2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

★ ★ 2015: Won Round 6 at theWrangler NFR. Won the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper), the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.), the Western Stampede (West Jordan, Utah), Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg), the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas), the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede, the Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo (Gunnison, Colo.), the Cowtown Pro Rodeo (Maple Creek, Saskatchewan), the Gerry (N.Y.)Volunteer Firemen’s Rodeo, the Cherokee (Iowa) Chamber PRCA Rodeo, the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas) and the Big T Bash & Rodeo (Fairfield, Texas). Co-champion at the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.), the New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo (Albuquerque), the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo and the Lakeland (Fla.) Pro Rodeo Classic. Finished eighth in the world standings with $147,551 ★ ★ 2014: Co-champion at the Rodeo of the Ozarks (Springdale, Ark.) and the Bowie (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Won the Young County Rodeo (Graham,Texas), the PRCA Stampede Rodeo (Athens,Texas), the Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo, the Great Plains Stampede Rodeo (Altus, Okla.) and the Llano (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Finished 65th in the world standings with $11,810 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Texas Stampede Rodeo (Allen), the Kaw Valley Rodeo (Manhattan, Kan.), the Deep South PRCA Rodeo (Winnsboro, La.), theWahoo (Neb.) Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo, the Eastland County Pro Rodeo (Ranger,Texas), the MH Henry Pro Rodeo (Bowie,Texas), the Alvarado (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the Silverton (Texas) BuckWild Days Rodeo. Finished 49th in the world standings with $16,063 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Austin County Fair & Rodeo (Bellville,Texas) and the Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion; co-champion at the Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo. Finished 61st in the world standings with $8,985 ★ ★ 2011: Won the Comal County Fair & Rodeo (New Braunfels, Texas) and the Young County Rodeo (Graham, Texas). Co-champion at the Raton (N.M.) PRCA Rodeo. Finished 63rd in the world standings with $10,207 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo, the Comal County Fair & Rodeo (New Braunfels, Texas) and the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas). Finished 64th in the world standings with $10,052 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Brighton Field Day & PRCA Rodeo (Okeechobee, Fla.), the Goliad (Texas) County Fair PRCA Rodeo, the New England Wild West Fest (Marshfield, Mass.), the Mesquite Championship Rodeo on June 26 and the Montgomery County PRCA Rodeo (Conroe,Texas). Co-champion at the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo and the Bryan (Texas) Breakfast Lions Club PRCA Rodeo. Finished 49th in the world and second in the Resistol PRCA rookie standings to Steve Peebles with $13,611 ★ ★ 2008: Won the North Texas State Fair & Rodeo (Denton). Earned $2,716 on his permit Amateur Twice the Texas High School champion in bareback riding and won the Texas High School all-around title once. He qualified for the National High School Finals three years in a row, twice in bull riding and twice in bareback riding, winning the National Championship in bareback riding in 2008, his senior year. Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in 2012 Personal 5-8, 165 …Wife, Nicole … Father, Paul, has been the rodeo coach at Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas) since 1990 … Mother, Traci; sisters, Randa, Tomile Rostockyj (her husband, Cody, is a PRCA bull rider) and Sage … Jake started riding calves and sheep when he was four years old, moved up to ponies at 11 and got on his first bareback horses at 15 … Graduated from Bynum (Texas) High School … Enjoys fishing and hunting … Serves as the PRCA Texas Circuit Bareback Riding Director … Favorite movie is“The Cowboy Way”with Kiefer Sutherland andWoody Harrelson … Favorite kind of music is 1990s country

Luke Brown

Team roping (heading)

Event:

4th 8th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$105,192 $216,804 $1,886,850

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Aug. 16, 1974, in Rock Hill, S.C.

Born:

Morgan Mill, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

1998

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10 (2008-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Wrangler NFR average titles:

3 (2010, 2013, 2015)

1 (2012)

Tour Finale titles:

6

Tour Finale qualifications:

2009-14 1 (2009)

Championship:

Heartland Championships: RNCFR qualifications:

4 (2011-13, 2016)

Howard College (Big Spring, Texas); associate degree in agriculture

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights – partner Jake Long

★ ★ Won the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.)

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