Event: Bull riding
2007 earnings: $8,793
Tour Finale qualifications: 0
Education: West Hills College (Coalinga, Calif.)
Professional
2008 Highlights
• Won the Kern County Sheriff Reserve Stampede (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Career Highlights
• 2007 – Won the Dodge California Circuit Finals Rodeo (Norco, Calif.) and the Old Spanish Days Rodeo (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
• 2005 –Won the Red River Rodeo (Wichita Falls, Texas)
• 2004 – Won the average crown at the Grand National Rodeo (
San Francisco), Wild Bill’s Pro Rodeo Atlanta (
Duluth,
Ga.), and Wild Wild West Pro Rodeo (
Silver City, N.M.) with a 95-point ride on Harper, Morgan and Carr Rodeo’s White Slider Dip; won the year-end bull riding title in the California Circuit.
Finished the year 17th in the world with $68,858
• 2002 – Finished the season ranked 36th in the final bull riding rankings and finished third among rookies behind Robbie Russell and Jerry Shepherd
Amateur
Qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in 2001
Personal
6-4, 200...Wife, Tiffany, is a radiologist at a veterinary clinic; daughter Alysa...Owns a rodeo livestock company with his brother. Ted, who was a qualifier for the 2007 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo...Nickname "Dirty Bert"...Set arena record in Silver City, N.M. with a 95-point ride in 2004...Enjoys fishing, ranching and riding training horses