Lazy E Arena: 9600 Lazy E Drive, Guthrie, OK 73044
Event Schedule HERE
The 2026 competition will once again be divided into two age divisions:
The Youth Division (15 & under) – may also “enter up”
Junior Division (19 & under)
New for 2026, a special roll-over option will be available in barrels and poles at the WCJR, allowing Youth contestants to carry their times into the Junior division.
Junior Division
– Timed Events: $10,000 added money per discipline
– Riding Events: $10,000 added money per discipline
Youth Division:
– Timed Events: $5,000 added money per discipline
Contestants that do not qualify through the LCQ will have one more shot to qualify through the Buyback Round. The top three in that round will also move on to the Semi-Finals.
The semi-finals round will consist of the top 15 athletes from the WCJR Leaderboard, 27 from the LCQ, and three from the buy-back round, with a total of 45 timed event athletes competing in the semi-finals round. The top 15 times in the timed events and the top eight scores in the roughstock will advance to the final round. WCJR World Champion will be determined on the aggregate time and or high score from the Semi Finals Round and the Finals Round.
DOWNLOAD THE VRQ APP IN THE APP STORE HERE
HIT SIGN IN OR REGISTER
SELECT NOMINATE
ENTER EVENT NAME OR LOCATION
SELECT DISCIPLINE
SELECT THE DATE OF THE COMPETITION
CONFIRM PAYMENT
All athletes ages of athletes are eligible to nominate their competitive efforts toward the WCRA Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ) for the WCJR Leaderboard through Sunday, June 22, 2026, at 11:59pm CT
Contestants that do not qualify through the LCQ will have one more shot to qualify through the Buyback Round. The top three in that round will also move on to the Semi-Finals.
Details to be released at a later date
In the Roughstock Events, the top three contestants from the VRQ will advance directly to the Semi-Finals with no entry fees. The remaining athletes must enter the event on April 1. All Roughstock semi-finals will be limited to a total of 15 athletes. Roughstock will compete in the Junior Division.
New to 2026, WCJR nominations through the VRQ will not have any age restrictions, and any athlete 19 and under can nominate towards it.
Stalls/RV are available at Lazy E Arena. Reservations will open March 17, 2025 at 8:00am CT via www.OpenStalls.com.