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Wade and Thorp Take Round 1: 2024 Governor’s Cup Team Roping Results
Results and more from the $144,444-a-side Governor's Cup.
Tyler Wade and Wesley Thorp won the first round in Sioux Falls. | Rodeo Ready/Clay Guardipee photo

The last weekend of the 2024 ProRodeo season is here, and that means it’s time for the Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls.

This culmination of the PRCA Playoff Series takes place Sept. 26-29, 2024, and will pay out more than $1.3 million. The richest rodeo in South Dakota history, the event’s massive payout provides one last opportunity for a Top 15 shakeup of ProRodeo athletes hoping to punch their ticket to Vegas.

Governor’s Cup team roping results

Round 1 Results — Sept. 26, 2024

NameRnd. 1 ResultsUpdated World Standings / Season Earnings* (unofficial)Top 15 Notes
1. Tyler Wade
Wesley Thorp
3.8 seconds / $11,0003. $172,612.56*
3. $172,612.56*
Wade and Thorp remain No. 3 in the world standings after Round 1 in Sioux Falls
2. Cyle Denison
Tanner Braden
3.9 seconds / $8,25020. $94,200.88*
11. $110,347.76*
Denison gains a crucial jump from No. 22 to No. 20, and is now within $8000 of the No. 15 spot. Braden maintains his No. 11 position
3. Jake Smith
Douglas Rich
4.1 seconds / $5,5005. $125,755.12*
6. $125,755.12*
Smith snatched three holes to move from No. 8 to No. 5 in the standings, giving him just a $164 edge over J.C. Yeahquo, now at No. 6. Rich also moves up the standings from No. 7 to No. 6
4/5. Dustin Egusquiza
Levi Lord
4.2 seconds / $1,3751. $189,146.70*
1. $189,146.70*
Egusquiza and Lord add a little more room between them and No. 2 team Driggers / Nogueira, who trail by $14,000/$3,000
4/5 Brenten Hall
Kaden Profili
4.2 seconds / $1,3757. $125,136.75*
5. $126,030.84*
Despite winning a check, Hall falls to No. 7 due to being bested by Smith/Rich’s 4.1. Profili holds at No. 5
6/7 Coleman Proctor
Logan Medlin
4.3 seconds4. $148,054.29
4. $134,821.08
6/7 Nelson Wyatt
Jonathon Torres
4.3 seconds15. $101,988.06
9. $117,704.78
Wyatt holds the No. 15 spot with a buffer of only $3,500-$4,000 between him and Nos. 16-17. Getting a time on the board in Round 1 could play a significant role in advancing to the Semifinals.
8. Andrew Ward
Kollin VonAhn
4.4 seconds12. $106,581.02
21. $95,382.46
9. Clint Summers
Jake Long
4.6 seconds8. $120,645.98
7. $124,083.75
10. Wyatt Bray
Paden Bray
4.7 seconds22. $92,651.59
23. $89,787.32
11. Luke Brown
Travis Graves
4.9 seconds10. $108,426.87
15. $103,050.66
Graves is inside the Top 15 by just $1,800+ with J.C. Flake on his heels at $101,216.08, who will be gunning to get his first NFR qualification at San Bernardino this weekend.
12. Kaleb Driggers
Junior Nogueira
5.3 seconds2. $175,123.35
2. $186,249.10

Round 1: 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 3.8 seconds, $11,000 each; 2. Cyle Denison/Tanner Braden, 3.9, $8,250; 3. Jake Smith/Douglas Rich, 4.1, $5,500; 4. (tie) Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord and Brenten Hall/Kaden Profili, 4.2, $1,375 each.

Governor’s Cup payout in 2024

ROUND 1 & 2 PAYOUT: 

  1. $11,000
  2. $8,250
  3. $5,500
  4. $2,750

FINAL-DAY PAYOUT 

After the first two full rounds, the top eight teams on two head will advance to Saturday’s round. In Saturday’s clean-slate round, fifth-eighth place will pay $3,611 each, and the top four fastest times will advance to a four-man short round. 

The four-man shootout round will pay the following amounts:

  1. $30,000
  2. $22,500
  3. $15,000
  4. $7,500

Team Ropers Competing at the 2024 Cinch Playoffs Governor’s Cup

HEADEREARNINGSWORLD STANDINGS PLACE (9/26)HEELEREARNINGSWORLD STANDINGS PLACE (9/26)
Andrew Ward $106,581.0210Kollin VonAhn $96,009.9119
Jake Smith$120,255.128Douglas Rich $120,255.127
Clint Summers $120,645.987Jake Long$124,083.756
Kaleb Driggers$164,138.242Junior Nogueira $175,263.992
Nelson Wyatt $93,774.8118Jonathan Torres $109,491.539
Brenten Hall $123,761.756Kaden Profili$124,655.845
Tyler Wade $161,612.563Wesley Thorp $161,612.563
Dustin Egusquiza $187,771.7011Levi Lord $187,771.701
Wyatt Bray $92,651.5919Paden Bray $89,787.3223
Luke Brown$108,540.669Travis Graves$103,164.4514
Cyle Denison$85,950.8822Tanner Braden $102,097.7615
Coleman Proctor$144,978.854Logan Medlin $131,745.644
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