Bodie Mattson and Trae Smith were the team ropers to watch during the Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup presented by Resistol. They caught a leg in Round 1 to come be the seventh team coming back when they stopped the clock at 6.0 in the eight-man round. Their fastest run of the week came at the right time in the Final Shootout Round when they were a 5.5 to win it all.
“The first two teams put the pressure on us and damn sure know what we had to do,” Mattson said.
Even though they got the win with a quick 5.5, it could’ve been even faster.
“That steer got away from me, I went over the top of my horn think twice but it all worked out,” Smith said.
The duo came in with more confidence than some since they rope together on a regular basis and know what to expect from each other. We will see them again at the College Finals as well.
Mattson now sits No. 3 in the Resistol Rookie Standings and Smith sits No. 4.
