After one of the closest match roping's in the 72-year history of the Roping Fiesta, the committee has decided to let it ride! The reigning and two-time champ of the world, Riley Webb will once again take on the four-time world champion Caleb Smidt! Can the hot young talent take down one of the sport's greatest ropers?? We will see Saturday October 25 at 1:00 pm.
Riley Webb:
Career earnings: $1,138,758
2024 World Standings Place: 1st
2024 Wrangler NFR Standings Place: 1st
2024 Wrangler NFR Earnings: $258,307
2024 Earnings: $475,214
PRCA World Championships: 2 (2023-24)
Wrangler NFR Average Titles: 1 (2024)
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 3 (2022-2024)
Professional
2025 Highlights
• Won the Deadwood (S.D.) Days Of '76 Rodeo
• Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo
• Won the Basin City (Wash.) Freedom Rodeo
• Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo
• Won RODEOHOUSTON (Texas)
• Won the Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah)
• Won the Cooks Rodeo Days (Lubbock, Texas)
Career Highlights
• 2024: Placed first in the world standings with $475,214 to win his second world championship – and second in a row. He established a new single-season earnings mark – after the NFR – with his total, breaking his record of $452,852 he set in 2023. He placed in eight rounds highlighted by three wins in Round 1 (7.0 seconds), Round 2 (7.8 seconds) and Round 4 (7.5 seconds). His three round wins were the most of any tie-down roper at the 2024 Wrangler NFR presented by Teton Ridge. He earned $258,307 at the NFR second only to Top Gun winner barrel racer Kassie Mowry’s $295,526 total. He finished first in the average race with 79.7 seconds on 10 head, earning $258,307. That was the first NFR average title in his career. During his career, he has won four total NFR rounds and placed in 18 of 30 rounds he has competed in. Won the all-around at the Cook Rodeo Days (Lubbock, Texas), the Goliad (Texas) County Fair & PRCA Rodeo and the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up. Won the tie-down roping at the Springhill (La.) PRCA Rodeo, the Iron County Fair and PRCA Rodeo (Parowan, Utah), the Cache County Fair And Rodeo (Logan, Utah), the Kansas' Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg, Kan.), the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, the Central Wyoming (Casper) Fair and PRCA Rodeo, the Lehi (Utah) Roundup, the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up, the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo, the Cook Rodeo Days (Lubbock, Texas) and the Goliad (Texas) County Fair & PRCA Rodeo
• 2023: Won his first PRCA World Championship in record-breaking fashion with $452,852, shattering the previous season earnings record. At the NFR, Webb finished second in the average standings with 82.9 seconds on 10 head, earning $172,447 in Las Vegas. He placed in five rounds, which included winning Round 3 with a 6.9-second run. Webb also won the tie-down roping at RodeoHouston (Texas), the Cooks Rodeo Days (Lubbock, Texas), the 69th Annual Mid Winter Fair & Rodeo (Lafayette, La.), the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo - Timed Events (Denver, Colo.), the High Desert Stampede (Redmond, Ore.), the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo, Nebraska's (Burwell) Big Rodeo, the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.), the Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo (Kennewick, Wash.), the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.), the Gem State Stampede (Coeur D Alene, Idaho), the Washington State Fair Pro Rodeo (Puyallup, Wash.), the Lion's Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah).
• 2022: Won the Resistol Rookie of the Year Award in tie-down roping and all-around. Ended the season 10th in the world standings, amassing $188,597. As an NFR Rookie, Webb finished 12th in the average standings with 66.8 seconds on seven head, winning $71,092. He placed in five rounds including a third-place finish in Round 4, notching a 7.8-second run. Won the all-around at the Stockyards Pro Rodeo (Fort Worth, Texas). Won the tie-down roping at the 94th Annual Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo, the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, the PPCLA PRCA Rodeo (Mineral Wells, Texas), the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.), the Stockyards Pro Rodeo (Fort Worth, Texas) and the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho)
CALEB SMIDT:
Career earnings: $2,386,705
2023 World Standings Place: 4th (TD), 2nd (AA)
2023 Wrangler NFR Standings Place: 3rd
2023 Wrangler NFR Earnings: $163,037
2023 Earnings: $296,165
World Titles: 4 (2015, 2018, 2021-22) (TD)
Wrangler NFR Average Titles: 4 (2015, 2018, 2021-2022)
Wrangler NFR Qualifications: 10 (2013, 2015-20, 2021-23)
Professional
2024 Highlights
• Won the Cinch Roping Fiesta (San Angelo, Texas)
Career Highlights
• 2023: Smidt wrapped up the 2023 ProRodeo season fourth in the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $296,165. In his 10th trip to Las Vegas, he put together another solid showing inside the Thomas & Mack Center. He placed in four rounds and won three go-round buckles. He finished third in the NFR average with 92.6 seconds on 10 head. Smidt also won the All-Around at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo and the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.). He claimed tie-down roping wins at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo, the Cowboy Capital Of The World PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas), Co-champion at the California Rodeo Salinas, Co-champion at the Yellowstone River Round-Up (Billings, Mont.), Co-champion at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair And Rodeo.
• 2022: Claimed his fourth PRCA Tie-Down Roping World Championship and won for the second-straight year. He ended the season with $374,737, a season-earnings record by a tie-down roper. He also finished second in the all-around world standings with $372,965. In his eighth NFR, Smidt captured his fourth average title, winning with 82.5 seconds on 10 head. He placed in eight rounds including consecutive go-round victories in Rounds 1 and 2. In all, he brought home an NFR tie-down roping record $225,221. Won the all-around at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Won the tie-down ropints at the Calgary Stampede (Alberta), the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, the Home Of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.) and the Big Fork (Mont.) Summer ProRodeo. Co-champion at the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah)
• 2021: Won his third PRCA Tie-Down Roping World Championship with $318,456 and finished second in the all-around world standings. He won Round 3 and placed in seven other rounds at the NFR. Smidt was a model of consistency taking home the average title with a time of 83.1 seconds on 10 head. He took home $191,576 from Las Vegas. Won the all-around at the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo, the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, the Kansas (Phillipsburg) Biggest Rodeo and the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kansas). Won team roping at the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart, Texas), with B.J. Dugger. Won the tie-down roping at the Black Hills Roundup (Belle Fourche, South Dakota), the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Oregon), the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kansas) and the Buffalo (Texas) Pro Rodeo presented by Bill Fick Ford
• 2020: Qualified for the NFR but was unable to compete. Finished 16th in the world standings with $64,595. Won the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo and the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of 76 Rodeo
• 2019: He placed in three rounds at the Wrangler NFR and finished sixth in the average. Won The American (Arlington, Texas), the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), the Kansas (Phillipsburg) Biggest Rodeo, the Tri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa) and the Tri-State Rodeo Cinch Shoot-Out (Fort Madison, Iowa). Finished 7th in the world standings with $196,900.
• 2018: Placed in six rounds, including winning Round 1 as he went on to win his second world championship, finishing the season with $232,817. He also won the Wrangler NFR average for the second time in his career with an 83.7-second time on 10 head. He earned $142,846 at the Wrangler NFR, the most of any tie-down roper at the 2018 Wrangler NFR. Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo. Won the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.), the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.), the Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas) and the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.). Co-champion at the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup and the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas)
• 2017: Finished fifth in the tie-down roping world standings with $209,098. He placed in four rounds at the Wrangler NFR and split the win in Round 8. Earned $66,904 at Wrangler NFR. finished seventh in the all-around world standings. Won the all-around and tie-down roping at Ropin Dreams Cowboy Fellowship PRCA Rodeo (Jourdanton, Texas). Won the all-around and co-champion in tie-down roping at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede. Won the all-around at the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, the Parker County Sherriff's Posse Frontier Days and PRCA Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas), the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.), the Ram Texas (Waco) Circuit Finals Rodeo, the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo and the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah). Won the tie-down roping at the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick, Wash.), the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days and the World's Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.)
• 2016: Won Round 5 and Round 10, and placed in five rounds to rank seventh at the Wrangler NFR. Finished sixth in the world standings with $183,777. Won the All-American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas), the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo, and The Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo. Won the all-around and team roping at the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas), with B.J. Dugger. Won the all-around and was co-champion in team roping at the Austin Co. Fair and Rodeo (Bellville, Texas), with B.J. Duggar. Won the all-around and co-champion in tie-down roping at the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper). Won the all-around at the Bell County PRCA Rodeo (Belton, Texas) and the all-around at the Comal County Fair & Rodeo (New Braunfels, Texas)
• 2015: Split the Round 3 win and placed in seven other rounds at the Wrangler NFR to win his first average title with a time of 80.7 seconds on 10 head and capture his first world championship with $242,354. Won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo, the Snake River Stampede (Nampa, Idaho), the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo, the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ‘76 Rodeo and the Omak (Wash.) Stampede. Won the all-around at the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, the all-around at the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup, the all-around at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo. Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene).
• 2014: Won the all-around and team roping at the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas), with B.J. Dugger, the all-around and tie-down roping at the Freestone County PRCA Rodeo (Fairfield, Texas), the all-around and tie-down roping at the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo and the all-around at the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo & Steer Show. Finished 46th in the world standings with $26,873
• 2013: Placed in three rounds of his debut at the Wrangler NFR, including second-place finishes in Rounds 2 and 10 to rank 12th in the average. Won the all-around and tie-down roping at the Central Wyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.); the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo; the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo; the State Fair of Louisiana Pro Rodeo (Shreveport, La.) and the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas). Won the all-around, tie-down roping and team roping at the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, with B.J. Dugger. Won the all-around and was co-champion in the tie-down roping at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo. Won the all-around at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo; the West Texas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene, Texas); the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo; the Trinity Valley Exposition Fair & Rodeo (Liberty, Texas); the Waller County Fair & Rodeo (Hempstead, Texas); the Leesville (La.) Lions Club Rodeo; the Tulsa (Okla.) State Fair PRCA Rodeo; the 16th Annual Canton (Texas) Stampede and the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series on June 14-15. Finished 10th in the world standings with $110,628
• 2012: Won the all-around at the RAM Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco). Won the all-around, team roping (with Cole Davison) and tie-down roping at the Guadalupe County Fair & Rodeo (Seguin, Texas). Won the all-around at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo; the State Fair of Louisiana Rodeo (Shreveport); the Waller County Fair & Rodeo (Hempstead, Texas) and the Trinity Valley Exposition Rodeo (Liberty, Texas). Won the tie-down roping at the Evergreen (Colo.) Rodeo; the Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo and the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo. (Partner Cole Davison) Won team roping titles at the Kendall County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Boerne, Texas); the Amicus Club PRCA Rodeo (Alexandria, La.) and the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas); co-champion at the Austin County Fair & Rodeo (Bellville, Texas). Won the team roping at the Belton (Texas) Chamber 4th of July Celebration & Pro Rodeo, with Joel Bach. Earned $31,532 to set a PRCA career record for money earned on a permit with a two-year total of $60,985
• 2011: Won the all-around, team roping and tie-down roping at the Kendall County PRCA Rodeo (Boerne, Texas); the all-around and tie-down roping at the Guadalupe County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Seguin, Texas) and the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series on Aug. 19; the all-around and the team roping (with Jud Nowotny) at the Rio Grande Valley Exposition Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas); the all-around at the Rusk County PRCA Rodeo (Henderson, Texas); the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo and the Comal County Fair & Rodeo (New Braunfels, Texas). Earned $29,453 on his permit, the eighth highest total in history for a permit holder, and finished second to Trevor Brazile in the Texas Circuit all-around standings