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Personal 5-8, 155 … Single … Hobbies include movies and training horses … Attended Jo Byrns School in Cedar Hill, Tenn. … Got involved in rodeo through his dad, Bobby, who roped calves. Started team roping at age 8 … His father trains horses now but worked for Pepsi for 30 years. His mother, Debbie, also aided in his success by opening the roping chute every day during practice. She works at the post office … Rodeo idols are SpeedWilliams, Trevor Brazile and Kevin Stewart … Owns a ranch in Lipan, Texas, with a house, barn, arena and a couple of sheds

Tyler McKnight

Team roping (heeling)

Event:

11th 10th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place :

70,923

2017 NFR earnings: $

$150,297 $456,026

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

July 22, 1989, in Lufkin, Texas

Born:

Wells, Texas

Residence:

2009

Joined PRCA: World titles:

0

1 (2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Angelina Community College (Lufkin, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Days of ‘47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah) with Jr. Dees Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Finished 21st in the world standings with $47,792.Won the All American ProRodeo Finals (Waco,Texas), with Jake Cooper ★ ★ 2015: Won California Rodeo Salinas, with Jake Cooper. Won the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.), with Tom Richards. Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Kissimmee, Fla.), with Dustin Bird. Finished 17th in the world standings with $65,815 ★ ★ 2014: (Partner Jake Cooper) Won the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days. Co-champion at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah) and the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-up. Finished 28th in the world standings with $39,043 ★ ★ 2013: (Partner Tyler Wade) Won the Buc Days ProRodeo (Corpus Christi, Texas); the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series; the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series; the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series and the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City,Texas), with CalebMitchell. Co-champion at the State Fair of Louisiana Pro Rodeo (Shreveport, La.) and the Guadalupe County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Seguin,Texas); finished 35th in the world standings with $28,623 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, withTylerWade; the Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, with Justin Lovell; the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, with Justin Lovell and the Gladewater (Texas) Round-up Rodeo, with Justin Lovell; finished 19th in the world standings with $53,164 ★ ★ 2011: (Partner Justin Lovell) Won the Jasper (Texas) Lions Benefit Rodeo; the Athens (Texas) MDA Benefit Rodeo and the Mesquite ProRodeo Series; won the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo, with Caleb Mitchell. Finished 43rd in the world standings with $22,109 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Guadalupe County Fair & Rodeo (Seguin, Texas), with Caleb Mitchell; finished 120th in the world standings with $7,061 ★ ★ 2009: (Partner Brad Hamilton) Won the Springhill (La.) PRCA Rodeo and the Mesquite ProRodeo Series-June 26; won the Mid-Winter Fair & Rodeo (Lafayette, La.) and the Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, with Robert Pixley. Finished 71st in the world standings with $12,323 ★ ★ 2008: (Partner Justin Lovell) Co-champion at the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo; earned $11,773 on his permit Amateur Qualified for the Texas High School Finals Rodeo four times Personal 6-1, 185 … Single … Raised by his grandparents, Curtis and Barbara McKnight, who produce roping schools in Texas through their company Crossfire Productions … Has one younger brother, Jake …Taught to rope by his grandfather and was also mentored by Jonathan Davis … Enjoys riding ATVs with his friends … Primary competition horse is Boon; purchased him from former team roping partner Justin Lovell early in 2013 … Graduated fromWells (Texas) High School … Favorite rodeo is the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up … Favorite films are Lonesome Dove and“any John Wayne movie”also a big fan of the old Gunsmoke television series … Favorite food is“a meal at Chili’s”

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