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Pendleton Round-Up Crowns a Returning Champion in Barrel Racing

The barrel racers sped across Pendleton for the finals and we saw a return champion crowned yet again!
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Pendleton Round-Up Crowns a Returning Champion in Barrel Racing
Pendleton Round-Up Crowns a Returning Champion in Barrel Racing

At the conclusion of the Pendleton round up we saw many sub-30 second runs from the barrel racers in the fianle. There was only one hit barrel the entire finals. These cowgirls were milli-seconds apart and weren't slowing down anytime soon.

The results from the final round were:

  1. Stevi Hillman - 28.23
  2. Lisa Lockhart - 28.34
  3. Cheyenne Allan - 28.7
  4. Pamela Capper-Coker - 28.85
  5. Sophie Nolen - 28.92
  6. Lindsey Ham - 29.1
  7. Paige Jones - 29.21
  8. Shane Fallon - 29.29
  9. Karen Gleason - 29.58
  10. Rachelle Riggers - 30.56
  11. Kacey Gartner - 33.82

Stevi Hillman and the red mare, Sand In My Sox (BHR Frenchie Socks x Jc Pick Six), had the fastest run of the entire rodeo with a 28.23. Hillman not only won the final round but the over all average with a 56.9 seconds. She is a return champion to the  Pendleton Round-up. She won this prestigious title back in 2016.

Hillman is one of the cowgirls teetering on the bubble on if she will qualify for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. She took home a total of $11,374 between her two runs and the average. She is sitting right at 15th in the world and only the top 15 will go on to the NFR this December.

The results of the average in the Barrel Racing is:

  1. Stevi Hillman 56.9 seconds after 2 runs
  2. Lisa Lockhart 57
  3. Cheyenne Allan 28.7
  4. Sophie Nolen 57.96
  5. Pamela Capper-Coker 57.96
  6. Lindsey Ham 57.99
  7. Sophie Nolen 58.15
  8. Paige Jones 58.21
  9. Karen Gleason 58.62
  10. Rachelle Riggers 59.77

With only a few weeks left of rodeo competition we will see these girls continue to run for checks and secure their spot in the world standings. The race to Las Vegas is not over yet.

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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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