Wow… is all we can say about the 2026 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) for 2026. The nation’s top rodeo athletes came to Casper, Wyoming to compete for the most prestigious award in college rodeo: A CNFR Championship. Not only did the Universiy of Wyoming rodeo team do well, it was also announced that Casper is the home of the CNFR for the next TEN YEARS! Our own Emily Gerlach took photos on opening day, and we cannot wait for you to see them! Article Continues Below Art

Josie Mousel (Right) is interviewed by ESPN after winning a CNFR championship. Photo by Jeff Bugher, PokesNews.com CASPER, Wyo. – University of Wyoming cowgirl Josie Mousel has dreamed of standing atop college rodeo's biggest stage since childhood. Saturday night at the Ford Wyoming Center, that dream became reality. In front of a sold-out crowd, Mousel won the 2026 College National Finals Rodeo national championship in goat tying and also earned the Women's All-Around n

University of Wyoming head rodeo coach Seth Glause. Photo courtesy of UW Rodeo. CASPER, Wyo. – University of Wyoming head rodeo coach Seth Glause knows exactly what his student-athletes are feeling when they are competing in the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR). He's been there himself. As a student-athlete, Glause qualified for the CNFR three times and eventually advanced to the National Finals Rodeo as a professional. He returned to Casper with a Wyoming team that

UW CNFR Competitor. Photo by Jeff Bugher, PokesNews.com This is the moment for which three University of Wyoming rodeo team members have been practicing and competing since the start of the fall season last September: the championship round of the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper Saturday night. The trio -- Josie Mousel, Colton Farrow and Traven Sharon -- enter the championship round with shots of winning individual titles, along with the UW women’s team. The Co