2008 World standings place: 68th
2008 earnings:   $12,671
Education: University of Tennessee (Martin), degree in farm and ranch management

 

Professional
2009 Highlights
• Won the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede (Bremerton, Wash.) with an 89-point ride on Powder River’s Miss Congeniality

Career Highlights
• 2008 – Won the Northeast Mississippi Championship Rodeo (Tupelo, Miss.); Pro Rodeo USA (Millington, Tenn.) and the Crowley’s Ridge Saddle Club & Lions Club PRCA Rodeo (Forrest City, Ark.). Co-Champion at the Colorado State Fair Rodeo (Pueblo) and the Southern Mississippi Coca-Cola Classic Rodeo (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
• 2007 – Won the Georgia National Livestock Show (Perry, Ga.) and co-champion at the Show Me Center Championships (Cape Giradeau, Mo.)

Amateur
Four-year qualifier for the College National Finals Rodeo (once in steer wrestling, twice in team roping and three times in saddle bronc riding; finished second in saddle bronc riding, 2006

 

Personal
5-11, 175…Single…Father, Clint, owns a sale barn in southern Missouri; mother, Debbie, is a regional coordinator for the March of Dimes; sister, Debbie Phillips…Enjoys camping, hunting and fishing…Wrestled in middle school and high school before concentrating on rodeo full time…Gives college coach John Luthi a great deal of credit for his success in rodeo…Travels with brothers Cody and Heith DeMoss…Worked for Harry Vold Rodeo Company in 2008, limiting his competitive schedule to 18 rodeos…Sponsored by Red Brand Fencing of Peoria, Ill…Favorite movie is Lonesome Dove; favorite music is Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash...Rodeo idol is Billy Etbauer