2018 PRCA Media Guide

★ ★ 2011: Won the Desertview ProRodeo (Castle Dale, Utah), theWhite Sulphur Springs (Mont.) Labor Day Rodeo, the Elizabeth (Colo.) Stampede Rodeo and the NewMexico Stampede (Rio Rancho). Finished 39th in the world standings with $32,514 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Black Diamond Legends PRCA Rodeo (Price, Utah), the Lehi (Utah) Round-Up, the Daniel Dopps Memorial PRCA Dodge Rodeo (Mountain Home, Idaho), the Desertview ProRodeo (Castle Dale, Utah), the Summit County Fair & Rodeo (Coalville, Utah) and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho); finished 29th in the world standings with $33,909 ★ ★ 2009: Won Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho). Co-champion at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.). Finished 23rd in the world standings with $31,503 ★ ★ 2008: Placed second in Round 2 of theWrangler NFR before dislocating his shoulder; he withdrew after the fourth round. Finished 12th in the world standings with $107,738. Won the Redding (Calif.) Rodeo, the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.), the Spanish Fork (Utah) Fiesta Days Rodeo, the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo, the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; the Springville (Calif.) Sierra Rodeo, the Mother Lode Round-Up (Sonora, Calif.), the Pahrump (Nev.) Fall Festival PRCA Rodeo and the Canyonlands PRCA Rodeo (Moab, Utah). Co-champion at the Box Elder County Fair & Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah). Set an arena record with a 92-point ride on Flying Five Rodeo’s Miss Amerititle at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo ★ ★ 2007: Placed in seven of 10 rounds to finish second in the average at theWrangler NFR and fourth in the final world standings with $170,053. Won the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.), the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede, the Fort Herriman Memorial Rodeo (Herriman, Utah), the Great American West Rodeo (Logan Utah), the Days of the OldWest Rodeo (Delta, Utah), the Lehi (Utah) Round-up; the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo, the Desertview Pro Rodeo (Castle Dale, Utah), the Mountain Valley Stampede (Heber City, Utah), the Western Montana Fair and Rodeo (Missoula) and the Dodge Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo (Ogden, Utah). Co-champion at the Strawberry Days Rodeo (Pleasant Grove, Utah), The Qualifier at the Fort (Fort Collins, Colo.) and the Kern County Fair & Rodeo (Bakersfield, Calif.) ★ ★ 2006: Placed in five of 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, finishing first in the second round with a score of 86 points and sharing the top spot in the fifth round with a score of 87.Won theWrangler ProRodeoTour Round and average titles at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo and the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.). Tied for the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round win at the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo. Won Rodeo Houston (Texas), the Deseret Peak PRCA Stampede (Tooele, Utah), the Ramona (Calif.) Rodeo, the Clark County Fair & Rodeo (Logandale, Nev.) and La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.). Finished sixth in the world standings with $128,755 5-11, 165 … Wife, Cassidy (married Nov. 16, 2013), twin daughters, Cru and Quincee (born Jan. 30, 2016) … Got involved in rodeo when he was in junior high. After watching his cousin and neighbor ride, he decided he“just needed to try it out”and took an immediate liking to it. At the College of Southern Idaho, he competed in all three roughstock events, making the College National Finals Rodeo in bareback and saddle bronc riding…Grew up in Salem, Utah, and attended Spanish Fork (Utah) High School …Mentored by three-time world champion all-around cowboy Lewis Feild … Entered the 2008 season with a rotator cuff injury and competed in pain the entire season; suffered a dislocation at theWrangler NFR and underwent shoulder reconstruction surgery Dec. 19 in Salt Lake City …Took part in a rodeo- themed Goodwill Military Tour of Afghanistan Feb. 27 through March 3, 2009, staged by Pro Sports MVP of Colorado Springs, Colo. ★ ★ 2005: Finished the year 26th in the world in bareback riding with $32,832 ★ ★ 2004: Finished the year 39th in the world in bareback riding with $23,940 Personal

Jr. Dees

Team roping (header)

Event:

11th 10th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place :

$70,923 $149,887 $189,568

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Nov. 15, 1997, in Yuma, Ariz.

Born:

Aurora, S.D.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2016

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Days of ‘47 Cowboy Games and Rodeo (Salt Lake City, Utah), with Tyler McKnight ★ ★ Won the Buffalo (Minn.) Championship PRCA Rodeo, with Matt Zancanella ★ ★ Won the First Chance Bonanza (Brookings, S.D.), with Matt Zancanella Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: (Partner Matt Zancanella) Finished 29th in the world standings with $38,789.Won theWestern Fest Stampede Rodeo (Granite Falls, Minn.), the Ashley (N.D.) Rodeo, and Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days. Co-champion at the Richland County Fair and Rodeo (Sidney, Mont.). Qualified for the RAM Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo by ranking second in the circuit with $14,095; co-champion in Round 2 of the Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Rodeo withMatt Zancanella

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