ProRodeo Sports News | 2020 Year-End Edition | Dec.18, 2020

TIE-DOWN ROPING WORLD CHAMPION

Shad Mayfield’s earnings of $156,668 before the Wrangler NFR played a key role in his gold-buckle victory at the 2020 Finals. PRCA ProRodeo photo by Alaina Stangle

The Big Lead Held

BY AMBER BAILLIE T ie-down roper Shad Mayfield’s $89,479 lead over his nearest competitor upon entering the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo enabled him to stay ahead of his competition all the way through the final round of the 10-day event.

The Clovis, N.M., native earned his first world championship during the Finals at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 3-12, after finishing with $198,399 in the PRCA | RAMWorld Standings. He won the world title by a mere $231 over Stephenville, Texas, cowboy Marty Yates. “I had a rough Finals, I really didn’t rope like I should have,” said Mayfield, 20. “But God had big

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