The 2021 Reno Rodeo wrapped up Saturday night after 10 days of action. Here’s a look at some of this year’s winners in the arena. Photos by Ty O’Neil.

Reno Rodeo 2021 barrel racing champion Wenda Johnson on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 barrel racing champion Wenda Johnson on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 barrel racing champion Wenda Johnson on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 bareback riding champion Tilden Hooper on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 bareback riding champion Tilden Hooper on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 tie-down roping champion Justin Smith on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 tie-down roping champion Justin Smith on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 breakaway roping champion JJ Hampton on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno

Reno Rodeo 2021 steer wrestling champion Hunter Cure on June 26, 2021. Image: Ty O’Neil / This Is Reno
Ty O’Neil is a lifelong student of anthropology with two degrees in the arts. He is far more at home in the tear gas filled streets of war torn countries than he is relaxing at home. He has found a place at This Is Reno as a photojournalist. He hopes to someday be a conflict photojournalist covering wars and natural disasters abroad.