ProRodeo Sports News - November 17, 2023

TIE-DOWN ROPING The Webb Master Record-setting Riley Webb 2023 TIE-DOWN ROPING STANDINGS

arrives in Las Vegas with a simple mindset BY TRACY RENCK T here’s no question Riley Webb had a magical 2023 PRCA regular season. The Denton, Texas, cowboy set the single-season earnings mark in tie-down roping before the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with $280,405. Webb shattered the previous record of $203,508 established by Shad Mayfield in 2022. Speaking of Mayfield, the 2020 PRCA World Champion, is second in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $206,604. Up next for Webb, who won the overall and tie-down roping Resistol Rookie of the Year in 2022, is his second trip to the Wrangler NFR presented by Teton Ridge, Dec. 7-16 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. “Before the NFR, I’m going to be practicing and going to some big jackpots and the mindset I have for the NFR is to run every

1. Riley Mason Webb, Denton, Texas......... $280,405 2. Shad Mayfield, Clovis, N.M...................... 206,604 3. Haven Meged, Miles City, Mont................ 195,068 4. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La..................... 156,660 5. Ty Harris, San Angelo, Texas.................... 139,682 6. Westyn Hughes, Caldwell, Texas.............. 136,447 7. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas..................... 133,128 8. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas........... 129,106 9. Kincade Henry, Mount Pleasant, Texas..... 127,481 10. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas..................... 119,608 11. Beau Cooper, Stettler, Alberta................. 117,417 12. Brush Minton, Witter Springs, Calif........ 116,551 13. John Douch, Huntsville, Texas................ 115,054 14. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla.................... 114,552 15. Tuf Case Cooper, Decatur, Texas............. 114,326

FROM THE CHAMP

“Even that 10th round, you get to rope for an average check and a go-round check. You can rope for $100,000 on the last day and that sure helps your chances of winning a gold buckle. I just try to get off to a good start. Whatever calf they draw me, my plan

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calf for what it is and try and do the best I can on each given day on each given calf,” said Webb, who turned 20 years old in August. “The same thing I have done all year and I’m going to try and finish up and make the best 10 runs I can and hopefully it turns out our way.” A year ago, in his NFR debut, Webb finished 10th in the world standings with $188,597 and he earned $71,092 in Vegas. He placed in five rounds and had a no time in Rounds 8 through 10. “I learned so much at the NFR,” Webb said. “Just the atmosphere and being able to get your feet wet and come back this year as the world leader and have a chance at a gold buckle. Last year, I didn’t have my best Riley Webb finished second at the Reno Rodeo this season and added $16,456 to his world standings total. He broke the PRCA regular season earnings record with $280,405. Click Thompson photo photo

is to get her tied down as fast as I can and kind of just see what happens. As far as just going and catching and making sure I get them all tied down, you have to go out well because the rounds are so fast, you look up sometimes and you haven’t won nothing.” – Caleb Smidt

QUOTABLE “I learned so much at the NFR. Just the atmosphere and being able to get your feet wet and come back this year as the world leader and have a chance at a gold buckle. Last year, I didn’t have my best year but that set me up for this year." – Riley Webb

year but that set me up for this year. I learned what I needed to do to be better (in 2023).” Webb will be riding one of his two horses at the NFR – Boots, 14, or Rudy, 10. “I didn’t own either of those horses until this year,” Webb said. “Boots is the horse I rode all this winter and Rudy is the one I bought in August and rode in the Northwest.” Webb won 14 rodeo titles in the 2023 regular season, including a $50,000 payday at RodeoHouston

in March.

“I had a great winter, and I wouldn’t say a great summer, but it was pretty solid,” said Webb, who won Denver in January. “I didn’t win a lot of firsts in the summer, but I placed and won a lot of good checks and in the Northwest, I had a couple of big wins and a couple big wins this winter. The horsepower has definitely changed my game from last year to this year. I have upped my game.”

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