We have entered the final month of the 2023 regular season and there is still a lot to be determined at the top and bottom of the top 15 in the PRCA Heeler Standings. Looking at the top, Junior Nogueira currently holds a $5,000 lead over Levi Lord and a $10,000 lead over Wesley Thorp who had an excellent month of August.
Looking towards the bottom of the top 15, No. 15 through No. 23 are separated by less than $10,000. As it stands now, Hunter Koch is in the No. 15 position, but could very quickly make moves in either direction with how tight things are.
Here is a look at the top 20 in the PRCA Team Roping Heeler standings.
No. 3 Wesley Thorp
Thorp placed second at the Kitsap Stampede thanks to a 3.8-second run. The run earned him over $4,000 at the rodeo, further closing the gap between him and the top two in the standings. In the same weekend as his second-place finish, Thorp earned another $1,500 at the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo. Thorp is $10,000 behind Junior Nogueira in first place and just $5,000 behind Levi Lord in second.
No. 11 Dillon Graham
Graham has worked his way up from No. 14 in the world to No. 11 after a great weekend. Graham won the Gem State Stampede with a 4.2-second run to win over $3,000. Graham would also win the average at the Horse Heaven Roundup after going 17.3 seconds on three head. In total, Graham earned over $7,000 at the rodeo.
| 1. | Junior Nogueira | $136,583 |
| 2. | Levi Lord | $131,427 |
| 3. | Wesley Thorp | $126,222 |
| 4. | Jeremy Buhler | $114,604 |
| 5. | Buddy Hawkins | $111,716 |
| 6. | Colter Todd | $104,914 |
| 7. | Patrick Smith | $102,501 |
| 8. | Paul Eaves | $99,995 |
| 9. | Jake Long | $85,447 |
| 10. | Logan Medlin | $85,161 |
| 11. | Dillon Graham | $83,124 |
| 12. | Paden Bray | $82,841 |
| 13. | Cole Curry | $81,285 |
| 14. | Justin Davis | $77,548 |
| 15. | Hunter Koch | $74,538 |
| 16. | Tyler Worley | $74,503 |
| 17. | Ross Ashford | $72,787 |
| 18. | Billie Jack Saebens | $71,087 |
| 19. | Coleby Payne | $70,644 |
| 20. | Travis Graves | $69,152 |
*Standings via PRCA are accurate as of 10:00 AM ET Friday, Sept. 1.