BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
The tie-down roping has stayed the same at the top through most of the summer. Shad Mayfield remains No. 1 and not far behind him his Caleb Smidt, meaning the last two World Champions are the Top 2.
The two biggest movers in recent weeks have been Cory Solomon and Taylor Santos. Both cowboys have moved up seven spots in the PRCA World Standings since July 6. Solomon has gone from on the bubble to comfortably in the Top 10 and Santos went from being $4,000 outside of an NFR spot to $6,000 worth of breathing room between him and No. 15.
1. Shad Mayfield, $149,669
Over the Weekend of Aug. 7, Mayfield won two one-head rodeos. He was 8.2 seconds at the XIT Rodeo and Reunion (Texas) and 7.9 seconds at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo. Both of those paid out more than $3,000.
2. Caleb Smidt, $143,268
Smidt kept pace with Mayfield by placing in both rodeos he won with both runs being faster than 8.7 seconds. The reigning World Champion’s biggest payday of the weekend, however, came from the Lea County Fair and Rodeo (New Mexico). He finished second in the Average and earned payday north of $5,000.
3. John Douch, $129,097
Douch’s struggles continued last weekend and he has not won a check since Spanish Fork Fiesta Days (Utah), which concluded on July 25.
4. Tuf Cooper, $118,212
Cooper only went to two rodeos over the Weekend of Aug. 7 and won good money at both. He placed fifth in Round 1 at the Dodge City Roundup (Kansas) to bank $1,763 and was second at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Colorado) which won him more than $4,000. The 13-time NFR qualifier has been 8.5 seconds or faster on 34-of-62 qualified times this season.
5. Haven Meged, $117,296
Meged won three checks over the Weekend of Aug. 7 and all of them were $1,600 or more. He won $1,647 for winning Round 2 at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo (Montana), $2,352 for first at the War Bonnet Round Up (Idaho) and $3,299 for fourth at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.
6. Zack Jongbloed, $113,403
Over the weekend, Jongbloed split the War Bonnet Roundup with Meged and also won the Jerome County Fair and Rodeo (Idaho). He added seventh place finishes at the Richland County Fair and Rodeo (Montana) and the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo.
7. Cory Solomon, $110,608
Solomon is up another spot in the World Standings after winning the Dodge City Roundup and $11,814 in prize money. The eight-time NFR qualifier has climbed seven spots over the last month.
8. Shane Hanchey, $108,085
Hanchey won the Richland County Fair and Rodeo and placed third in Round 1 at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo over the weekend. The 12-time NFR qualifier is in position for his seventh consecutive Top 10 finish in the PRCA World Standings.
9. Tyler Milligan, $97,137
Milligan made the Finals in Cheyenne, but has not won any money since then.
10. Marty Yates, $94,407
Yates made the Short Round in Dodge City and made $8,304 at the rodeo. He did not place at the two other rodeos he competed
11. Ty Harris, $89,675
Harris won the First Round of the Big Sky Pro Rodeo in addition to earning $2,482 for a fifth place finish at the Mountain Vally Stampede (Utah).
12. Taylor Santos, $79,050
Santos notched a win at the Larimer County Fair and Rodeo (Colorado) which concluded on Aug. 9 and also won $1,184 for a sixth place finish at the XIT Rodeo and Reunion. The two-time NFR qualifier was No. 19 after the Fourth of July.
13. Hunter Herrin, $77,640
Hunter Herrin went to four rodeos last weekend and did not win a check, but his luck has already turned around as he finished fourth at the Lawton Rangers Rodeo (Oklahoma), which concludes on Aug. 13.
14. Cooper Martin, $76,485
Martin finished second at the Wild Bill Hickock Rodeo and also placed in a round in Lea County over the weekend. The three-time NFR qualifier currently has the best average time of his career at 10.87 seconds.
15. Kincade Henry, $73,941
Henry placed in a round at both NFR Playoff rodeos, Lea County and Dodge City, last weekend and totaled around $3,000 in prize money between the two.
16. Riley Webb, $72,641
Webb’s only trip to the pay window last weekend came in Dodge City, where he made the Finals and earned almost $5,000.
17. Macon Murphy, $69,277
Murphy made six runs over the Weekend of Aug. 7 and placed on one of them, a fourth place finish in the First Round of the Lea County Fair and Rodeo.
18. Lane Livingston, $64,710
Livingston won the Short Round in Dodge City and made a total of $5,537 there. He also earned just over $2,500 for a second place finish in Round 1 in Lea County. The 27-year-old is looking for his first NFR qualification.
19. Quade Hiatt, $61,640
Hiatt won $2,551 for a second place finish Round 2 in Lea County. It was his only check last weekend.
20. Michael Otero, $61,179
Otero won more than $4,000 for a second place finish at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo and $1,400 for a fifth place finish in Round 1 of the Lea County Fair and Rodeo. Otero, 40, has cleared $60,000 in regular season earnings for the third time in his career.
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