Austin, Texas, March 11, 2017 -- Rodeo Austin's innovative Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament™ returns March 11-25, 2017, featuring the world's top cowboys and cowgirls. Contestants will compete in a bracket style format for $570,000 in prize money.

The Qualifying Round will take place March 11-22, 2017 and will spotlight eight contestants each night in the bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing and bull riding events. A total of $230,400 will be split between these 12 performances. The top 16 athletes overall will advance on to the Playoff Round.

As the tournament continues, fans have a chance to anticipate scores, fill in the bracket and predict final winners in all seven rodeo events.

The Playoff Round will take place March 23-24, 2017. Each night, eight athletes compete per event for a total of $140,000. The top eight athletes overall will advance on to the Final Round.
The Final Round will host the top eight athletes from each event, paying out a total of $200,000. The first-place winner of each event will receive a Rodeo Austin branding iron and the title of Champion.

"We are excited to showcase this innovative approach to rodeo with a tournament style format unique to Austin," Chief Executive Officer of Rodeo Austin, Rob Golding said. "Rodeo fans and athletes alike will relate to the March Madness aspect of Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament, making the sport easy to understand for all."

Come see Ride for the Brand Cowboy Tournament in action from March 11-25, 2017!

Courtesy of Rodeo Austin®, Lindsay Leyden

Night 1- March 11th

	Bareback Riding	Score
1	Jamie Howlett	81
2	Mike Solberg	81
3	Justin Lewis	No Score
	Steer Wrestling	Score
1	Jacob Talley	3.9
2	Taz Olson	4.4
3	Kody Woodward	4.8
4	Cody Kroul	12.4
5	Chason Floyd	6.4
6	Cody Cassidy	13.6
7	Trell Etbauer	No Time
	Team Roping	Time
1	Will Clark	4.5
	Tanner Ward
2	Jake Orman	4.9
	Tyler Domingue
3	Cale Markham	5.5
	Nick Simmons
4	Clayton Van Aken	5.9
	Dakota Kirchenschlager
5	Jesse Stripes	16
	Jett Hillman
6	Brett Stuart	No Time
	Wesley Moss
7	Zac Small	No Time
	Will Woodfin
8	Ty Daniel Haller	No Time
	Krece Harris
	Saddle Bronc	​Score
1	Luke Butterfield	82
2	Toby Collins	77
3	Brady Nicholes	76.5
4	Preston Kafka	No Score
5	Tom Knight	No Score
6	Dusty Hausauer	No Score
	Tie-Down Roping	Time
1	Justin Maass	8.2
2	Cooper Martin	13.7
3	Cade Swor	14.7
4	Dillon Holder	No Time
5	Cody McCartney	No Time
6	Clint Singleton	No Time
7	Seth Crain	No Time
	Barrel Racing	Time
1	Cayla Small	15.63
7	Rachel Rule	15.63
2	Kara Posch	15.8
3	Kaitlyn Eben	16.28
4	Morgan Breaux	20.76
8	Molly Childers	20.85
5	Katelyn McLeod	21.07
6	Kimmi Byler	21.25
	Bull Riding	Score
7	Wyatt Edwards	77
1	Chase Hamlin	74
2	Dalton Grimes	No Score
3	Troy Garcia	No Score
4	Colby Hill	No Score
5	Toby Collins	No Score
6	Nate Perry	No Score