The D-Low show arrived at the Greeley Stampede, and took home the breakaway title by over a full second while also setting an arena record.
The Greeley Stampede Finals ended in remarkable fashion. Champions were crowned, and records were broken. In the breakaway roping it was none other than Danielle Lowman who came out the champion.
Lowman started off at the Stampede, tying for the win in the first round. She was up in the very first slack and put together a 1.9 that would hold through all of the perfs. Hali Williams, current World #1, tied Danielle. 12 ladies returned to Greeley to run a second calf in the finals. Several misses and barriers still left the field wide open when Lowman backed into the box. However, we never see D-Low back off. She hit the barrier just right, per usual, and had it on him very quickly. 1.6 seconds later, she was the 2026 Greeley Stampede Breakaway Champion and had set a new arena record.
The breakaway just keeps getting faster, and a 1.6 is fast no matter where you go. Greeley Stampede is not the traditional place to make a fast time like that happen. We have seen D-Low do that exact thing over and over again. She sets a new standard everywhere she goes with her ability to stretch a barrier, throw a ton of rope, and be super fast.
Jordi Edens Mitchell came in second in the short round with a 2.4 followed by Jill Tanner and Jackie Crawford tying with a 2.5.
Lowman took home the title with a 3.5 on two head. Closest to her were Jill Tanner and Jordi Edens Mitchell, who were both 4.6 on two. That is an incredible margin in an event where every tenth of a second counts. In fact, just to make it back to the 12-man final, ladies had to be a wicked 2.2 or faster. That is just how close it gets, but when Danielle Lowman is around, she likes to separate herself at the top.
The Gilbert, Arizona, cowgirl is a two-time NFBR Qualifier and is chasing her third trip this year. Before Greeley, she was sitting 12th in the WPRA World Standings. There is still a ton of money to be won during Cowboy Christmas (4th of July weekend) and in the following weeks. One of the biggest rodeos still to come this summer is the Cheyenne Frontier Days, where the Navajo Nation cowgirl got the win last year.
The Greeley Stampede is just the beginning. Danielle Lowman already has some great momentum going into the biggest run of the summer. She also put her name in the record books at one of the oldest and biggest rodeos of the summer.
Welcome to the D-Low show. She is here to stay ladies and gentlemen.
