The calf roping race for the 2025 NFR is reaching a critical point with the Cinch Playoff Series Finale in Puyallup, Sept. 4–7, setting the stage and the Governor’s Cup in Sioux Falls later this month ultimately deciding the field.

The top 23 calf ropers in the PRCA Playoff Series standings, plus the NFR Open champ, are going head-to-head for a purse of $75,000 and a shot at advancing to Sioux Falls.

Puyallup calf roping draw

Set 1 (Sept. 4 & 5)

• Britt Bedke
• Michael Otero
• Ty Harris
• Tom Crouse
• Cory Solomon
• Joel Harris
• Quade Hiatt
• Zack Jongbloed
• John Douch
• Kincade Henry
• Dylan Hancock
• Shad Mayfield

Set 2 (Two performances Sept. 6)

• Blane Cox
• Tuf Cooper
• Brushton Minton
• Tyler Calhoun
• Kyle Lucas
• Riley Pruitt
• Bryce Derrer
• Tyson Durfey
• Marcos Costa
• Shane Hanchey
• Marty Yates
• Riley Webb

Puyallup Format

Puyallup consists two sets, made up of two rounds each that are ran back-to-back, performance to performance. Each set has 12 ropers.

The top four on the average from each set will advance to the Semifinals on Sept. 7. The top four from the Semifinals will rope in the Finals.

Puyallup calf roping payout

The $75,000 purse offers a potential $20,420 payday if a roper sweeps both performances in their set and the Finals.

Payout per performance

• 1st Place: $3,510
• 2nd: $2,632.50
• 3rd: $1755
• 4th: $877.50

Semifinals Payout

• 1st-4th place: $0
• 5th: $1,600
• 6th: $1,600
• 7th: $1,600
• 8th: $1,600

Finals Payout

• 1st Place: $13,400
• 2nd: $10,050
• 3rd: $6,700
• 4th: $3,350

Puyallup Calf Roping Results

Set 1

First round: 1. (tie) Tom Crouse and Dylan Hancock, 8.1 seconds, $3,071 each; 3. Kincade Henry, 8.3, $1,755; 4. Zack Jongbloed, 8.4, $878; 5. Cory Solomon, 8.7; 6. Quade Hiatt, 9.3; 7. (tie) Shad Mayfield and John Douch, 10.3; 9. Britt Bedke, 10.5; 10. Ty Harris, 12.0; 11. Michael Otero, 12.7; 12. Joel Harris, NT.

Second round: 1. (tie) Shad Mayfield and Cory Solomon, 8.4 seconds, $3,071 each; 3. Zack Jongbloed, 8.6, $1,755; 4. Tom Crouse, 8.8, $878; 5. Dylan Hancock, 8.9; 6. Kincade Henry, 9.1; 7. Joel Harris, 9.2; 8. Michael Otero, 9.4; 9. John Douch, 12.0; 10. Quade Hiatt, 17.9; 11. (tie) Ty Harris and Britt Bedke, NT.

Advancing: 1. Tom Crouse, 16.9 seconds on two head, $3,949; 2. Zack Jongbloed, 17.0, $2,633; 3. Dylan Hancock, 17.0, $3,071; 4. Cory Solomon, 17.1, $3,071.

Set 2

First round: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 7.9 seconds, $3,510; 2. Kyle Lucas, 8.1, $2,633; 3. (tie) Marcos Costa and Shane Hanchey, 8.3, $1,316 each; 5. Blane Cox, 8.6; Bryce Derrer, 9.1; 7. Riley Pruitt, 9.2; 8. Tyler Calhoun, 9.6; 9. Marty Yates, 10.7; 10. Tyson Durfey, 12.2; 11. Brushton Minton, 18.8; 12. Tuf Cooper, NT.

Second round: 1. Marty Yates, 7.9 seconds, $3,510; 2. (tie) Tyler Calhoun and Riley Mason Webb, 8.4, $2,194 each; 4. Riley Pruitt, 8.6, $878; 5. Bryce Derrer, 9.7; 6. (tie) Brushton Minton and Blane Cox, 10.2 each; 8. Marcos Costa, 11.1; 9. Tuf Cooper, 18.4; 10. Shane Hanchey, 18.7; 11. (tie) Tyson Durfey and Kyle Lucas, NT.

Advancing: 1. Riley Mason Webb, 16.3 seconds on two head, $5,704; 2. Riley Pruitt, 17.8, $878; 3. Tyler Calhoun, 18.0, $2,184; 4. Marty Yates, 18.6, $3,510.  

Semifinals

1.Riley Webb, 8.7 seconds; 2. Tyler Calhoun, 8.9; 3. Tom Crouse, 9.0; 4. Riley Pruitt, 9.2; 5. Marty Yates, 9.7; 6. Cory Solomon, 11.8; 7. Dylan Hancock, 12.8; 8. Zack Jongbloed, NT.

Advancing: Riley Webb, Tyler Calhoun, Tom Crouse, Riley Pruitt.

Finals

1.Riley Webb, 7.9 seconds, $13,400; 2. Tom Crouse, 8.4 seconds, $10,050; 3. Tyler Calhoun, 8.5, $6,700; 4. Riley Pruitt, 17.5, $3,350

When is the Puyallup Rodeo?

The Cinch Playoff Series Finale heads to Puyallup, Washington, Sept. 4-7, 2025.

How does the PRCA Playoff Series work?

Standings are kept throughout the season and there is a championship event at the end of the year. Contestants competed at rodeos such as Odessa, San Antonio and Salinas–just to name a few–to earn points. 

Points are distributed to contestants who place in the top 20 at each of the designated PRCA Playoff Series Rodeos, based on the fastest time. For rodeos with multiple rounds, the points are calculated based on the average. Tournament rodeos are more complicated, but points are assigned based on how far each competitor advanced through the tournament.

The *Top 23 in the standings, plus the NFR Open calf roping champ, then compete in Puyallup at the Cinch Playoff Series. The Top 8 calf ropers from the PRCA Playoff Series year-end standings and the Top 4 from Puyallup will earn a position into The Governor’s Cup.

The cutoff for Puyallup was Aug. 18, and the Sioux Falls cutoff is Sept. 22. These are the final Playoff Series rodeos:

• Lewiston, Idaho – Lewiston Roundup – Sept. 3-6
• Abilene, Texas – West Texas Fair & Rodeo – Sept. 4-13
• Albuquerque, N.M. – New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo – Sept. 4-14
• Pendleton, Ore. – Pendleton Round-Up – Sept. 10-13
• Mandan, N.D. – Rough Rider Cup – Sept. 19-21

And why is the Governor’s Cup so significant? The Governor’s Cup takes place Sept. 26-28, and offers a payout across eight events of over $1 million. In the calf roping, there is a purse of $155,556. 

The close of the PRCA regular season is Sept. 30. That means that the following massive payouts will hit during the final days of the season and it will have an impact on who makes the National Finals Rodeo in December as the buzzer sounds.

Who’s season could Puyallup make or break?

Riley Pruitt sits No. 3 in the PRCA world standings with $131,384, but only No. 25 in the Playoff Series standings. His win at the NFR Open earned him a Puyallup exemption and a chance to keep climbing.

Quade Hiatt (No. 14) and Tuf Cooper (No. 17) are banking on strong Puyallup runs to secure spots both in the world standings and Sioux Falls. Both athletes currently sit outside the cut for Sioux Falls, with Hiatt at No. 11 and Cooper at No. 17.

Resistol Rookie leader Tyler Calhoun has scratched his way to No. 18 in the world standings with $98,150, while Tom Crouse (No. 16) and Tyson Durfey (No. 22) need the Puyallup boost to stay alive in the race.

On the outside, Blane Cox (No. 30, $73,886), Britt Bedke (No. 38, $61,710) and Bryce Derrer (No. 37, $62,362) are chasing Sioux Falls berths. Cox slid in by .25 of a point over Tanner Green, Bedke earned his way in at No. 22 and Derrer sits comfortably at No. 12 in the standings. They can’t rope their way into the Top 15 off Puyallup alone, but they can close the gap and punch tickets to Sioux Falls where the stakes climb even higher.