2022 WRANGLER NFBR PRESENTED BY TETON RIDGE ROUND BY ROUND RECAP By Susan Kanode and Ann Bleiker
Photos by: Dan Levosky (Rd. 1, 2, 6, 10) and Jackie Jensen (Rd. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9) A fter crisscrossing the United States figuring out how to get from rodeo to rodeo, the best breakaway ropers in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association showcased their talents at the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping
Boisjoli and No. 1 ranked roper Martha Angelone. Boisjoli would continue her consistent roping finishing second again in the third round in a time of 2.2 seconds. Lari Dee Guy and Rickie Engesser would share the third spot in the round with times of 2.3 seconds. Angelone would be snakebit again in the third round finishing with another no time. ROUND 4: GUILLORY GETS IT DONE Cheyanne Guillory kept gaining momentum and confidence through the first three rounds and finally put it all together in the fourth round to take the victory lap inside the South Point Arena. Making her second appearance at the Wrangler NFBR, Guillory won the fourth round in a time of 2.0 seconds. Joey Williams gave her a run for her money finishing second in a time of 2.1 seconds. For Guillory this was her fastest time turned in on day No. 1. She started the day with a 3.4, 3.5 and then a 2.5. Angelone returned to the pay window in the fourth round in a time of 2.4 seconds. She tied for sixth in the round with Rd. 1 winner Taylor Munsell. ROUND 5: ENGESSER ENDS DAY 1 WITH FIFTH ROUND VICTORY
(NFBR). This is the third year for the championship event and the third location. It was held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, in 2020. Last year it moved to Las Vegas and was at The Orleans Arena. The South Point Arena is playing host to this year’s competition and the first day did not disappoint. ROUND 1: MUNSELL MAGIC Former college rodeo coach Taylor Munsell took the WPRA breakaway roping field to school to kickoff the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping. Munsell of Alva, Oklahoma, stopped the clock in 2.3 seconds to outdistance the field and add $5,080 to her 2022 earnings. 2021 WPRA Reserve World Champion Shelby Boisjoli was second in 2.6 seconds, while three-time world champion breakaway roper Erin Johnson was third in 2.8 seconds. Johnson, who entered her third NFBR ranked No. 2 gained a little ground on No. 1 Martha Angelone after Angelone finished with a no time to get the Finals started. ROUND 2 AND 3: FULTON FASTEST ROPER IN BACK-TO-BACK ROUNDS
It was a bit of a roller coaster day for Rickie Engesser on the first day of the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping, but she ended on a high note getting the round 5 win with a time of 2.1 seconds. Engesser had two no
The stars aligned in rounds two and three for Samantha Fulton, a first time qualifier from Miller, South Dakota. The first calf that she ran in her first Wrangler NFBR didn’t go as planned and she got a no-time. She came back and won the next two with 2.0 and 2.1 second runs. Those two checks added $11,660 to her earnings.
times during the first five rounds but turned in her fastest time to get the round win outdistancing Shelby Boisjoli and Jordi Edens who took second in a time of 2.2 seconds. At the conclusion of day No. 1, Boisjoli from Stephenville, Texas had command of the overall standings after having roped five calves in 12.4 seconds. She has won $16,565 here so far. ROUND 6: MUNSELL SETS PACE ON DAY NO. 2
“That was amazing,” she said. “It was a lot of fun. I was super excited to come out here.” This is the first time that Fulton has roped 10 head in a single competition.
Just like on day No. 1, Taylor Munsell, the 2019 college champion from Alva, Oklahoma, set the pace. Munsell got her second round win in round six stopping the clock in 2.1
WPRA Rookie of the Year Josie Conner would finish in a four-way tie for second in the second round in a time of 2.2 seconds. Joining Conner for second was Taylor Munsell (first round winner), Shelby
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