cooper Freeman

7.0

$50,000

2 (tie)

Kolton Schmidt

Paden Bray

30.0

$12,500

2 (tie)

Levi Simpson

Kasper Roy

30.0

$12,500

2 (tie)

Ty Vaile

Sid Sporer

30.0

$12,500

2026 Rocky Mountain Cup Roster

Thirty teams were invited to rope at the Calgary Stampede’s Rocky Mountain Cup. The top 10 teams from the 2025 PRCA world standings, the top 15 from the 2026 PRCA world standings (as of May 5, 2026) and the top five headers and heelers from the 2025 CPRA standings were all invited.

#

Team

1

Corben Culley/Trent Vaught

2

Riley Minor/Brady Minor

3

Tyler Tryan/Trey Yates

4

Kolton Schmidt / Paden Bray

5

Tanner Tomlinson/Wesley Thorp

6

Andrew Ward/Jake Long

7

Luke Brown / Dillion Graham

8

Clint Summers/Jade Corkill

9

Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres

10

Dustin Egusquiza/JC Flake

11

Ty Vaile/Sid Sporer

12

Kellan Johnson/Wyatt Cox

13

Jake Smith / Douglas Rich

14

Jr. Dees / Landen Glenn

15

Kash Bonnett / Logan Cullen

16

Keven Daniel / Logan Medlin

17

Derrick Begay/Colter Todd

18

Jake Clay/Travis Graves

19

Cory Kidd / Carson Johnson

20

Kaleb Driggers / Junior Nunes Nogueira

21

Brye Crites / Ross Ashford

22

Bubba Buckaloo / Cole Curry

23

Levi Simpson / Kasper Roy

24

Cyle Denison/Coleby Payne

25

Trey Gallais / Logan Spady

26

Lightning Aguilera / Kaden Profili

27

Jaxon Hill/ Will Woodfin

28

Korbin Rice / Cooper Freeman

29

Kavis Drake/ Denim Ross

30

James Arviso/Levi Lord

How to watch

The 2026 Calgary Stampede Rocky Mountain Cup Team Roping will be live on the Cowboy+ app.

This article was originally published on Team Roping Journal. View original article →

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