The Tie-Down Roping World Standings are led by four superstars who have all surpassed over $200,000 on the year. Shad Mayfield leads the way, but he has Ty Harris, Haven Meged, and 2023 World Champion Riley Webb hot on his heels.
Here is a look at the top 20 in the Tie-Down Roping World Standings.
No. 1 Shad Mayfield, $242,771
Mayfield is coming off a win at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo where he was 16.4 seconds on two which won him the average. His 8.1-second run in the opening round was good for first and his 8.3-second run in Round 2 took fourth. Placing in two rounds and winning the average won Mayfield over $6,000. This win came a week after taking the title at the Puyallup Rodeo where he won over $15,000.
No. 2 Ty Harris, $217,408
Harris has been chasing Mayfield for most of the season and will enter the NFR in the top 4. Harris took home the title at the Pendleton Round-Up where he was 30.1 seconds on three. Harris opened the rodeo with two times that didn’t earn him a check. In the opening round, he was 10.6 seconds and followed that up with an 11.1-second run. In the Finals, he was 8.4 seconds to win the round and take the average. Harris won nearly $9,000 at the rodeo.
No. 3 Haven Meged, $210,563
Meged started September with a $1,700 win at the Meagher County Labor Day Rodeo after a 9.3-second run. His next run came in Puyallup where he posted a 7.9-second run in the opening round, which would earn him $2,500. While he failed to place in the average, Meged still won over $4,000 in Puyallup.
No. 4 Riley Webb, $200,685
Webb has hit the road hard in September, rodeoing more than any other athlete of the top three. He had a great showing in Puyallup where he placed third in the average after going 16.6 seconds on three. In total Webb won over $8,500 in Washington. Webb added a round win at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo to earn another $2,100. His next run came at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo where he was 7.6 seconds to place fourth and win another $2,900.
No. 5 John Douch, $152,192
After the top four, the Tie-Down Roping standings see a $50,000 falloff in earnings, and the standings get very crowded. Douch is leading that pack with over $150,000 earned this year. Douch has only cashed one check this month which came at the Puyallup Rodeo after an 8.3-second run which made him $2,156.
No. 6 Marty Yates, $150,368
Yates has only cashed one check over $1,000 this month which came at the Puyallup Rodeo where he earned $1,500 after making the Finals. He ended August with a win at the Stockyards Pro Rodeo with an 8.6-second run which earned him over $2,200.
No. 7 Shane Hanchey, $148,219
Hanchey has put together a strong month of September, highlighted by a second-place finish in Puyallup after an 8.1-second run. He didn’t place in the average, but the run in the Finals earned him over $9,700. Hanchey’s most recent run came at the Lion’s Dixie Roundup where he was 9.7 seconds to place fifth and win over $1,000.
No. 8 Kincade Henry, $129,097
Henry placed fourth in the opening round of the Pendleton Round-Up thanks to a 9.1-second run, the run earned him $3,200. This came after earning over $2,000 in Puyallup where he made it to the Finals.
No. 9 Tuf Cooper, $122,925
The future Hall of Famer has put together another great season. He finds himself inside the top 10 and heading to another NFR. Cooper won $2,500 in Puyallup thanks to a 7.9-second run.
No. 10 Zack Jongbloed, $116,630
Jongbloed placed second in Round 2 after a 9.3-second run which earned him his only payday of the rodeo at $4,600. Over the same weekend, Jongbloed placed third at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo after a 7.3-second run. That run earned him just over $3,400.
No. 11 Dylan Hancock, $112,678
Hancock only had one run in September and he failed to cash a check. His last payday came at the Cache County Fair and Rodeo where he was 4.4 seconds to earn over $2,400.
No. 12 Joel Harris, $108,644
Harris has only cashed one check in September after an 8.0-second run at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo where he placed third to win over $1,500.
No. 13 Cole Clemons, $104,807
Clemons has had a quiet September, cashing just one check which came at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo where he placed sixth to win $1,00.
No. 14 Quade Hiatt, $100,654
Hiatt has made a nice jump in the standings after a win at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo. Hiatt was 6.9 seconds to get the win which earned him over $4,400. His most recent run was a 9.1-second run at the Lion’s Dixie Roundup which was good for third and $1,600
No. 15 Marcos Costa, $97,182
Costa was solid in Pendleton where he was second in the Finals thanks to an 8.5-second run. He also placed seventh in the average and in total, he took home over $3,000 at the rodeo. Costa earned $1,800 earlier in the week at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo as well.
No. 16 Hunter Herrin, $94,906
Herrin is on the outside looking in heading into the final 10 days of the season. He made over $5,000 in Puyallup which pushed him within $3,000 of the No. 15 spot.
No. 17 Bryce Derrer, $92,929
Derrer’s last check came at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo where he was 18.1 on two to place sixth in the average which earned him $1,100.
No. 18 Brushton Minton, $92,585
Pendleton marked Minton’s first runs since mid-May after spending the majority of the summer run on the sideline.
No. 19 Macon Murphy, $89,373
Murphy jumped in the standings after a second-place finish at the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo thanks to a 7.0-second run. The run earned Murphy nearly $4,000.
No. 20 Trevor Hale, $83,371
Murphy has not earned a check over $1,000 since mid-August where he earned $1,500 at the Range Days Rodeo.
