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The World Champions Have Been Crowned at the 56th IFR

Story by (870Sports Photography)Laura PittmanMon, January 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM UTC·3 min readRound 4 of the IFR is affectionately known as Championship Sunday, as it is this day that the Aggregate Champions are announced and the newest World Champions are named. The cowboys and cowgirls gave it their all Sunday afternoon and incredible displays of horsemanship and stockmanship were on display. The round brought some new names to the leaderboard and a few familiar ones  with the following round winners:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBareback Riding: Stetson Bierman with an 82.5 point rideSteer Wrestling: Troy Orr with a 4.0 second runTeam Roping: Pope/Dobbins with a 4.7 second runSaddle Bronc Riding: tie between Colt Bass and Jack Smithson with a 83.75 point rideTie-down Roping: Zack Cargle with an 8.5 second runBreakaway Roping: Bleu Hall with a 1.6 second runBarrel Racing: Brandie Inman with a 16.300 second runBull Riding: Elijah Jennings with an 84.25 point rideColt Bass and Jack Smithson were previous round winners and Troy Orr had a win under his belt in addition to having just set an arena record the night before. Zack Cargle and Elijah Jennings had also both won previous rounds, with Elijah Jennings winning three out of the four rounds he competed in.

The World Champions Have Been Crowned at the 56th IFR

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Key Highlights

  • This consistent performance earned Elijah the High Money Earner Title as Aggregate Champion. After the Round Winners were announced, the Aggregate Champions and Rookies of the Year were named as well, with the culmination of the event being the announcement of the World Champions. The Aggregate Champions:All-Around: Marcus Theriot $5,555.57High Money Earner: Elijah Jennings $19, 444Bareback Riding: Lane Elsenpeter 322.75/4Steer Wrestling: Caleb Little 18.0/4Team Roping:  Heath King/ Stephen Britnell 26.7/4Saddle Bronc Riding: Spur Montag 322.0/4Tie-Down Roping: Clay Livengood 41.1/4Breakaway Roping: Maelee Wade 11.0/4Barrel Racing: Payton Dalaney Askins 65.031/4Bull Riding: Elijah Jennings 252.75/3The Rookies of the Year:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAll-Around: Colton Brumley $34,514.10Bareback Riding: Pedro Rivera $11,547.45Steer Wrestling: Colton Brumley $22,899.60Team Roping (Header): Ryan Pope $26,696.02Team Roping (Heeler): Whit Kitchens $19,998.66Saddle Bronc Riding: Tate Minor $46,697.27Tie-Down Roping: Brock Banks $15,511.75Breakaway Roping: Bleu Hall $22,400.30Barrel Racing: Dallas Philen $41,938.05Bull Riding: Elijah Jennings $49,934.70Your newly crowned world champions are as follows:All-Around World Champion: Justin Thigpen of Waycross, GA with $66,459.39Bareback Riding World Champion: Tanner Phipps of Dalton, GA with $68,117.53Steer Wrestling World Champion: Caleb Little of Dexter, KY with $28,795.17Team Roping Heading World Champion:  Heath King of Leicester, NC with $52,886.35Team Roping Heeling World Champion: Stephen Britnell of Knoxville, TN with $57,382.01Saddle Bronc Riding Champion: Jack Smithson of Springfield, TN with $67,335.35Tie-Down Roping World Champion: Cynch Whitesell of Marietta, SC with $70,601.67Breakaway Roping World Champion: Grace Toberer of Mount Ulla, NC with $47,871.11Barrel Racing World Champion: Brandie Inman of Nowata, OK with $46,089.40Bull Riding World Champion: Elijah Jennings of Marietta, SC with $49,934.70These are the leading cowboys and cowgirls of the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA).
  • Keep an eye on them and their continued success in the year to come!
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