2018 Media Guide - Cowboys

Cody Wright

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

17th

2017 world standings place:

$69,693

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

$2,612,248

April 1, 1977, in Toquerville, Utah

Born:

Milford, Utah

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

1998

2 (2008, 2010)

13 (2003-14, 2016)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Wrangler NFR average titles:

1 (2010)

1

Tour Finale titles:

2005

Winter:

18

Tour Finale qualifications:

2004-05

Winter:

2002-04, 2006

Summer:

2003-14

Championship:

1 (AA 2007)

RNCFR titles:

8 (2002, 2006-07, 2009-12, 2014) College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls)

RNCFR qualifications:

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Wrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Spanish Fork, Utah)

★ ★ Won the Elk City (Okla.) Rodeo of Champions ★ ★ Won That Famous Preston (Idaho) Night Rodeo Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won Round 8 and Round 10, and placed in six rounds to tie for fifth place at theWrangler NFR. Finished sixth in the world standings with $196,927. Won the Helldorado Days Rodeo (Las Vegas, Nev.), the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo, the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of‘76 Rodeo, the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo, the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.), the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity Pro Rodeo, theYoung Living PRCA Rodeo (Mona, Utah), the Cattlemen’s Days (Gunnison, Colo.), the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo (Grace, Idaho), the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and the Gooding (Idaho) Pro Rodeo ★ ★ 2015: Won the Rio GrandeValley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes,Texas); the Amarillo (Texas)Tri-State Fair and Rodeo; theWind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup (Riverton,Wyo.); the OregonTrail Rodeo (Hastings, Neb.); the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.) and the Rose City Roundup (Tyler,Texas). Co-champion at the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup; the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo and the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show & Rodeo. Finished 20th in the world standings with $53,769 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in two rounds of the Wrangler NFR before suffering a dislocated left shoulder in Round 7. Won the Wrangler Champions Challenges (Rapid City, S.D. and Kennewick,Wash.); the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, Texas); the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.); the Texas Stampede (Allen); the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo (Mercedes, Texas); the ABC ProRodeo (Lubbock, Texas); Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.); the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup (Great Falls, Mont.); the Matagorda County Fair & Rodeo (Bay City, Texas) and the St. George (Utah) Lions Dixie Roundup. Co-champion at the Larimer County Fair & Rodeo (Loveland, Colo.); the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) and the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity Pro Rodeo. Finished ninth in the world standings with $130,394 ★ ★ 2013: Won Round 9 of the Wrangler NFR and placed in three other rounds; finished third in the world standings with $191,504. Won the Cody (Wyo.) Stampede; the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo; the Sisters (Ore.) Rodeo; the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo; the National Western Stock Show Rodeo (Denver, Colo.); the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Heber City, Utah); the West of the Pecos (Texas) Rodeo; the Las Vegas (Nev.) Elks Helldorado Days; the Sand Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas); the Days of the Old West Rodeo (Delta, Utah); the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah); the Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho). Co-champion at the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); the Texas Stampede Rodeo (Allen); the Norco (Calif.) Mounted Posse Rodeo; the Othello (Wash.) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2012: Placed in seven rounds of theWrangler NFR en route to finishing second in the average standings andmoving from fifth to third in the final world standings with $203,661. Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup; the Home of Champions Rodeo (Red Lodge, Mont.); the SandHills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas); the Las Vegas (Nev.) Helldorado Days and the Oakley Independence Day Rodeo (Oakley City, Utah). Co-champion at theWorld’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up and the Eugene (Ore.) ProRodeo ★ ★ 2011: Won Round 10 of theWrangler NFR and placed in five other rounds, finishing fourth in the world standings with $214,142.Won the RAMWilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Ogden, Utah); the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days; the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup; the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo; the All-American ProRodeo Finals (Waco, Texas); the SandHills Stock Show & Rodeo (Odessa, Texas); the Dillon (Mont.) Jaycee Rodeo; the Days of the Old West Rodeo (Delta, Utah); the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas); Rodeo de Santa Fe (N.M.); the Lehi (Utah) Round-up; the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.); Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.); the Davis County PRCA Rodeo (Farmington, Utah); theWhite Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo; the Desertview ProRodeo (Castle Dale, Utah); the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity ProRodeo. Co-champion at California Rodeo Salinas; the Days of ‘47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah); the Walla Walla (Wash.)

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