World Finals
2024 WPRA World Finals Wrapped Up with Card Holder Race
By Ann Bleiker
WACO, TEXAS – While the WPRA World Champion Barrel Racer will not be crowned until next month in December, card members were already getting a jump start on the 2025 season this weekend at the WPRA World Finals in Waco, Texas.
Fallon Taylor
Winning the Boot Barn card race was former world champion Fallon Taylor aboard FuryTime. Taylor turned rounded the cloverleaf pattern during the first round in a time of 15.702, was a 15.898 in the second round and wrapped up the weekend with a 15.990 in the final round to win the average in a time of 47.590. She just edged out Andrea Busby, who will be making her first trip down the alley at the Thomas and Mack in December. Busby finished the weekend with a 47.632.
While card holders were starting their quest for the 2025 Wrangler NFR there were others that were looking to fill their permit and become eligible to buy their card for 2025. Ginger West won the permit average along with the first round aboard Barreras Superman. West won the average in a total time of 47.933. The average alone paid $1,248 to easily fill her permit.
An added bonus is that her horse Barrearas Superman was also voted the Professional Choice’s Outstanding Barrel Horse of the WPRA World Finals.
Winning the Junior average race was Tabitha Dyal, who hails from the state of New York. Dyal was riding former world champion Mary Walker’s horse Latte Ditto, that is a clone from Walker’s champion horse Latte. Dyal won both round en route to the average title finishing with a two run total of 32.134 seconds. She won the first round with a 15.997 and was 16.137 in the second round.
Winning the Junior world title was Makayla Maddie of Auburndale, Florida, who finished the year with $21,151 in earnings.
Complete results from the WPRA World Finals can be found at www.wpra.com.
World Finals
WPRA Roping Champions Crowned in Waco
By Ann Bleiker
WACO, TEXAS – It was Championship Day for the ropers at the WPRA World Finals in Waco, Texas, on Saturday November 9. Titles were handed out to the 2024 tie-down, team roping (header and heeler) and all-around champions.
Winning her second world title in the team roping heeling was Lorraine Moreno finishing the year with $13,604 edging out Kelsie Domer who had $10,056. Moreno of Mathis, Texas, roped this weekend with Kayelen Helton of Stephenville, Texas, to capture the average title as well. The duo finished with 30.1 seconds on three head for the weekend. Helton was edged out by Kenzie Kelton for the world title on the heading side.
Kenzie Kelton
Kelton of Mayer, Arizona, won her first world title with $13,803 on the year. During the 2024 WPRA World Finals she roped with Haiden Thompson, and they finished sixth in the average.
Haiden Thompson
Thompson won her first all-around world title after collecting $7,084 with a dominate performance on Saturday winning the third round in the breakaway roping in a lighting fast time of 1.6 seconds.
Kolby Boyett
Winning the tie-down roping world title was rookie Kolby Boyett of Grove, Oklahoma, edging four-time world champion Kari Nixon for the title. Boyett finished the year with $2,206 while Nixon finished with $1,719.
Second round in the Boot Barn card race was won by Loni Kay Yates aboard Mercy She’s Fabulous in a time of 15.706 seconds to add $2,936 to her 2025 world standings. 2024 Wrangler NFR qualifier Carlee Otero was second aboard Blingolena in a time of 15.707. She added $2,517 to her 2025 earnings. The top 30 in the average advanced to the final round on Sunday. Leading the average is Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi with a 31.568 after stopping the clock in the first round with a 15.790 and the second with a 15.778.
World titles were also awarded in the Futurity and Derby division. Winning the Futurity 1D world title for the second consecutive year was Heidi Gunderson. In 2023, she won it aboard JDJacksonKandyman and in 2024 she rode Lucky Blaze to the title. Bailey Webb Olson won the Futurity 2D aboard Cudas Fury. Becca Gilley aboard WPH Buzzed Up Latte took home the Derby title.
All results can be found at www.wpra.com.
Breakaway Roping
First round: 1 (tie) Amanda Hodges, Cadee Williams, Kayla Graham, 1.9 seconds, $1,873 each; 4. Jordi Edens, 2.1, $1,352; 5. (tie) Tia Wallace, Julie Johnson, Hadley Thompson, Hope Thompson, 2.2, $728; 9. (tie) Debbie Fabrizio and Bradi Good, 2.3, $260 each.
Second round: 1. Kayla Graham, 1.9 seconds, $2,185; 2. (tie) Kelsie Domer, Brighton Bauman and Whitney Profili, 2.0, $1,595 each; 5. (tie) Tayler Felton and Bailey Currie, 2.1, $936 each; 7. (tie) Beau Peterson, Kieley Walz, Stacie Sorensen and Peggy Garman, 2.2, $390 each. Third round: 1. Haiden Thompson, 1.6 seconds, $2,185; 2. (tie) Whitney Profili, Karrigan Cagley and Chloe Lambert, 1.8, $1,595 each; 5. (tie) Kieley Walz, Tiffany Schieck, Madison Outhier and Harley Pryor, 1.9, $728 each; 10. (tie) Lari Dee Guy and Rheagan Cotton, 2.0, $260. Average: 1. Kayla Graham, 6.6 seconds on three, $3,277; 2. Beau Peterson, 7.5, $2,809; 3. Donelle Jones, 7.6, $2,341; 4. (tie) Hope Thompson and Cadee Williams, 8.1, $1,794 each; 6. Kenzie Kelton, 8.8, $1,248; 7. (tie) Taylor Raupe and Montana Brown, 9.0, $780 each; 9. Kayce Edwards, 9.8, $468; 10. Taylor Lawson, 9.9, $312.
Team roping
First round: 1. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 7.8 seconds, $806 each; 2. Cassidy Boggs/Rylie Smith, 8.3, $667; 3. Rylea Fabrizio/Debbie Fabrizio, 8.5, $528; 4. Cady Erb/Heather Jacobson, 10.6, $389; 5. Lari Dee Guy/Kelsie Domer, 12.7, $250; 6. Harley Pryor/Quincy Sullivan, 14.2, $139
Second round: 1. Kenzie Kelton/Haiden Thompson, 6.5 seconds, $806; 2. (tie) Cassidy Boggs/Rylie Smith and Kerstin Freeman/Maci Ray, 6.9, $597 each; 4. Beverly Robbins/Jessy Remsburg, 7.4, $389; 5. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 7.8, $250; 6. Jordi Edens/Cadee Williams, 8.2, $139.
Third round: 1. Lari Dee Guy/Kelsie Domer, 7.7 seconds, $806 each; 2. Quincy Sullivan/Jordi Edens, 8.6, $667; 3. Jordi Edens/Cadee Williams, 12.6, $528; 4. Kenzie Kelton/Haiden Thompson, 13.3, $389; 5. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 14.5, $250.
Average: 1. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 30.1 seconds on three head, $1,208 each; 2. Lari Dee Guy/Kelsie Domer, 31.7, $1,000; 3. Cassidy Boggs/Rylie Smith, 15.2 on two, $792; 4. Rylea Fabrizio/Debbie Fabrizio, 17.4, $583; 5. Quincy Sullivan/Jordi Edens, 17.5, $375; 6. Kenzie Kelton/Haiden Thompson, 19.8, $208.
Tie-down Roping
First round: 1. KC-Gail Churchill, 11.1 seconds, $824; 2. Sawyer Gilbert, 11.7, $682; 3. Kolby Boyett, 13.7, $540; 4. Haiden Thompson, 13.8, $398; 5. Quincy Sullivan, 14.3, $256; 6. Kenzie Kelton, 15.4, $142.
Second round: 1. Harley Pryor, 12.7 seconds, $824; 2. Kari Nixon, 13.4, $682; 3. Gracie Gambino, 14.9, $540; 4. Kerstin Freeman, 18.9, $398; 5. April Zilverberg, 19.1, $256; 6. Kenzie Kelton, 23.5, $142.
Third round: 1. Haiden Thompson, 10.8, $824; 2. Kolby Boyett, 12.3, $682; 3. Kodi Hansen, 14.5, $540; 4. Kenzie Kelton, 15.7, $398; 5. Audrey Cunningham, 17.7, $256; 6. Sawyer Gilbert, 24.9, $142.
Average: 1. Kolby Boyett, 50.3 seconds on three head, $1,236; 2. Kenzie Kelton, 54.6, $1,023; 3. Haiden Thompson, 57.0, $809; 4. Audrey Cunningham, 59.1, $596; 5. Kodi Hansen, 66.9, $383; 6. Sawyer Gilbert, 36.6 on two head, $213.
Permit Breakaway
First round: 1. (tie) Macy Hoggett and Chalee Harms, 2.6 seconds, $784 each; 3. Macy Hancock, 3.7, $448; 4. (tie) Bridget Yates/Jayci Braudrick, 4.0, $112 each.
Second round: 1. Grace Jenkins, 2.4 seconds, $896; 2. Catlyn Ward, 2.6, $672; 3. Tierney Myers, 2.9, $448; 4. Shania Johnston, 3.3, $224.
Average: 1. Chalee Harms, 7.5 seconds on two head, $1,345; 2. Bridget Yates, 8.3, $1,008; 3. Tierney Myers, 15.6, $672; 4. Jayci Braudrick, 16.3, $336.
World Finals
WPRA Members Earning Valuable Money for 2025 Season at the WPRA World Finals in Waco
By Ann Bleiker
WACO, TEXAS – Three-time and reigning WPRA World Champion Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi fell just short of making her 18th appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2024, but she is already collecting checks for a 2025 run at the Finals.
She is competing this weekend at the WPRA World Finals in Waco, Texas, in the Boot Barn Card Race aboard Sir Epic, who is also competing in the Derby division. The duo finished fifth in the first round of the card race with a time of 15.790 to add $1,398 to her 2025 ProRodeo earnings. That time carried over to the derby division where she won the first round to add another $1,564 to her bank account but that money does not add to her rodeo earnings. She will return on Saturday for the second round and will be looking to continue to add cash to her wallet.
Winning the first round of the card race was Helen Nowosad aboard Down Ta Drift with a quick time of 15.693. She won $2,936. Former world champion Fallon Taylor was second in a time of 15.702 aboard FuryTyme. She collected $2,517.
Kenna Kaminiski, daughter of two-time world champion Kelly Kaminski, won the first round of the WPRA Futurity aboard Ivan Drinkin with a time of 16.021 seconds. She picked up $995 for the win. Second round action will continue on Saturday at Extraco Events Center.
Second round of the roping division concluded on Friday night. Harley Pryor won the tie-down roping on night No. 2 with a time of 12.7 seconds, but the story of the night was four-time tie-down roping world champion Kari Nixon turning in a 13.4-second run finishing second and adding $682 to her 2024 standings. With her second round check she officially moved into the No. 1 spot in the world inching closer to her fifth world title. She is currently second in the average with one round left on Saturday afternoon.
Kayla Graham won the second round in the breakaway roping with a time of 1.9 seconds. Finishing in a tie for second was Kelsie Domer, Brighton Bauman and Whitney Profili with a 2.0.
Kenzie Kelton and Haiden Thompson captured the second round victory in the team roping on the second night with a time of 6.5 seconds.
World champions will be crowned in team roping, tie-down and all-around on Saturday evening.
All barrel and roping action are being live streamed at www.wpra.com.
Kari Nixon
Card Race
First round: 1. Helen Nowosad, on Down Ta Drift, 15.693 seconds, $2,936; 2. Fallon Taylor, FuryTyme, 15.702, $2,517; 3. Stephanie Fryar, KN Steak N Fabulous, 15.750, $2,097; 4. Sophie Palmore, JL Jamaican Me Rich, 15.777, $1,818; 5. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, Sir Epic, 15.790, $1,398; 6. Julie Plourde, KF Epic Ta Fame, 15.842, $1,119; 7. Cheyenne Wimberley, Fast Flingin Dash, 15.848, $839; 8. MaKenzie Mayes, Chicado Moon, 15.887, $559; 9. Andrea Busby, Blazing With My Dude, 15.889, $419; 10. Keyla Costa, The Dragon Roll, 15.904, $280.
Permit Race
First round: 1. Ginger West, 15.934, $874, 2. Sarah Craver, 16.000, $749; 3. Tycie Phalen, 16.027, $624; 4. Kasey Moran, 16.105, $541; 5. Savannah Jensen, 16.118, $416; 6. Ashley Specht, 16.248, $333; 7. Bradee Addison, 16.251, $250; 8. Tana Smith, 16.298, $166; 9. Devon Brown, 16.316, $125; 10. Casi Guess, 16.391, $83.
Futurity
First round: 1. Kenna Kaminski, on Ivan Drinkin, 16.021 seconds, $995; 2. Tycie Phalen, Canyon C My Fame, 16.027, $796; 3. Carina Morris, TresFabulousFortune, 16.051, $716; 4. Jolene Montgomery, MCM Tres A Legacy, 16.084, $597; 5. Tricia Aldridge, Adios Pantalones, 16.128, $478; 6. Janet Staton, 16.155, $398
Derby
First round: 1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, on Sir Epic, 15.790 seconds, $1,564; 2. Cheyenne Wimberley, Fast Flingin Dash, 15.848, $1,280; 3. MaKenzie Mayes, Chicado Moon, 15.887, $1,138; 4. Krystal Dillman, Paris Texas, 15.940, $995; 5. Emma Charleston, TFour Slicks On Fire, 15.963, $853; 6. Carlee Otero, HB Firewater Vanilla, 15.975, $711; 7. Britta Thiel, Fame Miss Xena, 15.998, $569.
Breakaway Roping
First round: 1 (tie) Amanda Hodges, Cadee Williams, Kayla Graham, 1.9 seconds, $1,873 each; 4. Jordi Edens, 2.1, $1,352; 5. (tie) Tia Wallace, Julie Johnson, Hadley Thompson, Hope Thompson, 2.2, $728; 9. (tie) Debbie Fabrizio and Bradi Good, 2.3, $260 each.
Second round: 1. Kayla Graham, 1.9 seconds, $2,185; 2. (tie) Kelsie Domer, Brighton Bauman and Whitney Profili, 2.0, $1,595 each; 5. (tie) Tayler Felton and Bailey Currie, 2.1, $936 each; 7. (tie) Beau Peterson, Kieley Walz, Stacie Sorensen and Peggy Garman, 2.2, $390 each.
Team roping
First round: 1. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 7.8 seconds, $806 each; 2. Cassidy Boggs/Rylie Smith, 8.3, $667; 3. Rylea Fabrizio/Debbie Fabrizio, 8.5, $528; 4. Cady Erb/Heather Jacobson, 10.6, $389; 5. Lari Dee Guy/Kelsie Domer, 12.7, $250; 6. Harley Pryor/Quincy Sullivan, 14.2, $139
Second round: 1. Kenzie Kelton/Haiden Thompson, 6.5 seconds, $806; 2. (tie) Cassidy Boggs/Rylie Smith and Kerstin Freeman/Maci Ray, 6.9, $597 each; 4. Beverly Robbins/Jessy Remsburg, 7.4, $389; 5. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 7.8, $250; 6. Jordi Edens/Cadee Williams, 8.2, $139.
Tie-down Roping
First round: 1. KC-Gail Churchill, 11.1 seconds, $824; 2. Sawyer Gilbert, 11.7, $682; 3. Kolby Boyett, 13.7, $540; 4. Haiden Thompson, 13.8, $398; 5. Quincy Sullivan, 14.3, $256; 6. Kenzie Kelton, 15.4, $142.
Second round: 1. Harley Pryor, 12.7 seconds, $824; 2. Kari Nixon, 13.4, $682; 3. Gracie Gambino, 14.9, $540; 4. Kerstin Freeman, 18.9, $398; 5. April Zilverberg, 19.1, $256; 6. Kenzie Kelton, 23.5, $142.
Permit Breakaway
First round: 1. (tie) Macy Hoggett and Chalee Harms, 2.6 seconds, $784 each; 3. Macy Hancock, 3.7, $448; 4. (tie) Bridget Yates/Jayci Braudrick, 4.0, $112 each.
Second round: 1. Grace Jenkins, 2.4 seconds, $896; 2. Catlyn Ward, 2.6, $672; 3. Tierney Myers, 2.9, $448; 4. Shania Johnston, 3.3, $224.
Average: 1. Chalee Harms, 7.5 seconds on two head, $1,345; 2. Bridget Yates, 8.3, $1,008; 3. Tierney Myers, 15.6, $672; 4. Jayci Braudrick, 16.3, $336.
2024 WPRA World Finals Opens with First Round of Roping
By Ann Bleiker
Photo by Rodeobum.com – James Phifer
WACO, TEXAS – The 2024 WPRA World Finals in Waco, Texas, got underway Thursday with the first of three rounds of roping action.
Kayelen Helton and Lorraine Moreno
Photo by Rodeobum.com – James Phifer
World champions will be crowned in team roping, tie-down and all-around on Saturday evening.
Lorraine Moreno leads the way in the team roping heeling world standings and after a first round win on opening day is inching closer to another WPRA World Title. She along with partner Kayelen Helton, stopped the clock in 7.8 seconds to capture the first round victory and added $806 to her world standings. Cassidy Boggs and Rylie Smith were second in a time of 8.3, while Rylea and Debbie Fabrizio finished third in 8.5 seconds.
KC-Gail Churchill was the top tie-down roper with an 11.1 second run followed by Sawyer Gilbert who finished in 11.7 seconds. Gilbert won the WPRA Breakaway Roping World title in 2021 when the event was held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
While the world title in the breakaway roping won’t be handed out until December 4 in Las Vegas at the South Point Hotel and Casino, card holders made their way to Waco to get an early start on the 2025 season as money won this weekend counts towards their ProRodeo World Standings. There was a logjam at the top of the leaderboard with three ladies stopping the clock in 1.9 seconds. Amanda Hodges, Kayla Graham and previous NFBR qualifier Cadee Williams picked up $1,873 each for the victory. Jordi Edens, now a mom and previous NFBR qualifier finished second in a time of 2.1 seconds.
There is also a permit only breakaway event this weekend at the WPRA World Finals. These ladies are looking to win at least $1,000 to fill their permit and become a card holding member for the 2025 season. Winning the first round on Thursday was Macy Hoggett and Chalee Harms in a time of 2.6 seconds with both adding $784 to their WPRA permit earnings. Another good showing on Friday and they will be looking for that coveted card.
Second round action will begin at 1 p.m. CT on Friday with slack followed by the performance at 7 p.m. All roping action is being live streamed at www.wpra.com.
Barrel racing action will kick the day off on Friday at 8 a.m. CT with the Derby and Futurity division followed by permit only race and the card holder race. All action will be live streamed. Visit HYPERLINK “https://wpra.com” www.wpra.com for the link.
Breakaway Roping
First round: 1 (tie) Amanda Hodges, Cadee Williams, Kayla Graham, 1.9 seconds, $1,873 each; 4. Jordi Edens, 2.1, $1,352; 5. (tie) Tia Wallace, Julie Johnson, Hadley Thompson, Hope Thompson, 2.2, $728; 9. (tie) Debbie Fabrizio and Bradi Good, 2.3, $260 each.
Team roping
First round: 1. Kayelen Helton/Lorraine Moreno, 7.8 seconds, $806 each; 2. Cassidy Boggs/Rylie Smith, 8.3, $667; 3. Rylea Fabrizio/Debbie Fabrizio, 8.5, $528; 4. Cady Erb/Heather Jacobson, 10.6, $389; 5. Lari Dee Guy/Kelsie Domer, 12.7, $250; 6. Harley Pryor/Quincy Sullivan, 14.2, $139
Tie-down Roping
First round: 1. KC-Gail Churchill, 11.1 seconds, $630; 2. Sawyer Gilbert, 11.7, $522; 3. Kolby Boyett, 13.7, $413; 4. Haiden Thompson, 13.8, $304; 5. Quincy Sullivan, 14.3, $196; 6. Kenzie Kelton, 15.4, $109.
Permit Breakaway
First round: 1. (tie) Macy Hoggett and Chalee Harms, 2.6 seconds, $784 each; 3. Macy Hancock, 3.7, $448; 4. (tie) Bridget Yates/Jayci Braudrick, 4.0, $112 each.
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