2018 PRCA Media Guide

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) ★ ★ Won the Norco (Calif.) Mounted Posse Rodeo ★ ★ Won the Amargosa Days PRCA Rodeo (Amargosa Valley, Nev.) ★ ★ Won the Summit County Fair & Rodeo (Coalville, Utah) ★ ★ Won the Utah’s Own Rodeo At The Utah State Fair (Salt Lake City) ★ ★ Won the Industry (Calif.) Hills Charity Pro Rodeo ★ ★ Co-champion at the YMBL Championship Rodeo (Beaumont, Texas) Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won every round he placed in, rounds 1-4 and Round 9, to rank 12th at the Wrangler NFR. Climbed from 14th to fourth in the world standings with $211,758.Won ABC Pro Rodeo (Lubbock,Texas), the Silver State Stampede (Elko, Nev.), the Last Chance Stampede (Helena, Mont.), theWind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup (Riverton,Wyo.), the Days OfThe OldWest Rodeo (Delta, Utah), the MountainValley Stampede (Heber City, Utah), the Cave Creek (Ariz.) Fiesta Days Rodeo, the Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo (Douglas, Wyo.), the Eastern Montana Fair Rodeo (Miles City, Mont.), the Goliad (Texas) County Fair PRCA Rodeo, the Central Ark PRCA Rodeo (El Paso, Ark.), the Angelina County Benefit Rodeo (Lufkin, Texas) and the Stonyford (Calif.) Rodeo. Co-champion at Kern County Sheriff’s Reserve Stampede Days Rodeo (Bakersfield, Calif.), the Guymon (Okla.) Pioneer Days Rodeo and the Cassia County Fair & Rodeo (Burley, Idaho) Amateur Won the National High School Finals Rodeo for saddle bronc in 2015. Won the Utah High School State Finals for saddle bronc in 2015 and 2016. Personal 5-8, 135 … Parents, Cody and ShaRee Wright, brothers Ryder, Stetson and Statler, sister Lily … Cody is a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider (2008, 2010) … Uncles are world champion saddle bronc riders, Jesse Wright (2012) and Spencer Wright (2014); uncles Jake, Calvin and Alex Wright and his brother Rusty also compete in saddle bronc riding … Started competing in rodeo in 2012 because his whole family competes and his dad (Cody) is his rodeo idol, says he tries to keep his riding style similar to his dad’s … Graduated from Milford High School in 2016 with a class of 32 students … Played football (wide receiver and cornerback) and baseball (center field) … Likes to watch the Denver Broncos play … Enjoys hunting for mule deer and coyotes and riding the Polaris RANGER his brother, Rusty, won … Says his most challenging ride was on Wars Marigold in St. George, Utah, in 2016 … Favorite rodeo is Pendleton because the arena is“old-school with a cool atmosphere”… Favorite food is pizza … Favorite movie is“Creed”… Enjoys all kinds of music and plays on his phone when on the road …Would like to draw Medicine Woman for a ride …Travels with dad (Cody) and uncle (Spencer).

Marty Yates

Tie-down roping, team roping (heeling)

Events:

3rd 6th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFR standings place:

$136,500 $233,673 $811,709

2017 NFR earnings: 2017 earnings: Career earnings:

PRORODEO COWBOYS

July 6, 1994, in Stephenville, Texas

Born:

Stephenville, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

0

4 (2014-17) 2 (2014-15)

Wrangler NFR qualifications: Tour Finale qualifications:

1 (2015)

RNCFR titles:

2 (2015-16)

RNCFR qualifications:

Hill College (Hillsboro, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won Rodeo Austin (Texas) ★ ★ Won the Rodeo of the Ozarks (Springdale, Ark.) ★ ★ Won the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo

★ ★ Won the Dixie National Rodeo (Jackson, Miss.) ★ ★ Won the Sitting Bull Stampede (Mobridge, S.D.) ★ ★ Co-champion at the RAM Texas (Waco) Circuit Finals Rodeo Career Highlights

★ ★ 2016: Won Round 5, co-champion in Round 9, and placed in six rounds to rank 15th at theWrangler NFR. Climbed from 15th to fourth in the world standings with $194,212.Won the Buffalo Bill Rodeo (North Platte, Neb.), theWest of The Pecos (Texas) Rodeo, the Old Fort Days Rodeo (Fort Smith, Ark.), the Helldorado Days Rodeo (Las Vegas, Nev.), the Coleman (Texas) PRCA Rodeo, the Chisholm (Okla.) Trail Stampede, the Bandera (Texas) Pro Rodeo, the

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