The Team Roping Journal is your source for results and more from the 2024 WRWC, or Women’s Rodeo World Championship May 13-19 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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WRWC Advancement

For Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2024 WRWC, the Challenger and Pros each competed in their respective divisions, classified by their Global Handicaps number, in two full rounds of competition. From each division, the top two fastest times in each round advance to Wednesday’s Semifinals, along with the top eight in the aggregate on two runs. 

Wednesday afternoon is where the Challenger and Pro divisions ended, and every lady is in the same group with a clean slate format ahead of them. The field of 12 teams will be reduced to three, and those three teams will head to AT&T Stadium for the $60,000 Championship.

Here’s the official advancement formula from the Semifinals to the Showdown Round from the WRWC:

Showdown Round Results

The 12-team Showdown Round took place on May 16, and the Pro team ropers maintained dominance against the pack of challengers. Leading the way to AT&T is one of the most consistent all-girl teams going today: Alabama’s Beverly Robbins and Jessy Remsburg, who won the Showdown Round in a smooth 7.18 seconds.

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Behind Robbins and Remsburg, 2022 WRWC champion, Megan Gunter headed for Colorado’s iconic heeler, Jimmi Jo Montera, who also earned the 2024 Pro division Women’s World Championship (Full story coming your way on that title.) The team’s 8.18-second run was enough to secure their spot in the Championship Round during the PBR World Finals on May 18.

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Rounding out the star-studded lineup of team ropers, major names Kenna Francis and Whitney Desalvo battled through a non-traditional run to clinch the final qualifying position in 8.88 seconds.

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Notably, fourth-place finishers and 2024 Challenger division Women’s World Champions Kelsey Pugmire and Ashtyn Pratz picked up over $15,000 across four runs at the WRWC (full story also on deck for that team), while fellow challengers Tamara Lewis and Cindy Jackson celebrated the end of a $6,900 week in Fort Worth.

WRWC Challenger Team Roping Results

Round 1

Round 1 saw a tight race at the top in Challenger team roping. Arizona’s Kelsey Pugmire and New Mexico’s Ashtyn Pratz topped the round in 8.51 seconds, earning $2,500 per woman. On their heels was Madison Webb and Kennlee Tate—two cowgirls who already know how to win in the WRWC—who went 8.52 seconds to earn $1,000.

Thanks to both teams being pre-seeded to the Semifinals in the top positions thanks to their high-ranking positions coming into WRWC 2024, No. 3 and No. 4 finishers, Deanna Vest/Heather Jacobsen, and Brianna Markus/Jessica Hemphill will advance to the Semifinals.

1. Kelsey Pugmire and Ashtyn Pratz, 8.51, $2,500
2. Madison Webb and Kennlee Tate, 8.52, $1,000
3. Deanna Vest and Heather Jacobsen, 9.03, $500
4. Brianna Markum and Jessica Hemphill, 9.08
5. Brittney Steed and Danielle Roper, 10.9
6. Sydney Ball and Sally Ball, 13.41
7. Emma Carrell and Kayelen Helton, 13.74
8. Kendal Pierson and Shelby Scott, 13.9

Round 2

Megan Meredith and NFBR breakaway roper Kendal Pierson recovered from a Round 1 no-time in a big way in Round 2, stopping the clock in 6.64 seconds and punching their Semifinals ticket. Pierson will advance in the aggregate on two runs on the head side with heeler Shelby Scott.

On their heels, another team capitalized on second round redemption. Shayna Forbes and Tamara Mann were 7.55 to clinch the second-place finish and $1,000 en route to the Semifinals.

Meanwhile, Brittney Steed and Danielle Roper quietly knocked down two runs to lead the field to the aggregate with a 24.85

1. Megan Meredith and Kendal Pierson, 6.64 seconds, $2,500
2. Shayna Forbes and Tamara Mann, 7.55, $1,000
3. Ashtyn Pratz and Makayla Osborne, 8.31, $500

Semifinals

It was survival of the fittest in the Challenger Team Roping Semifinals, with top-tier breakaway roper Kendal Pierson heading for Shelby Scott—posting the only time without a penalty. They earned $1,000 for their efforts and are headed for the Showdown Round on Thursday, where they’ll have a chance to rope in AT&T Stadium.

1. Kendal Pierson and Shelby Scott, 8.4, $1,000
2. Kelsey Pugmire and Ashtyn Pratz, 12.83
3. Marissa Mitchell and Christie McClary, 17.47

Average placings, Showdown Round advancers

1. Kendal Pierson and Shelby Scott, 34.63, $2,900, ADVANCING
2. Kelsey Pugmire and Ashtyn Pratz, 21.24 on 2, $2,400, ADVANCING
3. Brittney Steed and Danielle Roper, 24.85 on 2, $1,900, ADVANCING
4. Tamara Lewis and Cindy Jackson, 28.36 on 2, $1,400, ADVANCING
5. Maryann Miller and Katelyn Perkins, 30.00 on 2, $900, ADVANCING
6. Marissa Mitchell and Christie McClary, 30,22 on 2, $500
7. Sydney Ball and Sally Ball, 13.41 on 1, ADVANCING (Seeded)

WRWC Pro Team Roping Results

Round 1

Whitney Desalvo headlined yet another all-girl performance, earning the win in front of Kelsie Domer, a cowgirl best known for her NFBR-qualifying breakaway performances. The pair was 6.1 seconds to earn $2,500 and advance to the semifinals. Desalvo was aboard the great “Yahtzee,” the same horse Webb rode to a second-place finish in the Challenger roping.

Also advancing in the No. 2 position was Makayla Boisjoli and WPRA all-around champion and NFBR qualifier, Sarah Angelone, who got the job done in 7.05 seconds to earn $1,000 a side.

Desalvo cashed in on the heels—her usual side—behind Kenna Francis aboard the one and only Gangster in 7.14 seconds, earning $500 as well for the pre-seeded duo.

1. Whitney Desalvo and Kelsie Domer, 6.1, $2,500
2. Makayla Boisjoli and Sarah Angelone, 7.05, $1,000
3. Kenna Francis and Whitney Desalvo, 7.14, $500
4. Cadee Williams and Kim Grubbs, 8.23
5. Danielle Lowman and Rylee George, 11.16
6. Megan Gunter and Jimmi Jo Montera, 11.51
7. Kelsey Russey and Tammy West-White, 11.54
8. Kaitlyn Torres and Kelsey Russell, 11.75

Round 2

Whitney Desalvo and Kelsie Domer were once again the headliners of the Pro division during Round 2, beating their Round 1 time with a 5.98-second run, earning another $2,500 and leading the aggregate with a 12.08 on two to the Semifinals round.

The Pro team ropers were out for blood inside the tricky Cowtown Coliseum setup, and behind Desalvo and Domer, two teams tied to split second and third place and pocket $750 each for their identical 6.88-second runs. Those honors went to Katelyn Perkins and Shanna Perkins, plus Kayelen Helton and Lorraine Moreno.

Meanwhile, Makayla Boisjoli and Sarah Angelone knocked down two runs in 7.05 and 7.03 to enter the Semifinals in the No. 2 position in 14.08 seconds.

1. Whitney Desalvo and Kelsie Domer, 5.98 seconds, $2,500
2. Katelyn Perkins and Shanna Perkins, 6.88, $750
3. Kayelen Helton and Lorraine Moreno, 6.88, $750

Semifinals

Reining WRWC team roping champion Jackie Crawford and heeler Annette Stahl posted a respectable 6.86-second run to collect the $1,000 round money in the Semifinals, comfortably setting themselves up for the Showdown Round on Thursday, where a clean slate and three of the 12 teams advancing to AT&T means anything can happen.

1. Jackie Crawford and Annette Stahl, 6.86, $1,000
2. Beverly Robbins and Jessy Remsburg, 7.38
3. Kayelen Helton and Lorraine Moreno, 7.45
4. Megan Gunter and Jimmi Jo Montera, 7.53
5. Makayla Boisjoli and Sarah Angelone, 8.64

Average placings, Showdown Round advancers

1. Makayla Boisjoli and Sarah Angelone, 22.72, $2,900, ADVANCING
2. Jackie Crawford and Annette Stahl, 26.21, $2,400, ADVANCING
3. Kayelen Helton and Lorraine Moreno, 26.33, $1,900, ADVANCING
4. Megan Gunter and Jimmi Jo Montera, 26.42, $1,400, ADVANCING
5. Beverly Robbins and Jessy Remsburg, 28.94, $900, ADVANCING
6. Kenna Francis and Whitney Desalvo, 30.08, $500, ADVANCING