2009 World standings place: 6th
2009 Wrangler NFR place: 4th
2009 Wrangler NFR earnings: $55,288
2009 earnings: $136,916
Education: Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas)
Professional
2010 Highlights
• Won the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo
Career Hightlights
• 2009: Won Round 3 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a 90-point ride on Rafter H Rodeo's Hot Wired; placed in two additional rounds; won RodeoHouston; the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale); the San Antonio (Texas) Xtreme Bulls, Feb. 21
• 2008: Tied for first place with Chance Smart in Round 3 of the Wrangler NFR with a 91.5-point ride on Corey & Horst Rodeo's War Zone; placed in three additional rounds to finish second in the average. Finished sixth in the world standings with earnings of $150,131. Won La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson); the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo; the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas); the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.); the Canton (Texas) Stampede; the Red Lodge (Mont.) Home of Champions Rodeo; the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah) and the Rooftop Rodeo (Estes Park, Colo.)
Awards
PRCA Bull Riding Rookie of the Year, 2008
Personal
5-9, 170…Single...Father Mike sells products to clean up oil spills and mother Melody is a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines…Enjoys hog hunting and wakeboarding…Played high school football…Stays in shape with the P90X workout program and with his own practice pen of five bulls…Fractured his pelvis when he was 18 years old and that injury, along with a sports hernia, kept him sidelined for 18 months. A subsequent wrist injury kept him from buying his PRCA card until 2008