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2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2014: (Partner ChadMasters)Won the Guadalupe County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Seguin,Texas); the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo, with David Key and the NorthTexas State Fair & Rodeo (Denton,Texas), with David Key. Co-champion at theWrangler Champions Challenge (Rapid City, S.D.), Colby Lovell and theTexas Stampede (Allen). Finished 31st in the world standings with $38,177 ★ ★ 2013: (Partner Brock Hanson) Won the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo and the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo (Garden City, Kan.). Co-champion at theTexas Stampede Rodeo (Allen,Texas), with JustinVan Davis. Finished 21st in the world standings with $48,604 ★ ★ 2012: (Partner Erich Rogers) Won Round 3 in 3.9 seconds and placed in six other rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to finish third in the average and jump from 12th to fifth place in the final world standings; earned an event-best $91,875.Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.); La Fiesta de losVaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.); the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo; the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.) and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho). Finished fifth in the world standings with $161,128 ★ ★ 2011: (Partner Erich Rogers)Won Round 7 of theWrangler NFR with a time of 3.7 seconds and placed in three other rounds.Won the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and La Fiesta de losVaqueros (Tucson). Finished seventh in the world standings with $135,070 ★ ★ 2010: (Partner Colby Lovell) Won Round 1 of the Wrangler NFR with a time of 4.1 seconds. Finished 14th in the world standings with $87,979.Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo for the third time in his career; the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo; the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo, Colo.); the Cowboy Capital of theWorld PRCA Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas); the XIT Rodeo & Reunion (Dalhart, Texas) and the Molalla (Ore.) Buckeroo Rodeo; co-champion of the Jayhawker Roundup Rodeo (Hill City, Kan.) ★ ★ 2009: (Partner Keven Daniel) Won the West of the Pecos Rodeo (Pecos, Texas); the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ‘76 Rodeo; the Laramie (Wyo.) Jubilee Days; the Spokane (Wash.) County Interstate Rodeo; the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo and the Old ChisholmDays ProRodeo (Roswell, N.M.). Finished 17th in the world standings with earnings of $50,615 ★ ★ 2008: (Partner David Key) Won the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo and the Heart O’Texas Fair & Rodeo (Waco). Finished 19th in the world standings with $48,711 ★ ★ 2007: (Partner David Key) Won Rounds 7 and 10 at the Wrangler NFR and placed eighth in the average. Won the Grand National Rodeo (San Francisco); the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the XIT Rodeo and Reunion (Dalhart, Texas); co-champion at the Norco (Calif.) Mounted Posse Rodeo. Finished the year sixth in the world standings with earnings of $131,931 ★ ★ 2006: (Partner David Key) Placed in five of 10 rounds at theWrangler NFR, sharing the win in the ninth round with a time of 4.4 seconds to end the year third in the world standings with $145,963. Finished third at theWinter Tour Finale (Tulsa, Okla.).Won theWrangler ProRodeoTour Round and average titles at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo and at the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede. Won theWrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up and the Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo (Odessa,Texas).Won the Fourth of JulyYouth Celebration and PRCA Pro Rodeo (Window Rock, Ariz.); the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.) and the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at the Cowboy Capital of theWorld Pro Rodeo (Stephenville,Texas) and the Guadalupe County PRCA Rodeo (Seguin, Texas) ★ ★ 2005: Partner Jake Barnes suffered a right thumb amputation in the fifth round of theWrangler NFR. Koontz finished the last five rounds with Trevor Brazile and rebounded in fine fashion by winning the sixth round and tying the then arena record of 3.7 seconds and sharing the victory in round eight with a 3.8-second run. He finished the year ranked third in the world with $142.237.Won the SummerTour Finale (Omaha, Neb.); the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo and California Rodeo Salinas; co-champion at the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo. Won the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour Round at the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo ★ ★ 2004: (Partner MattTyler) Finished 12th in the world standings with $78,629 and was seventh in theWrangler NFR average, picking up $27,410. Co-champion at La Fiesta de losVaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.); won theTour Round at Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; won the MineralWells (Texas) PRCA Rodeo and the Grand National (San Francisco); was a semifinalist at Winter Tour Finale (Las Vegas). Won the Pioneer Days Rodeo (Clovis, N.M.) with Steve Purcella; placed in three rounds at the Wrangler NFR winning Round 4 with a time of 4.5 seconds; and won the year-end title in the Texas Circuit, with Steve Purcella ★ ★ 2003: (Partner Daniel Green) Won the Southwestern Livestock Show and Rodeo (El Paso, Texas) and the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up. Won Round 3 of the Wrangler NFR with a 3.8-second run to equal the arena record and tied for first in Rounds 2, 7 and 8 with 4.4, 4.1, and 4.0-second runs, respectively. Finished the year eighth in the world standings with $98,073 ★ ★ 2002: Finished 12th in the team roping heeler standings with $88,316. Won the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo, with Daniel Green ★ ★ 2001: (Partner Steve Purcella) Won RodeoHouston and the Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ‘76 Rodeo; co-champion at the Cowboy Capital of the World Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas) ★ ★ 2000: (Partner Steve Purcella) Won the Pine Country Pro Rodeo (Flagstaff, Ariz.) and the Cowboy Capital of the World Rodeo (Stephenville, Texas) ★ ★ 1999: (Partner Mike Cervi Jr.) Won the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo ★ ★ 1998: (Partner Bret Boatright) Won La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson, Ariz.) ★ ★ 1997: (Partner Bret Boatright)Won the NFR team roping average title; finished second in the world standings with $80,923 ★ ★ 1996: (Partner Matt Tyler) Won Rodeo Houston and the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo ★ ★ Won the DodgeTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo team roping title with Denton Payne in1994 and with MattTyler in 1995 Awards Owner of the late 1992-93, 1996 AQHA Heeling Horse of the Year, Flit’s Smokin’Dream“Iceman”

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