2008 World standings place: 16th
2008 earnings: $25,546
NFSR qualifications: 1 (2008 - injured, could not participate)
Education: Odessa (Texas) College and University of Texas-Permian Basin (Odessa), bachelor’s degree in business marketing
Professional
Career Highlights
• 2008: Won the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days and the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo
Awards
Montana Silversmiths and American Cowboy Coffee Rookie of the Year in steer roping, 2008
Personal
6-2, 185…Wife Kayton (married Dec. 9, 2006) is a ninth-grade algebra teacher ... Father, Tobin, owns a construction business in San Angelo, Texas, and mother, Tanya, is a fifth grade school teacher; older sister, Tina Kolster, is a mortgage loan officer … Works as a horse trainer when not competing in rodeo … He is the first member of his family who has rodeoed, starting while in elementary school, but not really undertaking it seriously until high school … Graduated from Lakeview High School in San Angelo, Texas …Favorite rodeo is Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days, because it is where he had his first big win … Favorite movie is Lonesome Dove … A big fan of classic country music, Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings especially … Played basketball in high school and "had a handful of small college offers" … Still enjoys playing basketball; his other hobbies are hunting and fishing…Broke his leg while competing in the 2008 Heartland ProRodeo Championships in Amarillo, Texas, forcing him to miss the National Finals Steer Roping
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