2018 PRCA Media Guide

2017 ProRodeo Top Cowboys (continued) (Mont.) Stampede, the all-around and team roping and was co-champion in tie-down roping at the Marias River Stampede (Shelby, Mont.), the PRCA Kootenai River Rodeo (Libby, Mont.), with RyleWhitford; the Northeast Montana Fair & Rodeo (Glasgow) with RyleWhitford. Finished 45th in the all-around world standings ($16,881) and 82nd for team roping heading ($10,856) ★ ★ 2010: Won the tie-down roping at theTaber (Alberta) Pro Rodeo and the team roping at the Dawson Creek (British Columbia) Stampede, with Murray Linthicum. Finished 63rd in the all-around world standings with $11,513, 139th in team roping with $5,836 and 168th in tie-down roping with $4,928 ★ ★ 2009: Won the Airdrie (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, with Caleb Twisselman, finished 49th in the world standings with $17,856 ★ ★ 2008: (Partner Jimmy Cole) Won the Marias River Stampede (Shelby, Mont.), the Kootenai River Rodeo (Libby, Mont.), the Chouteau County Fair & Rodeo (Fort Benton, Mont.), the Dillon (Mont.) Jaycees Rodeo and the Meagher County Labor Day Rodeo (White Sulphur Springs, Mont.).Won the all-around and the tie-down roping at the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo (Coeur d’Alene).Won the all-around and the team roping at the Salmon (Idaho) Stampede PRCA Rodeo. Finished 116th with earnings of $12,602 ★ ★ 2007: Won the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo (Denver), with John Robertson, the Crooked River Roundup (Prineville, Ore.), with B.J. Campbell, the Medicine Hat (Alberta) Stampede, with B.J. Campbell and the Sanders County Fair & PRCA Rodeo (Plains, Mont.), with Jimmy Cole. Co-champion at the Lakeside (Calif.) Rodeo, with B.J. Campbell ★ ★ 2006: Won the Arlee (Mont.) PRCA Rodeo ★ ★ 2004: Runner-up in the year-end Montana Circuit standings ★ ★ Awards Three-time all-around champion of the Indian National Finals Rodeo. His horse, My Frosty Cocoa“Dolly”tied for second for the 2012 AQHA/PRCA Team Roping Heading Horse of the Year voting Personal 6-0, 200 … Single … Hobbies include hunting and golf … Got involved in rodeo after growing up on a ranch in Cut Bank, Mont. First competition was in 1994 … Parents are Dan, a rancher, and Joyce, a teacher. He has three brothers; cousin, Richard Bird, qualified for the 2008 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo as a bull rider … Family has produced the Bird Ranch Rodeo each June since 2008 … Favorite food is steak and favorite movie is“Tombstone”… Rodeo idol is Joe Beaver

John Bland

Steer roping

Event:

10th

2017 world standings place: 2017 NFSR standings place:

4th

$17,622 $65,806 $90,679

2017 NFSR earnings:

2017 earnings: Career earnings:

Dec. 10, 1973, in Stillwater, Okla .

Born:

PRORODEO COWBOYS

Turkey, Texas

Residence: Joined PRCA: World titles:

2013

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Wrangler NFR qualifications:

New Mexico Junior College (Hobbs, N.M.) and Texas Tech University (Lubbock, Texas)

Education:

Professional 2017 Highlights ★ ★ Won Rodeo Corpus Christi (Texas) ★ ★ Won the Ron Ross Memorial Steer Roping (Liberty Hill, Texas) ★ ★ Won the Central Montana RAM Pro Rodeo (Lewiston) Career Highlights ★ ★ 2016: Finished 30th in the world standings with $15,364. Won the Range Days Rodeo (Rapid City, S.D.) with 37.7 seconds on three head and the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo with 27.0 seconds on two head ★ ★ 2015: Won the Dawson County Fair and Rodeo (Glendive, Mont.) with 45.6 seconds on three head ★ ★ 2013: Won the Walker County Fair and Rodeo (Huntsville, Texas) with 49.2 seconds on three head Amateur Qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo for calf roping and team roping, 1990-1992. Competed on the New Mexico Junior College Rodeo Team, 1993-1994. Competed on the Texas Tech Rodeo Team, 1994-1995 Personal 6-0, 165 … Parents John and Sally Bland, sisters, Sarah and Rebekah, brother, Brooks …Wife, Christi, sons, Barrett and Jace … His dad and uncles, Rex and Steve, are the only three-brother set to qualify for the National Finals Rodeo

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