WPRA NEWS Sept2023

Sue Smith last qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2011 but thanks to a mare called Dashs Centerfold, she will return to the bright lights of Las Vegas in December. Smith and Centerfold, who won the WPRA World Title in the Futurity division in 2016, can now add another career highlight to their resumes – Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Champions. Not only did they win the title but they set an arena record in the process.

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President’s Corner......................................................................................................................6

In The News.................................................................................................................................8

Inspiration...................................................................................................................................8

Taking Care of Business............................................................................................................9

2023 WPRA ProRodeo and Rookie Standings......................................................................10

2023 ProRodeo Breakaway and Rookie Standings.............................................................11

Cover Story: Sue Smith .......................................................................................................... 12

Cheyenne - Breakaway Roping: Joey Williams.....................................................................14

2023 PRCA/WPRA Circuit Standings...................................................................................... 16

Business Of.............................................................................................................................. 17

Winner’s Circle: Barrels........................................................................................................... 18

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Gooding, ID: Dona Kay Rule................................................................................................... 20

Salinas, CA: Josey Murphy...................................................................................................... 22

2023 WPRA Roping World Standings.................................................................................... 23

Winner’s Circle: Breakaway.................................................................................................... 24

Futurity/Derby Standings....................................................................................................... 26

Junior Standings...................................................................................................................... 26

2023 PRCA/WPRA Breakaway Roping Circuit Standings.....................................................27

Lovington, NM: Rylee George............................................................................................... 28

On the Cover : Sue Smith last qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2011 but thanks to a mare called Dashs Centerfold, she will return to the bright lights of Las Vegas in December. Smith and Centerfold, who won the WPRA World Title in the Futurity division in 2016, can now add another career highlight to their resumes – Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Champions. Not only did they win the title but they set an arena record in the process. Photo by Click Thompson

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PRESIDENT CORNER A s we head into the final month of the regular season it will be like none other with the addition of the Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls, S.D., the final weekend in September. No doubt it will play a

Graham and his family for all their hospitality while we were there. They have a very nice facility there and put on a great rodeo. As the season comes to an end, not only is it a time to celebrate those that make the NFR but also a time for the WPRA to recognize individuals and committees who have excelled this year. Every year since the early 1990s, the WPRA and Justin Boots have honored rodeo committees in each of the 12 circuits who have ensured safe ground for the animal athletes with the Justin Best Footing Award. This past year, we have seen even more rodeos step-up and either provide a hand rake or a tractor drag halfway through during their performances, and we are very grateful to each and everyone one of them. Several arena records have been set this year as a result. WPRA members will be given the chance in the coming weeks to vote for these awards in their specific circuit and I encourage everyone to take time and vote to thank these committees for making the conditions better. In the meantime, start thinking of which committees you feel deserve this honor including those that are the most improved. Until next time, safe travels and good luck to all in this last month of the regular season.

role in the final Top 15 in both barrel racing and breakaway roping. We will also be watching closely to see if Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi sets a new regular season earnings record in barrel racing. The current record was set by Tiany Schuster in 2017 with $250,378. And the race for No. 1 in the regular season in breakaway roping has been a fun race to watch as of late. Whoever ends up ranked No. 1 going into the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway will also hold the record for most money won in the regular season as this event continues to grow. Speaking of the Wrangler NFBR it will once again be held at the South Point Hotel and Casino on Dec. 5-6 at 2 p.m. PT. Ticket information will be released in the coming weeks. I recently traveled to the First Frontier Circuit to conduct a General Membership meeting in advance of the Painted Pony Rodeo in Lake Luzerne, NY. We had a great turnout with some really good questions. I hope we were able to clarify a few things for the members in this area and appreciate everyone taking the time to attend, get your questions answered and provide valuable input. As a reminder to all members please reach out to your circuit director or our vice president Heidi Schmidt or myself with any questions you have regarding the Association and activities going on. I would also like to thank Shawn

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IN THE NEWS NEW WPRA Western Region Barrel Racing and Breakaway Roping Event Have you heard the news? The WPRA is hosting a Western Region barrel racing and breakaway roping event, Oct. 19-22 at the Blackhawk Arena in Salina, UT. Entries will open September 21 and will close on Oct. 12. A spin-off of the WPRA World Finals, this event will have the following races: • $5,000 WPRA Card Race – all money will count toward 2024 world and Wilderness Circuit standings • $1,000 Permit Race – fill your permit and be ready to kickoff the 2024 year as a Rookie • $5,000 WPRA Breakaway – all money will count toward 2024 world and Wilderness Circuit standings There will also be events for non- members including an open 5D and a breakaway roping jackpot. WPRA Roping Director and college rodeo coach Lynn Smith will be conducting a goat tying clinic on Oct. 18 and a breakaway roping clinic on Oct. 19. Ground rules and entry information will be coming soon to www. wpra.com. WPRA World Finals Returns

to Waco for 2023 Edition

The WPRA World Finals will once again be held at Extraco Event Center in Waco, TX, Nov. 9-12 in conjunction with the Elite Barrel Racing.

World Champions will be crowned in team roping (heading and heeling), tie-down roping, all-around, junior and futurity/derby. New features in 2023 will be a permit only breakaway roping and a $2,500 all around bonus. The WPRA Breakaway roping will serve as a 2024 qualifier for Fort Worth and RodeoHouston and earnings will count towards 2024 World and Texas circuit standings. The barrel racing will feature the Boot Barn Card Only event that will serve as a 2024 RodeoHouston qualifier and will count towards 2024 World and Texas circuit standings. The permit race is returning as well allowing members to fill their permits while running only against other permit holders. Entries will open Sept. 11 and close Oct. 30. Check www.wpra.com for additional information and ground rules. Make plans to join us in Waco.

Family members of the late Hugh Bennett stopped by the WPRA office to present a group image of the participants at the American Royal in November 1934. Bennett’s great granddaughters have had this relic in their collection and wanted to pass it on to others that might enjoy seeing those that helped lay the foundation. Hugh Bennett influenced the sport of rodeo in and out of the arena. Bennett, born Sept. 19, 1905, in Knox City, Texas, won the PRCA steer wrestling world title in 1932 and the steer roping title in 1938. He became the first secretary/treasurer of the Cowboys’ Turtle Association, serving from October 1936 until 1941. All the while, he continued to compete and with the help of his wife, Josie, who ran the office from the trunk of his car. A powerful voice in the administration, Bennett was very influential in the ascension of the Turtle Association that later became the Rodeo Cowboys Association and eventually the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1975. Forty-three years after the Cowboys’ Turtle Association was formed, Bennett remained active in professional rodeo and was a founder of the Hall of Champions in Colorado Springs, Colo. Bennett died July 15, 1994.

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

WPRA 75th Poster WPRA celebrates 75 years of women in professional rodeo with this limited 75th Anniversary Poster created by western sports artist Ron Bonge. A nod to the determination, athleticism, and rich history of female rodeo athletes, this art piece features WPRA’s flagship event, Barrel Racing, along with Tie-Down and Breakaway Roping, as well as two former WPRA events, Bareback Riding and Bull Riding. The poster also displays a timeline of GRA and WPRA insignia from 1948 to present-day.

WPRA 2023 Holiday Schedule Holiday Day of Week From the Corner Office

Date

Labor Day

Monday Thursday

September 4 November 23 November 24 December 22 December 25 December 29

Thanksgiving Day

Day After Thanksgiving Friday

Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year’s Eve

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Monday

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2024 Holiday New Year’s Eve Day

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January 1

Rule of the Month As permit holders are winning money at rodeos and co-approved events, they should be tracking their winnings and consider options for when their permit is filled. After a permit holder has won $1,000 at WPRA events, there is a choice to upgrade to a rookie card OR purchase a permit extension

which will keep the member a permit holder for the remainder of the season. Each option is valid depending on competitive goals and have a fee of $225. NOTE- Entering on a filled permit can result in a $100 fine per occurrence. Please refer to rule 1.3.5. in your WPRA Rule Book.

Thought of the Month Choice. Chance. Change. You must make the choice, To take the chance If you want anything In life to change.

DidYou Know An over-tightened girth doesn’t limit lung expansion; it limits the muscles that move the front legs forward and back. This can shorten stride length, which shortens the time between breaths and increases fatigue.

“You begin to bloom when you help those around you grow.”

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2023 WPRA PRO RODEO STANDINGS Unofficial Standings as of August 28, 2023 *2022 WPRA World Champion 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi Lampasas, TX $216,268 2. Jordon Briggs Tolar, TX $150,763 3. Kassie Mowry Dublin, TX $130,029 4. Lisa Lockhart Oelrichs, SD $120,836 5. Taycie Matthews Wynne, AR $111,962 6. Ilyssa Riley Hico, TX $104,601 7. Jessica Routier Buffalo, SD $103,748 *8. Hailey Kinsel Cotulla, TX $102,104 9. Sue Smith Blackfoot, ID $97,392 10. Emily Beisel Weatherford, OK $94,646 11. Wenda Johnson Pawhuska, OK $93,687 12. Summer Kosel Glenham, SD $90,547 13. Sara Winkelman Big Lake, MN $89,853 14. Paige Jones Wayne, OK $87,387 15. Kelly Allen Stephenville, TX $84,468 16. Sissy Winn Corpus Christi, TX $83,335 17. Stevi Hillman Granbury, TX $82,751 18. Dona Kay Rule Minco, OK $77,318 19. Ashley Castleberry Montgomery, TX $71,173 20. Carlee Otero Laundesboro, AL $70,684 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

RESISTOL ROOKIE STANDINGS 1. Kalli McCall Lufkin, TX

$29,032 $26,055 $23,020 $19,413 $15,023 $10,807 $10,656 $10,331 $10,160 $8,315 $7,785 $7,484 $7,190 $6,873 $6,872

Rainey Skelton Victoria Procter Grace Gardiner Sophie Nolen Acey Pinkston Julia Johnson

Llano, TX

Ledbetter, TX Paradise, TX

Stephenville, TX Stephenville, TX

Tenino, WA Mankota, SK Laramie, WY Red Bluff, CA

Karli Cowie Sage Kohr

10. Miley Bunting Bravos 11. Kaycee Killingsworth 12. Katie Sowada 13. Rachel Werkman

Thrall, TX Avon, MN

Wellsburg, IA Occidental, CA Stephenville, TX

14. Maren Powers 15. Makala Pierce

Where The Elite Compete SM

Hailey Kinsel, 2022 WPRA World Champion Barrel Racer, Photo by Kenneth Springer

Bayleigh Choate, 2022 WPRA Resistol Rookie of the Year, Photo by Kenneth Springer

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2023 WPRA PRO RODEO BREAKAWAY STANDINGS Unofficial Standings as of August 28, 2023 *2022 WPRA World Champion 1. Hali Williams Comanche, TX $128,336 2. Shelby Boisjoli Stephenville, TX $128,014 3. Sarah Angelone Lipan, TX $108,857 *4. Martha Angelone Stephenville, TX $100,182 5. Taylor Munsell Alva, OK $97,166 6. Joey Williams Volborg, MT $80,666 7. Danielle Lowman Gilbert, AZ $79,703 8. Cheyanne Guillory Kingston, OK $77,825 9. Jackie Crawford Stephenville, TX $73,216 10. Kelsie Domer Dublin, TX $70,025 11. Rickie Engesser Spearfish, SD $67,112 12. Josie Conner Iowa, LA $60,251 13. Erin Johnson Fowler, CO $57,537 14. Bradi Good Abilene, TX $55,897 15. Kendal Pierson Wardlow, AB $55,103 16. Samantha Fulton Miller, SD $53,019 17. Beau Peterson Council Grove, KS $50,438 18. Madison Outhier Fulshear, TX $50,305 19. Nicole Baggarley Las Cruces, NM $47,068 20. Tiffany Schieck Floresville, TX $45,974 RESISTOL ROOKIE STANDINGS 1. Braylee Shepherd Nephi, UT 2. Shaya Biever Vernon, TX 3. Rylee George Oakdale, CA 4. Jacelyn Frost Randlett, UT 5. Bethany Stallons Emelle, AL 6. MaryBeth Beam Poetry, TX 7. Jade Kenney Canyon, TX 8. Quincy Sullivan Peralta, NM 9. Kenzie Kelton Mayer, AZ 10. Erika Frost Randlett, UT 11. Shyanne Allen Mount Ayr, IA 12. Nicole Hadley Goodland, KS 13. Tayle Brink Wittman, AZ 14. Kadin Jodie 15. Jenna Fulton

$29,623 $28,247 $23,142 $21,935 $21,059 $18,827 $17,801 $12,414 $12,084 $11,666 $9,158 $9,155 $8,723 $8,440 $8,024

Churchrock, NM St. Lawrence, SD

Where The Elite Compete SM Martha Angelone, 2022 WPRA World Champion Breakaway Roper, Photo by Jackie Jensen

Josie Conner, 2022 WPRA Resistol Rookie of the Year, Photo by Jackie Jensen

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ARENA RECORD Centerfold Captures Cheyenne Title with Jockey Sue Smith By Kristen M. White W inning a buckle at Cheyenne Frontier Days is a big check mark off any competitor’s bucket list. And to do it with an arena record? Well, that’s just a layer of unexpected icing on the cake.

This is the reality that Sue Smith is currently living. It’s certainly something most could only dream about. She walked away as the big winner of Cheyenne this year, set an arena record on a horse who looks to be a standout star, and propelled herself into the Top 10 of the standings as the season end draws near. Quite a ride. “This is the first year I’ve been able to go this far in a long time,” Smith said. She last qualified for the National Finals Rodeo in 2011, and her original goals for this year included finishing in the top 30. “As of late … we won Nampa, sent an arena record in Ogden, then set the record in Cheyenne - I was already up there in the standings, kind of back and forth in the top 20 and then that all just catapulted me up. A friend of mine said, ‘You might just accidentally make the Finals.’” Accident or not, Smith is looking good, and she’s enjoying the ride this season has taken her on. The Blackfoot, Idaho, cowgirl originally wanted to make her circuit finals and do well there and hoped for a top 30 finish so she could get into some building rodeos next year, thinking her horse will do well there. With those things now accomplished (and then some!) Smith said she’ll continue to rodeo and “see where I end up September 30.”

Smith’s performance in Cheyenne’s tournament-style rodeo is certainly one for the highlight reel. After a series of solid rounds, Sue Smith is known as a top trainer in the barrel racing industry. In 2022, she had trained the horse that Andrea Busby won the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on and a year later Smith jockeys her own trained horse Dashs Centerfold to the title. With the summer this duo has had Smith is making plans for her third trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Photo by Click Thompson

including identical 17.37-second runs (one of them in the semi- finals), she and her horse, Dashs Centerfold, found themselves in the finals with a chance to take it all. Centerfold won the WPRA World Title in the futurity division in 2016, so it’s clear that the horse is a talented one. In hindsight, Smith said it feels like they were destined for each other, because a friend of hers who raised Centerfold said she needed to be a barrel horse and made sure Smith took her. “I sure didn’t feel like I needed another horse at the time,” Smith said with a little laugh. “I held her up at the end of her 4-year-old year because I wasn’t sure if she could hold up to it all, and that’s all she needed. She won over $200,000 as a futurity horse.” Centerfold, a mare by the late PESI stallion—and barrel racing legend—Dash Ta Fame out of the Proudest Effort mare

Sue Smith and Dashs Centerfold was all the talk at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo, setting an arena record during the final round en route to the title. Smith and Centerfold stopped the clock in a lightning-fast time of 16.89 seconds, which was set only minutes after Summer Kosel had set the record in 16.97 seconds. Photo by Jackie Jensen

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tries really hard, and she’s really quick. So, if you don’t ride her hard and pay attention really closely … if something happens, it’s already too late with her. I know that if I don’t come out breathing as hard as she does, then I didn’t ride her well enough!” Smith said she “never expected to win” Cheyenne, particularly after everyone watched Summer Kosel set an arena record of 16.97 seconds in the final round. “I thought, well, there’s always second!” Smith said with a laugh. But it wasn’t second place that was in the cards for Smith. Instead, she and Centerfold broke Kosel’s brand new record by stopping the clock in an even-quicker 16.89 seconds in the finals. For an instant, it was unbelievable to Smith. “It was thrilling! I just wanted to get off in the middle of the arena and hug my horse when they announced my time,” Smith said. “I was overwhelmed and so proud of her and just so appreciative. Like, ‘You did that for me?’ “And Summer was the first to congratulate me too,” she added. “She had a huge smile on her face. So that was really neat.” That lightning fast run was the culmination of an exciting rodeo that saw its challenges with the weather. Folks with the ground committee and Mountain States Circuit had been keeping a close eye on the ground conditions, ones that can be particularly difficult in Wyoming. Then, Mother Nature unleashed a downpour and the ground needed help. They called in Randy Spraggins with Special T Tracks, known as the “Dirt Guys” to help. Smith said it was interesting to watch the crew and “the amazing job” they did to improve the ground conditions. Ultimately, that led to the two new arena records. Interestingly enough, Smith had a hand in last year’s Cheyenne Frontier Days victory too. Winner Andrea Busby was riding a horse, Tito, that Smith trained. She futuritied her as a colt and handed her off

Diamonds Tiny Effort, came to Smith’s barn as a late two-year old. “I have some friends who train racehorses, and they owned her mom and her grandmother,” Smith said following the futurity title in 2016, adding that her dam had a speed index of 110 and set three track records in her race career. “They bred her to Dash Ta Fame thinking she might make a barrel horse once her racing career was done.” Now that she’s 12, Centerfold is a trusty barrel racing mount in Smith’s trailer. She picks and chooses from a few horses, but said she felt like the mare was a good option for Cheyenne. “I felt like she would run good there,” she said. “She’s gritty and Sue Smith was all smiles capturing her first Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo buckle and a check worth $22,258 from Cheyenne. Smith last qualified for the NFR in 2011 but will be back in 2023 aboard her 12-year- old mare Dashs Centerfold. Photo by Jackie Jensen

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ICONIC RODEO Montana Cowgirl Williams Ropes Tough at The Daddy By Allie Bohus T he Daddy of ‘em All is a unique rodeo undoubtedly. The history, the huge outdoor arena, the score on timed event cattle, the slow gate, the fast calves… Add the top breakaway ropes in the nation and you have yourself a horserace.

NFBR Breakaway Roper Joey Williams of Volborg, MT has roped at Cheyenne since its inaugural event in 2020. Although it was not sanctioned by the WPRA in the first year, it quickly became a sanctioned event in 2021 and being able to rope at such a historical celebration, was “something I can’t put into words,” Williams said. “Since we’ve been kids [Cheyenne] literally has been one of the most iconic rodeos. Before [breakaway was added] I watched my husband [team] rope there. I remember the first year I roped, I was SO nervous,” she said. Despite not having luck there the last few years, her luck changed in 2023 and she left a champion! Cheyenne is such a unique rodeo for several reasons. The score is so much longer than the majority of rodeos sanctioned by the WPRA, the gate is slow, and the calves run hard. It is not a setup that is conducive for consistency. However, Williams proved, yet again, that she is a fearless competitor and her plan worked out. “It is totally different than what we do during the majority of the year. You really have to focus on the start, and you have to ride your horse correctly all the way through the run,” she said. Concentrating on her horsemanship and staying correct helped Williams stay focused and come out on top. Winning at Cheyenne was something extra special for Williams. “I’ve always loved Cheyenne… everything about it is unique. It has the feel almost like when you pull into Vegas, it has an extra pressure, prestigious type feeling,” she said. Although the win hasn’t really sunk in yet for Williams, she still feels elated. “I was just stocked I had a good run,” she said. Watching the tough girls rope after her was a bit nerve-wracking as she knew at any point she could be bumped. “It just worked out for me that day. It was a tough day in the breakaway.” At the time of press, Williams is sitting sixth in the WPRA World Breakaway Roping standings with $77,597 won and 45 rodeos attended. The money won has all but solidified Williams for her third

consecutive NFBR. Her approach this year is to continue to treat each rodeo like it’s important as she concludes the regular season rodeos in the Pacific Northwest. “If I am blessed enough to go to Vegas again, I will take the same approach by giving my mare some time off and then hit some jackpots to stay sharp,” she said. A big factor for Williams that dictates her approach is the weather in Southeast Montana in October & November. “I just do what I can. By November, you are already battling the weather element. So whatever Mother Nature allows… we just do the best we can with what we have,” she said. Lastly, Williams would like to thank her family and friends. None of this would be possible without their support. “It literally takes a village,” she said warmly. Williams shared the win with her husband, their 3 kids, her sister and her family. “This is what it is all about. My sister got to celebrate too and it made it so much sweeter.” Joey Williams turned in the fast time of the final round in 3.8 seconds to win the breakaway roping title and pick up a check worth $12,306. All totaled from Cheyenne, Williams added $19,624 to her 2023 earnings as she makes plans to return to the National Finals Breakaway Roping for the third straight year. Photo by Click Thompson

Joey Williams was honored to stand in the winner’s circle at the iconic Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo capturing the breakaway roping title. While Williams remembers watching this rodeo from a young age it wasn’t until recently that the rodeo added women’s breakaway roping giving her a chance to compete for the title. Photo by Jackie Jensen

Joey Williams runs down her calf in the final round in Cheyenne to capture her first Daddy of ‘em All title. Williams roped her calf in 3.8 seconds to edge reigning world champion Martha Angelone who finished in 3.9 seconds. Photo by Jackie Jensen

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2023 PRCA/WPRA CIRCUIT STANDINGS BARREL RACING Unofficial as of August 28, 2023 BADLANDS 1. Jessica Routier $19,699 2. Hallie Fulton $14,300 3. Lakken Bice $11,340 4. Lisa Lockhart $11,155 5. Molly Otto $8,589 6. Fonda Melby $8,245 7. Nicole Bice $7,583 8. Taylor Hanson $7,097 9. Bobbi Olson $6,247 10. Britany Diaz $5,628 11. Amanda Lewis $5,554 12. Allene Nelson $5,350 13. McKenzie Jendersee $5,295 14. Alyssa Gabrielson $5,006 15. Kristi Steffes $4,826 CALIFORNIA 1. Kathy Petska $26,896 2. Payton Schoeppach $18,516 3. Hayle Gibson $15,561 4. Shelby Bates $15,265 5. Tonia Forsberg $13,055 6. Shelley Holman $10,069 7. Sheena Robbins $9,224 8. Miley Bunting Bravos (R) $8,315 9. Kaillee Hamre $8,146 10. Kay Cochran $7,785 11. Maren Powers (R) $6,873 12. Taylor Arakelian $5,683 13. Kristi Youngblood-Spurr $4,900 14. Leia Pluemer $4,878 15. Madison Camozzi $4,793 COLUMBIA RIVER 1. Rachelle Riggers $17,521 2. Pamela Capper-Coker $15,018 3. Lindsey Ham $13,893 4. Megan McLeod-Sprague $13,841 5. Julia Johnson (R) $10,656 6. Sharon Gow $10,313 7. Mary Shae Thomas $9,759 8. Kathy Grimes $9,631 9. Kacey Gartner $9,267 10. Karen Gleason $8,216 11. Cheyenne Allan $7,942 12. Kaycie Kayser $6,400 13. Colleen Kingsbury $5,771 14. Jimi Jones $5,495 15. Coti Fuller $5,123 FIRST FRONTIER 1. Jodi Lyn Colton $8,651 2. Brooke Klinger $4,915 3. Jamie Fowler $4,820 4. Ali Montgomery (R) $4,592 5. Madison Ann Iager $3,122 6. April Masterson $2,931 7. Dawn Powell $2,917 8. Kerri Frazier $2,705 9. Karissa Landis (R) $2,583 10. Joanna Reid $1,902 11. Samantha Vallone $1,849 12. Beth Ann Borowy $1,759 13. Christina Mulford $1,682 14. Haley Dewalt $1,562 15. Willie Horzepa $1,541 GREAT LAKES 1. Lacinda Rose $14,536 2. Kricket Gintner $12,601 3. Jamie Lenzner $12,185 4. Ronda Casey $11,019 5. Austyn Tobey $10,788 6. Ashley Peterson $8,666 7. Katie Sowada (R) $7,484 8. Caitlyn Clair $6,928 9. Jillian Zaun $6,783 10. Sissy Warren $6,675 11. Shannon Jensen $6,646 12. Lucy Ferch (R) $6,596 13. Tasia Behnke (R) $6,183 14. Nikki Singler $6,116 15. Morgan Anderson $5,924 MAPLE LEAF 1. Lynette Brodoway $16,675 2. Brooke Wills $13,124 3. Taylor Manning $8,849 4. Jennifer Neudorf $7,914 5. Bertina Olafson $7,614 6. Lane Wills $7,380 7. Kyla Simmons $7,054 8. Kirby Penttila $6,887 9. Traci MacDonald $6,721 10. Lakota Bird $5,999 11. Karli Cowie (R) $5,572 12. Shelby Spielman $5,316 13. Bradi Whiteside $5,151 14. Mariah Mannering $3,559 15. Kylie Whiteside $3,306 MONTANA 1. Tayla Moeykens $14,959 2. Ashley Day $14,595 3. Hailey Garrison $13,338 4. Brittney Sporer $11,915 5. Abigail Knight $11,465 6. Heather Crowley $10,032 7. Hannah Sharon $8,877 8. Tammy Carpenter $8,470 9. Allie Novotny $7,957 10. Tia Murphy $5,067 11. Celie Salmond $4,706 12. Tisha Larsen $4,536 13. Sabra O’Quinn $4,441 14. Casey Wagner $4,307 15. Bailee Murnion $4,144 MOUNTAIN STATES 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi $27,511 2. Kelly Yates $10,221 3. Sage Kohr (R) $10,160 4. Shali Lord $9,552 5. Kim Schulze $8,332 6. Karson Bradley $8,319 7. Sydni Blanchard $7,475 8. Chris Gibson $7,161 9. Heidi Tillard $6,565 10. Nicole Waggoner-Ludwick $6,565 11. Taryn Boxleitner $6,252 12. Andrea Busby $4,879 13. Shyann Lucas $4,652 14. Shawnee Williams $4,599 15. Mackenzie Scott $4,348 PRAIRIE 1. Emily Beisel $13,583 2. Wenda Johnson $11,280 3. Tracy Nowlin $9,889 4. Emily Griffin $8,889 5. Ivy Hurst $8,794 6. Michelle Darling $8,501 7. Leslie Smalygo $8,296 8. Ivy Saebens $7,943 9. Andrea Haden $7,203 10. Ali Armstrong $6,907 11. Paige Jones $6,758 12. Emma Charleston $6,711 13. Taylor Johnson $5,841 14. Suzanne Brooks $5,838 15. Timber Allenbrand $5,002 SOUTHEASTERN 1. Margo Crowther $16,879 2. Nicole Love $16,443 3. Erin Wetzel $14,500 4. Taylor Carver $12,992 5. Kristin Hanchey $12,389 6. Chloe Gray $11,537 7. Ashley Parks $11,461 8. Sarah Rose Waguespack $9,210 9. Cindy Patrick $8,642 10. Dallas Sawczak $8,350 11. Ashley Rogers $7,692 12. Emilee Jackson 14. Taycie Matthews 15. Sally Young TEXAS 1. Kelly Allen 2. Kassie Mowry 3. 4. Keyla Costa 5. Stephanie Fryar 6. Lindsay Sears 7. Hailey Kinsel 8. Ilyssa Riley 9. Jackie Ganter 10. Natalie Bland 11. Jamie Olsen 12. Sydney Graham 14. Tiany Schuster 15. Preslie Reid TURQUOISE 1. Tara Seaton 2. Doskie Edwards 3. Casey Mathis 4. Sarah Kieckhefer 5. Cindy Smith 6. Lisa Anderson 7. Sabrina Ketcham 8. Kortni McConnell 9. Jordan Kircher 10. Madison Bean 11. Halle DeWitt 12. Bailee Switzer 14. Sharon Harrell 15. Carly Longo (R) WILDERNESS 1. Sue Smith 2. Marcie Wilson 3. Meka Farr 4 Abby Phillips 5. 6. Stacy Glause 7. Lauren Butler 8. 9. Macee McAllister 10. Jennifer Kalafatic 11. Italy Sheehan 12. Amanda Butler 14. Terri Wood Gates 15. Jillette Atkinson 13. Bobbie Jo Alcazar

$6,095 $5,843 $5,254 $4,356 $30,791 $26,202 $22,641 $18,434 $17,921 $15,424 $14,478 $13,789 $13,311 $13,291 $11,875 $11,732 $10,089 $9,655 $9,114 $16,453 $11,199 $9,536 $7,249 $6,191 $5,463 $4,905 $4,675 $4,256 $3,829 $3,238 $2,964 $2,678 $2,615 $2,261 $51,719 $15,711 $14,317 $12,007

Jimmie Smith-Tew

13. Victoria Procter (R)

13. Quincy Sullivan (R)

Haylee Moosman Woodward $10,321

$9,182 $8,904 $8,750 $8,198 $7,750 $7,232 $7,221 $7,065 $6,895 $6,129

Savannah Bennett

13. McKenna Coronado

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DIRECTORS & SPOKESWOMEN

PRESIDENT Jimmie Munroe 254-722-5128 jmunroe@wpra.com VICE PRESIDENT Heidi Schmidt Belfield, ND (701) 928-0260 Heidi.schmidt@wpra.com BADLANDS Circuit Director

COLUMBIA RIVER Circuit Director Rainy Robinson Caldwell, ID 208-870-5256 rainy.robinson@wpra.com Spokeswomen Lexi Burgess Megan Sprague Abby Sutfin

MONTANA Circuit Director Dillon McPherson

Phoenix, AZ 602-615-7663 Jenna@wpra.com Spokeswomen Barb Johnson Toni Karr Sarah Kieckhefer Stacey Padilla Tibba Smith Carly Todd

Spokeswomen

Event Directors Team Roping TBD Tie-down roping Kari Nixon Spokeswomen Badlands Brandi White California Allie Hoskins Liz Hirdes Columbia River Lynn Rodriguez Shayla Currin First Frontier Emily Fabian Great Lakes Danni Clover Montana Jacey Fortier Mountain States Erin Johnson Prairie Christi Braudrick Southeastern Lindsey Pender Texas Jordan Hollabaugh Turquoise Lynn Smith Wilderness Jessica Brinkerhoff

Jeanne Anderson Emily Beisel Jamie Chaffin Emma Charleston Michelle Darling Ari Anna Flynn Korrina Hughes Tracy Nowlin Beau Peterson Tana Poppino SOUTHEASTERN Circuit Director Bricklee Miller Starkville, MS 662-418-3963 bricklee@wpra.com Spokeswomen Brandi Geiger TEXAS

Wolf Point, MT 406-650-8458 Dillon.McPherson@wpra. com Spokeswomen Cierra Erickson Jill Ferdina

Lindsay Kruse Darae Larson Laura McPherson Valee Miller Katie Rasmussen Maria Taylor MOUNTAIN STATES

FIRST FRONTIER Lead Spokesperson Eileen Lang-Kramme

WILDERNESS Circuit Director

Nicole Bice Killdeer, ND 605-553-4546 Nicole@wpra.com Spokeswomen

Julie Herman Bluffdale, UT 801-548-4797 Julie.Herman@wpra.com Spokeswomen Meka Farr Kali Jo Parker Amberley Snyder Melissa Taylor Terri Wood Gates ROPING DIVISION Director - R1 Christi Braudrick Caddo, OK 918-207-9757 Christi@wpra.com Director - R2 Lynn Smith Elfrida, AZ 520-678-6702

Pilesgrove, NJ 856-364-7130 Eileen.lang.kramme@wpra. com Spokeswomen

Lakken Bice Hallie Fulton Nikki Hansen Cally Kindred Lisa Lockhart Jessica Routier

Circuit Director Carla Johnson Laramie, WY 307-761-1800 Carla.Johnson@wpra.com Spokeswomen Shali Lord Melanie Luark Wendy McKee Kelcey McNamee Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi Kim Schulze Mackenzie Scott Shelly Risner Vossler PRAIRIE

Jody Stockton Dawn Powell Beth Borowy Kris Roy Kristin Weber

Circuit Director Lois Ferguson West, TX (254) 744-2878 Lois.Ferguson@wpra.com Spokeswomen Stephanie Fryar

CALIFORNIA Circuit Director Sheena Robbins Fresno, CA 559-940-2638 Sheena@wpra.com Spokeswomen Vicki Cook

GREAT LAKES Circuit Director Melora Potter Marion, KY 270-704-0865 Melora@wpra.com Spokeswomen Sandi Brandli Ronda Casey Cassy Hooks Lindsay Leverington

Stevi Hillman Kelly Kaminski Shelley Morgan Kylee Scribner Jimmie Smith Tew Kelly Tovar Martha Wright TURQUOISE Circuit Director Jenna Duhon

Kris Gadbois Katie Pascoe Kathy Petska Christina Porter

Circuit Director Cindy Gillespie Ransom, KS 785-731-5306 Cindy@wpra.com

Lynn@wpra.com Assistant Directors Jennifer Casey Lari Dee Guy

Sissy Warren Conny Winkers

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WINNER’S CIRCLE - BARRELS Here is a brief look at some of the winner’s or highest placing WPRA member from the rodeos over the past month. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to all the rodeo committees and volunteers that provide this opportunity to the members.

JORDON BRIGGS | Abilene, KS | Photo by Fly Thomas

ASHLEY ROGERS | Fredonia, KS | Photo by Kay Miller

MCKENNA CORONADO | Burley, ID | Photo by Amanda Diworth

BRITTANY POZZI TONOZZI | Caldwell, ID | Photo by Hailey Rae

BRITTANY POZZI TONOZZI | Dodge City, KS | Photo by David Seymore

MARCI WILSON | Heber City, UT | Photo by Amanda Dilworth

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BRITTNEY SPORER | Helena, MT | Photo by David Hollenback

WENDA JOHNSON | Lawton, OK | Photo by David Seymore

WENDA JOHNSON | Lovington, NM | Photo by Peggy Gander.

HALYN LIDE | Omak, WA | Photo by Bill Lawless

TAYCIE MATTHEWS | Salinas, CA | Photo by Fernando Sam-Sin

SUMMER KOSEL | Sikeston, MO | Photo by Phillip Kitts.

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WORTHY WIN Rule Records Arena-Record Time to Win Gooding ProRodeo By Ann Bleiker T he Gooding ProRodeo has a tradition where the “Beer Worthy” section of the crowd offers a

cold drink to some of the top performers throughout each performance. Over the last three years, the rodeo has also been known in the barrel racing world as one that has good ground with the WPRA honoring them for their “Beer Worthy” commitment to providing safe conditions via the Justin Best Footing Award program. The Gooding ProRodeo has won the honor in the Wilderness Circuit four times and has reigned supreme each of past three years; it looks like they will be in contention to win it again in 2023. “Gooding is such a fun rodeo,” Dona Kay Rule wrote on her Facebook page. “Hats off to the committee for their commitment to great ground conditions. It allowed for safe fast runs for our equine athletes.”

Dona Kay Rule and Valor are in a position in the barrel racing world that they have not been in before and that is on the NFR bubble. Rule and Valor are making a hard push for another NFR qualification and the win in Gooding, Idaho, came at a great time as the season draws to a close. Not only did they win the rodeo but set an arena record in the process, smashing the old one. Photo by WT Bruce

strongly for those that were and hoped the best for them, so now I am in that position and you just have to stick your chin down and keep striding forward doing the best you can,” said Rule, who is 65 this year. “With Valor, I have been very blessed with being able to go home whenever I was ready at the end of the season and now, I sit behind the steering wheel and get out and run barrels every once in a while. That is about all I can do for the next few weeks.” Rule has been a student of the game for some time and recalls working for Billy Perrin, the father of 1977 WPRA World Champion Jackie Jo Perrin. Because of that, Rule built a strong foundation early on so when the opportunity with Valor presented itself, she was ready to make the most of it. “Valor was the first full racehorse I had ever had, and he was a handful when I got him from Lana Merrick as a 4-year-old,” said Rule. “Mentally he had a very busy mind. He has been such a blessing for our family.” Rule is now hoping the three-time WPRA Horse With the Most Heart will carry her to a fifth NFR qualification. Anyone can bet that Rule and Valor will give it their all.

And fast runs they were, with Rule setting a new arena record to capture a much-needed win as she rides the infamous bubble in search of her fifth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification. In 2021, Ivy Saebens set the arena record in a time of 16.89 seconds. In 2022, Michelle Darling turned in a run a tick faster in a time of 16.88, but Rule and her two-time horse of the year, High Valor, smashed the record this year with a 16.76-second run. “Coming off a long spell of not as good as it could be due to a fall (at Calgary Stampede), I finally got him going good and knew the ground would be good at Gooding, so we just turned him loose and he showed us what he could do,” said Rule. It was beyond good. LaTricia Duke matched Darling’s 16.88-second run and finished fifth. Three other jockeys – Ashley Castleberry (16.79), Sue Smith (.84) and Nicole Driggers (.87) – were faster than the previous arena record. With the win, Rule added $5,195 to her 2023 earnings, and as of Aug. 21, she was 18th in the world standings with $76,366. At the time, she was less than $6,000 from the all-important 15th spot to secure her bid for another NFR with a little more than a month left in the regular season. “I have never been on the bubble before and always felt pretty

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PRESTIGIOUS WIN Murphy Made Headlines in Salinas By Joe Kusek W hen Josey Murphy pulls her truck and trailer into the family driveway at the end of September, a reminder of her summer will be waiting. The four-legged addition to the family represents more than just the biggest WPRA breakaway roping win of her young career, it is part of a career-defining event.

Murphy, an uber-friendly Panola College (Carthage, Texas) student, won the breakaway roping at California Rodeo Salinas, July 20-23 at the Salinas Sports Complex. Competing a long way from home – it is 1,846 miles from Keachi, Louisiana to Salinas – Murphy threw three loops in 13.3 seconds to win the title against a star-studded field. The 21-year-old earned $7,737 to put her within striking distance of the top 15 to qualify for the National Finals Breakaway Roping in Las Vegas and keep her on the road. “I left home May 24 and have not been home since,” she said in mid- August. Murphy planned to return home Sept. 22. Through the third week of August, she had competed in 94 rodeos, the most of any of the 495 cowgirls who cashed a check in 2023. “When I left home my truck had 37,000 miles on it. Now it has 57,600 (as of Aug. 24),” Murphy said. The 2020 National High School champion opened Salinas with back- to-back 4.6-seconds runs to qualify for the finals. “I let my calves get out before I left the corner,” Murphy said. “Even if I was late, I knew my horse could make up the time. If I was a little late, that was OK.” Danielle Lowman, of Gilbert, Arizona and Aspen Miller, of Santa Fe, Texas split the first round with times of 3.9 seconds. Taylor Munsell, of Alva, Oklahoma won the second round in 3.9. Murphy was the fourth to last roper out in the Final round. “I have been working with a mental coach and discussed it with her. I was starting to get nervous,” she said about the finals that featured three ropers in the top five of the world standings, including two-time Salinas winner Shelby Boisjoli, of Stephenville, Texas.

“She told me, ‘The first two rounds you did what’s best for you. Don’t make it a job. You’re out here living your dream.’ That took the pressure off. When I backed in the box, it was OK.” Murphy delivered a clutch throw of 4.1 seconds to win the final round and edged Munsell by one-tenth of a second in the average. “It was stressful watching the last ropers. I knew I could be anywhere from first to third,” she said. It was also fulfilling. “I struggled in the past believing I belonged here,” Murphy continued. “When I was getting the awards and being interviewed it was, ‘I do belong.’ ” And she had a confession. “It’s kind of funny and very embarrassing,” she said. “I didn’t realize how prestigious a rodeo Salinas was. I had people like (world champion bullfighter) Rob Smets say, ‘Do you know what you’ve won?’ People were telling me it was a huge win. That’s something I should have known. Now I know what an accomplishment it is. What a super cool rodeo buckle.” Murphy’s victory came aboard her horse Checks, or Chex as her father Casey calls the seven-year-old sorrel. “I like Checks as in money,” said Murphy of the horse registered as Pepto Moneys Pop. “She’s tiny, very little. And she’s mean. Checks is very good at her job but she’s grumpy all the time. She has little girl syndrome. Maybe that’s why she is so gritty and tough. “At Salinas, she ran down those calves so fast. I was able to make sure the calves were out. That horse can fly.” Checks and the finals calf will meet again. Murphy’s father purchased the calf following Salinas. But don’t expect a happy reunion between the two animals. “Dad said the calf was pretty feisty and ran him, up the fence at home,” said Murphy. “I thought that was so funny. We’ll just let the calf be in the pasture and become a momma cow.” Josey Murphy threw three loops at the California Rodeo in Salinas in a total time of 13.3 seconds to win the title against a star-studded field. Murphy had never been to Salinas and even admits she didn’t realize how prestigious the title and buckle were until she won. Photo by Fernando Sam-Sin

Josey Murphy, who is a Panola College student, took advantage of the summer rodeos to put her in striking distance of a first-time NFBR qualification. The Keachi, Louisiana cowgirl’s biggest check came in Salinas, California, winning $7,737. Photo by Fernando Sam-Sin

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2023 ROPING DIVISION STANDINGS WORLD STANDINGS Unofficial as of August 23, 2023 *2022 World Champion **2022 National Champion ALL-AROUND – NO RANKINGS AT THIS TIME Sarah Angelone Lipan, TX not ranked 11. Kallen Roller Romance, AR 12. Kyla Stamps Harwood, TX

$1,240

$900

13. Liz Hirdes

Turlock, CA

$890

BREAKAWAY 1.

14. Danielle Lowman

Gilbert, AZ

$500

Cheyanne Guillory

Kingston, OK

$50,141

15. Rylie Smith

Whitsett, TX

$400

Martha Angelone

Stephenville, TX

$41,118

Quincy Sullivan

Peralta, NM

$400

Sarah Angelone

Lipan, TX

$31,630

TEAM ROPING – HEELING *1. Lorraine Moreno

Hali Williams

Comanche, TX

$28,729

Mathis, TX

$12,960

Shelby Boisjoli

Stephenville, TX

$27,043

Sawyer Gilbert

Buffalo, SD

$25,175

Jessy Remsburg

Muscle Shoals, AL

$8,490

**7. Josie Conner

Iowa, LA

$23,719

Annette Stahl

Salt Flat, TX

$7,255

Taylor Hanchey

Carmine, TX

$22,468

Rylie Smith

Whitsett, TX

$5,460

Danielle Lowman

Gilbert, AZ

$21,564

Kennlee Tate

Shallowater, TX

$4,400

10. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh

Canyon, TX

$20,600

Kaitlyn Torres (R)

Alice, TX

$4,250

11. Jackie Crawford

Stephenville, TX

$15,373

Jackie Crawford

Stephenville, TX

$3,000

12. Quincy Sullivan

Peralta, NM

$13,710

Danielle Lowman

Gilbert, AZ

$1,310

13. Beau Peterson

Council Grove, KS

$13,196

Kallen Roller

Romance, AR

$1,265

14. Hope Thompson

Abilene, TX

$12,105

10. Sarah Angelone

Lipan, TX

$1,144

15. Haliegh Grant

Santa Maria, CA

$11,260

11. Cheyenne Blackmore

Hillside, AZ

$629

12. Kathy Williams

Greenbrier, AR

$620

TEAM ROPING – HEADING 1 Bailey Gubert

Patti McCutchen

Alma, AR

$620

Hungerford, TX

$12,118

14. Rebecca Cannizzaro

Wayne, OK

$500

Kenzie Kelton

Mayer, AZ

$10,400

15. Elaina Damante

Alma, AR

$400

Beverly Robbins

Tuscumbia, AL

$10,398

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1. Kari Nixon

Jackie Crawford

Stephenville, TX

$10,340

Sarah Angelone

Lipan, TX

$8,367

Freedom, OK

$712

Rylee George

Oakdale, CA

$5,550

Audrey Cunningham

Luling, TX

$463

Kenna Francis (R)

Las Vegas, NM

$5,240

Kodi Hansen

Cimarron, KS

$389

Martha Angelone

Stephenville, TX

$3,910

Cheyenne Chamberlain

Fort Ann, NY

$196

Kayelen Helton

Stephenville, TX

$2,885

DeNiess Kilgus

Watsontown, PA

$84

*10. Hope Thompson

Abilene, TX

$1,544

Tanegai Zilverberg

Holabird, SD

not ranked

2022 WPRA ALL-AROUND WORLD CHAMPION – SARAH ANGELONE

WPRA photos by James Phifer, Rodeobum.com

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