The National Little Britches Rodeo Association Board of Directors announces the contestant selection for the 2026 Junior Ironman. The National Little Britches Rodeo Association is based in Colorado Springs, CO. There are 47 franchises with over 600 sanctioned rodeos in 33 states where rodeo athletes ages 5-19 can compete.
Senior boys ages 14-19 battled it out in over 600 sanctioned NLBRA rodeos nationwide. It has been a close race to include the 2025 regular season rodeos and the Little Britches finals held at the Lazy E during the summer of 2025. After a tough season of competition, the five NLBRA constituents for the 2026 Junior Ironman were reviewed and recommended by the committee and approved by the full board. Through this selection process the committee's goal is to send the most well rounded group of boys who have accumulated points in heading, heeling, steer wrestling, and calf roping. They also look for boys who had personal characteristics, attitude and ethics that represented the type of youth that NLBRA expects with good sportsmanship. These contestants competed during the regular season to accrue points in heading, heeling, tie down and steer wrestling, which are the events required of them at the Junior Ironman. The young men were chosen on the merits of points accrued in their events, their NLBRA finals results, as well as the level of competition and location during the season. These five young cowboys, plus five more chosen via a selection process through the Lazy E, will compete against each other, as they will have their chance at glory and compete at the 10th annual Jr. Ironman Championship. This event is considered a building ground for young guns who aspire to one day compete at the Timed Event Championships.
Our congratulations goes to Leo Loucks, Wyatt Williams, Lane Spencer, Stephen Maciborski, and John Paul Maciborski for being selected to participate in the 10th Junior Ironman in 2026. These 5 contestants will compete in three performances consisting of Heading, Heeling, Tie Down Roping and Steer Wrestling, for the Championship title, as well as $20,000. This challenging event will be the prelude to the Cinch Timed Event Championship and this prestigious event will be held at the fabulous Lazy E in Guthrie, OK. The dates are March 3 through March 7, 2026.
These contestants will compete in three performances consisting of Heading, Heeling, Tie Down Roping and Steer Wrestling. This will determine the next champion and winner of the $20,000 in prize money.