Fifteen ProRodeo barrel races paid $193,241 to 133 riders between August 24 and August 30, and Kathy Grimes came out of the week five spots higher and inside the NFR cut.

Grimes won the Golden Spike Rodeo in Tremonton, Utah, was second in the average at the Horse Heaven Roundup in Kennewick, Washington, and finished fifth at the Kitsap Stampede in Bremerton. Carlee Otero won $3,753 across the same swing and took the world lead by $249. Results from all 15 rodeos are below, with the projected top 70 and this week’s movement.

Last updated: August 31, 2026. The week is complete. All 15 rodeos have posted a payout.

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This week: August 31-September 7 results and world standings

This week at a glance

Fifteen rodeos paid $193,241 to 133 riders on a slate carrying $115,650 in added money, and both ends of the board moved. Kathy Grimes won more than anyone and went from No. 16 to No. 11. Carlee Otero took the world lead by $249.

*Editor’s note….We believe the payout at Kennewick may change up by paying less holes in the long round, but these numbers are totaled with the cuttent payout listed on ProRodeo.com.*

Grimes wins Tremonton and clears the cut

Kathy Grimes came into the week at No. 16, $1,338 behind the last NFR spot. She left it at No. 11.

She won the Golden Spike Rodeo in Tremonton, Utah, in 16.80 for $6,860, the biggest check anyone took all week. At the Horse Heaven Roundup in Kennewick, Washington, she won the first round in 16.91 and placed second in the average, $7,784 across the three payouts there. She was fifth at the Kitsap Stampede in Bremerton for $2,543. Three Cinch Playoff Series stops, $17,187, and a projected total of $107,712.

Her climb pushed four riders down a spot and the one that mattered was No. 15. Lisa Lockhart holds it at $100,245 after $4,818 at Tremonton and Bremerton. Austyn Tobey is No. 16 at $91,917, $8,328 back. Seven days ago that gap was $1,338.

Loralee Ward is No. 17 at $88,037 and Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi No. 18 at $84,633 after a $7,206 week. Puyallup is where gaps that size get closed: in 2025 a performance round there paid $3,510 to win and the finals winner took $13,400.

Otero takes the world lead by $249

Carlee Otero is No. 1 at $182,854. Hayle Gibson-Stillwell is No. 2 at $182,605. The margin is $249.

Otero got there on $3,753 — $1,286 at Tremonton, $1,748 at Bremerton and $719 at the Gem State Stampede in Coeur d’Alene. Emily Beisel is No. 3 at $174,673 after $5,582.

Michelle Alley won Kennewick, taking the finals in 16.99 and the average in 34.03 on two head. Her $12,508 was the second-biggest week of anyone and left her No. 7.

All 15 rodeos paid, and 16 different riders won one

Anita Ellis won Bremerton in 16.81 for $6,356 and moved from No. 26 to No. 23. Heidi Gunderson won Coeur d’Alene in 17.10 for $3,834, part of $8,695 across five rodeos that carried her to No. 22. Kathy Petska won Ramona, California, in 15.78 for $2,946. Piper Cordes won Range Days in Rapid City in 16.94 for $2,863.

Kirby Penttila won Nanton, Alberta, in 16.18. Teri Bangart won the Big Bend Round Up in Waterville, Washington, in 17.20. Sarah Atchison won Steamboat Springs in 17.66. Prairie Robbins won Ashland, Missouri, in 14.79. Ivy Hurst won Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in 14.75. Molly Otto won Interior, South Dakota, in 17.27. Cadyn Nelson won Harding, Minnesota, in 16.21. Ashley Castleberry won Mesquite in 14.96. Lake Luzerne, New York, ran twice: Paige Superneau took August 28 in 14.12 and Margaret Rusmisel took August 29 in 14.19.

Thirty-eight of the top 70 cashed a check. Nobody climbed onto the board from outside it and nobody fell off.

Projected World Standings: Top 70

Our unofficial projected standings start from the WPRA’s posted world standings and add the money each rider won at the 15 rodeos finishing August 24-30. The table shows the math: what each rider had entering the week, what she won, her projected total, and how far she moved.

#	Rider	Entering the week	This week	Projected total	Move
1	Carlee Otero	$179,101	$3,753	$182,854	▲1
2	Hayle Gibson-Stillwell	$182,605	—	$182,605	▼1
3	Emily Beisel	$169,091	$5,582	$174,673	—
4	Kassie Mowry	$166,952	—	$166,952	—
5	Hailey Kinsel	$165,934	—	$165,934	—
6	Sydney Graham	$143,024	$2,492	$145,516	—
7	Michelle Alley	$130,321	$12,508	$142,829	—
8	Tayla Moeykens	$129,126	$719	$129,845	—
9	Megan McLeod-Sprague	$101,837	$8,470	$110,307	▲3
10	LaTricia Duke	$107,850	$1,513	$109,363	▼1
11	Kathy Grimes	$90,525	$17,187	$107,712	▲5
12	Makenzie Mayes	$105,925	$1,727	$107,652	▼2
13	Tricia Aldridge	$104,812	$1,677	$106,489	▼2
14	Katelyn Scott	$98,599	$3,053	$101,652	▼1
15	Lisa Lockhart	$95,427	$4,818	$100,245	▼1
16	Austyn Tobey	$91,863	$54	$91,917	▼1
17	Loralee Ward	$87,679	$358	$88,037	—
18	Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi	$77,427	$7,206	$84,633	▲3
19	Summer Kosel	$81,379	—	$81,379	▼1
20	McKenna Coronado	$81,179	—	$81,179	▼1
21	Andrea Busby	$79,095	$1,146	$80,241	▼1
22	Heidi Gunderson	$68,515	$8,695	$77,210	▲1
23	Anita Ellis	$65,529	$10,815	$76,344	▲3
24	Jana Bean	$73,039	$3,282	$76,321	▼2
25	Raelin Jurgens	$66,377	$2,686	$69,063	▼1
26	Gracen Harman	$65,641	$2,588	$68,229	▼1
27	Heather Crowley	$63,616	$2,159	$65,775	▲2
28	Kim Squires	$64,817	$456	$65,273	▼1
29	Julie Plourde	$64,791	—	$64,791	▼1
30	Emma Kate Parr	$57,979	$3,547	$61,526	—
31	Morgan Addison	$55,653	$3,703	$59,356	▲3
32	Blake Molle	$57,508	$1,184	$58,692	—
33	Lindsey Muggli	$57,553	—	$57,553	▼2
34	Alyssa Urbanek-Wade	$57,376	—	$57,376	▼1
35	Taylor Manning	$55,311	—	$55,311	—
36	Jordan Driver	$53,977	—	$53,977	—
37	Emma Smith	$50,731	$2,828	$53,559	▲3
38	Morgan Bagnell	$52,123	—	$52,123	▼1
39	Abby Phillips	$51,659	—	$51,659	▼1
40	Kara Kreder	$50,736	$429	$51,165	▼1
41	Steely Steiner	$50,053	—	$50,053	—
42	Taylor June Baize	$49,949	—	$49,949	—
43	Acey Pinkston	$49,652	—	$49,652	—
44	Julia Johnson	$49,337	—	$49,337	—
45	Kathy Petska	$45,193	$2,946	$48,139	▲1
46	Paige Jones	$47,877	—	$47,877	▼1
47	BryAnna Haluptzok	$43,683	$1,629	$45,312	—
48	Caitlyn White	$38,284	$3,430	$41,714	▲4
49	Sherry Cervi	$41,710	—	$41,710	▼1
50	Catherine Asmussen	$40,753	—	$40,753	▼1
51	Keyla Costa	$39,526	$953	$40,479	—
52	Jayden Wilson	$39,577	$677	$40,254	▼2
53	Piper Cordes	$36,241	$2,863	$39,104	▲3
54	KariAnn Cross	$37,262	$1,029	$38,291	▼1
55	Taylor-Jane Gardner	$36,350	$296	$36,646	▼1
56	Lanita Peirce	$36,271	—	$36,271	▼1
57	Katie Jo Halbert	$32,818	—	$32,818	—
58	Kellie Jorgensen	$32,421	—	$32,421	—
59	Suzanne DePaoli	$30,975	$1,184	$32,159	▲1
60	Jennifer Neudorf	$31,125	—	$31,125	▼1
61	Amanda Butler	$29,850	—	$29,850	—
62	Kappie Bryant	$29,847	—	$29,847	—
63	Taylor Carver	$29,379	—	$29,379	—
64	Pamela Morrison	$29,164	—	$29,164	—
65	Hailey Garrison Graham	$28,784	$288	$29,072	—
66	Kristin Hanchey	$28,328	—	$28,328	—
67	Devon Brown	$28,152	—	$28,152	—
68	Makenna Shook	$27,958	—	$27,958	—
69	Jodee Miller Pedone	$27,810	—	$27,810	—
70	Tammy Lee Taylor	$27,311	—	$27,311	—

Results

Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo

Kennewick, Wash., August 25-29 · Playoff Series

First round: 1. Kathy Grimes, 16.91 seconds, $3,649; 2. Michelle Alley, 17.04, $2,919; 3. (tie) Emily Beisel and Emma Smith, 17.07, $2,098 each; 5. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.12, $1,460; 6. Katelyn Scott, 17.20, $1,095; 7. Emma Parr, 17.21, $912; 8. Raelin Jurgens, 17.25, $821; 9. (tie) Tricia Aldridge and Ryann Pedone, 17.27, $684 each; 11. (tie) Jordan Bailey, Bobbie Correa and Heidi Gunderson, 17.37, $456 each; 14. (tie) Makenzie Mayes and Kim Squires, 17.38, $228 each.

Finals: 1. Michelle Alley, 16.99 seconds, $1,622; 2. Kathy Grimes, 17.27, $1,216; 3. Emma Parr, 17.31, $811; 4. Raelin Jurgens, 17.32, $405. Average: 1. Michelle Alley, 34.03 seconds on two head, $3,649; 2. Kathy Grimes, 34.18, $2,919; 3. Emily Beisel, 34.43, $2,372; 4. Emma Kate Parr, 34.52, $1,824; 5. Raelin Jurgens, 34.57, $1,460; 6. Katelyn Scott, 34.66, $1,095; 7. Ryann Pedone, 35.04, $912; 8. Tricia Aldridge, 40.31, $821; 9. Emma Smith, 44.29, $730; 10. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 45.22, $639; 11. (tie) Heidi Gunderson, Bobbie Lynn Correa and Jordan Bailey, 17.37 on one head, $456 each; 14. (tie) Kim Squires and Makenzie Mayes, 17.38, $228 each.

Golden Spike Rodeo

Tremonton, Utah, August 26-29 · Playoff Series

1. Kathy Grimes, 16.80 seconds, $6,860; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 16.89, $5,488; 3. Anita Ellis, 16.98, $4,459; 4. Caitlyn White, 17.03, $3,430; 5. (tie) Michelle Alley and Sonya Madsen, 17.05, $2,401 each; 7. (tie) BryAnna Haluptzok and Gracen Harman, 17.06, $1,629 each; 9. (tie) Megan McLeod-Sprague and Carlee Otero, 17.08, $1,286 each; 11. KariAnn Cross, 17.09, $1,029; 12. Andrea Busby, 17.10, $858; 13. Lisa Lockhart, 17.11, $686; 14. Stevi Hillman, 17.13, $515; 15. (tie) Tricia Aldridge and Heidi Gunderson, 17.22, $172 each.

Kitsap Stampede

Bremerton, Wash., August 26-29 · Playoff Series

1. Anita Ellis, 16.81 seconds, $6,356; 2. Megan McLeod-Sprague, 16.89, $5,085; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 16.94, $4,132; 4. Heidi Gunderson, 16.95, $3,178; 5. Kathy Grimes, 17.02, $2,543; 6. (tie) Jana Bean and Carlee Otero, 17.03, $1,748 each; 8. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.06, $1,430; 9. Makenzie Mayes, 17.11, $1,271; 10. Emily Beisel, 17.13, $1,112; 11. Keyla Costa, 17.14, $953; 12. Kacey Gartner, 17.15, $795; 13. Morgan Addison, 17.19, $636; 14. LaTricia Duke, 17.23, $477; 15. Teri Bangart, 17.24, $318.

Ramona Rodeo

Ramona, Calif., August 27-29

1. Kathy Petska, 15.78 seconds, $2,946; 2. Lauren Herron, 15.79, $2,504; 3. Jamie Harris, 15.82, $2,062; 4. (tie) Vicky Cook and Lynn Green, 15.87, $1,620 each; 6. Avery Ledesma, 15.93, $1,031; 7. Parker Asam, 15.95, $736; 8. Stacey Hart, 15.98, $589; 9. Maren Powers, 15.99, $516; 10. Jenna Beaver, 16.00, $442; 11. (tie) Ashley Ferguson and Adriene Steffen, 16.01, $331 each.

Gem State Stampede

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, August 28-30

1. Heidi Gunderson, 17.10 seconds, $3,834; 2. Morgan Addison, 17.11, $3,067; 3. Sydney Graham, 17.13, $2,492; 4. Michelle Alley, 17.16, $1,917; 5. Jana Bean, 17.26, $1,534; 6. Heather Crowley, 17.35, $1,150; 7. Gracen Harman, 17.41, $959; 8. Katelyn Scott, 17.42, $863; 9. (tie) Tayla Moeykens and Carlee Otero, 17.44, $719 each; 11. LaTricia Duke, 17.45, $575; 12. Bobbie Correa, 17.48, $479; 13. (tie) Andrea Busby, Hailey Garrison Graham and Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.49, $288 each.

Range Days Rodeo

Rapid City, S.D., August 23-25

1. Piper Cordes, 16.94 seconds, $2,863; 2. Brooke Diedrichs, 17.02, $2,434; 3. Bobbi Olson, 17.04, $2,004; 4. (tie) Alyssa Allen and Molly Otto, 17.11, $1,575 each; 6. Tycie Phalen, 17.13, $1,002; 7. Britany Diaz, 17.15, $716; 8. Kally Sorenson, 17.16, $573; 9. Heather Crowley, 17.25, $501; 10. Kara Kreder, 17.28, $429; 11. Loralee Ward, 17.29, $358; 12. Siggy Scheid, 17.32, $286.

Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series

Steamboat Springs, Colo., August 28-29

1. Sarah Atchison, 17.66 seconds, $1,198; 2. Stephanie Root, 17.85, $1,027; 3. Mackenzie McCuistion, 17.86, $856; 4. CJ Vondette, 18.11, $742; 5. Kaycee Thomas, 18.20, $571; 6. Kylie Wells, 18.34, $456; 7. Sami-Jo Buum, 18.43, $342; 8. Shanan Doherty, 18.50, $228; 9. Kari Boxleitner, 18.56, $171; 10. Kim Schulze, 18.59, $114.

Cattlemen Days Rodeo

Ashland, Mo., August 28-29

1. Prairie Robbins, 14.79 seconds, $951; 2. Nisse Flaten, 14.96, $816; 3. Emma Tucker, 15.01, $680; 4. Lindsay Leverington, 15.15, $589; 5. Paige Lilleman, 15.16, $453; 6. Caitlyn Clair, 15.30, $362; 7. Shaylee Fritchey, 15.48, $272; 8. Tina Selsor, 15.51, $181; 9. Denise Storm, 15.63, $136; 10. Savannah Moran, 15.65, $91.

Nanton Pro Rodeo

Nanton, Alberta, August 28-29

1. Kirby Penttila, 16.18 seconds, $1,777; 2. Rene Leclercq, 16.21, $1,523; 3. (tie) Blake Molle and Suzanne DePaoli, 16.22, $1,184 each; 5. Karli Cowie, 16.28, $846; 6. Jayden Wilson, 16.29, $677; 7. Heather Crowley, 16.30, $508; 8. (tie) Kyla Kelly and Taylor-Jane Gardner, 16.36, $296 each; 10. Taylor Cherry, 16.39, $169.

Big Bend Round Up

Waterville, Wash., August 29-30

1. Teri Bangart, 17.20 seconds, $968; 2. Arley Hughes, 17.29, $830; 3. Jorgia Bean, 17.51, $692; 4. Heidi Gunderson, 17.52, $599; 5. LaTricia Duke, 17.66, $461; 6. Lacey Kuhlmann, 17.78, $369; 7. Lindsey Ham, 17.86, $277; 8. Pamela Capper-Coker, 17.98, $184; 9. (tie) Cheyenne Allan and Karen Gleason, 17.99, $115 each.

Rockin P PRCA Rodeo

Tahlequah, Okla., August 28-29

1. Ivy Hurst, 14.75 seconds, $742; 2. Abbigail Graham, 15.05, $645; 3. (tie) Sherry Assmann and Tiffany Teehee, 15.08, $500 each; 5. Andee Haden, 15.41, $355; 6. Libby Hoelting, 15.47, $258; 7. Torrie Edge, 15.53, $161; 8. Colette Greene, 15.58, $64.

Interior Frontier Days

Interior, S.D., August 29

1. Molly Otto, 17.27 seconds, $784; 2. Alyssa Gabrielson, 17.60, $682; 3. Dori Hollenbeck, 17.62, $579; 4. (tie) Gale Beebe and Cara Ness, 17.65, $426 each; 6. Siggy Scheid, 17.66, $273; 7. Lindsey Horner, 17.85, $170; 8. (tie) Sarah Hossle and Christy Willert, 18.02, $34 each.

Harding Days Rodeo

Harding, Minn., August 28-29

1. Cadyn Nelson, 16.21 seconds, $622; 2. Rachel Werkmen, 16.30, $541; 3. Rachelle Farrell, 16.31, $459; 4. Danyelle Pelke, 16.37, $378; 5. Sharon Munn, 16.41, $297; 6. (tie) Lindsay Leverington and Cameron Owens, 16.42, $176 each; 8. Austyn Tobey, 16.58, $54.

Mesquite Championship Rodeo

Mesquite, Texas, August 29 · WPRA Tour

1. Ashley Castleberry, 14.96 seconds, $632; 2. Ivy Hurst, 15.01, $550; 3. Kristi Cole, 15.21, $467; 4. Jo Fisher, 15.28, $385; 5. (tie) Stephanie Fryar and Reaganlynn Gambill, 15.32, $261 each; 7. Alex Odle, 15.33, $137; 8. Maylee Woodard, 15.36, $55.

Painted Pony Championship Rodeo

Lake Luzerne, N.Y., August 28-29

August 28: 1. Paige Superneau, 14.12 seconds, $409; 2. Margaret Rusmisel, 14.14, $338; 3. Maya Zerbe, 14.20, $268; 4. Kerri Frazier, 14.47, $197; 5. Renee Gardner, 14.48, $127; 6. Madison Toth, 14.53, $71.

August 29: 1. Margaret Rusmisel, 14.19 seconds, $463; 2. Karissa Landis, 14.23, $384; 3. (tie) Chrissy Chromczak and Maya Zerbe, 14.24, $264 each; 5. Kerri Frazier, 14.32, $144; 6. Macksi Warner, 14.42, $80.