Caldwell’s Westyn Hughes and Decatur’s Tuf Cooper tied for first in Round 9 of the 2023 National Finals Rodeo in Tie-Down Roping on Friday, Dec. 15, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Each had a time of 7.1 seconds, each earning $27,487.
CalfRoping.com reported that Hughes said his win was a “huge weight off my shoulders.”
“Coming into tonight, I had $33,000 won, which isn’t much o…