Josie Conner won the Governor’s Cup finals Sunday at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a 1.9 for $34,000. The check moved her past Rylee George to No. 3 in BRJ’s unofficial world standings with $190,597, three days before the regular season ends.
Bradi Good and Martha Angelone were both 2.4 and split second and third for $21,500 each, and both roped their way into the top 15. Good jumped from No. 17 to No. 10 with $111,857, and Angelone went from No. 18 to No. 13 with $107,602. Jackie Crawford went without a time, placed fourth for $9,000 and sits No. 19 with $87,622.
Angelone also won the semifinal earlier Sunday in 2.0, ahead of Crawford (2.2), Conner (2.3) and Good, who broke the barrier and still advanced with a 12.3. Hali Williams, Jordi Edens-Mitchell, Danielle Lowman and Jill Tanner all went without a time in the semifinal and took home $4,500 each.
That leaves Williams $2,794 behind Cheyanne McCartney for No. 1. Conner is $3,493 behind Williams.
Conner won the most of anyone this week, $44,967. Good was next with $22,230, then Angelone with $21,500 and Edens-Mitchell with $18,600. Away from Sioux Falls, Suzanne Williams won the most in the top 22, $3,821 across Amarillo and Stephenville, Texas, and Poway, California.
Unofficial World Standings
| No. | Cowgirl | Money | This week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheyanne McCartney | $196,884 | $2,828 |
| 2 | Hali Williams | $194,090 | $17,033 |
| 3 | Josie Conner | $190,597 | $44,967 |
| 4 | Rylee George | $159,037 | $12,533 |
| 5 | Jordi Edens-Mitchell | $148,284 | $18,600 |
| 6 | Taylor Munsell | $132,781 | |
| 7 | Cadee Williams | $125,808 | |
| 8 | Haiden Thompson | $124,232 | $9,400 |
| 9 | Danielle Lowman | $121,357 | $4,500 |
| 10 | Bradi Good | $111,857 | $22,230 |
| 11 | Shelby Boisjoli-Meged | $110,203 | |
| 12 | Madison Outhier | $107,971 | $1,363 |
| 13 | Martha Angelone | $107,602 | $21,500 |
| 14 | Suzanne Williams | $107,082 | $3,821 |
| 15 | Aspen Miller | $102,735 | $1,247 |
| 16 | Jill Tanner | $97,767 | $9,345 |
| 17 | Jenna Dallyn | $96,517 | |
| 18 | Beau Peterson | $92,174 | $3,209 |
| 19 | Jackie Crawford | $87,622 | $9,668 |
| 20 | Sawyer Gilbert | $84,601 | |
| 21 | Maddy Jacobs | $83,655 | $249 |
| 22 | Jordan Hollabaugh | $76,380 | $353 |
Bubble Watch
The finals reshuffled the bottom of the top 15. Good and Angelone moved in, Suzanne Williams slid to No. 14 and Aspen Miller holds No. 15 with $102,735.
That pushed Tanner to No. 16 and Jenna Dallyn to No. 17. Tanner is $4,968 behind Miller, and Dallyn is $6,218 back.
Beau Peterson dropped to No. 18, $10,561 behind Miller. She’s 2.4 and sitting sixth in Tyler, Texas, which is still going.
Crawford’s fourth-place check wasn’t enough to get her in. She’s $15,113 behind Miller.
The regular season ends Sept. 30.
