The 2025 Resistol Rookie of the Year contenders logged some big wins in August as the Northwest run rolled on with less than one month left in the regular season.

Headers

James Arviso

Arizona cowboy James Arviso leads the Resistol Rookie heading standings with $53,833.46 won on the year. Since the beginning of August, Arviso had a record-setting win in Burley, Idaho, and has picked up $10,228.

• Logan, UT: placed fourth with a 4.4-second run to win $3,258
• Omak, WA: tied for seventh with a 5.4-second run to win $1,322
• Canby, OR: tied for second in the second round with a 4.1-second run to win $1,778
• Burley, ID: set the arena record with a 3.7-second run to win $2,752
• Bremerton, WA: tied for 11^th with a 4.3-second run to win $1,118

Riley Kittle

Texas’ Riley Kittle has won $41,300.31 to sit second in the Resistol Rookie header race. Kittle brought home $6,951 in August.

• Loveland, CO: placed second with a 4.6-second run to win $2,482
• Canby, OR: tied for seventh in the second round with a 4.7-second run to win $244
• Gooding, ID: placed 15^th with a 5.5-second run to win $351
• Bremerton, WA: tied for fourth with a 4.0-second run for $3,096
• Filer, ID: placed 11^th with a 6.5-second run for $778

Devon Johnson

Texas roper Devon Johnson is third with $36,183.05 won. Since August kicked off, Johnson has pocketed $7,610.

• Caldwell, ID: placed second in the first round with a 4.3-second run for $3,540
• Kennewick, WA: tied for fifth in the second round with a 4.7-second run for $1,151
• Coeur d’Alene, ID: placed seventh with a 5.1-second run to win $1,678
• Waterville, WA: placed second with a 5.0-second run for $1,241

Wawa Ben Jr.

Wawa Ben Jr. of Arizona has $33,160.99 won on the year. In August, he won $6,573.

• Jerome, ID: placed eighth with a 4.7-second run for $1,120
• Logan, UT: placed 14^th with a 5.5-second run for $407
• Missoula, MT: placed eighth with a 5.7-second run for $1,130
• Moses Lake, WA: placed ninth with a 5.4-second run for $1,683
• Burley, ID: 4.9 seconds to place eighth for $1,133
• Pueblo, CO: third in the first round with a 6.2-second run for $1,100

Heelers

Nicky Northcott

Texas phenom Nicky Northcott has won $86,055.42 this year and sits in the top 20 of the world standings. Since the beginning of August, Northcott has seen wins in Kennewick, Washington, and Filer, Idaho, and has taken home $24,222.

• Heber City, UT: placed 12^th with a 5.5-second run to win $1,107
• Castle Rock, CO: won fourth with a 4.4-second run to win $3,939
• Coalville, UT: won second with a 4.9-second run to win $2,139
• Canby, OR: won fifth in the first round with a 4.6-second run to win $1,151
• Moses Lake, WA: placed 10^th with a 5.7-second run for $1,262
• Kennewick, WA: placed fourth in the first round (4.9 seconds), third in the finals (5.7 seconds) and tied for the average win to take home $7,122
• Bremerton, WA: tied for fourth with a 4.0-second run for $3,096
• Filer, ID: first place with a 4.4-second run for $4,406

Reece Wadhams

Reece Wadhams of Arizona has $37,418.42 won on his rookie season to be sitting second in the Resistol Rookie heeling race. Wadhams picked up wins in Rawlins, Wyoming, and Bozeman, Montana, and pocketed $12,878 in August.

• Steamboat Springs, CO: second with a 5.0-second run for $902
• Yuma, CO: second with a 5.2-second run for $1,226
• Loveland, CO: won eighth with a 5.1-second run for $1,152
• Rawlins, WY: first place with a 5.3-second run for $2,032
• Bozeman, MT: first place with a 4.7-second run for $3,685
• Steamboat Springs, CO: first place with a 4.9-second run for $1,121
• Pueblo, CO: won fourth in the first round with a 6.3-second run for $810
• Ellensburg, WA: tied for eighth in the first round with a 5.7-second run for $176
• Parowan, UT: won fifth with a 5.4-second run for $1,774

Jaydon Warner

Utah cowboy Jaydon Warner has $33,667.18 won on the year. In August, he picked up a win in Lynden, Washington, and $9,605.

• Omak, WA: placed 10th tenth with a 6.5-second run for $705
• Grandview, WA: won third with a 6.3-second run for $737
• Lynden, WA: first with a 5.3-second run for $1,686
• Salmon, ID: won sixth with a 4.9-second run for $1,335
• Walla Walla, WA: tied for ninth with a 4.8-second run for $1,268
• Ellensburg, WA: placed fifth in the second round with a 5.4-second run for $1,937

Brandon Ben

Arizona’s Brandon Ben has $33,160.99 won on the year. Since the beginning of August, Ben has won $6,573.

• Jerome, ID: placed eighth with a 4.7-second run for $1,120
• Logan, UT: placed 14^th with a 5.5-second run for $407
• Missoula, MT: placed eighth with a 5.7-second run for $1,130
• Moses Lake, WA: placed ninth with a 5.4-second run for $1,683
• Burley, ID: 4.9 seconds to place eighth for $1,133
• Pueblo, CO: third in the first round with a 6.2-second run for $1,100