Calf ropers of all ages had a big opportunity this week in the tie down event. Westyn Hughes proved that at 17 years old he can hang with the wolves winning two of the three go rounds at the coveted Spicer Gripp Memorial Roping in Hereford, TX winning a chunk of change amounting over $7,700. Hughes will be one to watch in 2016.
The world title race is getting tighter and tighter as Caleb Smidt had a big weekend winning Dodge City and nearly $7,000 to close the gap between him and Marty Yates to a margin of $353.02. The cowboys are getting ready to head to the Northwest to finish out the eight critical weeks of the regular season. It’s do or die from here on out.
Top 20 Tie Down Ropers
| 1 | Marty Yates | Stephenville | TX | $71,521.02 |
| 2 | Caleb Smidt | Bellville | TX | $71,168.00 |
| 3 | Tuf Cooper | Decatur | TX | $70,968.11 |
| 4 | Monty Lewis | Hereford | TX | $70,478.95 |
| 5 | Hunter Herrin | Apache | OK | $70,402.61 |
| 6 | Timber Moore | Aubrey | TX | $69,631.99 |
| 7 | Trevor Brazile | Decatur | TX | $66,098.27 |
| 8 | Ryan Jarrett | Comanche | OK | $64,375.80 |
| 9 | Cory Solomon | Prairie View | TX | $64,004.18 |
| 10 | Clint Robinson | Spanish Fork | UT | $60,274.82 |
| 11 | Michael Otero | Lowndesboro | AL | $58,722.52 |
| 12 | Cade Swor | Winnie | TX | $52,855.58 |
| 13 | Tyson Durfey | Savannah | MO | $48,477.83 |
| 14 | Marcos Costa | Childress | TX | $47,304.53 |
| 15 | Matt Shiozawa | Chubbuck | ID | $46,958.76 |
| 16 | Adam Gray | Seymour | TX | $46,955.19 |
| 17 | Blair Burk | Durant | OK | $43,802.01 |
| 18 | Jake Pratt | Ellensburg | WA | $43,800.52 |
| 19 | Rhen Richard | Roosevelt | UT | $42,708.76 |
| 20 | Jordan Ketscher | Squaw Valley | CA | $42,356.56 |
