2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

★ ★ 2012: Won Round 10 and was the only saddle bronc rider at the Wrangler NFR to ride all 10 horses, winning the average title with a score of 798.5 points. Finished second in the world standings by $797 behind JesseWright with $226,090. Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; the 102nd Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo; the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver); the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo; the all-around at the Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up; the Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo; the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) and the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2011: Had one qualified ride at the Wrangler NFR before suffering a sprained elbow and broken shoulder that forced him to miss six rounds. Finished 10th in the world standings with $78,891. Won the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo; the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo, Colo.); the Gladewater (Texas) Round-up Rodeo; the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah); the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up; the State Fair of Louisiana Pro Rodeo (Shreveport); the DeRidder (La.) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo and the all-around and co-champion in the saddle bronc riding at the San Augustine (Texas) County PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at (Phillipsburg) Kansas’Biggest Rodeo ★ ★ 2010: Placed in seven of 10 rounds of the Wrangler NFR, including a win in Round 8 and a shared win in Round 7, to finish third in the average and move from 12th to third in the world standings with $159,050. Won Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days for the second time in his career; he sealed the victory with an arena record 91-point ride aboard Harry Vold Rodeo’s Painted Valley. Won the Dodge City (Kan.) Round-Up, and set an arena record of 92 points aboard Frontier Rodeo’s MedicineWoman en route to the victory.Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Round-Up with a 90-point ride on Sankey Rodeo’s Soduku; theWorld’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo (Payson, Ariz.); the Parker County Frontier Days ProRodeo (Weatherford,Texas); the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo; the CentralWyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper); the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; Iowa’s Championship Rodeo (Sidney) and the National Cattle Congress (Waterloo, Iowa). Returned to action in mid-June after having knee surgery following the 2009 Wrangler NFR ★ ★ 2009: Won Round 8 of theWrangler NFR with an 87.5-point ride on Bar T Rodeo’s Robin’s Best and placed in three other rounds.Won the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo; theWashington Parish Free Fair Rodeo (Franklinton, La.); the Mid-Winter Fair & Rodeo (Lafayette, La.); the Deep South PRCA Rodeo (Winnsboro, La.); the Arcadia All-Florida Rodeo; the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo; the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; the Big Spring (Texas) Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo; the Gladewater (Texas) Roundup Rodeo. Won the all-around title at the Leesville (La.) Lions Club Rodeo; co-champion at the Licking (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce PRCA Rodeo. Finished second in the world standings for the fourth time in his career with earnings of $169,739 ★ ★ 2008: Won the West of the Pecos Rodeo (Pecos, Texas); the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show and Rodeo; Kansas’Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg); the Heart O’Texas Fair and Rodeo (Waco); the Four States Fair & Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.); the Oklahoma State Fair & Rodeo (Oklahoma City) and the Southwest Arkansas District Livestock Show & Rodeo (Hope). Co-champion at the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.) and the (Pueblo) Colorado State Fair Rodeo. Finished 16th in the world standings with $58,174, missing the lastWrangler NFR qualifying spot by $3,208 to Cody Taton ★ ★ 2007: Won Round 1 and placed in six of the 10 rounds at theWrangler NFR and finished fourth in the average. Set Qwest Center (Omaha, Neb.) arena record with a 91-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Miss Congeniality that gave him the title at the Tour Playoffs event; won average titles at the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo; the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; Rodeo Austin (Texas); the Southwestern International Rodeo (El Paso,Texas) and theWestTexas Fair and Rodeo (Abilene); co-champion at the Buc Days Pro Rodeo (Corpus Christi, Texas). Finished the season ranked third in the final world standings with $185,780 ★ ★ 2006: Finished the year as the regular-season leader with $145,544. Placed in three rounds at the Wrangler NFR, winning the seventh round with an 87.5-point ride, but did not compete in the final round due to a lower back injury he sustained during the eighth round and ended up second in the world with $186,890. Was co-champion at the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho); tied for the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and the average titles at the Pendleton (Ore.) Round-Up; won theWrangler ProRodeoTour Round and average titles at Rodeo Austin (Texas) and won theWrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show and Rodeo. Won the State Fair of Louisiana Pro Rodeo (Shreveport); the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair Pro Rodeo; the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo; the Parker County Frontier Days Pro Rodeo (Weatherford, Texas); the Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta); the North Central Rodeo (Medford, Wis.); the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo; the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Rodeo (Fort Worth, Texas) and the Ark-La-Miss Stampede Days (Monroe, La.) ★ ★ 2005: Won the fifth round at the Wrangler NFR with an 83.5-point ride on Big Bend Rodeo’s No Dice and tied for first in the ninth and 10th rounds with scores of 87 on Cervi Championship’s Brown Bomber and 90 on Kesler Championship Rodeo’s Cool Alley. Finished second in the world with $239,373. Won the Heart O’Texas Fair and Rodeo (Waco); the Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo (Gunnison, Colo.); the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo (Casper), the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the SouthernMiss Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo (Hattiesburg, Miss.); the Southwest District Livestock Show & Rodeo (Lake Charles, La.); the Matagorda County Fair, Livestock Show & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas); the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas) and the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and average titles at Rodeo Austin (Texas). Won the average title and the Wrangler Tour Round at the Days of ‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah), won the average title in saddle bronc riding and all-around title at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo after placing eighth in the average in team roping. Co-champion at the Mineral Wells (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.) ★ ★ 2004: Won Round 3 at theWrangler NFR with an 84-point ride aboard Kesler Rodeo’s Strawberry Alley and Round 7 with an 83.5-pointer on Korkow Rodeo’s Queenie and placed in three other rounds. Finished the year as the runner-up to Billy Etbauer in the world standings with $176,832 and placed 12th in theWrangler NFR average race, earning $52,556.Won average titles at the NationalWestern Stock Show& Rodeo (Denver); Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). Won the Tour Round at Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo; was a semifinalist at theWinterTour Finale (LasVegas) and theTour Championships (Dallas); won the Summer Tour Finale (Omaha, Neb.)

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