2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

Dustin Bird

Team roping (header), tie-down roping

Events:

13th (TR)

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

13th

$36,231 $114,519 $953,269

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 7, 1980, in Cut Bank, Mont.

Born:

Cut Bank, Mont.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2001

0

5 (2012-14, 2016-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

2(2013-14)

4 (2003, 2005, 2014, 2016)

RNCFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights – partner Russell Cardoza ★ ★ Won the K-Days Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta)

★ ★ Won the IPE and Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia) ★ ★ Won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Williams Lake (British Columbia) Stampede ★ ★ Won the Bruce (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won Montana’s (Dillon) Biggest Weekend ★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Grand Island, Neb.) ★ ★ Won the Cheney (Wash.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Copper Spring ProRodeo (Bozeman, Mont.), with Ryan Zurcher ★ ★ Won the Eastern Oregon (Union) Livestock Show ★ ★ Co-champion at the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Santa Maria, Calif.) Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Won Round 8 and placed in six rounds to rank ninth at the Wrangler NFR. Finished fourth in the all-around with $214,118, sixth in team roping with $200,102 and 77th in tie-down roping with $16,508.Won the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo, the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta), the GuyWeadick Days (High River, Alberta), the Leduc (Alberta) Black Gold Rodeo, the IPE and Stampede, (Armstrong, British Columbia), the Wolf Point (Mont.) Wild Horse Stampede, the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo, the Pincher Creek (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, Montana’s (Dillon) BiggestWeekend, the Central Montana (Lewiston) RamPro Rodeo, and the Richland County Fair & Rodeo (Sidney, Mont.). Won theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Kissimmee, Fla.), with Tyler McKnight. Co-champion in team roping at the Sundre (Alberta) Pro Rodeo. Won the tie-down roping at the Wainwright (Alberta) Stampede. Won the all-around and co-champion in team roping at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.). Won the all-around and team roping at the Cooper Spring Pro Rodeo (Bozeman, Mont.), with Ryan Zurcher.Won the all-around and team roping at the Cooper Spring Pro Rodeo (Bozeman, Mont.), with Casey Cummins.Won the all-around at the Cascade (Mont.) Pro Rodeo, the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.) and the all-around at the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.) ★ ★ 2015: Won the Grand Prairie (Alberta) Stompede, with Chase Tryan, the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days, with Chase Tryan. Won the all-around at the Augusta (Mont.) American Legion Rodeo. Won the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.), with Russell Cardoza. Co-champion at the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.), with Chase Tryan. Finished 28th in the world standings with $38,754 ★ ★ 2014: (Partner Paul Eaves) Won Rounds 3 (3.9 seconds) and 7 (3.7) at the Wrangler NFR and placed in two others. Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge (Kissimmee, Fla. and Kennewick, Wash.), the Horse Heaven Round-up (Kennewick, Wash.), Rodeo Austin (Texas), La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.), the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede, the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur D’Alene), the IPE & Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia) and the Gem State Classic Pro Rodeo Series (Blackfoot, Idaho). Co-champion at the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.), the SheridanWYO Rodeo and the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo. Finished sixth in the world standings with $90,643 ★ ★ 2013: (Partner Paul Eaves) Tied for the win in Round 7 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 4.1 seconds and placed in two other rounds; finished 13th in the world standings with $102,005. Won the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.), the Yellowstone River Round-Up (Billings, Mont.), the Kitsap Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.), the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.), the Northwest Montana ProRodeo (Kalispell, Mont.) and the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.).Won the all-around at the 53rd Belt (Mont.) PRCA Rodeo. Montana Circuit year-end champion ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Paul Eaves) Won Round 4 of the Wrangler NFR in 3.9 seconds and placed in one other round. Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede, the Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta) and the Richland County Fair & Rodeo (Sidney, Mont.). Won the tie-down roping at the Montana Pro Rodeo Fall Finale (Vaughn, Mont.). Finished 10th in the world standings with $119,544 ★ ★ 2011: Won the RAM Montana Circuit Finals Rodeo (Great Falls, Mont.), the all-around at the Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.), the all-around and team roping at the White Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo, with RyleWhitford, the all-around and tie-down roping and was co-champion in team roping at theMissoula

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