Lisa Lockhart kicked off Women’s History Month by becoming the first WPRA member to surpass the $4 million mark in career earnings all from barrel racing. Lockhart of Oelrichs, S.D., finished second in the average at La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson, Arizona to seal the deal as her quest for her 20th NFR qualification is well underway.

Words really can’t fully describe the comeback of WPRA barrel racer Anita Ellis but rodeo fans who watched the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo witnessed that comeback firsthand. Ellis of Blackfoot, Idaho, suffered a traumatic brain injury on November 15, 2025, after sustaining a serious fall from her futurity horse where she hit her head when she landed on the concrete at the arena in South Jordan, Utah. She was transported to the hospital in Salt Lake City where she remained until November 25 when she was released to go home to continue outpatient therapy.