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SHAD MAYFIELD ANSWERS THE CALL EN ROUTE TO SAN ANGELO WIN

By Alex Riley

Shad Mayfield proved himself to fellow competitors as he won in San Angelo. PRCA photo by Ric Andersen

S had Mayfield was clinging to a lead in the average race for the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo tie-down roping title on April 18. That was something Marty Yates certainly noticed. Yates, who was two-tenths of a second behind Mayfield going into the final round, said he was coming for the defending All-Around World Champion. Mayfield took notice. "I knew where I needed to be right there and not many people realize it, but I like that pressure," May field said. "Marty poked the bear

last night when he said he was coming for me, so I've been fired up ever since. Somehow I knew I was going to get it done."

Mayfield's third-round effort of 7.7 seconds gave him an aggregate to tal of 23.9 seconds, good enough to finish one-tenth of a second ahead of Yates to take home the San An gelo championship on April 18. The victory was a big confidence boost for the Clovis, N.M., cowboy as he works to regain a little mo mentum after an up-and-down few

weeks of competition. Since winning the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo in early February, Mayfield has picked up round mon ey in San Antonio, Houston and Austin, but has been unable to earn an overall championship. Entering San Angelo, Mayfield was second in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings with nearly $68,000 in

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