Returning #10 Western Heritage Legends World Champion Craig Magedanz from Clear Lake, South Dakota, partnered with Wellington, Colorado’s Dave Wolfe to take home the 2025 Western Heritage Legends World Championship with 169.38 seconds on 20 head in 3 rounds, earning the team a $2,932 payday.
As the man who created the RSNC’s Western Heritage classes, which provide sorters the opportunity to prioritize reading cattle over speed, winning the championship felt like a full-circle moment for Wolfe, the organization’s founder. With two special rules—no sorting faster than a trot and no shouting or hollering—the class has exploded in popularity…