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$120K for Kenna Francis, Whitney DeSalvo as PWR 2026 Champs
Kenna Francis and Whitney DeSalvo will take $66,750 per rope home from Cowtown.

Kenna Francis and Whitney DeSalvo captured the team roping championship at the 2026 PWR Championship, stopping the clock in 6.15 seconds in the clean-slate finals round to take home $60,000.

The duo finished with $66,750 in total event winnings after adding $6,750 from the previous round.

Francis, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, and DeSalvo, of Wilmar, Arkansas, topped a 12-team championship round to claim the title.

Kenna Francis Whitney DeSalvo
Francis and DeSalvo get their second PWR title together. | TRJ File Photo

Challenger team Bella Star Morrison of Grandfield, Oklahoma, and Dally Peterson of San Simon, Arizona, finished second at 7.29 seconds, banking $27,750. Ashtyn Pratz of La Mesa, N.M., and Heather Rogers of Round Rock, Ariz., placed third at 7.36 for $23,500.

Lari Dee Guy of Abilene, Texas, and Kaitlyn Torres of Alice, Texas, rounded out the top four at 7.89 for $8,500. Taylor Munsell of Alva, Okla., and Danielle Lowman of Gilbert, Ariz., placed fifth at 10.45 for $4,000, followed by Kayelen Helton of Stephenville, Texas, and Lorraine Moreno of Mathis, Texas, in sixth at 12.51 for $4,000.

Cassidy Kelly of Sulphur, Okla., and Christine Talton of Pueblo, Colo., took seventh at 13.29 for $2,300. Kalyn Nielsen of Verdigre, Neb., and Aletha Barkley of Kamuela, Hawaii, placed eighth at 13.84 for $4,700.

Mandy Niesen of Gerber, Calif., and Kelsey Russey of Chandler, Ariz., finished ninth at 14.30 for $2,750. Brittany Rose of Jasper, Mo., and Renea Bolling of Checotah, Okla., rounded out the placings in 10th at 18.39 for $1,500.

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