Diane is an avid barrel racer and has competed throughout the ranks from High School, Intercollegiate, Open and Professional Rodeo’s. She won Reserve Rookie Permit in the Great Lakes Circuit Year End Results. Placed in the Top 15 at the Sharon Camarillo Eastern Classic in Sterling, IL and Western Classic in Reno, NV.

Founded and produced along with Sharon Camarillo the Eastern Classic in Sterling, IL and is a member of her Performance Horse Team.

Developed one of the first software timing systems for barrel racing that directly inputs the times from the electronic eye to the computer and scoreboards and placed the horses from the fastest to the slowest, before the horse and rider exits the arena.

Won the Montana State Breeders Futurity Association - with her paint mare Dottie as a 5 year old and also finished in the top 25 at the Fizz Bomb Futurity in Gillette, WY.