It came down to a photo finish this last week in the regular season! The highs were high, and the lows were low. Some dreams came true, and some had to lick their wounds and come back home. All in all 2015 was an exciting year and we will be excited to see what 2016 has in store. Members of Team Classic that will be competing at the National Finals Rodeo will be: Derrick Begay, Aaron Tsinigine, Colby Lovell, Erich Rogers, Jake Barnes, Luke Brown, and Clay Smith on the head side. Team Classic heelers are: Ryan Motes, Paul Eaves, Cory Petska, Junior Nogueira, and Brady Minor. Fans will be able to meet and greet Team Classic at the newly updated Classic Rope booth at Cowboy Christmas at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Stay tuned for an autograph schedule! Here are the final results from the big weekend rodeos and official updated standings:
2015 Top 20 Headers
| 1 | Clay Tryan | Billings | MT | $130,497.03 |
| 2 | Derrick Begay | Seba Dalkai | AZ | $94,867.90 |
| 3 | Chad Masters | Cedar Hill | TN | $92,658.18 |
| 4 | Trevor Brazile | Decatur | TX | $92,267.56 |
| 5 | Aaron Tsinigine | Tuba City | AZ | $83,768.12 |
| 6 | Jake Cooper | Monument | NM | $80,933.16 |
| 7 | Colby Lovell | Madisonville | TX | $78,830.01 |
| 8 | Erich Rogers | Round Rock | AZ | $78,669.18 |
| 9 | Nick Sartain | Dover | OK | $74,078.67 |
| 10 | Luke Brown | Stephenville | TX | $72,409.64 |
| 11 | Jake Barnes | Scottsdale | AZ | $71,910.86 |
| 12 | Clay Smith | Broken Bow | OK | $71,228.48 |
| 13 | Coleman Proctor | Pryor | OK | $70,129.55 |
| 14 | Riley Minor | Ellensburg | WA | $67,591.47 |
| 15 | Matt Sherwood | Pima | AZ | $67,435.90 |
| 16 | JoJo LeMond | Andrews | TX | $65,803.44 |
| 17 | Joel Bach | San Augustine | TX | $62,526.44 |
| 18 | Travis Tryan | Billings | MT | $57,497.75 |
| 19 | David Key | Stephenville | TX | $56,323.24 |
| 20 | Cody Snow | CA | $56,301.76 |
2015 Top 20 Heelers
| 1 | Jade Corkill | Fallon | NV | $130,497.03 |
| 2 | Clay O’Brien Cooper | Gardnerville | NV | $95,987.90 |
| 3 | Patrick Smith | Lipan | TX | $92,267.56 |
| 4 | Travis Graves | Jay | OK | $85,265.12 |
| 5 | Ryan Motes | Weatherford | TX | $82,636.66 |
| 6 | Kollin VonAhn | Blanchard | OK | $79,024.00 |
| 7 | Travis Woodard | Stockton | CA | $78,519.30 |
| 8 | Kory Koontz | Stephenville | TX | $78,467.54 |
| 9 | Paul Eaves | L onedell | MO | $77,430.09 |
| 10 | Cory Petska | Marana | AZ | $74,827.26 |
| 11 | Rich Skelton | Llano | TX | $74,078.67 |
| 12 | Junior Nogueira | Scottsdale | AZ | $71,333.44 |
| 13 | Jake Long | Coffeyville | KS | $68,343.79 |
| 14 | Brady Minor | Ellensburg | WA | $66,262.55 |
| 15 | Russell Cardoza | Terrebonne | OR | $66,079.83 |
| 16 | Quinn Kesler | Holden | UT | $65,839.47 |
| 17 | Tyler McKnight | Wells | TX | $65,815.53 |
| 18 | Dugan Kelly | Paso Robles | CA | $63,305.59 |
| 19 | Dakota Kirchenschlager | Morgan Mill | TX | $60,712.40 |
| 20 | Jim Ross Cooper | Monument | NM | $55,042.62 |
San Bernardino, CA
Team roping: 1. Tom Richards/Tyler McKnight, 4.1 seconds, $2,400 each; 2. Darrin Finan/Bronc Boehnlein, 5.1, $2,147; 3. (tie) Ryan Reed/Cody Pearson, Riley Minor/Brady Minor, and Lane Santos Karney/Jordan Ketscher, 5.5, $1,642 each; 6. Travis Tryan/Russell Cardoza, 6.0, $1,137; 7. (tie) Wes Lockard/Chad Davis, and Matt Sherwood/Quinn Kesler, 6.3, $758 each; 9. Lane Lowry/Mike Monighetti, 6.5, $379; 10. Brandon Bates/Nate Preuit, 6.9, $126.
Stephenville, TX
Team roping: 1. Joel Bach/Jim Ross Cooper, 4.4 seconds, $3,371 each; 2. Manny Egusquiza Jr./Jonathan Torres, 4.6, $3,016; 3. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Jake Long, and David Key/Boogie Ray, 4.7, $2,484 each; 5. Cory Clark/Ethan Cory, 4.8, $1,952; 6. Nick Sartain/Rich Skelton, 4.9, $1,597; 7. Chad Masters/Travis Graves, 5.2, $1,242; 8. Brandon Webb/Mickey Gomez, 5.7, $887; 9. (tie) Justin Davis/Zane Bruce, and Garrett Tonozzi/Jett Hillman, 6.0, $355 each.
Omaha, NE
Team roping: First round: 1. Cody Snow/Dugan Kelly, 4.1 seconds, $5,865 each; 2. Luke Brown/Kollin VonAhn, 4.3, $5,100; 3. Jake Cooper/Tyler McKnight, 4.4, $4,335; 4. Aaron Tsinigine/Ryan Motes, 4.5, $3,570; 5. (tie) Riley Minor/Brady Minor and Matt Sherwood/Quinn Kesler, 4.7, $2,422 each; 7. David Key/Dakota Kirchenschlager, 5.3, $1,275; 8. Joel Bach/Jim Ross Cooper, 7.4, $510. Finals: 1. Colby Lovell/Kory Koontz, 4.7 seconds, $400 each; no other qualified runs.
Wrangler Champions Challenge Finale- Omaha, NE
Team roping: 1. Jake Cooper/Kollin VonAhn, 4.1 seconds, $6,800 each; 2. Erich Rogers/Ryan Motes, 9.8, $5,200; 3. Dustin Bird/Paul Eaves, 10.4, $3,800; no other qualified runs.
