PWR Semifinals Results: Championship Teams Revealed - The Team Roping Journal

The Pro and Challenger semifinal rounds are complete at the 2026 Premier Women’s Rodeo Championship, with 12 teams—six per division—punching their tickets to Friday’s championship round at Cowtown Coliseum.

Kayelen Helton (Stephenville, TX) and Lorraine Moreno (Mathis, TX) stunned the Pro semifinal field with a 6.39, the fastest run of either division across three rounds. They didn’t catch in Round 2, leaving them last in the average heading into Thursday—but the semifinal win pays $3,000 per woman and books them into the championship round as the Pro SF winners.

Cassie Camarillo (Maricopa, AZ) and Christie McClary (Hollister, CA) topped Challenger at 7.88 for $3,000 each, adding to their Round 1 win. They advance as the Challenger SF winners and sit second in the three-run average at 28.77 seconds.

Kenna Francis (Las Vegas, NM) and Whitney DeSalvo (Wilmar, AR) lead the Pro 3-run average at 25.04 seconds after a 6.87 in the semis for second-place SF money. Ashtyn Pratz (La Mesa, NM) and Heather Rogers (Round Rock, AZ) top the Challenger average at 25.72, also after a strong third-round backup at 8.29.

Mandy Niesen advances to the championship round with header Kelsey Russey, who blistered the semifinal field at 7.32 for third money. The pair’s R1 18.47 sits as their slowest run of the event but a clean catch all three times put them at 38.66 on three head—fifth in the Pro average.

Friday’s championship round is a clean-slate, one-head shootout for $60,000 first place per woman. Total championship-round purse: $114,000.

Championship Round qualifiers

Pro Division

Team	How They Qualified
Kayelen Helton / Lorraine Moreno	Semifinal winners (6.39)
Kenna Francis / Whitney DeSalvo	Average No. 1 (25.04)
Erica Krantz / Kelsie Domer	Average No. 2 (32.37)
Taylor Munsell / Danielle Lowman	Average No. 3 (32.92)
Lari Dee Guy / Kaitlyn Torres	Average No. 4 (38.10)
Mandy Niesen / Kelsey Russey	Average No. 5 (38.66)

Challenger Division

Team	How They Qualified
Cassie Camarillo / Christie McClary	Semifinal winners (7.88)
Ashtyn Pratz / Heather Rogers	Average No. 1 (25.72)
Kalyn Nielsen / Aletha Barkley	Average No. 3 (31.77)
Bella Star Morrison / Dally Peterson	Average No. 4 (32.20)
Cassidy Kelly / Christine Talton	Average No. 5 (40.47)
Brittany Rose / Renea Bolling	Average (43.11); rolled from Camarillo/McClary duplicate

How advancement works

Six teams per division punch through the semifinal round to the championship round Friday: the semifinal-round winner plus the top 5 fastest combined times on three head. When the semifinal winner is also a top-5 aggregate qualifier — as Camarillo and McClary were Thursday in the Challenger — the aggregate slot rolls to the next eligible team. The championship round runs clean slate, with no times carried forward from previous rounds.

Pro Team Roping — Semifinal Round

#	Team	Hometowns	Time	SF$ (per woman)
1	Kayelen Helton / Lorraine Moreno	Stephenville, TX / Mathis, TX	6.39	$3,000
2	Kenna Francis / Whitney DeSalvo	Las Vegas, NM / Wilmar, AR	6.87	$2,000
3	Mandy Niesen / Kelsey Russey	Gerber, CA / Chandler, AZ	7.32	$1,250
4	Beverly Robbins / Jessy Remsburg	Tuscumbia, AL / Muscle Shoals, AL	10.27	$750
5	Cassidy Boggs / Rylie Smith	Stephenville, TX / Whitsett, TX	10.81	$500
6	Katelyn Perkins / Keeley Senn	Morristown, AZ / Coal City, IL	11.93	$500
7	McKenzie Gunter / Megan Gunter	McCammon, ID / McCammon, ID	12.45	—
8	Taylor Munsell / Danielle Lowman	Alva, OK / Gilbert, AZ	12.92	—
T9	Erica Krantz / Kelsie Domer	Davidson, OK / Dublin, TX	12.97	—
T9	Lari Dee Guy / Kaitlyn Torres	Abilene, TX / Alice, TX	12.97	—
11	Markie Battaglia / Mandy Niesen	Ramona, CA / Gerber, CA	13.69	—
—	Jackie Crawford / Annette Stahl	Stephenville, TX / Salt Flat, TX	NC	—
—	Sarah Angelone / Taylor Munsell	Stephenville, TX / Alva, OK	NC	—
—	Kennlee Tate / Lari Dee Guy	Shallowater, TX / Abilene, TX	NC	—
—	Hope Thompson / Kennlee Tate	Abilene, TX / Shallowater, TX	NC	—
—	Danielle Lowman / Marissa Boisjoli	Gilbert, AZ / Gordon, TX	NC	—

Pro Team Roping — 3-Run Average

#	Team	3-Round Total
1	Kenna Francis / Whitney DeSalvo	25.04
2	Erica Krantz / Kelsie Domer	32.37
3	Taylor Munsell / Danielle Lowman	32.92
4	Lari Dee Guy / Kaitlyn Torres	38.10
5	Mandy Niesen / Kelsey Russey	38.66
6	Markie Battaglia / Mandy Niesen	41.80

Challenger Team Roping — Semifinal Round

#	Team	Hometowns	Time	SF$ (per woman)
1	Cassie Camarillo / Christie McClary	Maricopa, AZ / Hollister, CA	7.88	$3,000
2	Ashtyn Pratz / Heather Rogers	La Mesa, NM / Round Rock, AZ	8.29	$2,000
3	Kalyn Nielsen / Aletha Barkley	Verdigre, NE / Kamuela, HI	8.49	$1,250
4	Bella Star Morrison / Dally Peterson	Grandfield, OK / San Simon, AZ	13.25	$750
5	Cassidy Kelly / Christine Talton	Sulphur, OK / Pueblo, CO	13.53	$500
6	Brittany Rose / Renea Bolling	Jasper, MO / Checotah, OK	14.84	$500
7	Tamara Lewis / Ashtyn Pratz	Queen Creek, AZ / La Mesa, NM	18.59	—
8	Criquett Chapman / Mary Ann Miller	Vernon, TX / Cave Creek, AZ	20.03	—
—	Taylor Rash / Quealy Probst	Baird, TX / Wallsburg, UT	NC	—
—	Toni Miller / Kayla Perkins	Wittmann, AZ / Morristown, AZ	NC	—
—	Taryn Krantz Castodio / Lindsey Braddock	Whitesboro, TX / Whitesboro, TX	NC	—
—	Briana Carr / Danielle Roper	Galena, MO / Viola, AR	NC	—
—	Carlee Hays / Alix Gutierrez	Queen Creek, AZ / Camp Verde, AZ	NC	—
—	Remi Wells / Tamara Mann	Central City, NE / Sheridan, WY	NC	—
—	Kelsey Pepion / Shanna Perkins	Cut Bank, MT / Cokeville, WY	NC	—
—	Kashlyn McIntyre / Carlee Hayes	Wittmann, AZ / Queen Creek, AZ	NC	—

Challenger Team Roping — 3-Run Average

#	Team	3-Round Total
1	Ashtyn Pratz / Heather Rogers	25.72
2	Cassie Camarillo / Christie McClary	28.77
3	Kalyn Nielsen / Aletha Barkley	31.77
4	Bella Star Morrison / Dally Peterson	32.20
5	Cassidy Kelly / Christine Talton	40.47
6	Brittany Rose / Renea Bolling	43.11
7	Tamara Lewis / Ashtyn Pratz	43.91

The championship round runs Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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