Posts by Kyle Jones

WHAT IS A QUALIFIER SERIES EVENT?


WRC and Major Event producers have partnered together to offer Qualifier Series (QS) events. By nominating the QS events through the Virtual Rodeo Qualifier (VRQ), athletes earn a generic qualification to compete at WRWC. Positions are earned by being the highest placing WRC nominated athlete from their respected discipline and leaderboard. These QS winners will compete in the Qualifying Rounds of the WRWC regardless of leaderboard position.

Letter from the Women’s Rodeo Championships Commissioner Linsay Rosser-Sumpter

Dear WRC Cowgirls, History was made.On May 17, 2025, 26 cowgirls rode into AT&T Stadium with a[…]

For the Love of Rodeo: Heather Jacobson

As a three-event Women’s Rodeo Championships cowgirl competing in the Challenger Heading and Heeling and the Limited[…]

My View from the Corner as a Woman Over 50

Written by Almabeth (Carroll) Kaess In April 2024, the Women’s Rodeo World Championship launched a new classification[…]

For the Love of Rodeo: Haiden Thompson

Opportunities for women in rodeo are expanding at a rapid pace, and the WRC continues to be[…]

For the Love of Rodeo: Makenzie Mayes

Third generation cowgirl Makenzie Mayes has been surrounded by horses and rodeo her entire life. The love[…]

Entertainment Icon Reba McEntire Receives 2024 Pam Minick Lifetime Achievement Award

McEntire, who grew up in rodeo and once raced barrels, was discovered at the National Finals Rodeo,[…]