In July, the World Championship Junior Rodeo will return to the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and there’s many barrel racers and pole benders putting their name on the nomination list to earn their way to the $400,000 event.
There’s three ways to qualify for the WCJR— the DY2025 leaderboard, open entry and qualifier series events. Nominating events through the virtual rodeo qualifier system and achieving top 12 status on the leaderboard earns athletes a free entry fee into the event. Here’s the standings as of April 3, 2025, for WCJR barrel racers and pole benders. Additionally, see which cowgirls are leveraging their speed events to achieve top all-around status going into the WCJR 2025.
Learn how to direct enter the WCJR, attend a qualifier series event or nominate today.
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Barrel Racing
Junior
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bella Skinner | 5343.75 |
| 2 | Merrick Moyer | 5168.5 |
| 3 | Hazlee McKenzie | 4257 |
| 4 | Skyler Nicholas | 4079.75 |
| 5 | Natalie Ohrt | 3499 |
| 6 | Brylen Beicker | 2598.5 |
| 7 | Kennzie Nixon | 2434 |
| 8 | Savannah Sanders | 2077.4 |
| 9 | Landree Bennett | 2075.25 |
| 10 | Kali Jo Bannister | 2055 |
| 11 | Clayann Holbrook | 2027 |
| 12 | Carsyn Holbrook | 1961.75 |
| 13 | Lindsay Voshell | 1942.75 |
| 14 | Worth Evans | 1922.25 |
| 15 | Kelsey Higgs | 1793.5 |
| 16 | Tilden Shofner | 1694.75 |
Youth
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tailyn Kimble | 2710.5 |
| 2 | Piper Toon | 2246.5 |
| 3 | Alaina Dean | 2077.75 |
| 4 | Addison Dyer | 1149.25 |
| 5 | Emily Woodward | 1095.75 |
| 6 | Ashtyn Mordica | 980 |
| 7 | Kynli Bannister | 807.5 |
| 8 | Brylee Hardcastle | 802.5 |
| 9 | Janelle Vidovich | 748.5 |
| 10 | Stella Hewett | 505.5 |
| 11 | Payton Walker | 497.25 |
| 12 | Taylor Rickman | 444 |
| 13 | Brielee Bennett | 300 |
| 14 | Harper Nuckles | 252 |
| 15 | Brook Banks | 221.5 |
| 16 | Ember Lane | 214 |
WCJR Pole Bending Leaderboard
Junior
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carsyn Holbrook | 4613.25 |
| 2 | Merrick Moyer | 4248 |
| 3 | Clayann Holbrook | 3411.75 |
| 4 | Kennzie Nixon | 2494.5 |
| 5 | Briana Carr | 2353.25 |
| 6 | Arina Dee Haugen | 2115.5 |
| 7 | Natalie Ohrt | 1883 |
| 8 | Addyson Derr | 1845.75 |
| 9 | Drew Ellen Stewart | 1736.25 |
| 10 | Bentli Taylor | 1734 |
| 11 | Worth Evans | 1722.25 |
| 12 | Tatum White | 1523 |
| 13 | Tilden Shofner | 1314 |
| 14 | Lindsay Voshell | 1131 |
| 15 | Madison Speer | 900.75 |
| 16 | Kolby Turner | 804 |
Youth
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashtyn Mordica | 2249.25 |
| 2 | Lexi Berry | 1059.25 |
| 3 | Piper Toon | 854.5 |
| 4 | Brielee Bennett | 750 |
| 5 | Kynli Bannister | 509.5 |
| 6 | Addison Dyer | 441 |
| 7 | Braylin Miller | 372.75 |
| 8 | Payton Walker | 368 |
| 9 | Taylor Rickman | 352.5 |
| 10 | Janelle Vidovich | 316.5 |
| 11 | Julie Weaver | 275.5 |
| 12 | Alaina Dean | 61 |
| 13 | Reagan Weatherred | 7 |
| 14 | Olivia Dames | 6 |
| 15 | Lucia Russo | 0.25 |
| 16 | Lily Riddle-Kramer | 0.25 |
WCJR Youth all-around contenders
| Name | Barrel Racing Rank | Pole Bending Rank | All-Around Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Rickman | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Alaina Dean | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Ashtyn Mordica | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Addison Dyer | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Piper Toon | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Tailyn Kimble | 1 | — | 8 |
| Lexi Berry | — | 2 | 9 |
| Braylin Miller | — | 7 | 10 |
| Brook Banks | 15 | — | 11 |
| Kynli Bannister | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Janelle Vidovich | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Lucia Russo | — | 15 | 14 |
| Brielee Bennett | 13 | 4 | 15 |
| Reagan Weatherred | — | 13 | 16 |
| Payton Walker | 11 | 8 | — |
| Taylor Rickman | 12 | 9 | 1 |
WCJR Junior All-around contenders
| Name | Barrel Racing Rank | Pole Bending Rank | All-Around Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick Moyer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Drew Ellen Stewart | — | 9 | 4 |
| Addyson Derr | — | 8 | 6 |
| Kali Jo Bannister | 10 | — | 7 |
| Carsyn Holbrook | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Arina Dee Haugen | — | 6 | 10 |
| Natalie Ohrt | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Skyler Nicholas | 4 | — | 13 |
| Bella Skinner | 1 | — | 14 |
| Clayann Holbrook | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| Tilden Shofner | 16 | 13 | — |
| Worth Evans | 14 | 11 | — |
| Lindsay Voshell | 13 | 14 | — |
| Kennzie Nixon | 7 | 4 | — |
