The 2026 National Western Stock Show and Rodeo kicked off January 10 inside the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. The ProRodeo tournament will run from January 15-25, offering up more than $287,500. Follow along here for all the barrel racing action from the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association at the 2026 NWSSR.
The Pro Rodeo is tournament style with each barrel racer competing in two rodeo performances. The top three in each bracket advance to the semifinals based on their aggregate times.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Colorado V. The World
- Bracket 1 – January 15-16
- Bracket 2 – January 16-17
- Bracket 3 – January 17
- Bracket 4 – January 18
- Bracket 5 – January 19-20
- Bracket 6 – January 21
- Bracket 7 – January 22
- Bracket 8 – January 23
- Semifinals – January 24
- Finals – January 25
Bracket One:
First round: 1. Acey Pinkston, 15.16 seconds; 2. McKenna Coronado, 15.25; 3. Morgan Addison, 15.41; 4. Whitley Sharp, 15.43.
Second round: 1. Morgan Addison, 15.10 seconds; 2. Kappie Bryant, 15.23; 3. Acey Pinkston, 15.25; 4. Whitley Sharp, 15.27.
Qualifiers: 1. Acey Pinkston; 2. Morgan Addison; 3. Whitley Sharp.
Bracket Two:
First round: 1. Fallon Forbes, 15.09 seconds; 2. Shali Lord, 15.30; 3. Bonnie Wheatley, 15.35; 4. CJ Vondette, 15.40.
Second round: 1. Shali Lord, 15.38 seconds; 2. Fallon Forbes, 15.43; 3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 15.44; 4. Jordan Bassett, 15.46.
Qualifiers: 1. Fallon Forbes; 2. Shali Lord; 3. CJ Vondette.
Bracket Three:
First round: 1. Jamie Olsen, 15.18 seconds; 2. Leslie Smalygo, 15.43; 3. Katie Traut, 15.45; 4. Emily Ward, 15.48.
Second round: 1. Emily Ward, 15.14 seconds; 2. Leslie Smalygo, 15.17; 3. Jamie Olsen, 15.30; 4. Katie Traut, 15.43.
Qualifiers: 1. Jamie Olsen; 2. Leslie Smalygo; 3. Emily Ward.
Bracket Four:
First round: 1. Julie Plourde, 15.06 seconds; 2. Chelsea Moore, 15.13; 3. LaTricia Duke, 15.25; 4. Chery Pinkston, 15.29.
Second round: 1. Morgan Bagnell, 14.90 seconds. 2. Julie Plourde, 15.00. 3. LaTricia Duke, 15.03. 4. Lindsey Muggli, 15.13.
Qualifiers: 1. Julie Plourde, 30.06. 2. LaTricia Duke, 30.28. 3. Lindsey Muggli, 30.46.
Bracket Five:
First round: 1. Sydney Graham, 15.02 seconds; 2. Heidi Gunderson, 15.11; 3. Hailey Garrison Graham, 15.27; 4. Katie Chism, 15.38.
Second round: 1. Gracen Harman, 14.95 seconds; 2. Heidi Gunderson, 15.04; 3. Sydney Graham, 15.14; 4. Hailey Garrison Graham, 15.20.
Qualifiers: 1. Heidi Gunderson, 30.15 seconds on two head; 2. Sydney Graham, 30.16; 3. Hailey Garrison Graham, 30.47.
Bracket Six:
First round: 1. Brittany Fellows, 14.71 seconds; 2. Kathy Grimes, 14.91; 3. Sherry Cervi, 15.03; 4. Carlee Otero, 15.08.
Second round: 1. Brittany Fellows, 14.87 seconds; 2. Carlee Otero, 15.01; 3. Sherry Cervi, 15.06; 4. Kathy Grimes, 15.07.
Qualifiers: 1. Brittany Fellows, 29.58 seconds on two head; 2. Kathy Grimes, 29.98; 3. Carlee Otero, 30.09.
Bracket Seven:
First round: 1. Jordan Driver, 14.91 seconds; 2. Tayla Moeykens, 15.09; 3. Jeanette Etchebarne, 15.10; 4. BryAnna Haluptzok, 15.17.
Second round: 1. (tie) Katie Halbert and Mataya Eklund, 15.04 each; 3. Jordan Driver, 15.12; 4. Emma Parr, 15.15.
Qualifiers: 1. Jordan Driver, 30.03 seconds on two head; 2. Tayla Moeykens, 30.29; 3. Mataya Eklund, 30.45.
Bracket Eight:
First round: 1. Blake Molle, 14.78 seconds; 2. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 14.82; 3. Summer Kosel, 15.26; 4. Julia Johnson, 15.38.
Second round: 1. Makenzie Mayes, 14.83 seconds; 2. Michelle Alley, 14.90; 3. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 15.06; 4. Summer Kosel, 15.17.
Qualifiers: 1. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 29.88 seconds on two head; 2. Makenzie Mayes, 30.42; 3. Summer Kosel, 30.43.
First round: 1. Brittany Fellows, 14.71 seconds, $4,781; 2. Blake Molle, 14.78, $4,157; 3. Alyssa Urbanek-Wade, 14.82, $3,533; 4. (tie) Kathy Grimes and Jordan Driver, 14.91, $2,598 each; 6. Sydney Graham, 15.02, $1,663; 7. Sherry Cervi, 15.03, $1,039; 8. Julie Plourde, 15.06, $416.
Second round: 1. Makenzie Mayes, 14.83 seconds, $4,781; 2. Brittany Fellows, 14.87; $4,157; 3. (tie) Michelle Alley and Morgan Bagnell, 14.90, $3,222 each; 5. Gracen Harman, 14.95, $2,286; 6. Julie Plourde, 15.00, $1,663; 7. Carlee Otero, 15.01, $1,039; 8. LaTricia Duke, 15.03, $416.
Semifinals:
Semifinal One: 1. Heidi Gunderson, 15.01 seconds, $3,695; 2. LaTricia Duke, 15.03, $2,771; 3. Fallon Forbes, 15.46, $1,848; 4. Morgan Addison, 15.77, $924.
Semifinal Two: 1. Makenzie Mayes, 14.96 seconds, $3,695; 2. Sydney Graham, 15.17, $2,771; 3. Mataya Eklund, 15.28, $924.
Semifinal Three: 1. Summer Kosel, 15.04 seconds, $3,695; 2. Jordan Driver, 15.06, $2,771; 3. Julie Plourde, 15.15, $1,848; 4. C.J. Vondette, 15.35, $924.
Finals:
1. Heidi Gunderson, 14.91 seconds, $5,312; 2. Sydney Graham, 15.00, $4,619; 3. Mataya Eklund, 15.07, $3,926; 4. LaTricia Duke, 15.09, $3,234; 5. Jamie Olson, 15.11, $2,540; 6. Julie Plourde, 15.14, $1,847; 7. Jordan Driver, 15.21, $1,155; 8. Summer Kosel, 15.22, $462.
