2009 World standings: 3rd
2009 earnings: $138,591
Tour Finale qualifications: 6
Winter: 2005-06* (injured and didn’t compete in 2006)
Summer: 2004-05
Championship: 2005, 2007
DNCFR qualifications: 1 (2009)
Education: Odessa (Texas) College, associate’s degree in business management, Texas Tech University (Lubbock), bachelor’s degree in agriculture leadership (December 2006)
Professional
2009 Highlights
• Won the Eagle County (Colo.) Fair & Rodeo, tying the world record with 94-point ride on Carr Pro Rodeo's Grass Dancer
• Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.)
• Won California Rodeo Salinas
• Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
• Won the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.)
• Won the Moses Lake (Wash.) Roundup
• Won the Omak (Wash.) Stampede
• Won the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo
• Won That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo
• Won the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.)
• Won the Williams Lake (British Columbia) Stampede
• Won the Cowboy Capital of the World Pro Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas)
• Won the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah)
• Co-champion at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo
• Co-champion at the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.)
Career Highlights
• 2008: Placed in seven of 10 rounds at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on his way to a second-place finish in the average. Finished fourth in the world standings with $179,414. Won the Red Bluff (Calif.) Roundup; the Frontier Days Rodeo (Walla Walla, Wash.); the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.); the Sisters (Ore.) Rode, setting an arena record with an 88-point ride on Big Bend Rodeo Company's Faded Dice; the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo, setting an arena record with a 90-point ride on Growney Brothers Jenny's Red Wine and the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.); co-champion at the Omak (Wash.) Stampede
• 2007: Placed in four of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR. Won the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo; the Livingston (Mont.) Roundup and the Tri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa). Co-champion at the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.); the Snake River Stampede (Nampa Idaho; the Omak (Wash.) Stampede and the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup
• 2006: Co-champion at A Tribute to Chris LeDoux PRCA Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.); the NILE Pro Rodeo (Billings, Mont.) and Guadalupe County PRCA Rodeo (Seguin, Texas). Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup; Rodeo Austin (Texas); Walla Walla (Wash.) Fair & Frontier Days; Western Montana Fair PRCA Rodeo (Missoula, Mont.); Caribou County Fair and Rodeo (Grace, Idaho) and Big Sky Pro Rodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.). Missed two months of the season with a broken leg
• 2005: Won the Heart O’ Texas Fair and Rodeo (Waco, Texas); the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Old Spanish Days Rodeo; the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede; the Clovis (N.M.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Days of ’47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah); the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.), and California Rodeo Salinas. Finished third at the Winter Tour Finale. Co-champion at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver). Placed in four of 10 rounds at his first Wrangler NFR. Won the fourth round with an 87.5-point ride on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s One Eyed Jack and the seventh round with an 85 on Burns Rodeo’s Blue Steel. Finished the year ranked sixth in the world with $140,607
• 2004: Finished 22nd in the world with $37,074; won California Rodeo Salinas and the New Mexico State Fair (Albuquerque)
• 2003: Won title at Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 Rodeo; finished 62nd in the final world standings
• 2002: Finished rookie season ranked 52nd in the final world standings
Amateur
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association bareback riding champion, 2004
Personal
5-7, 155...Wife, Lacy (married May 20, 2006)…Got involved in rodeo through his family when he was 5 years old. He is the middle of three brothers competing in ProRodeo – Corey and Kayle. Parents are Kevin and Deb. Father is an engineer for BASF and his mom works as a secretary. He has one sister, Audrey…Graduated from Cheney High School with 100 students; he competed on the wrestling team…When not on the road competing, he builds log beds…Travels with Bobby Mote and Jason Havens…Favorite sports team is Texas Tech University…Likes to watch DVDs when on the road…Rodeo idols are Marvin Garrett and Clint Corey
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