2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) Frontier Days and the Southwestern International PRCA Rodeo (El Paso, Texas)

★ ★ 2010: Placed in eight of 10 rounds en route to winning the Wrangler NFR average title and his second world championship in three years with $247,579. Won Rounds 2 and 3. Won the 100th Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; the Lions Dixie Round-Up (St. George, Utah) with a 91-point ride on BarT Rodeo’s Fancy Pants; the Days of ‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City); the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.); the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.); the Box Elder County Fair and Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah) and the Fort Herriman (Utah) Memorial PRCA Rodeo; co-champion at the New Mexico Stampede (Rio Rancho) ★ ★ 2009: Won Round 3 of the Wrangler NFR with an 86.5-point ride on Sankey Rodeo’s Surprise Party and placed in four other rounds to finish third in the NFR average standings and move from 14th place to sixth in the final world standing with $146,991.Won the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo; Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.); the BigWind Round Up (Riverton, Wyo.) and the Fort Herriman Memorial PRCA Rodeo (Herriman, Utah); co-champion at the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo ★ ★ 2008: Won Round 4,7 and 9 of the Wrangler NFR on his way to claiming his first world championship ($247,416). Won Rodeo Austin (Texas); the SandHills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas); the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede; the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.); the War Bonnet Roundup (Idaho Falls, Idaho); the Days of the Old West Rodeo (Delta, Utah); the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah); The Showdown Rodeo (Palmdale, Calif.); the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Club Rodeo; the Lehi (Utah) Round-Up; the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo and the Lions’Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah); co-champion at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.). Led all competitors in earnings over the Fourth of July week with $24,288. Finished first in theWilderness Circuit year-end standings for the fourth time ★ ★ 2007: Placed seventh in the average at theWrangler NFR;Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Roundup; the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo; the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede; the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo; the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo (Joseph, Ore.); theWestern Montana Fair and Rodeo (Missoula) and the Oklahoma State Fair Championship Rodeo (Oklahoma City). Co-champion at the San Antonio (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo and the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days Rodeo. Runner-up at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Pocatello, Idaho), winning two rounds en route to earning an event-best $15,755. Finished fourth in the world standings with $180,221 ★ ★ 2006: Won Round 6 and placed in four of 10 rounds at theWrangler NFR. Won the NILE Pro Rodeo (Billings, Mont.); the Oklahoma State Fair (Oklahoma City);That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede; the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah); the Deseret Peak PRCA Stampede (Tooele, Utah); the Rowell Ranch Rodeo (Hayward, Calif.) and Los Fresnos (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Heart O’Texas Fair & Rodeo (Waco); the MagicValley Stampede (Filer, Idaho) and the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo (Joseph, Ore.).Won theWrangler ProRodeoTour Round and average titles at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; tied for theWrangler ProRodeoTour Round at the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo; Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; finished fifth in the world standings with $155,834 ★ ★ 2005: Finished second in the average at the Wrangler NFR, placing in six of 10 rounds and fourth in the world standings with $147,257. Broke his left leg at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede. Won the Lehi (Utah) Round-Up; the Old Fort Days (Fort Smith, Ark.); the Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo (El Paso,Texas); the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo; theWinterTour Finale (Reno, Nev.) and theWrangler ProRodeoTour Round and average titles at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo ★ ★ 2004: Finished 12th in the world with $93,658 and was 10th in theWrangler NFR average, picking up $18,591.Won the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the Lehi (Utah) Round-up and the DesertThunder Pro Rodeo (Tucson, Ariz.); co-champion at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Won the Tour Round and average titles at the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo ★ ★ 2003: Won Rounds 3, 10 and split the win in Round 7, and placed in eight rounds total to fourth in the average at theWrangler NFR. Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo; the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup and the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Finished third in the world standings with $179,085 ★ ★ 2002: Won the Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo (El Paso, Texas) and the Calgary (Alberta) Stampede. Broke his leg during the New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo (Albuquerque); finished 16th in the world with $52,851 ★ ★ 2001: Wilderness Circuit year-end champion; won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco) and the Eugene (Ore.) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2000: Won year-end all-around title in the Wilderness Circuit Amateur College National Finals Rodeo saddle bronc riding runner-up, 2001 Personal 5-8, 145 …Wife, ShaRee; sons, Rusty, Ryder, Stetson and Statler; daughter, Lily Jo …Made Wrangler NFR history in 2016 when he and his sons, Rusty and Ryder, became the first father and two sons to compete in the same event at the Wrangler NFR … Cody is the eldest of seven brothers (Calvin, Alex, Jake, Jesse, Spencer and Stuart) and has six sisters for a total of 12 siblings. All of his brothers except the youngest, Stuart, are PRCA saddle bronc competitors … The Wrights broke new ground in 2014 when four of them (Jesse, Jake, Cody and Spencer) all qualified for the NFR in the same year … Cody’s world championship 2008 season was tracked by documentary filmmakers from Southern Utah University and“Born To Ride”premiered in Cedar City, Utah in April 2009 … Graduated from Milford (Utah) High School with a class of 30 … Favorite rodeo is San Antonio because of its hospitality, quality of roughstock and high payout …Three-time world champion saddle bronc rider Shawn Davis and his father, former saddle bronc rider Bill Wright, are his rodeo idols … Shawn Davis was Cody’s coach in college … Enjoys ranching and hanging out with his kids when not on the road, also likes to go bowling and watch movies … Favorite food is Mexican … Favorite movie is“Lonesome Dove”… Enjoys all types of music except for rap

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