2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2015: Won Round 10 and placed in three other rounds at his first Wrangler NFR to rank seventh in the average. Won the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo. Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), the Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo (Moab, Utah), the Desertview ProRodeo (Castle Dale, Utah) and the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho). Co-champion at That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo. Finished ninth in the world standings with $147,979 ★ ★ 2014: Won the Lehi (Utah) Roundup. Co-champion at the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah). Finished 113th in the world standings with $8,960 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho) and the Gem State Classic ProRodeo (Blackfoot, Idaho). Finished 55th in the world standings with $19,804 ★ ★ 2012: Won the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), the Davis County Fair & Rodeo (Farmington, Utah) and the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Rodeo. Finished 54th in the world standings with $20,812. Season was cut short by a broken ankle, which required surgery ★ ★ 2011: Won the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo), the Andy Devine Days Rodeo (Kingman, Ariz.) and the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah). Finished 40th in the world standings with $25,333 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Black Diamond Legends Rodeo (Price, Utah) and the Daniel Dopps Memorial Dodge Rodeo (Mountain Home, Idaho); finished 55th in the world standings and second to Cody Moore in the rookie standings with $18,404 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Lehi (Utah) Roundup; the Desertview Pro Rodeo (Castle Dale, Utah) and the Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo (Moab, Utah); earned $3,700 on his permit ★ ★ 2008: Won the Fort Herriman Memorial PRCA Rodeo (Herriman, Utah); earned $1,960 on his permit Amateur Two-time qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo Personal 6-0, 220 …Wife, Samantha (married 2013), is a nurse; son, Bex (born Oct. 22, 2015) … Father, Bob Roche, is a farmer; younger brother, Baxtor is also a PRCA steer wrestler …Works as a laborer when not on the road competing … Enjoys doing leatherwork and farming … Credits the coaching he got fromWade Sumpter and Ken Lewis while he was a student at Otero Junior College and the mentoring he received from former traveling partner Olin Hannum for his rise in the sport … Graduated from Bear River High School (Garland, Utah)

Erich Rogers

Team roping (heading), tie-down roping

Events:

1st 2nd

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$131,705 $265,417 $1,228,795

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 14, 1986, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Born:

Round Rock, Ariz.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2006

PRORODEO COWBOYS

1 (2017)

7 (2011-17) 5 (2011-15)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

5 (2010-13, 2016)

RNCFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights – partner Cory Petska ★ ★ Won the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.) ★ ★ Won the Sheridan WYO Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Hamel (Minn.) Rodeo & Bull Ridin Bonanza ★ ★ Won the Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.)

★ ★ Won the 41st Annual Isanti (Minn.) Firefighters Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Southern New Mexico State Fair (Las Cruces) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days ★ ★ Co-champion at the Lehi (Utah) Roundup

★ ★ Won the all-around and team roping at the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.) ★ ★ Won the all-around and team roping at the La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.) ★ ★ Won the all-around and tie-down roping at Wind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup (Riverton, Wyo.) ★ ★ Co-champion in the all-around at (Dillon) Montana’s Biggest Weekend Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: (Partner Cory Petska) Placed in five rounds to rank fifth at the Wrangler NFR. Finished fifth in the world standings with $189,185. Won the California Rodeo Salinas, the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo and the RAMTurquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo (Las Cruces, N.M.).Won the all-around and team roping at the Brawley (Calif.) Cattle Call Rodeo. Co-champion at the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo (Mitchell, S.D.) and the Days OfThe OldWest Rodeo (Delta, Utah)

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