BY BRETT NIERENGARTEN @PRORODEOBRETT
Shad Mayfield, Ty Harris, Riley Webb and Haven Meged have combined for 17 NFR qualifications and three Gold Buckles. They are all 26-years-old or younger and they also make up the current Top 4 in the PRCA World Standings with all of them clearing $150,000 already with about eight weeks left in the regular season.
No. 1 Shad Mayfield, $200,181
Before taking two weeks off his two injured hips for a few weeks, the five-time NFR qualifier won all three rounds he competed in at the Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 28. Mayfield was back competing at the Lea County PRCA Rodeo (New Mexico) this week. His 10.03 Average Score and 72 percent Catch Percentage are both the second highest of his career.
No. 2 Ty Harris, $194,981
The five-time NFR had a monster July where he won $85,000 toward the PRCA World Standings thanks to big checks at the Oakley City Independence Day Rodeo (Utah), Cheyenne Frontier Days, California Rodeo Salinas and the Snake River Stampede among many others. He added a quick $9,000 more to start August with a second place finish at the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo (Kansas) and Douglas County Fair and Rodeo (Colorado).
No. 3 Riley Webb, $159,656
The reigning World Champion got off to an equally hot start to Harris with a wins at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo and the Dodge City Roundup Rodeo to bank more than $14,000. Webb’s Average Time of 10.1 seconds would’ve been the fastest entering the NFR in 2023.
No. 4 Haven Meged, $155,258
The 2019 World Champion won rounds at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo (Montana) and Dodge City Roundup Rodeo last weekend with times of 8.4 and 7.9 seconds. Since July 1, Meged, The Calgary Stampede Champion, has won more than $100,000.
No. 5 John Douch, $131,197
After winning $4,564 in Cheyenne, Douch followed it up with about $7,000 between Dodge City and Douglas County thanks to runs of 8.3 and 8.4 seconds.
No. 6 Marty Yates, $120,323
The 30-year-old has been to nine NFRs and has his current place in the World Standings thanks to a stretch from July 19-24 where he won both the Ogden Pioneer Days (Utah) and Fiesta Days Rodeo (Utah) Across those two rodeos, he won about $24,000 and made three runs of 7.7 seconds or faster.
No. 7 Shane Hanchey, $106,134
Since a huge Cowboy Chrstimas, Hanchey has added checks of more than $3,000 at The Calgary Stampede, California Rodeo Salinas and Ogden Pioneer Days.
No. 8 Tuf Cooper, $105,444
The 15-time NFR qualifier is sitting in a much more comfortable spot than this time last year and helped his NFR case to begin August by pulling checks from the Mountain Valley Stampede (Utah), Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo, Larimer County Fair and Rodeo (Colorado).
No. 9 Dylan Hancock, $97,539
The 20-year-old won the Finals and Round 2 of Dodge City with runs of 8.2 and 8.1 seconds. The weekend prior, he was the champion at Deadwood Days of 76 (South Dakota) which paid $6,353.
No. 10 Kincade Henry, $90,060
The two-time NFR qualifier started August with a win at the Mountain Valley Stampede and a fifth place finish in Dodge City which combined for more than $10,000. He started July ranked No. 23 in the World.
No. 11 Joel Harris, $81,103
Harris won a little over $4,000 between That Famous Preston Nigh Rodeo (Idaho) and the Mountain Valley Stampede to start August. The 21-year-old finished No. 32 last year and has made more in 2024 than each of his first two professional seasons combined.
No. 12 Cole Clemons, $75,766
The 20-year-old finished sixth at both the Jerome County Fair (Idaho) and the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo to start August. In July, his biggest checks came from the Snake River Stampede (Idaho), Fiesta Days Rodeo and the Oakley City Independence Day Rodeo.
No. 13 Quade Hiatt, $75,130
Hiatt last won a check on the Weekend of July 24 when he placed in Salinas, Ogden, Spanish Fork and Salt Lake City.
No. 14 Bryce Derrer, $69,752
Derrer, like Hiatt, last got paid on July 24 when he pulled checks from Spanish Fork, Salt Lake City and Salinas.
No. 15 Zack Jongbloed, $69,578
Jongbloed was ranked No. 27 on Aug. 1, but since then has won three rodeos - the War Bonnet Round Up, That Famous Preston Night Rodeo and the Big Sky Pro Rodeo to find himself back in Top 15. He has made the NFR once in his career in 2022.
No. 16 Beau Cooper, $68,875
Since July 24, Cooper has won a pair of checks worth more than $2,000, one for a third place finish at the War Bonnet Roundup and another for a First Round win at Chief Joseph Days (Oregon).
No. 17 Marcos Costa, $68,873
The four-time NFR qualifier is on the bubble as he looks to get back to Las Vegas for the first time since 2021. He improved his prospect in the first weekend of August with a win at That Famous Preston Night Rodeo and a fourth place finish at the Mountain Valley Stampede to win a combined $7,988.
No. 18 Hunter Herrin, $68,875
Since July 14, Herrin has won two checks of more than $1,000. Those came at the Fiesta Days Rodeo and Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo.
No. 19 Trevor Hale, $64,602
The 22-year-old won just over $3,000 between the Mountain Valley Stampede and That Famous Preston Night Rodeo to start August. He has finished No. 22 and No. 26 in the World the last two years.
No. 20 Macon Murphy, $63,114
Murphy’s last check came when he won the third performance of the Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 24.
Standings accurate as of 12:00 PM ET on prorodeo.com
