The 2015 and 2018 World Champion is back at it in 2020. Caleb Smidt has qualified for his seventh NFR in the 8th position in the world. Smidt earned $55,323 on the year.
Although he finished number eight in the world, Smidt may consider 2020 a down year, securing just two wins.
One of his biggest weekends was back in January at the San Angelo Rodeo. Smidt placed third in the first round, which earned him $3,301, and placed fourth in the finals, bringing his total for the rodeo to $4,498.
In July his next big check would come in the form of $2,862 after a 7.7-second ride would secure a third-place finish at the Killdeer Mountain Roundup PRCA Rodeo.
One of Smidt’s wins came at the Lion’s Dixie Roundup where he went 8.4 seconds and earned a $2,605 check.
Smidt kept that momentum going at the Pro Tour Finale where he would win the second round with a 7.7-second run. That would be the only round he would cash a check in at the Finale.
CALEB SMIDT - 7.7 SECONDS, ROUND TWO, PRO TOUR FINALE
Smidt’s 2020 season would end nicely with a win at the Roping Fiesta in San Angelo, Texas. Smidt would go 9.5 seconds to earn the win and round out his regular season.
CALEB SMIDT - 9.5 SECONDS, ROPING FIESTA
Smidt is unlikely to add another Gold Buckle to his resume, but he is within striking distance of Tuf Cooper, who sits in second place and just $12,000 ahead of Smidt.
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