DRIGGERS AND NORTHCOTT WIN THE 2026 COJO CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROPING

 

DRIGGERS AND NORTHCOTT CROWNED CHAMPIONS AT THE COJO CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROPING

Kaleb Driggers and Nicky Northcott are the 2026 COJO Champions at The COJO Championship Event, presented by Tractor Supply Co. The duo clocked a 13.52 on three head in Belton on Saturday to win the COJO Open average and take home the $75,000 payday, plus a Bloomer Trailers trailer and a Bill Fick Ford truck. The title marks a back-to-back COJO win for Driggers .   Driggers and Northcott, who won round two with a 10.51 on two to enter the short round, also claimed the Round Two fast time with a 3.80 for an additional $5,000, bringing their team total to $80,000 for the day.   Cody Snow and Little Michael Calmelat finished second in the average at 14.46 on three, earning $55,000. Calmelat capped a solid week after winning the Junior Open with Colton Ranly earlier in the event. Koda Peterson and Jaydon Warner placed third at 14.57 on three for $36,000 and also won the #16.5 Incentive, adding $5,000. Casper Ringelstein and Kaden Prince were fourth for $25,000, and Garrett Tonozzi and Cade Passig rounded out the top five for $20,000.   Tanner Tomlinson and Wesley Thorp turned in the fastest run of the short round with a 3.42, earning $5,000 on top of their sixth-place average check of $16,000. Cooper Brittain and Braylon Tryan won the Round One fast time with a 4.37, while Jonathan Torres placed twice in the average, finishing eighth with Coy Rahlmann and 10th with Tyler Wade.   Pedro Egurrola and Will Woodfin collected the long go fast time award for their 10.34 on two, and Colton Ranly and Ty Arnold took the long go fastest incentive time with an 11.02 on two. David Key and Kase Key placed second in the incentive with a 9.45 on two. COJO Open results (average times are on three head):                                                         - COJO Media Team