Photo gallery: 90th annual Llano Open Pro Rodeo 

The 90th annual Llano Open Pro Rodeo bucked into town on Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, at the John L. Kuykendall Events Center, 2200 W. RR 152 in Llano. 

This year’s rodeo was hosted by the Llano County Community Center Association, with over 1,000 attendees and competitors in rodeo favorites like bull riding, barrel racing, team roping, tie down, breakaway roping, saddle bronc, ranch bronc, calf roping, and mutton busting. 

Kaycee Murray was crowned the 2026 rodeo queen and received $1,000 in scholarship from the LCCCA. The other contestants, Lila Debault, Regan Mikulenka, and Addison Boudreaux, each received $500 scholarships. 

Official United Professional Rodeo Association results:

Bull riding

First place- Cimarron Rucker

Second place- Carter Shaw

Barrel racing

First place- Janet Staton

Second place- Carlee Jo Sims

Third place- Riley Isbell

Team Roping

First place- Jacob Stansbury and Hayden Sanders

Second place- Casper Ringelstein and Cross Ringelstein

Third place- Caleb Mitchell and Seth Smithson

Tie down

First Place- Cross Fulford

Second place- Lane Livingston

Third place- Ty G. Rogers

Breakaway roping

First place- Rainey Skelton

Second place- Tylie Siemsen

Third place- Rylie Edens

Saddle bronc riding

First place- Kyle Welch

Second place- Casyn Ballenger

Third place- Quay Lloyd

Ranch bronc riding

First place- Laine Bownds

Second place- Quay Lloyd

Below are photos from the rodeo, courtesy of WesternCowgirlDesign Photography:

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