2018 PRCA Media Guide

Jon Ragatz

Steer wrestling

Event:

13th 10th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$59,838 $137,178 $467,357

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Sept. 23, 1980, in Beetown, Wis.

Born:

Cassville, Wis.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2001

0

1 (2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

1

2005

Summer:

2 (2007, 2009)

RNCFR qualifications:

National American University (Rapid City, S.D.)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Jackson County Pro Rodeo (Bellevue, Iowa)

★ ★ Co-champion at the Sheriff’s PRCA Rodeo (San Bernardino, Calif.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Roughrider Days Rodeo (Dickinson, N.D.) Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Finished 100th in the world standings with $10,006. Won the McAlester (Okla.) ProRodeo. Co-champion at the Jackson County Pro Rodeo (Bellevue, Iowa) ★ ★ 2015: Won the Defeat of Jesse James Days Rodeo (Northfield, Minn.), the RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo (Louisville, Ky.). Co-champion at Nebraska’s Big Rodeo (Burwell). Finished 72nd in the world standings with $16,592 ★ ★ 2014: Won St. Croix Valley PRCA Rodeo (Glenwood City, Wis.). Finished 105th in the world standings with $10,113 ★ ★ 2013: Co-champion at Crystal Springs Rodeo (Clear Lake, S.D.). Finished 148th in the world standings with $7,094 ★ ★ 2012: Won the RAM Great Lakes Circuit Finals Rodeo (Louisville, Ky.); the Tri-State Rodeo (Fort Madison, Iowa) and the Minnesota Horse Exposition Rodeo (St. Paul). Finished 92nd in the world standings with $11,790 ★ ★ 2011: Won the North American Championship Rodeo (Louisville, Ky.); the Heart of the North Rodeo (Spooner,Wis.). Finished 86th in the world standings with $12,258 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Jackson County ProRodeo (Bellevue, Iowa) and the Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo (Clear Lake, S.D.); finished 54th in the world standings with $18,481 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo; finished 41st in the world standings with $29,251 ★ ★ 2008: Won Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.); Licking (Mo.) Chamber of Commerce PRCA Rodeo and Duluth (Minn.) PRCA Rodeo. Co-champion at Nacogdoches (Texas) Pro Rodeo; the Juneau County Fair Pro Rodeo (Mauston, Wis.) and the Brown County Fair (De Pere, Wis.). Finished 22nd in the world standings with earnings of $43,092 ★ ★ 2007: Won the Franklin (Tenn.) Rodeo; co-champion at the Kaw Valley Rodeo (Manhattan, Kan.) ★ ★ 2006: Won the National Cattle Congress (Waterloo, Iowa); the PRCA Championship Rodeo (Sauk Rapids, Minn.) and the Glenwood City (Wis.) Championship Rodeo; finished 29th in the world standings with $35,936 ★ ★ 2005: Won theWrangler ProRodeo Tour Round and average title at the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo and at the Days of ’47 Rodeo (Salt Lake City); finished the year 25th in the world with $43,835 Amateur Wisconsin High School Rodeo State champion, 1996-99. Great Plains Region steer wrestling champion, 2001-03 Personal 6-1, 220 … Enjoys hunting and fishing … Got involved in rodeo through his grandfather and mother. His father, Ted, is a guidance counselor and athletic director and mother, Kathy, is a banker. He has one brother, B.J., and one sister, Sara, who also compete in rodeo … Graduated from high school in Lancaster, Wis., with 105 classmates … Favorite sports team is the Wisconsin Badgers and favorite food is steak … Rodeo idols are his grandfather and father

Audy Reed

Saddle bronc riding

Event:

12th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

5th

$57,385 $133,033 $177,992

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

April 5, 1995, in Spearman, Texas

Born:

Spearman, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2015

0

1 (2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Oklahoma Panhandle StateUniversity (Goodwell, Okla.)

Education:

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