2018 PRCA Media Guide

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ 2015: Split the Round 4 win and placed in two other rounds to rank ninth at the Wrangler NFR. Won the Justin Boots Championships (Omaha, Neb.). Co-champion at the Oakdale (Calif.) Saddle Club Rodeo and the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days. Finished 13th in the world standings with $126,796 ★ ★ 2014: Won Round 2 of the Wrangler NFR, shared the win in Round 9 and placed in two other rounds to rank fifth in the average.Won theWrangler Champions Challenge (Rapid City, S.D.); the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.); the Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-up and the Norco (Calif.) Mounted Posse Rodeo. Co-champion at the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede. Finished fifth in the world standings with $148,804 ★ ★ 2013: Won the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo; the Golden Spike Rodeo (Tremonton, Utah) and the Poway (Calif.) Rodeo. Co-champion at the Pasadena (Texas) Livestock Show& Rodeo; theWestTexas Fair & Rodeo (Abilene) and the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.). Finished 17th in the world standings with $57,825 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Eugene (Ore.) ProRodeo; the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo (Pueblo) and the Canby (Ore.) Rodeo. Finished 64th in the world standings with $18,174 ★ ★ 2011: Won the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg,Texas); the Frank Bogert Memorial Rodeo (Palm Springs, Calif.); the all-around and steer wrestling at Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo; co-champion at the Bonnyville (Alberta) Pro Rodeo; co-champion at the Grande Prairie (Alberta) Stompede. Finished 29th in the all-around world standings with $27,570 and 48th in the tie-down roping with $23,045 ★ ★ 2010: Won the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the State Fair of Louisiana ProRodeo (Shreveport); the Livermore (Calif.) Rodeo and the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo (Rosenberg, Texas); co-champion at the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas); won the all-around at the Amarillo (Texas) Tri-State Fair and Rodeo; finished 23rd in the world standings with $56,185 ★ ★ 2009: Won theWoodlake (Calif.) Lions PRCA Rodeo and the Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick, Wash.); finished 31st in the world standings with earnings of $41,503 ★ ★ 2008: Won all-around titles at the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo; the Magic Valley Stampede (Filer, Idaho) and the Walker County Fair & Rodeo (Huntsville,Texas); won the tie-down roping title at the Mother Lode Round-Up (Sonora, Calif.); finished 24th in the world standings with $45,984 ★ ★ 2007: Won Rodeo Austin (Texas); the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo and the Santa Maria (Calif.) Elks Rodeo; finished 29th in the world standings with $39,916 ★ ★ 2006: Placed in two of 10 rounds at theWrangler NFR, finishing in a three-way tie for first place in Round 4 to rank 15th in the average. Won the Inter-State Fair & Rodeo (Coffeyville, Kan.); finished 12th in the final world standings with $93,190 ★ ★ 2005: Won Rounds 2 and 6 and placed in two other rounds to rank 12th in the average at theWrangler NFR; placed in two other rounds. Won the Santa Rosa Roundup (Vernon, Texas); the Fort Worth (Texas) Stock Show & Rodeo; the Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo (El Paso,Texas) and the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas); finished 12th in the world with $108,698 ★ ★ 2004: Won Round 5 and placed in 10 rounds at the Wrangler NFR, winning Round 5 with a time of 7.2 seconds to rank eighth in the average; finished 12th in the world with $112,050; won the Sandhills Stock Show and Rodeo (Odessa, Texas); the Laughlin (Nev.) River Stampede and the Tour Round and average at the Dodge City (Kan.) Roundup Rodeo; won the Tour Championships (Dallas) Amateur College National Finals Rodeo qualifier in 2003; finished second in the tie-down roping and helped Vernon (Texas) College claim the national team title Personal 6-0, 200 …Wife, Sarah (married Oct. 17, 2015) … Hobbies include duck hunting and fishing … Parents are Billy and Diana. His father does offshore work at an oil and gas production plant; his mother is a bank vice president. He has two sisters … Graduated from Hamshire-Fannett High School in Hamshire, Texas, in 2001, where he played defensive end on the football team… Appeared on NBC’s“Today Show”as part of a special segment on April 28, 2006 … Favorite sports team is the Indianapolis Colts, favorite rodeo is Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo because of its fans … Favorite place to eat is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite movie is“Braveheart”and favorite type of music is rock … Rodeo idols are Brent Lewis and the late Shawn McMullan

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Jacob Talley

Steer wrestling

Event:

18th

2017 world standings place:

$68,915 $246,295

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Jan. 26, 1991, in Keatchie, La.

Born:

Keatchie, La.

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2011

0

1 (2016)

Wrangler NFR qualifications:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup

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