2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) Professional Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Placed in two rounds to rank 12th at the ClemMcSpadden National Finals Steer Roping. Finished 12th in the world standings with $59,936. Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) and the Sonora (Texas) Outlaw Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Won the Buc Days Pro Rodeo (Corpus Christi,Texas) and the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair and Rodeo. Finished 18th in the world standings with $33,659 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in six rounds of the Clem McSpadden National Finals Steer Roping (Mulvane, Kan.) on his way to finishing second to Trevor Brazile in the average standings and rising from 10th to third in the world standings. Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup. Finished third in the world standings with $60,017 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Chute Help National Circuit Finals Steer Roping (Torrington,Wyo.); the Stephenville (Texas) Cowboy Capital Pro Rodeo; the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) and the Energy Town ProRodeo (Gillette, Wyo.). Finished eighth in the world standings with $57,124 after winning two rounds at the ClemMcSpadden NFSR (Guthrie, Okla.) and placing in three others ★ ★ 2012: Placed in five rounds of the ClemMcSpadden NFSR (Guthrie, Okla.) to finish fourth in the average and move up a spot to eighth place in the final world standings with $44,437. Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); the Ken Lance Memorial (Ada, Okla.) and the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2011: Won Rounds 1 (10.5 seconds) and 4 (13.2) at the Clem McSpadden NFSR (Guthrie, Okla.) on his way to a sixth-place finish in the average and a jump from 15th to 10th place in the final world standings with $44,904; the Sturgis (S.D.) WildWest Days; the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days ★ ★ 2010: Placed in one round of the Clem McSpadden NFSR (Guthrie, Okla.). Won the steer roping at the Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo (Silver City, N.M.) and the all-around at the Phil Gardenhire PRCA Rodeo (Poteau, Okla.); finished 12th in the world standings with $31,021 ★ ★ 2009: Placed in four rounds of the Clem McSpadden NFSR (Guthrie, Okla.), including a tie for second in Round 6; finished eighth in the world standings with earnings of $45,850 ★ ★ 2008: Won Round 2 of the NFSR (Hobbs, N.M.) in a time of 10.1 seconds. Finished 12th in the world standings with $36,436.Won the Dodge Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.); theWildWest Rodeo (Ponca City, Okla.); the Phil Gardenhire PRCA Rodeo (Poteau, Okla.) and the Black Gold Pro Rodeo (Andrews, Texas) on June 19 ★ ★ 2007: Placed in six rounds of the NFSR (Hobbs, N.M.) and won Round 9 with a time of 9.5 seconds; finished fourth in the world standings with $45,675 ★ ★ 2006: Won the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur d’Alene); the Cushing (Okla.) Community Rodeo; the EnergyTown Pro Rodeo (Gillette,Wyo.) and the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo. Finished runner-up toWorld Champion Steer Roper Trevor Brazile in the final world standings with $70,761 ★ ★ 2005: Won the all-around and steer roping titles at the Phil Gardenhire Memorial PRCA Rodeo (Poteau, Okla.). Finished the year fourth in the world with $43,545 and was fourth in the average at the NFSR ★ ★ 2004: Won Rounds 6 and 8 at the NFSR with times of 9.8 and 9.2 seconds, respectively. Finished the year fifth in the world standings with $40,746 ★ ★ 1998: (Partner Trevor Brazile) Won team roping title at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and qualified for theWrangler National Finals Rodeo. Finished sixth in the team roping (heading) standings with $85,315 and 15th in the all-around ★ ★ 1996: All-around champion and steer roping runner-up at the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Awards His horse, Okays Sunbeam (Dunny), won the 2006 AQHA/PRCA Steer Roping Horse of the Year award. Wickett’s other horse, Strawberry, won the top horse honors at the National Circuit Finals Steer Roping in 2013 Personal 5-8, 170 …Wife, Autumn; daughter, MacKenzie; sons, McKade and J-Luke … He farms and shoes horses … Graduated from Sallisaw High School … He used to be a third-grade teacher … Favorite sports team is the University of Oklahoma football team… Started rodeo in 1975 … His late father was John Perry Wickett, and his mother is Patt … Used to have a horse named Hollywood that was in the movie“Tombstone”… Rodeo idol is his late dad … Favorite rodeo is Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days … Serves on the PRCA’s Contestant Executive Council as the steer roping representative ★ ★ 2003: Won the Prairie Circuit year-end title in steer roping ★ ★ 2002: Qualified for third National Finals Steer Roping ★ ★ 2001: Won the ’89er Days Rodeo (Guthrie, Okla.)

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