The 2025 Resistol Rookie of the Year team ropers were on another level in July with the Top 10 bringing in a total of $139,460.
On the heading side, the Top 5 in the Resistol Rookie of the Year race brought in $68,864, while the Top 5 in the heeling won $70,596 just in the month of July. Overall, Arizona’s James Arviso had the richest month, raking in $24,756.
Headers
1. James Arviso: $43,465.25
July earnings: $24,756
- Ogden Pioneer Days (Ogden, UT): $1,642
- Cheyenne Frontier Days (Cheyenne, WY): $3,057
- Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede (Wolf Point, MT): $665
- Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, UT): $637
- Mandan Rodeo Days (Mandan, ND): $4,796
- Livingston Roundup Rodeo (Livingston, MT): $2,811
- World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, AZ): $7,876
- Greeley Stampede (Greeley, CO): $3,272 (Only included the short round and average as the long rounds happened the last week of June.)
2. Riley Kittle: $36,830.82 | Stephenville, TX
July earnings: $15,057
- Cheyenne Frontier Days (Cheyenne, WY): $2,006
- California Rodeo Salinas (Salinas, CA): $5,338
- Rooftop Rodeo: (Estes Park, CO): $3,304
- St. Paul Rodeo (St. Paul, OR): $3,097
- Livingston Roundup Rodeo (Livingston, MT): $1,312
3. Devon Johnson: $29,813.80 | Red Oak, TX
July earnings: $15,026
- Cheyenne Frontier Days (Cheyenne, WY): $9,423
- Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo (Spanish Fork, UT): $149
- Laramie Jubilee Days (Laramie, WY): $1,651
- Cody Stampede Rodeo (Cody, WY): $3,803
4. Wawa Ben JR.: $26,588.02 | Peridot, AZ
July earnings: $10,469
- California Rodeo Salinas (Salinas, CA): $807
- Cattlemen’s Days Inc. (Gunnison, CO): $2,589
- Livingston Roundup Rodeo (Livingston, MT): $5,622
- Cody Stampede Rodeo (Cody, WY): $1,177
- World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, AZ): $274
5. Cam Hoelting: $14,819.27 | Olpe, KS
July earnings: $3,556
- Jayhawker Roundup (Hill City, KS): $402
- Kit Carson County Pro Rodeo (Burlington, CO): $1,544
- Kaw Valley Rodeo (Manhattan, KS): $360
- Kansas’ Largest Night Rodeo (Pretty Prairie, KS): $376
- Old West Trail Rodeo (Crawford, NE): $874
HEADING TOTAL: $68,864
Heelers
1. Nicky Northcott: $63,899.99 | Stephenville, TX
July earnings: $19,106
- Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, UT): $914
- Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo (Spanish Fork, UT): $2,790
- California Rodeo Salinas (Salinas, CA): $124
- Ute Stampede (Nephi, Utah): $2,442
- Sheridan WYO Rodeo: $3,164
- Rooftop Rodeo: (Estes Park, CO): $2,609
- Cody Stampede Rodeo (Cody, WY): $7,063
2. Jaydon Warner: $28,423.37 | Tropic, UT
July earnings: $18,108
- Wind River Rodeo Roundup (Riverton, WY): $1,184
- Deadwood Days Of ’76 Rodeo (Deadwood, SD): $457
- Cheyenne Frontier Days (Cheyenne, WY): $2,337
- California Rodeo Salinas (Salinas, CA): $1,923
- Basin City Freedom Rodeo (Basin City, WA): $2,911
- Western Stampede (West Jordan, UT): $1,377
- Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, UT): $2,125
- St. Paul Rodeo (St. Paul, OR): $5,794
3. Reece Wadhams: $27,819.82 | Phoenix, AZ
July earnings: $11,756
- Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series (Steamboat Springs, CO): $982
- Eastern Colorado Roundup (Akron, CO): $790
- Kit Carson County Pro Rodeo (Burlington, CO): $1,544
- Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series (Steamboat Springs, CO): $1,061
- Laramie Jubilee Days (Laramie, WY): $2,201
- Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series (Steamboat Springs, CO): $1,339
- San Luis Valley Ski-Hi Stampede (Monte Vista, CO): $1,012
- Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series (Steamboat Springs, CO): $812
- Brush Rodeo (Brush, CO): $2,015
4. Brandon Ben: $26,588.02 | Peridot, AZ
July earnings: $10,469
- California Rodeo Salinas (Salinas, CA): $807
- Cattlemen’s Days Inc. (Gunnison, CO): $2,589
- Livingston Roundup Rodeo (Livingston, MT): $5,622
- Cody Stampede Rodeo (Cody, WY): $1,177
- World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, AZ): $274
5. Bryce Graves: $25,575.44 | Poplarville, MS
July earnings: $11,157
- Spanish Fork Fiesta Days Rodeo (Spanish Fork, UT): $335
- Basin City Freedom Rodeo (Basin City, WA): $1,149
- St. Paul Rodeo (St. Paul, OR): $3,696
- Cody Stampede Rodeo (Cody, WY): $5,977
HEELING TOTAL: $70,596
