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Johnson Wins Again - This Makes Three

Wenda Johnson, 4-time NFR qualifier, takes a demanding lead to start off the San Angelo Rodeo, Monday, April 1. The win is pretty familiar to Johnson, as she has claimed the win three times now.
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Wenda Johnson at the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
Wenda Johnson at the 2023 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo | Hillary Maybery for SI Rodeo Daily

Wenda Johnson, a fan favorite as a person and horsewoman, continues her pursuit of the 2024 National Finals Rodeo. In San Angelo, Texas, Johnson won the slack by 0.3 seconds on Monday, April 1, a big win itself and even more so when there are 240 other competitors.

Her partner was none other than Steal Money, known as "Mo." She plans to stay on Mo for her second run in the 10th performance on Thursday, April 18. The top 12 in the average on two runs advance to the finals on April 19. The fastest total on three runs takes the title at the San Angelo Rodeo.

Johnson has seen success numerous times at the San Angelo Rodeo aboard three different horses, all sired by First Moonflash. She has now won the slack three times and qualified for the finals four times - winning the title once and being reserve twice. San Angelo is one of Johnson's favorite rodeos as she says, "I like striving towards clean, fast, consistent runs." It's no wonder that this rodeo is Wenda's style.

San Angelo provides the opportunity to all permit and card holders to enter, while also not limiting the number of contestants. This leads to a large number of competitors making their way to San Angelo, all vying for the top 120 spots that advance to the rodeo performances. The 120 competitors that advance are drawn into 10 performances with 12 in each performance. They are placed in these performances slowest to fastest and then a random draw is made within each performance.

Rodeo performance action will begin on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 P.M. CST at Foster Communications Colliseum in San Angelo, Texas.

San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo Barrel Racing Results

1. Wenda Johnson, 15.66 seconds, $5,883
2. Kalli McCall, 15.97, $4,707
3. Kylee Scribner, 16.02, $3,824
4. (tie) Ashley Castleberry and Shelley Morgan, 16.09, $2,647 each
6. Sara Winkelman, 16.10, $1,765
7. Shy-Anne Jarrett, 16.12, $1,471
8. (tie) Mallee Jones and Oceane Veilleux, 16.16, $1,250 each
10. (tie) Ryann Pedone and Dona Rule, 16.17, $956 each
12. Ilyssa Riley, 16.18, $735
13. Emma Charleston, 16.19, $588
14. (tie) Liz Pinkston and Jimmie Smith, 16.20, $368 each

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Alex Odle
ALEX ODLE

Alex Odle is from Northeastern Colorado where she spent most of her life farming, ranching, playing sports, and rodeoing. She still summers in Colorado, but the remainder of the year she is the assistant women’s rodeo coach for Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Alex graduated from Texas Tech University with her master’s degree in animal science. She qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo twice in the barrel racing and today competes at rodeos and trains futurity horses. The western way of life has been the only way of life for Alex. She is elated to promote the sport of rodeo and tell the stories that God is writing in all lives across the sport and way of life. 

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