Emily Beisel broke out a new weapon this year among her arsenal of horsepower and she did what she does best, clock every where she went. In doing so, Beisel clinched her sixth consecutive National Finals Rodeo qualification.
The No. 5 ranked barrel racer has $154,005 in regular season earnings much thanks to six wins in five different states as well as another big Cowboy Christmas.
Dixie National Rodeo, $6,144
Beisel’s first win of the season came early on in the year in February in Jackson, Mississippi. She did so on the bay mare that took the 2023 NFR by storm, Liza. The tandem clocked four hundredths of a second faster than Sara Winkelman with a 13.45-second run to get the win, her first of three Playoff Series victories in the 2024 regular season.
Clark County Fair and Rodeo, $8,452
In Nevada, Beisel claimed the biggest check of her spring when she stopped the clock at 17.17 seconds. The next closest run was a 17.25 by fellow multi-time NFR cowgirl Wenda Johnson. The win was much needed for Beisel as she won less than $1,000 between Feb. 27 and April 9.
Reno Rodeo, $14,629
The unofficial kick off for the Summer Run was good to Beisel. She placed fourth in Round 1 with a 17.30 before clocking an identical time in Round 2. In the Finals, she flew to record the only sub-17-second run of the entire rodeo.
Ultimately, she was 51.59 seconds on three to take second in the Average to Hailey Kinsel by less than a tenth of a second.
Reno was part of a stretch from June 6-29 that Beisel placed six straight runs and won more than $1,200 on five of them.
Ponoka Stampede, $17,460
Despite a second place finish in the Showdown, Beisel walked away with more money than any other barrel racer at one of Canada’s most prestigious rodeos. She was 17.30 on each of her first two runs, which paid her close to $7,000 for winning the two-head Average.
Beisel won the rodeo in her first two appearances there in 2019 and 2023.
St. Paul Rodeo, $11,165
Over Cowboy Christmas, Beisel hit the jackpot at one of Oregon’s most memorable rodeos. In St. Paul, Beisel’s 17.20 would get her the win by over a tenth of a second and she would be the second highest earning barrel racer of the Fourth of July Run to take over the No. 1 spot in the World for a moment.
Deadwood Days of ’76 Rodeo, $4,459
In one of America’s most iconic western towns, Beisel found herself with a second place pay day when she was a 17.23 in Deadwood. Although she was second, she was still three tenths of a second faster than the next girl.
Iowa’s Championship Rodeo, $3,202
Beisel’s win in Sidney came by the slimmest of margins, one one hundredth of a second. The 17.71-second run would hold on for the win to get the month of August started on the right foot.
That same week, Beisel picked up a second win at the Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo in Kansas with a time of 17.41 seconds.
Dodge City Roundup Rodeo, $6,663
A huge second-place finish came in Kansas for Beisel. After a 17.73 in Round 1 barely got her a check in 11th place, Beisel stopped the clock at 17.24 to win Round 2. Thankfully, her Finals run looked a lot more like Round 2 and she was 17.27 seconds to take second in the round.
Ellensburg Rodeo, $7,351
Over Labor Day Weekend, Beisel picked up another hefty check. She was the No. 2 cowgirl in the Second Round and No. 2 in the Final Round and when all three of her times where added up at the Washington rodeo, Beisel wound up No. 2 in the Average.
After Ellensburg, she would add three more checks of $1,000 or more the rest of the season.
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