Clovis cowboy third in tie-down roping

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Clovis native Shad Mayfield scored his fourth consecutive top-10 finish in the World Tie-Down Roping standings following last week’s National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

Mayfield won two rounds in the NFR to finish third in the 2023 standings behind Riley Webb of Denton, Texas, and Haven Meged of Miles City, Mont.

Mayfield came into the NFR in second place behind Webb. Mayfield won the 10th round and fourth round and finished in the top three in two other rounds, adding $102,780 to his season’s earnings, which totaled $309,383.

Webb won the title with $452,852; Meged finished with $411,263.

This was the fifth consecutive season Mayfield, 23, qualified for the NFR. He won the title in 2020, finished 12th in 2019 and seventh in 2021 before finishing second last year to Caleb Smidt, of Bellville, Texas.

Mayfield came into the 2022 season with career earnings at $795,550, and has now boosted his career earnings to more than $1.1 million, online records show.

Sports Illustrated reported Mayfield is also the early leader in the 2024 Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association season, which began Oct. 1. He’s earned $22,658, after competing in the Texas Circuit Finals and Cook Rodeo Days.