PRORODEO Sports News - July 11, 2025

cowboy Christmas TIMED EVENTS

Riley Webb continues to succeed as he was the highest earning timed-event cowboy for Cowboy Christmas. PRCA photo by Roseanna Sales

did my job. If it wasn't for St. Paul and Basin City the last 24 hours of the Fourth wouldn't have been very good at all." The 21-year-old Denton, Texas, cowboy is well in position to make his fourth appearance at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December. Winning a third consecutive world title, however, is something he knows is never guaranteed. But his confidence remains at a high level thanks to his horse, Rudy. Webb purchased Rudy two years ago before his first world title. The two meshed right away, and it has shown in the arena. "Lane Livingston owned him and everybody has ridden him, really," Webb said. "I've had a lot of success on him. I bought him in August 2023 and been riding him ever since." TOP 10 TIMED EVENTS COWBOY CHRISTMAS 1. Riley Webb $32,537 2. Jade Corkill $29,876 3. Clint Summers $29,876 4. Shad Mayfield $28,491 5. Andrew Ward $26,388 6. Jake Long $26,388 7. Brady Minor $24,344 8. Riley Minor $24,344 9. James Arviso $22,095 10. Logan Moore $22,095

WEBB TAKES TIMED EVENT CROWN DURING COWBOY CHRISTMAS By Zach Alvira

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Riley Webb couldn't ask for a better two-year stretch in PRORODEO.

"It's just been a dream come true," Webb told the PRORODEO Sports News. "Just going out there and try ing the best I can every time, it's been working out." Webb's aggregate time of 15.4 seconds on two head in St. Paul was the differ ence in his Cowboy Christmas crown. He was chasing Shad Mayfield, who finished with just over 16 seconds on two head and held the lead most of the rodeo. Webb, however, as one of the last cowboys to finish the second round, secured a 7.8-second run to place second in the round and claim the average title. He walked away from St. Paul with over $16,000 in earnings. Simply earning a check at other rodeos helped boost his money total. "It's a heck of a week with a lot of good rodeos," Webb said. "I just ran the right calves at the right time and

He won his first PRCA Tie-Down Roping World Championship in 2023 and repeated in 2024 after unofficially banking over $475,000 in earnings. Now nearing the end of the 2025 season, Webb has added another $174,333 to his ledger, claiming the No. 1 spot in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings as he chases his third gold buckle. A portion of those winnings, $32,537, came during one of the most pivotal and exciting stretches of the PRORO DEO season: Cowboy Christmas. Wins at the Basin City (Wash.) Free dom Rodeo and the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo put Webb at the top of the leaderboard for the eight-day stretch, a position he held to claim the crown for top earner in timed events during the 2025 Cowboy Christmas run.

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