For barrel racers, there’s many different paths to the NFR, and 2022’s ProRodeo regular season saw diverse cases.
At one end, No. 9 qualifier Kassie Mowry barely made her count to be eligible for the NFR, earning $92,553.30 in 26 rodeos. On the opposite side, No. 14 position holder Lisa Lockhart doubled down at the season’s end to earn $84,453.00 in 93 rodeos, getting close to the maximum 100 rodeos alotted.
No two cowgirls in the top 15 traveled identical routes throughout the season, and each of the 15—spare Jordon Briggs and Wenda Johnson—went to the same number of rodeos to clinch their qualification. Combined, the top 17 ladies in the world earned a total of $1,763,015.42, attended 1035 rodeos and earned an average of $1,703.40 per rodeo.
Note: Per WPRA rule No. 15.2.3. “There will be a minimum rodeo count for NFR eligibility of 25 WPRA approved rodeos and the World Finals.“
Here is the complete list of earnings per rodeo for the ladies headed to the NFR, along with the names that ended up just below the qualifying line. Click on each athlete’s name for more information.
| REAL RANK | NAME | SEASON EARNINGS | RODEO COUNT | EARNINGS PER RODEO |
| 1 | Jordon Briggs | $177,779.15 | 31 | $5,734.81 |
| 2 | Dona Kay Rule | $127,441.79 | 37 | $3,444.37 |
| 3 | Wenda Johnson | $121,594.27 | 31 | $3,922.40 |
| 4 | Stevi Hillman | $120,602.22 | 50 | $2,412.04 |
| 5 | Hailey Kinsel | $119,389.58 | 61 | $1,957.21 |
| 6 | Shelley Morgan | $110,460.92 | 56 | $1,972.52 |
| 7 | Sissy Winn | $101,848.16 | 64 | $1,591.38 |
| 8 | Margo Crowther | $96,870.71 | 82 | $1,181.35 |
| 9 | Emily Beisel | $93,964.76 | 88 | $1,067.78 |
| 10 | Kassie Mowry | $92,553.30 | 26 | $3,559.74 |
| 11 | Bayleigh Choate (R) | $90,892.81 | 89 | $1,021.27 |
| 12 | Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi | $88,431.79 | 71 | $1,245.52 |
| 13 | Jessica Routier | $86,863.10 | 63 | $1,378.78 |
| 14 | Lisa Lockhart | $84,870.91 | 93 | $912.59 |
| 15 | Leslie Smalygo | $84,453.00 | 50 | $1,689.06 |
| 16 | Cheyenne Wimberley (G) | $82,677.99 | 82 | $1,008.27 |
| 17 | Paige Jones | $82,320.96 | 61 | $1,349.52 |
| TOTALS | $1,763,015.42 | 1,035 | $1,703.40 |
If the world standings list was ordered by average earnings per rodeo, and not by total money earned, it would appear like this.
*Bold: signifies athletes who did not qualify for the 2022 NFR.*
| CALCULATED RANK | NAME | AVG. EARNINGS PER RODEO | RODEO COUNT | EARNINGS PER RODEO |
| 1 | Jordon Briggs | $5,734.81 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | Wenda Johnson | $3,922.40 | 31 | 2 |
| 3 | Kassie Mowry | $3,559.74 | 26 | 3 |
| 4 | Dona Kay Rule | $3,444.37 | 37 | 4 |
| 5 | Stevi Hillman | $2,412.04 | 50 | 5 |
| 6 | Shelley Morgan | $1,972.52 | 56 | 6 |
| 7 | Hailey Kinsel | $1,957.21 | 61 | 7 |
| 8 | Leslie Smalygo | $1,689.06 | 50 | 8 |
| 9 | Sissy Winn | $1,591.38 | 64 | 9 |
| 10 | Jessica Routier | $1,378.78 | 63 | 10 |
| 11 | Paige Jones | $1,349.52 | 61 | 11 |
| 12 | Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi | $1,245.52 | 71 | 12 |
| 13 | Margo Crowther | $1,181.35 | 82 | 13 |
| 14 | Emily Beisel | $1,067.78 | 88 | 14 |
| 15 | Bayleigh Choate (R) | $1,021.27 | 89 | 15 |
| 16 | Cheyenne Wimberley (G) | $1,008.27 | 82 | 16 |
| 17 | Lisa Lockhart | $912.59 | 93 | 17 |
