2018 PRCA Media Guide

Jake Vold says the sport prepared him for rodeo“because it taught me a lot of mental toughness (and the training produced) a lot of strength”… Attended Kelly Timberman’s rodeo school as a 16-year-old and credits the 2004 world champion with teaching him to ride bareback horses the right way …Transferred from Vernon (Texas) College to Casper (Wyo.) College in 2011 … He started working with leather at 9 years old while in a 4-H program and still enjoys doing it

Bareback riding

Event:

2nd

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

T-2nd

$165,340 $240,161 $752,473

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

March 12, 1987, in Red Deer, Alberta

Born:

Ponoka, Alberta

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2010

0

3 (2014, 2016-2017)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

1 (2014)

Olds (Alberta) College, studied land reclamation, and Montana State (Bozeman), majored in business

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede ★ ★ Won the IPE and Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia) ★ ★ Won the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) ★ ★ Won the Southeastern Livestock Exposition (Montgomery, Ala.) ★ ★ Won the Stavely (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Camrose (Alberta) Spring Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Manitoba (Morris) Stampede & Exhibition ★ ★ Won the Hanna (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the Field of Dreams Stampede (La Crete, Alberta) ★ ★ Co-champion at the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won Rounds 4, 5, and 6, and placed in seven rounds of theWrangler NFR to tie for second place in the average. Climbed from 10th to second in the world standings with $240,161. Won Rodeo Austin (Texas), the San Angelo (Texas) Rodeo, theWrangler Champions Challenge presented by Justin Boots (Pasadena, Texas), the Farm-City Pro Rodeo (Hermiston, Ore.), the Camrose (Alberta) Classic Pro Rodeo, theWilliams Lake (British Columbia) Stampede, the Field of Dreams Stampede (La Crete, Alberta), the Dixie Roundup (St. George, Utah) and the Hanna (Alberta) Indoor Pro Rodeo. Co-champion at the Dawson Creek (British Columbia) Stampede ★ ★ 2015: Won theWrangler Champions Challenge (Rapid City, S.D.), the Ogden (Utah) Pioneer Days, the Cowtown Pro Rodeo (Maple Creek, Saskatchewan), theWainwright (Alberta) Stampede, the Camrose (Alberta) Spring Classic Pro Rodeo and the Williams Lake (British Columbia) Stampede. Co-champion at the Okotoks (Alberta) Pro Rodeo. Finished 17th in the world standings with $69,239 ★ ★ 2014: Placed in eight rounds at theWrangler NFR to finish fourth in the average standings and jump from 11th to sixth in the world with $142,774.Won the IPE & Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia); the Kananaskis ProRodeo (Coleman, Alberta); the Northwest Montana ProRodeo (Kalispell); the Teepee Creek (Alberta) Stampede, the High Prairie (Alberta) Elks ProRodeo, the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta), the Kinsmen Pro Rodeo (Brooks, Alberta) and the Field of Dreams Stampede (La Crete, Alberta). Co-champion at the Whoop-Up Days (Lethbridge, Alberta) ★ ★ 2013: Won the Ponoka (Alberta) Stampede, the Hand Hills (Alberta) Lake Rodeo and the Lea Park Rodeo (Marwayne, Alberta). Finished 33rd in the world standings with $28,509 ★ ★ 2012: Won the Hand Hills Lake Stampede (Craigmyle, Alberta), the IPE & Stampede (Armstrong, British Columbia), the Lea Park Rodeo (Marwayne, Alberta) and the Jasper (Alberta) Heritage Rodeo. Co-champion at the Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup. Finished 26th in the world standings with $36,808 ★ ★ 2011: Won the Camrose (Alberta) Spring Classic Pro Rodeo; finished 24th in the world standings with $42,951 ★ ★ 2010: Finished second in the Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede and was third in the average at his first Canadian National Finals Rodeo (Edmonton, Alberta). Purchased his PRCA card on June 30, 2010 after being sidelined 14 months with a broken collarbone and a twice fractured right (riding) forearm. Finished 84th in the world standings with $6,236 Amateur Won the NIRA Big Sky Region bareback riding title in 2008 and qualified for the National College Finals Rodeo. Won the Canadian Intercollegiate Rodeo Association bareback riding title in 2007 Personal 5-10, 160 …Wife, Sara Rutley … Father, Lawrence, is a cattle buyer who used to compete as a bareback rider;

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