Mowry struck first winning the first round of Boot Barn ProRodeo Barrels in a time of 15.627, with Graham taking the second round victory in a time of 15.572. Ceri Ward won the final round with a 15.743.
Graham and Mowry will continue the battle at the Thomas and Mack in less than a month, with Mowry looking for her third straight world title.
Jaycee Ferguson won the permit only barrel race over the weekend finishing with a 47.885 easily filling her permit and will now embark on her rookie season in the WPRA.
Complete results for the weekend’s events can be found at wpra.com.
Results:
ProRodeo Barrels: First round: 1. Kassie Mowry, 15.627 seconds, $2,315; 2. Gracen Harman, 15.639, $2,072; 3. Sydney Graham, 15.770, $1,828; 4. Hailey Krahenbuhl, 15.774, $1,523; 5. Steely Steiner, 15.794, $1,279; 6. Kristi Cole, 15.836, $975; 7. LaTricia Duke, 15.846, $792; 8. Ceri Ward, 15.890, $609; 9. Stephanie Fryar, 15.909, $487; 10. Molly Otto, 15.938, $304. Second round: 1. Sydney Graham, 15.575, $2,315; 2. Hailey Kraenbuhl, 15.698, $2,072; 3. Jordan Driver, 15.710, $1,828; 4. Kaelyn Craddock, 15.754, $1,523; 5. Morgan Addison, 15.825, $1,279; 6. Gracen Harman, 15.830, $975; 7. Kassie Mowry, 15.850, $792; 8. (tie) Jaycee Ferguson and Kristi Cole, 15.873, $548 each; 10. Abby Fields, 15.874, $304. Final round: 1. Ceri Ward, 15.743 seconds, $1,896; 2. Kassie Mowry, 15.772, $1,422; 3. Hailey Krahenbuhl, 15.782, $948; 4. Gracen Harman, 15.793, $474. Average: 1. Sydney Graham, 47.186 seconds on three runs, $3,473; 2. Kassie Mowry, 47.249, $3,108; 3. Hailey Krahenbuhl, 47.254, $2,742; 4. Gracen Harman, 47.262, $2,285; 5. Jordan Driver, 47.521, $1,919; 6. Ceri Ward, 47.708, $1,462; 7. Lisa Luther, 47.797, $1,188; 8. Morgan Addison, 47.807, $914; 9. Kristi Cole, 47.882, $731; 10. Jaycee Ferguson, 47.885, $457.
