Biography

Events: Bareback
Born: 2/6/1985 Logan, UT
Joined PRCA: 2004
PRCA Career Earnings: $105,404.00
Current Residence: Snowville, UT

2009 World standings place: 29th

2009 earnings: $27,076
Education: College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls), associate’s degrees in ag-business and liberal arts; Utah Valley University (Orem), bachelor's degree in aviation science-profesional pilot

5-10, 175…Single…Enjoys flying and boating…His parents, Tim and Laurie, own a ranch in Hansel Valley, Utah…Has two brothers: Sonny, a PRCA bull rider, and a twin, Bill; has one sister, Sara. Graduated from Utah Valley University with a bachelor’s degree in aviation science in May 2009…Was announced bareback riding champion of the National High School Finals Rodeo in 2003 and the College National Finals Rodeo in 2007, only to have a judge’s audit reverse the result and bump him to second both times…Graduated from Bear River High School in Garland, Utah…Travels with Chase and Mac Erickson…His favorite book is Yeager: An Autobiography, by legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier…His musical interests include old-school country, 80s hair bands and a little hip hop…Favorite movies include No Country for Old Men, Days of Thunder and Tombstone…Aspires to be a professional pilot when his rodeo days are over…Considers Shawn Davis, Lewis Feild, Ty Murray, Lan LaJeunesse, Kelly Wardell, and his traveling partners as major influences on his rodeo career.

2009 Highlights

Won the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo
Won the Black Diamond Legends Rodeo (Price, Utah)
Won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah)
Co-champion at the Lions Dixie Round-Up (St. George, Utah)
Won the Kingman (Arizona) Pro Rodeo
Won the Barstow (California) Pro Rodeo

Career Highlights

2008: Reached RodeoHouston’s Semi-final Round; won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah); That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho) and the Cache County Fair & Rodeo (Logan, Utah). Finished 30th in the world standings with $28,398
2007: Won bareback riding titles at the Deseret Peak PRCA Stampede (Tooele, Utah), the Wendy Wood Memorial (Cedar City, Utah), the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho), the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah) and the Barstow (Calif.) Rodeo Stampede; was co-champion at That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo; qualified for the Dodge Wilderness Circuit Finals for the fourth consecutive year; finished 40th in the final world standings with $20,551
2006: Won the Summit County Pro Rodeo (Coalville, Utah) and the Gooding (Idaho) County Pro Rodeo; finished 80th in the world standings with $9,293
2005: Won the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah); finished 100th in the world standings with $5,412