The end of the ProRodeo season is upon the breakaway ropers, and the last of the WPRA Playoff Series Tour rodeos have wrapped up, leaving the big question—who’s in at Sioux Falls?

The Pendleton Round-Up, West Texas Fair & Rodeo and New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo were the final three puzzle pieces in the year-long Playoff Series battle that saw ropers compete for points instead of money.

But why does it matter? In 2023, The Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls paid more than $100,000 to breakaway ropers on the final weekend of the ProRodeo regular season. The 2023 champion, Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, got a $25,000 earnings boost and went on win the World Championship. And the 2024 rendition is set to pay even more—$40,000 to the average champion.

In short, Sioux Falls’ payouts can be the difference in someone making the NFBR or a roper inside the top 10 having a shot at the World Championship.

Time to dig into who’s already in Sioux Falls and who’s put themselves in a good position to make the top eight cutoff.

Puyallup qualifiers for Sioux Falls

The top four finishers at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup earned a spot in Sioux Falls, causing the rest of the Playoff Series standings (below) to roll down and open up more opportunities for other ropers.

• Maddy Deerman
• TiAda Gray
• Jackie Crawford
• Taylor Munsell

Final moments in the Playoff Series battle

Using the rodeo’s payouts and results on PRCA.com, The Breakaway Roping Journal team calculated points using this guide.

1. Josie Conner earned 75 points in Albuquerque (No. 1), bringing her total to 1,355.19
2. Martha Angelone earned 60.75 points in Albuquerque (No. 2), bringing her total to 1,247.05
3. Kelsie Domer earned 200.75 points in Pendleton (No. 1) and Albuquerque (No. 2), bringing her total to 1,170.25
4. Rickie Fanning earned 29 points in Pendleton (No. 12), bringing her total to 1,047.28
5. Shelby Boisjoli-Meged earned 19.5 points in Albuquerque (No. 7), bringing her total to 908.59
6. Kendal Pierson earned 16.2 points in Abilene (No. 9), bringing her total to 789.30
7. Rylee George earned 51.5 points at Abilene (No. 14) and Albuquerque (No. 4), bringing her total to 782.50
8. Bradi Good earned 23 points in in Pendleton (No. 13), bringing her total to 687.85
9. Macy Young earned 20 points in Abilene (No. 9), bringing her total to 675.05
10. Lari Dee Guy earned 53 points in in Pendleton (No. 7), bringing her total to 674.07

Playoff Series standings as of 9/15

These standings include rodeos completed by Sept. 15, 2024. The top eight in the Playoff Series Standings will join the four from Puyallup in Sioux Falls.

* Denotes an athlete seeded from Puyallup

Sept. 11–14, 2024 Breakaway Results

West Texas Fair & Rodeo

Abilene, TX, Sept. 6-14

1. Hali Williams, 1.8 seconds, $4,127; 2. MaryBeth Beam, 1.9, $3,301; 3. Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, 2.0, $2,682; 4. (tie) Brandy Gilbert and Cheyanne McCartney, 2.1, $1,857 each; 6. (tie) Nicole Hadley and Danielle Lowman, 2.2, $1,135 each; 8. Aspen Miller, 2.3, $928; 9. (tie) KC-Gail Churchill, Samantha Haardt, Harley Meged, Kendal Pierson and Macy Young, 2.4, $619 each; 14. (tie) Ari-Anna Flynn and Rylee A George, 2.5, $258 each.

Pendleton Round-Up

Pendleton, OR, Sept. 11-14

First round: 1. Kelsie Domer, 2.4 seconds, $4,481; 2. Lari Dee Guy, 2.6, $3,585; 3. (tie) Jenna Dallyn, Coti Fuller and Haliegh Grant, 2.7, $2,315 each; 6. (tie) Bailey Bates and Taylor Munsell, 2.8, $1,232 each; 8. Braylee Shepherd, 2.9, $1,008; 9. (tie) Rickie Fanning, Chloe Lambert, Bailey Patterson and Madalyn Richards, 3.0, $728 each; 13. (tie) Jackie Crawford, Bradi Good and Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, 3.1, $336 each. 

Finals: 1. Coti Fuller, 3.7 seconds, $1,431; 2. Chloe Lambert, 3.9, $1,245; 3. Kelsie Domer, 4.0, $1,058; 4. Braylee Shepherd, 4.5, $871; 5. Bailey Patterson, 4.7, $685; 6. Madalyn Richards, 4.8, $498; no other qualified runs. 

Average: 1. (tie) Kelsie Domer and Coti Fuller, 6.4 seconds on two head, $6,049 each; 3. Chloe Lambert, 6.9, $4,369; 4. Braylee Shepherd, 7.4, $3,361; 5. Bailey Patterson, 7.7, $2,689; 6. Madalyn Richards, 7.8, $2,016; 7. Lari Dee Guy, 2.6 on one head, $1,680; 8. (tie) Haliegh Grant and Jenna Dallyn, 2.7, $1,428 each; 10. (tie) Taylor Munsell and Bailey Bates, 2.8, $1,092 each; 12. Rickie Fanning, 3.0, $840; no other qualified runs.

New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo

Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 11-15

1. Josie Conner, 1.8 seconds, $4,051; 2. (tie) Martha Angelone and Kelsie Domer, 1.9, $2,937 each; 4. (tie) Cassidy Boggs, Rylee A George and Amanda Terrell, 2.0, $1,621 each; 7. (tie) Lindsey Baker, Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, Erin Johnson, Harley Meged, Hali Williams and Summer Williams, 2.1, $760 each; 13. Kaydin Finan, 2.2, $405; 14. (tie) Sarah Angelone and Quincy Sullivan, 2.3, $253 each.

Othello PRCA Rodeo

Othello, WA, Sept. 13-14

1. Josie Goodrich, 2.4 seconds, $2,745; 2. Mattie Turner, 2.6, $2,333; 3. Coti Fuller, 2.7, $1,921; 4. (tie) Kennedy Buckner and Rylee Hansen, 2.8, $1,510 each; 6. Kaitlyn Andersen, 2.9, $961; 7. Kimberly Williams, 3.2, $686; 8. Bonni Johnson, 3.5, $549; 9. Jodi Goodrich, 3.6, $480; 10. Summer Williams, 3.7, $412; 11. (tie) Sarah Angelone and Jennifer Casey, 3.9, $309 each.

Crowley’s Ridge Saddle Club Charity Rodeo

Forrest City, AR, Sept. 13-14

1. (tie) Brooke Ladner and Whitney Locken, 2.9 seconds, $971 each; 3. Danni Clover, 3.4, $697; 4. Audra Flamm, 5.4, $513; 5. Cheree Caudle, 11.9, $330; 6. Melanie Churchill, 12.6, $183.

White County Fair

Searcy, AR, Sept. 13-14

1. (tie) Cheyanne McCartney and Lacey Nail, 1.9 seconds, $1,395 each; 3. (tie) Ari-Anna Flynn, Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Alli Masters and Harley Meged, 2.0, $619 each.