PRORODEO Sports News - July 2, 2026

SHORT ROUND

work ethic,” said Mayfield, who is making his return from hip surgery in Reno. “He’s had all the tools from the start.” Wilhite is currently No. 8 in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings and No. 1 in the Resistol Rookie Standings with $59,631 in earnings this season. It’s been a fun ride so far, but he knows what’s at stake as the summer run continues. “It’s definitely been ev erything I thought it’d be,” Wilhite said of his Resistol Rookie season. “I mean, we still have a lot of rodeos ahead of us. We’re just going to keep trying to do the same thing.”

GRAHAM BROTHERS SET NEW TEAM ROPING ARENA RECORD IN RENO

Team roping header Dawson Graham (bottom left) and his brother heeler Dillon (top right) set an arena record in Reno. PRCA photos by Click Thompson

ous mark of 4.0 seconds set by Col ter Todd/Cesar de la Cruz in 2008. Jake Cooper/Tyler McKnight tied the record in 2016, but it remained untouched for a decade. The run came at a pivotal time for the Grahams. Header Dawson, 27, is No. 35 in the world stand ings. Heeler Dillon, 25, is No. 34. It’s been a slow start to the 2026 season for the NFR qualifiers. Back in December, the duo placed in five rounds at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, splitting the Round 3 win after a 3.8-second run and winning Round 7 outright with a 3.5-second time. Dawson finished seventh in the world and Dillon sixth. The Grahams are outside of the average race in Reno after a 10.6-second run in their first go. But recording a time of 3.7 seconds presents the opportunity to build momentum during one of PRORO DEO’s most important stretches.

The night of June 21 was special in Reno. Along with Wilhite’s record-ty ing run Dawson/Dillon Graham beat the team roping arena record with a

3.7-second run. The Wainwright, Alberta, brothers, who made their first appearance at the NFR together last year, beat the previ

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