2009 World standings place: 5th

2009 Wrangler NFR place: 3rd

2009 Wrangler NFR earnings: $71,829

2009 earnings: $160,466

Wrangler NFR average titles: 2 (2004-05) 

Tour Finale qualifications: 5
   Summer: 2004
   Championship: 2004, 2007-09
Education: Casper (Wyo.) Community College, studied business administration

Professional
2010 Highlights
• Won the all-around and the bareback riding at the Wyoming State Fair (Douglas, Wyo.)
• Won the Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.)
• Won the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede Rodeo

• Won the Cody (Wyo.) Nite Rodeo, June 10-11

• Won the Williams Lake (B.C.) Stampede

• Won the Kit Carson County Fair & Rodeo (Burlington, Colo.)

• Won the 50th Annual Daines Ranch Rodeo (Innisfail, Alberta)

• Won the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series-Aug. 14

• Co-champion of the Big Wind Round Up (Riverton, Wyo.)

• Co-champion of the World's Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.)

• Co-champion at the Fiesta Days Rodeo (Spanish Fork, Utah)

Career Highlights
• 2009: Placed in five rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to finish third in the average with 817 points on 10 head; co-champion at Rodeo Austin (Texas); co-champion Okotoks (Alberta) Pro Rodeo; co-champion at the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); won the Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo (Douglas); the Luxton Pro Rodeo (Victoria, British Columbia); the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede; the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo (Baker, Mont.)
• 2008: Won Round 4 of the Wrangler NFR with an 87.5-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo's South Point; placed in four other rounds on his way to a sixth-place finish in the average. He ended the year fifth in the world standings with earnings of $157,587. Won the River City Roundup (Omaha, Neb.); the San Angelo (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo; the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.); the A Tribute to Chris LeDoux Rodeo (Casper, Wyo.) and  the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede
• 2007: Placed in four of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, including second-place results in Rounds 3 and 4. Won the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.) and the Thermopolis (Wyo.) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.); the Eagle (Colo.) County Fair & Rodeo; the Puyallup (Wash.) Pro Rodeo (Tour Playoffs) and the Silver Spurs Rodeo (Kissimmee, Fla.)

• 2006: Placed in six of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR and jumped from 15th to fifth in the world standings. Co-champion at the Last Chance Bonanza (Brookings, S.D.) and the Jackson County Pro Rodeo Let the Good Times Roll Series (Bellevue, Iowa). Won the American Royal Rodeo (Kansas City, Mo.); the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.); the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo (Douglas, Wyo.); the Fremont County Fair & Rodeo (Riverton, Wyo.) and the Cherokee (Iowa) PRCA Rodeo
• 2005: Won an event-best $99,321 at the Wrangler NFR en route to a share of the average title with 837.5 points on 10 head. Entered the Wrangler NFR in 14th place and ended the year as the reserve world champion. Placed in eight of 10 rounds, sharing the victory in the third round with an 87-point ride on Burns Rodeo’s Blue Steel and won the fifth round with an 88.5-pointer on Smith, Harper & Morgan’s River Boat Annie. Won the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo (Douglas, Wyo.); the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo (Kalispell, Mont.) and the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo. Finished second in the world standings with $167,835
• 2004: Won his first world title and Wrangler NFR average title with 836.5 points on 10 head. Set a single-season earnings record in bareback riding with $225,181. Placed in eight of 10 rounds, winning Round 1 with an 87-point ride on Classic Pro Rodeo’s Dippin Wise Guy. Won a total of $97,962 at the Wrangler NFR. Won the Southwestern Livestock Show and Exposition (Fort Worth, Texas) and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.); was the second-highest money winner over the Fourth of July Cowboy Christmas segment of the season with $26,302 behind Dan Mortensen ($26,415). Co-champion at the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede; the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede and the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo. Finished tied for second at the Summer Tour Finale (Omaha, Neb.) and third at the Tour Championships (Dallas)
• 2003: Won the Star of Texas Rodeo (Austin, Texas); finished 23rd in the world standings with $39,411
• 2002: Mountain States Circuit bareback riding champion

Amateu
College National Finals Rodeo qualifier, 1999-2000

Personal
5-8, 160...Wife Charidie (married Nov. 7, 2009); son, Chris, and daughter, Dayanera...Hobbies include riding reining horses and colts, playing golf and fly fishing...His dad, Lon, competed so Kelly was around it at an early age. They had an indoor arena that the local college team used, but it burned down in 1981 and they never rebuilt it, so rodeo was put on the back burner. He then got involved in showing reining and cutting horses. He was also involved in wrestling and football, winning the Wyoming state wrestling title in his weight class as a senior ... After high school, he lived in Eaton, Colo., and went over to Bruce Ford’s with some of his buddies. He got on three horses there, and Bruce bet him $1 on his last ride. He rode and won his first $1 in rodeo from Bruce. He then competed at some amateur rodeos and was offered a rodeo scholarship to Casper College…He has an older brother, Chris, who won the bareback riding title at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo (Pocatello, Idaho) in 2006, and a younger brother, Zeb, who builds houses in Casper…Has a regular workout routine that consists of running two miles every day and lifting weights …Appeared in four video spots to promote the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune's coverage of the 2008 College National Finals Rodeo...Travels with Scott Montague…Rodeo idol is Mark Garrett...Assists with the PRCA Industry Outreach Program and ProRodeo youth development.