Utah is the place to be for WPRA ProRodeo barrel racers during what’s known as “Pioneer Week,” consisting of Spanish Fork’s Fiesta Days Rodeo, Salt Lake City’s Days of ’47 Rodeo, and Ogden’s Pioneer Days.
Past Pioneer Week Top Hand high money earners:
Each year, a barrel racer competing in barrel racing, breakaway or both for the WPRA during the week is awarded the Utah Pioneer Week Top Hand Award.on top of their ProRodeo earnings. The check, previously an additional $15,000 goes to the highest earning competitor in the women’s events, while the men also crown a champion between the PRCA rodeo events.
2023: Jordon Briggs
2024: Kassie Mowry, $37,172
Who’s in the lead in 2025?
(unofficial numbers, of course)
Not only is Otero lighting it up in Utah, she is in the finals at the Cheyenne Frontier Days on Sunday, where she’s been picking up checks in every round. Click here for “The Daddy of ‘Em All,” results.
Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 22-26
Bracket One: First round: 1. Tricia Aldridge, 17.30 seconds, $1,495; 2. Tayla Moeykens, 17.32, $1,121; 3. Emily Beisel, 17.39, $748; 4. Ashley Parks, 17.49, $374.
Qualifier: 1. Tricia Aldridge, 17.30 seconds, $1,495.
Bracket Two: First round: 1. McKale Seitz, 17.04 seconds, $1,495; 2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.16, $1,121; 3. Makenna Shook, 17.19, $748; 4. Whitley Sharp, 17.33, $374.
Qualifier: 1. McKale Seitz, 17.04 seconds, $1,495.
Bracket Three: First round: 1. Kassie Mowry, 16.99 seconds, $1,495; 2. BryAnna Haluptzok, 17.14, $1,121; 3. McKenna Coronado, 17.26, $748; 4. Kimmie Wall, 17.42, $374.
Qualifier: 1. Kassie Mowry, 16.99 seconds, $1,495.
Bracket Four: First round: 1. Julia Johnson, 17.22 seconds, $1,495; 2. Karson Bradley Berger, 17.24, $1,121; 3. Brylee Wall, 17.32, $748; 4. Tasha Welsh, 17.40, $374.
Qualifiers: 1. Julia Johnson, 17.22, $1,495.
Bracket Five: First round: 1. Carlee Otero, 16.70 seconds, $1,495; 2. Lisa Lockhart, 17.04, $1,121; 3. Morgan Beckstrom, 17.17, $748; 4. Sherry Cervi, 17.43, $374.
Qualifier: 1. Carlee Otero, 16.70 seconds, $1,495.
Bracket Six: First round: 1. Halyn Lide, 17.00 seconds, $1,495; 2. Sharin Hall, 17.04, $1,121; 3. Sophie Palmore, 17.07, $748; 4. Dona Kay Rule, 17.10, $374.
Qualifier: 1. Halyn Lide, 17.00 seconds, $1,495.
Bracket Seven: First round: 1. Katie Halbert, 16.79 seconds, $1,495; 2. Paige Jones, 16.85, $1,121; 3. Helen Nowosad, 17.23, $748; 4. (tie) KariAnn Cross and Acey Pinkston, 17.28, $187 each.
Qualifier: 1. Katie Jo Halbert, 16.79 seconds, $1,495.
Bracket Eight: First round: 1. Jordynn Knight, 16.86 seconds, $1,495; 2. Haylee Moosman Woodward, 17.03, $1,121; 3. Julie Plourde, 17.27, $748; 4. Lexie Goss, 17.41, $374. Qualifier: 1. Jordynn Knight, 16.86 seconds, $1,495.
Finals
1. Carlee Otero, 16.84 seconds, $18,000; 2. Katie Halbert, 16.98, $13,000; 3. Halyn Lide, 17.14, $8,000; 4. McKale Seitz, 17.43, $4,000.
Ogden Pioneer Days
Ogden, Utah, July 19-24
1.Wenda Johnson, 16.89, $13,942; 2. Michelle Alley, 17.03, $11,154; 3. Carlee Otero, 17.11, $9,062; 4. Julie Plourde, 17.12, $6,971; 5/6/7. Chloe Gray, Kassie Mowry, Hailey Kinsel, 17.15, $4,415 each; 8. Andrea Busby, 17.16, $3,137; 9. Summer Kosel, 17.19, $2,788; 10. Jordan Driver, 17.20, $2,440; 11. Emily Beisel, 17.21, $2,091; 12. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 17.22, $1,743; 13. Emma Smith, 17.28, $1,394; 14/15/16/17/18. Sharin Hall, BryAnna Haluptzok, Halyn Lide, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Lisa Lockhart, 17.29, $349 each.
Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo
Spanish Fork, Utah, July 19-24
1. Hailey Kinsel, 16.57 seconds, $14,279; 2. Paige Jones, 16.93, $11,423; 3. Lisa Lockhart, 16.95, $9,281; 4. Whitley Sharp, 16.97, $7,139; 5. Shy-Anne Jarrett, 16.98, $5,711; 6. Bristan McCarley, 17.01, $4,284; 7. (tie) Sharin Hall and Kimmie Wall, 17.02, $3,391 each; 9. Katie Halbert, 17.03, $2,856; 10. Tayla Moeykens, 17.06, $2,499; 11. (tie) Andrea Busby and Anita Ellis, 17.07, $1,963 each; 13. (tie) Wenda Johnson and Megan McLeod-Sprague, 17.08, $1,249 each; 15. (tie) Summer Kosel and Haylee Moosman Woodward, 17.10, $357 each.
