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Barrel Racing in the Badlands-Circuit Finals Champions

The barrel racers of the badlands had three days of rigorous competition at the Badlands circuit finals.
Madi Roelofsen|
Barrel Racing in the Badlands-Circuit Finals Champions
Barrel Racing in the Badlands-Circuit Finals Champions

The circuit finals have been showcasing professional rodeo's best athletes all over the nation the past couple weeks. Barrel racers in North and South Dakota, making up the Badlands Circuit, clocked blazing fast times throughout all three performances of the Badlands Circuit finals. 

17-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier, Lisa Lockhart, turned in a clean pattern and all three nights of the finals placing in the top four on each run.  This put Lockhart in the money every performance and first in the average overall for a grand total of $7,518 at the finals.

Being the Badlands Circuit Finals Champion qualifies Lockhart for the NFR Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in July of 2024.

Lakken Bice was the only other barrel racer to land in the top four spots on the leaderboard every performance. Bice came in second in the average for reserve champion of the circuit finals, taking home a total of $5,291.

For the total season standings in the Badlands Circuit, six time NFR qualifier Jessica Routier finished out strong as year end champion.

Routier winning Badlands Circuit Finals year end Champion qualifies her for the NFR Open next summer. 

First Round 

  1. Britany Diaz, 13.29, $2,228
  2. Lakken Bice, 13.48, $1,671
  3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.62, $1,114
  4. Molly Otto, 13.65, $557

Second Round

  1. Molly Otto, 13.58, $2,228
  2. Nicole Bice, 13.59, $1,671
  3. Lisa Lockhart, 13.64, $1,114
  4. Lakken Bice, 13.70, $557

Third Round

  1. (tie) Taylor Hansen and Lisa Lockhart, 13.35, $19,49 each
  2. Bobbi Grann Olson, 13.42, $1,114
  3. Lakken Bice, 13.52, $557

Average Badlands Finals

  1. Lisa Lockhart, 40.61, $3,341
  2. Lakken Bice, 40.69, $2,506
  3. Molly Otto, 40.91, $1,671
  4. Jessica Routier, 40.94, $835

Finals Champion- Lisa Lockhart

Year End Champion- Jessica Routier

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Madi Roelofsen
MADI ROELOFSEN

Madi Roelofsen is a writer for Sports Illustrated's feature, Rodeo Daily. Madi not only writes about the western lifestyle and rodeo world but lives it daily. She attended Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, and competed in the barrel racing as part of their rodeo team. Roelofsen graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in animal science. Madi enjoyed not only competing in rodeo events but also spectating the greatest sport on dirt. In 2017, while on vacation attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, she met her husband Tim Roelofsen. They got married a few years later in 2020. Tim had already established TVR Working Horses but together they grew their program and enjoy raising foals, training colts, barrel racing, team roping and standing their stallions (TVR Eye Needa Corona and CR Baron Bee Joy "Big Sexy") in both Texas and Iowa. They stay busy with the horses, farming alfalfa and raising their baby girl, Texi. Madi has always been passionate about horses, from learning about different bloodlines, breeding the foals themselves to training and competing. She expresses that passion within the articles she writes to open up the world of horses and rodeo to everyone.  Twitter-@Madi_Roelofsen  Facebook- @TVR Working Horses

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