LUKE POTTER WINS TIE-DOWN ROPING ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

There are plenty of reasons to raise a toast to Luke Potter on his 21st birthday, Nov. 18. The biggest could be that he finished the 2020 season atop the PRCA | Resistol Rookie Standings for tiedown roping.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and it was a tough year for everyone so I was glad I pulled it off,” Potter said.

Potter won the rookie title by a margin of nearly $10,000, ending the 2020 season with $34,301. He also faired well in the PRCA | RAM World Standings, finishing 23rd.

“Throughout the whole year it was hit or miss for me and nothing clicked until midAugust, and that’s when I won most of my money,” Potter said. “I didn’t really think I would win it until the last week of the rodeo season.” Potter had a hot streak from Aug. 29 through Sept. 6 that gave him a $9,386 boost in the race for the rookie title. He added an additional $2,932 next to his name a little more than a week later by placing second at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo in Abilene, Sept. 19.