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Home-Stretch Haul: Team Roping’s Top 5 Money Earners Aug. 31-Sept. 7
Tanner Tomlinson and Wesley Thorp banked most of their week's money in a single stop at Ellensburg, edging Brye Crites and Ross Ashford's two-win week and Clay Tryan and Braylon Tryan's four-rodeo cash streak to top a week thick with Labor Day rodeos, Aug. 31-Sept. 7.
Tanner Tomlinson at the 2025 NFR. | Photo by Kathryn Coleman

Highlights from the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 7 ProRodeos came from Ellensburg, and Walla Walla, Washington and the Magic Valley Stampede in Filer, Idaho.

At this point in the season, every dollar counts and every point counts towards a seat at Sioux Falls at the end of the month. Below are the top 5 money-earning teams over the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 7, 2026.


1. Tanner Tomlinson & Wesley Thorp: $12,004

Tanner Tomlinson and Wesley Thorp built almost their whole week at Ellensburg. They tied for third in the first round in 4.7 seconds for $2,921 each, tied for eighth in the second round in 5.0 seconds for $126 apiece, won the finals outright in 4.1 seconds for $1,102 each, and won the average outright at 13.8 seconds on three head for $6,501 a man. They added a tie for ninth at Walla Walla Frontier Days in 4.7 seconds for $1,354 each.


2. Brye Crites & Ross Ashford: $11,786

Brye Crites and Ross Ashford cashed in twice this week. They won Filer with a 4.3-second run for $5,087 apiece, then won Dillon, Montana, outright in 4.5 seconds for $3,248 each. They added a fifth-place finish in the Ellensburg finals in 6.0 seconds for $342 and fifth in the average at 16.4 seconds on three head for $3,109 apiece.


3. Clay Tryan & Braylon Tryan: $10,444

New team for the Northwest run Clay Tryan and 2026 Resistol Rookie contender Braylon Tryan cashed at four different rodeos. They won Parowan, Utah, in 4.6 seconds for $3,236 each, placed third at Walla Walla in 4.1 seconds for $4,192 apiece, tied for fourth at White Sulphur Springs, Montana, in 4.4 seconds for $1,392 each, and tied for sixth at Dillon in 4.9 seconds for $1,624 apiece.


4. Cody Snow & Lane Mitchell: $10,361

Cody Snow and Lane Mitchell made most of their money at Ellensburg. They tied for fifth in the first round in 4.8 seconds for $1,790 each, tied for eighth in the second round in 5.0 seconds for $126 apiece, placed fourth in the finals in 5.9 seconds for $532, and placed fourth in the average in 15.7 seconds on three head for $3,957 apiece. They added a tie for second at Filer in 4.5 seconds for $3,956 each.


5. Lightning Aguilera & Kaden Profili: $10,333

Lightning Aguilera and Kaden Profili made the most of their week at Ellensburg. They placed second in the first round in 4.6 seconds for $3,768 each, placed second in the finals in 4.6 seconds for $912 apiece, and placed second in the average in 14.5 seconds on three head for $5,653 each.

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