Shania Johnston was the first one in. Her 1.89 topped a Round 1 that also sent Cloey Ketchum (2.03), Fallon Ruffoni (2.13), Taylor Girvin (2.15) and Alee Andrews (2.16) to the Semi-Finals. Johnston banked $2,021 for the round win.
Jackie Crawford, breakaway’s first $1 million ProRodeo cowgirl, made it on the aggregate. Two Thompsons are in, too: Haiden Thompson qualified in Round 2 and Hadley Thompson on the aggregate.
Coastal Qualifier: 21 Qualified
Sept. 23-24, 2026 · San Luis Obispo and Avila Beach, California
The first of Kimes Ranch’s two new stops opened Sept. 23 at Cal Poly with two rounds and a short go. Grace Sutton won Round 1 in 2.67 and Kimberly Williams won Round 2 in 2.42, each for $2,704. Lari Dee Guy won the short go in 2.81 and the aggregate with 9.49 on three head for $4,326.
The top 20 moved to the beach Sept. 24 to rope for a guaranteed $30,000. Grace Felton won beach Round 1 in 2.63 and Hope Thompson won Round 2 in 2.54, each for $2,500. That set up an eight-woman, clean-slate final, where Probst’s 2.37 beat Felton (2.67, $6,000) and Kaylee Hershberger (3.11, $4,000). Probst, who had already qualified on the First Chance aggregate, left with $13,596 on four checks, the most anyone won at Coastal. Because Coastal money counts toward the 2026 high-money title, she’s also No. 1 in that race.
The roll-down got a workout, too. K. Williams, Fallon Ruffoni, Josie Goodrich and Probst all placed high in Round 2 but already held First Chance spots, so those berths rolled to the next cowgirls in line. That opened the door for Elizabeth Miranda, Hope Thompson, Belah Brooks, Lari Dee Guy and Emilee Charlesworth. Jaycee Ware filled the one PWR Challenger spot claimed at Coastal. The other four went unclaimed.
Canadian Qualifier: 20 Qualified
Oct. 8-9, 2026 · Edmonton, Alberta
Kimes Ranch’s second new stop ran alongside the Canadian Finals Rodeo, and its Oct. 8 qualifier day sent 20 more cowgirls to Scottsdale. Aubrey Ross, Ellie Meeks, Addison Conway, Taylissa Lytle and Hailey Duncan qualified out of Round 1. Bradi Whiteside, Suttyn Volz, Dusti Bird, Alicia Bird and Cheyanne McCartney came out of Round 2, and 10 more got in on the aggregate.
Cut Bank, Montana, had a big day—five of the 20 call it home. No PWR Challengers qualified in Edmonton, so all five Challenger spots went unclaimed. The Oct. 9 broadcast performance decided the second automatic Finals berth.
Oklahoma’s Richest Qualifier: 65 Qualified
Oct. 15-18, 2026 · Guthrie, Oklahoma
The biggest single haul on the schedule filled every seat. Oklahoma’s Richest at the Lazy E Arena sent 15 cowgirls out of each of its three rounds and 15 more on the aggregate, and all five PWR Challenger spots were claimed.
ProRodeo’s heavy hitters came through Guthrie. 2025 world champion Taylor Munsell, Beau Peterson and Aspen Miller qualified out of Round 2. Hali Williams, Danielle Lowman, Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, Amy Ohrt, 2025 Million Dollar Breakaway average champion Maddy Deerman-Jacobs and Suzanne Williams came out of Round 3, and Bradi Good got in on the aggregate.
Dannah Buhrmester, Kynli Bannister, Kashlee Schumacher, Sage O’Loughlin and Kearstyn Betts hold the five Challenger spots. Buhrmester got hers on a roll-down after Kinsey Walz qualified through the VRQ. The Oct. 18 finals performance decided the third and final automatic Finals berth.
Kimes VRQ Leaderboard: 20 Qualified
Nov. 3, 2025-Oct. 18, 2026 · Virtual Rodeo Qualifier
Becker closed out the Virtual Rodeo Qualifier with 11,393.8 points, just ahead of Alyssa Bigon (11,350) and Blake Weekley (10,775). The top 20 on the leaderboard when it closed Oct. 18 went straight to the Semi-Finals, and Cadee Williams claimed the last spot at No. 20.
Eight of the 20 already held Semi-Finals spots. Becker, Hailey Jo Hall, Chloe Lambert, Arina Dee Haugen, Avery Savoie, Kinsey Walz and Emmry Edwards qualified at Oklahoma’s Richest, and Weekley qualified at Coastal. Their earlier berths rolled to the next cowgirls in line: Kadin Jodie at Coastal, and Kally Sorenson, Dannah Buhrmester, Adisyn Henderson, Rylee George, Morgan Lee, Rickie Engesser and Sierra Lee at Oklahoma’s Richest. Gracie Roseberry also rolled into an Oklahoma’s Richest Round 2 spot.
Still Ahead: Two More Ways to Scottsdale
It’s back to Scottsdale for the Last Chance Qualifier, Nov. 23-24, with 40 spots plus five PWR Challengers, and the Buy Back Round on Nov. 24, where ropers can enter twice for the last five spots plus one Challenger.
PWR Challengers, who need a PWR ID card and a VRQ nomination, also rope for $25,000 in added incentive money. Semi-Finals entry is $750 (full rules on the Million Dollar Breakaway How to Qualify page), and the full field ropes Nov. 25 at WestWorld of Scottsdale before the 20 finalists get their back numbers that night.
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