2009 World standings place: 7th
2009 Wrangler NFR place: 13th
2009 Wrangler NFR earnings: $32,758
2009 earnings: $133,551
Tour Finale titles: 1
Championship: 2008
Tour Finale qualifications: 6
Winter: 2006
Summer: 2005
Championship: 2005, 2007-09
Education: Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford)
Professional
2010 Highlights
• Won the Butterfield Stage Days (Bridgeport, Texas)
• Won the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo
• Won the Bennington (Kan.) PRCA Rodeo
• Won the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.)
• Won the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede
Career Highlights
• 2009: Shared first place with Cody Ohl in Round 7 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and placed in two other rounds; won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede; the World's Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the Glen Rose (Texas) Pro Rodeo; the Flint Hills Rodeo (Strong City, Kan.); the Norco (Calif.) Mounted Posse Rodeo; the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.).
• 2008: Won Round 1 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 7.5 seconds; placed in six of 10 rounds to move up to second place in the final world standings ($179,012). Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Championship (Dallas); the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; the Oklahoma State Fair & Rodeo (Oklahoma City); the Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon, Texas) and the Crosstie PRCA Rodeo (Hinton, Okla.); co-champion at the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho)
• 2007: Won Round 3 at the Wrangler NFR with a time of 7.7 seconds and placed in four of the rodeo’s 10 rounds. Co-champion at the Home of Champions (Red Lodge, Mont.). Won the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper) and the Dodge Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.)
• 2006:Placed in five of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, winning the third round with a time of 7.1 seconds. Won the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.) and the Kern County Fair Rodeo (Bakersfield, Calif.). Co-champion at The Qualifier at the Fort (Fort Collins, Colo.) and the NILE Pro Rodeo (Billings, Mont.)
• 2005: Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Puyallup (Wash.) Fair and Rodeo, was co-champion at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo and won the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo (Abilene, Kan.). Finished the year ranked 22nd in the world with $43,326
Personal
6-0, 175…Wife, Ashley; son, Houston Ambrose (born October 15, 2006)…Nickname is "Ambrose"…Enjoys playing football and basketball in spare time…Got involved in rodeo through his dad, Bob Nunn. Has one full sister and two stepsisters…Travels with Jerome Schneeberger…His horse’s name is Lexus, and he bought her in December 2004…Favorite sports teams are the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos and he enjoys watching SportsCenter...Favorite food is steak and favorite movie is Remember the Titans…Rodeo idols are Roy Cooper, Cody Ohl, Trevor Brazile and Jerome Schneeberger