WPRA Breakaway Roping World Standings Update, Sept. 20: Josie Conner holds onto No. 1

Josie Conner took over No. 1 in the World and the bubble is still hot.

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With two weeks left in the regular season, the Top 15 is narrowing down and the newest No. 1 breakaway roper is holding on to that spot.

No. 1 Josie Conner, $132,273

Conner had a huge win at Ellensburg Rodeo that pushed her to No. 1 with a pay day that totaled over $10,000. She followed it up with a 2.7 to finish Chelan County Fair and Rodeo and bested that with another with at the New Mexico Fair and Rodeo with a time of 1.8 seconds.

No. 2 Taylor Munsell, $127,553

Munsell was a 2.6 to be third in Round 2 at the Ellensburg Rodeo and she was 2.6 again at the Lewiston Roundup to be in the money there as well. She only racked up $2,200 at the Pendleton Round-Up but she continues to climb the standings with consistency.

No. 3 Jackie Crawford, $127,081

Crawford’s September has been slow with only one pay day coming her way. It came after a tough Go-Round in Pendleton where a 3.1 put her thirteenth in the Go-Round. It was still worth $330.

No. 4 Martha Angelone, $119,792

The World Champion placed fourth in the Finals at Ellensburg Rodeo with a 2.8 to earn a total of $2,300 before placing in a round at the Puyallup Rodeo. Most recently, a 1.9 was good enough for second at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo.

No. 5 Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, $114,314

The reigning World Champion picked up two wins to kick off the month of September. The first came after a 2.8-second run at the White Sulphur Springs Breakaway and the second was a 2.1 at the Gem State Classic Pro Rodeo. Together, it was worth over $4,000.

No. 6 Maddy Deerman, $102,632

Deerman is now the two-time champion in Puyallup and has unofficially cinched her first National Finals Breakaway Roping qualification. The $13,000 win has her well inside the Top 10 going into the final two weeks of the regular season.

No. 7 Kelsie Domer, $96,695

Domer placed in Ellensburg Rodeo before heading to Oregon. She would split the championship title at the Pendleton Round-Up after clocking the fastest run of the entire rodeo to win Round 1 with a 2.4-second run.

No. 8 Rickie Fanning, $91,825

A $1,500 sixth-place finish came Fanning’s way in the Third Round of the Puyallup Rodeo. After that, she picked up a check in the Long Round and Average in Pendleton that totaled $1,500.

No. 9 Danielle Lowman, $90,190

A 3.3-second run at the Walla Walla Frontier Days was enough for a $700 pay day to hit Lowman’s regular season earnings and after that, came another check at $1,100 with a 2.2 at West Texas Fair and Rodeo was sixth.

No. 10 Macy Young, $89,406

Young roped a 2.3-second in the Finals at Ellensburg Rodeo was the fastest time of the Go-Round and put her second in the Average where she cashed in over $5,000. She picked up another pay day when she was 2.4 at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo.

No. 11 Hali Williams, $83,406

Williams put a 1.8 on top of the leaderboard at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo to earn another $4,000 to her name. A 2.1 the next week at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo was fast enough for seventh.

No. 12 Kendal Pierson, $75,922

Pierson is climbing away from the bubble thanks to placing at both the Puyallup Rodeo and West Texas Fair and Rodeo. Her fastest of the two came in at a 2.4 and combined added over $2,000 to her name.

No. 13 Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, $75,922

Hollabaugh was a 2.0 to be third in Abilene and cash in over $2,600, which has been her highest pay day in the month of September. It was followed up when she placed in a Go-Round at the Pendleton Round-Up and anther 2.0 put her third at Searcy Breakaway Roping.

No. 14 Rylee George, $71,857

George kicked off the final month of the regular season with a 3.8 at the White Sulphur Springs Breakaway. A fourth-place finish at the New Mexico Fair and Rodeo was worth more than $1,600 to be her most recent pay day.

No. 15 Sarah Angelone, $69,546

A 2.5 from Angelone put her first in the Second Round to add another $2,600 to her name. Since she has placed at two more rodeos that brought in just over $500 with times of 2.3 and 3.9 seconds.

No. 16 Bradi Good, $65,993

Good is fighting for her chance in Las Vegas and a 2.7 in Lewiston has her $980 closer. She threw a 3.1 at the Pendleton Round-Up that added another $330 in a game when every penny counts.

No. 17 Joey Williams, $63,022

Williams has earned over $3,000 in the month of September. A 2.3 at the Gem State Classic was third while a 2.0 at the Chelan County Fair and Rodeo was fast enough for the win.

No. 18 TiAda Gray, $57,389

Gray found herself finishing second at the Puyallup Rodeo and cashed in the second biggest check of the week with a $9,750 getting added to her earnings.

No. 19 Braylee Shepherd, $57,320

Recently at the Pendleton Round-Up, Shepherd placed in a Go-Round before finishing fourth over all in the Average. This came after she finished second in the Finals and fourth in the Average again at the Ellensburg Rodeo.

No. 20 Bailey Bates, $56,428

Bates stopped the clock at 2.1 in Lewiston to pick up a win. The next payday came at Stagecoach Days PRCA Rodeo when a 3.4 put her second and more recently she finished tenth in the Pendleton Round-Up Average.

World RankNameEarnings
1.Josie Conner$132,273
2.Taylor Munsell$127,553
3.Jackie Crawford$127,081
4.Martha Angelone$119,792
5.Shelby Boisjoli-Meged$114,314
6.Maddy Deerman$102,632
7.Kelsie Domer$96,695
8.Rickie Fanning$91,825
9.Danielle Lowman$90,190
10.Macy Young$89,406
11.Hali Williams$83,406
12.Kendal Pierson$75,922
13.Jordan Jo Hollabaugh$75,922
14.Rylee George$71,857
15.Sarah Angelone$69,546
16.Bradi Good$65,993
17.Joey Williams$63,022
18.TiAda Gray$57,389
19.Braylee Shepherd$57,320
20.Bailey Bates$56,428

Standings current as of wpra.com on Sept. 20 at 3:15 PM EST.