2018 PRCA Media Guide

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued)

Cory Solomon

Tie-down roping

Event:

7th 3rd

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$117,250 $202,460 $976,757

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

July 27, 1990, in Houston, Texas

Born:

Prairie View, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2009

0

5 (2011-12, 2015-17)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

2 (2012, 2015)

1 (2015)

RNCFR qualifications:

Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas), business

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights

★ ★ Won the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Lovington, N.M.) ★ ★ Won the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo (Merritt, British Columbia) ★ ★ Won the Utah’s Own Rodeo At The Utah State Fair (Salt Lake City) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Hugo (Okla.) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Placed in five rounds to rank fifth at the Wrangler NFR. Finished 10th in the world standings with $160,854. Won the all-around and was co-champion in tie-down roping at the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas). Won the Justin Boots Playoffs (Puyallup, Wash.), the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo, the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup, the Pueblo Colorado Wrangler Champions Challenge, and the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots. Co-champion at the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up ★ ★ 2015: Won Round 5 and placed in three other rounds to rank 10th at theWrangler NFR.Won the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. Finished 12th in the world standings with $143,252 ★ ★ 2014: Won the RAMTexas Circuit Finals Rodeo (Waco); the Kinsmen Pro Rodeo (Brooks, Alberta);WallaWalla (Wash.) Frontier Days; the Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo and the Gladewater (Texas) Round-Up Rodeo. Finished 16th in the world standings with $57,828 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo; the Las Vegas (Nev.) Elks Helldorado Days; the Mineral Wells (Texas) Rodeo and the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.); finished 16th in the world standings with $58,928 ★ ★ 2012: Placed in two rounds to rank 12th in the average at theWrangler NFR.Won the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo; the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo; the World’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the Helotes (Texas) Festival Association Rodeo and the Crockett (Texas) Lions Club PRCA Rodeo. Finished 11th in the world standings with $110,584 ★ ★ 2011: Won Round 3 to tie for second in the average at the Wrangler NFR and placed in three other rounds and finished third in the world standings with $158,963.Won the Interstate Fair & Rodeo (Coffeyville, Kan.); the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede; the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede; theWorld’s Oldest Rodeo (Prescott, Ariz.); the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo (Vernal, Utah); the North Texas State Fair & Rodeo (Denton) ★ ★ 2010: Won the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo) and the Four States Fair Rodeo (Texarkana, Ark.); co-champion at the Red Desert Roundup (Rock Springs, Wyo.). Finished 41st in the final world standings with $30,443 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Helldorado Days Rodeo (Las Vegas, Nev.) and the West Texas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene); finished 39th in the world standings with $33,120 and second in the tie-down roping rookie standings behind Shane Hanchey Amateur Set a Texas high school record with a 7.1-second tie-down roping run as a sophomore Personal 5-7, 152 … Single … Father, Larry, runs the farm at Prairie View A&M University (his alma mater), and mother, Caralita, also works in the agriculture department at the school in Prairie View, Texas; he has two older brothers, Kenneth and Lawrence, who are also PRCA ropers … Cory and his brothers learned how to rope from their dad, who competed in amateur rodeos; Cory started roping when he was 4 … Enjoys playing basketball and swimming … Favorite meals are seafood and steak … Favorite film is“The Blind Side”

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