Less than two weeks remain in the 2024 ProRodeo season, and while the opportunities are slowing down, there’s still an abundance of money to be won in the Resistol Rookie of the Year race. But is it enough?
Tyler Tryan and Logan Moore both continue to lead the Resistol Rookie of the Year race, Tryan with a record $78,203.38 and Moore with $64,148.74. Tryan has a $40,050.32 lead over Brayden Schmidt at second, but Moore is only $6,000.41 ahead of second-place heeler Denton Dunning.
The Team Roping Journal dug into the remaining rodeos and how much they paid to win in 2023 to see if Schmidt and Dunning are really still alive in the Resistol Rookie of the Year race.
Remaining rodeos and their 2023 first-place payout
Springhill PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 19-21
Purse: $5,000/side
The Springhill, Louisiana, rodeo has $5,000 added on both sides in the team roping, and in 2023 it paid $2,633 a piece to winners Ty Arnold and reigning Resistol Rookie of the Year Kaden Profili.
Amarillo Tri-State Fair And Rodeo: Sept. 19-21
Purse: $6,000/side
In 2024, the Amarillo, Texas, rodeo increased the purse on both ends in the team roping to $6,000. With $5,000 added in 2023, the rodeo paid out $3,226 a man to winners Cash Duty and Boogie Ray.
Western Heritage PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 19
Purse: $1,000/side
The rodeo held in Goldthwaite, Texas, is new in 2024 and has a $1,000 purse on both the head and heel side.
Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo: Sept. 20-26
Purse: $6,500/side
A famous stop for bubble teams at the end of the season, Pasadena, Texas, has $6,500 added on both sides. In 2023, the rounds paid $1,338 a man and the average paid $2,007 a piece.
Omaha River City Rodeo: Sept. 20-21
Purse: $5,000/side
In 2023, Omaha, Nebraska, paid $1,957 a man to its winners with its $5,000-per-side purse.
Buffalo Pro Rodeo presented by Bill Fick Ford: Sept. 20-21
Purse: $1,500/side
Buffalo, Texas, had a purse of $1,500 on each side in 2023 as well and paid $1,547 a man to win it.
Gaines County Riding Club Pro Rodeo: Sept. 20-21
Purse: $1,000/side
The Seminole, Texas, rodeo has a purse of $1,000 on both ends, and in 2023 it paid $940 a piece to win.
Comanche PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 20
Purse: $1,000/side
The Comanche, Texas, rodeo is new in 2024 and has $1,000 added on each side.
Western Heritage PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 20
Purse: $1,000
The rodeo held in Goldthwaite, Texas, is new in 2024 and has a $1,000 purse on both the head and heel side.
Cowtown Rodeo: Sept. 21
Purse: $1,000/side
On the East Coast, Woodstown Pilesgrove, New Jersey, has $1,000 added on each side, and in 2023 it paid $988 a piece to its winners.
Comanche PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 21
Purse: $1,000/side
The Comanche, Texas, rodeo is new in 2024 and has $1,000 added on each side.
Wing & Barrel Western Days: Sept. 21-22
Purse: $5,500/side
Sonoma, California, has increased its team roping purse from $5,000 per side to $5,500 a side in 2024. Last year the winners won $2,516 each.
Western Heritage PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 21
Purse: $1,000
The rodeo held in Goldthwaite, Texas, is new in 2024 and has a $1,000 purse on both the head and heel side.
Cumberland County Fair Rodeo: Sept. 25
Purse: $900/side
Another potential stop for bubble teams, Cumberland, Maine, also had $900 added on each side in 2023. Last year the winning team pocketed $827 a piece.
Cumberland County Fair Rodeo: Sept. 26
Purse: $900/side
Cumberland offers two rodeos with $900 added on each side in the team roping. The winners of the second Cumberland County Fair Rodeo in 2023 took home $757 a man as there was a tie for the win.
Comal County Fair & Rodeo: Sept. 26-28
Purse: $2,000/side
In 2023, New Braunfels, Texas, paid its winners $1,602 a piece, also with a purse of $2,000 on each end in the team roping.
Cowboy Capital Of The World PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 27-29
Purse: $4,000/side
Another final hit of each rodeo season, Stephenville, Texas, adds $4,000 on each side, and in 2023 the team roping paid $2,647 a man as there was a tie for first.
Decatur PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 27
Purse: $1,000/side
Another new rodeo in 2024, Decatur, Texas, has $1,000 added on both sides in the team roping.
Poway Rodeo: Sept. 27-28
Purse: $6,000/side
Poway, California, is one of the best end-of-season hits, and in 2024 they’ve increase their team roping purse from $5,000 per side to $6,000 per side. In 2023, Derrick Begay and Colter Todd pocketed $2,381 a man for the win.
Kern County Fair & Rodeo: Sept. 27-28
Purse: $2,250/side
Bakersfield, California, has also increased its added money from $1,600 per side in 2023 to $2,250 per side in 2024. The winners last year walked away with $1,084 each.
Southern NM State Fair & Rodeo: Sept. 27-28
Purse: $1,250/side
The rodeo in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has a purse of $1,250 on both ends in the team roping. In 2023, the team roping paid $879 a piece to its winners.
Young Living’s Last Chance Rodeo: Sept. 27-28
Purse: $7,000/side
Mona, Utah, is also in on the end-of-season action. With $7,000 added on both sides in 2023 and 2024, last year’s champs took home $2,143 each.
Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 27-29
Purse: $12,000/side
San Bernardino, California, has the largest purse of the final two weeks, and they’ve increased their added money to $12,000 on each end in the team roping in 2024. Last year the rodeo has $10,000 on both sides and paid $3,356 a man to win it.
Flagler County Pro Rodeo: Sept. 27
Purse: $1,000/side
There are multiple opportunities for money in Bunnell, Florida, at the end of the season. Bunnell has increased its 2024 added money to $1,000 per side, as opposed to the $500 on each end in 2023. Last year it paid $873 a man to win.
Decatur PRCA Rodeo: Sept. 28
Purse: $1,000/side
Another new rodeo in 2024, Decatur, Texas, has $1,000 added on both sides in the team roping.
Flagler County Pro Rodeo: Sept. 28
Purse: $1,000/side
The final Bunnell rodeo of the year has increased its 2024 added money to $1,000 per side, as opposed to the $500 on each end in 2023. Last year it paid $834 a man to win.
Cowtown Rodeo: Sept. 28
Purse: $1,000/side
On the East Coast, Woodstown Pilesgrove, New Jersey, has $1,000 added on each side, and in 2023 it paid $954 a piece to its winners.
1st Annual Twizted R Pro Rodeo: Sept. 29
Purse: $1,000/side
Jasper, Alabama, is new in 2024 and has a purse of $1,000 a side in the team roping.
So, what’s that mean?
Total first-place payout at the remaining rodeos in 2023: $35,489
With new rodeos added in 2024 and increased payouts at some, it is possible a team roper could pocket more than $35,000 this year, depending on how many entries each rodeo gets and if they were to win first at every remaining rodeo. With that being an extremely difficult task as many of the rodeos overlap, it is unlikely Tryan will be passed on the head side. Moore, on the other hand, is catchable by Dunning.
Bonus
North Dakota Roughrider Cup: Sept. 20-22
Purse: $60,000/side
The North Dakota Roughrider Cup in Mandan is new in 2024 and has a $60,000 purse on each end in the team roping. The top 32 in the team roping world standings, plus the winners of four specific Badlands Circuit rodeos, are invited, and Tryan and Moore are the only rookies in the team roping. This qualification potentially gives Tryan and Moore an advantage over the other Resistol Rookie of the Year candidates.
