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Tyler Wade, Wesley Thorp Win Mandan’s Roughrider Cup
The largest one-head payout is coming to Mandan, North Dakota, this weekend, Sept. 20-22.
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Tyler Wade goes 3.6 in Mandan, North Dakota at the Rough Rider Cup. | Jackie Jensen Photo

The North Dakota Roughrider Cup may be new in town, but it’s promising a major payout in the final two weeks of the 2024 ProRodeo season.

The largest one-head payout in North America, the North Dakota Roughrider Cup will take place Sept. 20–22, in Mandan. With the top 32 in the team roping world standings, plus the winners of four specific Badlands Circuit rodeos, invited, the North Dakota Roughrider Cup is sure to shake up the world standings in the final stretch of the season.


North Dakota Roughrider Cup results

 1. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 3.6 seconds, $15,112 each; 2. Tee McLeod/Sid Sporer, 4.0, $13,141; 3. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 4.1, $11,170; 4. (tie) Clay Smith/Coleby Payne and Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 4.3, $8,213 each; 6. (tie) Mason Appleton/Billie Jack Saebens and Pedro Egurrola/Justin Davis, 4.5, $4,271 each; 8. Jake Smith/Douglas Rich, 4.7, $1,314.

Who got into the North Dakota Roughrider Cup?

The top 32 headers and heelers in the 2024 PRCA world standings as of 7 days prior to entries closing qualify. The winners of each of the following four Badlands Circuit rodeos will also qualify for a total of 36 teams.

  • Dickinson, North Dakota (June 28-30)
  • Mandan, North Dakota (July 2-4)
  • Aberdeen, South Dakota (August 12-13)
  • Rapid City, South Dakota (August 26-28).

North Dakota Roughrider Cup team roping draw

Performance 1, Friday, Sept. 20

Lightning AguileraLane Mitchell 
Shay Carroll Logan Moore
Wyatt BrayPaden Bray 
JC Yeahquo Buddy Hawkins
Pedro Egurrola Justin Davis 
Kavis Drake Denim Ross 
Brady Tryan Calgary Smith 
Lane Goebel Trey Frank 
Clint Summers Jake Long 
Dawson Graham Dillon Graham 
Marcus TheriotCole Curry 
Mason AppletonBillie Jack Saebens

Performance 2, Saturday, Sept. 21

Andrew Ward Kollin VonAhn 
Clay SmithColeby Payne 
Derrick Begay Colter Todd 
Coy Rahlmann Ross Ashford
Brenten Hall Kaden Profili 
Cyle DenisonTanner Braden 
Tyler Tryan Carson Johnson 
Jake Smith Douglas Rich 
Tanner Tomlinson Patrick Smith 
 Tyler Wade  Wesley Thorp 
 Erich Rogers  Paul Eaves 
 Dustin Egusquiza Levi Lord 

Performance 3, Sunday, Sept. 22

Nelson Wyatt Jonathan Torres 
Coleman Proctor Logan Medlin 
Brye Crites  Tyler Worley
Luke Brown Travis Graves
Cody Snow  Hunter Koch 
Kolton Schmidt  Landen Glenn 
Tee McLeod  Sid Sporer 
Chad Masters  Wyatt Cox 
Jake Clay  Trey Yates 
 Riley Minor  Brady Minor 
 Jr Dees JC Flake 
Kaleb Driggers Junior Nogueira 

What is the format at the North Dakota Roughrider Cup?

The North Dakota Roughrider Cup is one round of competition, spread out over three nights with 12 teams roping nightly.

What is the payout at the North Dakota Roughrider Cup?

While The Team Roping Journal hasn’t yet figured out the exact payout, we know the North Dakota Roughrider Cup has a $60,000 purse on both ends and will pay eight places.

When and where is the North Dakota Roughrider Cup?

The North Dakota Roughrider Cup is headed to the Dale Pahlke Arena in Mandan, North Dakota, Sept. 20-22.

Friday, Sept. 206:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 216:30 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 222:00 p.m.

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