SENATOBIA – The official draws for the 2026 College National Finals Rodeo have been released for the trio of Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers who are making the trip to Casper, Wyoming, with action beginning on June 14th through the 20th from the Ford Wyoming Center.
The Rangers will see action kick off on Sunday with Dakota Smith taking to the shoots in Bulls, Broncs, and Breakaway, going in the second section of bull riding in the first matinee beginning at 2:00 PM CT.
Dakota will have to wait until Tuesday's slack performance to get his second ride, but that will be the start of a busy day, with a second ride scheduled for the Ranger in the opening performance that evening, beginning at 7:00 PM CT.
Will Collier will also have a very busy opening to the week, with all three of his draws coming on the first two days. The three-time qualifier will be opening up the competition on Monday afternoon in the first round of slack before returning on Tuesday morning for his second steer.
He will also be going on the opening performance on Tuesday night.
Chance Raegan will be making her debut at the CNFR and will be the second horse out of the gate on Monday morning at 8:00 AM CT. She will swap places on Tuesday and will be the second-to-last horse out of the gate to close out the slack rounds.
Raegan will be the only Ranger not competing in Tuesday's performance, going instead on Wednesday in the second night of performance shows as the final horse out that night.
For more information on the CNFR, you can visit https://cnfr.com/ or you can follow along with the Rangers in Casper at nwccrangers.com. Keep up with all things Ranger rodeo by following Northwest social media accounts.
