WOMEN’S RODEO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TIERING PROVIDES PATH
TO CENTER STAGE FOR ALL AT INAUGURAL WOMEN’S RODEO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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he World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) has always been about creating additional opportunities for all rodeo athletes, and has never been satisfied with settling for the status quo. The inaugural Women’s Rodeo World Championship (WRWC), coming up November 3-7 at the South Point in Las Vegas in conjunction with the November 4-8 Professional Bulls Riders World Finals across town at T-Mobile Arena, will pay like a slot machine for barrel racers, breakaway ropers and team ropers. The $750,000 2020 WRWC also will introduce the long-talked-about, but never-before-implemented concept of tiering in all events. In an effort to create more opportunities for all women rodeo athletes, the WCRA will debut a tiering system based on earnings and rankings in the respective events at this first-ever WRWC. Offering a path to center stage for everyone by leveling the playing field up front is the point, and WRWC qualifying rounds that include both pro- and challenger-division pools will put this premise into play. California mom Alison Grantham and Louisiana teen Kylie Conner are from opposite ends of the country. But they’re both perfect poster peeps for the benefits offered by this innovative tiering system. The cream of the cowgirl crop from both the challenger and pro pools will square off in the final showdown for the big bucks in Vegas. And this tiering system will make sure everyone has an equal shot at getting there, regardless of their age, occupation or ability to travel.
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AMERICAN BUCKLE MAGAZINE | 2020 VOLUME 2
